Re: [libvirt] [PATCH v4] nwfilter: check for inverted ctdir
On 05/15/2013 06:58 PM, Laine Stump wrote:
On 05/15/2013 08:39 PM, Stefan Berger wrote:
> Linux netfilter at some point (Linux 2.6.39) inverted the meaning of the
> '--ctdir reply' and newer netfilter implementations now expect
> '--ctdir original' instead and vice-versa.
> We check for the kernel version and assume that all Linux kernels with version
> 2.6.39 have the newer inverted logic.
>
> Any distro backporting the Linux kernel patch that inverts the --ctdir logic
> (Linux commit 96120d86f) must also backport this patch for Linux and
s/Linux/libvirt/ ?
No, because that commit id is from linux.git, not libvirt.git. Anyone
backporting _this_ commit (id unknown until after the commit is pushed)
should also backport the kernel commit.
ACK with that small nit fixed. (and thanks for putting up with our
pickiness, by the way :-)
Seconded for your patience in getting this solved :)
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Eric Blake eblake redhat com +1-919-301-3266
Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org
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