[NETFILTER]: nf_nat: autoload IPv4 connection tracking
authorJan Engelhardt <jengelh@computergmbh.de>
Wed, 9 Apr 2008 22:14:58 +0000 (15:14 -0700)
committerDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Wed, 9 Apr 2008 22:14:58 +0000 (15:14 -0700)
Without this patch, the generic L3 tracker would kick in
if nf_conntrack_ipv4 was not loaded before nf_nat, which
would lead to translation problems with ICMP errors.

NAT does not make sense without IPv4 connection tracking
anyway, so just add a call to need_ipv4_conntrack().

Signed-off-by: Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@computergmbh.de>
Signed-off-by: Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_core.c

index 0d5fa3a..36b4e3b 100644 (file)
@@ -629,6 +629,8 @@ static int __init nf_nat_init(void)
        size_t i;
        int ret;
 
+       need_ipv4_conntrack();
+
        ret = nf_ct_extend_register(&nat_extend);
        if (ret < 0) {
                printk(KERN_ERR "nf_nat_core: Unable to register extension\n");