Re: Backwards-compatible /proc and sysctl conntrack entries

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On Tue, Mar 27, 2007 at 03:13:22PM -0400, Chuck Ebbert wrote:
 > Josh Boyer wrote:
 > >> Users also have firewall configuration scripts that rely on these
 > >> entries.
 > > 
 > > Damn.  That does suck.
 > > 
 > > So how long does upstream intend to keep CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_PROC_COMPAT
 > > around?
 > 
 > Until FC-6 dies, hopefully... :)
 > 
 > A new comment in bz 234174 is interesting:
 > 
 > |  Or, ideally, the kernel rpm should look into obvious places (e.g.
 > |  /etc/sysconfig/iptables-config, /etc/sysctl.conf) and do some perl -pie magic.

This would break booting back into the earlier kernel (which used to work
until we munged these files).

I think enabling the compat stuff for FC6's lifetime should be safe.
Hopefully upstream won't rip them out too soon.

	Dave


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