> > Hi Lorenzo,
>
> Hi Nathan,
>
> >
> > On Wed, Sep 21, 2022 at 06:48:26PM +0200, Lorenzo Bianconi wrote:
> > > Introduce bpf_ct_set_nat_info kfunc helper in order to set source and
> > > destination nat addresses/ports in a new allocated ct entry not inserted
> > > in the connection tracking table yet.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Bianconi <lorenzo@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > This commit is now in -next as commit 0fabd2aa199f ("net: netfilter: add
> > bpf_ct_set_nat_info kfunc helper"). Unfortunately, it introduces a
> > circular dependency when I build with my distribution's (Arch Linux)
> > configuration:
> >
> > $ curl -LSso .config https://github.com/archlinux/svntogit-packages/raw/packages/linux/trunk/config
> >
> > $ make -skj"$(nproc)" INSTALL_MOD_PATH=rootfs INSTALL_MOD_STRIP=1 olddefconfig all modules_install
> > ...
> > WARN: multiple IDs found for 'nf_conn': 99333, 114119 - using 99333
> > WARN: multiple IDs found for 'nf_conn': 99333, 115663 - using 99333
> > WARN: multiple IDs found for 'nf_conn': 99333, 117330 - using 99333
> > WARN: multiple IDs found for 'nf_conn': 99333, 119583 - using 99333
> > depmod: ERROR: Cycle detected: nf_conntrack -> nf_nat -> nf_conntrack
> > depmod: ERROR: Found 2 modules in dependency cycles!
>
> I guess the issue occurs when we compile both nf_conntrack and nf_nat as module
> since now we introduced the dependency "nf_conntrack -> nf_nat".
> Discussing with Kumar, in order to fix it, we can move bpf_ct_set_nat_info() in
> nf_nat module (with some required registration code similar to register_nf_conntrack_bpf()).
> What do you think?
> Sorry for the inconvenience.
Hi Nathan,
this is a PoC of what I described above:
https://github.com/LorenzoBianconi/bpf-next/commit/765d32dd08e56f5059532845e70d0bbfe4badda1
Regards,
Lorenzo
>
> Regards,
> Lorenzo
>
>
> > ...
> >
> > The WARN lines are there before this change but I figured they were
> > worth including anyways, in case they factor in here.
> >
> > If there is any more information I can provide or patches I can test,
> > please let me know!
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Nathan
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