On Mar 11 2008 15:05, Patrick McHardy wrote: >> > > >> > > l3proto = nf_ct_l3proto_find_get((u_int16_t)AF_INET); >> > > >> [...] >> leading to the original question why nf_nat_core does not use >> nf_ct_l3proto_try_module_get. > > Why should it? There's no need for manual module loading since > there already is a symbol dependency. > According to `modinfo nf_nat`, nf_nat does not have a dependency on nf_conntrack_ipv4. So what happens when nf_nat is loaded before nf_conntrack_ipv4? (Even if there are dependencies, this question is valid) l3proto will be NULL, and is this ok? -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netfilter-devel" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html