Re: nf_nat_core just using l3proto_find_get

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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?
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