Re: [PATCH] netfilter: scheduled removal of CONFIG_NF_CT_ACCT

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On Monday 2010-05-31 17:24, Patrick McHardy wrote:
>Tobias Doerffel wrote:
>> Removal of the CONFIG_NF_CT_ACCT was already scheduled for 2.6.29,
>> therefore remove it now and set nf_conntrack.acct depending on
>> CONFIG_NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_CONNBYTES.
>
>This has already been discussed multiple times. The connbytes
>match needs accounting, so it needs to enable it when the first
>rule containing a connbytes match is added. This needs to be
>done in the namespace where the rule is added.

If it is done as late as rule insertion, connbytes might match (or
not - and thus be a problem) when there are still CTs around without
a counter tuple. Hm.
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