On 10/9/24 22:28, Aaron Conole wrote:
> Paolo Valerio <[email protected]> writes:
> 
>> As Long reported, kernels built without CONFIG_NETFILTER_CONNCOUNT
>> result in the unexpected failure of the following tests:
>>
>> conntrack - multiple zones, local
>> conntrack - multi-stage pipeline, local
>> conntrack - can match and clear ct_state from outside OVS
>>
>> this happens because the nf_conncount turns on connection tracking and
>> the above tests rely on this side effect. However, this behavior may
>> be corrected in the kernel, which could, in turn, cause the tests to
>> fail.
>>
>> The patch removes the assumption by adding iptables rules to attach
>> an nf_conn template to the skb resulting tracked once hit the OvS
>> pipeline.
>>
>> While at it, introduce $HAVE_IPTABLES and skip tests if iptables
>> binary is not present.
>>
>> Reported-by: Xin Long <[email protected]>
>> Reported-at: https://issues.redhat.com/browse/FDP-708
>> Signed-off-by: Paolo Valerio <[email protected]>
>> Acked-by: Eelco Chaudron <[email protected]>
>> ---
> 
> Thanks to Paolo, Simon, and Eelco - merged.

Thanks, Aaron!  AFAIU, we need these changes on all supported branches.
Could you, please, check and backport?

Best regards, Ilya Maximets.
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