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[NETFILTER]: Mark old IPv4-only connection tracking scheduled for rem…
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Also remove the references to "new connection tracking" from Kconfig.
After some short stabilization period of the new connection tracking
helpers/NAT code the old one will be removed.

Signed-off-by: Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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Patrick McHardy authored and David S. Miller committed Dec 3, 2006
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9 changes: 9 additions & 0 deletions Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
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Expand Up @@ -241,3 +241,12 @@ Why: Orphaned for ages. SMP bugs long unfixed. Few users left
Who: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>

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What: IPv4 only connection tracking/NAT/helpers
When: 2.6.22
Why: The new layer 3 independant connection tracking replaces the old
IPv4 only version. After some stabilization of the new code the
old one will be removed.
Who: Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>

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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion net/ipv4/netfilter/Kconfig
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Expand Up @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ menu "IP: Netfilter Configuration"
depends on INET && NETFILTER

config NF_CONNTRACK_IPV4
tristate "IPv4 support for new connection tracking (required for NAT) (EXPERIMENTAL)"
tristate "IPv4 connection tracking support (required for NAT) (EXPERIMENTAL)"
depends on EXPERIMENTAL && NF_CONNTRACK
---help---
Connection tracking keeps a record of what packets have passed
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion net/ipv6/netfilter/Kconfig
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Expand Up @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ menu "IPv6: Netfilter Configuration (EXPERIMENTAL)"
depends on INET && IPV6 && NETFILTER && EXPERIMENTAL

config NF_CONNTRACK_IPV6
tristate "IPv6 support for new connection tracking (EXPERIMENTAL)"
tristate "IPv6 connection tracking support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
depends on EXPERIMENTAL && NF_CONNTRACK
---help---
Connection tracking keeps a record of what packets have passed
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6 changes: 3 additions & 3 deletions net/netfilter/Kconfig
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Expand Up @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ config NF_CONNTRACK_SUPPORT
below).

config IP_NF_CONNTRACK_SUPPORT
bool "Layer 3 Dependent Connection tracking"
bool "Layer 3 Dependent Connection tracking (OBSOLETE)"
help
The old, Layer 3 dependent ip_conntrack subsystem of netfilter.

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depends on EXPERIMENTAL && NF_CONNTRACK

config NF_CT_PROTO_SCTP
tristate 'SCTP protocol on new connection tracking support (EXPERIMENTAL)'
tristate 'SCTP protocol connection tracking support (EXPERIMENTAL)'
depends on EXPERIMENTAL && NF_CONNTRACK
default n
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To compile it as a module, choose M here. If unsure, say N.

config NF_CONNTRACK_FTP
tristate "FTP support on new connection tracking (EXPERIMENTAL)"
tristate "FTP protocol support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
depends on EXPERIMENTAL && NF_CONNTRACK
help
Tracking FTP connections is problematic: special helpers are
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