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[NETFILTER]: Mark old IPv4-only connection tracking scheduled for removal

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>
Patrick McHardy преди 18 години
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  1. 9 0
      Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
  2. 1 1
      net/ipv4/netfilter/Kconfig
  3. 1 1
      net/ipv6/netfilter/Kconfig
  4. 3 3
      net/netfilter/Kconfig

+ 9 - 0
Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt

@@ -241,3 +241,12 @@ Why:	Orphaned for ages.  SMP bugs long unfixed.  Few users left
 Who:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
 
 ---------------------------
+
+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>
+
+---------------------------

+ 1 - 1
net/ipv4/netfilter/Kconfig

@@ -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

+ 1 - 1
net/ipv6/netfilter/Kconfig

@@ -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

+ 3 - 3
net/netfilter/Kconfig

@@ -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.
 
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ config NF_CT_PROTO_GRE
 	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
 	help
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ config NF_CONNTRACK_AMANDA
 	  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