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SubjectRe: [netfilter-core] 2.4.23/others and ip_conntrack causing hangs
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In message <Pine.LNX.4.44.0311301204520.2148-100000@cafe.hardrock.org> you writ
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> Hi all,
> I wanted to bring up an issue with ip_conntrack in 2.4.23, 2.4.22, and at
> least 2.4.21 (sorry, didn't try 2.4.20).
>
> The issue is that as long as there are connections being tracked, the
> ip_conntrack module will not unload. I can understand why this might be,
> but the problem is that ip_conntrack will hang rmmod and modprobe -r until
> such time as all the connections have been closed.
>
> I think we need something like an ip_conntrack_flush or else completely drop
> the connections when the module is unloaded (as previously done) as this
> becomes an issue for people who need to drop their ip_tables and reload the
> modules (perhaps to correct other issues) especially ip_conntrack...

Um, this is exactly what the code does on unload: an explicit flush.

Unfortunately, some packets are still referencing connections, so the
module *cannot* go away. Figuring out exactly where the packets are
referenced from is the fun part. We explicitly drop the reference in
ip_local_deliver_finish() for exactly this reason. Perhaps there is
somewhere else we should be doing the same thing.

Hope that clarifies,
Rusty.
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