[NETFILTER]: nf_conntrack: support for layer 3 protocol load on demand x_tables matches and targets that require nf_conntrack_ipv[4|6] to work don't have enough information to load on demand these modules. This patch introduces the following changes to solve this issue: o nf_ct_l3proto_try_module_get: try to load the layer 3 connection tracker module and increases the refcount. o nf_ct_l3proto_module put: drop the refcount of the module. Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org> Signed-off-by: Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_helper.c b/net/netfilter/xt_helper.c index 7d2d68b..101f000 100644 --- a/net/netfilter/xt_helper.c +++ b/net/netfilter/xt_helper.c
@@ -144,15 +144,31 @@ { struct xt_helper_info *info = matchinfo; +#if defined(CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK) || defined(CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_MODULE) + if (nf_ct_l3proto_try_module_get(match->family) < 0) { + printk(KERN_WARNING "can't load nf_conntrack support for " + "proto=%d\n", match->family); + return 0; + } +#endif info->name[29] = '\0'; return 1; } +static void +destroy(const struct xt_match *match, void *matchinfo, unsigned int matchsize) +{ +#if defined(CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK) || defined(CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_MODULE) + nf_ct_l3proto_module_put(match->family); +#endif +} + static struct xt_match helper_match = { .name = "helper", .match = match, .matchsize = sizeof(struct xt_helper_info), .checkentry = check, + .destroy = destroy, .family = AF_INET, .me = THIS_MODULE, }; @@ -161,6 +177,7 @@ .match = match, .matchsize = sizeof(struct xt_helper_info), .checkentry = check, + .destroy = destroy, .family = AF_INET6, .me = THIS_MODULE, };