Bug#545449: ulog is OBSOLETED in kernel

[Moritz Muehlenhoff <jmm@inutil.org>]

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On Mon, Sep 07, 2009 at 04:59:17PM +0200, MAtteo HCE Valsasna wrote:
> looking into kernel documentation, I discovered that ebt_ulog (and also
> its counterpart ipt_ulog (which loads fine) are both obsoleted by
> NETFILTER_NETLINK_LOG (see below).
> 
> BUT, I could not find an alternative netflow probe based on netlink
> sockets.
> 
> 
> CONFIG_BRIDGE_EBT_ULOG:                                                                                                                              
> This option enables the old bridge-specific "ebt_ulog" implementation
> which has been obsoleted by the new "nfnetlink_log" code (see
> CONFIG_NETFILTER_NETLINK_LOG).   
> 
> CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_ULOG:                                                                                                                           
> This option enables the old IPv4-only "ipt_ULOG" implementationwhich has
> been obsoleted by the new "nfnetlink_log" code (see
> CONFIG_NETFILTER_NETLINK_LOG).    
> 
>  CONFIG_NETFILTER_NETLINK_LOG:
> If this option is enabled, the kernel will include support for logging
> packets via NFNETLINK.
> 
> This obsoletes the existing ipt_ULOG and ebg_ulog mechanisms, and is
> also scheduled to replace the old syslog-based ipt_LOG and ip6t_LOG
> modules.          

Hi,
The next release of Debian (6.0, code name Squeeze) will be based
on 2.6.32. This kernel still includes ebt_ulog.

Please test the current 2.6.32 from unstable/testing and tell
us whether the problem persists.

The 2.6.32 kernel is available from packages.debian.org and can
be installed in both Debian stable, testing and unstable
installations.

Thanks,
        Moritz