[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>
diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
index 8244716..f818193 100644
--- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
+++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
@@ -241,3 +241,12 @@
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>
+
+---------------------------
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/Kconfig b/net/ipv4/netfilter/Kconfig
index 16390ad..363df99 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/Kconfig
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/Kconfig
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
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
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/Kconfig b/net/ipv6/netfilter/Kconfig
index d7c45a9c..fc3e5eb 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/Kconfig
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/Kconfig
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
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
diff --git a/net/netfilter/Kconfig b/net/netfilter/Kconfig
index e0deac1..3a66878 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/Kconfig
+++ b/net/netfilter/Kconfig
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
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 @@
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 @@
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
