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Subject: Re: [PATCH] selftests: netfilter: ensure conntrack is enabled for
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Aleksei Oladko <aleksey.oladko@virtuozzo.com> wrote:
> The nft_conntrack_helper.sh assumes that conntrack entries are created
> for the generated test traffic. This is not the case when only raw table
> rules are installed, as conntrack is not required and remains disabled.

If that were true the test should fail, it calls 'conntrack -L' to check for helper
presence.