Subject: Re: [PATCH] selftests: netfilter: ensure conntrack is enabled for helper test

From: Florian Westphal <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2026 23:36:50 +0100

Aleksei Oladko <[email-masked]> 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.