APPLIED: [PATCH] [SRU][F/kvm][Config] enable nftables (and modules)

[Kelsey Skunberg]

Applied to focal/kvm master-next. Thank you!

-Kelsey

On 2020-07-10 14:52:17 , Paolo Pisati wrote:
> BugLink: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1881346
> 
> [Impact]
> 
> LXD can't use nftables on the latest Focal/linux-kvm kernel, since nftables
> support is disabled (contrary to generic where nftables is enabled).
> 
> [Fix]
> 
> Apply the attached config change
> 
> [Regression potential]
> 
> Low, we are enabling CONFIG_NF* options widely used in generic since a while.
> 
> Boot performance-wise, the config change has been tested on a isolated KVM
> instance iterating over 100 reboot cycles, and we didn't notice any obvious
> regression:
> 
> 5.4.0-1018-kvm 20.04 focal (CPUS=1):
> 
> kernel: 2.16371, user: 7.58647, total: 9.75018
> kernel_std: .03405, user_std: .33445, total_std: .33524
> 
> 5.4.0-1018-kvm~nft 20.04 focal (CPUS=1):
> 
> kernel: 2.15961, user: 7.63694, total: 9.79655
> kernel_std: .03420, user_std: .36585, total_std: .37049
> 
> 
> Paolo Pisati (1):
>   UBUNTU: [Config] kvm: enable nftables (and modules)
> 
>  debian.kvm/config/config.common.ubuntu | 51 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
>  1 file changed, 50 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> -- 
> 2.7.4
> 
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