Control: reassign -1 src:libvirt
Control: retitle -1 libvirt: Should use nftables for IP masquerading to work 
with PREEMPT_RT
Control: severity -1 minor

On Mon, 2026-03-16 at 22:04 +0100, Mariusz Gronczewski wrote:
> On Mon, 16 Mar 2026 at 18:37, Ben Hutchings <[email protected]> wrote:
> > 
> > Control: tag -1 upstream wontfix
> > 
> > On Mon, 2026-03-16 at 17:20 +0100, Mariusz Gronczewski wrote:
> > > Package: linux-image-rt-amd64
> > > Version: 6.19.6-2
> > > Severity: important
> > > X-Debbugs-Cc: [email protected]
> > > User: [email protected]
> > > Usertags: amd64
> > > 
> > > -rt packages seem to be missing this module
> > > 
> > > /lib/modules/6.18.15+deb14-amd64/kernel/net/netfilter/nft_masq.ko.xz
> > > /lib/modules/6.18.15+deb14-amd64/kernel/net/netfilter/xt_MASQUERADE.ko.xz
> > > /lib/modules/6.18.15+deb14-rt-amd64/kernel/net/netfilter/nft_masq.ko.xz
> > > /lib/modules/6.19.6+deb14+1-amd64/kernel/net/netfilter/nft_masq.ko.xz
> > > /lib/modules/6.19.6+deb14+1-amd64/kernel/net/netfilter/xt_MASQUERADE.ko.xz
> > > /lib/modules/6.19.6+deb14+1-rt-amd64/kernel/net/netfilter/nft_masq.ko.xz
> > > 
> > > while it's present in non-rt builds
> > > 
> > > That causes libvirt's default network (which uses this module and 
> > > iptables for
> > > NATing) to not start
> > [...]
> > 
> > This is intentionally disabled upstream because xtables isn't compatible
> > with PREEMPT_RT.
> 
> Oh, I didn't know, I used it since 6.12 and just noticed that in newer
> ones it's unavailable and it breaks default libvirt network
> 
> Should I report it to libvirt package ? With current setup of both,
> switching to RT without changing libvirt config will just make default
> network stop working

I'm reassigning this to libvirt.  No need to open another report.

Ben.

-- 
Ben Hutchings
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