--- deprecations: - The ``iptables`` firewall driver will no longer enable bridge firewalling in next versions of Neutron. If your distribution overrides the default value for any of relevant sysctl settings (``net.bridge.bridge-nf-call-arptables``, ``net.bridge.bridge-nf-call-ip6tables``, and ``net.bridge.bridge-nf-call-iptables``) then make sure you set them back to upstream kernel default (``1``) using /etc/sysctl.conf or /etc/sysctl.d/* configuration files. upgrades: - On newer Linux kernels (3.18+) you will need to load the ``br_netfilter`` kernel module before starting an Open vSwitch or Linuxbridge agent using ``iptables`` firewall driver. Otherwise the agent will fail to start.