octavia/releasenotes/notes/fix-nf-conntrack-max-value-in-amp-0e16eb50b42e7b58.yaml
Tom Weininger 3d3e38afe9 Set sensible nf_conntrack_max value in amphora
This sets the values of nf_conntrack_max and nf_conntrack_expect_max to
sensible values. Previously, the default values set by the kernel were
used, which limited net.netfilter.nf_conntrack_max to 32768. On the
other hand, Octavia sets nf_conntrack_buckets to 125000. A value of
nf_conntrack_max lower than half of that makes no sense.

The new values are calculated using the formula for the default value
in the kernel [1]:

nf_conntrack_max = nf_conntrack_buckets
nf_conntrack_expect_max = nf_conntrack_buckets / 256

[1]: https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/networking/nf_conntrack-sysctl.rst

Story: 2010050
Task: 45460
Change-Id: Id1dd029995d41e6913a07eeb120c889d71d583eb
2022-05-24 19:05:39 +02:00

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upgrade:
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The fix that updates the Netfilter Conntrack Sysfs variables requires
rebuilding the amphora image in order to be effective.
fixes:
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Netfilter Conntrack Sysfs variables net.netfilter.nf_conntrack_max and
nf_conntrack_expect_max get set to sensible values on the amphora now.
Previously, kernel default values were used which were much too low for the
configured net.netfilter.nf_conntrack_buckets value. As a result packets
could get dropped because the conntrack table got filled too quickly. Note
that this affects only UDP and SCTP protocol listeners.
Connection tracking is disabled for TCP-based connections on the
amphora including HTTP(S).