function do_sysctl_cfg {
local _conf='/etc/sysctl.d/99-opnfv-fuel-bridge.conf'
# https://wiki.libvirt.org/page/Net.bridge.bridge-nf-call_and_sysctl.conf
- echo 'net.bridge.bridge-nf-call-arptables = 0' |& sudo tee "${_conf}"
- echo 'net.bridge.bridge-nf-call-iptables = 0' |& sudo tee -a "${_conf}"
- echo 'net.bridge.bridge-nf-call-ip6tables = 0' |& sudo tee -a "${_conf}"
- sudo sysctl -q -p "${_conf}"
+ if modprobe br_netfilter bridge; then
+ echo 'net.bridge.bridge-nf-call-arptables = 0' |& sudo tee "${_conf}"
+ echo 'net.bridge.bridge-nf-call-iptables = 0' |& sudo tee -a "${_conf}"
+ echo 'net.bridge.bridge-nf-call-ip6tables = 0' |& sudo tee -a "${_conf}"
+ # Some distros / sysadmins explicitly blacklist br_netfilter
+ sudo sysctl -q -p "${_conf}" || true
+ fi
}