# Re: \[PATCHv5 net-next 09/10\] openvswitch: Allow matching on conntrack label

- From: Thomas Graf \<tgraf@suug.ch\>
- Date: 2015-08-25 18:30:05 
- List: netdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2015/08/4563901
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2015/08/4563230/t.md

```text
On 08/24/15 at 05:32pm, Joe Stringer wrote:
> Allow matching and setting the ct_label field. As with ct_mark, this is
> populated by executing the CT action. The label field may be modified by
> specifying a label and mask nested under the CT action. It is stored as
> metadata attached to the connection. Label modification occurs after
> lookup, and will only persist when the conntrack entry is committed by
> providing the COMMIT flag to the CT action. Labels are currently fixed
> to 128 bits in size.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Joe Stringer <redacted>

Acked-by: Thomas Graf <tgraf@suug.ch>
```