xt_recent: hitcount (151) is larger than packets to be remembered (20)

Issue

• We cannot load iptables rules:

-A INPUT -i eth5 -p tcp --dport 12345 -m state --state NEW  -m recent --name ru-tracking  ! --update  --hitcount 151 --rsource
-A INPUT -i eth5 -p tcp --dport 12345 -m state --state NEW  -m recent --name ru-hitcount --rcheck --hitcount 151 --seconds 30  --rsource -j LOG  --log-level info --log-prefix "Conn-Limit-Exceeded "
-A INPUT -i eth5 -p tcp --dport 12345 -m state --state NEW  -m recent --name ru-hitcount --rcheck --hitcount 151 --seconds 30  --rsource -j REJECT --reject-with tcp-reset

• The following error occurs:

# service iptables restart
Flushing firewall rules:                                   [  OK  ]
Setting chains to policy ACCEPT: filter                    [  OK  ]
Unloading iptables modules:                                [  OK  ]
Applying iptables firewall rules: iptables-restore: line 49 failed
                                                           [FAILED]

• Commenting the rules out allows iptables to start