Re: [PATCH v6 5/6] doc/netlink: nftables: Add getcompat operation
From: Florian Westphal <fw@strlen.de>
Date: 2026-01-27 13:00:28
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From: Florian Westphal <fw@strlen.de>
Date: 2026-01-27 13:00:28
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netfilter-devel
Remy D. Farley [off-list ref] wrote:
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Its used by compatibility mode, it requires an nft binary linked to libxtables, native nftables doesn't need it. I would prefer not to mention its existence.Ah, I see. Netlink-bindings have a tool to decode netlink communication, so it's a bit awkward to show a bunch of unkown-operations on a common command. I'm fine keeping it downstream.
No, showing unknown-operations is even worse. Maybe just document in commit message that this is to avoid clutter and present something more readable. And perhaps mention that this is only for iptables-nft in the yaml file too. (nft uses it on 'nft list' only if it encounters a rule added by iptables-nft).