Re: [nf_tables] pipapo: inserting an interval that strictly contains an existing one is accepted; rbtree rejects the same insert

Wei Fang [off-list ref] wrote:

On Tue, Aug 11, 2026 at 6:20 PM Florian Westphal [off-list ref] wrote:

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Wei Fang [off-list ref] wrote:

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expected: both backends reject the overlapping insert (-EEXIST)

Why?

Maybe I was too terse.  Default behaviour for interval sets (Rbtree) is
auto-merge: if we have 10.0.0.1-10.0.0.5, add for 10.0.0.2 will work
(no-op).

Behaviour for pipapo is to accept a new element that is fully contained
in an existing entry (no add takes place).

Sure, it could be changed to reject but that would alter user-visible
behaviour, so I would expect complaints.