Re: [nftables PATCH] queue: More compact syntax for nft queue

[Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>]

On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 01:28:23PM +0200, Alvaro Neira Ayuso wrote:
> This patch allows to use a new syntax more compact and break
> the last syntax. This new syntax is more similar than the nftables
> syntax that we use usually. We can use range like we have used in
> other case in nftables. Here, we have some examples:
> 
> Before, If we want to declare a queue, we have used a syntax like this:
> 
> nft add rule test input queue num 1 total 3 options bypass,fanout
> 
> If we want to use the queue number 1 and the two next (total 3),
> we use a range in the new syntax, for example:
> 
> nft add rule test input queue num 1-3 bypass fanout
> 
> Also if we want to use only one queue, the new rules are like:
> 
> nft add rule test input queue num 1	//queue 1
> or
> nft add rule test input queue	//queue 0
> 
> And if we want to add a specific flags we only need to put
> what flags we want to use:
> 
> nft add rule test input queue bypass
> 
> we don't need to use options and the comma for stablishing the
> flags.
> 

I like that. I already came up with something quite similar myself, but
your approach is even better.

Thanks :)