Re: syntax issues when reducing rules through grouping ?

[Florian Westphal <fw@strlen.de>]

pgnd <pgnd@dev-mail.net> wrote:
> 		table nat {
> 			chain prerouting {
> 				type nat hook prerouting priority -150; policy accept;
> 
> 				# SET1
> 				meta mark set 0x02 meta iifname "$VPN" meta oifname "$LAN" ip daddr $SVR1 udp dport 53
> 				meta mark set 0x02 meta iifname "$VPN" meta oifname "$LAN" ip daddr $SVR1 tcp dport 53
> 				meta mark set 0x02 meta iifname "$VPN" meta oifname "$LAN" ip daddr $SVR2 udp dport 25
> 				meta mark set 0x02 meta iifname "$VPN" meta oifname "$LAN" ip daddr $SVR2 tcp dport 465
> 
> 				# SET2 (This seem a bit tortured, but it's fewer lines ...)
> 				meta mark set 0x02 meta iifname "$VPN" meta oifname "$LAN" ip daddr $SVR1 meta l4proto {tcp, udp} th dport 53
> 				meta mark set 0x02 meta iifname "$VPN" meta oifname "$LAN" ip daddr $SVR2 tcp dport { 25, 465 }
> 
> 				# SET3
> 				meta mark set 0x02 {
> 24					meta iifname "$VPN" meta oifname "$LAN" ip daddr $SVR1 meta l4proto {tcp, udp} th dport 53
> 25					meta iifname "$VPN" meta oifname "$LAN" ip daddr $SVR2 tcp dport { 25, 465 }
> 26				}
> 27
> 28			}
> 29		}
> 
> 
> rule group "SETs" 1, 2 & 3 are _intended_ to be functionally equivalent, but simply increasingly "grouped" for convenience/readability (yes, arguable!)
> 
> testing, SET1 & SET2 seem OK, but SET3 is clearly unhappy,
> 
> 	nft -c -f tmp.nft
> 		tmp.nft:24:4-7: Error: syntax error, unexpected meta
> 		                        meta iifname "$VPN" meta oifname "$LAN" ip daddr $SVR1 meta l4proto {tcp, udp} th dport 53
> 		                        ^^^^
> 		tmp.nft:29:1-1: Error: syntax error, unexpected '}'
> 		}
> 		^
> 
> what's specifically DISallowed in my SET3 syntax usage?

Missing 'jump' or 'goto' keyword: meta mark set 2 jump { meta ...