Re: [nft] numeric ip protocol values and omitting filter tablename

[Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>]

Christoph A. wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Is the default table (filter) also mandatory?
> 
> # nft add rule filter input meta iifname eth0 accept  (works)
> # nft add rule input meta iifname eth0 accept
> <cmdline>:1:16-19: Error: syntax error, unexpected meta, expecting string
> add rule input meta iifname eth0 accept
>                ^^^^

The table is mandatory, the "add" and "rule" parts are not.
So you can do:

nft filter input meta iifname eth0 accept

> just in case this is not expected:
> 
> # nft add rule filter input ip protocol 6 accept
> <cmdline>:1:35-35: Error: Could not resolve protocol name
> add rule filter input ip protocol 6 accept
> 
> ip protocol TCP accept (works)

Yes, this is currently a known bug, types do not parse in their
basetypes. I'll fix that before the next release, which is
happening in a few weeks.