Re: [nft PATCH 0/5] Enhance cache filter for list commands

[Phil Sutter <phil@nwl.cc>]

On Wed, Mar 11, 2026 at 12:11:10AM +0100, Phil Sutter wrote:
> Reducing the amount of data fetched from kernel improves performance
> with large rule sets but also reduces adverse side-effects if multiple
> versions of nftables access the same kernel rule set. Being able to
> ignore parts of the rule set one is not interested in allows for (more or
> less) safe coexistence if each tool is operating on the data it created
> itself only.
> 
> This series reduces caching for list commands which specify a family
> and/or table. To help testing this, patch 1 extends netlink debug output
> to include chains, flowtables and objects so a test case may check if
> they are fetched or not.
> 
> The remaining patches actually increase filter use.
> 
> Phil Sutter (5):
>   cache: Include chains, flowtables and objects in netlink debug output
>   cache: Respect family in all list commands
>   cache: Relax chain_cache_dump filter application
>   cache: Filter for table when listing sets or maps
>   cache: Filter for table when listing flowtables

Series applied after inserting suggested Fixes: tags.