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From: Remy D. Farley @ 2026-03-03 19:57 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Donald Hunter, Jakub Kicinski, netdev
Cc: Pablo Neira Ayuso, Florian Westphal, Phil Sutter, netfilter-devel,
coreteam, Remy D. Farley
Add definitions for max check and len-or-limit type, the same as in other
specifications.
Suggested-by: Donald Hunter <donald.hunter@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Donald Hunter <donald.hunter@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Remy D. Farley <one-d-wide@protonmail.com>
---
Documentation/netlink/netlink-raw.yaml | 11 ++++++++++-
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/netlink/netlink-raw.yaml b/Documentation/netlink/netlink-raw.yaml
index 0166a7e4a..dd98dda55 100644
--- a/Documentation/netlink/netlink-raw.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/netlink/netlink-raw.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ $defs:
type: [ string, integer ]
pattern: ^[0-9A-Za-z_-]+( - 1)?$
minimum: 0
+ len-or-limit:
+ # literal int, const name, or limit based on fixed-width type
+ # e.g. u8-min, u16-max, etc.
+ type: [ string, integer ]
+ pattern: ^[0-9A-Za-z_-]+$
+ minimum: 0
# Schema for specs
title: Protocol
@@ -270,7 +276,10 @@ properties:
type: string
min:
description: Min value for an integer attribute.
- type: integer
+ $ref: '#/$defs/len-or-limit'
+ max:
+ description: Max value for an integer attribute.
+ $ref: '#/$defs/len-or-limit'
min-len:
description: Min length for a binary attribute.
$ref: '#/$defs/len-or-define'
--
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From: Remy D. Farley @ 2026-03-03 19:58 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Donald Hunter, Jakub Kicinski, netdev
Cc: Pablo Neira Ayuso, Florian Westphal, Phil Sutter, netfilter-devel,
coreteam, Remy D. Farley
New enums/flags:
- payload-base
- range-ops
- registers
- numgen-types
- log-level
- log-flags
Added missing enumerations:
- bitwise-ops
Annotated doc comment or associated enum:
- bitwise-ops
Reviewed-by: Donald Hunter <donald.hunter@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Remy D. Farley <one-d-wide@protonmail.com>
---
Documentation/netlink/specs/nftables.yaml | 181 +++++++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 178 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/netlink/specs/nftables.yaml b/Documentation/netlink/specs/nftables.yaml
index 17ad707fa..f15f825cb 100644
--- a/Documentation/netlink/specs/nftables.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/netlink/specs/nftables.yaml
@@ -66,9 +66,21 @@ definitions:
name: bitwise-ops
type: enum
entries:
- - bool
- - lshift
- - rshift
+ -
+ name: mask-xor # aka bool (old name)
+ doc: >-
+ mask-and-xor operation used to implement NOT, AND, OR and XOR boolean
+ operations
+ -
+ name: lshift
+ -
+ name: rshift
+ -
+ name: and
+ -
+ name: or
+ -
+ name: xor
-
name: cmp-ops
type: enum
@@ -132,6 +144,12 @@ definitions:
- object
- concat
- expr
+ -
+ name: set-elem-flags
+ type: flags
+ entries:
+ - interval-end
+ - catchall
-
name: lookup-flags
type: flags
@@ -225,6 +243,147 @@ definitions:
- icmp-unreach
- tcp-rst
- icmpx-unreach
+ -
+ name: reject-inet-code
+ doc: These codes are mapped to real ICMP and ICMPv6 codes.
+ type: enum
+ entries:
+ - icmpx-no-route
+ - icmpx-port-unreach
+ - icmpx-host-unreach
+ - icmpx-admin-prohibited
+ -
+ name: payload-base
+ type: enum
+ entries:
+ - link-layer-header
+ - network-header
+ - transport-header
+ - inner-header
+ - tun-header
+ -
+ name: range-ops
+ doc: Range operator
+ type: enum
+ entries:
+ - eq
+ - neq
+ -
+ name: registers
+ doc: |
+ nf_tables registers.
+ nf_tables used to have five registers: a verdict register and four data
+ registers of size 16. The data registers have been changed to 16 registers
+ of size 4. For compatibility reasons, the NFT_REG_[1-4] registers still
+ map to areas of size 16, the 4 byte registers are addressed using
+ NFT_REG32_00 - NFT_REG32_15.
+ type: enum
+ entries:
+ -
+ name: reg-verdict
+ -
+ name: reg-1
+ -
+ name: reg-2
+ -
+ name: reg-3
+ -
+ name: reg-4
+ -
+ name: reg32-00
+ value: 8
+ -
+ name: reg32-01
+ -
+ name: reg32-02
+ -
+ name: reg32-03
+ -
+ name: reg32-04
+ -
+ name: reg32-05
+ -
+ name: reg32-06
+ -
+ name: reg32-07
+ -
+ name: reg32-08
+ -
+ name: reg32-09
+ -
+ name: reg32-10
+ -
+ name: reg32-11
+ -
+ name: reg32-12
+ -
+ name: reg32-13
+ -
+ name: reg32-14
+ -
+ name: reg32-15
+ -
+ name: numgen-types
+ type: enum
+ entries:
+ - incremental
+ - random
+ -
+ name: log-level
+ doc: nf_tables log levels
+ type: enum
+ entries:
+ -
+ name: emerg
+ doc: system is unusable
+ -
+ name: alert
+ doc: action must be taken immediately
+ -
+ name: crit
+ doc: critical conditions
+ -
+ name: err
+ doc: error conditions
+ -
+ name: warning
+ doc: warning conditions
+ -
+ name: notice
+ doc: normal but significant condition
+ -
+ name: info
+ doc: informational
+ -
+ name: debug
+ doc: debug-level messages
+ -
+ name: audit
+ doc: enabling audit logging
+ -
+ name: log-flags
+ doc: nf_tables log flags
+ header: linux/netfilter/nf_log.h
+ type: flags
+ entries:
+ -
+ name: tcpseq
+ doc: Log TCP sequence numbers
+ -
+ name: tcpopt
+ doc: Log TCP options
+ -
+ name: ipopt
+ doc: Log IP options
+ -
+ name: uid
+ doc: Log UID owning local socket
+ -
+ name: nflog
+ doc: Unsupported, don't reuse
+ -
+ name: macdecode
+ doc: Decode MAC header
attribute-sets:
-
@@ -767,6 +926,22 @@ attribute-sets:
nested-attributes: hook-dev-attrs
-
name: expr-bitwise-attrs
+ doc: |
+ The bitwise expression supports boolean and shift operations. It
+ implements the boolean operations by performing the following
+ operation::
+
+ dreg = (sreg & mask) ^ xor
+
+ with these mask and xor values:
+
+ op mask xor
+ ---- ---- ---
+ NOT: 1 1
+ OR: ~x x
+ XOR: 1 x
+ AND: x 0
+
attributes:
-
name: sreg
--
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From: Remy D. Farley @ 2026-03-03 19:58 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Donald Hunter, Jakub Kicinski, netdev
Cc: Pablo Neira Ayuso, Florian Westphal, Phil Sutter, netfilter-devel,
coreteam, Remy D. Farley
New attribute sets:
- log-attrs
- numgen-attrs
- range-attrs
- compat-target-attrs
- compat-match-attrs
- compat-attrs
Added missing attributes:
- table-attrs (pad, owner)
- set-attrs (type, count)
Added missing checks:
- range-attrs
- expr-bitwise-attrs
- compat-target-attrs
- compat-match-attrs
- compat-attrs
Annotated doc comment or associated enum:
- batch-attrs
- verdict-attrs
- expr-payload-attrs
Fixed byte order:
- nft-counter-attrs
- expr-counter-attrs
- rule-compat-attrs
Reviewed-by: Donald Hunter <donald.hunter@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Remy D. Farley <one-d-wide@protonmail.com>
---
Documentation/netlink/specs/nftables.yaml | 208 +++++++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 204 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/netlink/specs/nftables.yaml b/Documentation/netlink/specs/nftables.yaml
index f15f825cb..ba62adfb4 100644
--- a/Documentation/netlink/specs/nftables.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/netlink/specs/nftables.yaml
@@ -387,16 +387,100 @@ definitions:
attribute-sets:
-
- name: empty-attrs
+ name: log-attrs
+ doc: log expression netlink attributes
attributes:
+ # Mentioned in nft_log_init()
-
- name: name
+ name: group
+ doc: netlink group to send messages to
+ type: u16
+ byte-order: big-endian
+ -
+ name: prefix
+ doc: prefix to prepend to log messages
type: string
+ -
+ name: snaplen
+ doc: length of payload to include in netlink message
+ type: u32
+ byte-order: big-endian
+ -
+ name: qthreshold
+ doc: queue threshold
+ type: u16
+ byte-order: big-endian
+ -
+ name: level
+ doc: log level
+ type: u32
+ enum: log-level
+ byte-order: big-endian
+ -
+ name: flags
+ doc: logging flags
+ type: u32
+ enum: log-flags
+ byte-order: big-endian
+ -
+ name: numgen-attrs
+ doc: nf_tables number generator expression netlink attributes
+ attributes:
+ -
+ name: dreg
+ doc: destination register
+ type: u32
+ enum: registers
+ -
+ name: modulus
+ doc: maximum counter value
+ type: u32
+ byte-order: big-endian
+ -
+ name: type
+ doc: operation type
+ type: u32
+ byte-order: big-endian
+ enum: numgen-types
+ -
+ name: offset
+ doc: offset to be added to the counter
+ type: u32
+ byte-order: big-endian
+ -
+ name: range-attrs
+ attributes:
+ # Mentioned in net/netfilter/nft_range.c
+ -
+ name: sreg
+ doc: source register of data to compare
+ type: u32
+ byte-order: big-endian
+ enum: registers
+ -
+ name: op
+ doc: cmp operation
+ type: u32
+ byte-order: big-endian
+ enum: range-ops
+ checks:
+ max: 255
+ -
+ name: from-data
+ doc: data range from
+ type: nest
+ nested-attributes: data-attrs
+ -
+ name: to-data
+ doc: data range to
+ type: nest
+ nested-attributes: data-attrs
-
name: batch-attrs
attributes:
-
name: genid
+ doc: generation ID for this changeset
type: u32
byte-order: big-endian
-
@@ -423,10 +507,18 @@ attribute-sets:
type: u64
byte-order: big-endian
doc: numeric handle of the table
+ -
+ name: pad
+ type: pad
-
name: userdata
type: binary
doc: user data
+ -
+ name: owner
+ type: u32
+ byte-order: big-endian
+ doc: owner of this table through netlink portID
-
name: chain-attrs
attributes:
@@ -530,9 +622,11 @@ attribute-sets:
-
name: bytes
type: u64
+ byte-order: big-endian
-
name: packets
type: u64
+ byte-order: big-endian
-
name: rule-attrs
attributes:
@@ -602,15 +696,18 @@ attribute-sets:
selector: name
doc: type specific data
-
+ # Mentioned in nft_parse_compat() in net/netfilter/nft_compat.c
name: rule-compat-attrs
attributes:
-
name: proto
- type: binary
+ type: u32
+ byte-order: big-endian
doc: numeric value of the handled protocol
-
name: flags
- type: binary
+ type: u32
+ byte-order: big-endian
doc: bitmask of flags
-
name: set-attrs
@@ -699,6 +796,15 @@ attribute-sets:
type: nest
nested-attributes: set-list-attrs
doc: list of expressions
+ -
+ name: type
+ type: string
+ doc: set backend type
+ -
+ name: count
+ type: u32
+ byte-order: big-endian
+ doc: number of set elements
-
name: set-desc-attrs
attributes:
@@ -968,6 +1074,8 @@ attribute-sets:
type: u32
byte-order: big-endian
enum: bitwise-ops
+ checks:
+ max: 255
-
name: data
type: nest
@@ -1004,25 +1112,31 @@ attribute-sets:
attributes:
-
name: code
+ doc: nf_tables verdict
type: u32
byte-order: big-endian
enum: verdict-code
-
name: chain
+ doc: jump target chain name
type: string
-
name: chain-id
+ doc: jump target chain ID
type: u32
+ byte-order: big-endian
-
name: expr-counter-attrs
attributes:
-
name: bytes
type: u64
+ byte-order: big-endian
doc: Number of bytes
-
name: packets
type: u64
+ byte-order: big-endian
doc: Number of packets
-
name: pad
@@ -1107,6 +1221,25 @@ attribute-sets:
type: u32
byte-order: big-endian
enum: lookup-flags
+ -
+ name: expr-masq-attrs
+ attributes:
+ -
+ name: flags
+ type: u32
+ byte-order: big-endian
+ enum: nat-range-flags
+ enum-as-flags: true
+ -
+ name: reg-proto-min
+ type: u32
+ byte-order: big-endian
+ enum: registers
+ -
+ name: reg-proto-max
+ type: u32
+ byte-order: big-endian
+ enum: registers
-
name: expr-meta-attrs
attributes:
@@ -1158,37 +1291,49 @@ attribute-sets:
enum-as-flags: true
-
name: expr-payload-attrs
+ doc: nf_tables payload expression netlink attributes
attributes:
-
name: dreg
+ doc: destination register to load data into
type: u32
byte-order: big-endian
+ enum: registers
-
name: base
+ doc: payload base
type: u32
+ enum: payload-base
byte-order: big-endian
-
name: offset
+ doc: payload offset relative to base
type: u32
byte-order: big-endian
-
name: len
+ doc: payload length
type: u32
byte-order: big-endian
-
name: sreg
+ doc: source register to load data from
type: u32
byte-order: big-endian
+ enum: registers
-
name: csum-type
+ doc: checksum type
type: u32
byte-order: big-endian
-
name: csum-offset
+ doc: checksum offset relative to base
type: u32
byte-order: big-endian
-
name: csum-flags
+ doc: checksum flags
type: u32
byte-order: big-endian
-
@@ -1254,6 +1399,61 @@ attribute-sets:
type: u32
byte-order: big-endian
doc: id of object map
+ -
+ name: compat-target-attrs
+ header: linux/netfilter/nf_tables_compat.h
+ attributes:
+ -
+ name: name
+ type: string
+ checks:
+ max-len: 32
+ -
+ name: rev
+ type: u32
+ byte-order: big-endian
+ checks:
+ max: 255
+ -
+ name: info
+ type: binary
+ -
+ name: compat-match-attrs
+ header: linux/netfilter/nf_tables_compat.h
+ attributes:
+ -
+ name: name
+ type: string
+ checks:
+ max-len: 32
+ -
+ name: rev
+ type: u32
+ byte-order: big-endian
+ checks:
+ max: 255
+ -
+ name: info
+ type: binary
+ -
+ name: compat-attrs
+ header: linux/netfilter/nf_tables_compat.h
+ attributes:
+ -
+ name: name
+ type: string
+ checks:
+ max-len: 32
+ -
+ name: rev
+ type: u32
+ byte-order: big-endian
+ checks:
+ max: 255
+ -
+ name: type
+ type: u32
+ byte-order: big-endian
sub-messages:
-
--
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From: Remy D. Farley @ 2026-03-03 19:59 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Donald Hunter, Jakub Kicinski, netdev
Cc: Pablo Neira Ayuso, Florian Westphal, Phil Sutter, netfilter-devel,
coreteam, Remy D. Farley
New sub-messsages:
- log
- match
- numgen
- range
Reviewed-by: Donald Hunter <donald.hunter@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Remy D. Farley <one-d-wide@protonmail.com>
---
Documentation/netlink/specs/nftables.yaml | 15 +++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 15 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/netlink/specs/nftables.yaml b/Documentation/netlink/specs/nftables.yaml
index ba62adfb4..086b16b12 100644
--- a/Documentation/netlink/specs/nftables.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/netlink/specs/nftables.yaml
@@ -1480,15 +1480,24 @@ sub-messages:
-
value: immediate
attribute-set: expr-immediate-attrs
+ -
+ value: log
+ attribute-set: log-attrs
-
value: lookup
attribute-set: expr-lookup-attrs
+ -
+ value: match
+ attribute-set: compat-match-attrs
-
value: meta
attribute-set: expr-meta-attrs
-
value: nat
attribute-set: expr-nat-attrs
+ -
+ value: numgen
+ attribute-set: numgen-attrs
-
value: objref
attribute-set: expr-objref-attrs
@@ -1498,6 +1507,9 @@ sub-messages:
-
value: quota
attribute-set: quota-attrs
+ -
+ value: range
+ attribute-set: range-attrs
-
value: reject
attribute-set: expr-reject-attrs
@@ -1507,6 +1519,9 @@ sub-messages:
-
value: tproxy
attribute-set: expr-tproxy-attrs
+ # There're more sub-messages to go:
+ # grep -A10 nft_expr_type
+ # and look for .name\s*=\s*"..."
-
name: obj-data
formats:
--
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From: Remy D. Farley @ 2026-03-03 20:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Donald Hunter, Jakub Kicinski, netdev
Cc: Pablo Neira Ayuso, Florian Westphal, Phil Sutter, netfilter-devel,
coreteam, Remy D. Farley
Filled out operation attributes:
- newtable
- gettable
- deltable
- destroytable
- newchain
- getchain
- delchain
- destroychain
- newrule
- getrule
- getrule-reset
- delrule
- destroyrule
- newset
- getset
- delset
- destroyset
- newsetelem
- getsetelem
- getsetelem-reset
- delsetelem
- destroysetelem
- getgen
- newobj
- getobj
- delobj
- destroyobj
- newflowtable
- getflowtable
- delflowtable
- destroyflowtable
Signed-off-by: Remy D. Farley <one-d-wide@protonmail.com>
---
Documentation/netlink/specs/nftables.yaml | 285 ++++++++++++++++++----
1 file changed, 243 insertions(+), 42 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/netlink/specs/nftables.yaml b/Documentation/netlink/specs/nftables.yaml
index 086b16b12..21edf3d25 100644
--- a/Documentation/netlink/specs/nftables.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/netlink/specs/nftables.yaml
@@ -1568,7 +1568,10 @@ operations:
request:
value: 0xa00
attributes:
+ # Mentioned in nf_tables_newtable()
- name
+ - flags
+ - userdata
-
name: gettable
doc: Get / dump tables.
@@ -1578,11 +1581,21 @@ operations:
request:
value: 0xa01
attributes:
+ # Mentioned in nf_tables_gettable()
- name
reply:
value: 0xa00
- attributes:
+ attributes: &get-table
+ # Mentioned in nf_tables_fill_table_info()
- name
+ - use
+ - handle
+ - flags
+ - owner
+ - userdata
+ dump:
+ reply:
+ attributes: *get-table
-
name: deltable
doc: Delete an existing table.
@@ -1591,8 +1604,10 @@ operations:
do:
request:
value: 0xa02
- attributes:
+ attributes: &del-table
+ # Mentioned in nf_tables_deltable()
- name
+ - handle
-
name: destroytable
doc: |
@@ -1603,8 +1618,7 @@ operations:
do:
request:
value: 0xa1a
- attributes:
- - name
+ attributes: *del-table
-
name: newchain
doc: Create a new chain.
@@ -1614,7 +1628,19 @@ operations:
request:
value: 0xa03
attributes:
+ # Mentioned in nf_tables_newchain()
+ - table
+ - handle
+ - policy
+ - flags
+ # Mentioned in nf_tables_updchain()
+ - hook
- name
+ - counters
+ # Mentioned in nf_tables_addchain()
+ - userdata
+ # Mentioned in nft_chain_parse_hook()
+ - type
-
name: getchain
doc: Get / dump chains.
@@ -1624,11 +1650,27 @@ operations:
request:
value: 0xa04
attributes:
+ # Mentioned in nf_tables_getchain()
+ - table
- name
reply:
value: 0xa03
- attributes:
+ attributes: &get-chain
+ # Mentioned in nf_tables_fill_chain_info()
+ - table
- name
+ - handle
+ - hook
+ - policy
+ - type
+ - flags
+ - counters
+ - id
+ - use
+ - userdata
+ dump:
+ reply:
+ attributes: *get-chain
-
name: delchain
doc: Delete an existing chain.
@@ -1637,8 +1679,12 @@ operations:
do:
request:
value: 0xa05
- attributes:
+ attributes: &del-chain
+ # Mentioned in nf_tables_delchain()
+ - table
+ - handle
- name
+ - hook
-
name: destroychain
doc: |
@@ -1649,8 +1695,7 @@ operations:
do:
request:
value: 0xa1b
- attributes:
- - name
+ attributes: *del-chain
-
name: newrule
doc: Create a new rule.
@@ -1660,7 +1705,16 @@ operations:
request:
value: 0xa06
attributes:
- - name
+ # Mentioned in nf_tables_newrule()
+ - table
+ - chain
+ - chain-id
+ - handle
+ - position
+ - position-id
+ - expressions
+ - userdata
+ - compat
-
name: getrule
doc: Get / dump rules.
@@ -1669,12 +1723,30 @@ operations:
do:
request:
value: 0xa07
- attributes:
- - name
+ attributes: &get-rule-request
+ # Mentioned in nf_tables_getrule_single()
+ - table
+ - chain
+ - handle
reply:
value: 0xa06
+ attributes: &get-rule
+ # Mentioned in nf_tables_fill_rule_info()
+ - table
+ - chain
+ - handle
+ - position
+ - expressions
+ - userdata
+ dump:
+ request:
attributes:
- - name
+ # Mentioned in nf_tables_dump_rules_start()
+ - table
+ - chain
+ reply:
+ attributes: *get-rule
+
-
name: getrule-reset
doc: Get / dump rules and reset stateful expressions.
@@ -1683,12 +1755,15 @@ operations:
do:
request:
value: 0xa19
- attributes:
- - name
+ attributes: *get-rule-request
reply:
value: 0xa06
- attributes:
- - name
+ attributes: *get-rule
+ dump:
+ request:
+ attributes: *get-rule-request
+ reply:
+ attributes: *get-rule
-
name: delrule
doc: Delete an existing rule.
@@ -1697,8 +1772,11 @@ operations:
do:
request:
value: 0xa08
- attributes:
- - name
+ attributes: &del-rule
+ - table
+ - chain
+ - handle
+ - id
-
name: destroyrule
doc: |
@@ -1708,8 +1786,7 @@ operations:
do:
request:
value: 0xa1c
- attributes:
- - name
+ attributes: *del-rule
-
name: newset
doc: Create a new set.
@@ -1719,7 +1796,21 @@ operations:
request:
value: 0xa09
attributes:
+ # Mentioned in nf_tables_newset()
+ - table
- name
+ - key-len
+ - id
+ - key-type
+ - flags
+ - data-type
+ - data-len
+ - obj-type
+ - timeout
+ - gc-interval
+ - policy
+ - desc
+ - userdata
-
name: getset
doc: Get / dump sets.
@@ -1729,11 +1820,35 @@ operations:
request:
value: 0xa0a
attributes:
+ # Mentioned in nf_tables_getset()
+ - table
- name
reply:
value: 0xa09
- attributes:
+ attributes: &get-set
+ # Mentioned in nf_tables_fill_set()
+ - table
- name
+ - handle
+ - flags
+ - key-len
+ - key-type
+ - data-type
+ - data-len
+ - obj-type
+ - gc-interval
+ - policy
+ - userdata
+ - desc
+ - expr
+ - expressions
+ dump:
+ request:
+ attributes:
+ # Mentioned in nf_tables_getset()
+ - table
+ reply:
+ attributes: *get-set
-
name: delset
doc: Delete an existing set.
@@ -1742,7 +1857,10 @@ operations:
do:
request:
value: 0xa0b
- attributes:
+ attributes: &del-set
+ # Mentioned in nf_tables_delset()
+ - table
+ - handle
- name
-
name: destroyset
@@ -1753,8 +1871,7 @@ operations:
do:
request:
value: 0xa1d
- attributes:
- - name
+ attributes: *del-set
-
name: newsetelem
doc: Create a new set element.
@@ -1764,7 +1881,11 @@ operations:
request:
value: 0xa0c
attributes:
- - name
+ # Mentioned in nf_tables_newsetelem()
+ - table
+ - set
+ - set-id
+ - elements
-
name: getsetelem
doc: Get / dump set elements.
@@ -1774,11 +1895,27 @@ operations:
request:
value: 0xa0d
attributes:
- - name
+ # Mentioned in nf_tables_getsetelem()
+ - table
+ - set
+ - elements
reply:
value: 0xa0c
attributes:
- - name
+ # Mentioned in nf_tables_fill_setelem_info()
+ - elements
+ dump:
+ request:
+ attributes: &dump-set-request
+ # Mentioned in nft_set_dump_ctx_init()
+ - table
+ - set
+ reply:
+ attributes: &dump-set
+ # Mentioned in nf_tables_dump_set()
+ - table
+ - set
+ - elements
-
name: getsetelem-reset
doc: Get / dump set elements and reset stateful expressions.
@@ -1788,11 +1925,20 @@ operations:
request:
value: 0xa21
attributes:
- - name
+ # Mentioned in nf_tables_getsetelem_reset()
+ - elements
reply:
value: 0xa0c
attributes:
- - name
+ # Mentioned in nf_tables_dumpreset_set()
+ - table
+ - set
+ - elements
+ dump:
+ request:
+ attributes: *dump-set-request
+ reply:
+ attributes: *dump-set
-
name: delsetelem
doc: Delete an existing set element.
@@ -1801,8 +1947,11 @@ operations:
do:
request:
value: 0xa0e
- attributes:
- - name
+ attributes: &del-setelem
+ # Mentioned in nf_tables_delsetelem()
+ - table
+ - set
+ - elements
-
name: destroysetelem
doc: Delete an existing set element with destroy semantics.
@@ -1811,8 +1960,7 @@ operations:
do:
request:
value: 0xa1e
- attributes:
- - name
+ attributes: *del-setelem
-
name: getgen
doc: Get / dump rule-set generation.
@@ -1821,12 +1969,16 @@ operations:
do:
request:
value: 0xa10
- attributes:
- - name
reply:
value: 0xa0f
- attributes:
- - name
+ attributes: &get-gen
+ # Mentioned in nf_tables_fill_gen_info()
+ - id
+ - proc-pid
+ - proc-name
+ dump:
+ reply:
+ attributes: *get-gen
-
name: newobj
doc: Create a new stateful object.
@@ -1836,7 +1988,12 @@ operations:
request:
value: 0xa12
attributes:
+ # Mentioned in nf_tables_newobj()
+ - type
- name
+ - data
+ - table
+ - userdata
-
name: getobj
doc: Get / dump stateful objects.
@@ -1846,11 +2003,29 @@ operations:
request:
value: 0xa13
attributes:
+ # Mentioned in nf_tables_getobj_single()
- name
+ - type
+ - table
reply:
value: 0xa12
- attributes:
+ attributes: &obj-info
+ # Mentioned in nf_tables_fill_obj_info()
+ - table
- name
+ - type
+ - handle
+ - use
+ - data
+ - userdata
+ dump:
+ request:
+ attributes:
+ # Mentioned in nf_tables_dump_obj_start()
+ - table
+ - type
+ reply:
+ attributes: *obj-info
-
name: delobj
doc: Delete an existing stateful object.
@@ -1860,7 +2035,11 @@ operations:
request:
value: 0xa14
attributes:
+ # Mentioned in nf_tables_delobj()
+ - table
- name
+ - type
+ - handle
-
name: destroyobj
doc: Delete an existing stateful object with destroy semantics.
@@ -1870,7 +2049,11 @@ operations:
request:
value: 0xa1f
attributes:
+ # Mentioned in nf_tables_delobj()
+ - table
- name
+ - type
+ - handle
-
name: newflowtable
doc: Create a new flow table.
@@ -1880,7 +2063,11 @@ operations:
request:
value: 0xa16
attributes:
+ # Mentioned in nf_tables_newflowtable()
+ - table
- name
+ - hook
+ - flags
-
name: getflowtable
doc: Get / dump flow tables.
@@ -1890,11 +2077,22 @@ operations:
request:
value: 0xa17
attributes:
+ # Mentioned in nf_tables_getflowtable()
- name
+ - table
reply:
value: 0xa16
- attributes:
+ attributes: &flowtable-info
+ # Mentioned in nf_tables_fill_flowtable_info()
+ - table
- name
+ - handle
+ - use
+ - flags
+ - hook
+ dump:
+ reply:
+ attributes: *flowtable-info
-
name: delflowtable
doc: Delete an existing flow table.
@@ -1903,8 +2101,12 @@ operations:
do:
request:
value: 0xa18
- attributes:
+ attributes: &del-flowtable
+ # Mentioned in nf_tables_delflowtable()
+ - table
- name
+ - handle
+ - hook
-
name: destroyflowtable
doc: Delete an existing flow table with destroy semantics.
@@ -1913,8 +2115,7 @@ operations:
do:
request:
value: 0xa20
- attributes:
- - name
+ attributes: *del-flowtable
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From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf @ 2026-03-06 3:32 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Remy D. Farley
Cc: donald.hunter, kuba, netdev, pablo, fw, phil, netfilter-devel,
coreteam
Hello:
This series was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>:
On Tue, 03 Mar 2026 19:57:16 +0000 you wrote:
> Getting out some changes I've accumulated while making nftables work
> with Rust netlink-bindings. Hopefully, this will be useful upstream.
>
> v8:
> - De-duplicate operation attributes.
> - Fix typo in max-check, add missing max-check.
>
> [...]
Here is the summary with links:
- [net-next,v8,1/5] doc/netlink: netlink-raw: Add max check
https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/bf5a54bc0e3d
- [net-next,v8,2/5] doc/netlink: nftables: Add definitions
https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/a3a54ba4ef2b
- [net-next,v8,3/5] doc/netlink: nftables: Update attribute sets
https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/482da27d5274
- [net-next,v8,4/5] doc/netlink: nftables: Add sub-messages
https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/27c7ee6d26dd
- [net-next,v8,5/5] doc/netlink: nftables: Fill out operation attributes
https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/568b370f128c
You are awesome, thank you!
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