* [PATCH iproute2-next] ip-route2: document uid parameter for route get
@ 2026-09-16 10:57 Aman Sharma
2026-09-16 15:43 ` Stephen Hemminger
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From: Aman Sharma @ 2026-09-16 10:57 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: netdev; +Cc: dsahern, stephen, amasharm, Aman Sharma
The 'ip route get' command accepts a 'uid NUMBER' parameter
to simulate route selection as if sent by a specific user.
This is useful for testing per-user routing policies.
Add documentation for this parameter in the 'ip route get'
section of the man page.
Signed-off-by: Aman Sharma <amanrsdev@gmail.com>
---
man/man8/ip-route.8.in | 4 ++++
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
diff --git a/man/man8/ip-route.8.in b/man/man8/ip-route.8.in
index fd04432f..852e996e 100644
--- a/man/man8/ip-route.8.in
+++ b/man/man8/ip-route.8.in
@@ -1368,6 +1368,10 @@ force the output device on which this packet will be routed.
the firewall mark
.RB ( "fwmark" )
+.TP
+.BI uid " NUMBER"
+the user ID as seen by the route lookup
+
.TP
.BI vrf " NAME"
force the vrf device on which this packet will be routed.
--
2.55.0
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* Re: [PATCH iproute2-next] ip-route2: document uid parameter for route get
2026-09-16 10:57 [PATCH iproute2-next] ip-route2: document uid parameter for route get Aman Sharma
@ 2026-09-16 15:43 ` Stephen Hemminger
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From: Stephen Hemminger @ 2026-09-16 15:43 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Aman Sharma; +Cc: netdev, dsahern, amasharm
On Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:27:59 +0530
Aman Sharma <amanrsdev@gmail.com> wrote:
> The 'ip route get' command accepts a 'uid NUMBER' parameter
> to simulate route selection as if sent by a specific user.
> This is useful for testing per-user routing policies.
>
> Add documentation for this parameter in the 'ip route get'
> section of the man page.
>
> Signed-off-by: Aman Sharma <amanrsdev@gmail.com>
Applied to iproute2 and added missing SYNOPSIS item as well.
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