From: Arturo Borrero Gonzalez <arturo@netfilter.org>
To: Phil Sutter <phil@nwl.cc>,
Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>,
netfilter-devel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH nftables 2/2] src: add set element catch-all support
Date: Tue, 11 May 2021 10:50:05 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <5fd6a58e-7fed-a1e8-c527-fae71873dc34@netfilter.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20210511082441.GN12403@orbyte.nwl.cc>
On 5/11/21 10:24 AM, Phil Sutter wrote:
> Hi Pablo,
>
> On Mon, May 10, 2021 at 06:53:21PM +0200, Pablo Neira Ayuso wrote:
>> Add a catchall expression (EXPR_SET_ELEM_CATCHALL).
>>
>> Use the underscore (_) to represent the catch-all set element, e.g.
>
> Why did you choose this over asterisk? We have the latter as wildcard
> symbol already (although a bit limited), so I think it would be more
> intuitive than underscore.
>
Moreover,
instead of a symbol, perhaps an explicit word (string, like "default") may
contribute to a more understandable syntax.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-05-11 8:50 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-05-10 16:53 [PATCH nftables 1/2] parser_bison: add set_elem_key_expr rule Pablo Neira Ayuso
2021-05-10 16:53 ` [PATCH nftables 2/2] src: add set element catch-all support Pablo Neira Ayuso
2021-05-11 8:24 ` Phil Sutter
2021-05-11 8:50 ` Arturo Borrero Gonzalez [this message]
2021-05-11 10:42 ` Pablo Neira Ayuso
2021-05-11 13:20 ` Phil Sutter
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2021-05-10 16:53 Pablo Neira Ayuso
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