[iptables PATCH] libxtables: Store all requested target types

[iptables PATCH] libxtables: Store all requested target types

[Phil Sutter]

Repeat the change in commit 1a696c99d278c ("libxtables: store all
requested match types") for target registration. An obvious use-case
affected as described in that commit is an 'nft list ruleset' process
translating different families' extensions in one go. If the same
extension is used in multiple families, only the first one is being
found.

Signed-off-by: Phil Sutter <phil@nwl.cc>
---
 libxtables/xtables.c | 4 ----
 1 file changed, 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/libxtables/xtables.c b/libxtables/xtables.c
index 5fc50a63f380b..af56a75fcb117 100644
--- a/libxtables/xtables.c
+++ b/libxtables/xtables.c
@@ -1345,10 +1345,6 @@ void xtables_register_target(struct xtables_target *me)
 	if (me->extra_opts != NULL)
 		xtables_check_options(me->name, me->extra_opts);
 
-	/* ignore not interested target */
-	if (me->family != afinfo->family && me->family != AF_UNSPEC)
-		return;
-
 	/* order into linked list of targets pending full registration */
 	for (pos = &xtables_pending_targets; *pos; pos = &(*pos)->next) {
 		/* group by name */
-- 
2.51.0

Re: [iptables PATCH] libxtables: Store all requested target types

[Phil Sutter]

On Fri, Jan 23, 2026 at 12:58:37PM +0100, Phil Sutter wrote:
> Repeat the change in commit 1a696c99d278c ("libxtables: store all
> requested match types") for target registration. An obvious use-case
> affected as described in that commit is an 'nft list ruleset' process
> translating different families' extensions in one go. If the same
> extension is used in multiple families, only the first one is being
> found.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Phil Sutter <phil@nwl.cc>

Patch applied.