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From: Phil Sutter <psutter@redhat.com>
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Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2019 13:29:43 +0200
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Subject: [PATCH] man: iptables-save: Add note about module autoloading
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Bugzilla: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1691380
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Upstream Status: iptables commit 3390007a11cbc
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commit 3390007a11cbc45de1522f99ae751a3c5d55dd6f
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Author: Phil Sutter <phil@nwl.cc>
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Date:   Tue Mar 26 19:03:43 2019 +0100
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    man: iptables-save: Add note about module autoloading
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    Using '-t' parameter in iptables-save might lead to kernel module
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    loading, just like with iptables itself. Copy the hint from iptables.8
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    to inform users.
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    Signed-off-by: Phil Sutter <phil@nwl.cc>
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    Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
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Signed-off-by: Phil Sutter <psutter@redhat.com>
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---
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 iptables/iptables-save.8.in | 7 +++++--
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 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/iptables/iptables-save.8.in b/iptables/iptables-save.8.in
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index 4091c0a595575..c3f1bd2152c58 100644
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--- a/iptables/iptables-save.8.in
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+++ b/iptables/iptables-save.8.in
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@@ -44,8 +44,11 @@ inspect /proc/sys/kernel/modprobe to determine the executable's path.
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 include the current values of all packet and byte counters in the output
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 .TP
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 \fB\-t\fR, \fB\-\-table\fR \fItablename\fP
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-restrict output to only one table. If not specified, output includes all
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-available tables.
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+restrict output to only one table. If the kernel is configured with automatic
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+module loading, an attempt will be made to load the appropriate module for
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+that table if it is not already there.
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+.br
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+If not specified, output includes all available tables.
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 .SH BUGS
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 None known as of iptables-1.2.1 release
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 .SH AUTHORS
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-- 
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2.21.0
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