Previously, error message was a bit misleading:
| # iptables-nft -Z noexist
| iptables: Incompatible with this kernel.
Set errno value so that the typical "No chain/target/match by that
name." is printed instead.
Signed-off-by: Phil Sutter <phil@xxxxxx>
---
iptables/nft.c | 4 +++-
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/iptables/nft.c b/iptables/nft.c
index d708fb6176b88..60b0531f4c8c8 100644
--- a/iptables/nft.c
+++ b/iptables/nft.c
@@ -3235,8 +3235,10 @@ int nft_chain_zero_counters(struct nft_handle *h, const char *chain,
if (chain) {
c = nftnl_chain_list_lookup_byname(list, chain);
- if (!c)
+ if (!c) {
+ errno = ENOENT;
return 0;
+ }
ret = __nft_chain_zero_counters(c, &d);
goto err;
--
2.20.1
