Phil Sutter <phil@xxxxxx> wrote: > On Sat, Jul 20, 2019 at 09:29:18PM +0200, Florian Westphal wrote: > > Phil Sutter <phil@xxxxxx> wrote: > > > Change xtables_save_main to support optional printing of COMMIT line as > > > it is not used in arp- or ebtables. > > > > Why? Is this so ebt-save dumps are compatible with the > > old ebt-restore? > > Hmm. I haven't considered deviating in ebtables-nft-save format from > legacy one yet, but it may actually be no problem given that people > shouldn't switch between both. The only bummer might be if someone has a > custom script which then trips over the unknown non-comment line. > > I'm undecided, but not against "breaking" with legacy save dumps per se. > If you think it's not a problem, we could just simplify things. OTOH > this is not a big patch, either so maybe not even worth the risk. :) I'm fine with this, I was just wondering because the changelog explains whats happening, not why.