[PATCH nft v3 09/10] doc: mention 'typeof' as alternative to 'type' keyword

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Signed-off-by: Florian Westphal <fw@xxxxxxxxx>
---
 doc/nft.txt | 12 +++++++++---
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/nft.txt b/doc/nft.txt
index abb9260d3f2f..45350253ccbf 100644
--- a/doc/nft.txt
+++ b/doc/nft.txt
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ The sets allowed_hosts and allowed_ports need to be created first. The next
 section describes nft set syntax in more detail.
 
 [verse]
-*add set* ['family'] 'table' 'set' *{ type* 'type' *;* [*flags* 'flags' *;*] [*timeout* 'timeout' *;*] [*gc-interval* 'gc-interval' *;*] [*elements = {* 'element'[*,* ...] *} ;*] [*size* 'size' *;*] [*policy* 'policy' *;*] [*auto-merge ;*] *}*
+*add set* ['family'] 'table' 'set' *{ type* 'type' | *typeof* 'expression' *;* [*flags* 'flags' *;*] [*timeout* 'timeout' *;*] [*gc-interval* 'gc-interval' *;*] [*elements = {* 'element'[*,* ...] *} ;*] [*size* 'size' *;*] [*policy* 'policy' *;*] [*auto-merge ;*] *}*
 {*delete* | *list* | *flush*} *set* ['family'] 'table' 'set'
 *list sets* ['family']
 *delete set* ['family'] 'table' *handle* 'handle'
@@ -517,6 +517,9 @@ be tuned with the flags that can be specified at set creation time.
 |type |
 data type of set elements |
 string: ipv4_addr, ipv6_addr, ether_addr, inet_proto, inet_service, mark
+|typeof |
+data type of set element |
+expression to derive the data type from
 |flags |
 set flags |
 string: constant, dynamic, interval, timeout
@@ -544,7 +547,7 @@ automatic merge of adjacent/overlapping set elements (only for interval sets) |
 MAPS
 -----
 [verse]
-*add map* ['family'] 'table' 'map' *{ type* 'type' [*flags* 'flags' *;*] [*elements = {* 'element'[*,* ...] *} ;*] [*size* 'size' *;*] [*policy* 'policy' *;*] *}*
+*add map* ['family'] 'table' 'map' *{ type* 'type' | *typeof* 'expression' [*flags* 'flags' *;*] [*elements = {* 'element'[*,* ...] *} ;*] [*size* 'size' *;*] [*policy* 'policy' *;*] *}*
 {*delete* | *list* | *flush*} *map* ['family'] 'table' 'map'
 *list maps* ['family']
 {*add* | *delete*} *element* ['family'] 'table' 'map' *{ elements = {* 'element'[*,* ...] *} ; }*
@@ -565,7 +568,10 @@ Maps store data based on some specific key used as input. They are uniquely iden
 |Keyword | Description | Type
 |type |
 data type of map elements |
-string `:' string: ipv4_addr, ipv6_addr, ether_addr, inet_proto, inet_service, mark, counter, quota. Counter and quota can't be used as keys
+string: ipv4_addr, ipv6_addr, ether_addr, inet_proto, inet_service, mark, counter, quota. Counter and quota can't be used as keys
+|typeof |
+data type of set element |
+expression to derive the data type from
 |flags |
 map flags |
 string: constant, interval
-- 
2.24.1




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