For whatever reason, stored expected output contains false handles. To overcome this, filter the rule data lines from both expected and stored output before comparing. Fixes: 81a2e12851283 ("tests/shell: Add test for bitwise avoidance fixes") Signed-off-by: Phil Sutter <phil@xxxxxx> --- .../shell/testcases/nft-only/0009-needless-bitwise_0 | 9 ++++++++- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/iptables/tests/shell/testcases/nft-only/0009-needless-bitwise_0 b/iptables/tests/shell/testcases/nft-only/0009-needless-bitwise_0 index 41d765e537312..41588a10863ec 100755 --- a/iptables/tests/shell/testcases/nft-only/0009-needless-bitwise_0 +++ b/iptables/tests/shell/testcases/nft-only/0009-needless-bitwise_0 @@ -336,4 +336,11 @@ bridge filter OUTPUT 10 9 [ counter pkts 0 bytes 0 ] " -diff -u -Z <(echo "$EXPECT") <(nft --debug=netlink list ruleset | awk '/^table/{exit} {print}') +# print nothing but: +# - lines with bytecode (starting with ' [') +# - empty lines (so printed diff is not a complete mess) +filter() { + awk '/^( \[|$)/{print}' +} + +diff -u -Z <(filter <<< "$EXPECT") <(nft --debug=netlink list ruleset | filter) -- 2.28.0