Below configuration, mangle,filter and security tables have no rule: # iptables -t raw -I PREROUTING 1 -p tcp --dport 22 -j TRACE # sysctl net.netfilter.nf_log.2=nf_log_ipv4 There are 5 logs for incoming ssh packet: kernel: [ 7018.727278] TRACE: raw:PREROUTING:policy:2 IN=enp9s0 ... kernel: [ 7018.727304] TRACE: mangle:PREROUTING:policy:1 IN=enp9s0 ... kernel: [ 7018.727327] TRACE: mangle:INPUT:policy:1 IN=enp9s0 ... kernel: [ 7018.727343] TRACE: filter:INPUT:policy:1 IN=enp9s0 ... kernel: [ 7018.727359] TRACE: security:INPUT:policy:1 IN=enp9s0 ... Signed-off-by: kai zhang <zhangkaiheb@xxxxxxx> --- net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c | 4 +++- net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c | 4 +++- 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c index 2ed7c58b4..5f0e6096e 100644 --- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c +++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c @@ -304,9 +304,11 @@ ipt_do_table(void *priv, #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_TRACE) /* The packet is traced: log it */ - if (unlikely(skb->nf_trace)) + if (unlikely(skb->nf_trace)) { trace_packet(state->net, skb, hook, state->in, state->out, table->name, private, e); + nf_reset_trace(skb); + } #endif /* Standard target? */ if (!t->u.kernel.target->target) { diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c index 2d816277f..ae842a835 100644 --- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c +++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c @@ -327,9 +327,11 @@ ip6t_do_table(void *priv, struct sk_buff *skb, #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_TRACE) /* The packet is traced: log it */ - if (unlikely(skb->nf_trace)) + if (unlikely(skb->nf_trace)) { trace_packet(state->net, skb, hook, state->in, state->out, table->name, private, e); + nf_reset_trace(skb); + } #endif /* Standard target? */ if (!t->u.kernel.target->target) { -- 2.30.2