On Tue, Aug 15, 2023 at 06:08:07PM +0200, Phil Sutter wrote:
> This reverts the following commits:
>
> b14c971db6db0 ("tests: Test compat mode")
> 11c464ed015b5 ("Add --compat option to *tables-nft and *-nft-restore commands")
> ca709b5784c98 ("nft: Introduce and use bool nft_handle::compat")
> 402b9b3c07c81 ("nft: Pass nft_handle to add_{target,action}()")
>
> This implementation of a compatibility mode implements rules using
> xtables extensions if possible and thus relies upon existence of those
> in kernel space. Assuming no viable replacement for the internal
> mechanics of this mode will be found in foreseeable future, it will
> effectively block attempts at deprecating and removing of these xtables
> extensions in favor of nftables expressions and thus hinder upstream's
> future plans for iptables.
>
> Signed-off-by: Phil Sutter <phil@xxxxxx>
Patch applied.
