Hi,

On Thu, May 2, 2019 at 9:46 AM Florian Westphal <f...@strlen.de> wrote:
>
> Nicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dich...@6wind.com> wrote:
> > I understand your point, but this is a regression. Ignoring a 
> > field/attribute of
> > a netlink message is part of the uAPI. This field exists for more than a 
> > decade
> > (probably two), so you cannot just use it because nobody was using it. Just 
> > see
> > all discussions about strict validation of netlink messages.
> > Moreover, the conntrack tool exists also for ages and is an official tool.
>
> FWIW I agree with Nicolas, we should restore old behaviour and flush
> everything when AF_INET is given.  We can add new netlink attr to
> restrict this.

I agree with both of you. Unless anyone beats me to it, I will try to
have a fix ready during the weekend.

BR,
Kristian

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