Subject: Re: [PATCHv6 iptables]Interface group match

From: Patrick McHardy <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 18:15:27 +0100

Jan Engelhardt wrote:
> On Nov 29 2007 17:27, Patrick McHardy wrote:
>>> The syntax "name/0xmask" is simply too strange for me.
>> Then how about name/name with masks also defined in rt_ifgroup?
>> The same question applies for marks of course.
>>
> I would find that confusing, which is why the new xt_TOS only
> allows names when no /mask or a mask of /allbits is used.

Its still useful, you don't have to use it :) Another alternative
would be to allow defining names to val/mask.