From d9db0c35351a960a141e9ddc30cf6f09c9c27c8b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Phil Sutter Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2019 13:29:43 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] man: iptables-save: Add note about module autoloading Bugzilla: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1691380 Upstream Status: iptables commit 3390007a11cbc commit 3390007a11cbc45de1522f99ae751a3c5d55dd6f Author: Phil Sutter Date: Tue Mar 26 19:03:43 2019 +0100 man: iptables-save: Add note about module autoloading Using '-t' parameter in iptables-save might lead to kernel module loading, just like with iptables itself. Copy the hint from iptables.8 to inform users. Signed-off-by: Phil Sutter Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso Signed-off-by: Phil Sutter --- iptables/iptables-save.8.in | 7 +++++-- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/iptables/iptables-save.8.in b/iptables/iptables-save.8.in index 4091c0a595575..c3f1bd2152c58 100644 --- a/iptables/iptables-save.8.in +++ b/iptables/iptables-save.8.in @@ -44,8 +44,11 @@ inspect /proc/sys/kernel/modprobe to determine the executable's path. include the current values of all packet and byte counters in the output .TP \fB\-t\fR, \fB\-\-table\fR \fItablename\fP -restrict output to only one table. If not specified, output includes all -available tables. +restrict output to only one table. If the kernel is configured with automatic +module loading, an attempt will be made to load the appropriate module for +that table if it is not already there. +.br +If not specified, output includes all available tables. .SH BUGS None known as of iptables-1.2.1 release .SH AUTHORS -- 2.21.0