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* [iptables PATCH] doc: libxt_MARK: OUTPUT chain is fine, too
@ 2020-05-19 23:08 Phil Sutter
  2020-05-26 17:00 ` Pablo Neira Ayuso
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Phil Sutter @ 2020-05-19 23:08 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Pablo Neira Ayuso; +Cc: netfilter-devel

In order to route packets originating from the host itself based on
fwmark, mangle table's OUTPUT chain must be used. Mention this chain as
alternative to PREROUTING.

Fixes: c9be7f153f7bf ("doc: libxt_MARK: no longer restricted to mangle table")
Signed-off-by: Phil Sutter <phil@nwl.cc>
---
 extensions/libxt_MARK.man | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/extensions/libxt_MARK.man b/extensions/libxt_MARK.man
index 712fb76f7340c..b2408597e98f1 100644
--- a/extensions/libxt_MARK.man
+++ b/extensions/libxt_MARK.man
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 This target is used to set the Netfilter mark value associated with the packet.
 It can, for example, be used in conjunction with routing based on fwmark (needs
-iproute2). If you plan on doing so, note that the mark needs to be set in the
-PREROUTING chain of the mangle table to affect routing.
+iproute2). If you plan on doing so, note that the mark needs to be set in
+either the PREROUTING or the OUTPUT chain of the mangle table to affect routing.
 The mark field is 32 bits wide.
 .TP
 \fB\-\-set\-xmark\fP \fIvalue\fP[\fB/\fP\fImask\fP]
-- 
2.26.2


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