Re: [PATCH nft] datatype: accept a numeric cgroupsv2 id on input

On Wed, Jul 29, 2026 at 11:13:47AM +0200, Phil Sutter wrote:
> Is it true that integer_type_parse respects negative values as such?
> Because that void avoid the mentioned issue of '-1' becoming '1'.
> Negative values would just not match.

No, the sign parses but is dropped on export: "-1" stores as element 1
and "-2" then lists as "cgroup.procs". Garbage in, garbage out either
way, as you say, so v2 delegates to integer_type_parse().

For the metainfo dump test I will take the jq route, as a follow-up.

Avi