Re: [PATCH nft] tests: shell: use an unassigned protocol number in exclusive_start_cond

Hi Avinash,

On Sat, Aug 08, 2026 at 07:03:27AM +0530, Avinash Duduskar wrote:
> nft renders nexthdr through getprotobynumber(), so the dump records whichever
> name the host's /etc/protocols gives for the value. 0 is "ip" on Debian, which
> carries the legacy alias ahead of hopopt, and "hopopt" where /etc/protocols is
> generated from the IANA registry, which assigns only HOPOPT. The test fails
> there, and the dump cannot be reloaded either, because getprotobyname("ip")
> finds nothing.
> 
> 200 is unassigned in both, so it prints numerically everywhere. 255 would not
> do: Arch's iana-etc names it "reserved".

Instead of playing whack-a-mole, we should pass '--numeric-proto
--stateless' to nft calls just like py test suite does. Let me submit
patches for shell test suite so we have evidence for a discussion.

Cheers, Phil