ENUM NFT_FLOWTABLE_ATTRIBUTES(9)

💖 enum nft_flowtable_attributes(9) 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual page for the nf_tables flow table netlink attributes enum — yes, this whole page is basically one enum doing its little main-character thing, but she still ate. It’s giving “kernel plumbing, but make it legible.” 💅

🌸 NAME 🌸

enum nft_flowtable_attributes — nf_tables flow table netlink attributes. That’s the whole name, no cap. This enum is the naming squad for the netlink attributes that show up around nf_tables flow tables. 🦋

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

enum nft_flowtable_attributes {
    NFTA_FLOWTABLE_UNSPEC ,
    NFTA_FLOWTABLE_TABLE ,
    NFTA_FLOWTABLE_NAME ,
    NFTA_FLOWTABLE_HOOK ,
    NFTA_FLOWTABLE_USE ,
    NFTA_FLOWTABLE_HANDLE ,
    NFTA_FLOWTABLE_PAD ,
    NFTA_FLOWTABLE_FLAGS ,
    __NFTA_FLOWTABLE_MAX

};

🎀 Constants 🎀

These are the enum constants, bestie — same names, same order, same types. Vibe check each one:

• NFTA_FLOWTABLE_UNSPEC — -- undescribed -- (the page literally gives no extra lore here).
• NFTA_FLOWTABLE_TABLE — name of the table containing the expression (NLA_STRING).
• NFTA_FLOWTABLE_NAME — name of this flow table (NLA_STRING).
• NFTA_FLOWTABLE_HOOK — netfilter hook configuration (NLA_NESTED).
• NFTA_FLOWTABLE_USE — number of references to this flow table (NLA_U32).
• NFTA_FLOWTABLE_HANDLE — object handle (NLA_U64).
• NFTA_FLOWTABLE_PAD — -- undescribed -- (again, that’s all the page says).
• NFTA_FLOWTABLE_FLAGS — flags (NLA_U32).
• __NFTA_FLOWTABLE_MAX — -- undescribed -- (no description given, periodt).

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

Kernel file ./include/uapi/linux/netfilter/nf_tables.h enum — and then the full cross-ref crew. All of these are literally listed, so here they are in their exact order:

enum nft_registers(9), enum nft_verdicts(9), enum nf_tables_msg_types(9), enum nft_list_attributes(9), enum nft_hook_attributes(9), enum nft_table_flags(9), enum nft_table_attributes(9), enum nft_chain_attributes(9), enum nft_rule_attributes(9), enum nft_rule_compat_flags(9), enum nft_rule_compat_attributes(9), enum nft_set_flags(9), enum nft_set_policies(9), enum nft_set_desc_attributes(9), enum nft_set_field_attributes(9), enum nft_set_attributes(9), enum nft_set_elem_flags(9), enum nft_set_elem_attributes(9), enum nft_set_elem_list_attributes(9), enum nft_data_types(9), enum nft_data_attributes(9), enum nft_verdict_attributes(9), enum nft_expr_attributes(9), enum nft_immediate_attributes(9), enum nft_bitwise_ops(9), enum nft_bitwise_attributes(9), enum nft_byteorder_ops(9), enum nft_byteorder_attributes(9), enum nft_cmp_ops(9), enum nft_cmp_attributes(9), enum nft_range_ops(9), enum nft_range_attributes(9), enum nft_lookup_attributes(9), enum nft_dynset_attributes(9), enum nft_payload_bases(9), enum nft_payload_csum_types(9), enum nft_payload_attributes(9), enum nft_exthdr_op(9), enum nft_exthdr_attributes(9), enum nft_meta_keys(9), enum nft_rt_keys(9), enum nft_hash_types(9), enum nft_hash_attributes(9), enum nft_meta_attributes(9), enum nft_rt_attributes(9), enum nft_socket_attributes(9), enum nft_ct_keys(9), enum nft_ct_attributes(9), enum nft_offload_attributes(9), enum nft_limit_attributes(9), enum nft_connlimit_attributes(9), enum nft_counter_attributes(9), enum nft_last_attributes(9), enum nft_log_attributes(9), enum nft_log_level(9), enum nft_queue_attributes(9), enum nft_quota_attributes(9), enum nft_secmark_attributes(9), enum nft_reject_types(9), enum nft_reject_inet_code(9), enum nft_reject_attributes(9), enum nft_nat_types(9), enum nft_nat_attributes(9), enum nft_tproxy_attributes(9), enum nft_masq_attributes(9), enum nft_redir_attributes(9), enum nft_dup_attributes(9), enum nft_fwd_attributes(9), enum nft_objref_attributes(9), enum nft_gen_attributes(9), enum nft_object_attributes(9), enum nft_flowtable_flags(9), enum nft_flowtable_hook_attributes(9), enum nft_osf_attributes(9), enum nft_synproxy_attributes(9), enum nft_devices_attributes(9), enum nft_trace_attributes(9), enum nft_ng_attributes(9).

That’s the whole page, bestie. Source/version: ./include/uapi/linux/netfilter · date: October 2026. Now go be the main character of your own netlink dump 💅✨