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iproute: fix documentation for ip rule scan order 

Looks like the real issue is missing definition of priority.
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Phil Sutter 2016-09-08 12:33:03 +02:00 committed by Stephen Hemminger
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@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ Each policy routing rule consists of a
.B selector .B selector
and an and an
.B action predicate. .B action predicate.
The RPDB is scanned in order of increasing priority. The selector The RPDB is scanned in order of decreasing priority. The selector
of each rule is applied to {source address, destination address, incoming of each rule is applied to {source address, destination address, incoming
interface, tos, fwmark} and, if the selector matches the packet, interface, tos, fwmark} and, if the selector matches the packet,
the action is performed. The action predicate may return with success. the action is performed. The action predicate may return with success.
@ -221,8 +221,10 @@ value to match.
.TP .TP
.BI priority " PREFERENCE" .BI priority " PREFERENCE"
the priority of this rule. Each rule should have an explicitly the priority of this rule.
set .I PREFERENCE
is an unsigned integer value, higher number means lower priority. Each rule
should have an explicitly set
.I unique .I unique
priority value. priority value.
The options preference and order are synonyms with priority. The options preference and order are synonyms with priority.