On Mon, 2006-16-01 at 01:21 +0100, Patrick McHardy wrote: > jamal wrote:
> > The policy comes from user space. The kernel is supposed to be dumb, > > it just implements the mechanisms. If you tell the kernel > > "here are 4 queues but i only want you to send packets to the > > first 3" and then somehow a packet arrives for queue 4 then dammit, > > the kernel has a right to throw it hard on the floor. > > > > Well, part of the mechanism is manuall classification without > the priomap using filters or skb->priority. So I disagree with > this statement. So lets agree to disagree then. If i create a policy which specifies what packets should go to what queues, then that is the intent i was shooting for. I dont expect the system to "fix it" for me. cheers, jamal - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
