Re: [PATCH v1] net: dev_weight: TX/RX orthogonality

[David Miller]

From: Matthias Tafelmeier <matthias.tafelme...@gmx.net>
Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2016 10:49:23 +0100

> @@ -269,13 +269,21 @@ static struct ctl_table net_core_table[] = {
>               .extra1         = &min_rcvbuf,
>       },
>       {
> -             .procname       = "dev_weight",
> -             .data           = &weight_p,
> +             .procname       = "dev_weight_rx",
> +             .data           = &weight_p_rx,
 ...
>       {
> +             .procname       = "dev_weight_tx",

Sysctls are user visible APIs.  You cannot change them without
breaking userspace.  You particularly cannot change the name of
the sysctl.