Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH v3] net:Add sysctl_max_skb_frags | From | Eric Dumazet <> | Date | Wed, 03 Feb 2016 11:23:46 -0800 |
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On Wed, 2016-02-03 at 10:24 -0800, Alexander Duyck wrote:
> If this is only meant to be a performance modification and is only > really targeted at TCP TSO/GRO then all I ask is that we use a name > like tcp_max_gso_frags and relocate the sysctl to the TCP section. > Otherwise if we are actually going to try to scope this out on a wider > level and limit all frags which is what the name implies then the > patch set needs to make a better attempt at covering all cases where > it may apply.
This is the goal.
Other skb providers (like tun and af_packet) will also use this optional limit.
I fail to see why Hans should send a complete patch series.
We will send followup patches, as we always did.
I will send the GRO change for example.
So please keep a sysctl name _without_ TCP in it, it really has nothing to do with TCP.
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