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SubjectRe: [PATCH 1/2] ipmr: Make cache queue length configurable
On Thu,  7 Mar 2019 09:19:55 +1300
Brodie Greenfield <brodie.greenfield@alliedtelesis.co.nz> wrote:

> +ip_mr_cache_queue_length - INTEGER
> + Limit the number of multicast packets we can have in the queue to be
> + resolved.
> + Bear in mind that when an unresolved multicast packet is received,
> + there is an O(n) traversal of the queue. This should be considered
> + if increasing.
> +

Why not make it to a unsigned value? A negative value doesn't make
much sense here.

Although other sysctl values date back to a time when Linux was
sloppy about allowing negative values, it would be good to use unsigned
now.

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