netdev - Re: [RFC NET_SCHED 00/05]: Kill NET_CLS

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Date:	Sun, 15 Jul 2007 00:00:59 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	kaber@...sh.net
Cc:	hadi@...erus.ca, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC NET_SCHED 00/05]: Kill NET_CLS_POLICE

From: Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>
Date: Mon,  9 Jul 2007 22:46:12 +0200 (MEST)

> [This is a resend because of a typo in Jamal's address that I believe
>  made vger reject the mails. Appologies in case they arrive twice.]
> 
> 
> These patches update the NET_CLS_ACT code to fully replace NET_CLS_POLICE
> and remove the old code. There is one incompatibility, please look at
> patch 4/5 for details.

Considering the amount of code you are able to kill, I think
the slight incompatability is definitely worth it.

These patches have sat long enough for objections to come up,
so I'm going to put this into my tree now.

We'll have enough time to revert or sort out any issues before
2.6.23-final goes out the door.
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