netdev - Re: SFQ qdisc crashes with limit of 2 packets

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Date:	Wed, 19 Sep 2007 10:43:00 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	kaber@...sh.net
Cc:	kuznet@....inr.ac.ru, cebbert@...hat.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: SFQ qdisc crashes with limit of 2 packets

From: Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 15:08:22 +0200

> Alexey Kuznetsov wrote:
> > Hello!
> > 
> >>CCed Alexey just to be safe, but I think the patch should be fine.
> > 
> > 
> > Yes. But what'a about limit == 1? tc prohibits this case, but it is still
> > not nice to have the bug in kernel. Plus, code remains creepy, the check
> > 
> > +	if (++sch->q.qlen < q->limit) {
> > 
> > still looks as a scary off-by-one. I would go all the way: replace this
> > with natural:
> > 
> > 	if (++sch->q.qlen <= q->limit) {
> > 
> > and maxed q->limit at SFQ_DEPTH-2. Patch enclosed.
> 
> Thats even better, thanks :)

I'll put this into my tree and wait while Alexey does his tests.

Thanks.

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