netdev - Re: [PATCH 2.6.24 ver2 1/1] sch_htb: fix "too many events" situation

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Date:	Sun, 23 Mar 2008 22:01:55 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	devik@....cz
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.6.24 ver2 1/1] sch_htb: fix "too many events"
 situation

From: Martin Devera <devik@....cz>
Date: Sun, 09 Mar 2008 14:52:53 +0100

> HTB is event driven algorithm and part of its work is to apply
> scheduled events at proper times. It tried to defend itself from
> livelock by processing only limited number of events per dequeue.
> Because of faster computers some users already hit this hardcoded
> limit.
> This patch limits processing up to 2 jiffies (why not 1 jiffie ?
> because it might stop prematurely when only fraction of jiffie
> remains).
> 
> Signed-off-by: Martin Devera <devik@....cz>

Applied, and I'll queue this up for -stable too.

Thanks.
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