netdev - Re: HTB - What's the minimal value for 'rate' parameter?

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Date:	Sat, 17 Apr 2010 11:19:23 +0200
From:	Benny Amorsen <benny+usenet@...rsen.dk>
To:	Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@...il.com>
Cc:	Antonio Almeida <vexwek@...il.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	kaber@...sh.net, davem@...emloft.net, devik@....cz
Subject: Re: HTB - What's the minimal value for 'rate' parameter?

Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@...il.com> writes:

> As I wrote before, the minimal (overflow safe) rate depends on max
> packet size, and for 1500 byte it would be something around:
> 1500b/2min, so if your clients can wait so long, try this:

Wouldn't it be nice of either tc or the kernel to warn about wrong
configurations, or possibly reject them completely?


/Benny

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