netdev - Re: [PATCH] net: Do not wrap sysctl igmp_max_memberships in IP

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Date:	Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:41:01 +0200
From:	Joakim Tjernlund <joakim.tjernlund@...nsmode.se>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: Do not wrap sysctl igmp_max_memberships in IP_MULTICAST


David Miller <davem@...emloft.net> wrote on 2011/04/12 23:00:16:
>
> From: Joakim Tjernlund <Joakim.Tjernlund@...nsmode.se>
> Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 11:49:34 +0200
>
> > controlling igmp_max_membership is useful even when IP_MULTICAST
> > is off.
> > Quagga(an OSPF deamon) uses multicast addresses for all interfaces
> > using a single socket and hits igmp_max_membership limit when
> > there are 20 interfaces or more.
> > Always export sysctl igmp_max_memberships in proc, just like
> > igmp_max_msf
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Joakim Tjernlund <Joakim.Tjernlund@...nsmode.se>
>
> I really like your commit message, a full justification and a
> reference to existing similar behavior.
>
> If only every patch submitter did this :-/

Thanks, I really wish all my commit msgs are like the above.

 Jocke

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