netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 0/2] net: Initialize sk_hash to random value and reset for failing cnxs

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Date:	Wed, 29 Jul 2015 22:44:25 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	tom@...bertland.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, kernel-team@...com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/2] net: Initialize sk_hash to random value
 and reset for failing cnxs

From: Tom Herbert <tom@...bertland.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2015 16:02:04 -0700

> This patch set implements a common function to simply set sk_txhash to
> a random number instead of going through the trouble to call flow
> dissector. From dst_negative_advice we now reset the sk_txhash in hopes
> of finding a better ECMP path through the network. Changing sk_txhash
> affects:
>   - IPv6 flow label and UDP source port which affect ECMP in the network
>   - Local EMCP route selection (pending changes to use sk_txhash)

This looks fine, series applied, thanks Tom.
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