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Date:   Thu, 16 Mar 2017 18:49:20 +0200
From:   Nikolay Aleksandrov <nikolay@...ulusnetworks.com>
To:     Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net,
        roopa@...ulusnetworks.com, dsa@...ulusnetworks.com,
        jkbs@...hat.com, edumazet@...gle.com, pch@...bogen.com,
        nicolas.dichtel@...nd.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v4] net: ipv4: add support for ECMP hash policy
 choice

On 16/03/17 18:41, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> On Thu, 16 Mar 2017 15:28:00 +0200
> Nikolay Aleksandrov <nikolay@...ulusnetworks.com> wrote:
> 
>> diff --git a/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c
>> index d6880a6149ee..62c4f94923e5 100644
>> --- a/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c
>> +++ b/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c
>> @@ -1004,6 +1004,15 @@ static struct ctl_table ipv4_net_table[] = {
>>  		.extra1		= &zero,
>>  		.extra2		= &one,
>>  	},
>> +	{
>> +		.procname	= "fib_multipath_hash_policy",
>> +		.data		= &init_net.ipv4.sysctl_fib_multipath_hash_policy,
>> +		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
>> +		.mode		= 0644,
>> +		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_minmax,
>> +		.extra1		= &zero,
>> +		.extra2		= &one,
>> +	
> 
> Rather than having magic integer values, it would be better to use
> strings (like TCP congestion control).  Especially if you want to support
> more values in the future.

With strings we'll need two sysctls - one to export the available ones, and one to set.
I too am not happy with plain integers as I've said in v1 of this patch but if people
are okay with having two new sysctls exported then I don't mind reworking it with strings.
Or any other ideas are welcome.

> 
> Also what about IPv6?
> 

Patches are welcome, too. :-)
We can update it at any time, IPv4 and 6 have been different for a very long time
and it's not the point of this patch to bring them closer, though IPv6 already
does L4 by default.