netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] net: rfs: Don't reset RFS entries when nothing changed

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Date:   Mon, 22 May 2017 23:02:20 -0400 (EDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     gfree.wind@....163.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: rfs: Don't reset RFS entries when
 nothing changed

From: gfree.wind@....163.com
Date: Tue, 23 May 2017 08:45:11 +0800

> From: Gao Feng <gfree.wind@....163.com>
> 
> When the new RFS table size specified by sysctl equals the old one,
> there is nothing changed actually. So it is unnecessary to reset the
> RFS table entris.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Gao Feng <gfree.wind@....163.com>

It seems like an intentional feature to be able to reset the
table by simply writing the same value to the sysfs knob.

I'm not applying this, sorry.