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

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Date:   Tue, 23 May 2017 11:10:50 +0800 (CST)
From:   "Gao Feng" <gfree.wind@....163.com>
To:     "David Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re:Re: [PATCH net-next] net: rfs: Don't reset RFS entries when
 nothing changed

At 2017-05-23 11:02:20, "David Miller" <davem@...emloft.net> wrote:
>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.

It is ok.
I just thought maybe it was used to reset, but I didn't find any comment and tips by google.

Regards
Feng