netdev - Re: [PATCH RFC/RFT net-next 00/17] net: Convert neighbor tables to per-namespace

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Date:   Wed, 18 Jul 2018 12:59:38 +0900 (KST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     dsahern@...il.com
Cc:     xiyou.wangcong@...il.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        nikita.leshchenko@...cle.com, roopa@...ulusnetworks.com,
        stephen@...workplumber.org, idosch@...lanox.com, jiri@...lanox.com,
        saeedm@...lanox.com, alex.aring@...il.com,
        linux-wpan@...r.kernel.org, netfilter-devel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC/RFT net-next 00/17] net: Convert neighbor tables to
 per-namespace

From: David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2018 13:02:18 -0600

> I understand the concern about global resource and limits: as it stands
> you have to increase the limits in init_net to the max expected and hope
> for the best. With per namespace limits you can lower the limits of each
> namespace better control the total impact on the total memory used.
> Perhaps the defaults for namespaces after init_net could have really low
> defaults (e.g., 16 / 32 / 64 for gc_thresh 1/2/3) requiring admin
> intervention.

How does this work when a namespace creates another namespace?

Changing the defaults for non-init_net namespaces could work, but that
could be a surprise to some people.