netdev - Re: [PATCH 2/2]: [NET_SCHED]: Making rate table lookups more flexible.

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Date:	Sun, 02 Sep 2007 16:35:52 +0200
From:	Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>
To:	Jesper Dangaard Brouer <hawk@...u.dk>
CC:	jdb@...x.dk, "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2]: [NET_SCHED]: Making rate table lookups more flexible.

Jesper Dangaard Brouer wrote:
> 
> On Sat, 1 Sep 2007, Patrick McHardy wrote:
> 
>> Am I guessing right that the intention is to resurrect the ATM patch?
> 
> 
> Yes, you are right.
> Remember, Jamal ACKed the patch, and you redrew your NAK.


Mainly out of frustration/boredom with the discussion, I withdrew
that again later and even Russell agreed that this should be done
differently.

> This is not a ATM/ADSL only patch.  This patch simply adds more
> flexibility to the rate tables.  Afterwards we can start the discussion
> about how to use this new flexibility in tc/iproute2.


I know, but that discussion should happen *before* merging any
changes to the kernel. Its pointless to add functionality that
won't be used afterwards or may need to be done differently.

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