netdev - Re: [PATCH net-2.6.25] qdisc: new rate limiter

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Message-ID: <475B13AF.9090507@candelatech.com>
Date:	Sat, 08 Dec 2007 13:59:11 -0800
From:	Ben Greear <greearb@...delatech.com>
To:	Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>
CC:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-2.6.25] qdisc: new rate limiter

Patrick McHardy wrote:
> Patrick McHardy wrote:
>> Stephen Hemminger wrote:
>>>
>>> +struct tc_rlim_qopt
>>> +{
>>> +    __u32   limit;        /* fifo limit (packets) */
>>> +    __u32    rate;        /* bits per sec */
>>>   
>>
>> This seems a bit small, 512mbit is the maximum rate.
>
> Its 4gbit of course, so I guess its enough :)
Even 4Gbps is well within the means of today's commodity 
hardware...seems easier to bump
to 64 bits now rather than have to make some backwards-compat hack a 
year from now...

Ben

-- 
Ben Greear <greearb@...delatech.com> 
Candela Technologies Inc  http://www.candelatech.com


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