netdev - Re: Packetlost when "tc qdisc del dev eth0 root"

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Message-ID: <478CD9D6.3000504@trash.net>
Date:	Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:05:42 +0100
From:	Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>
To:	Badalian Vyacheslav <slavon@...telecom.ru>
CC:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Packetlost when "tc qdisc del dev eth0 root"

Badalian Vyacheslav wrote:
> Hello all. Have packetlost when do "tc qdisc del dev eth0 root".
> 
> look:
> 
> slavon ~ # ping -f 87.255.1.134
> PING 87.255.1.134 (87.255.1.134) 56(84) bytes of data.
> .
> ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 
> 
> .
> --- 87.255.1.134 ping statistics ---
> 60811 packets transmitted, 60544 received, 0% packet loss, time 39528ms
> rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.203/0.579/3227.655/13.124 ms, pipe 219, 
> ipg/ewma 0.650/2.197 ms
> 
> Its normal?

Yes, packets in the old qdisc are lost.

> Maybe if tc do changes - need create second queue (hash of rules or how 
> you named it?) and do changes at it. Then replace old queue rules by 
> created new.
> Logic -
> 1. Do snapshot
> 2. Do changes in shapshot
> 3. All new packets go to snapshot
> 4. If old queue not have packets - delete it.
> 5. Snapshot its default.


That doesn't really work since qdiscs keep internal state that
in large parts depends on the packets queued. Take the qlen as
a simple example, the new qdisc doesn't know about the packets
in the old one and will exceed the limit.
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