netdev - RE: [PATCH] Disable TSO for non standard qdiscs

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Date:	Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:39:55 -0800
From:	"Waskiewicz Jr, Peter P" <peter.p.waskiewicz.jr@...el.com>
To:	"Andi Kleen" <andi@...stfloor.org>
Cc:	"Patrick McHardy" <kaber@...sh.net>,
	"Stephen Hemminger" <shemminger@...ux-foundation.org>,
	<netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] Disable TSO for non standard qdiscs

> The philosophical problem I have with this suggestion is that 
> I expect that the large majority of users will be more happy 
> with disabled TSO if they use non standard qdiscs and 
> defaults that do not fit the majority use case are bad.
> 
> Basically you're suggesting that nearly everyone using tc 
> should learn about another obscure command.

If someone is using tc to load and configure a qdisc, I'd really hope
knowing or learning ethtool wouldn't be a stretch for them...  And I'm
not arguing the majority of people will want this or not, but taking
away the ability to use TSO at the kernel level here without allowing a
tuneable is making that decision for them, which is wrong IMO.

Cheers,

-PJ Waskiewicz
<peter.p.waskiewicz.jr@...el.com>
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