netdev - Re: [BUG #12364] Re: HTB - very bad precision? HFSC works fine! 2.6.28

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Message-ID: <20090115103838.GF5461@ff.dom.local>
Date:	Thu, 15 Jan 2009 10:38:38 +0000
From:	Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@...il.com>
To:	Jorge Bastos <mysql.jorge@...imal.pt>
Cc:	Denys Fedoryschenko <denys@...p.net.lb>,
	Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	bugme-daemon@...zilla.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [BUG #12364] Re: HTB - very bad precision? HFSC works fine!
	2.6.28

On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 07:37:00PM -0000, Jorge Bastos wrote:
...
> > My traffic is "transit", means just passing router. I guess if it is
> > correct,
> > there must be statement about difference in locally generated traffic and
> > transit traffic. TSO/GSO offloading i guess not done for "passing thru"
> > traffic.
> >
> 
> Denys,
> Not correct, my traffic is transit as you say.
> That is a public IP and that traffic is for public access only.
> 

Yes, TSO/GSO affect shaping of any traffic going through (usually out)
a device with these options enabled. The main issue here was TBF which
treats it different (drops too big packets) than e.g. HTB.

Jarek P.
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