netdev - Re: [RFC PATCH] sched: Fix resource limiting in pfifo

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Date:	Sun, 30 Aug 2009 11:57:45 +0200
From:	Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@...il.com>
To:	Krishna Kumar2 <krkumar2@...ibm.com>
Cc:	davem@...emloft.net, Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] sched: Fix resource limiting in pfifo_fast

On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 02:16:13PM +0530, Krishna Kumar2 wrote:
> > Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@...il.com>
> > >> pfifo_fast_enqueue has this check:
> > >>         if (skb_queue_len(list) < qdisc_dev(qdisc)->tx_queue_len) {
> > >>
> > >> which allows each band to enqueue upto tx_queue_len skbs for a
> > >> total of 3*tx_queue_len skbs. I am not sure if this was the
> > >> intention of limiting in qdisc.
> > >
> > > Yes I noticed that and said to myself :
> > > This was to let high priority packets have their own limit,
> > > independent on fact that low priority packets filled their queue.
> >
> >
> > Good point, but then logically it could be something like:
> >   if (skb_queue_len(list) < qdisc_dev(qdisc)->tx_queue_len / 3)
> >
> > Of course, there is a backward compatibility question, plus
> > an sch_prio consistency question.
> 
> Jarek, what is the consistency problem?

Currently pfifo_fast and sch_prio behave similarly wrt. tx_queue_len,
don't they?

Jarek P.
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