netdev - Re: [RFC PATCH v2 0/9] bql: Byte Queue Limits

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Message-ID: <CA+mtBx-nezRVZ7Q3h1uFCycEK6bL+ZsBR8Go69KsMu+g0UYvLw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Fri, 12 Aug 2011 17:33:24 -0700
From:	Tom Herbert <therbert@...gle.com>
To:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>
Cc:	davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v2 0/9] bql: Byte Queue Limits

> 1. Need a way to configure the values.  My preference would be new
>   netlink attribute and via 'ip link set' ...
>
As opposed to using sysfs entries?

> 2. Does this need to know the speed of the link (autonegotiation) or

No.

>   is it self clocking?

It is self clocking.  The only time related tunable is hold_time
(which I think can have a reasonable default).

Tom
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