netdev - Re: [PATCH iproute2] htb: report overhead attribute

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Message-ID: <1370274962.24311.156.camel@edumazet-glaptop>
Date:	Mon, 03 Jun 2013 08:56:02 -0700
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	Rick Jones <rick.jones2@...com>
Cc:	Jesper Dangaard Brouer <brouer@...hat.com>,
	Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>,
	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH iproute2] htb: report overhead attribute

On Mon, 2013-06-03 at 08:45 -0700, Rick Jones wrote:

> Is it (still) possible to have a negative overhead?
> 
> http://www.linksysinfo.org/index.php?threads/speedmod-with-tc-atm-qos-patch-for-adsl.31541/

overhead always has been unsigned in the kernel.

What you describe is a userland hack in tc command.

(or a bug)


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