netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] qdisc: allow setting default queuing discipline

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Date:	Thu, 29 Aug 2013 22:23:48 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	stephen@...workplumber.org
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] qdisc: allow setting default queuing
 discipline

From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2013 16:19:08 -0700

> By default, the pfifo_fast queue discipline has been used by default
> for all devices. But we have better choices now.
> 
> This patch allow setting the default queueing discipline with sysctl.
> This allows easy use of better queueing disciplines on all devices
> without having to use tc qdisc scripts. It is intended to allow
> an easy path for distributions to make fq_codel or sfq the default
> qdisc.
> 
> This patch also makes pfifo_fast more of a first class qdisc, since
> it is now possible to manually override the default and explicitly
> use pfifo_fast. The behavior for systems who do not use the sysctl
> is unchanged, they still get pfifo_fast
> 
> Also removes leftover random # in sysctl net core.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>

Applied, thanks Stpehen.
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