netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] sctp: Namespacify checksum

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Message-ID: <525C9C8A.7030603@windriver.com>
Date:	Tue, 15 Oct 2013 09:38:18 +0800
From:	Fan Du <fan.du@...driver.com>
To:	Vlad Yasevich <vyasevich@...il.com>
CC:	<nhorman@...driver.com>, <davem@...emloft.net>,
	<netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] sctp: Namespacify checksum_disable



On 2013年10月14日 22:08, Vlad Yasevich wrote:
>
> Fan Du<fan.du@...driver.com>  wrote:
>
>> >SCTP CRC32-C checksum computing and verifying should be
>> >namespace-sensible,
>> >as each, e.g. tenant instance might need different checksum
>> >configuration for
>> >its requirement. So this patch enhance SCTP with this feature.
>> >
>> >Signed-off-by: Fan Du<fan.du@...driver.com>
> NACK.  We don't want that setting to be sysctl configurable.  It is only useful in very limited circumstances and is not really for production/everyday use.
>
> In fact, I am going to send in a patch that makes this module parameter read only in /sys.

Thanks for the background explanation, Vlad.

-- 
浮沉随浪只记今朝笑

--fan
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