netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v3 1/2] ipv6: add sysctl_mld_qrv to configure query robustness variable

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Message-ID: <20140902185037.GH7909@t520.home>
Date:	Tue, 2 Sep 2014 15:50:37 -0300
From:	Flavio Leitner <fbl@...hat.com>
To:	Hannes Frederic Sowa <hannes@...essinduktion.org>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v3 1/2] ipv6: add sysctl_mld_qrv to configure
 query robustness variable

On Tue, Sep 02, 2014 at 03:49:25PM +0200, Hannes Frederic Sowa wrote:
> This patch adds a new sysctl_mld_qrv knob to configure the mldv1/v2 query
> robustness variable. It specifies how many retransmit of unsolicited mld
> retransmit should happen. Admins might want to tune this on lossy links.
> 
> Also reset mld state on interface down/up, so we pick up new sysctl
> settings during interface up event.
> 
> IPv6 certification requests this knob to be available.
> 
> I didn't make this knob netns specific, as it is mostly a setting in a
> physical environment and should be per host.
> 
> Cc: Flavio Leitner <fbl@...hat.com>
> Signed-off-by: Hannes Frederic Sowa <hannes@...essinduktion.org>
> ---

Thanks very much Hannes!

Acked-by: Flavio Leitner <fbl@...hat.com>

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