netdev - Re: [PATCH net] macvlan: allow to enqueue broadcast pkt on virtual device

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Date:	Fri, 19 Sep 2014 14:24:55 -0700
From:	Cong Wang <cwang@...pensource.com>
To:	Nicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dichtel@...nd.com>
Cc:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] macvlan: allow to enqueue broadcast pkt on virtual device

On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 1:08 AM, Nicolas Dichtel
<nicolas.dichtel@...nd.com> wrote:
> Since commit 412ca1550cbe ("macvlan: Move broadcasts into a work queue"), the
> driver uses tx_queue_len of the master device as the limit of packets enqueuing.
> Problem is that virtual drivers have this value set to 0, thus all broadcast
> packets were rejected.
> Because tx_queue_len was arbitrarily chosen, I replace it with a static limit
> of 1000 (also arbitrarily chosen).
>

Hmm, why not manually set this tx_queue_len to fix it?

At least fifo qdisc also uses tx_queue_len, and when you bond
you have to set it to non-zero.

I am not saying using this tx_queue_len is absolutely correct,
I am saying it may be expected to set tx_queue_len by yourself.
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