netdev - Re: qstats update in packet scheduling

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Date:	Mon, 24 Nov 2014 13:17:01 -0500
From:	Josh Clark <jcinma@...il.com>
To:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Cc:	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: qstats update in packet scheduling

On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 12:31 PM, Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 2014-11-24 at 12:06 -0500, Josh Clark wrote:
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> I'm working on a research project to add some extra functionality to
>> RED. Right now, I'm tracking qstats to look at the factors that RED
>> uses to calculate marking probability. Using standard RED with printk
>> debug statements, I'm seeing that there are some drops, but no change
>> in qlen or backlog when I send 12Mbps through a 10Mbps link.
>>
>> Does RED use some other means to update qstats and track backlog, or
>> do I need to change how I'm sending the test traffic though?
>
> With steady traffic, there is no reason qlen should vary.
>
> It should reach some equilibrium as well.
>
But I'm seeing no change at all in qlen. qlen and backlog are both
zero, which results in zero qavg, meaning I can't test the RED
functionality at all.
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