netdev - Re: Why do we prefer skb->priority to tc filters?

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Message-ID: <CAHA+R7Os6=uxTAYr=0ZrCKZpySNJ4QoT=mJa5daGJ_0zgD1Y7w@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Wed, 11 Mar 2015 11:08:44 -0700
From:	Cong Wang <cwang@...pensource.com>
To:	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:	Jamal Hadi Salim <jhs@...atatu.com>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: Why do we prefer skb->priority to tc filters?

On Wed, Mar 11, 2015 at 10:34 AM, Cong Wang <cwang@...pensource.com> wrote:
>
> Given that skb->priority can be specified in user-space, doesn't this
> mean some application can always override our rules specified by tc
> filters? I think we should always respect tc filters over any
> application setting.
>

Hmm, on the other hand, skb->priority can be changed in cgroup
too, in this case the current behavior seems correct. :-/ Interesting.
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