netdev - Re: [Patch net-next 4/5] net_sched: forbid setting default qdisc to inappropriate ones

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Date:	Tue, 1 Sep 2015 23:26:32 -0700
From:	Cong Wang <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	Jamal Hadi Salim <jhs@...atatu.com>,
	Linux Kernel Network Developers <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
Subject: Re: [Patch net-next 4/5] net_sched: forbid setting default qdisc to
 inappropriate ones

On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 11:19 PM, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net> wrote:
> From: Cong Wang <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>
> Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2015 23:05:45 -0700
>
>> On Sun, Aug 30, 2015 at 12:07 PM, Jamal Hadi Salim <jhs@...atatu.com> wrote:
>>> On 08/28/15 19:20, David Miller wrote:
>>>
>>>> But HTB definitely should be allowed.
>>>
>>>
>>> Problem with most non-work conserving schedulers is what the meaning
>>> of default resources means; example, for HTB:
>>> What is the default bandwidth you allocate to a class of users?
>>
>> Exactly, that is why it has to need at least one parameter for bandwidth,
>> while default qdisc requires no parameter.
>
> Ok I'm convinced.

Ok, I will update the changelog to clarify this and resend.

Thanks.
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