netdev - RE: [PATCH 1/1] net: sctp: dynamically enable or disable pf state

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Message-ID: <063D6719AE5E284EB5DD2968C1650D6D1CBEC9E2@AcuExch.aculab.com>
Date:	Mon, 14 Dec 2015 09:53:58 +0000
From:	David Laight <David.Laight@...LAB.COM>
To:	"'zyjzyj2000@...il.com'" <zyjzyj2000@...il.com>,
	"vyasevich@...il.com" <vyasevich@...il.com>,
	"nhorman@...driver.com" <nhorman@...driver.com>,
	"linux-sctp@...r.kernel.org" <linux-sctp@...r.kernel.org>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"alexandre.dietsch@...driver.com" <alexandre.dietsch@...driver.com>,
	"stefan.costandache@...driver.com" <stefan.costandache@...driver.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 1/1] net: sctp: dynamically enable or disable pf state

From: zyjzyj2000@...il.com
> Sent: 11 December 2015 09:06
...
> +pf_enable - INTEGER
> +	Enable or disable pf state. A value of pf_retrans > path_max_retrans
> +	also disables pf state. That is, one of both pf_enable and
> +	pf_retrans > path_max_retrans can disable pf state. Since pf_retrans
> +	and path_max_retrans can be changed by userspace application, sometimes
> +	user expects to disable pf state by the value of
> +	pf_retrans > path_max_retrans, but ocassionally the value of pf_retrans
> +	or path_max_retrans is changed by the user application, this pf state is
> +	enabled. As such, it is necessary to add this to dynamically enable
> +	and disable pf state.
> +
> +	1: Enable pf.
> +
> +	0: Disable pf.
> +
> +	Default: 1

You ought to say what 'pf' is short for.

	David

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