netdev - Re: [PATCH v2 -next] sched: remove NET_XMIT

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Date:	Sun, 12 Jun 2016 00:57:06 +0200
From:	Florian Westphal <fw@...len.de>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	fw@...len.de, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 -next] sched: remove NET_XMIT_POLICED

David Miller <davem@...emloft.net> wrote:
> From: Florian Westphal <fw@...len.de>
> Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2016 12:46:04 +0200
> 
> > sch_atm returns this when TC_ACT_SHOT classification occurs.
> > 
> > But all other schedulers that use tc_classify
> > (htb, hfsc, drr, fq_codel ...) return NET_XMIT_SUCCESS | __BYPASS
> > in this case so just do that in atm.
> 
> Yes, but it's been like this for two decades.
> 
> One of the points of my reply to the previous version of this
> patch is that indeed it is explicitly returned, intentionally.

But nothing evaluates it?

Only exception is pktgen which treats it line _CN and _DROP...

[ But I dont mind if you'd rather leave it alone, I just find it
  silly we have a NET_XMIT_ that has no clear meaning or use ]