netdev - Re: [patch net-next v3 05/10] net: sched: move TC_H_MAJ macro call into tcf_auto

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Date:   Wed, 17 May 2017 08:47:47 -0400
From:   Jamal Hadi Salim <jhs@...atatu.com>
To:     Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>, Cong Wang <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>
Cc:     Linux Kernel Network Developers <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        David Ahern <dsa@...ulusnetworks.com>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>,
        Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>,
        Alexander Duyck <alexander.h.duyck@...el.com>,
        Simon Horman <simon.horman@...ronome.com>, mlxsw@...lanox.com
Subject: Re: [patch net-next v3 05/10] net: sched: move TC_H_MAJ macro call
 into tcf_auto_prio

On 17-05-17 01:47 AM, Jiri Pirko wrote:
> Wed, May 17, 2017 at 12:38:08AM CEST, xiyou.wangcong@...il.com wrote:

[..]
>>
>> tcf_auto_major_prio()?
>
> That makes no sense. prio is passed from user in upper 2 bytes (god
> knows why but that is how it is).

I am not sure it is any god's decision ;-> Unless you think the creator
of this semantic is a god which in some circles is blasphemy ;->

16 bits for prio: 16 bits for proto - what is the problem?

cheers,
jamal