netdev - Re: [PATCH iproute2 net-next v4 5/6] tc: etf: Add documentation for skip-skb-check.

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Date:   Thu, 18 Jul 2019 11:36:41 -0600
From:   David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
To:     Vedang Patel <vedang.patel@...el.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     jhs@...atatu.com, xiyou.wangcong@...il.com, jiri@...nulli.us,
        stephen@...workplumber.org, vinicius.gomes@...el.com,
        leandro.maciel.dorileo@...el.com, jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com,
        m-karicheri2@...com
Subject: Re: [PATCH iproute2 net-next v4 5/6] tc: etf: Add documentation for
 skip-skb-check.

On 7/16/19 1:53 PM, Vedang Patel wrote:
> Document the newly added option (skip-skb-check) on the etf man-page.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Vedang Patel <vedang.patel@...el.com>
> ---
>  man/man8/tc-etf.8 | 10 ++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/man/man8/tc-etf.8 b/man/man8/tc-etf.8
> index 30a12de7d2c7..2e01a591dbaa 100644
> --- a/man/man8/tc-etf.8
> +++ b/man/man8/tc-etf.8
> @@ -106,6 +106,16 @@ referred to as "Launch Time" or "Time-Based Scheduling" by the
>  documentation of network interface controllers.
>  The default is for this option to be disabled.
>  
> +.TP
> +skip_skb_check

patch 1 adds skip_sock_check.

> +.br
> +.BR etf(8)
> +currently drops any packet which does not have a socket associated with it or
> +if the socket does not have SO_TXTIME socket option set. But, this will not
> +work if the launchtime is set by another entity inside the kernel (e.g. some
> +other Qdisc). Setting the skip_skb_check will skip checking for a socket
> +associated with the packet.
> +
>  .SH EXAMPLES
>  
>  ETF is used to enforce a Quality of Service. It controls when each
>