netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 1/7] net: dev: use kfree_skb_reason() for sch_handle

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Date:   Thu, 3 Mar 2022 20:25:39 -0800
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     menglong8.dong@...il.com
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 1/7] net: dev: use kfree_skb_reason() for
 sch_handle_egress()

On Fri,  4 Mar 2022 01:47:01 +0800 menglong8.dong@...il.com wrote:
> Replace kfree_skb() used in sch_handle_egress() with kfree_skb_reason().
> The drop reason SKB_DROP_REASON_QDISC_EGRESS is introduced. Considering
> the code path of qdisc egerss, we make it distinct with the drop reason
> of SKB_DROP_REASON_QDISC_DROP in the next commit.

I don't think this has much to do with Qdiscs, this is the TC
egress hook, it's more for filtering. Classful Qdisc like HTB 
will run its own classification. I think.

Maybe TC_EGRESS?