netdev - Re: [PATCH net] Documentation: networking: Add a caveat to nexthop_compat

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Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2024 02:40:34 +0000
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To: Petr Machata <petrm@...dia.com>
Cc: davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com, kuba@...nel.org,
 pabeni@...hat.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org, horms@...nel.org, corbet@....net,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net] Documentation: networking: Add a caveat to
 nexthop_compat_mode sysctl

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>:

On Mon, 9 Dec 2024 12:05:31 +0100 you wrote:
> net.ipv4.nexthop_compat_mode was added when nexthop objects were added to
> provide the view of nexthop objects through the usual lens of the route
> UAPI. As nexthop objects evolved, the information provided through this
> lens became incomplete. For example, details of resilient nexthop groups
> are obviously omitted.
> 
> Now that 16-bit nexthop group weights are a thing, the 8-bit UAPI cannot
> convey the >8-bit weight accurately. Instead of inventing workarounds for
> an obsolete interface, just document the expectations of inaccuracy.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net] Documentation: networking: Add a caveat to nexthop_compat_mode sysctl
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/bbe4b41259a3

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