netdev - Re: [PATCH net 0/6] net/sched: Fix packet loops in mirred and netem

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Message-ID: <CAM_iQpWmiuOOUHHo0dnizjJDqU2KrLH8kWW1-zZXJD4UyJKXhw@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2026 11:35:29 -0800
From: Cong Wang <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>
To: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
Cc: Jamal Hadi Salim <jhs@...atatu.com>, davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com, 
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net 0/6] net/sched: Fix packet loops in mirred and netem

On Mon, Jan 12, 2026 at 10:20 PM Stephen Hemminger
<stephen@...workplumber.org> wrote:
> This is a complex patch series so I decided to get a second opinion using AI.
> It is worth reading (but not completely trusting). Review prompt is Chris Mason's
> Claude review prompts.

Please prompt your AI what's a symptom and what is the cause. :)

Infinite loop is a symptom, not cause. Fixing symptoms does not
make sense, it only covers out the root cause even deeper.

Regards,
Cong