From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from smtp.kernel.org (aws-us-west-2-korg-mail-1.web.codeaurora.org [10.30.226.201]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.subspace.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 73F851FCF68 for ; Wed, 11 Dec 2024 02:40:19 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; arc=none smtp.client-ip=10.30.226.201 ARC-Seal:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1733884821; cv=none; b=sKeo1XA5wSAD27d4VhGlk12D4/NoWAnhgYKDe1sOLtb2rDPFalCpHsKk0WGLJ+5ZuV668S3zfCRAEvuB0YojChLLygrgOoLmT73Z3OwlrFcNlBT9cY5KBh7cG/1bGcU0aUuL4PSMkEcggEGp9+yQToX6UK5u8/2mXnfwz9FmfyA= ARC-Message-Signature:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1733884821; c=relaxed/simple; bh=QhIyE5+cWXzDZfFq9ae1FEUk+Ljig84qLcMfApSj/pE=; h=Content-Type:MIME-Version:Subject:From:Message-Id:Date:References: In-Reply-To:To:Cc; b=LsG9PO8YX2OBmxIHi5//BuG5BIY1S8/Da1tL/faxlINp6gPcaUcL1Q/6Q5oYArdMwGHGT4j1Q9SYdP0s1BSkupTQHodc7Ycw6xWaukTsMm7RaY8EPvzjBlNPp2tSy7a7V2dd5LkieD87IHb3w1yfR5U5FI0VmTDHD9mkPySEcPM= ARC-Authentication-Results:i=1; smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=kernel.org header.i=@kernel.org header.b=dgOZ+xit; arc=none smtp.client-ip=10.30.226.201 Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=kernel.org header.i=@kernel.org header.b="dgOZ+xit" Received: by smtp.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id D6B59C4CEDF; Wed, 11 Dec 2024 02:40:18 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=kernel.org; s=k20201202; t=1733884818; bh=QhIyE5+cWXzDZfFq9ae1FEUk+Ljig84qLcMfApSj/pE=; h=Subject:From:Date:References:In-Reply-To:To:Cc:From; b=dgOZ+xit3KlG52p/cDgrxvNhNW9DeVjcXF0EZFr3TO2E8IiQqv2zOoV3jz3pmUJ/l gJZXz/iFi2c9XCJbFCUmJQY8vFdU9vIsByh5c1OJR4Gxhk8FzvMYgCn5xqi+dBbK2k 5NDf7gDk0DxEk8JPV4UV7kVmCDoOGgnLrX3MPqbcfO6/X4pSiAdNc8HqJGB1LysOwG AnDWzyvHnJnHplLSiw6jpQcTNRdv+uCz5U8Mk/am6eNzHvFyJeC38FFBWHPgpPd8S+ s4xXi/JK0NXREdxwStnR5hxAuzKVRTUI7nRQ9ffBCAb/5wYE6CFN5uk68MSSZ7xDJ0 o0nco6leL7WrA== Received: from [10.30.226.235] (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by aws-us-west-2-korg-oddjob-rhel9-1.codeaurora.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EB10C380A954; Wed, 11 Dec 2024 02:40:35 +0000 (UTC) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: netdev@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Subject: Re: [PATCH net] Documentation: networking: Add a caveat to nexthop_compat_mode sysctl From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@kernel.org Message-Id: <173388483476.1093253.6837492627677564205.git-patchwork-notify@kernel.org> Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2024 02:40:34 +0000 References: In-Reply-To: To: Petr Machata Cc: davem@davemloft.net, edumazet@google.com, kuba@kernel.org, pabeni@redhat.com, netdev@vger.kernel.org, horms@kernel.org, corbet@lwn.net, dsahern@kernel.org, przemyslaw.kitszel@intel.com, mlxsw@nvidia.com Hello: This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (main) by Jakub Kicinski : 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 You are awesome, thank you! -- Deet-doot-dot, I am a bot. https://korg.docs.kernel.org/patchwork/pwbot.html