From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Christian Samsel Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] improve netem reorder flexibility Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:56:59 +0100 Message-ID: <200912181856.59901.csamsel@gmxpro.de> References: <1261142318-26249-1-git-send-email-christian.samsel@rwth-aachen.de> <20091218093240.64ca7d88@nehalam> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Cc: Stephen Hemminger To: Stephen Hemminger , netdev@vger.kernel.org Return-path: Received: from mta-1.ms.rz.RWTH-Aachen.DE ([134.130.7.72]:47046 "EHLO mta-1.ms.rz.rwth-aachen.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753884AbZLRR5H (ORCPT ); Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:57:07 -0500 Received: from ironport-out-2.rz.rwth-aachen.de ([134.130.5.41]) by mta-1.ms.rz.RWTH-Aachen.de (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 6.3-7.04 (built Sep 26 2008)) with ESMTP id <0KUV00ESA0J6PSC0@mta-1.ms.rz.RWTH-Aachen.de> for netdev@vger.kernel.org; Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:57:06 +0100 (CET) Received: from oxygen-mobile.localnet ([unknown] [80.135.53.190]) by relay-auth-2.ms.rz.rwth-aachen.de (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7.0-3.01 64bit (built Dec 9 2008)) with ESMTPA id <0KUV009E10IY6O10@relay-auth-2.ms.rz.rwth-aachen.de> for netdev@vger.kernel.org; Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:57:06 +0100 (CET) In-reply-to: <20091218093240.64ca7d88@nehalam> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Am Freitag, 18. Dezember 2009 18:32:40 schrieb Stephen Hemminger: > On Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:18:37 +0100 > > Christian Samsel wrote: > > This patch adds a new feature to netem: The newly introduced parameter > > reorderdelay TIME is the time a reordered packet is delayed. It can be > > used in a combination with delay TIME to enable netem to produce late > > packets, which is not possible in the standard netem / iproute2. In the > > standard version reordered packets are always sent immediately and > > therefore are always early packets. > > I like the idea but is it binary compatible with older kernels/ older > iproute2 utilities? > Thats a good point. I will test it. So far i think it should work.