Re: [PATCH net v2] sched: sch_cake: add bounds checks to host bulk flow fairness counts

["Toke Høiland-Jørgensen" <toke@toke.dk>]

Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> writes:

> On Thu, 09 Jan 2025 17:08:14 +0100 Toke Høiland-Jørgensen wrote:
>> >> I guess I should have mentioned in the commit message that this was
>> >> deliberate. Since it seems you'll be editing that anyway (cf the above),
>> >> how about adding a paragraph like:
>> >> 
>> >>  As part of this change, the flow quantum calculation is consolidated
>> >>  into a helper function, which means that the dithering applied to the
>> >>  host load scaling is now applied both in the DRR rotation and when a
>> >>  sparse flow's quantum is first initiated. The only user-visible effect
>> >>  of this is that the maximum packet size that can be sent while a flow
>> >>  stays sparse will now vary with +/- one byte in some cases. This should
>> >>  not make a noticeable difference in practice, and thus it's not worth
>> >>  complicating the code to preserve the old behaviour.  
>> >
>> > It's in Jakub's hands now, possibly he could prefer a repost to reduce
>> > the maintainer's overhead.  
>> 
>> Alright, sure, I'll respin :)
>
> Hold on, I'll do it :)

Crossed streams, but thanks! :)

-Toke