Re: [LARTC] esfq (was cbq.init)

[Stef Coene <stef.coene@docum.org>]

On Wednesday 23 April 2003 21:33, Nickola Kolev wrote:
> On Wed, 23 Apr 2003 21:14:34 +0200
> Stef Coene <stef.coene@docum.org> wrote:
>
> [ cut ]
>
> : Not stupid, but the wrong place.  This is not the cbq.init discussion
> : list. Howerver some remarks.  I think the esfq idea came from me.  You
> : can use if you know why.  So if you are not satisfied with cbq.init, try
> : to create your own script.
> :
> : You can have the sfq "problem" if you add mutliple users in the same
> : class. With the sfq qdisc, each stream (determined by src/dst and
> : port/ip-address) has the same opportunity to send something.  The esfq
> : qdisc can be configured to only use the src address to create the streams
> : so the each users  has his own little queue.  And so they have the same
> : chance to send something.
> :
> : Or you can create 1 class for each user.
> :
> : Stef
>
> [ cut ]
>
> In fact, Stef,
>
> I tried the esfq qdisc a few days ago, but I can't say
> I saw satisfied. Maybe I couldn't find the right values for
> limit/depth/divisor, but there were no fair links for the IPs I defined.
> For a 128 Kbit class, I added the necessary filter and a esfq qdisc, but
> the bandwidth was not shared equally. Two of four clients got 4 KB, and the
> rest got about 2,5KB download speed. Thery wew THE ONLY users, connected to
> that machine.
>
> So, I'm wondering if esfq is really working as it is supposed to do.
> Maybe Alexander Atanasov could enlighten me (us)?
I never tried the esfq qdisc myself.  I only noted it was there.  I also don't 
know if anyone else is using it.

Stef

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