From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sun, 28 Oct 2001 05:33:13 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sun, 28 Oct 2001 05:33:04 -0500 Received: from smtp.mailbox.co.uk ([195.82.125.32]:60598 "EHLO smtp.mailbox.net.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sun, 28 Oct 2001 05:32:44 -0500 Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2001 10:33:18 +0000 From: Russell King To: Linux Kernel List Subject: Patch: mark CSZ packet scheduling algorithm experimental Message-ID: <20011028103318.A21147@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi, The Configure.help entry for the CSZ packet scheduling algorithm describes this code as: Note: this scheduler is currently broken. Unfortunately, there isn't a description of _what_ is broken, and not having any experience of packet schedulers... 8) So, if this is no longer true, the comment should be removed from the help entry. If it is still true, the following patch might be appropriate: --- orig/Documentation/Configure.help Sat Oct 27 22:00:22 2001 +++ linux/Documentation/Configure.help Sun Oct 28 10:24:28 2001 @@ -9066,7 +9066,7 @@ whenever you want). If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read . -CSZ packet scheduler +CSZ packet scheduler (experimental) CONFIG_NET_SCH_CSZ Say Y here if you want to use the Clark-Shenker-Zhang (CSZ) packet scheduling algorithm for some of your network devices. At the --- orig/net/sched/Config.in Sat Jan 22 19:46:44 2000 +++ linux/net/sched/Config.in Sun Oct 28 10:24:57 2001 @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ define_bool CONFIG_NETLINK y define_bool CONFIG_RTNETLINK y tristate ' CBQ packet scheduler' CONFIG_NET_SCH_CBQ -tristate ' CSZ packet scheduler' CONFIG_NET_SCH_CSZ +dep_tristate ' CSZ packet scheduler (experimental)' CONFIG_NET_SCH_CSZ $CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL #tristate ' H-PFQ packet scheduler' CONFIG_NET_SCH_HPFQ #tristate ' H-FSC packet scheduler' CONFIG_NET_SCH_HFCS if [ "$CONFIG_ATM" = "y" ]; then -- Russell King (rmk@arm.linux.org.uk) The developer of ARM Linux http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/personal/aboutme.html