Re: [PATCH net-next v5 0/5] veth: add Byte Queue Limits (BQL) support

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Hello:

This series was applied to netdev/net.git (main)
by Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>:

On Tue,  5 May 2026 15:21:52 +0200 you wrote:
> From: Jesper Dangaard Brouer <hawk@kernel.org>
> 
> This series adds BQL (Byte Queue Limits) to the veth driver, reducing
> latency by dynamically limiting in-flight packets in the ptr_ring and
> moving buffering into the qdisc where AQM algorithms can act on it.
> 
> Problem:
>   veth's 256-entry ptr_ring acts as a "dark buffer" -- packets queued
>   there are invisible to the qdisc's AQM.  Under load, the ring fills
>   completely (DRV_XOFF backpressure), adding up to 256 packets of
>   unmanaged latency before the qdisc even sees congestion.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next,v5,1/5] veth: fix OOB txq access in veth_poll() with asymmetric queue counts
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/08f566e8f83b
  - [net-next,v5,2/5] net: add dev->bql flag to allow BQL sysfs for IFF_NO_QUEUE devices
    (no matching commit)
  - [net-next,v5,3/5] veth: implement Byte Queue Limits (BQL) for latency reduction
    (no matching commit)
  - [net-next,v5,4/5] veth: add tx_timeout watchdog as BQL safety net
    (no matching commit)
  - [net-next,v5,5/5] net: sched: add timeout count to NETDEV WATCHDOG message
    (no matching commit)

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