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From: Thomas Graf <tgraf@infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC iproute2] sch_red: TC_RED_HARDDROP
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:29:10 -0500
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On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 09:25:49PM +0100, Eric Dumazet wrote:
> In 2005, TC_RED_HARDDROP kernel support was added to RED and GRED
> (commit bdc450a0bb1 [PKT_SCHED]: (G)RED: Introduce hard dropping), but
> current iproute2 doesnt have user land support.
> 
> Is there some patch waiting somewhere, or should we :
> 
> - Remove kernel support, since nobody uses it.
> 
> - Add iproute2 support.

I used it in a project which configured the GRED qdisc directly from
the application.

I thought I added iproute2 support back then but obviously must have
missed it or the patch got lost. I'll send a patch to Stephen.