From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>
Subject: Re: Fwd: in-driver QoS
Date: Mon, 07 Jun 2004 15:38:23 -0400
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Vladimir Kondratiev wrote:
> skb->priority help determining Tx queue, but fundamental problem is with
> single Tx queue from network stack. Any smart queuing/scheduling etc. made by
> driver, will render useless while network stack provides single Tx queue.


The packet schedulers already have multiple queues, why isn't the packet 
scheduling framework sufficient?

Who cares if there is a single TX "delivery point" to the driver, as 
long as the driver knows how to differentiate queues.

	Jeff