Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.6.25 2/4]S2io: Multiqueue network device support - FIFO selection based on L4 ports

From: Patrick McHardy <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:08:52 +0100

Ramkrishna Vepa wrote:
>> Sreenivasa Honnur wrote:
>>     
>>> - Resubmit #2
>>> - Transmit fifo selection based on TCP/UDP ports.
>>> - Added tx_steering_type loadable parameter for transmit fifo
>>>       
> selection.
>   
>>>   0x0 NO_STEERING: Default FIFO is selected.
>>>   0x1 TX_PRIORITY_STEERING: FIFO is selected based on skb->priority.
>>>   0x2 TX_DEFAULT_STEERING: FIFO is selected based on L4 Ports.
>>>
>>>       
>> Why duplicate the generic multiqueue classification?
>>     
> [Ram] Could you be more specific?
>   

The generic multiqueue support classifies packets by setting
skb->queue_mapping using qdisc classifiers, which is more
flexible and avoids using module parameters.