Subject: Re: [PATCH] Rate should be u64 to avoid integer overflow at high speeds (>= ~35Gbit)

From: Chris Friesen <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2013 10:57:42 -0600

On 03/13/2013 09:34 AM, Stephen Hemminger wrote:

> As others have said the multiplier shift approach is a not a workable
> solution because it is likely to cause too many compatibility surprises.
> Older kernels would ignore the multiplier and therefore not give the users
> the effective rate they wanted.

How is that any different than ignoring the 64-bit value and not giving 
the effective rate they wanted?

Chris