* [PATCH 1/1] update ip-sysctl.txt documentation
@ 2015-01-06 23:36 Ani Sinha
2015-01-07 10:11 ` David Laight
0 siblings, 1 reply; 7+ messages in thread
From: Ani Sinha @ 2015-01-06 23:36 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: corbet, davem, edumazet, linux-doc, linux-kernel, ani, P, netdev,
fruggeri
Update documentation to reflect the fact that
/proc/sys/net/ipv4/route/max_size is no longer used for ipv4.
Signed-off-by: Ani Sinha <ani@arista.com>
---
Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt | 6 ++++--
1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
index 9bffdfc..2a28261 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
@@ -64,8 +64,10 @@ fwmark_reflect - BOOLEAN
Default: 0
route/max_size - INTEGER
- Maximum number of routes allowed in the kernel. Increase
- this when using large numbers of interfaces and/or routes.
+ Post linux kernel 3.6, this is deprecated for ipv4 as route cache is no
+ longer used. For ipv6, this is used to limit the maximum number of ipv6
+ routes allowed in the kernel. Increase this when using large numbers of
+ interfaces and/or routes.
neigh/default/gc_thresh1 - INTEGER
Minimum number of entries to keep. Garbage collector will not
--
1.7.4.4
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* RE: [PATCH 1/1] update ip-sysctl.txt documentation
2015-01-06 23:36 [PATCH 1/1] update ip-sysctl.txt documentation Ani Sinha
@ 2015-01-07 10:11 ` David Laight
2015-01-07 23:46 ` Ani Sinha
0 siblings, 1 reply; 7+ messages in thread
From: David Laight @ 2015-01-07 10:11 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 'Ani Sinha',
corbet, davem, edumazet, linux-doc, linux-kernel, P, netdev,
fruggeri
From: Ani Sinha
> Update documentation to reflect the fact that
> /proc/sys/net/ipv4/route/max_size is no longer used for ipv4.
>
> Signed-off-by: Ani Sinha <ani@arista.com>
> ---
> Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt | 6 ++++--
> 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
> index 9bffdfc..2a28261 100644
> --- a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
> @@ -64,8 +64,10 @@ fwmark_reflect - BOOLEAN
> Default: 0
>
> route/max_size - INTEGER
> - Maximum number of routes allowed in the kernel. Increase
> - this when using large numbers of interfaces and/or routes.
> + Post linux kernel 3.6, this is deprecated for ipv4 as route cache is no
> + longer used. For ipv6, this is used to limit the maximum number of ipv6
> + routes allowed in the kernel. Increase this when using large numbers of
> + interfaces and/or routes.
Now imagine you are reading ip-sysctl.txt, the new text is all wrong.
Something like:
Limit on the size of the ip route caches.
Ignored for ipv4 after kernel 3.6 because the ipv4 route cache was removed.
Increase this when using large numbers of interfaces and/or routes.
would read better.
David
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* Re: [PATCH 1/1] update ip-sysctl.txt documentation
2015-01-07 10:11 ` David Laight
@ 2015-01-07 23:46 ` Ani Sinha
0 siblings, 0 replies; 7+ messages in thread
From: Ani Sinha @ 2015-01-07 23:46 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: David Laight
Cc: corbet, davem, edumazet, linux-doc, linux-kernel, P, netdev, fruggeri
On Wed, Jan 7, 2015 at 2:11 AM, David Laight <David.Laight@aculab.com> wrote:
> From: Ani Sinha
>> Update documentation to reflect the fact that
>> /proc/sys/net/ipv4/route/max_size is no longer used for ipv4.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Ani Sinha <ani@arista.com>
>> ---
>> Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt | 6 ++++--
>> 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
>> index 9bffdfc..2a28261 100644
>> --- a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
>> +++ b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
>> @@ -64,8 +64,10 @@ fwmark_reflect - BOOLEAN
>> Default: 0
>>
>> route/max_size - INTEGER
>> - Maximum number of routes allowed in the kernel. Increase
>> - this when using large numbers of interfaces and/or routes.
>> + Post linux kernel 3.6, this is deprecated for ipv4 as route cache is no
>> + longer used. For ipv6, this is used to limit the maximum number of ipv6
>> + routes allowed in the kernel. Increase this when using large numbers of
>> + interfaces and/or routes.
>
> Now imagine you are reading ip-sysctl.txt, the new text is all wrong.
> Something like:
> Limit on the size of the ip route caches.
> Ignored for ipv4 after kernel 3.6 because the ipv4 route cache was removed.
> Increase this when using large numbers of interfaces and/or routes.
> would read better.
Ok please take a look at my patch v2.
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* Re: [PATCH 1/1] update ip-sysctl.txt documentation
2015-01-06 22:40 ` David Miller
@ 2015-01-07 2:08 ` Ani Sinha
0 siblings, 0 replies; 7+ messages in thread
From: Ani Sinha @ 2015-01-07 2:08 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: David Miller
Cc: corbet, Eric Dumazet, linux-doc, linux-kernel,
Pádraig Brady, netdev, fruggeri
On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 2:40 PM, David Miller <davem@davemloft.net> wrote:
> From: Ani Sinha <ani@arista.com>
> Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2015 14:33:45 -0800
>
>> @@ -64,8 +64,10 @@ fwmark_reflect - BOOLEAN
>> Default: 0
>>
>> route/max_size - INTEGER
>> - Maximum number of routes allowed in the kernel. Increase
>> - this when using large numbers of interfaces and/or routes.
>> + Post linux kernel 3.6, this is depricated for ipv4 as route cache is no
>> + longer used. For ipv6, this is used to limit the maximum number of ipv6
>> + routes allowed in the kernel. Increase this when using large numbers of
>> + interfaces and/or routes.
>
> Please do not change the TABs into sequenes of space characters.
Fixed in the latest patch.
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* Re: [PATCH 1/1] update ip-sysctl.txt documentation
2015-01-06 22:33 Ani Sinha
@ 2015-01-06 22:40 ` David Miller
2015-01-07 2:08 ` Ani Sinha
0 siblings, 1 reply; 7+ messages in thread
From: David Miller @ 2015-01-06 22:40 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: ani; +Cc: corbet, edumazet, linux-doc, linux-kernel, P, netdev, fruggeri
From: Ani Sinha <ani@arista.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2015 14:33:45 -0800
> @@ -64,8 +64,10 @@ fwmark_reflect - BOOLEAN
> Default: 0
>
> route/max_size - INTEGER
> - Maximum number of routes allowed in the kernel. Increase
> - this when using large numbers of interfaces and/or routes.
> + Post linux kernel 3.6, this is depricated for ipv4 as route cache is no
> + longer used. For ipv6, this is used to limit the maximum number of ipv6
> + routes allowed in the kernel. Increase this when using large numbers of
> + interfaces and/or routes.
Please do not change the TABs into sequenes of space characters.
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* [PATCH 1/1] update ip-sysctl.txt documentation
@ 2015-01-06 22:33 Ani Sinha
2015-01-06 22:40 ` David Miller
0 siblings, 1 reply; 7+ messages in thread
From: Ani Sinha @ 2015-01-06 22:33 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: corbet, davem, edumazet, linux-doc, linux-kernel, ani, P, netdev,
fruggeri
Update documentation to reflect the fact that
/proc/sys/net/ipv4/route/max_size is no longer used for
ipv4.
Signed-off-by: Ani Sinha <ani@arista.com>
---
Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt | 6 ++++--
1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
index 9bffdfc..c8a7e37 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
@@ -64,8 +64,10 @@ fwmark_reflect - BOOLEAN
Default: 0
route/max_size - INTEGER
- Maximum number of routes allowed in the kernel. Increase
- this when using large numbers of interfaces and/or routes.
+ Post linux kernel 3.6, this is depricated for ipv4 as route cache is no
+ longer used. For ipv6, this is used to limit the maximum number of ipv6
+ routes allowed in the kernel. Increase this when using large numbers of
+ interfaces and/or routes.
neigh/default/gc_thresh1 - INTEGER
Minimum number of entries to keep. Garbage collector will not
--
1.7.4.4
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* [PATCH 1/1] update ip-sysctl.txt documentation
@ 2015-01-06 20:04 Ani Sinha
0 siblings, 0 replies; 7+ messages in thread
From: Ani Sinha @ 2015-01-06 20:04 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: corbet, davem, edumazet, linux-doc, linux-kernel, ani, P
Update documentation to reflect the fact that
/proc/sys/net/ipv4/route/max_size is no longer used for
ipv4.
Signed-off-by: Ani Sinha <ani@arista.com>
---
Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt | 6 ++++--
1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
index 9bffdfc..c8a7e37 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
@@ -64,8 +64,10 @@ fwmark_reflect - BOOLEAN
Default: 0
route/max_size - INTEGER
- Maximum number of routes allowed in the kernel. Increase
- this when using large numbers of interfaces and/or routes.
+ Post linux kernel 3.6, this is depricated for ipv4 as route cache is no
+ longer used. For ipv6, this is used to limit the maximum number of ipv6
+ routes allowed in the kernel. Increase this when using large numbers of
+ interfaces and/or routes.
neigh/default/gc_thresh1 - INTEGER
Minimum number of entries to keep. Garbage collector will not
--
1.7.4.4
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