On Thu, May 30, 2024 at 06:00:34PM -0700, Jakub Kicinski wrote: > On Wed, 29 May 2024 13:18:42 +0200 Petr Machata wrote: > > +fib_multipath_hash_seed - UNSIGNED INTEGER > > + The seed value used when calculating hash for multipath routes. Applies > > nits.. > > For RSS we call it key rather than seed, is calling it seed well > established for ECMP? I have only seen documentation where it is called "seed". Examples: Cumulus: https://docs.nvidia.com/networking-ethernet-software/cumulus-linux-59/Layer-3/Routing/Equal-Cost-Multipath-Load-Sharing/#unique-hash-seed Arista: https://arista.my.site.com/AristaCommunity/s/article/hashing-for-l2-port-channels-and-l3-ecmp Research from Fastly around load balancing (Section 6.3): https://www.usenix.org/system/files/conference/nsdi18/nsdi18-araujo.pdf
