> > I kinda see the logic here - we really don't need to queue as much > > if we can't possibly transmit it out quickly - but it seems to me > > we should also throw in some kind of limit that's relative to the > > amount of memory you have on the system? > > Yes, ideally. That goes for FQ-CoDel as well, BTW. LEDE currently > carries a patch for that which just changes the hard-coded default to > another hard-coded default. Not sure how to get a good value to use, > though; and deciding on how large a fraction of memory to use for > packets starts smelling an awful lot like setting policy in the > kernel, doesn't it? Yeah, I agree it does seem awkward. Perhaps we should instead pick a low limit and let users change it more easily (i.e. not debugfs)? I don't know a good answer to this either. johannes
