From: Matthias Tafelmeier <matthias.tafelme...@gmx.net>
Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2016 17:43:08 +0100
>
>> From: Matthias Tafelmeier <matthias.tafelme...@gmx.net>
>> Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2016 10:49:23 +0100
>>
>>> @@ -269,13 +269,21 @@ static struct ctl_table net_core_table[] = {
>>> .extra1 = &min_rcvbuf,
>>> },
>>> {
>>> - .procname = "dev_weight",
>>> - .data = &weight_p,
>>> + .procname = "dev_weight_rx",
>>> + .data = &weight_p_rx,
>> ...
>>> {
>>> + .procname = "dev_weight_tx",
>> Sysctls are user visible APIs. You cannot change them without
>> breaking userspace. You particularly cannot change the name of
>> the sysctl.
>
> What about leaving *dev_weight* in place for TX side as is and newly
> introducing a sysctl param
> *dev_weight_rx*. Though, am open to a better naming for the latter.
This changes behavior for existing users, you cannot do this.
