Phil Sutter <p...@nwl.cc> wrote: > Signed-off-by: Phil Sutter <p...@nwl.cc> > --- > net/Kconfig | 12 ++++++++++++ > net/ethernet/eth.c | 2 +- > 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) > > diff --git a/net/Kconfig b/net/Kconfig > index 7021c1b..21c164f 100644 > --- a/net/Kconfig > +++ b/net/Kconfig > @@ -48,6 +48,18 @@ config COMPAT_NETLINK_MESSAGES > config NET_INGRESS > bool > > +config DEFAULT_TX_QUEUE_LEN > + prompt "Default TX queue length (in packets)" if EXPERT > + int > + default 1000 # Ethernet wants good queues > + help > + Set the default value of tx_queue_len for newly created network > + interfaces. It is used by queueing disciplines to determine how many > + packets to keep in backlog before starting to drop new ones. > + > + The default value of 1000 packets is there for a very long time and > + in combination with GSO way too big. > +
I can't see how this could be used in a meaningful way. No distro is going to touch this. I don't think sysctl value would help either. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
