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In-Reply-To: <199809211044.MAA02158@labinfo.iet.unipi.it> from "Luigi Rizzo <luigi@labinfo.iet.unipi.it>"
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Subject: Re: Packet/traffic shapper ?
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nuqneH,

It is the fact it is not flexible enough that disturbs me.
I definitely do not like the idea of patching every interface driver.

Luigi Rizzo <luigi@labinfo.iet.unipi.it> said :

> > Ok, it patches _all_ network interface drivers instead of working with
> > ip-level modules.. I definitely _do_not_want_ a thing like this to be
> > in my kernel..
> 
> ALTQ has to do this for the way it works. If you don't trust the code,
> fine, but then why would you trust other parts of the OS ?
> Or is it just the fact that it is not integrated with the source tree
> that disturbs you ?
> 
> 	cheers
> 	luigi
> 
> > > > ALTQ is damn ugly. I'd prefer to see something like dummynet interacting
> > > 
> > > Please be a little bit more specific with "ALTQ is damn ugly".
> 

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