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Date:      Mon, 16 Feb 2015 22:26:54 +0300
From:      Gleb Smirnoff <glebius@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Julian Elischer <julian@freebsd.org>
Cc:        svn-src-head@freebsd.org, mav@FreeBSD.org, src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: svn commit: r278640 - head/sys/netgraph
Message-ID:  <20150216192653.GI15484@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <54E1D03A.2070904@freebsd.org>
References:  <201502122220.t1CMKY8t040498@svn.freebsd.org> <20150214000540.GI15484@FreeBSD.org> <54E1D03A.2070904@freebsd.org>

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On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 03:10:50AM -0800, Julian Elischer wrote:
J> On 2/13/15 4:05 PM, Gleb Smirnoff wrote:
J> >    Hi!
J> >
J> > On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 10:20:34PM +0000, Gleb Smirnoff wrote:
J> > T> Author: glebius
J> > T> Date: Thu Feb 12 22:20:34 2015
J> > T> New Revision: 278640
J> > T> URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/278640
J> > T>
J> > T> Log:
J> > T>   Revise default limit for maximum of netgraph data items.
J> > T>   With modern internet speeds the limit can be reached even
J> > T>   on a single L2TP link.
J> >
J> > Actually any ng_item of data type requires an mbuf to be connected
J> > to it, and thus I suggest to use mbuf limits to drive ng_item limits.
J> >
J> > If we got an item leak with mbufs being properly freed, then we've
J> > got a bug to fix, and any limit won't work in long run time. I never
J> > evidenced such a bug, but there complaints on hitting limit at
J> > traffic bursts. As said, with previous 512 item limit I experienced
J> > that even on a laptop.
J> >
J> > Any objections on removing the limit, guys?
J> maybe derived from it, but not the same number.
J> maybe change the systctl to define the relationship?

I guess you want to have ng_items limit smaller than mbuf limit?
How smaller?

What problem are we actually guarding against putting this limit?

-- 
Totus tuus, Glebius.



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