| Message ID | 20230117221858.734596-1-jmaxwell37@gmail.com (mailing list archive) |
|---|---|
| State | Superseded |
| Delegated to: | Netdev Maintainers |
| Headers | show |
| Series | [net-next,v2] ipv6: Document that max_size sysctl is depreciated | expand |
On Wed, 18 Jan 2023 09:18:58 +1100 Jon Maxwell wrote: > Subject: [net-next v2] ipv6: Document that max_size sysctl is depreciated > > v2: use correct commit syntax. change log under the --- lines > Document that max_size is depreciated due to: > > af6d10345ca7 ("ipv6: remove max_size check inline with ipv4") ^ commit the word "commit" should be there before the hash > Signed-off-by: Jon Maxwell <jmaxwell37@gmail.com> > --- > Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst | 3 +++ > 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst > index 7fbd060d6047..edf1fcd10c5c 100644 > --- a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst > +++ b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst > @@ -156,6 +156,9 @@ route/max_size - INTEGER > From linux kernel 3.6 onwards, this is deprecated for ipv4 > as route cache is no longer used. > > + From linux kernel 6.2 onwards, this is deprecated for ipv6 6.2 or 6.3? 6.2 is what's currently in Linus's tree, net-next is 6.3 and the commit in the commit msg is in net-next only. > + as garbage collection manages cached route entries.
On Thu, Jan 19, 2023 at 3:38 PM Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> wrote: > > On Wed, 18 Jan 2023 09:18:58 +1100 Jon Maxwell wrote: > > Subject: [net-next v2] ipv6: Document that max_size sysctl is depreciated > > > > v2: use correct commit syntax. > > change log under the --- lines > > > Document that max_size is depreciated due to: > > > > af6d10345ca7 ("ipv6: remove max_size check inline with ipv4") > > ^ commit Okay I'll add that. > > the word "commit" should be there before the hash > > > Signed-off-by: Jon Maxwell <jmaxwell37@gmail.com> > > --- > > Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst | 3 +++ > > 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) > > > > diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst > > index 7fbd060d6047..edf1fcd10c5c 100644 > > --- a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst > > +++ b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst > > @@ -156,6 +156,9 @@ route/max_size - INTEGER > > From linux kernel 3.6 onwards, this is deprecated for ipv4 > > as route cache is no longer used. > > > > + From linux kernel 6.2 onwards, this is deprecated for ipv6 > > 6.2 or 6.3? 6.2 is what's currently in Linus's tree, net-next > is 6.3 and the commit in the commit msg is in net-next only. > I'll change this to 6.3. Regards Jon > > + as garbage collection manages cached route entries.
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst index 7fbd060d6047..edf1fcd10c5c 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst @@ -156,6 +156,9 @@ route/max_size - INTEGER From linux kernel 3.6 onwards, this is deprecated for ipv4 as route cache is no longer used. + From linux kernel 6.2 onwards, this is deprecated for ipv6 + as garbage collection manages cached route entries. + neigh/default/gc_thresh1 - INTEGER Minimum number of entries to keep. Garbage collector will not purge entries if there are fewer than this number.
v2: use correct commit syntax. Document that max_size is depreciated due to: af6d10345ca7 ("ipv6: remove max_size check inline with ipv4") Signed-off-by: Jon Maxwell <jmaxwell37@gmail.com> --- Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)