Subject: negative ppsratecheck(9)
To: None <thorpej@zembu.com>
From: None <itojun@iijlab.net>
List: tech-kern
Date: 08/03/2000 02:03:48
>On Wed, Aug 02, 2000 at 03:24:12PM +0300, Jun-ichiro itojun Hagino wrote:
>
> > Modified Files:
> > syssrc/sys/kern: kern_time.c
> >
> > Log Message:
> > allow admins to disable pps rate limitation, by setting "maxpps"
> > parameter to negative value.
>
>Why a negative number? Why won't 0 work?
pps = 0 would mean "no packet is allowed in 1 second period",
which is totally opposite from "disable rate limitation".
so I picked negative number.
itojun