Re: IFF_OACTIVE -- is it still relevant?

[Joerg Sonnenberger <joerg%bec.de@localhost>]

On Fri, Jan 17, 2020 at 02:19:24PM -0800, Jason Thorpe wrote:
> In some ways, I question the utility of IFF_OACTIVE .. at best, it
> avoids calling (*if_start)() if there are no transmit slots
> available... but that situation is something that (*if_start)()
> routines need to handle anyway.

That would be better served by an estimate of the number of open and
in-flight transmit slots, something a queueing discipline might care
for. As is, I see little reason for preserving IFF_OACTIVE in the
current form and would suggest to just drop it.

Joerg