From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-iw0-f171.google.com (mail-iw0-f171.google.com [209.85.214.171]) (using TLSv1 with cipher RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority" (verified OK)) by huchra.bufferbloat.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 514F8201A44 for ; Sun, 8 May 2011 01:25:07 -0700 (PDT) Received: by iwn8 with SMTP id 8so5595606iwn.16 for ; Sun, 08 May 2011 01:30:54 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=4bi5CAGATT8t8RPaDb1K1QTGIIFHxjNNw4I0YofqxWI=; b=V+Ead6a1PDIaJZvPM6zoflVcoFdj47f14CWFjl+H80iI4J4iyS6YarO2qnFBfbfufn hFfRnx2GnbHGASqE480xHjGBCEQpg9kO+fdoEx+yG/Euv0ZCXvJWxnU/eRUb81OYHYCc F5Nkx7i4b9FkjWlOZonnUejHCbqOq3D1WzUbc= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; b=JFg7S1zcrnWwEpU4wH1gz3kG2GfCrMtAWL40QQWDVPFGOZN8tjeAZgZsH6Rp0EHdpl o83KUi6yczOxUBCm7q2tKijtJVPAgVCbiKT6ZuB+Kik6FjI0CcgPAs7kWYdiau1DnO/6 Wtel8ShYfk3vMMIgzkGSxDv+uxtmyriH0/bwQ= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.231.92.206 with SMTP id s14mr3506711ibm.106.1304843453582; Sun, 08 May 2011 01:30:53 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.231.31.201 with HTTP; Sun, 8 May 2011 01:30:53 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sun, 8 May 2011 02:30:53 -0600 Message-ID: Subject: switch aware queueing? From: Dave Taht To: bloat-devel@lists.bufferbloat.net Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=bcaec543204a89cb8804a2bf8a18 X-BeenThere: bloat-devel@lists.bufferbloat.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: "Developers working on AQM, device drivers, and networking stacks" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 08 May 2011 08:25:07 -0000 --bcaec543204a89cb8804a2bf8a18 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable in poking into the details of the wndr3700v2, it appears to have an integrated rtl8366s switch. http://realtek.info/pdf/rtl8366s_8366sr_datasheet_vpre-1.4_20071022.pdf Among other things it has nearly a megabit for packet buffers, and support for port mirroring in the hardware. I was wondering several things: 0) How well supported are the cool features in this switch in Linux? 1) Could a qdisc gain access to the switches' internal tables and make better decisions as to what to send to the switch? 2) Does port mirroring work? (This could be useful with external analysis o= f ip streams from a separate box) --=20 Dave T=E4ht SKYPE: davetaht US Tel: 1-239-829-5608 http://the-edge.blogspot.com --bcaec543204a89cb8804a2bf8a18 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable in poking into the details of the wndr3700v2, it appears to have an integra= ted
rtl8366s switch.

http://realtek.info/p= df/rtl8366s_8366sr_datasheet_vpre-1.4_20071022.pdf

Among other things it has nearly a megabit for packet buffers, and supp= ort for port mirroring in the hardware.

I was wondering several thin= gs:

0) How well supported are the cool features in this switch in Li= nux?

1) Could a qdisc gain access to the switches' internal tables and m= ake better decisions as to what to send to the switch?

2) Does port= mirroring work? (This could be useful with external analysis of ip streams= from a separate box)

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Dave T=E4ht
SKYPE: davetaht
US Tel: 1-239-829-5608
http://the-edge.blog= spot.com
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