Re: Packet timestamps (was: Re: Network performance degradation from 2.6.11.12 to 2.6.16.20)

[Eric Dumazet]

On Tuesday 06 March 2007 14:25, Vladimir B. Savkin wrote:

>  	},
> +	{
> +		.ctl_name	= NET_CORE_ACCURATE_TIMESTAMPS,
> +		.procname	= "accurate_timestamps",
> +		.data		= &sysctl_accurate_timestamps,
> +		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
> +		.mode		= 0644,
> +		.proc_handler	= &proc_dointvec
> +	},
>  	{ .ctl_name = 0 }
>  };
>
>
> May I ask about integrating this or a similar solution for those
> like me who values routing performance (with bind9 running) over
> minor convinience of having tcpdump always display accurate
> timestamps?
>

Quite frankly I dont like this patch :

1) Fix applications, do not bloat kernel.

2) "accurate_timestamps" is misleading. 
	Should be "disable_timestamps" 

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