Re: [PATCH] net/sched: choke: trim backlog when the limit shrinks

[Eric Dumazet]

On Mon, Jun 8, 2026 at 5:10 PM Samuel Moelius
<sam.moelius@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> CHOKE accepts a new packet limit that is smaller than the current queue
> length without trimming the existing backlog.  The queue can remain
> above its hard limit until later enqueue and dequeue activity eventually
> brings it down.
>
> Userspace expects a reduced limit to take effect immediately.
>
> Drop excess packets when a configured CHOKE limit is reduced below the
> current queue length.
>
> Assisted-by: Codex:gpt-5.5-cyber-preview
> Signed-off-by: Samuel Moelius <sam.moelius@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

I think it is time you stop sending patches with questionable value.