Re: [PATCH net-next] net: core: Namespace-ify sysctl_wmem_default and sysctl_rmem_default

[Christian Brauner]

On Sun, Jan 17, 2021 at 06:23:19PM +0800, menglong8.dong@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> From: Menglong Dong <dong.menglong@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> For now, sysctl_wmem_default and sysctl_rmem_default are globally
> unified. It's not convenient in some case. For example, when we
> use docker and try to control the default udp socket receive buffer
> for each container.
> 
> For that reason, make sysctl_wmem_default and sysctl_rmem_default
> per-namespace.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Menglong Dong <dong.menglong@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---

Hey Menglong,

I was about to review the two patches you sent:

1. [PATCH net-next] net: core: Namespace-ify sysctl_rmem_max and sysctl_wmem_max
   https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20210117104743.217194-1-dong.menglong@xxxxxxxxxx
2. [PATCH net-next] net: core: Namespace-ify sysctl_wmem_default and sysctl_rmem_default
   https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20210117102319.193756-1-dong.menglong@xxxxxxxxxx

and I had to spend some time figuring out that 2. is dependent on 1. I
first thought I got the base wrong.

I'd suggest you resend both patches as a part of a single series with a
cover letter mentioning the goal and use-case for these changes and also
pass --base=<base-commit>
when creating the patch series which makes it way easier to figure out
what to apply it to when wanting to review a series in the larger
context of a tree.

Thanks!
Christian