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Re: [PATCH] IPv6: Sysctl for ICMPv6 Rate Limitation

To: YOSHIFUJI Hideaki / 吉藤英明 <yoshfuji@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] IPv6: Sysctl for ICMPv6 Rate Limitation
From: Pekka Savola <pekkas@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2002 08:59:16 +0300 (EEST)
Cc: usagi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx, <linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx>
In-reply-to: <20021024.145551.130454003.yoshfuji@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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On Thu, 24 Oct 2002, YOSHIFUJI Hideaki / [iso-2022-jp] 吉藤英明 wrote:
> In article <Pine.LNX.4.44.0210240847280.8872-100000@xxxxxxxxxx> (at Thu, 24 
> Oct 2002 08:50:25 +0300 (EEST)), Pekka Savola <pekkas@xxxxxxxxxx> says:
> 
> > > +icmp/*:
> > > +ratelimit - INTEGER
> > > + Limit the maximal rates for sending ICMPv6 packets.
> > > + 0 to disable any limiting, otherwise the maximal rate in jiffies(1)
> > > + Default: 100
> > > +
> > 
> > Does this rate-limit all ICMPv6 packets or just ICMPv6 error messages (as 
> > specified in ICMPv6 specifications).
> > 
> > If all, I believe the default of rate-limiting everything is unacceptable.
> 
> This patch just adds sysctl.  It is my documentation error...
> is s/ICMPv6 packets/ICMPv6 error packets/ ok?
> 
> (I need to do s/100/HZ/, too; This also lives in ICMP(v4)).

That change fine with me, thanks.

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Pekka Savola                 "Tell me of difficulties surmounted,
Netcore Oy                   not those you stumble over and fall"
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