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

From: Pekka Savola (pekkas@netcore.fi)
Date: Thu Oct 24 2002 - 00:59:16 EST

On Thu, 24 Oct 2002, YOSHIFUJI Hideaki / [iso-2022-jp] $B5HF#1QL@(B wrote:
> In article <Pine.LNX.4.44.0210240847280.8872-100000@netcore.fi> (at Thu, 24 Oct 2002 08:50:25 +0300 (EEST)), Pekka Savola <pekkas@netcore.fi> 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"
Systems. Networks. Security.  -- Robert Jordan: A Crown of Swords

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