[v3] ipv6: Document that max_size sysctl is depreciated

[net-next v3] ipv6: Document that max_size sysctl is depreciated

Posted by Jon Maxwell 2 years, 7 months ago

v3: Change kernel version from 6.2 to 6.3. Add "commit" in front of hash.

Document that max_size is depreciated due to:

commit af6d10345ca7 ("ipv6: remove max_size check inline with ipv4")

Signed-off-by: Jon Maxwell <jmaxwell37@gmail.com>
---
 Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst
index 7fbd060d6047..4cc2fab58dea 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst
+++ b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst
@@ -156,6 +156,9 @@ route/max_size - INTEGER
 	From linux kernel 3.6 onwards, this is deprecated for ipv4
 	as route cache is no longer used.
 
+	From linux kernel 6.3 onwards, this is deprecated for ipv6
+	as garbage collection manages cached route entries.
+
 neigh/default/gc_thresh1 - INTEGER
 	Minimum number of entries to keep.  Garbage collector will not
 	purge entries if there are fewer than this number.
-- 
2.31.1

Re: [net-next v3] ipv6: Document that max_size sysctl is depreciated

Posted by Edward Cree 2 years, 7 months ago

On 19/01/2023 22:40, Jon Maxwell wrote:
> v3: Change kernel version from 6.2 to 6.3. Add "commit" in front of hash.
> 
> Document that max_size is depreciated due to:

typo: deprecated (also in Subject line).

> 
> commit af6d10345ca7 ("ipv6: remove max_size check inline with ipv4")
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jon Maxwell <jmaxwell37@gmail.com>
> ---
>  Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst | 3 +++
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst
> index 7fbd060d6047..4cc2fab58dea 100644
> --- a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst
> @@ -156,6 +156,9 @@ route/max_size - INTEGER
>  	From linux kernel 3.6 onwards, this is deprecated for ipv4
>  	as route cache is no longer used.
>  
> +	From linux kernel 6.3 onwards, this is deprecated for ipv6
> +	as garbage collection manages cached route entries.
> +
>  neigh/default/gc_thresh1 - INTEGER
>  	Minimum number of entries to keep.  Garbage collector will not
>  	purge entries if there are fewer than this number.
>