Return-path: Received: from ey-out-2122.google.com ([74.125.78.26]:57849 "EHLO ey-out-2122.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753974Ab0A0HDK (ORCPT ); Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:03:10 -0500 To: Steven Blake Cc: David Miller , kaber@trash.net, netdev@vger.kernel.org, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Network QoS support in applications References: <87k4v5nuej.fsf@purkki.valot.fi> <4B5ED254.7010104@trash.net> <877hr5nkx0.fsf@purkki.valot.fi> <20100126.041610.226004766.davem@davemloft.net> <189614e81eab48b8189ee99236902df3@petri-meat.com> From: Kalle Valo Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:03:07 +0200 In-Reply-To: <189614e81eab48b8189ee99236902df3@petri-meat.com> (Steven Blake's message of "Tue\, 26 Jan 2010 10\:29\:20 -0500") Message-ID: <874om8m3mc.fsf@purkki.valot.fi> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Steven Blake writes: >> This is a local policy decision. >> >> There is no universal way of doing any of this, really. > > You are correct. However, RFC 4594 is an attempt to get applications and > network operators on the same page. There is no harm done if apps set DSCP > values in accordance with this RFC. Wow, this is great. Somehow I missed this, thank you very much. I will read it in detail now. DiffServ people should have written something like this from the beginning. -- Kalle Valo