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List:       linux-kernel
Subject:    Re: Suggestion for /proc/net/dev: Additional field "Bandwidth"
From:       Matthias Welwarsky <matze () stud ! fbi ! fh-darmstadt ! de>
Date:       1998-11-07 16:53:35
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Alan Cox wrote:
> 
> > This is my suggestion: add a field Bandwidth (max bytes/sec) to
> > /proc/net/dev. It shouldn't be too hard (I guess), and it's a very
> > relevant attribute of an interface, especially when interfaces can
> > operate in both 100Mbit and 10Mbit.
> 
> Why does the kernel need to care. Surely bandwidth is something the user
> side should configure - in fact only user space (chat in paticular) knows
> the negotiated modem speed

for packet scheduling? for realtime protocols it might be quite handy to
know actually how long a packet needs to be shoven out of the
transmitter. not thinking of half duplex ethernet, of course.

Gruss,
	Matthias

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