Re: [PATCH] packet: Use symmetric hash for PACKET_FANOUT_HASH.
From: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Date: 2016-07-01 21:08:20
From: Tom Herbert <redacted> Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2016 13:52:58 -0700
Why are symmetric hashes required?
Because they want load balancing, such that one flow only can overrun one single socket not all of the ones in the fanout. Every single user of AF_PACKET fanout wants this behavior.