<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Question RE Buffer Bloat &#x2F; FQ-Codel Setup]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">Sorry for the "noobish" question, but I'm not a network engineer and am setting things up a bit "paint by numbers' - I have a general understanding of what is going on, but I don't have deep knowledge.<br />
<strong>Edit:</strong><br />
I wanted to mention I did see: https://forum.netgate.com/topic/112527/playing-with-fq_codel-in-2-4/569 -- but I didn't understand most of it.  I gather there is some FreeBSD development still to be done in that area/bug fixes.  At the moment I don't have time to dig deeper, so I'm just looking to find out if these messages are important or can be safely ignored?</p>
<p dir="auto">I followed Tom Lawrence's tutorial on setting up FQ-Codel to correct buffer bloat ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXqExAALzR8 )</p>
<p dir="auto">I'm on a cable connection - nominal 500Down/20Up.  Before FQ-Codel I was often getting 10-15% higher numbers from dslreports, but with bad buffer bloat.  Now I'm getting results that look like this pretty consistently:<img src="/assets/uploads/files/1545417774000-adb5cef1-9594-4021-b157-361e463234e2-image.png" alt="0_1545417773765_adb5cef1-9594-4021-b157-361e463234e2-image.png" class=" img-fluid img-markdown" /><br />
So it appears as if I've got things working.</p>
<p dir="auto">I am periodically getting bursts of these message showing up in my logs: (sometimes just one - never seen more than 4)</p>
<pre><code class="language-java">config_aqm Unable to configure flowset, flowset busy!
config_aqm Unable to configure flowset, flowset busy!
config_aqm Unable to configure flowset, flowset busy!
config_aqm Unable to configure flowset, flowset busy!
</code></pre>
<p dir="auto"><strong>Is this an indication of upstream network congestion, or that I have FQ-Codel improperly configured?</strong></p>
<p dir="auto">Here's the contents of /tmp/rules.limiter</p>
<pre><code class="language-java">pipe 1 config  bw 500Mb queue 3000 codel target 5ms interval 100ms ecn
sched 1 config pipe 1 type fq_codel target 5ms interval 100ms quantum 1514 limit 10240 flows 1024 ecn
queue 1 config pipe 1 codel target 0ms interval 0ms ecn


pipe 2 config  bw 20Mb queue 500 codel target 5ms interval 100ms ecn
sched 2 config pipe 2 type fq_codel target 5ms interval 100ms quantum 1514 limit 10240 flows 1024 ecn
queue 2 config pipe 2 codel target 5ms interval 100ms ecn
</code></pre>
<p dir="auto">Only thing I played with was queue -- 3000 Down/500Up seemed to yield consistent results--but I really wasn't sure what I was doing.</p>
<p dir="auto"><strong>Do these messages indicate I should make some adjustments, or should I take the approach don't try to fix what isn't broken?</strong></p>
<p dir="auto">Thanks in advance for any suggestions/input.</p>
<p dir="auto"><strong>Aside:</strong><br />
(Sorry for the noobish question, but It's really hard to find good information that is at the right level - stuff is way too basic or way too complicated.<br />
Since I'm applying enterprise grade techniques to a residential network I don't need / want to wade though all the stuff about load balancers, redundant routers, failover etc, since I am never likely to see any of that technology and won't remember it anyway due to lack of use, and if I have to skip though another "this is binary/IPv4 subnetting" I'm going to vomit!  Any suggestions on how to get what I need in an efficient would also be appreciated. )</p>
]]></description><link>https://forum.netgate.com/topic/138964/question-re-buffer-bloat-fq-codel-setup</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 07:14:24 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://forum.netgate.com/topic/138964.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2018 19:10:36 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Question RE Buffer Bloat &#x2F; FQ-Codel Setup on Sat, 29 Dec 2018 18:26:16 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/cwagz">@<bdi>cwagz</bdi></a> said in <a href="/post/813129">Question RE Buffer Bloat / FQ-Codel Setup</a>:</p>
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<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/guardian">@<bdi>guardian</bdi></a><br />
Use uptownvagrants setup from the “Playing with FQ_codel” thread. The message will go away.</p>
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<p dir="auto">https://forum.netgate.com/topic/112527/playing-with-fq_codel-in-2-4/815</p>
]]></description><link>https://forum.netgate.com/post/814091</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.netgate.com/post/814091</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[perlenbacher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 29 Dec 2018 18:26:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Question RE Buffer Bloat &#x2F; FQ-Codel Setup on Sun, 23 Dec 2018 23:48:13 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/guardian">@<bdi>guardian</bdi></a><br />
Use uptownvagrants setup from the “Playing with FQ_codel” thread. The message will go away.</p>
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