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+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later */
+
+#ifndef _LINUX_DROPREASON_QDISC_H
+#define _LINUX_DROPREASON_QDISC_H
+#include <net/dropreason.h>
+
+#define DEFINE_QDISC_DROP_REASON(FN, FNe) \
+ FN(UNSPEC) \
+ FN(GENERIC) \
+ FN(OVERLIMIT) \
+ FN(CONGESTED) \
+ FN(MAXFLOWS) \
+ FN(FLOOD_PROTECTION) \
+ FN(BAND_LIMIT) \
+ FN(HORIZON_LIMIT) \
+ FN(FLOW_LIMIT) \
+ FN(L4S_STEP_NON_ECN) \
+ FNe(MAX)
+
+#undef FN
+#undef FNe
+#define FN(reason) QDISC_DROP_##reason,
+#define FNe(reason) QDISC_DROP_##reason
+
+/**
+ * enum qdisc_drop_reason - reason why a qdisc dropped a packet
+ *
+ * Qdisc-specific drop reasons for packet drops that occur within the
+ * traffic control (TC) queueing discipline layer. These reasons provide
+ * detailed diagnostics about why packets were dropped by various qdisc
+ * algorithms, enabling fine-grained monitoring and troubleshooting of
+ * queue behavior.
+ */
+enum qdisc_drop_reason {
+ /**
+ * @QDISC_DROP_UNSPEC: unspecified/invalid qdisc drop reason.
+ * Value 0 serves as analogous to SKB_NOT_DROPPED_YET for enum skb_drop_reason.
+ * Used for catching zero-initialized drop_reason fields.
+ */
+ QDISC_DROP_UNSPEC = 0,
+ /**
+ * @__QDISC_DROP_REASON: subsystem base value for qdisc drop reasons
+ */
+ __QDISC_DROP_REASON = SKB_DROP_REASON_SUBSYS_QDISC <<
+ SKB_DROP_REASON_SUBSYS_SHIFT,
+ /**
+ * @QDISC_DROP_GENERIC: generic/default qdisc drop, used when no
+ * more specific reason applies
+ */
+ QDISC_DROP_GENERIC,
+ /**
+ * @QDISC_DROP_OVERLIMIT: packet dropped because the qdisc queue
+ * length exceeded its configured limit (sch->limit). This typically
+ * indicates the queue is full and cannot accept more packets.
+ */
+ QDISC_DROP_OVERLIMIT,
+ /**
+ * @QDISC_DROP_CONGESTED: packet dropped due to active congestion
+ * control algorithms (e.g., CoDel, PIE, RED) detecting network
+ * congestion. The qdisc proactively dropped the packet to signal
+ * congestion to the sender and prevent bufferbloat.
+ */
+ QDISC_DROP_CONGESTED,
+ /**
+ * @QDISC_DROP_MAXFLOWS: packet dropped because the qdisc's flow
+ * tracking table is full and no free slots are available to allocate
+ * for a new flow. This indicates flow table exhaustion in flow-based
+ * qdiscs that maintain per-flow state (e.g., SFQ).
+ */
+ QDISC_DROP_MAXFLOWS,
+ /**
+ * @QDISC_DROP_FLOOD_PROTECTION: packet dropped by flood protection
+ * mechanism detecting unresponsive flows (potential DoS/flood).
+ * Used by qdiscs implementing probabilistic drop algorithms like
+ * BLUE (e.g., CAKE's Cobalt AQM).
+ */
+ QDISC_DROP_FLOOD_PROTECTION,
+ /**
+ * @QDISC_DROP_BAND_LIMIT: packet dropped because the priority band's
+ * limit was reached. Used by qdiscs with priority bands that have
+ * per-band packet limits (e.g., FQ).
+ */
+ QDISC_DROP_BAND_LIMIT,
+ /**
+ * @QDISC_DROP_HORIZON_LIMIT: packet dropped because its timestamp
+ * is too far in the future (beyond the configured horizon).
+ * Used by qdiscs with time-based scheduling (e.g., FQ).
+ */
+ QDISC_DROP_HORIZON_LIMIT,
+ /**
+ * @QDISC_DROP_FLOW_LIMIT: packet dropped because an individual flow
+ * exceeded its per-flow packet/depth limit. Used by FQ and SFQ qdiscs
+ * to enforce per-flow fairness and prevent a single flow from
+ * monopolizing queue resources.
+ */
+ QDISC_DROP_FLOW_LIMIT,
+ /**
+ * @QDISC_DROP_L4S_STEP_NON_ECN: DualPI2 qdisc dropped a non-ECN-capable
+ * packet because the L4S queue delay exceeded the step threshold.
+ * Since the packet cannot be ECN-marked, it must be dropped to signal
+ * congestion. See RFC 9332 for the DualQ Coupled AQM step mechanism.
+ */
+ QDISC_DROP_L4S_STEP_NON_ECN,
+ /**
+ * @QDISC_DROP_MAX: the maximum of qdisc drop reasons, which
+ * shouldn't be used as a real 'reason' - only for tracing code gen
+ */
+ QDISC_DROP_MAX,
+};
+
+#undef FN
+#undef FNe
+
+#endif