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However, cake_enqueue still returns\nNET_XMIT_SUCCESS, causing htb_enqueue to call htb_activate with an\nempty child qdisc. We should return NET_XMIT_CN when packets are\ndropped from the same tin and flow.\n\nI do not believe return value of NET_XMIT_CN is necessary for packet\ndrops in the case of ack filtering, as that is meant to optimize\nperformance, not to signal 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