linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] tcp: Expose the initial RTO via a new sysctl.

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Date:	Tue, 17 May 2011 10:01:31 +0200
From:	Alexander Zimmermann <alexander.zimmermann@...sys.rwth-aachen.de>
To:	Benoit Sigoure <tsunanet@...il.com>
Cc:	davem@...emloft.net, kuznet@....inr.ac.ru, pekkas@...core.fi,
	jmorris@...ei.org, yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org, kaber@...sh.net,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] tcp: Expose the initial RTO via a new sysctl.

Hi Benoit,

Am 17.05.2011 um 09:40 schrieb Benoit Sigoure:

> Instead of hardcoding the initial RTO to 3s and requiring
> the kernel to be recompiled to change it, expose it as a
> sysctl that can be tuned at runtime.  Leave the default
> value unchanged.
> 

regardless of netdev will accept this patch or not, the
upcoming initRTO is 1s. See
http://tools.ietf.org/id/draft-paxson-tcpm-rfc2988bis-02.txt

The draft is IESG approved and will become an RFC soon.

Alex

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