netdev - Re: RFC [PATCH 0/3] TCP_DEFER

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Date:	Sat, 01 Mar 2008 11:41:19 +0100
From:	Eric Dumazet <dada1@...mosbay.com>
To:	Patrick McManus <mcmanus@...ksong.com>
CC:	Netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: RFC [PATCH 0/3] TCP_DEFER_ACCEPT updates

Patrick McManus a écrit :
> Hello,
> 
> I have a few patches to try and improve the TCP_DEFER_ACCEPT
> implementation. The first two are simple, the third is ante for a
> discussion on how this should really be implemented.
> 
> Patch 1 : timeout values could not be less than allowed by the max
> syn-recv queue size algorithms. This was not simply a matter of rounding
> up to the next syn-ack retransmit time, it was enforcing at least 5
> retransmits on a non-loaded machine even if the timeout (expressed by
> the API in seconds) was set to 1.
> 
> Patch 2 : a socket that has completed its handshake but which is waiting
> for the first data packet was retransmitting its syn-ack during that
> period. This patch suppresses that transmission.
> 
> Patch 3 : move the connected (and TCP_DEFER'd) socket to ESTABLISHED
> after the handshake, but defer placing it in the accept queue until some
> data arrives. 
> 
> RFC?
> 

I like your patches Patrick :)

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