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Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2009 15:42:13 +0100 From: Gerrit Renker <gerrit@....abdn.ac.uk> To: dccp@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org Subject: dccp test tree [RFC/RFT] [Patch 1/3] dccp: minor Kconfig cosmetics dccp ccid-3: Reformat Kconfig option for RTO timeout Apart from fixing indenting, it also updates the references (RFC 5348 has replaced RFC 3448). Signed-off-by: Gerrit Renker <gerrit@....abdn.ac.uk> --- net/dccp/ccids/Kconfig | 58 ++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------- 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-) --- a/net/dccp/ccids/Kconfig +++ b/net/dccp/ccids/Kconfig @@ -48,35 +48,35 @@ config IP_DCCP_CCID3_DEBUG If in doubt, say N. config IP_DCCP_CCID3_RTO - int "Use higher bound for nofeedback timer" - default 100 - depends on IP_DCCP_CCID3 && EXPERIMENTAL - ---help--- - Use higher lower bound for nofeedback timer expiration. - - The TFRC nofeedback timer normally expires after the maximum of 4 - RTTs and twice the current send interval (RFC 3448, 4.3). On LANs - with a small RTT this can mean a high processing load and reduced - performance, since then the nofeedback timer is triggered very - frequently. - - This option enables to set a higher lower bound for the nofeedback - value. Values in units of milliseconds can be set here. - - A value of 0 disables this feature by enforcing the value specified - in RFC 3448. The following values have been suggested as bounds for - experimental use: - * 16-20ms to match the typical multimedia inter-frame interval - * 100ms as a reasonable compromise [default] - * 1000ms corresponds to the lower TCP RTO bound (RFC 2988, 2.4) - - The default of 100ms is a compromise between a large value for - efficient DCCP implementations, and a small value to avoid disrupting - the network in times of congestion. - - The purpose of the nofeedback timer is to slow DCCP down when there - is serious network congestion: experimenting with larger values should - therefore not be performed on WANs. + int "Use higher bound for nofeedback timer" + default 100 + depends on IP_DCCP_CCID3 + ---help--- + Use higher lower bound for nofeedback timer expiration. + + The TFRC nofeedback timer normally expires after the maximum of 4 + RTTs and twice the current send interval (RFC 5448, 4.3). On LANs + with a small RTT this can mean a high processing load and reduced + performance, since then the nofeedback timer is triggered very + frequently. + + This option enables to set a higher lower bound for the nofeedback + value. Values in units of milliseconds can be set here. + + A value of 0 disables this feature by enforcing the value specified + in RFC 5448. The following values have been suggested as bounds for + experimental use: + * 16-20ms to match the typical multimedia inter-frame interval + * 100ms as a reasonable compromise [default] + * 1000ms corresponds to the lower TCP RTO bound (RFC 2988, 2.4) + + The default of 100ms is a compromise between a large value for + efficient DCCP implementations, and a small value to avoid disrupting + the network in times of congestion. + + The purpose of the nofeedback timer is to slow DCCP down when there + is serious network congestion: experimenting with larger values should + therefore not be performed on WANs. config IP_DCCP_TFRC_LIB def_bool y if IP_DCCP_CCID3 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
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