netdev - SOMAXCONN = 128, but max defaults to 2048

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Date:	Sat, 8 Oct 2011 13:51:58 +0200
From:	Olaf van der Spek <ml@...pek.org>
To:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: SOMAXCONN = 128, but max defaults to 2048

Hi,

SOMAXCONN is defined as 128, but the max
("/proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_max_syn_backlog") appears to be 2048 by
default.
Is the name of SOMAXCONN wrong and is it actually defining the default?
Would there be a disadvantage to defining SOMAXCONN as INT_MAX and
letting the kernel control the actual max?

Greetings,

Olaf
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