netdev - Re: is non-inheritance of congestion control algorithm from the listen socket a bug or a feature?

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Date:	Tue, 29 Nov 2011 22:46:15 +0100
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	Yuchung Cheng <ycheng@...gle.com>
Cc:	Rick Jones <rick.jones2@...com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: is non-inheritance of congestion control algorithm from the
 listen socket a bug or a feature?

Le mardi 29 novembre 2011 à 13:20 -0800, Yuchung Cheng a écrit :
> I actually think it's a feature :)
> 
> I find it awkward to set CC on listening socket. And current document
> defines the sysctl well
> 
> tcp_congestion_control - STRING
>         Set the congestion control algorithm to be used for new
>         connections. The algorithm "reno" is always available, but
>         additional choices may be available based on kernel configuration.
>         Default is set as part of kernel configuration.

This might be a feature, but contradicts most socket options set on
listener and inherited by a child socket on accept()

tcp_congestion_control should be system wide default.

Anyway, "man 7 tcp" doesnt document TCP_CONGESTION, so we are not
supposed to play with it ;)

Oh well...



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