netdev - Re: TCP and reordering

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Date:	Wed, 28 Nov 2012 10:52:39 -0800
From:	Vijay Subramanian <subramanian.vijay@...il.com>
To:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Cc:	Rick Jones <rick.jones2@...com>, Saku Ytti <saku@...i.fi>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: TCP and reordering

>
> Note that this sysctl controls the initial value of the per socket
> reordering value. It _does_ increase automatically (assuming SACK is
> enabled of course)
>
>
>

I believe enabling SACK is not a requirement. Even with plain Reno,
reordering  is tracked in tp->reordering and the reordering event is
counted in LINUX_MIB_TCPRENOREORDER.
tcp_add_reno_sack()-->tcp_check_reno_reordering() is the code path.

Thanks,
Vijay
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