netdev - Re: [PATCH] tcp: Increment of LINUX_MIB_LISTENOVERFLOWS in tcp_v4_conn

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Date:	Sun, 27 Jan 2013 01:41:04 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	niveditasinghvi@...il.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, leandro.lucarella@...iomantic.com,
	niv@...ibm.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] tcp: Increment of LINUX_MIB_LISTENOVERFLOWS in
 tcp_v4_conn_request()

From: Nivedita Singhvi <niveditasinghvi@...il.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2013 23:03:28 -0800

> We drop a connection request if the accept backlog, syn queue are full when processing reaches tcp_v4_conn_request(). Increment the appropriate counter so this isn't silent, for accurate stats and help in debugging.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Nivedita Singhvi <niv@...ibm.com>

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