netdev - Re: [PATCH net] Revert "net: sctp: Fix a_rwnd/rwnd management to reflect real state of the receiver's buffer"

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Date:	Wed, 16 Apr 2014 08:57:24 +0200
From:	Matija Glavinic Pecotic <matija.glavinic-pecotic.ext@....com>
To:	ext Vlad Yasevich <vyasevich@...il.com>
CC:	Daniel Borkmann <dborkman@...hat.com>, davem@...emloft.net,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-sctp@...r.kernel.org,
	Alexander Sverdlin <alexander.sverdlin@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] Revert "net: sctp: Fix a_rwnd/rwnd management to
 reflect real state of the receiver's buffer"

Hello Vlad,

On 04/14/2014 09:57 PM, ext Vlad Yasevich wrote:
> The base approach is sound.  The idea is to calculate rwnd based
> on receiver buffer available.  The algorithm chosen however, is
> gives a much higher preference to small data and penalizes large
> data transfers.  We need to figure our something else here..

I don't follow you here. Could you please explain what do you see as penalty?

Thanks,

Matija
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