netdev - [PATCH 0/2 net] revert a F-RTO extension due to broken middle-boxes

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Date:   Tue, 27 Feb 2018 14:15:00 -0800
From:   Yuchung Cheng <ycheng@...gle.com>
To:     davem@...emloft.net
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, ncardwell@...gle.com, tm@....bg,
        Yuchung Cheng <ycheng@...gle.com>
Subject: [PATCH 0/2 net] revert a F-RTO extension due to broken middle-boxes

This patch series reverts a (non-standard) TCP F-RTO extension that aimed
to detect more spurious timeouts. Unfortunately it could result in poor
performance due to broken middle-boxes that modify TCP packets. E.g.
https://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg484154.html
We believe the best and simplest solution is to just revert the change.

Yuchung Cheng (2):
  tcp: revert F-RTO middle-box workaround
  tcp: revert F-RTO extension to detect more spurious timeouts

 net/ipv4/tcp_input.c | 23 +++++++----------------
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

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