linux-kernel - Re: [net-next PATCH v3 2/3] net: TCP thin linear timeouts

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Message-ID: <4B76CA00.4060809@simula.no>
Date:	Sat, 13 Feb 2010 16:49:20 +0100
From:	Andreas Petlund <apetlund@...ula.no>
To:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
CC:	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	Ilpo Järvinen 
	<ilpo.jarvinen@...sinki.fi>,
	Arnd Hannemann <hannemann@...s.rwth-aachen.de>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, shemminger@...tta.com,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	william.allen.simpson@...il.com, damian@....rwth-aachen.de
Subject: Re: [net-next PATCH v3 2/3] net: TCP thin linear timeouts

On 12. feb. 2010 04:52, Eric Dumazet wrote:
>
> Hi Anreas
>
> Could you include a section in Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
> about tcp_force_thin_linear_timeouts setting ?
>

I 'll submit a draft with the next iteration. thanks for the heads up on the procedure.
It may also be helpful with a separate textfile to describe the thin-stream latency
issues and the mechanisms. I will submit a draft for this also.

> Also, you should provide some documentation to be included in man pages
> (man 7 tcp), to Michael Kerrisk ( <mtk.manpages@...il.com> ), both for
> tcp_force_thin_linear_timeouts and TCP_THIN_LT
>
> (Same applies for patch 3/3 and tcp_force_thin_dupack /
> TCP_THIN_DUPACK )
>   

I'll make a draft, and mail him as soon as the naming issues are settled.

Best regards,
Andreas
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