linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V4 net-next 3/3] tcp: Add tcp_clamp_rto_to_user

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Date:   Thu, 19 Jul 2018 07:15:54 -0700
From:   Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:     Jon Maxwell <jmaxwell37@...il.com>, davem@...emloft.net
Cc:     edumazet@...gle.com, ncardwell@...gle.com, David.Laight@...lab.com,
        kuznet@....inr.ac.ru, yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        jmaxwell@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH V4 net-next 3/3] tcp: Add tcp_clamp_rto_to_user_timeout()
 helper to improve accuracy



On 07/18/2018 06:14 PM, Jon Maxwell wrote:
> Create the tcp_clamp_rto_to_user_timeout() helper routine. To calculate
> the correct rto, so that the TCP_USER_TIMEOUT socket option is more
> accurate. Taking suggestions and feedback into account from
> Eric Dumazet, Neal Cardwell and David Laight. Due to the 1st commit we
> can avoid the msecs_to_jiffies() and jiffies_to_msecs() dance.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jon Maxwell <jmaxwell37@...il.com>


Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>

Thanks !