netdev - Re: TCP_DEFER_ACCEPT is missing counter update

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Message-Id: <20091014.154349.83940908.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:43:49 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	w@....eu
Cc:	ja@....bg, netdev@...r.kernel.org, eric.dumazet@...il.com
Subject: Re: TCP_DEFER_ACCEPT is missing counter update

From: Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:17:06 +0200

> Hello Julian,
> 
> On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 10:27:50AM +0300, Julian Anastasov wrote:
>> The semantic 'TCP_DEFER_ACCEPT extends the period after ACK'
>> is good, you can tune it together with TCP_SYNCNT, to
>> extend or not to extend the period. What happens on
>> TCP_DEFER_ACCEPT expiration after ACK - we all prefer to
>> see FIN, so we have to wait someone to come with new
>> implementation.
> 
> Well, too much complicated for very little gain IMHO.

For now I'm pushing Willy's change into Linus's tree.

After more discussion we can revert if necessary.

I won't submit this to -stable until the discussion is fully resolved.

Thanks!
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