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Date:	Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:45:59 +0200
From:	Gilad Ben-Yossef <gilad@...efidence.com>
To:	William Allen Simpson <william.allen.simpson@...il.com>
CC:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 8/8] Document future removal of sysctl_tcp_* options

William Allen Simpson wrote:

> Gilad Ben-Yossef wrote:
>> I have no issue with leaving those, if everyone thinks we're better off.
>>
>> BTW, while we're talking about OS envy, I do believe that Windows do let
>> you specify on a per route basis. Not that this is really a good 
>> ground for
>> technical decision, but still... :-)
>>
> I'm not concerned with "envy", I'm concerned with training operators, and
> consistency across platforms.
>
> I'm in favor of per route configuration, it seems reasonably clean, as
> long as it's done consistently with other systems.  I don't permit 
> Windows
> systems to be used here (except under controlled security 
> circumstances), so
> I'm not familiar with their configuration.  However, doing things 
> similarly
> across platforms will ease documentation and training.
>
I have no objection leaving the current sysctl as is. Personally, I 
think it's useless when you have route level options but I don't care 
all that much.

The powers that be are more then welcome to ACK the first 7 patches and 
NACK the documentation of the sysctl as deprecated. :-)

Gilad


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