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Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2010 15:47:09 -0700 (PDT) From: David Miller <davem@...emloft.net> To: cristiklein@...il.com Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] tcp: add setsockopt to disable slow start after idle From: Cristian KLEIN <cristiklein@...il.com> Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2010 14:09:03 +0200 > Could you please explain me why it is dangerous? To me it seems that > it's just like allowing applications to disable NAGLE or to choose a > congestion control algorithm. Because you can cause undue congestion to other people on the network because you are believing path information that has been outdated and has not been validated by sending data for a certain amount of time. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
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