netdev - Re: [PATCH v2] TCP: avoid to send keepalive probes if it is receiving data

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Message-Id: <20100421.224205.18551946.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Wed, 21 Apr 2010 22:42:05 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	ilpo.jarvinen@...sinki.fi
Cc:	eric.dumazet@...il.com, fleitner@...hat.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] TCP: avoid to send keepalive probes if it is
 receiving data

From: "Ilpo Järvinen" <ilpo.jarvinen@...sinki.fi>
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2010 23:34:15 +0300 (EEST)

> I fail to see why the addition of this new variable is necessary at all, 
> could either of you enlight me why exactly it's necessary and rcv_tstamp 
> will not suffice?

I agree, the existing rcv_tstamp should serve this purpose just
fine.
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