netdev - Re: TCP packet size and delivery packet decisions

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Message-Id: <20100907.093548.183061848.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:35:48 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	eric.dumazet@...il.com
Cc:	leandroal@...il.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	ilpo.jarvinen@...sinki.fi
Subject: Re: TCP packet size and delivery packet decisions

From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Date: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:39:12 +0200

> I am not sure why TSO added a "Bound mss with half of window"
> requirement for tcp_sync_mss()

Because if we TSO to the full window the link doesn't fill up
properly.

We definitely do this on purpose, that's for sure.  :-)

I'll look into the full version control history to unearth the
exact reason so we can validate your patch, good find Eric.
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