netdev - Re: TCP packet size and delivery packet decisions

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Date:	Wed, 8 Sep 2010 13:03:46 -0300
From:	ツ Leandro Melo de Sales <leandroal@...il.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	eric.dumazet@...il.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	ilpo.jarvinen@...sinki.fi
Subject: Re: TCP packet size and delivery packet decisions

2010/9/8 David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>:
> From: ツ Leandro Melo de Sales <leandroal@...il.com>
> Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2010 11:06:43 -0300
>
>>    Good. I have tested and it is working... This is the exactly
>> translation for code what I mentioned. Very nice...
>>
>>    Will this patch be applied?
>
> No because the patch is wrong, see the rest of the discussion.
>
> That line Eric is removing in his patch needs to be there
> because it is part of our implementation of sender side
> Silly Window Syndrome avoidance.
>
> We'll have to fix this another way.
>

Yes, just after I reply asking this question, I read the other
discussions, mainly the comments from Alexey about SWS and TSO.

Is someone working on trying to fix this another way?

Thank you,
Leandro.
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