netdev - Re: [PATCH 1/1] TCP: increase default initial receive window.

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Message-Id: <20101217.211309.226761639.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Fri, 17 Dec 2010 21:13:09 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	nanditad@...gle.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, therbert@...gle.com, chavey@...gle.com,
	ycheng@...gle.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] TCP: increase default initial receive window.

From: Nandita Dukkipati <nanditad@...gle.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2010 19:20:51 -0800

> This patch changes the default initial receive window to 10 mss
> (defined constant). The default window is limited to the maximum
> of 10*1460 and 2*mss (when mss > 1460).
> 
> Signed-off-by: Nandita Dukkipati <nanditad@...gle.com>

That's an incredibly terse explanation for a very non-trivial
change with very non-trivial implications.

What analysis have you performed to lead you to decide that this
was a reasonable change to make?  Where can people see that
analysis and look over it to see if they agree with your
assesment of the data?

We can't apply a patch like that without any form of analysis or
reasoning.

You don't say "why" you're doing this, and frankly that really
ticks me off.
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