netdev - Re: DSCP values in TCP handshake

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Date:	Mon, 18 Apr 2011 21:16:35 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Mikael Abrahamsson <swmike@....pp.se>
To:	Joe Buehler <aspam@....net>
cc:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>,
	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: DSCP values in TCP handshake

On Mon, 18 Apr 2011, Joe Buehler wrote:

> The argument I have seen for not making reflection standard behavior is 
> that it is not always appropriate for the application.  For example, web 
> servers have short requests but large responses so non-identical DSCP 
> values might make more sense.

I'm a router guy. I don't understand this reasoning at all.

Anyone care to elaborate?

I'd like reflection be standard and have the application set DSCP if it 
needs to.

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Mikael Abrahamsson    email: swmike@....pp.se
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