netdev - Re: [PATCH 1/2] TCP: update ip_local_port

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Message-Id: <20120403.005428.1951197638640326467.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:54:28 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	fernando@...ellilink.co.jp
Cc:	shemminger@...tta.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] TCP: update ip_local_port_range documentation

From: fernando@...ellilink.co.jp
Date: Tue,  3 Apr 2012 09:48:40 +0900

> +	These two numbers determine the number of active connections
> +	which this system can issue simultaneously to systems not
> +	supporting TCP extensions (timestamps).

This paragraph is false altogether, it's only true if we have
one configured IP address.

I'd remove it entirely, it doesn't help anyone and just adds
confusion.
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