netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] Remove unused tw_cookie_values from tcp_timewait

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Message-ID: <1728893.EzBGFb9CIE@cpaasch-mac>
Date:	Sun, 10 Mar 2013 17:33:52 +0100
From:	Christoph Paasch <christoph.paasch@...ouvain.be>
To:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Cc:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	william.allen.simpson@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] Remove unused tw_cookie_values from tcp_timewait_sock

On Sunday 10 March 2013 17:06:10 Eric Dumazet wrote:
> Acked-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
> 
> Actually, I am not sure TCPCT is really used...

Yes, while looking through the code it seems to me that it is far from 
respecting RFC 6013.

It uses 253 as option-number and has comments saying "not yet implemented" 
(e.g., tcp_parse_options).

Should it be removed?


Christoph

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