netdev - Re: [PATCH] tcp: preserve ACK clocking in TSO

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Date:	Fri, 22 Mar 2013 07:52:30 -0700
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, ycheng@...gle.com, ncardwell@...gle.com,
	nanditad@...gle.com, vanj@...gle.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] tcp: preserve ACK clocking in TSO

On Fri, 2013-03-22 at 10:34 -0400, David Miller wrote:

> I always wondered about this, good catch.
> 
> Applied and queued up for -stable, thanks!

It took me a while to see the light.

I was trying to reduce the time limit (2 ticks -> 1 tick), or remove
tso_deferred field to use lsndtime instead.

Then, before cooking the patch for net-next, I finally understood the
problem.

Thanks


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