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

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Date:	Fri, 22 Mar 2013 10:34:35 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	eric.dumazet@...il.com
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

From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2013 20:36:09 -0700

> From: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
> 
> A long standing problem with TSO is the fact that tcp_tso_should_defer()
> rearms the deferred timer, while it should not.
 ...
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>

I always wondered about this, good catch.

Applied and queued up for -stable, thanks!
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