netdev - Re: [PATCH v2] tcp: tsq: restore minimal amount of queueing

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Date:	Wed, 13 Nov 2013 14:41:25 -0800
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	Arnaud Ebalard <arno@...isbad.org>
Cc:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Sujith Manoharan <sujith@...jith.org>,
	Cong Wang <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	Felix Fietkau <nbd@...nwrt.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] tcp: tsq: restore minimal amount of queueing

On Wed, 2013-11-13 at 22:18 +0100, Arnaud Ebalard wrote:
> Hi Eric,
> 
> Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com> writes:
> 
> > From: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
> >
> > After commit c9eeec26e32e ("tcp: TSQ can use a dynamic limit"), several
> > users reported throughput regressions, notably on mvneta and wifi
> > adapters.
> >
> > 802.11 AMPDU requires a fair amount of queueing to be effective.
> >
> > This patch partially reverts the change done in tcp_write_xmit()
> > so that the minimal amount is sysctl_tcp_limit_output_bytes.
> 
> I just tested the fix on current linux tree with the same setup
> on which I observed the regression: it also fixes it on my side
> on my RN102. Thanks for the quick fix, Eric. 
> 

It would be nice you find the 'right value' for the sysctl, to give a
hint to mvneta maintainers ;)

Thanks


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