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Message-ID: <20140225082341.GA9965@breakpoint.cc> Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2014 09:23:41 +0100 From: Florian Westphal <fw@...len.de> To: David Miller <davem@...emloft.net> Cc: fw@...len.de, netdev@...r.kernel.org, eric.dumazet@...il.com Subject: Re: [PATCH -next] net: tcp: add mib counters to track zero window transitions David Miller <davem@...emloft.net> wrote: > From: Florian Westphal <fw@...len.de> > Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2014 22:57:48 +0100 > > > Three counters are added: > > - one to track when we went from non-zero to zero window > > - one to track the reverse > > - one counter incremented when we want to announce zero window. > > > > The latter is added because it can show cases where we want to close the > > window but can't because we would shrink window. > > > > Suggested-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com> > > Signed-off-by: Florian Westphal <fw@...len.de> > > --- > > Eric, is this what you had in mind? > > > > I re-ran my 'slow-sender-with-reader-that-does-not-drain-socket' > > scenario and, as expected, only TCPWANTZEROWINDOW increases. > > What is happening with this patch? The discussion just died out. I guess Eric is busy with TCP usec timer resolution changes. You can mark the patch as defered if you want; I can re-send it for 3.16 if needed. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
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