netdev - Re: [PATCH bpf-next 09/10] tcp: bpf: Add TCP_BPF_DELACK_MAX and TCP_BPF_RTO_MIN to bpf

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Date:   Sat, 27 Jun 2020 10:30:11 -0700
From:   Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
To:     Martin KaFai Lau <kafai@...com>
Cc:     bpf <bpf@...r.kernel.org>, Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...nel.org>,
        Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>,
        kernel-team <kernel-team@...com>,
        Lawrence Brakmo <brakmo@...com>,
        Neal Cardwell <ncardwell@...gle.com>,
        netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Yuchung Cheng <ycheng@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH bpf-next 09/10] tcp: bpf: Add TCP_BPF_DELACK_MAX and
 TCP_BPF_RTO_MIN to bpf_setsockopt

On Fri, Jun 26, 2020 at 10:56 AM Martin KaFai Lau <kafai@...com> wrote:
>
> This change is mostly from an internal patch and adapts it from sysctl
> config to the bpf_setsockopt setup.
>
> The bpf_prog can set the max delay ack by using
> bpf_setsockopt(TCP_BPF_DELACK_MAX).  This max delay ack can be communicated
> to its peer through bpf header option.  The receiving peer can then use
> this max delay ack and set a potentially lower rto by using
> bpf_setsockopt(TCP_BPF_RTO_MIN).  A latter patch will use it
> like this in a test as an example.
>
> Signed-off-by: Martin KaFai Lau <kafai@...com>
> ---

Reviewed-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>

This could be split in two patches, but no big deal.