netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 0/4] simplify TCP loss marking code

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Date:   Fri, 25 Sep 2020 17:17:28 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     ycheng@...gle.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, edumazet@...gle.com, ncardwell@...gle.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/4] simplify TCP loss marking code

From: Yuchung Cheng <ycheng@...gle.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2020 10:04:27 -0700

> The TCP loss marking is implemented by a set of intertwined
> subroutines. TCP has several loss detection algorithms
> (RACK, RFC6675/FACK, NewReno, etc) each calls a subset of
> these routines to mark a packet lost. This has led to
> various bugs (and fixes and fixes of fixes).
> 
> This patch set is to consolidate the loss marking code so
> all detection algorithms call the same routine tcp_mark_skb_lost().

Looks good, series applied.

Thanks.