netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] tcp: optimise receiver buffer autotuning initialisation for high latency connections

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Date:   Mon, 7 Dec 2020 17:54:31 +0000
From:   "Mohamed Abuelfotoh, Hazem" <abuehaze@...zon.com>
To:     Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
CC:     Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "stable@...r.kernel.org" <stable@...r.kernel.org>,
        "ycheng@...gle.com" <ycheng@...gle.com>,
        "ncardwell@...gle.com" <ncardwell@...gle.com>,
        "weiwan@...gle.com" <weiwan@...gle.com>,
        "Strohman, Andy" <astroh@...zon.com>,
        "Herrenschmidt, Benjamin" <benh@...zon.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] tcp: optimise receiver buffer autotuning initialisation
 for high latency connections

>5.4.0-rc6 is a very old and odd kernel to be doing anything with.  Are
>you sure you don't mean "5.10-rc6" here?

I was able to reproduce it on the latest mainline kernel as well  so anything newer than 4.19.85 is just broken.

Thank you.

Hazem

On 07/12/2020, 17:45, "Greg KH" <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org> wrote:

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    On Mon, Dec 07, 2020 at 04:34:57PM +0000, Mohamed Abuelfotoh, Hazem wrote:
    > 100ms RTT
    >
    > >Which exact version of linux kernel are you using ?
    > On the receiver side I could see the issue with any mainline kernel
    > version >=4.19.86 which is the first kernel version that has patches
    > [1] & [2] included.  On the sender I am using kernel 5.4.0-rc6.

    5.4.0-rc6 is a very old and odd kernel to be doing anything with.  Are
    you sure you don't mean "5.10-rc6" here?

    thanks,

    greg k-h




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