netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 5/5] tcp: add tcp_rto_max

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Message-ID: <CAL+tcoDRCu48Dbs-T4-JvBJ4kVnbT8peK5RhBvKv11HwmR0N+Q@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2025 13:45:43 +0800
From: Jason Xing <kerneljasonxing@...il.com>
To: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
Cc: "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, 
	Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org, 
	Neal Cardwell <ncardwell@...gle.com>, Kuniyuki Iwashima <kuniyu@...zon.com>, 
	Jason Xing <kernelxing@...cent.com>, Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>, eric.dumazet@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 5/5] tcp: add tcp_rto_max_ms sysctl

On Fri, Feb 7, 2025 at 11:30 PM Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com> wrote:
>
> Previous patch added a TCP_RTO_MAX_MS socket option
> to tune a TCP socket max RTO value.
>
> Many setups prefer to change a per netns sysctl.
>
> This patch adds /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_rto_max_ms
>
> Its initial value is 120000 (120 seconds).
>
> Keep in mind that a decrease of tcp_rto_max_ms
> means shorter overall timeouts, unless tcp_retries2
> sysctl is increased.
>
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>

Reviewed-by: Jason Xing <kerneljasonxing@...il.com>

Thanks for picking up my incomplete patch/work and fulfilling it at last :)

Thanks,
Jason