netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v9 00/15] Begin upstreaming Homa transport protocol

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Message-ID: <20250527191615.57502235@kernel.org>
Date: Tue, 27 May 2025 19:16:15 -0700
From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To: John Ousterhout <ouster@...stanford.edu>
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org, pabeni@...hat.com, edumazet@...gle.com,
 horms@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v9 00/15] Begin upstreaming Homa transport
 protocol

On Sun, 25 May 2025 21:28:02 -0700 John Ousterhout wrote:
> This patch series begins the process of upstreaming the Homa transport
> protocol. Homa is an alternative to TCP for use in datacenter
> environments. It provides 10-100x reductions in tail latency for short
> messages relative to TCP. Its benefits are greatest for mixed workloads
> containing both short and long messages running under high network loads.
> Homa is not API-compatible with TCP: it is connectionless and message-
> oriented (but still reliable and flow-controlled). Homa's new API not
> only contributes to its performance gains, but it also eliminates the
> massive amount of connection state required by TCP for highly connected
> datacenter workloads (Homa uses ~ 1 socket per application, whereas
> TCP requires a separate socket for each peer).

## Form letter - net-next-closed

The merge window for v6.16 has begun and therefore net-next is closed
for new drivers, features, code refactoring and optimizations.

Please repost when net-next reopens after June 9th.

RFC patches sent for review only are obviously welcome at any time.

See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/next/process/maintainer-netdev.html#development-cycle
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