Re: [net-next PATCH v4 1/3] net: TCP thin-stream detection

From: Andreas Petlund
Date: Mon Feb 22 2010 - 10:51:40 EST


On 22. feb. 2010 16:17, Andi Kleen wrote:
> Lars Eggert <lars.eggert@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
>> If it's off by default there is no issue.
>
> Still a sufficient large number of people might turn it on
> and then the network would melt.
>
> IMHO TCP changes with badly understood congestion behaviour
> should not be merged until the necessary analysis/simulation etc.
> is done.
>
> -Andi
>

I also encourage you to read the discussions from the first posted
version of the patch set, since I here reference a lot of the
supporting research and related material from other researchers.

http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.network/141394
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.network/141395
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.network/141396
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.network/141397

Cheers,
Andreas
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