Re: Linux TCP Fixing everyones problems?

Stephen C. Tweedie (sct@redhat.com)
Thu, 15 Apr 1999 15:07:55 +0100 (BST)


Hi,

On Wed, 14 Apr 1999 19:47:18 -0700 (PDT), David Ford
<david+nospam@killerlabs.com> said:

> --Network compatibility fixes section--------
> < > Disable Broken TCP fix for Xyz OS
> < > Disable Broken TCP fix for Abc OS
> < > Disable Broken IP fix for Blah

Given the amount of trouble we have coping with problematic tcp
interactions right now, I can't begin to imagine how much worse things
would be if we had a dozen different configurable tcp behaviours in
the stack. From a kernel maintenance point of view, this is just
several disasters heaped on top of each other waiting to happen.

--Stephen

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