Re: [PATCH net-next] tcp: use likely() for srtt check in tcp_rtt_estimator()

From: Ziran Zhang

Date: Mon Aug 10 2026 - 09:35:02 EST


On Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:51:09 +0200, Eric Dumazet wrote:
> Many flows are short lived, unfortunately.
>
> I would suggest not adding a likely() here, and let FDO/LTO decide
> here on a case by case.

Hi Eric,

Thank you for your review.

I didn't fully take into account the large number of short-lived flows
in real-world networks. I agree with your assessment, so I will drop this patch.

Thanks,
Ziran Zhang