Re: [PATCH] Add IPv6 support to TCP SYN cookies

[Alan Cox]

> SACK is actually a good idea for mobile devices, so preventing
> syncookies from not getting into account some options (btw, does it work
> with timestamps and PAWS?) is not a solution.

Syncookies only get used at the point where the alternative is failure.
No SACK beats a DoS situation most days
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