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

[Andreas Petlund]

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

Graphs from our experiments can be found here:
http://simula.no/research/nd/publications/Simula.nd.477/simula_pdf_file

Section 5.2.5 covers experiments on fairness-issues. We have found no
adverse effects of the modifications submitted in this patch set (mFR
and LT in the plot), but further testing cannot hurt.

Best regards,
Andreas
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