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

[Hagen Paul Pfeifer]

On Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:17:33 +0100, Andi Kleen <andi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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.

Then we should apply the same policy as used for the congestion control
algorithms!? Restrict the usage to change the standard behavior via Kconfig
(e.g. menuconfig TCP_CONG_ADVANCED) or even more restricted demand for
CAP_NET_ADMIN.

Hagen



--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/