TcpOutSegs in tcp_mib not RFC1213 compliant?

Lev Makhlis
2003-08-06T00:01:28Z

Hi,

>From looking at net/ipv4/tcp_output.c, TcpOutSegs counts all
outgoing packets, including pure retransmits. This seems
to contradict RFC 1213 (MIB-II):

tcpOutSegs OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX Counter
ACCESS read-only
STATUS mandatory

DESCRIPTION
"The total number of segments sent, including
those on current connections but excluding those
containing only retransmitted octets."
::= { tcp 11 }

Is that intentional or an oversight?

Lev