Bug#337089: linux-image-2.6.14-1-powerpc: add CONFIG_TCP_CONG_BIC=y

[Horms <horms@debian.org>]

On Wed, Nov 02, 2005 at 05:24:50PM +0100, Benoît Dejean wrote:
> Package: linux-image-2.6.14-1-powerpc
> Version: 2.6.14-1
> Severity: normal
> 
> Hi,
> Linux < 2.6.14 used to have every TCP congestion algorithms as builtins but
> NewReno + BIC was default.
> 
> Linux 2.6.14 has splitted these features into modules. But default remains
> NewReno + BIC accordint to CONFIG_TCP_CONG_ADVANCED help message :
> 
> "Nearly all users can safely say no here, and a safe default selection will
> be made (BIC-TCP with new Reno as a fallback)."
> 
> And indeed NewReno+BIC is a good and safe default. Much better than NewReno
> 
> But Debian .config has CONFIG_TCP_CONG_BIC=m (CONFIG_TCP_CONG_*=m) which
> makes NewReno default. So this is like a "regression". I'd like debian kernel
> to have CONFIG_TCP_CONG_BIC=y provided that one can easily switch to another
> algorithm (using /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_congestion_control).

Hi Netdev,

could someone please comment on what a good default congestion
algorithm setup for distribution kernels is?

Thanks

-- 
Horms