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From: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Subject: Re: Fix FRTO+NewReno problem
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=46rom: "Ilpo_J=E4rvinen" <ilpo.jarvinen@helsinki.fi>
Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 12:42:03 +0300 (EEST)

> On Mon, 12 May 2008, David Miller wrote:
>=20
> > If I understand correctly, it is only non-SACK newreno case that ca=
n
> > get the unnecessary retransmissions, right?  If so, it's not a big
> > deal at all.
>=20
> No, also SACK could get at least one quite easily if TCP has a small=20
> window, to get two of them with SACK one needs to have a stranger cas=
e
> unless I missed something. If I just remove that forward transmission=
 LOST=20
> marking avoidance unconditionally, it fixes that SACKFRTO window of=20
> failure too which was a pending thing to fix :-).

Ok.

> Btw, the first two fixes (workaround was not included) also fixed bug=
zilla=20
> #10063, I just got a confirmation about that as well.
>=20
> I'll send the two patches still pending separately in a minute.

Thank you.