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From: Daniel Baluta <dbaluta@ixiacom.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2011 15:32:25 +0300

> * count number of bytes instead of number of segments.

The standard way Linux TCP analyzes connection state based upon
packets, not bytes.

I don't see any value for changing something so fundamental just
for the sake of avoiding the multiply in an obscure facility.

I asked you to make an incision less invasive, yet you're proposal
here more invasive.