From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: David Miller Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] tcp: split tcp_ecn sysctl knob to distinguish between IPv4 and IPv6 Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2013 04:53:50 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <20130103.045350.1322196416782379673.davem@davemloft.net> References: <20130103000009.GG4464@order.stressinduktion.org> <20130103122844.GH4464@order.stressinduktion.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org To: hannes@stressinduktion.org Return-path: Received: from shards.monkeyblade.net ([149.20.54.216]:51742 "EHLO shards.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752853Ab3ACMxw (ORCPT ); Thu, 3 Jan 2013 07:53:52 -0500 In-Reply-To: <20130103122844.GH4464@order.stressinduktion.org> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: From: Hannes Frederic Sowa Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2013 13:28:44 +0100 > On Thu, Jan 03, 2013 at 01:00:09AM +0100, Hannes Frederic Sowa wrote: >> ECN could be more reliable when used with IPv6 (I don't have proofs). For >> people who want to try ECN with IPv6 but still have problems connecting >> to destinations because of broken IPv4 routers this switch allows one >> to enable ECN just for IPv6. >> >> Perhaps ECN could be enabled by default in future. >> >> No code changes since initial submission, just added documentation. > > May I ask what lead to the rejection of the patch? I don't see any value in splitting up ipv4 and ipv6. I think we should turn the existing knob on unliaterally by default. That would be a much better patch.