* How to remove TCP-limits?
@ 2005-01-29 16:06 Christian Schmid
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From: Christian Schmid @ 2005-01-29 16:06 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: netdev
Referring to the following:
>In 2.6.10 there has been a "bug" introduced. You may also call it a feature, but its a crappy
>feature for big servers. It seems the kernel is dynamically adjusting the buffer-space available
>for sockets. Even if send-buffer has been set to 1024 KB, the kernel blocks at less if there are
>enough sockets in use. If you have 10 sockets with 1024 KB each, they do not block at all, using
>full 1024 KB. If you have 4000 sockets, they only use 200 KB. So it seems its blocking at 800 MB.
>This is good, if you have a 1/3 system, because else the kernel would run out of low mem. But I
>have a 2/2 system and I need them for buffers. So what can I do? Where can I adjust the "pool"?
How can I disable this? I have been searching the code but I can't find it. Or can I at least adjust
it somehow? Thank you in advance.
Best regards,
Christian Schmid - RapidTec
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