From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Gilad Ben-Yossef Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 8/8] Document future removal of sysctl_tcp_* options Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:45:59 +0200 Message-ID: <4AE41047.6020904@codefidence.com> References: <1256115421-12714-1-git-send-email-gilad@codefidence.com> <1256115421-12714-9-git-send-email-gilad@codefidence.com> <4ADED6FA.2030502@gmail.com> <4ADEE119.7020803@codefidence.com> <4ADF616B.1090405@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org To: William Allen Simpson Return-path: Received: from xenbox.codefidence.com ([92.48.73.16]:35023 "EHLO xenbox.codefidence.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751103AbZJYIqA (ORCPT ); Sun, 25 Oct 2009 04:46:00 -0400 In-Reply-To: <4ADF616B.1090405@gmail.com> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: William Allen Simpson wrote: > Gilad Ben-Yossef wrote: >> I have no issue with leaving those, if everyone thinks we're better off. >> >> BTW, while we're talking about OS envy, I do believe that Windows do let >> you specify on a per route basis. Not that this is really a good >> ground for >> technical decision, but still... :-) >> > I'm not concerned with "envy", I'm concerned with training operators, and > consistency across platforms. > > I'm in favor of per route configuration, it seems reasonably clean, as > long as it's done consistently with other systems. I don't permit > Windows > systems to be used here (except under controlled security > circumstances), so > I'm not familiar with their configuration. However, doing things > similarly > across platforms will ease documentation and training. > I have no objection leaving the current sysctl as is. Personally, I think it's useless when you have route level options but I don't care all that much. The powers that be are more then welcome to ACK the first 7 patches and NACK the documentation of the sysctl as deprecated. :-) Gilad -- Gilad Ben-Yossef Chief Coffee Drinker & CTO Codefidence Ltd. Web: http://codefidence.com Cell: +972-52-8260388 Skype: gilad_codefidence Tel: +972-8-9316883 ext. 201 Fax: +972-8-9316884 Email: gilad@codefidence.com Check out our Open Source technology and training blog - http://tuxology.net "Sorry cannot parse this, its too long to be true :)" -- Eric Dumazet on netdev mailing list