From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Andi Kleen Subject: Re: [net-next PATCH v4 1/3] net: TCP thin-stream detection Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:17:33 +0100 Message-ID: <87k4u5mh9u.fsf@basil.nowhere.org> References: <20100221102102.GB1311@ucw.cz> <2EC47E8B-BC4C-4DAB-86ED-F702D67F8AD0@nokia.com> <20100221.150311.193707249.davem@davemloft.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: David Miller , "zimmermann@nets.rwth-aachen.de" , "pavel@ucw.cz" , "apetlund@simula.no" , "netdev@vger.kernel.org" , "ilpo.jarvinen@helsinki.fi" , "eric.dumazet@gmail.com" , "Arnd.Hannemann@nets.rwth-aachen.de" , "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" , "shemminger@vyatta.com" , "william.allen.simpson@gmail.com" , "damian@tvk.rwth-aachen.de" , "ebiederm@xmission.com" To: Lars Eggert Return-path: Received: from one.firstfloor.org ([213.235.205.2]:60758 "EHLO one.firstfloor.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753804Ab0BVPRe (ORCPT ); Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:17:34 -0500 In-Reply-To: (Lars Eggert's message of "Mon, 22 Feb 2010 08:41:32 +0200") Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Lars Eggert writes: > If it's off by default there is no issue. Still a sufficient large number of people might turn it on and then the network would melt. IMHO TCP changes with badly understood congestion behaviour should not be merged until the necessary analysis/simulation etc. is done. -Andi -- ak@linux.intel.com -- Speaking for myself only.