Re: sysctl, argument parsing, possible bug

2017-08-08 Thread Massimo Sala
I make another test with kernel 4.9.32-15.41 sysctl procps version 3.2.8 sysctl net.ipv4.conf.eth0.100.forwarding error: "net.ipv4.conf.eth0.100.forwarding" is an unknown key so I install busybox : BusyBox v1.19.3 busybox sysctl net.ipv4.conf.eth0.100.forwarding

Re: sysctl, argument parsing, possible bug

2017-08-01 Thread Massimo Sala
t 1:47 PM, Massimo Sala <massimo.sala...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> cat /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/eth0.100/forwarding >> 0 >> >> sysctl net.ipv4.conf.eth0.100.forwarding >> error: "net.ipv4.conf.eth0.100.forwarding" is an unknown key >> > > Use echo instead, sysctl doesn't understand eth0.100 > is a netdev name, sigh. >

new sysctl tunable knob : tcp_retries2_time

2017-07-31 Thread Massimo Sala
I wish to suggest to developers to add this new knob : tcp_retries2_time - INTEGER This value influences the timeout (seconds) of an alive TCP connection, when RTO retransmissions remain unacknowledged. RFC 1122 recommends at least 100 seconds for the timeout,