On Tue, 11 Dec 2007, David Miller wrote:
> Interesting approach, but I think there is limited value to this
> (arguably) complex form.
>
> The core issue is that the data and the SACK state are maintained in
> the same datastructure. The complexity in all the state management
> and fixups in your
On Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:35:49 -0800
"Lachlan Andrew" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Greetings Dave,
>
> On 12/12/2007, David Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > From: "Lachlan Andrew" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:14:36 -0800
> >
> > > This thread started because TCP processing
From: "Lachlan Andrew" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:35:49 -0800
> I thought that a TSC read was fairly cheap.
The TSC is cheap, but on the vast majority of systems it
isn't usable as a stable time source, and we have to read
the ACPI timer instead.
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Greetings Dave,
On 12/12/2007, David Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> From: "Lachlan Andrew" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:14:36 -0800
>
> > This thread started because TCP processing interferes with RTT
> > estimation. This problem would be eliminated if time-stamping were
>
From: "Lachlan Andrew" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:14:36 -0800
> This thread started because TCP processing interferes with RTT
> estimation. This problem would be eliminated if time-stamping were
> done as soon as the packet comes off the NIC.
We don't do that because such tim
Greetings all,
On 11/12/2007, David Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> we should
> get it right as it might have network driver interface implications.
If you're redoing the driver interface, could I put in a request for
packet time-stamping at a lower level?
This thread started because TCP p
From: "Ilpo_Järvinen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 13:59:16 +0200 (EET)
> How about this...
>
> ...I've left couple of FIXMEs there still, should be quite simple &
> straightforward to handle them if this seems viable solution at all.
>
> Beware, this doesn't even compile yet beca
x27;ll try to give some thought to this over the weekend.
How about this...
...I've left couple of FIXMEs there still, should be quite simple &
straightforward to handle them if this seems viable solution at all.
Beware, this doesn't even compile yet because not all parameters are
