From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 24 May 2002 17:38:19 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 24 May 2002 17:38:18 -0400 Received: from pizda.ninka.net ([216.101.162.242]:12931 "EHLO pizda.ninka.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 24 May 2002 17:38:18 -0400 Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 14:23:26 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <20020524.142326.64088347.davem@redhat.com> To: spy9599@yahoo.com Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Few comments on TCP implementation From: "David S. Miller" In-Reply-To: <20020524.142009.51764018.davem@redhat.com> X-Mailer: Mew version 2.1 on Emacs 21.1 / Mule 5.0 (SAKAKI) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org From: "David S. Miller" Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 14:20:09 -0700 (PDT) Implementing something based on someone's random publications is not a good idea for an operating as pervasive as Linux. And to make my point even more clear, most of the algorithms we have adopted were adopted based upon real testing done in real life environments. Take a good hard look at any other OS you think is "pervasive" and I guarentee you they implement things like rate halving and the various SACK algorithms.