* tcp_ecn is an integer not a boolean
@ 2011-02-02 22:49 Peter Chubb
2011-02-02 23:40 ` David Miller
0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread
From: Peter Chubb @ 2011-02-02 22:49 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: trivial; +Cc: linux-kernel
There was some confusion at LCA as to why the sysctl tcp_ecn took one
of three values when it was documented as a Boolean. This patch fixes
the documentation.
Signed-off-by: Peter Chubb <peter.chubb@nicta.com.au>
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
index d99940d..ac3b4a7 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ tcp_cookie_size - INTEGER
tcp_dsack - BOOLEAN
Allows TCP to send "duplicate" SACKs.
-tcp_ecn - BOOLEAN
+tcp_ecn - INTEGER
Enable Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN) in TCP. ECN is only
used when both ends of the TCP flow support it. It is useful to
avoid losses due to congestion (when the bottleneck router supports
--
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http://www.ertos.nicta.com.au ERTOS within National ICT Australia
All things shall perish from under the sky/Music alone shall live, never to die
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* Re: tcp_ecn is an integer not a boolean
[not found] <w4vd12m4it.wl%peter@chubb.wattle.id.au>
@ 2011-02-03 10:26 ` Jiri Kosina
2011-02-03 21:35 ` David Miller
0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread
From: Jiri Kosina @ 2011-02-03 10:26 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Peter Chubb; +Cc: linux-kernel
On Thu, 3 Feb 2011, Peter Chubb wrote:
>
> There was some confusion at LCA as to why the sysctl tcp_ecn took one
> of three values when it was documented as a Boolean. This patch fixes
> the documentation.
>
> Signed-off-by: Peter Chubb <peter.chubb@nicta.com.au>
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
> index d99940d..ac3b4a7 100644
> --- a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
> @@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ tcp_cookie_size - INTEGER
> tcp_dsack - BOOLEAN
> Allows TCP to send "duplicate" SACKs.
>
> -tcp_ecn - BOOLEAN
> +tcp_ecn - INTEGER
Applied, thanks.
--
Jiri Kosina
SUSE Labs, Novell Inc.
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2011-02-03 10:26 ` Jiri Kosina
@ 2011-02-03 21:35 ` David Miller
2011-02-03 21:45 ` Jiri Kosina
0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread
From: David Miller @ 2011-02-03 21:35 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: jkosina; +Cc: peter.chubb, linux-kernel
From: Jiri Kosina <jkosina@suse.cz>
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2011 11:26:57 +0100 (CET)
> On Thu, 3 Feb 2011, Peter Chubb wrote:
>
>>
>> There was some confusion at LCA as to why the sysctl tcp_ecn took one
>> of three values when it was documented as a Boolean. This patch fixes
>> the documentation.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Peter Chubb <peter.chubb@nicta.com.au>
>>
>> diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
>> index d99940d..ac3b4a7 100644
>> --- a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
>> +++ b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
>> @@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ tcp_cookie_size - INTEGER
>> tcp_dsack - BOOLEAN
>> Allows TCP to send "duplicate" SACKs.
>>
>> -tcp_ecn - BOOLEAN
>> +tcp_ecn - INTEGER
>
> Applied, thanks.
There is no need, did you see my reply? I put it into the net-2.6
GIT tree already.
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* Re: tcp_ecn is an integer not a boolean
2011-02-03 21:35 ` David Miller
@ 2011-02-03 21:45 ` Jiri Kosina
0 siblings, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread
From: Jiri Kosina @ 2011-02-03 21:45 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: David Miller; +Cc: peter.chubb, linux-kernel
On Thu, 3 Feb 2011, David Miller wrote:
> >> There was some confusion at LCA as to why the sysctl tcp_ecn took one
> >> of three values when it was documented as a Boolean. This patch fixes
> >> the documentation.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Peter Chubb <peter.chubb@nicta.com.au>
> >>
> >> diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
> >> index d99940d..ac3b4a7 100644
> >> --- a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
> >> +++ b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
> >> @@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ tcp_cookie_size - INTEGER
> >> tcp_dsack - BOOLEAN
> >> Allows TCP to send "duplicate" SACKs.
> >>
> >> -tcp_ecn - BOOLEAN
> >> +tcp_ecn - INTEGER
> >
> > Applied, thanks.
>
> There is no need, did you see my reply? I put it into the net-2.6
> GIT tree already.
Ah, no, I haven't, because Peter apparently originaly sent it to ancient
trivial@rustcorp.com.au and only then bounced it to proper address, but
your followup went to the old one as well.
OK, I will drop it, thanks for letting me know.
--
Jiri Kosina
SUSE Labs, Novell Inc.
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