From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 24 Jan 2001 18:56:43 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 24 Jan 2001 18:56:34 -0500 Received: from quechua.inka.de ([212.227.14.2]:13364 "EHLO mail.inka.de") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 24 Jan 2001 18:56:15 -0500 From: Bernd Eckenfels To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: PROBLEM: select() on TCP socket sleeps for 1 tick even if data available Message-Id: Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2001 00:56:13 +0100 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > can someone explain what is nagle or pinpoint explanation :) nagel's algorithm is used to "wait" with sending of small packets until more data is available, because sending biger packets has less overhead. greetings Bernd - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/