Re: [PATCH] TCP-Hybla proposal
From: Baruch Even
Date: Tue Feb 22 2005 - 15:18:31 EST
Stephen Hemminger wrote:
On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 15:34:42 +0100
Daniele Lacamera <mlists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
One last note: IMHO we really need a better way to select congestion
avoidance scheme between those available, instead of switching each one
on and off. I.e., we can't say how vegas and westwood perform when
switched on together, can we?
The protocol choices are mutually exclusive, if you walk through the code
(or do experiments), you find that that only one gets used. As part of the
longer term plan, I would like to:
- have one sysctl
- choice by route and destination
- union for fields in control block
I'm currently working on a patch to make it a single sysctl, I've got it
working (as in, the kernel doesn't crash). I still need to validate the
actual implementation.
I'd say the next stage is to merge fields as much as possible.
I doubt the real use of selection by route/dest, all of the high-speed
protocols (except possibly for TCP-Hybla) are intended for sender-only
servers who push lots of data and should work in all cases and alongside
Reno TCP traffic without undue unfairness.
I hope to finish the clean-up and preparation of H-TCP for inclusion in
the kernel and can then help with the unionisation.
Baruch
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