Re: Linux TCP Fixing everyones problems? WAS(Re: TCP push sometimes missing under 2.2.5?

Chris Wedgwood (chris@cybernet.co.nz)
Wed, 14 Apr 1999 12:03:49 +1200


On Wed, Apr 14, 1999 at 01:00:22AM +0100, Tim Fletcher wrote:

> Can a kind of "compatablity mode" like the advanced router setup in
> the config, were different fixes/workarounds are listed and can be
> turned on or off. This means that the kernel has work arounds for
> almost everything under the sun but most folks see only the slow
> down that they have to due to local broken hardware on their
> network. This means that Linux works and the true cause of the
> problem is also highlighted.

On the whole, I think this is a good idea; for some fixes this is
certainly possible, but for others I think it would make the code
really ugly with lots of #ifdef, #else, #endif bits all over the
place.

I guess it really depends on DaveM and Linus as to what is
acceptable...

-cw

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