From: Andreas Petlund <apetlund@simula.no>
Subject: Re: [net-next PATCH v3 2/3] net: TCP thin linear timeouts
Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2010 16:49:20 +0100
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On 12. feb. 2010 04:52, Eric Dumazet wrote:
>
> Hi Anreas
>
> Could you include a section in Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
> about tcp_force_thin_linear_timeouts setting ?
>

I 'll submit a draft with the next iteration. thanks for the heads up on the procedure.
It may also be helpful with a separate textfile to describe the thin-stream latency
issues and the mechanisms. I will submit a draft for this also.

> Also, you should provide some documentation to be included in man pages
> (man 7 tcp), to Michael Kerrisk ( <mtk.manpages@gmail.com> ), both for
> tcp_force_thin_linear_timeouts and TCP_THIN_LT
>
> (Same applies for patch 3/3 and tcp_force_thin_dupack /
> TCP_THIN_DUPACK )
>   

I'll make a draft, and mail him as soon as the naming issues are settled.

Best regards,
Andreas