On Wed, 29 Oct 2003 10:58:09 -0800
"David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 22:58:00 -0800
> David Mosberger <davidm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > You obviously want some control over how big the listen queue can
> > grow, but it seems to me that a sysctl would be in place. I found
> > this patch to do that, but no reaction to it:
> >
> > http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0205.0/1287.html
>
> I think I'm going to apply this patch.
>
> People can then set the limit to what they want, the default
> stays at 128, and the SOMAXCONN define itself does not change.
>
> Ok David?
Can I respectfully ask to name the sysctl net/core/somaxconn ?
That is the name used in the SuSE/UL kernels and has been shipping for some time
and already has a big user base, and there is no reason to break compatibility
for them.
Thanks,
-Andi
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