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Re: [RFC/PATCH] "strict" ipv4 reassembly

To: "David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [RFC/PATCH] "strict" ipv4 reassembly
From: Ben Greear <greearb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 12:26:23 -0700
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David S. Miller wrote:
From: John Heffner <jheffner@xxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 14:57:38 -0400


It would be better still to have a per-route packet reassembly timeout in milliseconds.


I agree.  And if we can setup the infrastructure such that the
drivers can indicate the speed of the link they are communicating
on, then we can set sane default values on the automatically
created subnet routes.

I assume you mean more than local physical link speed?  Imagine:

GigE server -- gige-core -- 10bt hub -- gige-core -- gige client

Now, this particular setup would be lame, but the 10bt hub could
really be a bridged WAN, wireless or other slow and not-so-easily
upgraded network link.

Local link speed is relatively easy to figure out using ethtool for the
NICs that support it at least....

Ben

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