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Re: 2.6.10 TCP troubles -- suggested patch

To: Alexey Kuznetsov <kuznet@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: 2.6.10 TCP troubles -- suggested patch
From: "David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2005 11:28:11 -0800
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On Sat, 12 Feb 2005 17:31:05 +0300
Alexey Kuznetsov <kuznet@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> In any case, receiver cannot know sender cwnd, so that "fill" or "not fill"
> is is not a question.
>
> What is broken in that implementation is that it does not feel slow start.
> ACK avoidance while slow start is certain disaster. Currrent theory is that
> MacOS X thinks that we do not do slow start.

It is correct.  Although, I am still believing that setting PSH
is the avenue of investigation.

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