Re: [PATCH] fix tcp_default_win_scale.

[John Heffner <jheffner@xxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 7 Jul 2004, Stephen Hemminger wrote:

> I do not argue with that the correct thing to do is to use window scaling
> and find/fix the poor sop's stuck behind busted networks.
>
> But: isn't it better to have just one sysctl parameter set (tcp_rmem)
> and set the window scale as needed rather than increasing the already
> bewildering array of dials and knobs?  I can't see why it would be 
> advantageous
> to set a window scale of 7 if the largest possible window ever offered
> is limited to a smaller value?


I personally agree with this.  One can imagine cases where it would be
useful to have a control on window scale, but the added complexity is
probably not worth it.

  -John