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Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 11:59:21 -0600 (CST)
From: Oliver Xymoron <oxymoron@waste.org>
To: "Ahmed, Zameer" <Zameer.Ahmed@gs.com>
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Subject: RE: Turning off nagle algorithm in 2.2.x and 2.4.x kernels?
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On Tue, 18 Dec 2001, Ahmed, Zameer wrote:

> The finicky nature of closed sourced sybase libraries that we are using in
> the custom apps make me ask this question. Will turning off the Nagle
> algorithm in the kernel on the fly, impact performance in any way? or Can we
> have this feature in the kernel in some way?

Nagle isn't there for looks, of course it will affect performance.

Considered LD_PRELOAD?

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