Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:13:06 -0800 (PST)
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Subject: Re: [net-next PATCH v4 1/3] net: TCP thin-stream detection
From: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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From: Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org>
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:17:33 +0100

> Lars Eggert <lars.eggert@nokia.com> writes:
> 
>> If it's off by default there is no issue.
> 
> Still a sufficient large number of people might turn it on
> and then the network would melt.

And they can do the same by changing the initial congestion window
setting, which we also support.

The foundation of your argument is as solid as quicksand.
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