Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1755566Ab1EDUBu (ORCPT ); Wed, 4 May 2011 16:01:50 -0400 Received: from lennier.cc.vt.edu ([198.82.162.213]:37030 "EHLO lennier.cc.vt.edu" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753973Ab1EDUBt (ORCPT ); Wed, 4 May 2011 16:01:49 -0400 X-Mailer: exmh version 2.7.2 01/07/2005 with nmh-1.3-dev To: David Miller Cc: shemminger@vyatta.com, rdunlap@xenotime.net, lkml@techboom.com, netdev@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Divide error in bictcp_cong_avoid ? In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 04 May 2011 12:40:53 PDT." <20110504.124053.260068550.davem@davemloft.net> From: Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu References: <20110504113351.4643a0c9@nehalam> <16668.1304537481@localhost> <20110504123738.7bb4d1ee@nehalam> <20110504.124053.260068550.davem@davemloft.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="==_Exmh_1304539270_7352P"; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Wed, 04 May 2011 16:01:10 -0400 Message-ID: <18029.1304539270@localhost> X-Mirapoint-Received-SPF: 198.82.161.152 auth3.smtp.vt.edu Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu 2 pass X-Mirapoint-IP-Reputation: reputation=neutral-1, source=Fixed, refid=n/a, actions=MAILHURDLE SPF TAG X-Junkmail-Status: score=10/50, host=zidane.cc.vt.edu X-Junkmail-Signature-Raw: score=unknown, refid=str=0001.0A020202.4DC1B087.01A4,ss=1,fgs=0, ip=0.0.0.0, so=2010-07-22 22:03:31, dmn=2009-09-10 00:05:08, mode=single engine X-Junkmail-IWF: false Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1175 Lines: 37 --==_Exmh_1304539270_7352P Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii On Wed, 04 May 2011 12:40:53 PDT, David Miller said: > From: Stephen Hemminger > Date: Wed, 4 May 2011 12:37:38 -0700 > > > Don't use BIC, it is known to be unfair between flows. > > That doesn't fix the user's bug, nothing in the kernel should causes > crashes under normal circumstances. And if it's a "don't use" thing, maybe it's time to deprecate it and/or otherwise discourage its use? I know *my* config still has it mostly because it *seems* to work, and nothing's suggested I should change it. --==_Exmh_1304539270_7352P Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Exmh version 2.5 07/13/2001 iD8DBQFNwbCGcC3lWbTT17ARAoNeAJ99X/1K3NKGpSosgJn2P5+uffUwDQCg4Geh Ip48yld8OQT4ccNOxFX7FI0= =EF5Z -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --==_Exmh_1304539270_7352P-- -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/