2000-11-12 06:10:47

by Steven Cole

Subject: [PATCH] Addition to ECN documentation in Configure.help

Here is a little patchlet which adds to the new documentation
for CONFIG_INET_ECN in Configure.help. ?This patch applies to
2.4.0-test11-pre3.

???????? Steven

diff -urN linux/Documentation/Configure.help.orig \
linux/Documentation/Configure.help
--- linux/Documentation/Configure.help.orig Sat Nov 11 21:41:55 2000
+++ linux/Documentation/Configure.help Sat Nov 11 22:50:31 2000
@@ -2067,6 +2067,14 @@
writing) you will have to disable this option, either by saying N now
or by using the sysctl.

+ ECN may be disabled with:
+ echo 0 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_ecn
+
+ ECN may be re-enabled with:
+ echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_ecn
+
+ Explicit Congestion Notification is more fully documented in RFC2481.
+
If in doubt, say N.

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2000-11-12 10:29:53

by David Miller

Subject: Re: [PATCH] Addition to ECN documentation in Configure.help

From: Steven Cole <[email protected]>
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2000 23:10:24 -0700

Here is a little patchlet which adds to the new documentation for
CONFIG_INET_ECN in Configure.help. ?This patch applies to
2.4.0-test11-pre3.

This is really superfluous.

ip-sysctl.txt documents this fully, and lists it as a BOOLEAN
sysctl, this should be enough to show folks how to turn the
thing on and off.

So such instruction doesn't belong in Configure.Help

Later,
David S. Miller
[email protected]