Re: [2.6 patch] always export sysctl_{r,w}mem_max

[David Miller]

From: Rick Jones <rick.jones2@xxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:46:36 -0700

> David Miller wrote:
> > If DLM really wants minimum, it can use SO_SNDBUFFORCE and
> > SO_RCVBUFFORCE socket options and use whatever limits it
> > likes.
> > 
> > But even this is questionable.
> 
> Drift...
> 
> Is that something netperf should be using though?  Right now it uses the regular 
> SO_[SND|RCV]BUF calls and is at the mercy of sysctls.  I wonder if it would be 
> better to have it use their FORCE versions to make life easier on the 
> benchmarker - such as myself - who has an unfortunate habit of forgetting to 
> update sysctl.conf :)

The force calls are for root only.

And I want to remind you that explicitly setting socket
buffer sizes hurts performance with TCP.  I know you know
this but it bears restating for the benefit of others.
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