Re: [net-next PATCH v3 3/3] net: TCP thin dupack

From: Andreas Petlund
Date: Sat Feb 13 2010 - 10:58:50 EST


On 12. feb. 2010 12:19, William Allen Simpson wrote:
> Last year, I'm pretty sure I was on record as thinking this is *not* a
> good idea. But at least it now requires a sysctl to turn on, and
> should default to off.
>
> Also that naming was a bit dicey. Now the names are more descriptive,
> but the "force" is a bit overkill.
>
> How about:
> NET_TCP_FORCE_THIN_LINEAR_DUPACK -> NET_TCP_THIN_LINEAR_DUPACK
> tcp_force_thin_dupack -> tcp_thin_linear_dupack
> sysctl_tcp_force_thin_dupack -> sysctl_tcp_thin_linear_dupack

You uncovered a copy/paste/edit-typo there. The term "linear" had snuck
in even though it does not make sense for this patch. I think that
NET_TCP_THIN_DUPACK, tcp_thin_dupack and sysctl_tcp_thin_dupack will
be better.

Best regards,
Andreas
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