[PATCH] tcp: Fix comments for Nagle algorithm

From: Feng King
Date: Sat Nov 05 2011 - 10:23:32 EST


TCP_NODELAY is weaker than TCP_CORK, when TCP_CORK was set, small
segments will always pass Nagle test regardless of TCP_NODELAY option.

Signed-off-by: Feng King <kinwin2008@xxxxxxxxx>

diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
index 882e0b0..a908f95 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
@@ -1377,7 +1377,7 @@ static inline int tcp_minshall_check(const struct tcp_sock *tp)
/* Return 0, if packet can be sent now without violation Nagle's rules:
* 1. It is full sized.
* 2. Or it contains FIN. (already checked by caller)
- * 3. Or TCP_NODELAY was set.
+ * 3. Or TCP_CORK is not set, and TCP_NODELAY is set.
* 4. Or TCP_CORK is not set, and all sent packets are ACKed.
* With Minshall's modification: all sent small packets are ACKed.
*/
--
1.7.1

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