I know; those were my reasons for lifting an eyebrow at the 'deprecated'
comment in the Linux kernel source..
G'luck,
Peter
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On Mon, Jul 16, 2001 at 11:45:02AM -0400, Joseph Gleason wrote:
> Unless I am mistaken, ICMP source quench applies to any IP traffic, not just
> TCP.
>
> Also, ICMP source quench can be sent by intermediate routers.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Peter Pentchev" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 08:26
> Subject: ICMP source quench - deprecated?
>
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I just had a friend ask me a weird question about ICMP source quench
> > and its handling in various OS's. He proceeded to show me a part
> > of some version of the Linux kernel source, which processed a source
> > quench request properly, yet had a 'This is deprecated' comment
> > at the top.
> >
> > I had a quick look at src/sys/netinet/tcp_subr.c, and on FreeBSD 4.x
> > and -current, an ICMP source quench seems to provoke a proper downsizing
> > of the connection window.
> >
> > Is there any reason for ICMP source quench to be deprecated?
> > If so, what is it to be replaced with? Or are the TCP window scaling
> > algorithms smart enough to downsize the window quick enough in case of
> > a noticeable packet loss? (I guess they should be..)
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