Re: [PATCH v2 net-next] tcp: internal implementation for pacing

2017-05-16 Thread David Miller
From: Eric Dumazet Date: Tue, 16 May 2017 04:24:36 -0700 > BBR congestion control depends on pacing, and pacing is > currently handled by sch_fq packet scheduler for performance reasons, > and also because implemening pacing with FQ was convenient to truly > avoid bursts. > > However there are m

[PATCH v2 net-next] tcp: internal implementation for pacing

2017-05-16 Thread Eric Dumazet
BBR congestion control depends on pacing, and pacing is currently handled by sch_fq packet scheduler for performance reasons, and also because implemening pacing with FQ was convenient to truly avoid bursts. However there are many cases where this packet scheduler constraint is not practical. - Ma