On Sun, 17 Sep 2006 16:51:50 +0200 bert hubert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The original message Stephen reacts to below apparently never made it to the > list, it can be found here: http://ds9a.nl/tmp/module-policy.txt > > > Any body who builds in random stuff without thinking is being foolish. > > But, if you can think of a better configuration method that isn't too > > grotty, then go for it. > > The method I'm proposing is simple enough: > > 1) reno is always built-in > 2) it is the default tcp congestion policy No, Reno is unstable in high BDP > 3) loading/compiling-in additional tcp congestion policies only make them > available > 4) userspace is free to select a non-default tcp congestion policy at will > > The implementation might be as simple as making the *first* registered > congestion policy the default (instead of the last one) which would be reno, > as it is in tcp_cong.o, which is probably always loaded first (as the other > .o's need symbols that are in tcp_cong.o). > > Despite what you allege about my foolishness, I maintain that a kernel that > enables a *random policy* from the ones you compiled in, is not a sane > kernel. > > The default kernel should be as sane as possible, allowing the userspace > people (ie, me) to mess things up to their heart's desire. > > Bert > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html