Re: Is kernel 2.6.11 adjust tcp_max_syn_backlog incorrectly?

From: Andi Kleen <redacted>
Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2005 12:25:08 +0200

Yes, there were some changes here when it was converted to a common
function for all hash tables (alloc_large_system_hash - the function
with the argument list from hell).  Anyways, here's a quick fix.

DaveM for your consideration.

Adjust TCP mem order check to new alloc_large_system_hash

Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <redacted>

I just reread those NUMA changes, and they changed the heuristics
for sizing things at the same time as moving over to the
alloc_large_system_hash() change.

The change was to move from (21 - PAGE_SHIFT) and (23 - PAGE_SHIFT)
to (25 - PAGE_SHIFT) and (27 - PAGE_SHIFT) respectively.

This is the part of the NUMA TCP changes that made the sysctl setting
behavior differ.

Andi's patch is the least intrusive fix for 2.6.12, so I will
apply it.  But longer term these heuristics need to be revisited
as a whole.