Re: TCP and reordering

On (2012-11-28 00:35 -0800), Vijay Subramanian wrote:

Also note that reordering is tracked on the sender side using the per
flow variable tp->reordering . This measures the amount of reordering
on the connection so that
fast retransmit and other loss recovery mechanisms are not entered
prematurely. Doesn't this behavior at the  sender already provide the
behavior you seek?

Sorry I don't seem to understand what you mean. Do you mind explaining how
the sender can help to restore performance on reordering network?

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