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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2011-07-22 14:43:13 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2011-07-22 14:43:13 -0700
commit951cc93a7493a81a47e20231441bc6cf17c98a37 (patch)
treef53934f0f225e0215a85c8c59af4c6513e89e3f1 /Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
parenta7e1aabb28e8154ce987b622fd78d80a1ca39361 (diff)
parent415b3334a21aa67806c52d1acf4e72e14f7f402f (diff)
Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next
* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next: (1287 commits) icmp: Fix regression in nexthop resolution during replies. net: Fix ppc64 BPF JIT dependencies. acenic: include NET_SKB_PAD headroom to incoming skbs ixgbe: convert to ndo_fix_features ixgbe: only enable WoL for magic packet by default ixgbe: remove ifdef check for non-existent define ixgbe: Pass staterr instead of re-reading status and error bits from descriptor ixgbe: Move interrupt related values out of ring and into q_vector ixgbe: add structure for containing RX/TX rings to q_vector ixgbe: inline the ixgbe_maybe_stop_tx function ixgbe: Update ATR to use recorded TX queues instead of CPU for routing igb: Fix for DH89xxCC near end loopback test e1000: always call e1000_check_for_link() on e1000_ce4100 MACs. netxen: add fw version compatibility check be2net: request native mode each time the card is reset ipv4: Constrain UFO fragment sizes to multiples of 8 bytes virtio_net: Fix panic in virtnet_remove ipv6: make fragment identifications less predictable ipv6: unshare inetpeers can: make function can_get_bittiming static ...
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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
index bfe924217f24..db2a4067013c 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
@@ -106,16 +106,6 @@ inet_peer_maxttl - INTEGER
when the number of entries in the pool is very small).
Measured in seconds.
-inet_peer_gc_mintime - INTEGER
- Minimum interval between garbage collection passes. This interval is
- in effect under high memory pressure on the pool.
- Measured in seconds.
-
-inet_peer_gc_maxtime - INTEGER
- Minimum interval between garbage collection passes. This interval is
- in effect under low (or absent) memory pressure on the pool.
- Measured in seconds.
-
TCP variables:
somaxconn - INTEGER
@@ -394,7 +384,7 @@ tcp_rmem - vector of 3 INTEGERs: min, default, max
min: Minimal size of receive buffer used by TCP sockets.
It is guaranteed to each TCP socket, even under moderate memory
pressure.
- Default: 8K
+ Default: 1 page
default: initial size of receive buffer used by TCP sockets.
This value overrides net.core.rmem_default used by other protocols.
@@ -483,7 +473,7 @@ tcp_window_scaling - BOOLEAN
tcp_wmem - vector of 3 INTEGERs: min, default, max
min: Amount of memory reserved for send buffers for TCP sockets.
Each TCP socket has rights to use it due to fact of its birth.
- Default: 4K
+ Default: 1 page
default: initial size of send buffer used by TCP sockets. This
value overrides net.core.wmem_default used by other protocols.
@@ -553,13 +543,13 @@ udp_rmem_min - INTEGER
Minimal size of receive buffer used by UDP sockets in moderation.
Each UDP socket is able to use the size for receiving data, even if
total pages of UDP sockets exceed udp_mem pressure. The unit is byte.
- Default: 4096
+ Default: 1 page
udp_wmem_min - INTEGER
Minimal size of send buffer used by UDP sockets in moderation.
Each UDP socket is able to use the size for sending data, even if
total pages of UDP sockets exceed udp_mem pressure. The unit is byte.
- Default: 4096
+ Default: 1 page
CIPSOv4 Variables:
@@ -1465,10 +1455,17 @@ sctp_mem - vector of 3 INTEGERs: min, pressure, max
Default is calculated at boot time from amount of available memory.
sctp_rmem - vector of 3 INTEGERs: min, default, max
- See tcp_rmem for a description.
+ Only the first value ("min") is used, "default" and "max" are
+ ignored.
+
+ min: Minimal size of receive buffer used by SCTP socket.
+ It is guaranteed to each SCTP socket (but not association) even
+ under moderate memory pressure.
+
+ Default: 1 page
sctp_wmem - vector of 3 INTEGERs: min, default, max
- See tcp_wmem for a description.
+ Currently this tunable has no effect.
addr_scope_policy - INTEGER
Control IPv4 address scoping - draft-stewart-tsvwg-sctp-ipv4-00