[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

tcp_tw_recycle and tcp_tw_reuse

To: kernelnewbies <kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: tcp_tw_recycle and tcp_tw_reuse
From: "Ritesh Kumar" <ritesh@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 18:49:39 -0400
Domainkey-signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:sender:to:subject:mime-version:content-type:x-google-sender-auth; b=o95dgt0rrJII8Ru71KpseId9/lAdJycDoosgnMLmXVoaEffpe8BG/Z/5eQo0mQ1F1sW2r/dgcwFyNPcGctQo/l6/0d3kLkMFYRJDOScuiGLtTnOinBGzV51Kdgleew0/nZ8/h5ateR75AoXJOwB/0FauKaL79C61UVGEfyoC5XA=
List-archive: <http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/>
List-help: <mailto:ecartis@nl.linux.org?Subject=help>
List-id: <kernelnewbies.nl.linux.org>
List-owner: <mailto:ecartis-owner@nl.linux.org>
List-post: <mailto:kernelnewbies@nl.linux.org>
List-software: Ecartis version 1.0.0
List-subscribe: <mailto:kernelnewbies-request@nl.linux.org?Subject=subscribe>
List-unsubscribe: <mailto:kernelnewbies-request@nl.linux.org?Subject=unsubscribe>
Sender: kernelnewbies-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxx

Hi,
I was trying to find a way to decrease the default TCP time_wait period on linux. However, I found the tcp_max_tw_buckets and tcp_tw_re(cycle/use) sysctl variables. The man page is of not much help. What exactly do these do and what is the difference between them?

Ritesh

Prev by Date: Re: Query regarding interrupts on a dual core machine
Next by Date: Re: Why "high memory" in x86?
Previous by thread: Greg KH talks about Kernelnewbies
Next by thread: Reentrant code / Critical section / Atomic Section
Index(es):
- Date
- Thread