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Subject: Re: TCP loopback socket fusing
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On 14.09.2010 18:08, Fabien Thomas wrote:
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> On 14 sept. 2010, at 17:41, Andre Oppermann wrote:
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>> On 14.09.2010 11:18, Fabien Thomas wrote:
>>> Great,
>>>
>>> This will maybe kill the long time debate about "my loopback is slow vs linux"
>>> To have the best of both world what about a socket option to enable/disable fusing:
>>> can be useful when you need to see some connection "packetized".
>>
>> A sysctl to that effect is already in the patch.
> yes, i'm just wondering on a per connection setting.

I've devised a way to prevent socket fusing when bpf is enabled on
the interface the loopback came from.  So I'm leaning against adding
another obscure and non-portable socket option.

-- 
Andre