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Date:      Wed, 5 Dec 2001 23:44:40 -0500
From:      Jim Durham <durham@w2xo.pgh.pa.us>
To:        Leo Bicknell <bicknell@ufp.org>, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Can TCP changes be put in RELENG_4?
Message-ID:  <200112060444.fB64inc01015@w2xo.pgh.pa.us>
In-Reply-To: <20011205131903.A32485@ussenterprise.ufp.org>
References:  <200112050034.fB50Y2W35371@w2xo.pgh.pa.us> <20011205131903.A32485@ussenterprise.ufp.org>

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On Wednesday 05 December 2001 01:19 pm, Leo Bicknell wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 04, 2001 at 11:48:52AM -0500, Jim Durham wrote:
> > I know that only security fixes are supposed to go in RELENG_4, but
> > the recent changes in the TCP stuff seem important enough that
> > perhaps they could be put in RELENG_4 for those of us who run
> > productions servers on -RELEASE ?
>
> After reading the replies a bit, I'm going to suggest some middle
> ground.
>
> I think the changes should sit in stable for "a while", and while
> they are there we should make notes of it in a few different places
> and have people beat up on the changes with various tests.
>
> I think this is very good stuff, and that most of the people
> tracking RELENG4_4 would want it, but only if it is 210% fully
> tested and helps out 99.999% of all people.  So let's verify
> both of those and then revisit the issue.

Well, sounds fine to me, especially if 4.5 is so close.

Incidentally, I applied the patches to 4.4-RELEASE on my 'test' box
and my laptop. I tried an FTP transfer between the two that previously did 
500kB/sec and it is now 954kB/sec. Mucho better.

-- 
Jim Durham

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