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index d3d653a5f9b9..db2a4067013c 100644
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+++ 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
@@ -346,7 +336,7 @@ tcp_orphan_retries - INTEGER
when RTO retransmissions remain unacknowledged.
See tcp_retries2 for more details.
- The default value is 7.
+ The default value is 8.
If your machine is a loaded WEB server,
you should think about lowering this value, such sockets
may consume significant resources. Cf. tcp_max_orphans.
@@ -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