Re: Transaction TCP patch for Linux

[Alan Cox]

> > patch for Linux kernel 2.4.2. Is anyone interested in it or have
> > anything to say about T/TCP's pros and cons??
> 
> I've seen people state that T/TCP is fundamentally broken:
> http://groups.google.com/groups?q=alan+cox+%22t/tcp%22&hl=en&scoring=d&selm=linux.kernel.E14vGeS-0005Lu-00%40the-village.bc.nu&rnum=2
> http://www.xent.com/FoRK-archive/feb99/0255.html
> 
> So I'm not sure if it is worth implementing.

T/TCP in its current form is broken. Implementing it is still a fun exercise
for someone, and while nobody has pushed it forwards there is no reason to
believe it can't be fixed. You just have to write T/TCPv2 and draft the
rfc to fix it