ipv4: Use binary search to choose tcp PMTU probe_size
Current probe_size is chosen by doubling mss_cache, the probing process will end shortly with a sub-optimal mss size, and the link mtu will not be taken full advantage of, in return, this will make user to tweak tcp_base_mss with care. Use binary search to choose probe_size in a fine granularity manner, an optimal mss will be found to boost performance as its maxmium. In addition, introduce a sysctl_tcp_probe_threshold to control when probing will stop in respect to the width of search range. Test env: Docker instance with vxlan encapuslation(82599EB) iperf -c 10.0.0.24 -t 60 before this patch: 1.26 Gbits/sec After this patch: increase 26% 1.59 Gbits/sec Signed-off-by:Fan Du <fan.du@intel.com> Acked-by:
John Heffner <johnwheffner@gmail.com> Signed-off-by:
David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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