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SubjectRe: [PATCH net-next 1/2] tcp: call tcp_drop() in tcp collapse
On Sat, Jul 28, 2018 at 11:38 AM, Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 27, 2018 at 8:35 PM Yafang Shao <laoar.shao@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> So what about LINUX_MIB_TCPOFOMERGE ?
>> Regarding LINUX_MIB_TCPOFOMERGE, a skb is already covered by another
>> skb, is that dropping the packet or simply lowering the memory
>> overhead ?
>
> What do you think ?
>
> If you receive two times the same payload, don't you have to drop one
> of the duplicate ?
>
> There is a a big difference between the two cases.

If the drop caused some data lost (which may then cause retransmition
or something), then this is a really DROP.
While if the drop won't cause any data lost, meaning it is a
non-harmful behavior, I think it should not be defined as DROP.
This is my suggestion anyway.

Thanks
Yafang

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