Re: Any TCP VTW users?

[Thor Lancelot Simon <tls%panix.com@localhost>]

On Thu, Sep 15, 2022 at 04:33:09PM +0900, Ryota Ozaki wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Are there any users of TCP Vestigial Time-Wait (VTW)?
> The feature is disabled by default and we need to explicitly
> enable via sysctl to use it.
> 
> I just want to know if we should still maintain it.

Have you read the original discussion at
https://mail-index.netbsd.org/tech-net/2011/04/08/msg002566.html ?  I
believe the rationale for this feature is still valid, and I think it
is unfortuanate it was never enabled by default, and thus seems to have
rotted.

Thor