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@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ default is 256 buckets and must be set to a power of two. This is
accomplished with adb against the *disc* image of the kernel. The
variable name is tcp_hash_size.
+Notice that it's critically important that you use "W" to write a 32 bit
+quantity, not "w" to write a 16 bit value when patching the disc image because
+the tcp_hash_size variable is a 32 bit quantity.
+
<P>
How to pick the value? Examine the output of