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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt b/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt index eeb5b2e97bed..83bf4986baea 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt @@ -2230,11 +2230,8 @@ balance-rr: This mode is the only mode that will permit a single It is possible to adjust TCP/IP's congestion limits by altering the net.ipv4.tcp_reordering sysctl parameter. The - usual default value is 3, and the maximum useful value is 127. - For a four interface balance-rr bond, expect that a single - TCP/IP stream will utilize no more than approximately 2.3 - interface's worth of throughput, even after adjusting - tcp_reordering. + usual default value is 3. But keep in mind TCP stack is able + to automatically increase this when it detects reorders. Note that the fraction of packets that will be delivered out of order is highly variable, and is unlikely to be zero. The level |