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Random dropping of packets to achieve latency control may introduce outlier situations where packets are dropped too close to each other or too far from each other. This can cause the real drop percentage to temporarily deviate from the intended drop probability. In certain scenarios, such as a small number of simultaneous TCP flows, these deviations can cause significant deviations in link utilization and queuing latency. RFC 8033 suggests using a derandomization mechanism to avoid these deviations. Signed-off-by: Mohit P. Tahiliani <tahiliani@nitk.edu.in> Signed-off-by: Dhaval Khandla <dhavaljkhandla26@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Hrishikesh Hiraskar <hrishihiraskar@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Manish Kumar B <bmanish15597@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Sachin D. Patil <sdp.sachin@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Leslie Monis <lesliemonis@gmail.com> Acked-by: Dave Taht <dave.taht@gmail.com> Acked-by: Jamal Hadi Salim <jhs@mojatatu.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.