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> On 12. Mar 2024, at 14:39, Nuno Teixeira <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I'm curious about tcp RACK.
>
> As I do not run on a server background, only a laptop and a rpi4 for
> poudriere, git, browsing, some torrent and ssh/sftp connections, will
> I see any difference using RACK?
> What tests should I do for comparison?
You might want to read the following article in the FreeBSD Journal:
https://freebsdfoundation.org/our-work/journal/browser-based-edition/rack-and-alternate-tcp-stacks-for-freebsd/
There is no specific area for testing. Just test the stack on
the systems you use with the workload you use and report back
any issues...
Best regards
Michael
>
> Thanks,
>
> <[email protected]> escreveu (quinta, 16/11/2023 à(s) 15:10):
>>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> recently the main branch was changed to build the TCP RACK stack
>> which is a loadable kernel module, by default:
>> https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=3a338c534154164504005beb00a3c6feb03756cc
>>
>> As discussed on the bi-weekly transport call, it would be great if people
>> could test the RACK stack for their workload. Please report any problems to the
>> net@ mailing list or open an issue in the bug tracker and drop me a note via email.
>> This includes regressions in CPU usage, regressions in performance or any other
>> unexpected change you observe.
>>
>> You can load the kernel module using
>> kldload tcp_rack
>>
>> You can make the RACK stack the default stack using
>> sysctl net.inet.tcp.functions_default=rack
>>
>> Based on the feedback we get, the default stack might be switched to the
>> RACK stack.
>>
>> Please let me know if you have any questions.
>>
>> Best regards
>> Michael
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Nuno Teixeira
> FreeBSD Committer (ports)