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"The TCP standard is evolving, and if you have to always use your kernel's TCP stack, that means you can NEVER EVOLVE." -> This is untrue, the Linux kernel is o
by Qantourisc 10y ago
"The TCP standard is evolving, and if you have to always use your kernel's TCP stack, that means you can NEVER EVOLVE." -> This is untrue, the Linux kernel is open source, you could "easily" write your own and replace the current. Either in a branch or trying to get it in the official tree.
- deno 10y agoContext: “Google can't force Android vendors to rebase kernels but requires new TCP functionality such as TCP fast open.” I don’t think they’re actually doing that though.
- michaelmior 10y agoThis also implies that the Linux kernel TCP stack is never evolving which is an odd claim to make.