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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. ... if you don't update your kernel.
by the8472 6y ago
> The TCP standard is evolving, and if you have to always use your kernel’s TCP stack, that means you can NEVER EVOLVE.
... if you don't update your kernel.
- throwaway894345 6y agoThat quote was in context of Android vendors who don’t update their kernel. So you’re making the same point as the article.
- the8472 6y agoI know, but most people are not in charge of an ecosystem where they don't manage the hardware but are in the position of deploying a userspace network stack with kernel bypass. So it is a fairly narrow reason.