From 407d2d39184a8f35cf3d5de89c08be996266c6cf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Kerrisk Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:24:33 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] tcp.7: Document /proc file tcp_base_mss (new in Linux 2.6.17) Text taken from Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk --- man7/tcp.7 | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/man7/tcp.7 b/man7/tcp.7 index 2c979c3ae..ed10506c7 100644 --- a/man7/tcp.7 +++ b/man7/tcp.7 @@ -232,6 +232,16 @@ are reserved for the application buffer. A value of 0 implies that no amount is reserved. .\" +.\" The following is from 2.6.28-rc4: Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt +.TP +.IR tcp_base_mss "(Integer; default: 512; since Linux 2.6.17) +The initial value of +.I search_low +to be used by the packetization layer +Path MTU discovery (MTU probing). +If MTU probing is enabled, +this is the initial MSS used by the connection. +.\" .\" The following is from 2.6.12: Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt .TP .IR tcp_bic " (Boolean; default: disabled)"