[Bloat] enabling outgoing tcp-ecn by default for ipv6 links

[Michael Richardson]

>>>>> "Hannes" == Hannes Frederic Sowa <hannes at stressinduktion.org> writes:
    Hannes> I am thinking about advancing the ipv4/tcp_ecn knob in linux to
    Hannes> distinguish between ipv4 and ipv6 transport and enable ecn signaling
    Hannes> on outgoing ipv6 connections by default (for me, at least). I am
    Hannes> currently doing so with the help of iptables (echo 1 > tcp_ecn and -j
    Hannes> ECN --ecn-tcp-remove).

I think it's definitely worth splitting the sysctl, so that we can at
least learn if it can fly in v6 land.  I'd turn it on.

I suggest that doing this without a way to report on a path/IP/vendor
that is screwing things up is a mistake.

http://urchin.earth.li/ecn/

went inactive again in 2011.

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