[Bloat] Questions for Bufferbloat Wikipedia article

David Lang david at lang.hm
Tue Apr 6 19:54:46 EDT 2021


On Tue, 6 Apr 2021, Stephen Hemminger wrote:

> For Wikipedia it is important to make clear:
>  * the symptoms = large latency

more precisely, large latency under load

David Lang

>  * the cause = large buffers and aggressive protocols
>  * the solutions = AQM, smaller buffers, pacing, better congestion control, etc.
>
> People can argue over best combination of solutions but the symptoms and
> causes should be defined, and non-contentious.
>
> It is too easy to go off in the weeds and have the solution of the day.
>
>
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