linux-old/net/TUNABLE
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   1The following parameters should be tunable at compile time. Some of them
   2exist as sysctls too.
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   4This is far from complete
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   6Item                    Description
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   8MAX_SOCKETS             Tunable on boot, maximum sockets we will allocate
   9NUM_PROTO               Maximum loadable address family, will need recompile
  10MAX_LINKS               Maximum number of netlink minor devices. (1-32)
  11MAX_QBYTES              Size of a netlink device queue (tunable)
  12RIF_TABLE_SIZE          Token ring RIF cache size (tunable)
  13AARP_HASH_SIZE          Size of Appletalk hash table (tunable)
  14AX25_DEF_T1             AX.25 parameters. These are all tunable via
  15AX25_DEF_T2             SIOCAX25SETPARMS
  16AX25_DEF_T3             T1-T3,N2 have the meanings in the specification
  17AX25_DEF_N2
  18AX25_DEF_AXDEFMODE      8 = normal 128 is PE1CHL extended
  19AX25_DEF_IPDEFMODE      'D' - datagram  'V' - virtual connection
  20AX25_DEF_BACKOFF        'E'xponential 'L'inear
  21AX25_DEF_NETROM         Allow netrom 1=Y
  22AX25_DF_TEXT            Allow PID=Text 1=Y
  23AX25_DEF_WINDOW         Window for normal mode
  24AX25_DEF_EWINDOW        Window for PE1CHL mode
  25AX25_DEF_DIGI           1 for inband 2 for cross band 3 for both
  26AX25_DEF_CONMODE        Allow connected modes 1=Yes
  27AX25_ROUTE_MAX          AX.25 route cache size - no currently tunable
  28Unnamed (16)            Number of protocol hash slots (tunable)
  29DEV_NUMBUFFS            Number of priority levels (not easily tunable)
  30Unnamed (300)           Maximum packet backlog queue (tunable)
  31MAX_IOVEC               Maximum number of iovecs in a message (tunable)
  32MIN_WINDOW              Offered minimum window (tunable)
  33MAX_WINDOW              Offered maximum window (tunable)
  34MAX_HEADER              Largest physical header (tunable)
  35MAX_ADDR_LEN            Largest physical address (tunable)
  36SOCK_ARRAY_SIZE         IP socket array hash size (tunable)
  37ARP_RES_TIME            Time we try to resolve (tunable)
  38ARP_DEAD_RES_TIME       Time the entry stays dead (tunable)
  39ARP_MAX_TRIES           Maximum tries (tunable)
  40ARP_TIMEOUT             Timeout on an ARP (tunable)
  41ARP_CHECK_INTERVAL      Check interval to refresh an arp (tunable)
  42ARP_CONFIRM_INTERVAL    Confirm poll time (tunable)
  43ARP_TABLE_SIZE          Hash table size for ARP (tunable)
  44IP_MAX_MEMBERSHIPS      Largest number of groups per socket (BSD style) (tunable)
  4516                      Hard coded constant for amount of room allowed for
  46                        cache align and faster forwarding (tunable)
  47IPFRAG_HIGH_THRESH      Limit on fragments, we free fragments until we reach
  48IPFRAG_LOW_THRESH       which provides some breathing space. (tunable)
  49IP_FRAG_TIME            Time we hold a fragment for. (tunable)
  50PORT_MASQ_BEGIN         First port reserved for masquerade (tunable)
  51PORT_MASQ_END           Last port used for masquerade   (tunable)
  52MASQUERADE_EXPIRE_TCP_FIN       Time we keep a masquerade for after a FIN
  53MASQUERADE_EXPIRE_UDP   Time we keep a UDP masquerade for (tunable)
  54MAXVIFS                 Maximum mrouted vifs (1-32)
  55MFC_LINES               Lines in the multicast router cache (tunable)
  56
  57NetROM parameters are tunable via an ioctl passing a struct
  58
  594000                    Size a Unix domain socket malloc falls back to 
  60                        (tunable) should be 8K - a bit for 8K machines like
  61                        the ALPHA
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