Nagle's algorithm and Delayed Ack

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I am working on Linux (Ubuntu). I understand both these concepts but I want to read the logic for myself. Where is it written in the source code? Some say it is easier to understand it in FreeBSD. Is that true?

It's easiest to understand in [RFC 896](http://tools.ietf.org/rfc/rfc896.txt) actually. — user207421, Aug 03 '12 at 05:06
@EJP: I know how the logic works. I want to see how it is implemented in code. — Bruce, Aug 03 '12 at 05:31

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 03 '12 at 15:47

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I don't know about FreeBSD, but the Nagle algorithm is defined here under Linux Kernel:

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c

With the static function: tcp_nagle_check.

Hope this help.

Regards.

answered Aug 03 '12 at 15:47

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Thanks a lot. It was vry helpful. – Bruce Aug 04 '12 at 02:50

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