On Tue, Nov 12, 2024 at 5:48 PM Jakub Kicinski <kuba@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Mon, 11 Nov 2024 15:39:53 -0800 John Ousterhout wrote: > > This patch series begins the process of upstreaming the Homa transport > > protocol. Homa is an alternative to TCP for use in datacenter > > environments. It provides 10-100x reductions in tail latency for short > > messages relative to TCP. Its benefits are greatest for mixed workloads > > containing both short and long messages running under high network loads. > > Homa is not API-compatible with TCP: it is connectionless and message- > > oriented (but still reliable and flow-controlled). Homa's new API not > > only contributes to its performance gains, but it also eliminates the > > massive amount of connection state required by TCP for highly connected > > datacenter workloads. > > Hi John! > > Thanks for pushing forward! I wanted to give you a heads up that we're > operating at 50% maintainer capacity for the next 2 weeks so the > reviews may be more muted than usual. Don't hesitate to post new > versions (typically ~once a week) if you want to address any incoming > feedback and/or the build issues. Thanks for letting me know. -John-
