Todo #7507
Updated by Jim Pingle almost 7 years ago
Feedback from users suggests there is a great speed improvement to be had by using the following settings on certain platforms:
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fast-io
sndbuf 524288
rcvbuf 524288
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fast-io is OK to use on FreeBSD, but is UDP-only so it would need to only be added then, and have the option hidden when using TCP modes.
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--fast-io
(Experimental) Optimize TUN/TAP/UDP I/O writes by avoiding a
call to poll/epoll/select prior to the write operation. The
purpose of such a call would normally be to block until the
device or socket is ready to accept the write. Such blocking is
unnecessary on some platforms which don't support write blocking
on UDP sockets or TUN/TAP devices. In such cases, one can
optimize the event loop by avoiding the poll/epoll/select call,
improving CPU efficiency by 5% to 10%.
This option can only be used on non-Windows systems, when
--proto udp is specified, and when --shaper is NOT specified.
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The buffer size above, 524288, appears to have been chosen either arbitrarily or based on settings found elsewhere. We could offer a drop-down based on the value of net.inet.tcp.sendbuf_max & net.inet.tcp.recvbuf_max or a free-form field with suggestions.
<pre>
--sndbuf size
Set the TCP/UDP socket send buffer size. Defaults to operation
system default.
--rcvbuf size
Set the TCP/UDP socket receive buffer size. Defaults to
operation system default.
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