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		ghshephard 34 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: It's Always TCP_NODELAY It's kind of in User Space though - right? When an application opens a socket - it decides whether to open it with TCP_NODELAY or not. There isn't any kernel/os setting - it's done on a socket by socket basis, no?

naught00 34 days ago [–]

TCP_NODELAY is implemented within the kernel. A socket can decide whether to use it or not.

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