sys_attrs_socket(5)						File Formats Manual					       sys_attrs_socket(5)

NAME

       sys_attrs_socket - socket subsystem attributes

DESCRIPTION

       This  reference	page lists and describes attributes for the Socket (socket) kernel subsystem. Refer to the sys_attrs(5) reference page for
       an introduction to the topic of kernel subsystem attributes.

	      The number of lock entries to use when taking a lock reference on an external cluster mbuf (more is better).

	      Default value: 64 (entries)

	      Minimum value: 0

	      Maximum value: 8192

	      The mbuf_ext_lock_count attribute is useful only on SMP machines where locks are used.

	      The CPU number to which to bind the protocol timer thread.

	      Default value: 0

	      Minimum value: 0

	      Maximum value: UINT_MAX, or 4 billion

	      Maximum size of the socket buffer.

	      Default value: SB_MAX, or 1048576 (bytes)

	      Minimum value: 1

	      Maximum value: 4 billion

	      The maximum size of packets to be copied into existing mbuf  clusters,  or  compressed.  Only  packets  of  size	less  than  sbcom-
	      press_threshold minus 1 are copied into existing mbuf clusters.

	      Default value: 0 (bytes)

	      Minimum value: 0

	      Maximum value: UINT_MAX, or 4 billion

	      If the sbcompress_threshold attribute value is 0, mbuf cluster compression is disabled.

	      A  read-only  attribute  that is incremented when a received SYN packet is dropped because the number of queued SYN_RCVD connections
	      for a socket is equal to that socket's backlog limit. The initial value is 0.

	      A read-only attribute that shows the maximum number of pending requests to any of the server sockets  in	the  system.  The  initial
	      value is 0.

	      Maximum number of pending TCP connections (the socket listen queue limit).

	      Default value: 1024 (connections)

	      Minimum value: 0

	      Maximum value: 65535

	      If  the  listen queue connection limit is too small, incoming connect requests may be dropped. Pending TCP connections can be caused
	      by lost packets in the Internet or denial of service attacks.

	      A read-only attribute that is  incremented when a received SYN packet is dropped because the number of queued  SYN_RCVD  connections
	      for a socket is equal to the value of the somaxconn attribute. The initial value is 0.

	      Minimum  number of pending TCP connections socket listen queue (backlog). The attribute controls how many SYN packets can be handled
	      simultaneously before additional requests are discardrd.

	      Default value: 0

	      Minimum value: 0

	      Maximum value: 65535

	      The value of the sominconn attribute overrides the application-specific backlog if the sominconn value is greater than  the  backlog
	      requested by the application.

	      A  value	that  enables (1) or disables (0)  socket writes without the need for a user space to kernel space copy operation. The umc
	      (unified mbuf cache) attribute is used in conjunction with the mmap(2) system call.

	      Default value: 0 (disabled)

	      The size of the umc (unified mbuf cache) buffer.

	      Default value: 1024 (bytes)

	      Minimum value: 0

	      Maximum value: INT_MAX, or 2 billion

SEE ALSO

       sys_attrs(5)

       Tuning Tru64 UNIX for Internet Servers at the following location: http://www.digital.com/internet/document/ias/tuning.html.

       System Configuration and Tuning

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