TCP QUICKACK

Onload User Guide (UG1586)

Document ID
UG1586
Release Date
2023-07-31
Revision
1.2 English

TCP will generally aim to defer the sending of ACKs to minimize the number of packets on the network. Onload supports the standard TCP_QUICKACK socket option which allows some control over this behavior. Enabling TCP_QUICKACK causes an ACK to be sent immediately in response to the reception of the following data packet. This is a one-shot operation and TCP_QUICKACK self clears to zero immediately after the ACK is sent.