> > write(100000*MSS)
> > write(1)
> > write(1)
...
> As far as I can tell, the second "write(1)" will always merge with the
> first one
This would be true, if Andrea wrote not exactly 100000*MSS,
but 100000*MSS+1 or just write(<lots of data>).
In some exceptional situations (sort of writing exactly N*MSS,
then remnant, then something) Minshall's and bsd coalescing
are a bit different.
Alexey
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