Network Device Backlog

This feature helps improve network performance by managing incoming traffic effectively, reducing packet loss, lowering latency, and boosting throughput. This leads to a better user experience and faster system response.

By default, it is enabled in most of the Linux operating systems. To check the default value:

sysctl net.core.netdev_​max_​backlog

The maximum value for netdev_​max_​backlog can vary depending on factors like kernel version, hardware, memory, and workload. In many cases, 8192 is seen as a good value.

sysctl -w net.core.netdev_​max_​backlog=8192