TCP_CORK: More than you ever wanted to knowTCP_CORK: More than you ever wanted to know Christopher Baus | 06 Apr 2005 I previously mentioned the leakiness of Unix's file metaphor. The leak often becomes a gushing torrent when trying to bump up performance. TCP_CORK is yet another example. Before I get into the details of TCP_CORK and the problem it addresses, I want to point out that this is a Linux only option, although variants exist on
