This ndd parameter sets a default time threshold to abort a TCP connection after the keepalive probing mechanism has failed.
This abort time threshold can also be changed on a per socket basis by using the TCP_KEEPALIVE_ABORT_THRESHOLD option on a TCP socket. The option value is an unsigned integer in milliseconds.
If an application has the SO_KEEPALIVE socket option enabled, it can then use the TCP_KEEPALIVE_THRESHOLD socket option to change the initial probe interval and TCP_KEEPALIVE_ABORT_THRESHOLD socket option to change the abort interval.
A value of zero means that TCP should never time out and abort the connection when probing.
See also tcp_keepalive_interval.
8 minutes
0 to 8 minutes
Unsigned integer (milliseconds)
Yes
Do not change the value. If under special circumstances, a TCP connection needs to be aborted earlier than the default eight minutes of the keepalive probing, use the TCP_KEEPALIVE_ABORT_THRESHOLD socket option to reduce the abort interval on an individual application.
Unstable