Merge pull request #54 from coder/spike/derp-q-512

fix: increases DERP send queue length to 512 for increased throughput

derp/derp_server.go

@@ -70,7 +70,13 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 const (
-	perClientSendQueueDepth = 32 // packets buffered for sending
+	// perClientSendQueueDepth is the number of packets to buffer for sending.
+	// CODER: We've modified this to 512, up from 32 in upstream Tailscale to improve DERP
+	// throughput.  32 is an understandable number for big, public DERP servers that Tailscale run,
+	// serving many thousands of connections, and where Tailscale is footing the bill.  In Coder's
+	// use case, we are serving hundreds to low thousands of users and the user's own company is
+	// paying the bills.  In testing, it increases DERP throughput up to 6x.
+	perClientSendQueueDepth = 512
 	writeTimeout            = 2 * time.Second
 )