begin working on making response quicker (why is tap interface so slow?)

internal/backoff.go

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ type BackoffFlags uint8
 const (
 	BackoffHasPriority BackoffFlags = 1 << iota
 	BackoffCriticalPath
+	BackoffTCPConn
 )
 
 func NewBackoff(priority BackoffFlags) Backoff {
@@ -14,6 +15,10 @@ func NewBackoff(priority BackoffFlags) Backoff {
 		return Backoff{
 			maxWait: uint32(1 * time.Millisecond),
 		}
+	} else if priority&BackoffTCPConn != 0 {
+		return Backoff{
+			maxWait: uint32(5 * time.Microsecond),
+		}
 	}
 	return Backoff{
 		maxWait: uint32(time.Second) >> (priority & BackoffHasPriority),