netdev - [PATCH 5/5] tcp: skip cwnd moderation in TCP_CA_Open in tcp_try_to

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Date:	Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:58:05 -0500
From:	Neal Cardwell <ncardwell@...gle.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, ilpo.jarvinen@...sinki.fi,
	Nandita Dukkipati <nanditad@...gle.com>,
	Yuchung Cheng <ycheng@...gle.com>,
	Tom Herbert <therbert@...gle.com>,
	Neal Cardwell <ncardwell@...gle.com>
Subject: [PATCH 5/5] tcp: skip cwnd moderation in TCP_CA_Open in tcp_try_to_open

The problem: Senders were overriding cwnd values picked during an undo
by calling tcp_moderate_cwnd() in tcp_try_to_open().

The fix: Don't moderate cwnd in tcp_try_to_open() if we're in
TCP_CA_Open, since doing so is generally unnecessary and specifically
would override a DSACK-based undo of a cwnd reduction made in fast
recovery.

Signed-off-by: Neal Cardwell <ncardwell@...gle.com>
---
 net/ipv4/tcp_input.c |    3 ++-
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index a4efdd7..78dd38c 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -2881,7 +2881,8 @@ static void tcp_try_to_open(struct sock *sk, int flag)
 
 	if (inet_csk(sk)->icsk_ca_state != TCP_CA_CWR) {
 		tcp_try_keep_open(sk);
-		tcp_moderate_cwnd(tp);
+		if (inet_csk(sk)->icsk_ca_state != TCP_CA_Open)
+			tcp_moderate_cwnd(tp);
 	} else {
 		tcp_cwnd_down(sk, flag);
 	}
-- 
1.7.3.1

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