netdev - Re: net-next-2.6 [PATCH 1/1] tcp: add missing initial window (RFC 3390) for tcp

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Message-ID: <20100901102835.GA5686@gerrit.erg.abdn.ac.uk>
Date:	Wed, 1 Sep 2010 12:28:35 +0200
From:	Gerrit Renker <gerrit@....abdn.ac.uk>
To:	Ilpo J?rvinen <ilpo.jarvinen@...sinki.fi>
Cc:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, Netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: net-next-2.6 [PATCH 1/1] tcp: add missing initial window (RFC
	3390) for tcp_output

Addressing comments from Alexander, removing comment.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Patch v2 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
tcp: update also tcp_output with regard to RFC 5681

Thanks to Ilpo Jarvinen, this updates also the initial window
setting for tcp_output with regard to RFC 5681.

Signed-off-by: Gerrit Renker <gerrit@....abdn.ac.uk>
---
 net/ipv4/tcp_output.c |   12 +++---------
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
@@ -224,16 +224,10 @@ void tcp_select_initial_window(int __spa
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* Set initial window to value enough for senders,
-	 * following RFC2414. Senders, not following this RFC,
-	 * will be satisfied with 2.
-	 */
+	/* Set initial window to value enough for senders, following RFC5681. */
 	if (mss > (1 << *rcv_wscale)) {
-		int init_cwnd = 4;
-		if (mss > 1460 * 3)
-			init_cwnd = 2;
-		else if (mss > 1460)
-			init_cwnd = 3;
+		int init_cwnd = rfc3390_bytes_to_packets(mss);
+
 		/* when initializing use the value from init_rcv_wnd
 		 * rather than the default from above
 		 */
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