netdev - Re: [PATCH 1/1] TCP: Bug fix in initialization of receive window.

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Message-Id: <20101208.094123.28798820.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Wed, 08 Dec 2010 09:41:23 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	nanditad@...gle.com
Cc:	chavey@...gle.com, ycheng@...gle.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] TCP: Bug fix in initialization of receive window.

From: Nandita Dukkipati <nanditad@...gle.com>
Date: Fri,  3 Dec 2010 15:33:44 -0800

> The bug has to do with boundary checks on the initial receive window.
> If the initial receive window falls between init_cwnd and the
> receive window specified by the user, the initial window is incorrectly
> brought down to init_cwnd. The correct behavior is to allow it to
> remain unchanged.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Nandita Dukkipati <nanditad@...gle.com>

Applied and queued up for -stable, thanks.
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