netdev - [PATCH v2] tcp: fix infinite cwnd in tcp_complete

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Date:	Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:00:18 -0700
From:	Yuchung Cheng <ycheng@...gle.com>
To:	davem@...emloft.net, ilpo.jarvinen@...sinki.fi,
	ncardwell@...gle.com
Cc:	nanditad@...gle.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	Yuchung Cheng <ycheng@...gle.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2] tcp: fix infinite cwnd in tcp_complete_cwr()

When the cwnd reduction is done, ssthresh may be infinite
if TCP enters CWR via ECN or F-RTO. If cwnd is not undone, i.e.,
undo_marker is set, tcp_complete_cwr() falsely set cwnd to the
infinite ssthresh value. The correct operation is to keep cwnd
intact because it has been updated in ECN or F-RTO.

Signed-off-by: Yuchung Cheng <ycheng@...gle.com>
---
ChangeLog since v1:
 - Add snd_cwnd_stamp timestamping in CWR mode

 net/ipv4/tcp_input.c |    9 ++++++---
 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index c93b0cb..e0a9b89 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -2868,11 +2868,14 @@ static inline void tcp_complete_cwr(struct sock *sk)
 
 	/* Do not moderate cwnd if it's already undone in cwr or recovery. */
 	if (tp->undo_marker) {
-		if (inet_csk(sk)->icsk_ca_state == TCP_CA_CWR)
+		if (inet_csk(sk)->icsk_ca_state == TCP_CA_CWR) {
 			tp->snd_cwnd = min(tp->snd_cwnd, tp->snd_ssthresh);
-		else /* PRR */
+			tp->snd_cwnd_stamp = tcp_time_stamp;
+		} else if (tp->snd_ssthresh < TCP_INFINITE_SSTHRESH) {
+			/* PRR algorithm. */
 			tp->snd_cwnd = tp->snd_ssthresh;
-		tp->snd_cwnd_stamp = tcp_time_stamp;
+			tp->snd_cwnd_stamp = tcp_time_stamp;
+		}
 	}
 	tcp_ca_event(sk, CA_EVENT_COMPLETE_CWR);
 }
-- 
1.7.7.3

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