netdev - [PATCH net-next] tcp: refine SYN handling in tcp_validate

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Date:	Wed, 18 Jul 2012 00:29:30 +0200
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	Vijay Subramanian <subramanian.vijay@...il.com>
Cc:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	Kiran Kumar Kella <kkiran@...adcom.com>
Subject: [PATCH net-next] tcp: refine SYN handling in tcp_validate_incoming

From: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>

Followup of commit 0c24604b68fc (tcp: implement RFC 5961 4.2)

As reported by Vijay Subramanian, we should send a challenge ACK
instead of a dup ack if a SYN flag is set on a packet received out of
window.

This permits the ratelimiting to work as intended, and to increase
correct SNMP counters.

Suggested-by: Vijay Subramanian <subramanian.vijay@...il.com>
Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
Acked-by: Vijay Subramanian <subramanian.vijay@...il.com>
Cc: Kiran Kumar Kella <kkiran@...adcom.com>
---
 net/ipv4/tcp_input.c |    6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index 8aaec55..fdd49f1 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -5296,8 +5296,11 @@ static bool tcp_validate_incoming(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		 * an acknowledgment should be sent in reply (unless the RST
 		 * bit is set, if so drop the segment and return)".
 		 */
-		if (!th->rst)
+		if (!th->rst) {
+			if (th->syn)
+				goto syn_challenge;
 			tcp_send_dupack(sk, skb);
+		}
 		goto discard;
 	}
 
@@ -5327,6 +5330,7 @@ static bool tcp_validate_incoming(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	 * RFC 5691 4.2 : Send a challenge ack
 	 */
 	if (th->syn) {
+syn_challenge:
 		if (syn_inerr)
 			TCP_INC_STATS_BH(sock_net(sk), TCP_MIB_INERRS);
 		NET_INC_STATS_BH(sock_net(sk), LINUX_MIB_TCPSYNCHALLENGE);


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