netdev - Re: [PATCH net] tcp: Do not underestimate rwnd

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Message-Id: <20181205.163307.2045546075375432993.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:   Wed, 05 Dec 2018 16:33:07 -0800 (PST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     edumazet@...gle.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, ncardwell@...gle.com, soheil@...gle.com,
        ycheng@...gle.com, eric.dumazet@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] tcp: Do not underestimate rwnd_limited

From: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
Date: Wed,  5 Dec 2018 14:24:31 -0800

> If available rwnd is too small, tcp_tso_should_defer()
> can decide it is worth waiting before splitting a TSO packet.
> 
> This really means we are rwnd limited.
> 
> Fixes: 5615f88614a4 ("tcp: instrument how long TCP is limited by receive window")
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>

Applied and queued up for -stable, thanks Eric.