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author | Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net> | 2008-03-21 02:11:27 +0300 |
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committer | David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net> | 2008-03-21 02:11:27 +0300 |
commit | 607bfbf2d55dd1cfe5368b41c2a81a8c9ccf4723 (patch) | |
tree | 3e773dec77c677d01cfd1bce37ee9f292b19d6a3 /net | |
parent | 8a455b087c9629b3ae3b521b4f1ed16672f978cc (diff) | |
download | linux-607bfbf2d55dd1cfe5368b41c2a81a8c9ccf4723.tar.xz |
[TCP]: Fix shrinking windows with window scaling
When selecting a new window, tcp_select_window() tries not to shrink
the offered window by using the maximum of the remaining offered window
size and the newly calculated window size. The newly calculated window
size is always a multiple of the window scaling factor, the remaining
window size however might not be since it depends on rcv_wup/rcv_nxt.
This means we're effectively shrinking the window when scaling it down.
The dump below shows the problem (scaling factor 2^7):
- Window size of 557 (71296) is advertised, up to 3111907257:
IP 172.2.2.3.33000 > 172.2.2.2.33000: . ack 3111835961 win 557 <...>
- New window size of 514 (65792) is advertised, up to 3111907217, 40 bytes
below the last end:
IP 172.2.2.3.33000 > 172.2.2.2.33000: . 3113575668:3113577116(1448) ack 3111841425 win 514 <...>
The number 40 results from downscaling the remaining window:
3111907257 - 3111841425 = 65832
65832 / 2^7 = 514
65832 % 2^7 = 40
If the sender uses up the entire window before it is shrunk, this can have
chaotic effects on the connection. When sending ACKs, tcp_acceptable_seq()
will notice that the window has been shrunk since tcp_wnd_end() is before
tp->snd_nxt, which makes it choose tcp_wnd_end() as sequence number.
This will fail the receivers checks in tcp_sequence() however since it
is before it's tp->rcv_wup, making it respond with a dupack.
If both sides are in this condition, this leads to a constant flood of
ACKs until the connection times out.
Make sure the window is never shrunk by aligning the remaining window to
the window scaling factor.
Signed-off-by: Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Diffstat (limited to 'net')
-rw-r--r-- | net/ipv4/tcp_output.c | 2 |
1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c index 01578f544ad6..72b9350006fe 100644 --- a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c +++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c @@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ static u16 tcp_select_window(struct sock *sk) * * Relax Will Robinson. */ - new_win = cur_win; + new_win = ALIGN(cur_win, 1 << tp->rx_opt.rcv_wscale); } tp->rcv_wnd = new_win; tp->rcv_wup = tp->rcv_nxt; |