TCP Congestion Window Bug?

Mark Reginald James (mrj@bigpond.net.au)
Sat, 03 Mar 2001 19:39:46 -1000


Hi:

TCP only sends a packet if:

tcp_packets_in_flight(tp) < tp->snd_cwnd

(function tcp_snd_test in include/net/tcp.h)

but regards transmission as application-limited if

tp->packets_out < tp->snd_cwnd

(function tcp_cwnd_validate in include/net/tcp.h)

So the kernel _always_ thinks the connection is
application-limited, forcing many un-necessary
reductions in the size of the congestion window.

I think the condition in tcp_snd_test should be:

tcp_packets_in_flight(tp) <= tp->snd_cwnd

Mark

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