tcp: early retransmit: delayed fast retransmit
Implementing the advanced early retransmit (sysctl_tcp_early_retrans==2).
Delays the fast retransmit by an interval of RTT/4. We borrow the
RTO timer to implement the delay. If we receive another ACK or send
a new packet, the timer is cancelled and restored to original RTO
value offset by time elapsed. When the delayed-ER timer fires,
we enter fast recovery and perform fast retransmit.
Signed-off-by: Yuchung Cheng <ycheng@google.com>
Acked-by: Neal Cardwell <ncardwell@google.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
index 834e89f..d947330 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
@@ -78,9 +78,8 @@
tp->frto_counter = 3;
tp->packets_out += tcp_skb_pcount(skb);
- if (!prior_packets)
- inet_csk_reset_xmit_timer(sk, ICSK_TIME_RETRANS,
- inet_csk(sk)->icsk_rto, TCP_RTO_MAX);
+ if (!prior_packets || tp->early_retrans_delayed)
+ tcp_rearm_rto(sk);
}
/* SND.NXT, if window was not shrunk.