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-rw-r--r--include/net/tcp.h11
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/include/net/tcp.h b/include/net/tcp.h
index f5d6ca4a9d2..e80abe4486c 100644
--- a/include/net/tcp.h
+++ b/include/net/tcp.h
@@ -971,8 +971,9 @@ static inline u32 tcp_wnd_end(const struct tcp_sock *tp)
/* We follow the spirit of RFC2861 to validate cwnd but implement a more
* flexible approach. The RFC suggests cwnd should not be raised unless
- * it was fully used previously. But we allow cwnd to grow as long as the
- * application has used half the cwnd.
+ * it was fully used previously. And that's exactly what we do in
+ * congestion avoidance mode. But in slow start we allow cwnd to grow
+ * as long as the application has used half the cwnd.
* Example :
* cwnd is 10 (IW10), but application sends 9 frames.
* We allow cwnd to reach 18 when all frames are ACKed.
@@ -985,7 +986,11 @@ static inline bool tcp_is_cwnd_limited(const struct sock *sk)
{
const struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
- return tp->snd_cwnd < 2 * tp->lsnd_pending;
+ /* If in slow start, ensure cwnd grows to twice what was ACKed. */
+ if (tp->snd_cwnd <= tp->snd_ssthresh)
+ return tp->snd_cwnd < 2 * tp->max_packets_out;
+
+ return tp->is_cwnd_limited;
}
static inline void tcp_check_probe_timer(struct sock *sk)