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rxrpc: Preset timestamp on Tx sk_buffs

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Set the timestamp on sk_buffs holding packets to be transmitted before
queueing them because the moment the packet is on the queue it can be seen
by the retransmission algorithm - which may see a completely random
timestamp.

If the retransmission algorithm sees such a timestamp, it may retransmit
the packet and, in future, tell the congestion management algorithm that
the retransmit timer expired.

Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
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David Howells 2016-09-23 13:17:33 +01:00
parent e12934d980
commit b24d2891cf
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@ -99,6 +99,11 @@ static void rxrpc_queue_packet(struct rxrpc_call *call, struct sk_buff *skb,
ASSERTCMP(seq, ==, call->tx_top + 1);
/* We have to set the timestamp before queueing as the retransmit
* algorithm can see the packet as soon as we queue it.
*/
skb->tstamp = ktime_get_real();
ix = seq & RXRPC_RXTX_BUFF_MASK;
rxrpc_get_skb(skb, rxrpc_skb_tx_got);
call->rxtx_annotations[ix] = RXRPC_TX_ANNO_UNACK;