Re: [PATCH] tcp: do not update snd_una if it is same with ack_seq

From: Joe Perches
Date: Sat Nov 03 2018 - 13:04:13 EST


On Sun, 2018-11-04 at 00:54 +0800, Yafang Shao wrote:
> In the slow path, TCP_SKB_SB(skb)->ack_seq may be same with tp->snd_una,
> and under this condition we don't need to update the snd_una.
>
> Furthermore, tcp_ack_update_window() is only called in slow path,
> so introducing this check won't affect the fast path processing.
[]
> diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
[]
> @@ -3610,7 +3611,7 @@ static int tcp_ack(struct sock *sk, const struct sk_buff *skb, int flag)
> if (flag & FLAG_UPDATE_TS_RECENT)
> tcp_replace_ts_recent(tp, TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->seq);
>
> - if (!(flag & FLAG_SLOWPATH) && after(ack, prior_snd_una)) {
> + if (!(flag & FLAG_SLOWPATH) && flag & FLAG_SND_UNA_ADVANCED) {

stylistic nit:

While the precedence is correct in any case,
perhaps adding parentheses around
flag & FLAG_SND_UNA_ADVANCED
would make it more obvious.