1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
index cd16eb06bebf..e21be13f74a6 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
@@ -1866,8 +1866,12 @@ static bool tcp_write_xmit(struct sock *sk, unsigned int mss_now, int nonagle,
                  *  - better RTT estimation and ACK scheduling
                  *  - faster recovery
                  *  - high rates
+                 * Alas, some drivers / subsystems require a fair amount
+                 * of queued bytes to ensure line rate.
+                 * One example is wifi aggregation (802.11 AMPDU)
                  */
-                limit = max(skb->truesize, sk->sk_pacing_rate >> 10);
+                limit = max_t(unsigned int, sysctl_tcp_limit_output_bytes,
+                              sk->sk_pacing_rate >> 10);
 
                 if (atomic_read(&sk->sk_wmem_alloc) > limit) {
                         set_bit(TSQ_THROTTLED, &tp->tsq_flags);