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>

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/net/tcp.h b/include/net/tcp.h
index 685437a16c97..5283aa4bfa23 100644
--- a/include/net/tcp.h
+++ b/include/net/tcp.h
@@ -500,6 +500,8 @@ extern void tcp_send_delayed_ack(struct sock *sk);
 
 /* tcp_input.c */
 extern void tcp_cwnd_application_limited(struct sock *sk);
+extern void tcp_resume_early_retransmit(struct sock *sk);
+extern void tcp_rearm_rto(struct sock *sk);
 
 /* tcp_timer.c */
 extern void tcp_init_xmit_timers(struct sock *);
@@ -805,6 +807,7 @@ static inline void tcp_enable_early_retrans(struct tcp_sock *tp)
 {
         tp->do_early_retrans = sysctl_tcp_early_retrans &&
                 !sysctl_tcp_thin_dupack && sysctl_tcp_reordering == 3;
+        tp->early_retrans_delayed = 0;
 }
 
 static inline void tcp_disable_early_retrans(struct tcp_sock *tp)