dccp ccid-2: Schedule Sync as out-of-band mechanism

The problem with Ack Vectors is that 

  i) their length is variable and can in principle grow quite large,
 ii) it is hard to predict exactly how large they will be.

Due to the second point it seems not a good idea to reduce the MPS; in
particular when on average there is enough room for the Ack Vector and an
increase in length is momentarily due to some burst loss, after which the
Ack Vector returns to its normal/average length.

The solution taken by this patch is to subtract a minimum-expected Ack Vector
length from the MPS (previous patch), and to defer any larger Ack Vectors onto
a separate Sync - but only if indeed there is no space left on the skb.

This patch provides the infrastructure to schedule Sync-packets for transporting
(urgent) out-of-band data. Its signalling is quicker than scheduling an Ack, since
it does not need to wait for new application data.

It can thus serve other parts of the DCCP code as well.

Signed-off-by: Gerrit Renker <gerrit@erg.abdn.ac.uk>

1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/dccp.h b/include/linux/dccp.h
index 7187bd8a75f6..83197b601a4f 100644
--- a/include/linux/dccp.h
+++ b/include/linux/dccp.h
@@ -462,6 +462,7 @@ struct dccp_ackvec;
  * @dccps_hc_rx_insert_options - receiver wants to add options when acking
  * @dccps_hc_tx_insert_options - sender wants to add options when sending
  * @dccps_server_timewait - server holds timewait state on close (RFC 4340, 8.3)
+ * @dccps_sync_scheduled - flag which signals "send out-of-band message soon"
  * @dccps_xmit_timer - timer for when CCID is not ready to send
  * @dccps_syn_rtt - RTT sample from Request/Response exchange (in usecs)
  */
@@ -502,6 +503,7 @@ struct dccp_sock {
         __u8                            dccps_hc_rx_insert_options:1;
         __u8                            dccps_hc_tx_insert_options:1;
         __u8                            dccps_server_timewait:1;
+        __u8                            dccps_sync_scheduled:1;
         struct timer_list               dccps_xmit_timer;
 };