[SCTP]: Include sk_buff overhead while updating the peer's receive window.
Currently if the sender is sending small messages, it can cause a receiver
to run out of receive buffer space even when the advertised receive window
is still open and results in packet drops and retransmissions. Including
a overhead while updating the sender's view of peer receive window will
reduce the chances of receive buffer space overshooting the receive window.
Signed-off-by: Sridhar Samudrala <sri@us.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
diff --git a/net/sctp/output.c b/net/sctp/output.c
index cdc5a39..3ef4351 100644
--- a/net/sctp/output.c
+++ b/net/sctp/output.c
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@
* data will fit or delay in hopes of bundling a full
* sized packet.
*/
- if (len < asoc->pathmtu - packet->overhead) {
+ if (len < asoc->frag_point) {
retval = SCTP_XMIT_NAGLE_DELAY;
goto finish;
}
@@ -645,7 +645,13 @@
/* Keep track of how many bytes are in flight to the receiver. */
asoc->outqueue.outstanding_bytes += datasize;
- /* Update our view of the receiver's rwnd. */
+ /* Update our view of the receiver's rwnd. Include sk_buff overhead
+ * while updating peer.rwnd so that it reduces the chances of a
+ * receiver running out of receive buffer space even when receive
+ * window is still open. This can happen when a sender is sending
+ * sending small messages.
+ */
+ datasize += sizeof(struct sk_buff);
if (datasize < rwnd)
rwnd -= datasize;
else