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diff --git a/net/dccp/ccids/ccid3.c b/net/dccp/ccids/ccid3.c
index 7cd76c6c790c..06cfdad84a6a 100644
--- a/net/dccp/ccids/ccid3.c
+++ b/net/dccp/ccids/ccid3.c
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ static int ccid3_debug;
/*
* Transmitter Half-Connection Routines
*/
+/* Oscillation Prevention/Reduction: recommended by rfc3448bis, on by default */
+static int do_osc_prev = true;
/*
* Compute the initial sending rate X_init in the manner of RFC 3390:
@@ -296,6 +298,9 @@ static int ccid3_hc_tx_send_packet(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
hctx->s = ccid3_hc_tx_measure_packet_size(sk, skb->len);
ccid3_update_send_interval(hctx);
+ /* Seed value for Oscillation Prevention (sec. 4.5) */
+ hctx->r_sqmean = tfrc_scaled_sqrt(hctx->rtt);
+
} else {
delay = ktime_us_delta(hctx->t_nom, now);
ccid3_pr_debug("delay=%ld\n", (long)delay);
@@ -400,6 +405,38 @@ done_computing_x:
hctx->s, hctx->p, hctx->x_calc,
(unsigned)(hctx->x_recv >> 6),
(unsigned)(hctx->x >> 6));
+ /*
+ * Oscillation Reduction (RFC 3448, 4.5) - modifying t_ipi according to
+ * RTT changes, multiplying by X/X_inst = sqrt(R_sample)/R_sqmean. This
+ * can be useful if few connections share a link, avoiding that buffer
+ * fill levels (RTT) oscillate as a result of frequent adjustments to X.
+ * A useful presentation with background information is in
+ * Joerg Widmer, "Equation-Based Congestion Control",
+ * MSc Thesis, University of Mannheim, Germany, 2000
+ * (sec. 3.6.4), who calls this ISM ("Inter-packet Space Modulation").
+ */
+ if (do_osc_prev) {
+ r_sample = tfrc_scaled_sqrt(r_sample);
+ /*
+ * The modulation can work in both ways: increase/decrease t_ipi
+ * according to long-term increases/decreases of the RTT. The
+ * former is a useful measure, since it works against queue
+ * build-up. The latter temporarily increases the sending rate,
+ * so that buffers fill up more quickly. This in turn causes
+ * the RTT to increase, so that either later reduction becomes
+ * necessary or the RTT stays at a very high level. Decreasing
+ * t_ipi is therefore not supported.
+ * Furthermore, during the initial slow-start phase the RTT
+ * naturally increases, where using the algorithm would cause
+ * delays. Hence it is disabled during the initial slow-start.
+ */
+ if (r_sample > hctx->r_sqmean && hctx->p > 0)
+ hctx->t_ipi = div_u64((u64)hctx->t_ipi * (u64)r_sample,
+ hctx->r_sqmean);
+ hctx->t_ipi = min_t(u32, hctx->t_ipi, TFRC_T_MBI);
+ /* update R_sqmean _after_ computing the modulation factor */
+ hctx->r_sqmean = tfrc_ewma(hctx->r_sqmean, r_sample, 9);
+ }
/* unschedule no feedback timer */
sk_stop_timer(sk, &hctx->no_feedback_timer);
@@ -749,6 +786,9 @@ static struct ccid_operations ccid3 = {
.ccid_hc_tx_getsockopt = ccid3_hc_tx_getsockopt,
};
+module_param(do_osc_prev, bool, 0644);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(do_osc_prev, "Use Oscillation Prevention (RFC 3448, 4.5)");
+
#ifdef CONFIG_IP_DCCP_CCID3_DEBUG
module_param(ccid3_debug, bool, 0644);
MODULE_PARM_DESC(ccid3_debug, "Enable debug messages");