tools/testing/selftests/net/packetdrill/tcp_limited_transmit_limited-transmit-sack.pkt

Source file repositories/reference/linux-study-clean/tools/testing/selftests/net/packetdrill/tcp_limited_transmit_limited-transmit-sack.pkt

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Linux kernel
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tools/testing/selftests/net/packetdrill/tcp_limited_transmit_limited-transmit-sack.pkt
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.pkt
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1609 bytes
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51
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Support Tooling And Documentation
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tools
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Support Tooling And Documentation: tools
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// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
// Test RFC 3042 "Limited Transmit": "sending a new data segment in
// response to each of the first two duplicate acknowledgments that
// arrive at the sender".
// This variation tests a receiver that supports SACK.

`./defaults.sh`

// Establish a connection.
    0 socket(..., SOCK_STREAM, IPPROTO_TCP) = 3
   +0 setsockopt(3, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, [1], 4) = 0
   +0 bind(3, ..., ...) = 0
   +0 listen(3, 1) = 0

  +.1 < S 0:0(0) win 32792 <mss 1000,sackOK,nop,nop,nop,wscale 7>
   +0 > S. 0:0(0) ack 1 <mss 1460,nop,nop,sackOK,nop,wscale 8>
  +.1 < . 1:1(0) ack 1 win 320
   +0 accept(3, ..., ...) = 4

// Write some data, and send the initial congestion window.
   +0 write(4, ..., 15000) = 15000
   +0 > P. 1:10001(10000) ack 1

// Limited transmit: on first dupack, send a new data segment.
 +.11 < . 1:1(0) ack 1 win 320 <sack 1001:2001,nop,nop>
   +0 > . 10001:11001(1000) ack 1

// Limited transmit: on second dupack, send a new data segment.
 +.01 < . 1:1(0) ack 1 win 320 <sack 1001:3001,nop,nop>
   +0 > . 11001:12001(1000) ack 1

// It turned out to be reordering, not loss.
 +.01 < . 1:1(0) ack 3001 win 320
   +0 > P. 12001:14001(2000) ack 1

 +.02 < . 1:1(0) ack 5001 win 320
   +0 > P. 14001:15001(1000) ack 1

// Client gradually ACKs all data.
 +.02 < . 1:1(0) ack 7001 win 320
 +.02 < . 1:1(0) ack 9001 win 320
 +.02 < . 1:1(0) ack 11001 win 320
 +.02 < . 1:1(0) ack 13001 win 320
 +.02 < . 1:1(0) ack 15001 win 320

// Clean up.
 +.17 close(4) = 0
   +0 > F. 15001:15001(0) ack 1
  +.1 < F. 1:1(0) ack 15002 win 257
   +0 > . 15002:15002(0) ack 2

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