tools/testing/selftests/net/packetdrill/tcp_rfc5961_ack-out-of-window.pkt

Source file repositories/reference/linux-study-clean/tools/testing/selftests/net/packetdrill/tcp_rfc5961_ack-out-of-window.pkt

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Linux kernel
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tools/testing/selftests/net/packetdrill/tcp_rfc5961_ack-out-of-window.pkt
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.pkt
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1933 bytes
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49
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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
//
// RFC 5961 Section 5.2 / RFC 793 Section 3.9: an incoming segment's
// ACK value must lie in [SND.UNA - MAX.SND.WND, SND.NXT]; otherwise
// the receiver MUST discard the segment and send a challenge ACK
// back.  Exercise both edges of that window in a single connection.

`./defaults.sh
sysctl -q net.ipv4.tcp_invalid_ratelimit=0
`

   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

// Three-way handshake.  Peer advertises rwnd = 1000 (no wscale), so
// MAX.SND.WND is tracked as 1000.
  +0 < S 0:0(0) win 1000 <mss 1000,sackOK,nop,nop,nop,wscale 0>
  +0 > S. 0:0(0) ack 1 <...>
+.1 < . 1:1(0) ack 1 win 1000
  +0 accept(3, ..., ...) = 4

// ---- Upper edge: SEG.ACK > SND.NXT --------------------------------
// Server has sent nothing yet, so SND.UNA = SND.NXT = 1.
// Peer sends a pure ACK with SEG.ACK = 2, beyond SND.NXT.
  +0 < . 1:1(0) ack 2 win 1000
// Expect a challenge ACK: <SEQ = SND.NXT = 1, ACK = RCV.NXT = 1>.
  +0 > . 1:1(0) ack 1

// Advance SND.UNA past MAX.SND.WND so that the lower edge becomes
// reachable.  Issue two 1-MSS writes so each skb is exactly one MSS
// and PSH is set by tcp_push() at the end of each sendmsg, keeping
// the setup independent of the TSO / tcp_fragment split path.
  +0 write(4, ..., 1000) = 1000
  +0 > P. 1:1001(1000) ack 1
+.01 < . 1:1(0) ack 1001 win 1000
  +0 write(4, ..., 1000) = 1000
  +0 > P. 1001:2001(1000) ack 1
+.01 < . 1:1(0) ack 2001 win 1000
// Now SND.UNA = SND.NXT = 2001, MAX.SND.WND = 1000, bytes_acked = 2000.

// ---- Lower edge: SEG.ACK < SND.UNA - MAX.SND.WND ------------------
// SND.UNA - MAX.SND.WND = 2001 - 1000 = 1001, so SEG.ACK = 1000 falls
// below the acceptable range.
  +0 < . 1:1(0) ack 1000 win 1000
// Expect a challenge ACK: <SEQ = SND.NXT = 2001, ACK = RCV.NXT = 1>.
  +0 > . 2001:2001(0) ack 1

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