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-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt8
-rw-r--r--include/net/tcp.h18
2 files changed, 20 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
index ca447b3..d64e531 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
@@ -439,7 +439,9 @@ tcp_stdurg - BOOLEAN
tcp_synack_retries - INTEGER
Number of times SYNACKs for a passive TCP connection attempt will
be retransmitted. Should not be higher than 255. Default value
- is 5, which corresponds to ~180seconds.
+ is 5, which corresponds to 31seconds till the last retransmission
+ with the current initial RTO of 1second. With this the final timeout
+ for a passive TCP connection will happen after 63seconds.
tcp_syncookies - BOOLEAN
Only valid when the kernel was compiled with CONFIG_SYNCOOKIES
@@ -478,7 +480,9 @@ tcp_fastopen - INTEGER
tcp_syn_retries - INTEGER
Number of times initial SYNs for an active TCP connection attempt
will be retransmitted. Should not be higher than 255. Default value
- is 5, which corresponds to ~180seconds.
+ is 6, which corresponds to 63seconds till the last restransmission
+ with the current initial RTO of 1second. With this the final timeout
+ for an active TCP connection attempt will happen after 127seconds.
tcp_timestamps - BOOLEAN
Enable timestamps as defined in RFC1323.
diff --git a/include/net/tcp.h b/include/net/tcp.h
index 9a0021d..0fca06f 100644
--- a/include/net/tcp.h
+++ b/include/net/tcp.h
@@ -98,11 +98,21 @@ extern void tcp_time_wait(struct sock *sk, int state, int timeo);
* 15 is ~13-30min depending on RTO.
*/
-#define TCP_SYN_RETRIES 5 /* number of times to retry active opening a
- * connection: ~180sec is RFC minimum */
+#define TCP_SYN_RETRIES 6 /* This is how many retries are done
+ * when active opening a connection.
+ * RFC1122 says the minimum retry MUST
+ * be at least 180secs. Nevertheless
+ * this value is corresponding to
+ * 63secs of retransmission with the
+ * current initial RTO.
+ */
-#define TCP_SYNACK_RETRIES 5 /* number of times to retry passive opening a
- * connection: ~180sec is RFC minimum */
+#define TCP_SYNACK_RETRIES 5 /* This is how may retries are done
+ * when passive opening a connection.
+ * This is corresponding to 31secs of
+ * retransmission with the current
+ * initial RTO.
+ */
#define TCP_TIMEWAIT_LEN (60*HZ) /* how long to wait to destroy TIME-WAIT
* state, about 60 seconds */
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