From: Neal Cardwell <ncardw...@google.com> Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2018 15:43:05 -0500
> This commit fixes the pacing_gain to remain at BBR_UNIT (1.0) when > using lt_bw and returning from the PROBE_RTT state to PROBE_BW. > > Previously, when using lt_bw, upon exiting PROBE_RTT and entering > PROBE_BW the bbr_reset_probe_bw_mode() code could sometimes randomly > end up with a cycle_idx of 0 and hence have bbr_advance_cycle_phase() > set a pacing gain above 1.0. In such cases this would result in a > pacing rate that is 1.25x higher than intended, potentially resulting > in a high loss rate for a little while until we stop using the lt_bw a > bit later. > > This commit is a stable candidate for kernels back as far as 4.9. > > Fixes: 0f8782ea1497 ("tcp_bbr: add BBR congestion control") > Signed-off-by: Neal Cardwell <ncardw...@google.com> > Signed-off-by: Yuchung Cheng <ych...@google.com> > Signed-off-by: Soheil Hassas Yeganeh <soh...@google.com> > Reported-by: Beyers Cronje <bcro...@gmail.com> Applied and queued up for -stable, thanks Neal.