Bug 669300 - Fix shrinking windows with window scaling [rhel-5.6.z]
Summary: Fix shrinking windows with window scaling [rhel-5.6.z]
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Classification: Red Hat
Component: kernel
Version: 5.5
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
urgent
high
Target Milestone: rc
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Assignee: Jiri Pirko
QA Contact: Red Hat Kernel QE team
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Depends On: 627496
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2011-01-13 09:01 UTC by RHEL Program Management
Modified: 2015-05-05 01:22 UTC (History)
12 users (show)

Fixed In Version: kernel-2.6.18-238.3.1.el5
Doc Type: Bug Fix
Doc Text:
When selecting a new window, the tcp_select_window() function tried not to shrink the offered window by using the maximum of the remaining offered window size and the newly calculated window size. The newly calculated window size was always a multiple of the window scaling factor, however, the remaining window size was not since it depended on rcv_wup/rcv_nxt. As a result, a window was shrunk when it was scaled down. With this update, aligning the remaining window to the window scaling factor assures a window is no longer shrunk.
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Last Closed: 2011-03-01 20:29:49 UTC
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Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2011:0303 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE Moderate: kernel security and bug fix update 2011-03-01 20:29:26 UTC

Description RHEL Program Management 2011-01-13 09:01:17 UTC 
This bug has been copied from bug #627496 and has been proposed
to be backported to 5.6 z-stream (EUS).
Comment 3 Jiri Pirko 2011-01-26 07:38:10 UTC 
in kernel-2.6.18-238.3.1.el5

linux-2.6-net-tcp-fix-shrinking-windows-with-window-scaling.patch
Comment 6 errata-xmlrpc 2011-03-01 20:29:49 UTC 
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0303.html
Comment 7 Martin Prpič 2011-07-13 20:18:54 UTC 
    Technical note added. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field
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When selecting a new window, the tcp_select_window() function tried not to shrink the offered window by using the maximum of the remaining offered window size and the newly calculated window size. The newly calculated window size was always a multiple of the window scaling factor, however, the remaining window size was not since it depended on rcv_wup/rcv_nxt. As a result, a window was shrunk when it was scaled down. With this update, aligning the remaining window to the window scaling factor assures a window is no longer shrunk.
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