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-rw-r--r--net/ipv4/tcp_cubic.c6
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_cubic.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_cubic.c
index 4b276d1ed980..06d3d665a9fd 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_cubic.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_cubic.c
@@ -306,8 +306,10 @@ tcp_friendliness:
}
}
- if (ca->cnt == 0) /* cannot be zero */
- ca->cnt = 1;
+ /* The maximum rate of cwnd increase CUBIC allows is 1 packet per
+ * 2 packets ACKed, meaning cwnd grows at 1.5x per RTT.
+ */
+ ca->cnt = max(ca->cnt, 2U);
}
static void bictcp_cong_avoid(struct sock *sk, u32 ack, u32 acked)