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Diffstat (limited to 'include/net/tcp.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | include/net/tcp.h | 18 |
1 files changed, 14 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/include/net/tcp.h b/include/net/tcp.h index 9a0021d16d91..0fca06f16463 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 */ |