xref: /freebsd/sys/netinet/tcp_output.c (revision afe61c15161c324a7af299a9b8457aba5afc92db)
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33  *	@(#)tcp_output.c	8.3 (Berkeley) 12/30/93
34  */
35 
36 #include <sys/param.h>
37 #include <sys/systm.h>
38 #include <sys/malloc.h>
39 #include <sys/mbuf.h>
40 #include <sys/protosw.h>
41 #include <sys/socket.h>
42 #include <sys/socketvar.h>
43 #include <sys/errno.h>
44 
45 #include <net/route.h>
46 
47 #include <netinet/in.h>
48 #include <netinet/in_systm.h>
49 #include <netinet/ip.h>
50 #include <netinet/in_pcb.h>
51 #include <netinet/ip_var.h>
52 #include <netinet/tcp.h>
53 #define	TCPOUTFLAGS
54 #include <netinet/tcp_fsm.h>
55 #include <netinet/tcp_seq.h>
56 #include <netinet/tcp_timer.h>
57 #include <netinet/tcp_var.h>
58 #include <netinet/tcpip.h>
59 #include <netinet/tcp_debug.h>
60 
61 #ifdef notyet
62 extern struct mbuf *m_copypack();
63 #endif
64 
65 
66 #define MAX_TCPOPTLEN	32	/* max # bytes that go in options */
67 
68 /*
69  * Tcp output routine: figure out what should be sent and send it.
70  */
71 int
72 tcp_output(tp)
73 	register struct tcpcb *tp;
74 {
75 	register struct socket *so = tp->t_inpcb->inp_socket;
76 	register long len, win;
77 	int off, flags, error;
78 	register struct mbuf *m;
79 	register struct tcpiphdr *ti;
80 	u_char opt[MAX_TCPOPTLEN];
81 	unsigned optlen, hdrlen;
82 	int idle, sendalot;
83 
84 	/*
85 	 * Determine length of data that should be transmitted,
86 	 * and flags that will be used.
87 	 * If there is some data or critical controls (SYN, RST)
88 	 * to send, then transmit; otherwise, investigate further.
89 	 */
90 	idle = (tp->snd_max == tp->snd_una);
91 	if (idle && tp->t_idle >= tp->t_rxtcur)
92 		/*
93 		 * We have been idle for "a while" and no acks are
94 		 * expected to clock out any data we send --
95 		 * slow start to get ack "clock" running again.
96 		 */
97 		tp->snd_cwnd = tp->t_maxseg;
98 again:
99 	sendalot = 0;
100 	off = tp->snd_nxt - tp->snd_una;
101 	win = min(tp->snd_wnd, tp->snd_cwnd);
102 
103 	flags = tcp_outflags[tp->t_state];
104 	/*
105 	 * If in persist timeout with window of 0, send 1 byte.
106 	 * Otherwise, if window is small but nonzero
107 	 * and timer expired, we will send what we can
108 	 * and go to transmit state.
109 	 */
110 	if (tp->t_force) {
111 		if (win == 0) {
112 			/*
113 			 * If we still have some data to send, then
114 			 * clear the FIN bit.  Usually this would
115 			 * happen below when it realizes that we
116 			 * aren't sending all the data.  However,
117 			 * if we have exactly 1 byte of unset data,
118 			 * then it won't clear the FIN bit below,
119 			 * and if we are in persist state, we wind
120 			 * up sending the packet without recording
121 			 * that we sent the FIN bit.
122 			 *
123 			 * We can't just blindly clear the FIN bit,
124 			 * because if we don't have any more data
125 			 * to send then the probe will be the FIN
126 			 * itself.
127 			 */
128 			if (off < so->so_snd.sb_cc)
129 				flags &= ~TH_FIN;
130 			win = 1;
131 		} else {
132 			tp->t_timer[TCPT_PERSIST] = 0;
133 			tp->t_rxtshift = 0;
134 		}
135 	}
136 
137 	len = min(so->so_snd.sb_cc, win) - off;
138 
139 	if (len < 0) {
140 		/*
141 		 * If FIN has been sent but not acked,
142 		 * but we haven't been called to retransmit,
143 		 * len will be -1.  Otherwise, window shrank
144 		 * after we sent into it.  If window shrank to 0,
145 		 * cancel pending retransmit and pull snd_nxt
146 		 * back to (closed) window.  We will enter persist
147 		 * state below.  If the window didn't close completely,
148 		 * just wait for an ACK.
149 		 */
150 		len = 0;
151 		if (win == 0) {
152 			tp->t_timer[TCPT_REXMT] = 0;
153 			tp->snd_nxt = tp->snd_una;
154 		}
155 	}
156 	if (len > tp->t_maxseg) {
157 		len = tp->t_maxseg;
158 		sendalot = 1;
159 	}
160 	if (SEQ_LT(tp->snd_nxt + len, tp->snd_una + so->so_snd.sb_cc))
161 		flags &= ~TH_FIN;
162 
163 	win = sbspace(&so->so_rcv);
164 
165 	/*
166 	 * Sender silly window avoidance.  If connection is idle
167 	 * and can send all data, a maximum segment,
168 	 * at least a maximum default-size segment do it,
169 	 * or are forced, do it; otherwise don't bother.
170 	 * If peer's buffer is tiny, then send
171 	 * when window is at least half open.
172 	 * If retransmitting (possibly after persist timer forced us
173 	 * to send into a small window), then must resend.
174 	 */
175 	if (len) {
176 		if (len == tp->t_maxseg)
177 			goto send;
178 		if ((idle || tp->t_flags & TF_NODELAY) &&
179 		    len + off >= so->so_snd.sb_cc)
180 			goto send;
181 		if (tp->t_force)
182 			goto send;
183 		if (len >= tp->max_sndwnd / 2)
184 			goto send;
185 		if (SEQ_LT(tp->snd_nxt, tp->snd_max))
186 			goto send;
187 	}
188 
189 	/*
190 	 * Compare available window to amount of window
191 	 * known to peer (as advertised window less
192 	 * next expected input).  If the difference is at least two
193 	 * max size segments, or at least 50% of the maximum possible
194 	 * window, then want to send a window update to peer.
195 	 */
196 	if (win > 0) {
197 		/*
198 		 * "adv" is the amount we can increase the window,
199 		 * taking into account that we are limited by
200 		 * TCP_MAXWIN << tp->rcv_scale.
201 		 */
202 		long adv = min(win, (long)TCP_MAXWIN << tp->rcv_scale) -
203 			(tp->rcv_adv - tp->rcv_nxt);
204 
205 		if (adv >= (long) (2 * tp->t_maxseg))
206 			goto send;
207 		if (2 * adv >= (long) so->so_rcv.sb_hiwat)
208 			goto send;
209 	}
210 
211 	/*
212 	 * Send if we owe peer an ACK.
213 	 */
214 	if (tp->t_flags & TF_ACKNOW)
215 		goto send;
216 	if (flags & (TH_SYN|TH_RST))
217 		goto send;
218 	if (SEQ_GT(tp->snd_up, tp->snd_una))
219 		goto send;
220 	/*
221 	 * If our state indicates that FIN should be sent
222 	 * and we have not yet done so, or we're retransmitting the FIN,
223 	 * then we need to send.
224 	 */
225 	if (flags & TH_FIN &&
226 	    ((tp->t_flags & TF_SENTFIN) == 0 || tp->snd_nxt == tp->snd_una))
227 		goto send;
228 
229 	/*
230 	 * TCP window updates are not reliable, rather a polling protocol
231 	 * using ``persist'' packets is used to insure receipt of window
232 	 * updates.  The three ``states'' for the output side are:
233 	 *	idle			not doing retransmits or persists
234 	 *	persisting		to move a small or zero window
235 	 *	(re)transmitting	and thereby not persisting
236 	 *
237 	 * tp->t_timer[TCPT_PERSIST]
238 	 *	is set when we are in persist state.
239 	 * tp->t_force
240 	 *	is set when we are called to send a persist packet.
241 	 * tp->t_timer[TCPT_REXMT]
242 	 *	is set when we are retransmitting
243 	 * The output side is idle when both timers are zero.
244 	 *
245 	 * If send window is too small, there is data to transmit, and no
246 	 * retransmit or persist is pending, then go to persist state.
247 	 * If nothing happens soon, send when timer expires:
248 	 * if window is nonzero, transmit what we can,
249 	 * otherwise force out a byte.
250 	 */
251 	if (so->so_snd.sb_cc && tp->t_timer[TCPT_REXMT] == 0 &&
252 	    tp->t_timer[TCPT_PERSIST] == 0) {
253 		tp->t_rxtshift = 0;
254 		tcp_setpersist(tp);
255 	}
256 
257 	/*
258 	 * No reason to send a segment, just return.
259 	 */
260 	return (0);
261 
262 send:
263 	/*
264 	 * Before ESTABLISHED, force sending of initial options
265 	 * unless TCP set not to do any options.
266 	 * NOTE: we assume that the IP/TCP header plus TCP options
267 	 * always fit in a single mbuf, leaving room for a maximum
268 	 * link header, i.e.
269 	 *	max_linkhdr + sizeof (struct tcpiphdr) + optlen <= MHLEN
270 	 */
271 	optlen = 0;
272 	hdrlen = sizeof (struct tcpiphdr);
273 	if (flags & TH_SYN) {
274 		tp->snd_nxt = tp->iss;
275 		if ((tp->t_flags & TF_NOOPT) == 0) {
276 			u_short mss;
277 
278 			opt[0] = TCPOPT_MAXSEG;
279 			opt[1] = 4;
280 			mss = htons((u_short) tcp_mss(tp, 0));
281 			bcopy((caddr_t)&mss, (caddr_t)(opt + 2), sizeof(mss));
282 			optlen = 4;
283 
284 			if ((tp->t_flags & TF_REQ_SCALE) &&
285 			    ((flags & TH_ACK) == 0 ||
286 			    (tp->t_flags & TF_RCVD_SCALE))) {
287 				*((u_long *) (opt + optlen)) = htonl(
288 					TCPOPT_NOP << 24 |
289 					TCPOPT_WINDOW << 16 |
290 					TCPOLEN_WINDOW << 8 |
291 					tp->request_r_scale);
292 				optlen += 4;
293 			}
294 		}
295  	}
296 
297  	/*
298 	 * Send a timestamp and echo-reply if this is a SYN and our side
299 	 * wants to use timestamps (TF_REQ_TSTMP is set) or both our side
300 	 * and our peer have sent timestamps in our SYN's.
301  	 */
302  	if ((tp->t_flags & (TF_REQ_TSTMP|TF_NOOPT)) == TF_REQ_TSTMP &&
303  	     (flags & TH_RST) == 0 &&
304  	    ((flags & (TH_SYN|TH_ACK)) == TH_SYN ||
305 	     (tp->t_flags & TF_RCVD_TSTMP))) {
306 		u_long *lp = (u_long *)(opt + optlen);
307 
308  		/* Form timestamp option as shown in appendix A of RFC 1323. */
309  		*lp++ = htonl(TCPOPT_TSTAMP_HDR);
310  		*lp++ = htonl(tcp_now);
311  		*lp   = htonl(tp->ts_recent);
312  		optlen += TCPOLEN_TSTAMP_APPA;
313  	}
314 
315  	hdrlen += optlen;
316 
317 	/*
318 	 * Adjust data length if insertion of options will
319 	 * bump the packet length beyond the t_maxseg length.
320 	 */
321 	 if (len > tp->t_maxseg - optlen) {
322 		len = tp->t_maxseg - optlen;
323 		sendalot = 1;
324 	 }
325 
326 
327 #ifdef DIAGNOSTIC
328  	if (max_linkhdr + hdrlen > MHLEN)
329 		panic("tcphdr too big");
330 #endif
331 
332 	/*
333 	 * Grab a header mbuf, attaching a copy of data to
334 	 * be transmitted, and initialize the header from
335 	 * the template for sends on this connection.
336 	 */
337 	if (len) {
338 		if (tp->t_force && len == 1)
339 			tcpstat.tcps_sndprobe++;
340 		else if (SEQ_LT(tp->snd_nxt, tp->snd_max)) {
341 			tcpstat.tcps_sndrexmitpack++;
342 			tcpstat.tcps_sndrexmitbyte += len;
343 		} else {
344 			tcpstat.tcps_sndpack++;
345 			tcpstat.tcps_sndbyte += len;
346 		}
347 #ifdef notyet
348 		if ((m = m_copypack(so->so_snd.sb_mb, off,
349 		    (int)len, max_linkhdr + hdrlen)) == 0) {
350 			error = ENOBUFS;
351 			goto out;
352 		}
353 		/*
354 		 * m_copypack left space for our hdr; use it.
355 		 */
356 		m->m_len += hdrlen;
357 		m->m_data -= hdrlen;
358 #else
359 		MGETHDR(m, M_DONTWAIT, MT_HEADER);
360 		if (m == NULL) {
361 			error = ENOBUFS;
362 			goto out;
363 		}
364 		m->m_data += max_linkhdr;
365 		m->m_len = hdrlen;
366 		if (len <= MHLEN - hdrlen - max_linkhdr) {
367 			m_copydata(so->so_snd.sb_mb, off, (int) len,
368 			    mtod(m, caddr_t) + hdrlen);
369 			m->m_len += len;
370 		} else {
371 			m->m_next = m_copy(so->so_snd.sb_mb, off, (int) len);
372 			if (m->m_next == 0)
373 				len = 0;
374 		}
375 #endif
376 		/*
377 		 * If we're sending everything we've got, set PUSH.
378 		 * (This will keep happy those implementations which only
379 		 * give data to the user when a buffer fills or
380 		 * a PUSH comes in.)
381 		 */
382 		if (off + len == so->so_snd.sb_cc)
383 			flags |= TH_PUSH;
384 	} else {
385 		if (tp->t_flags & TF_ACKNOW)
386 			tcpstat.tcps_sndacks++;
387 		else if (flags & (TH_SYN|TH_FIN|TH_RST))
388 			tcpstat.tcps_sndctrl++;
389 		else if (SEQ_GT(tp->snd_up, tp->snd_una))
390 			tcpstat.tcps_sndurg++;
391 		else
392 			tcpstat.tcps_sndwinup++;
393 
394 		MGETHDR(m, M_DONTWAIT, MT_HEADER);
395 		if (m == NULL) {
396 			error = ENOBUFS;
397 			goto out;
398 		}
399 		m->m_data += max_linkhdr;
400 		m->m_len = hdrlen;
401 	}
402 	m->m_pkthdr.rcvif = (struct ifnet *)0;
403 	ti = mtod(m, struct tcpiphdr *);
404 	if (tp->t_template == 0)
405 		panic("tcp_output");
406 	bcopy((caddr_t)tp->t_template, (caddr_t)ti, sizeof (struct tcpiphdr));
407 
408 	/*
409 	 * Fill in fields, remembering maximum advertised
410 	 * window for use in delaying messages about window sizes.
411 	 * If resending a FIN, be sure not to use a new sequence number.
412 	 */
413 	if (flags & TH_FIN && tp->t_flags & TF_SENTFIN &&
414 	    tp->snd_nxt == tp->snd_max)
415 		tp->snd_nxt--;
416 	/*
417 	 * If we are doing retransmissions, then snd_nxt will
418 	 * not reflect the first unsent octet.  For ACK only
419 	 * packets, we do not want the sequence number of the
420 	 * retransmitted packet, we want the sequence number
421 	 * of the next unsent octet.  So, if there is no data
422 	 * (and no SYN or FIN), use snd_max instead of snd_nxt
423 	 * when filling in ti_seq.  But if we are in persist
424 	 * state, snd_max might reflect one byte beyond the
425 	 * right edge of the window, so use snd_nxt in that
426 	 * case, since we know we aren't doing a retransmission.
427 	 * (retransmit and persist are mutually exclusive...)
428 	 */
429 	if (len || (flags & (TH_SYN|TH_FIN)) || tp->t_timer[TCPT_PERSIST])
430 		ti->ti_seq = htonl(tp->snd_nxt);
431 	else
432 		ti->ti_seq = htonl(tp->snd_max);
433 	ti->ti_ack = htonl(tp->rcv_nxt);
434 	if (optlen) {
435 		bcopy((caddr_t)opt, (caddr_t)(ti + 1), optlen);
436 		ti->ti_off = (sizeof (struct tcphdr) + optlen) >> 2;
437 	}
438 	ti->ti_flags = flags;
439 	/*
440 	 * Calculate receive window.  Don't shrink window,
441 	 * but avoid silly window syndrome.
442 	 */
443 	if (win < (long)(so->so_rcv.sb_hiwat / 4) && win < (long)tp->t_maxseg)
444 		win = 0;
445 	if (win > (long)TCP_MAXWIN << tp->rcv_scale)
446 		win = (long)TCP_MAXWIN << tp->rcv_scale;
447 	if (win < (long)(tp->rcv_adv - tp->rcv_nxt))
448 		win = (long)(tp->rcv_adv - tp->rcv_nxt);
449 	ti->ti_win = htons((u_short) (win>>tp->rcv_scale));
450 	if (SEQ_GT(tp->snd_up, tp->snd_nxt)) {
451 		ti->ti_urp = htons((u_short)(tp->snd_up - tp->snd_nxt));
452 		ti->ti_flags |= TH_URG;
453 	} else
454 		/*
455 		 * If no urgent pointer to send, then we pull
456 		 * the urgent pointer to the left edge of the send window
457 		 * so that it doesn't drift into the send window on sequence
458 		 * number wraparound.
459 		 */
460 		tp->snd_up = tp->snd_una;		/* drag it along */
461 
462 	/*
463 	 * Put TCP length in extended header, and then
464 	 * checksum extended header and data.
465 	 */
466 	if (len + optlen)
467 		ti->ti_len = htons((u_short)(sizeof (struct tcphdr) +
468 		    optlen + len));
469 	ti->ti_sum = in_cksum(m, (int)(hdrlen + len));
470 
471 	/*
472 	 * In transmit state, time the transmission and arrange for
473 	 * the retransmit.  In persist state, just set snd_max.
474 	 */
475 	if (tp->t_force == 0 || tp->t_timer[TCPT_PERSIST] == 0) {
476 		tcp_seq startseq = tp->snd_nxt;
477 
478 		/*
479 		 * Advance snd_nxt over sequence space of this segment.
480 		 */
481 		if (flags & (TH_SYN|TH_FIN)) {
482 			if (flags & TH_SYN)
483 				tp->snd_nxt++;
484 			if (flags & TH_FIN) {
485 				tp->snd_nxt++;
486 				tp->t_flags |= TF_SENTFIN;
487 			}
488 		}
489 		tp->snd_nxt += len;
490 		if (SEQ_GT(tp->snd_nxt, tp->snd_max)) {
491 			tp->snd_max = tp->snd_nxt;
492 			/*
493 			 * Time this transmission if not a retransmission and
494 			 * not currently timing anything.
495 			 */
496 			if (tp->t_rtt == 0) {
497 				tp->t_rtt = 1;
498 				tp->t_rtseq = startseq;
499 				tcpstat.tcps_segstimed++;
500 			}
501 		}
502 
503 		/*
504 		 * Set retransmit timer if not currently set,
505 		 * and not doing an ack or a keep-alive probe.
506 		 * Initial value for retransmit timer is smoothed
507 		 * round-trip time + 2 * round-trip time variance.
508 		 * Initialize shift counter which is used for backoff
509 		 * of retransmit time.
510 		 */
511 		if (tp->t_timer[TCPT_REXMT] == 0 &&
512 		    tp->snd_nxt != tp->snd_una) {
513 			tp->t_timer[TCPT_REXMT] = tp->t_rxtcur;
514 			if (tp->t_timer[TCPT_PERSIST]) {
515 				tp->t_timer[TCPT_PERSIST] = 0;
516 				tp->t_rxtshift = 0;
517 			}
518 		}
519 	} else
520 		if (SEQ_GT(tp->snd_nxt + len, tp->snd_max))
521 			tp->snd_max = tp->snd_nxt + len;
522 
523 	/*
524 	 * Trace.
525 	 */
526 	if (so->so_options & SO_DEBUG)
527 		tcp_trace(TA_OUTPUT, tp->t_state, tp, ti, 0);
528 
529 	/*
530 	 * Fill in IP length and desired time to live and
531 	 * send to IP level.  There should be a better way
532 	 * to handle ttl and tos; we could keep them in
533 	 * the template, but need a way to checksum without them.
534 	 */
535 	m->m_pkthdr.len = hdrlen + len;
536 #ifdef TUBA
537 	if (tp->t_tuba_pcb)
538 		error = tuba_output(m, tp);
539 	else
540 #endif
541     {
542 	((struct ip *)ti)->ip_len = m->m_pkthdr.len;
543 	((struct ip *)ti)->ip_ttl = tp->t_inpcb->inp_ip.ip_ttl;	/* XXX */
544 	((struct ip *)ti)->ip_tos = tp->t_inpcb->inp_ip.ip_tos;	/* XXX */
545 #if BSD >= 43
546 	error = ip_output(m, tp->t_inpcb->inp_options, &tp->t_inpcb->inp_route,
547 	    so->so_options & SO_DONTROUTE, 0);
548 #else
549 	error = ip_output(m, (struct mbuf *)0, &tp->t_inpcb->inp_route,
550 	    so->so_options & SO_DONTROUTE);
551 #endif
552     }
553 	if (error) {
554 out:
555 		if (error == ENOBUFS) {
556 			tcp_quench(tp->t_inpcb, 0);
557 			return (0);
558 		}
559 		if ((error == EHOSTUNREACH || error == ENETDOWN)
560 		    && TCPS_HAVERCVDSYN(tp->t_state)) {
561 			tp->t_softerror = error;
562 			return (0);
563 		}
564 		return (error);
565 	}
566 	tcpstat.tcps_sndtotal++;
567 
568 	/*
569 	 * Data sent (as far as we can tell).
570 	 * If this advertises a larger window than any other segment,
571 	 * then remember the size of the advertised window.
572 	 * Any pending ACK has now been sent.
573 	 */
574 	if (win > 0 && SEQ_GT(tp->rcv_nxt+win, tp->rcv_adv))
575 		tp->rcv_adv = tp->rcv_nxt + win;
576 	tp->last_ack_sent = tp->rcv_nxt;
577 	tp->t_flags &= ~(TF_ACKNOW|TF_DELACK);
578 	if (sendalot)
579 		goto again;
580 	return (0);
581 }
582 
583 void
584 tcp_setpersist(tp)
585 	register struct tcpcb *tp;
586 {
587 	register t = ((tp->t_srtt >> 2) + tp->t_rttvar) >> 1;
588 
589 	if (tp->t_timer[TCPT_REXMT])
590 		panic("tcp_output REXMT");
591 	/*
592 	 * Start/restart persistance timer.
593 	 */
594 	TCPT_RANGESET(tp->t_timer[TCPT_PERSIST],
595 	    t * tcp_backoff[tp->t_rxtshift],
596 	    TCPTV_PERSMIN, TCPTV_PERSMAX);
597 	if (tp->t_rxtshift < TCP_MAXRXTSHIFT)
598 		tp->t_rxtshift++;
599 }
600