net: Replace the limit of TCP_LINGER2 with TCP_FIN_TIMEOUT_MAX
This patch changes the behavior of TCP_LINGER2 about its limit. The
sysctl_tcp_fin_timeout used to be the limit of TCP_LINGER2 but now it's
only the default value. A new macro named TCP_FIN_TIMEOUT_MAX is added
as the limit of TCP_LINGER2, which is 2 minutes.
Since TCP_LINGER2 used sysctl_tcp_fin_timeout as the default value
and the limit in the past, the system administrator cannot set the
default value for most of sockets and let some sockets have a greater
timeout. It might be a mistake that let the sysctl to be the limit of
the TCP_LINGER2. Maybe we can add a new sysctl to set the max of
TCP_LINGER2, but FIN-WAIT-2 timeout is usually no need to be too long
and 2 minutes are legal considering TCP specs.
Changes in v3:
- Remove the new socket option and change the TCP_LINGER2 behavior so
that the timeout can be set to value between sysctl_tcp_fin_timeout
and 2 minutes.
Changes in v2:
- Add int overflow check for the new socket option.
Changes in v1:
- Add a new socket option to set timeout greater than
sysctl_tcp_fin_timeout.
Signed-off-by: Cambda Zhu <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <[email protected]>
diff --git a/include/net/tcp.h b/include/net/tcp.h
index dcf9a72..1beed50 100644
--- a/include/net/tcp.h
+++ b/include/net/tcp.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ void tcp_time_wait(struct sock *sk, int state, int timeo);
* to combine FIN-WAIT-2 timeout with
* TIME-WAIT timer.
*/
+#define TCP_FIN_TIMEOUT_MAX (120 * HZ) /* max TCP_LINGER2 value (two minutes) */
#define TCP_DELACK_MAX ((unsigned)(HZ/5)) /* maximal time to delay before sending an ACK */
#if HZ >= 100
