[PATCH net-next v3 3/6] tcp: increase LINUX_MIB_BEYOND_WINDOW for SKB_DROP_REASON_TCP_OVERWINDOW
From: Simon Baatz via B4 Relay
Date: Mon Mar 09 2026 - 04:06:26 EST
From: Simon Baatz <gmbnomis@xxxxxxxxx>
Since commit 9ca48d616ed7 ("tcp: do not accept packets beyond
window"), the path leading to SKB_DROP_REASON_TCP_OVERWINDOW in
tcp_data_queue() is probably dead. However, it can be reached now when
tcp_max_receive_window() is larger than tcp_receive_window(). In that
case, increment LINUX_MIB_BEYOND_WINDOW as done in tcp_sequence().
Signed-off-by: Simon Baatz <gmbnomis@xxxxxxxxx>
---
net/ipv4/tcp_input.c | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index 2e1b237608150c2e9c9baf73cf047ed0823ca555..e6b2f4be7723db14acf2ae528df17b6d106b9da9 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -5678,6 +5678,7 @@ static void tcp_data_queue(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
if (!before(TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->seq,
tp->rcv_nxt + tcp_receive_window(tp))) {
reason = SKB_DROP_REASON_TCP_OVERWINDOW;
+ NET_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk), LINUX_MIB_BEYOND_WINDOW);
goto out_of_window;
}
--
2.53.0