From: Gao Feng <fgao@xxxxxxxxxx> [ Upstream commit c48367427a39ea0b85c7cf018fe4256627abfd9e ] Because sysctl_tcp_adv_win_scale could be changed any time, so there is one race in tcp_win_from_space. For example, 1.sysctl_tcp_adv_win_scale<=0 (sysctl_tcp_adv_win_scale is negative now) 2.space>>(-sysctl_tcp_adv_win_scale) (sysctl_tcp_adv_win_scale is postive now) As a result, tcp_win_from_space returns 0. It is unexpected. Certainly if the compiler put the sysctl_tcp_adv_win_scale into one register firstly, then use the register directly, it would be ok. But we could not depend on the compiler behavior. Signed-off-by: Gao Feng <fgao@xxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <alexander.levin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- include/net/tcp.h | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/include/net/tcp.h b/include/net/tcp.h index caf35e062639..18f029bcb8c7 100644 --- a/include/net/tcp.h +++ b/include/net/tcp.h @@ -1265,9 +1265,11 @@ void tcp_select_initial_window(int __space, __u32 mss, __u32 *rcv_wnd, static inline int tcp_win_from_space(int space) { - return sysctl_tcp_adv_win_scale<=0 ? - (space>>(-sysctl_tcp_adv_win_scale)) : - space - (space>>sysctl_tcp_adv_win_scale); + int tcp_adv_win_scale = sysctl_tcp_adv_win_scale; + + return tcp_adv_win_scale <= 0 ? + (space>>(-tcp_adv_win_scale)) : + space - (space>>tcp_adv_win_scale); } /* Note: caller must be prepared to deal with negative returns */ -- 2.14.1