tcp: No need to clear retransmit_skb_hint when SACKing

Because lost counter no longer requires tuning, this is
trivial to remove (the tuning wouldn't have been too
hard either) because no "new" retransmittable skb appeared
below retransmit_skb_hint when SACKing for sure.

Signed-off-by: Ilpo Järvinen <ilpo.jarvinen@helsinki.fi>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>

diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index 28e93f1e421743b823466e2c1be682d0feb41151..d017aed6edd74c129faf8bba144d95eae4ca191e 100644 (file)
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -1298,9 +1298,6 @@ static int tcp_sacktag_one(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sock *sk,
                                        ~(TCPCB_LOST|TCPCB_SACKED_RETRANS);
                                tp->lost_out -= tcp_skb_pcount(skb);
                                tp->retrans_out -= tcp_skb_pcount(skb);
-
-                               /* clear lost hint */
-                               tp->retransmit_skb_hint = NULL;
                        }
                } else {
                        if (!(sacked & TCPCB_RETRANS)) {
@@ -1319,9 +1316,6 @@ static int tcp_sacktag_one(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sock *sk,
                        if (sacked & TCPCB_LOST) {
                                TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->sacked &= ~TCPCB_LOST;
                                tp->lost_out -= tcp_skb_pcount(skb);
-
-                               /* clear lost hint */
-                               tp->retransmit_skb_hint = NULL;
                        }
                }
 
@@ -1351,7 +1345,6 @@ static int tcp_sacktag_one(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sock *sk,
        if (dup_sack && (TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->sacked & TCPCB_SACKED_RETRANS)) {
                TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->sacked &= ~TCPCB_SACKED_RETRANS;
                tp->retrans_out -= tcp_skb_pcount(skb);
-               tp->retransmit_skb_hint = NULL;
        }
 
        return flag;