This patch performs a simplifying (performance) optimisation:

 In each call of the inline function ccid3_calc_new_t_ipi(), the state is
 tested against TFRC_SSTATE_NO_FBACK. This is expensive when the function
 is called very often. A simpler solution, implemented by this patch, is
 to adapt the control flow.

Background:
-----------
 Upon sender initialisation, the values of t_ipi, t_nom = t_0, delta, as
 well as the initial packet sending rate, are all constants [RFC 3448, 4.2].
 Until feedback arrives, these values are not changed. Hence it is not necessary
 to recalculate t_ipi, t_nom, delta until the first feedback has arrived, i.e.
 as long as the state TFRC_SSTATE_NO_FBACK persists.

Justification:
--------------
 ccid3_calc_new_t_ipi() is called only in two places:

   * in ccid3_hc_tx_packet_recv(); here the state is never 
TFRC_SSTATE_NO_FBACK, due to
        if (hctx->ccid3hctx_state == TFRC_SSTATE_NO_FBACK) {
                ccid3_hc_tx_set_state(sk, TFRC_SSTATE_FBACK);
                /* ... */
   * in ccid3_hc_tx_packet_sent()

 ==> Only in the second case, the state might be TFRC_SSTATE_NO_FBACK and this 
only
     during the initial phase of a connection.

Solution:
---------
 This patch avoids such a recalculation by a simple change of control flow in
 ccid3_hc_tx_packet_sent(). As a consequence, ccid3_calc_new_t_ipi() is never 
called in
 the state TFRC_SSTATE_NO_FBACK, hence the test against this state can safely 
be removed.
 Additionally, a comment at the begin of this function is removed.

Signed-off-by: Gerrit Renker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
---
 net/dccp/ccids/ccid3.c |   10 +++-------
 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/dccp/ccids/ccid3.c b/net/dccp/ccids/ccid3.c
index d7b688e..df88c54 100644
--- a/net/dccp/ccids/ccid3.c
+++ b/net/dccp/ccids/ccid3.c
@@ -103,13 +103,7 @@ static void ccid3_hc_tx_set_state(struct
 /* Calculate new t_ipi (inter packet interval) by t_ipi = s / X_inst */
 static inline void ccid3_calc_new_t_ipi(struct ccid3_hc_tx_sock *hctx)
 {
-       /*
-        * If no feedback spec says t_ipi is 1 second (set elsewhere and then
-        * doubles after every no feedback timer (separate function)
-        */
-       if (hctx->ccid3hctx_state != TFRC_SSTATE_NO_FBACK)
-               hctx->ccid3hctx_t_ipi = usecs_div(hctx->ccid3hctx_s,
-                                                 hctx->ccid3hctx_x);
+       hctx->ccid3hctx_t_ipi = usecs_div(hctx->ccid3hctx_s, hctx->ccid3hctx_x);
 }
 
 /* Calculate new delta by delta = min(t_ipi / 2, t_gran / 2) */
@@ -395,6 +389,8 @@ static void ccid3_hc_tx_packet_sent(stru
                                  "as a data packet",  dccp_role(sk));
                return;
        case TFRC_SSTATE_NO_FBACK:
+               /* t_nom, t_ipi, delta do not change until feedback arrives */
+               return;
        case TFRC_SSTATE_FBACK:
                if (len > 0) {
                        timeval_sub_usecs(&hctx->ccid3hctx_t_nom,
-- 
1.4.2.1.g3d5c

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