Merge branch 'tcp_cubic-fix-spurious-HYSTART_DELAY-on-RTT-decrease'

Neal Cardwell says:

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tcp_cubic: fix spurious HYSTART_DELAY on RTT decrease

This series fixes a long-standing bug in the TCP CUBIC
HYSTART_DELAY mechanim recently reported by Mirja Kuehlewind. The
code can cause a spurious exit of slow start in some particular
cases: upon an RTT decrease that happens on the 9th or later ACK
in a round trip. This series fixes the original Hystart code and
also the recent BPF implementation.
====================
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>

net/ipv4/tcp_cubic.c

@@ -432,10 +432,9 @@ static void hystart_update(struct sock *sk, u32 delay)
 
 	if (hystart_detect & HYSTART_DELAY) {
 		/* obtain the minimum delay of more than sampling packets */
+		if (ca->curr_rtt > delay)
+			ca->curr_rtt = delay;
 		if (ca->sample_cnt < HYSTART_MIN_SAMPLES) {
-			if (ca->curr_rtt > delay)
-				ca->curr_rtt = delay;
-
 			ca->sample_cnt++;
 		} else {
 			if (ca->curr_rtt > ca->delay_min +

tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/bpf_cubic.c

@@ -480,10 +480,9 @@ static __always_inline void hystart_update(struct sock *sk, __u32 delay)
 
 	if (hystart_detect & HYSTART_DELAY) {
 		/* obtain the minimum delay of more than sampling packets */
+		if (ca->curr_rtt > delay)
+			ca->curr_rtt = delay;
 		if (ca->sample_cnt < HYSTART_MIN_SAMPLES) {
-			if (ca->curr_rtt > delay)
-				ca->curr_rtt = delay;
-
 			ca->sample_cnt++;
 		} else {
 			if (ca->curr_rtt > ca->delay_min +