dccp: Support for the exchange of NN options in established state
In contrast to static feature negotiation at the begin of a connection, which establishes the capabilities of both endpoints, this patch introduces support for dynamic exchange of feature negotiation options. Such a dynamic exchange is necessary in at least two cases: * CCID-2's Ack Ratio (RFC 4341, 6.1.2) which changes during the connection; * Sequence Window values that, as per RFC 4340, 7.5.2, should be sent "as as the connection progresses". Both are NN (non-negotiable) features. Hence dynamic feature "negotiation" is distinguished from static/pre-connection negotiation by the following: * no new capabilities are negotiated (those that matter for the connection are negotiated prior to setting up the connection, comparable to SIP); * features must be understood by each endpoint: as per RFC 4340, 6.4, Sequence Window is "Req'd" and Ack Ratio must be understood when CCID-2 is used as per the note underneath Table 4. These characteristics are reflected in the implementation: * only NN options can be exchanged after connection setup; * NN options are activated directly after validating them. The rationale is that a peer must accept every valid NN value (RFC 4340, 6.3.2), hence it will either accept the value and send a "Confirm R", or it will send an empty Confirm (which will reset the connection according to FN rules). * An Ack is scheduled directly after activation to accelerate communicating the update to the peer. Signed-off-by: Gerrit Renker <gerrit@erg.abdn.ac.uk> Acked-by: Ian McDonald <ian.mcdonald@jandi.co.nz>
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