internal secret of tcp_rmem

The following code are copied from Linux 2.6.29

 

Secret 1:

 

In function tcp_init(void),

sysctl_tcp_rmem[0] = SK_MEM_QUANTUM;

sysctl_tcp_rmem[1] = 87380;

sysctl_tcp_rmem[2] = max(87380, max_share);

 

So the initial tcp win is set as a fixed value - 87380 at initialization stage of TCP.

Secret 2:

In function tcp_v4_init_sock,
       sk->sk_sndbuf = sysctl_tcp_wmem[1]; 
       sk->sk_rcvbuf = sysctl_tcp_rmem[1];

So the second value of "tcp_rmem" in fact affecting sock buffer size which contains not only tcp win, but also overhead. But that's just the begining. 

In file tcp_input.c, sk->sk_rcvbuf would be affected by sysctl_tcp_mem[2].

Secret 3:

In function tcp_select_initial_window,

TCP initial win size would be affected by sysctl_tcp_rmem[2], but not by sysctl_tcp_rmem[1]. 

I was shocked by this fact! As from doc I was always convinced that initial TCP win size is set by the second value i.e sysctl_tcp_rmem[1]. But in fact the calculation process is quite complicated and it is not a direct map from "tcp_rmem".