git: 17fb082104ee - main - tcp: improve comments in the syncache code

From: Michael Tuexen <tuexen_at_FreeBSD.org>
Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2025 15:31:06 UTC
The branch main has been updated by tuexen:

URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=17fb082104ee281365b72bd5135604cea5051df2

commit 17fb082104ee281365b72bd5135604cea5051df2
Author:     Michael Tuexen <tuexen@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2025-11-07 15:27:56 +0000
Commit:     Michael Tuexen <tuexen@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2025-11-07 15:27:56 +0000

    tcp: improve comments in the syncache code
    
    Add a comment explaining why syncache entries are dropped and fix a
    typo in a comment.
    
    Reviewed by:            rrs, glebius
    MFC after:              3 days
    Sponsored by:           Netflix, Inc.
    Differential Revision:  https://reviews.freebsd.org/D53564
---
 sys/netinet/tcp_syncache.c | 13 ++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/sys/netinet/tcp_syncache.c b/sys/netinet/tcp_syncache.c
index fa7035771714..6c072e0fec38 100644
--- a/sys/netinet/tcp_syncache.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/tcp_syncache.c
@@ -535,6 +535,10 @@ syncache_timer(void *xsch)
 			TCPSTAT_INC(tcps_sndtotal);
 			TCPSTAT_INC(tcps_sc_retransmitted);
 		} else {
+			/*
+			 * Most likely we are memory constrained, so free
+			 * resources.
+			 */
 			syncache_drop(sc, sch);
 			TCPSTAT_INC(tcps_sc_dropped);
 		}
@@ -734,7 +738,7 @@ syncache_unreach(struct in_conninfo *inc, tcp_seq th_seq, uint16_t port)
 		goto done;
 
 	/*
-	 * If we've rertransmitted 3 times and this is our second error,
+	 * If we've retransmitted 3 times and this is our second error,
 	 * we remove the entry.  Otherwise, we allow it to continue on.
 	 * This prevents us from incorrectly nuking an entry during a
 	 * spurious network outage.
@@ -1562,6 +1566,10 @@ syncache_add(struct in_conninfo *inc, struct tcpopt *to, struct tcphdr *th,
 			TCPSTAT_INC(tcps_sndacks);
 			TCPSTAT_INC(tcps_sndtotal);
 		} else {
+			/*
+			 * Most likely we are memory constrained, so free
+			 * resources.
+			 */
 			syncache_drop(sc, sch);
 			TCPSTAT_INC(tcps_sc_dropped);
 		}
@@ -1747,6 +1755,9 @@ syncache_add(struct in_conninfo *inc, struct tcpopt *to, struct tcphdr *th,
 		TCPSTAT_INC(tcps_sndacks);
 		TCPSTAT_INC(tcps_sndtotal);
 	} else {
+		/*
+		 * Most likely we are memory constrained, so free resources.
+		 */
 		if (sc != &scs)
 			syncache_free(sc);
 		TCPSTAT_INC(tcps_sc_dropped);