The retransmission timeout should the srtt + 4 * rttvar. The srtt is using 5 bits of fractions and rttvar is using 4 bits of fractions, some specific shifting is required.
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Run the following packetdrill scripts:
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// Ensure that all relevant sysctl variables have their default values.
0.000 `sysctl -w net.inet.tcp.sack.enable=1`
// Ensure the BBR stack is available.
+0.000 `kldload -n tcp_bbr`
// Get the TCP connection is LAST-ACK state.
+0.000 socket(..., SOCK_STREAM, IPPROTO_TCP) = 3
+0.000 setsockopt(3, IPPROTO_TCP, TCP_FUNCTION_BLK, {function_set_name="bbr",
pcbcnt=0}, 36) = 0
+0.000 setsockopt(3, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, [1], 4) = 0
+0.000 bind(3, ..., ...) = 0
+0.000 listen(3, 1) = 0
+0.000 < S 0:0(0) win 65535 <mss 1460,sackOK,eol,eol>
+0.000 > S. 0:0(0) ack 1 win 65535 <mss 1460,sackOK,eol,eol>
+0.050 < . 1:1(0) ack 1 win 65535
+0.000 accept(3, ..., ...) = 4
+0.000 close(3) = 0
+0.000 setsockopt(4, IPPROTO_TCP, TCP_LOG, [TCP_LOG_STATE_CONTINUAL], 4) = 0
+0.000 send(4, ..., 24, 0) = 24
+0.000 > P. 1:25(24) ack 1 win 65535
+0.050 < . 1:1(0) ack 25 win 65535
+0.100 send(4, ..., 24, 0) = 24
+0.000 > P. 25:49(24) ack 1 win 65535
* > P. 25:49(24) ack 1 win 65535
+0.300 > P. 25:49(24) ack 1 win 65535
+0.050 < F. 1:1(0) ack 49 win 65535
+0.000 > . 49:49(0) ack 2 win 65535
+0.000 close(4) = 0
+0.000 > F. 49:49(0) ack 2 win 65535
+0.050 < . 2:2(0) ack 50 win 65535Diff Detail
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