declare Path MTU probe packets lost with the early retransmit timer

internal/ackhandler/sent_packet_handler.go

@@ -439,20 +439,20 @@ func (h *sentPacketHandler) getLossTimeAndSpace() (time.Time, protocol.Encryptio
 }
 
 // same logic as getLossTimeAndSpace, but for lastAckElicitingPacketTime instead of lossTime
-func (h *sentPacketHandler) getPTOTimeAndSpace() (time.Time, protocol.EncryptionLevel) {
+func (h *sentPacketHandler) getPTOTimeAndSpace() (pto time.Time, encLevel protocol.EncryptionLevel, ok bool) {
-	if !h.hasOutstandingPackets() {
+	// We only send application data probe packets once the handshake is confirmed,
+	// because before that, we don't have the keys to decrypt ACKs sent in 1-RTT packets.
+	if !h.handshakeConfirmed && !h.hasOutstandingCryptoPackets() {
+		if h.peerCompletedAddressValidation {
+			return
+		}
 		t := time.Now().Add(h.rttStats.PTO(false) << h.ptoCount)
 		if h.initialPackets != nil {
-			return t, protocol.EncryptionInitial
+			return t, protocol.EncryptionInitial, true
 		}
-		return t, protocol.EncryptionHandshake
+		return t, protocol.EncryptionHandshake, true
 	}
 
-	var (
-		encLevel protocol.EncryptionLevel
-		pto      time.Time
-	)
-
 	if h.initialPackets != nil {
 		encLevel = protocol.EncryptionInitial
 		if t := h.initialPackets.lastAckElicitingPacketTime; !t.IsZero() {
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ func (h *sentPacketHandler) getPTOTimeAndSpace() (time.Time, protocol.Encryption
 			encLevel = protocol.Encryption1RTT
 		}
 	}
-	return pto, encLevel
+	return pto, encLevel, true
 }
 
 func (h *sentPacketHandler) hasOutstandingCryptoPackets() bool {
@@ -488,10 +488,7 @@ func (h *sentPacketHandler) hasOutstandingCryptoPackets() bool {
 }
 
 func (h *sentPacketHandler) hasOutstandingPackets() bool {
-	// We only send application data probe packets once the handshake completes,
+	return h.appDataPackets.history.HasOutstandingPackets() || h.hasOutstandingCryptoPackets()
-	// because before that, we don't have the keys to decrypt ACKs sent in 1-RTT packets.
-	return (h.handshakeConfirmed && h.appDataPackets.history.HasOutstandingPackets()) ||
-		h.hasOutstandingCryptoPackets()
 }
 
 func (h *sentPacketHandler) setLossDetectionTimer() {
@@ -531,7 +528,10 @@ func (h *sentPacketHandler) setLossDetectionTimer() {
 	}
 
 	// PTO alarm
-	ptoTime, encLevel := h.getPTOTimeAndSpace()
+	ptoTime, encLevel, ok := h.getPTOTimeAndSpace()
+	if !ok {
+		return
+	}
 	h.alarm = ptoTime
 	if h.tracer != nil && h.alarm != oldAlarm {
 		h.tracer.SetLossTimer(logging.TimerTypePTO, encLevel, h.alarm)
@@ -599,20 +599,7 @@ func (h *sentPacketHandler) detectLostPackets(now time.Time, encLevel protocol.E
 }
 
 func (h *sentPacketHandler) OnLossDetectionTimeout() error {
-	// When all outstanding are acknowledged, the alarm is canceled in
+	defer h.setLossDetectionTimer()
-	// setLossDetectionTimer. This doesn't reset the timer in the session though.
-	// When OnAlarm is called, we therefore need to make sure that there are
-	// actually packets outstanding.
-	if h.hasOutstandingPackets() || !h.peerCompletedAddressValidation {
-		if err := h.onVerifiedLossDetectionTimeout(); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-	h.setLossDetectionTimer()
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (h *sentPacketHandler) onVerifiedLossDetectionTimeout() error {
 	earliestLossTime, encLevel := h.getLossTimeAndSpace()
 	if !earliestLossTime.IsZero() {
 		if h.logger.Debug() {
@@ -626,34 +613,12 @@ func (h *sentPacketHandler) onVerifiedLossDetectionTimeout() error {
 	}
 
 	// PTO
-	h.ptoCount++
+	// When all outstanding are acknowledged, the alarm is canceled in
-	if h.bytesInFlight > 0 {
+	// setLossDetectionTimer. This doesn't reset the timer in the session though.
-		_, encLevel = h.getPTOTimeAndSpace()
+	// When OnAlarm is called, we therefore need to make sure that there are
-		if h.logger.Debug() {
+	// actually packets outstanding.
-			h.logger.Debugf("Loss detection alarm for %s fired in PTO mode. PTO count: %d", encLevel, h.ptoCount)
+	if h.bytesInFlight == 0 && !h.peerCompletedAddressValidation {
-		}
+		h.ptoCount++
-		if h.tracer != nil {
-			h.tracer.LossTimerExpired(logging.TimerTypePTO, encLevel)
-			h.tracer.UpdatedPTOCount(h.ptoCount)
-		}
-		h.numProbesToSend += 2
-		//nolint:exhaustive // We never arm a PTO timer for 0-RTT packets.
-		switch encLevel {
-		case protocol.EncryptionInitial:
-			h.ptoMode = SendPTOInitial
-		case protocol.EncryptionHandshake:
-			h.ptoMode = SendPTOHandshake
-		case protocol.Encryption1RTT:
-			// skip a packet number in order to elicit an immediate ACK
-			_ = h.PopPacketNumber(protocol.Encryption1RTT)
-			h.ptoMode = SendPTOAppData
-		default:
-			return fmt.Errorf("PTO timer in unexpected encryption level: %s", encLevel)
-		}
-	} else {
-		if h.perspective == protocol.PerspectiveServer {
-			return errors.New("sentPacketHandler BUG: PTO fired, but bytes_in_flight is 0")
-		}
 		h.numProbesToSend++
 		if h.initialPackets != nil {
 			h.ptoMode = SendPTOInitial
@@ -662,6 +627,37 @@ func (h *sentPacketHandler) onVerifiedLossDetectionTimeout() error {
 		} else {
 			return errors.New("sentPacketHandler BUG: PTO fired, but bytes_in_flight is 0 and Initial and Handshake already dropped")
 		}
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	_, encLevel, ok := h.getPTOTimeAndSpace()
+	if !ok {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if ps := h.getPacketNumberSpace(encLevel); !ps.history.HasOutstandingPackets() && !h.peerCompletedAddressValidation {
+		return nil
+	}
+	h.ptoCount++
+	if h.logger.Debug() {
+		h.logger.Debugf("Loss detection alarm for %s fired in PTO mode. PTO count: %d", encLevel, h.ptoCount)
+	}
+	if h.tracer != nil {
+		h.tracer.LossTimerExpired(logging.TimerTypePTO, encLevel)
+		h.tracer.UpdatedPTOCount(h.ptoCount)
+	}
+	h.numProbesToSend += 2
+	//nolint:exhaustive // We never arm a PTO timer for 0-RTT packets.
+	switch encLevel {
+	case protocol.EncryptionInitial:
+		h.ptoMode = SendPTOInitial
+	case protocol.EncryptionHandshake:
+		h.ptoMode = SendPTOHandshake
+	case protocol.Encryption1RTT:
+		// skip a packet number in order to elicit an immediate ACK
+		_ = h.PopPacketNumber(protocol.Encryption1RTT)
+		h.ptoMode = SendPTOAppData
+	default:
+		return fmt.Errorf("PTO timer in unexpected encryption level: %s", encLevel)
 	}
 	return nil
 }

internal/ackhandler/sent_packet_handler_test.go

@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ var _ = Describe("SentPacketHandler", func() {
 			handler.ReceivedPacket(protocol.EncryptionHandshake)
 			handler.SentPacket(ackElicitingPacket(&Packet{PacketNumber: 1}))
 			updateRTT(time.Hour)
-			Expect(handler.OnLossDetectionTimeout()).To(Succeed()) // TLP
+			Expect(handler.OnLossDetectionTimeout()).To(Succeed())
 			Expect(handler.GetLossDetectionTimeout()).To(BeZero())
 			Expect(handler.SendMode()).To(Equal(SendAny))
 			handler.SetHandshakeConfirmed()
@@ -845,7 +845,7 @@ var _ = Describe("SentPacketHandler", func() {
 			handler.ReceivedPacket(protocol.EncryptionHandshake)
 			handler.SetHandshakeConfirmed()
 			handler.SentPacket(ackElicitingPacket(&Packet{PacketNumber: 1, SendTime: time.Now().Add(-time.Hour)}))
-			handler.rttStats.UpdateRTT(time.Second, 0, time.Now())
+			updateRTT(time.Second)
 			Expect(handler.OnLossDetectionTimeout()).To(Succeed())
 			Expect(handler.SendMode()).To(Equal(SendPTOAppData))
 			ack := &wire.AckFrame{AckRanges: []wire.AckRange{{Smallest: 1, Largest: 1}}}
@@ -857,10 +857,18 @@ var _ = Describe("SentPacketHandler", func() {
 		It("handles ACKs for the original packet", func() {
 			handler.ReceivedPacket(protocol.EncryptionHandshake)
 			handler.SentPacket(ackElicitingPacket(&Packet{PacketNumber: 5, SendTime: time.Now().Add(-time.Hour)}))
-			handler.rttStats.UpdateRTT(time.Second, 0, time.Now())
+			updateRTT(time.Second)
 			Expect(handler.OnLossDetectionTimeout()).To(Succeed())
 			Expect(handler.OnLossDetectionTimeout()).To(Succeed())
 		})
+
+		It("doesn't set the PTO timer for Path MTU probe packets", func() {
+			handler.ReceivedPacket(protocol.EncryptionHandshake)
+			handler.SetHandshakeConfirmed()
+			updateRTT(time.Second)
+			handler.SentPacket(ackElicitingPacket(&Packet{PacketNumber: 5, SendTime: time.Now(), IsPathMTUProbePacket: true}))
+			Expect(handler.GetLossDetectionTimeout()).To(BeZero())
+		})
 	})
 
 	Context("amplification limit, for the server", func() {
@@ -1093,6 +1101,26 @@ var _ = Describe("SentPacketHandler", func() {
 			expectInPacketHistory([]protocol.PacketNumber{3}, protocol.EncryptionInitial)
 			Expect(handler.SendMode()).To(Equal(SendAny))
 		})
+
+		It("sets the early retransmit alarm for Path MTU probe packets", func() {
+			var mtuPacketDeclaredLost bool
+			now := time.Now()
+			handler.SentPacket(ackElicitingPacket(&Packet{
+				PacketNumber:         1,
+				SendTime:             now.Add(-3 * time.Second),
+				IsPathMTUProbePacket: true,
+				Frames:               []Frame{{Frame: &wire.PingFrame{}, OnLost: func(wire.Frame) { mtuPacketDeclaredLost = true }}},
+			}))
+			handler.SentPacket(ackElicitingPacket(&Packet{PacketNumber: 2, SendTime: now.Add(-3 * time.Second)}))
+			ack := &wire.AckFrame{AckRanges: []wire.AckRange{{Smallest: 2, Largest: 2}}}
+			_, err := handler.ReceivedAck(ack, protocol.Encryption1RTT, now.Add(-time.Second))
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(mtuPacketDeclaredLost).To(BeFalse())
+			Expect(handler.GetLossDetectionTimeout()).ToNot(BeZero())
+			Expect(handler.OnLossDetectionTimeout()).To(Succeed())
+			Expect(mtuPacketDeclaredLost).To(BeTrue())
+			Expect(handler.GetLossDetectionTimeout()).To(BeZero())
+		})
 	})
 
 	Context("crypto packets", func() {