BUILD: add explicit support for TFO with USE_TFO
TCP Fast Open is supported in server mode since Linux 3.7, but current
libc's don't define TCP_FASTOPEN=23. Introduce the new USE flag USE_TFO
to define it manually in compat.h. Also note this in the TFO related
documentation.
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b66a07f..dd11aa0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
# USE_MY_ACCEPT4 : use own implemention of accept4() if glibc < 2.10.
# USE_ZLIB : enable zlib library support.
# USE_CPU_AFFINITY : enable pinning processes to CPU on Linux. Automatic.
+# USE_TFO : enable TCP fast open. Supported on Linux >= 3.7.
#
# Options can be forced by specifying "USE_xxx=1" or can be disabled by using
# "USE_xxx=" (empty string).
@@ -564,6 +565,12 @@
endif
endif
+# TCP Fast Open
+ifneq ($(USE_TFO),)
+OPTIONS_CFLAGS += -DUSE_TFO
+BUILD_OPTIONS += $(call ignore_implicit,USE_TFO)
+endif
+
# This one can be changed to look for ebtree files in an external directory
EBTREE_DIR := ebtree
diff --git a/doc/configuration.txt b/doc/configuration.txt
index 449d158..30f547d 100644
--- a/doc/configuration.txt
+++ b/doc/configuration.txt
@@ -7408,7 +7408,9 @@
that use high connection rates and where each round trip matters. This can
possibly cause issues with many firewalls which do not accept data on SYN
packets, so this option should only be enabled once well tested. This option
- is only supported on TCPv4/TCPv6 sockets and ignored by other ones.
+ is only supported on TCPv4/TCPv6 sockets and ignored by other ones. You may
+ need to build HAProxy with USE_TFO=1 if your libc doesn't define
+ TCP_FASTOPEN.
transparent
Is an optional keyword which is supported only on certain Linux kernels. It
diff --git a/include/common/compat.h b/include/common/compat.h
index c4ac08c..bb2d010 100644
--- a/include/common/compat.h
+++ b/include/common/compat.h
@@ -106,6 +106,13 @@
#endif /* SO_REUSEADDR */
#endif /* SO_REUSEPORT */
+/* only Linux defines TCP_FASTOPEN */
+#ifdef USE_TFO
+#ifndef TCP_FASTOPEN
+#define TCP_FASTOPEN 23
+#endif
+#endif
+
#if defined(__dietlibc__)
#include <strings.h>
#endif