X-Git-Url: https://tinc-vpn.org/git/browse?p=tinc;a=blobdiff_plain;f=src%2Fprotocol_misc.c;h=e1496294fe55d2b0764e0febca8ea3c4833e0f90;hp=b2f6ddc5f3f0e3b8e4ea3cd41d09ec54b1f10ec8;hb=c217d214f4f071c235bc7c463a1da6124e2570a6;hpb=228e7a5c8f0e517dcede50f886965a44fca39853

diff --git a/src/protocol_misc.c b/src/protocol_misc.c
index b2f6ddc5..e1496294 100644
--- a/src/protocol_misc.c
+++ b/src/protocol_misc.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
     protocol_misc.c -- handle the meta-protocol, miscellaneous functions
-    Copyright (C) 1999-2005 Ivo Timmermans <ivo@tinc-vpn.org>,
-                  2000-2005 Guus Sliepen <guus@tinc-vpn.org>
+    Copyright (C) 1999-2005 Ivo Timmermans,
+                  2000-2009 Guus Sliepen <guus@tinc-vpn.org>
 
     This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
     it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
     along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
     Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
-
-    $Id$
 */
 
 #include "system.h"
@@ -155,15 +153,16 @@ bool send_tcppacket(connection_t *c, vpn_packet_t *packet)
 {
 	cp();
 
-	/* If there already is a lot of data in the outbuf buffer, discard this packet. */
+	/* If there already is a lot of data in the outbuf buffer, discard this packet.
+           We use a very simple Random Early Drop algorithm. */
 
-	if(c->outbuflen > maxoutbufsize)
+	if(2.0 * c->outbuflen / (float)maxoutbufsize - 1 > (float)rand()/(float)RAND_MAX)
 		return true;
 
 	if(!send_request(c, "%d %hd", PACKET, packet->len))
 		return false;
 
-	return send_meta(c, packet->data, packet->len);
+	return send_meta(c, (char *)packet->data, packet->len);
 }
 
 bool tcppacket_h(connection_t *c)