Merge 70578806 (automated)

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/transport/tcp/snd.go b/pkg/tcpip/transport/tcp/snd.go
index b236d7af2..daa3e8341 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/transport/tcp/snd.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/transport/tcp/snd.go
@@ -194,8 +194,6 @@ func newSender(ep *endpoint, iss, irs seqnum.Value, sndWnd seqnum.Size, mss uint
 
 	s := &sender{
 		ep:               ep,
-		sndCwnd:          InitialCwnd,
-		sndSsthresh:      math.MaxInt64,
 		sndWnd:           sndWnd,
 		sndUna:           iss + 1,
 		sndNxt:           iss + 1,
@@ -238,7 +236,13 @@ func newSender(ep *endpoint, iss, irs seqnum.Value, sndWnd seqnum.Size, mss uint
 	return s
 }
 
-func (s *sender) initCongestionControl(congestionControlName CongestionControlOption) congestionControl {
+// initCongestionControl initializes the specified congestion control module and
+// returns a handle to it. It also initializes the sndCwnd and sndSsThresh to
+// their initial values.
+func (s *sender) initCongestionControl(congestionControlName tcpip.CongestionControlOption) congestionControl {
+	s.sndCwnd = InitialCwnd
+	s.sndSsthresh = math.MaxInt64
+
 	switch congestionControlName {
 	case ccCubic:
 		return newCubicCC(s)