In contrast to static feature negotiation at the begin of a connection, which
establishes the capabilities of both endpoints, this patch introduces support
for dynamic exchange of feature negotiation options.
Such a dynamic exchange is necessary in at least two cases:
* CCID-2's Ack Ratio (RFC 4341, 6.1.2) which changes during the connection;
* Sequence Window values that, as per RFC 4340, 7.5.2, should be sent "as
as the connection progresses".
Both are NN (non-negotiable) features. Hence dynamic feature "negotiation" is
distinguished from static/pre-connection negotiation by the following:
* no new capabilities are negotiated (those that matter for the connection
are negotiated prior to setting up the connection, comparable to SIP);
* features must be understood by each endpoint: as per RFC 4340, 6.4,
Sequence Window is "Req'd" and Ack Ratio must be understood when CCID-2
is used as per the note underneath Table 4.
These characteristics are reflected in the implementation:
* only NN options can be exchanged after connection setup;
* NN options are activated directly after validating them. The rationale is
that a peer must accept every valid NN value (RFC 4340, 6.3.2), hence it
will either accept the value and send a "Confirm R", or it will send an
empty Confirm (which will reset the connection according to FN rules).
* An Ack is scheduled directly after activation to accelerate communicating
the update to the peer.
Signed-off-by: Gerrit Renker <gerrit@erg.abdn.ac.uk>
Acked-by: Ian McDonald <ian.mcdonald@jandi.co.nz>
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