Deciding best connection to schedule requests on based on cwnd and idle time

net/socket/client_socket_pool_base.h

Index: net/socket/client_socket_pool_base.h
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--- net/socket/client_socket_pool_base.h	(revision 90003)
+++ net/socket/client_socket_pool_base.h	(working copy)
@@ -50,6 +50,13 @@
 
 class ClientSocketHandle;
 
+// Returns the client socket reuse policy.
+int GetSocketReusePolicy();
+
+// Sets the client socket reuse policy.
+// NOTE: 'policy' should be a valid ClientSocketReusePolicy enum value.

[M-A Ruel, 2011/06/22 14:53:33]

Then why isn't it a ClientSocketReusePolicy?

Why is this function global?

[gagansingh, 2011/06/23 15:53:59]

I'm avoiding an ugly looking if condition by assuming that the value is a valid
ClientSocketReusePolicy enum.
Function is global and NET_API because browser_main needs to set the value.

+NET_API void SetSocketReusePolicy(int policy);
+
 // ConnectJob provides an abstract interface for "connecting" a socket.
 // The connection may involve host resolution, tcp connection, ssl connection,
 // etc.
@@ -167,6 +174,17 @@
     NO_IDLE_SOCKETS = 0x1,  // Do not return an idle socket. Create a new one.
   };
 
+  enum ClientSocketReusePolicy {
+    // Socket with largest amount of bytes transferred.
+    USE_WARMEST_SOCKET = 0,
+
+    // Socket which scores highest on large bytes transferred and low idle time.
+    USE_WARM_SOCKET = 1,
+
+    // Socket which was most recently used.
+    USE_LAST_ACCESSED_SOCKET = 2,
+  };
+
   class NET_TEST Request {
    public:
     Request(ClientSocketHandle* handle,