u32     ai;
 };
 
+static int max_ssthresh = 100;
+module_param(max_ssthresh, int, 0644);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(max_ssthresh, "limited slow start threshold (RFC3742)");
+
 static void hstcp_init(struct sock *sk)
 {
        struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
        if (!tcp_is_cwnd_limited(sk, in_flight))
                return;
 
-       if (tp->snd_cwnd <= tp->snd_ssthresh)
-               tcp_slow_start(tp);
-       else {
+       if (tp->snd_cwnd <= tp->snd_ssthresh) {
+               /* RFC3742: limited slow start
+                * the window is increased by 1/K MSS for each arriving ACK,
+                * for K = int(cwnd/(0.5 max_ssthresh))
+                */
+               if (max_ssthresh > 0 && tp->snd_cwnd > max_ssthresh) {
+                       u32 k = max(tp->snd_cwnd / (max_ssthresh >> 1), 1U);
+                       if (++tp->snd_cwnd_cnt >= k) {
+                               if (tp->snd_cwnd < tp->snd_cwnd_clamp)
+                                       tp->snd_cwnd++;
+                               tp->snd_cwnd_cnt = 0;
+                       }
+               } else {
+                       if (tp->snd_cwnd < tp->snd_cwnd_clamp)
+                               tp->snd_cwnd++;
+               }
+       } else {
                /* Update AIMD parameters */
                if (tp->snd_cwnd > hstcp_aimd_vals[ca->ai].cwnd) {
                        while (tp->snd_cwnd > hstcp_aimd_vals[ca->ai].cwnd &&