send multiple packets at once, if the pacing delay is very small

This is an optimization to avoid waking of the run loop every couple of
microseconds.

internal/utils/minmax.go

@@ -114,6 +114,14 @@ func MinTime(a, b time.Time) time.Time {
 	return a
 }
 
+// MaxTime returns the later time
+func MaxTime(a, b time.Time) time.Time {
+	if a.After(b) {
+		return a
+	}
+	return b
+}
+
 // MaxPacketNumber returns the max packet number
 func MaxPacketNumber(a, b protocol.PacketNumber) protocol.PacketNumber {
 	if a > b {

internal/utils/minmax_test.go

@@ -49,6 +49,13 @@ var _ = Describe("Min / Max", func() {
 			Expect(MaxPacketNumber(1, 2)).To(Equal(protocol.PacketNumber(2)))
 			Expect(MaxPacketNumber(2, 1)).To(Equal(protocol.PacketNumber(2)))
 		})
+
+		It("returns the maximum time", func() {
+			a := time.Now()
+			b := a.Add(time.Second)
+			Expect(MaxTime(a, b)).To(Equal(b))
+			Expect(MaxTime(b, a)).To(Equal(b))
+		})
 	})
 
 	Context("Min", func() {