kernel/git/stable/linux.git/include/net/tcp.h, branch linux-4.3.y

tcp: use dctcp if enabled on the route to the initiator

2015-08-31T19:34:00+00:00

Currently, the following case doesn't use DCTCP, even if it should: A responder has f.e. Cubic as system wide default, but for a specific route to the initiating host, DCTCP is being set in RTAX_CC_ALGO. The initiating host then uses DCTCP as congestion control, but since the initiator sets ECT(0), tcp_ecn_create_request() doesn't set ecn_ok, and we have to fall back to Reno after 3WHS completes. We were thinking on how to solve this in a minimal, non-intrusive way without bloating tcp_ecn_create_request() needlessly: lets cache the CA ecn option flag in RTAX_FEATURES. In other words, when ECT(0) is set on the SYN packet, set ecn_ok=1 iff route RTAX_FEATURES contains the unexposed (internal-only) DST_FEATURE_ECN_CA. This allows to only do a single metric feature lookup inside tcp_ecn_create_request(). Joint work with Florian Westphal. Signed-off-by: Daniel Borkmann Signed-off-by: Florian Westphal Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

tcp: refine pacing rate determination

2015-08-25T18:33:54+00:00

When TCP pacing was added back in linux-3.12, we chose to apply a fixed ratio of 200 % against current rate, to allow probing for optimal throughput even during slow start phase, where cwnd can be doubled every other gRTT. At Google, we found it was better applying a different ratio while in Congestion Avoidance phase. This ratio was set to 120 %. We've used the normal tcp_in_slow_start() helper for a while, then tuned the condition to select the conservative ratio as soon as cwnd >= ssthresh/2 : - After cwnd reduction, it is safer to ramp up more slowly, as we approach optimal cwnd. - Initial ramp up (ssthresh == INFINITY) still allows doubling cwnd every other RTT. Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet Cc: Neal Cardwell Cc: Yuchung Cheng Acked-by: Neal Cardwell Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

tcp: fix slow start after idle vs TSO/GSO

2015-08-25T18:22:50+00:00

slow start after idle might reduce cwnd, but we perform this after first packet was cooked and sent. With TSO/GSO, it means that we might send a full TSO packet even if cwnd should have been reduced to IW10. Moving the SSAI check in skb_entail() makes sense, because we slightly reduce number of times this check is done, especially for large send() and TCP Small queue callbacks from softirq context. As Neal pointed out, we also need to perform the check if/when receive window opens. Tested: Following packetdrill test demonstrates the problem // Test of slow start after idle `sysctl -q net.ipv4.tcp_slow_start_after_idle=1` 0.000 socket(..., SOCK_STREAM, IPPROTO_TCP) = 3 +0 setsockopt(3, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, [1], 4) = 0 +0 bind(3, ..., ...) = 0 +0 listen(3, 1) = 0 +0 < S 0:0(0) win 65535 +0 > S. 0:0(0) ack 1 +.100 < . 1:1(0) ack 1 win 511 +0 accept(3, ..., ...) = 4 +0 setsockopt(4, SOL_SOCKET, SO_SNDBUF, [200000], 4) = 0 +0 write(4, ..., 26000) = 26000 +0 > . 1:5001(5000) ack 1 +0 > . 5001:10001(5000) ack 1 +0 %{ assert tcpi_snd_cwnd == 10 }% +.100 < . 1:1(0) ack 10001 win 511 +0 %{ assert tcpi_snd_cwnd == 20, tcpi_snd_cwnd }% +0 > . 10001:20001(10000) ack 1 +0 > P. 20001:26001(6000) ack 1 +.100 < . 1:1(0) ack 26001 win 511 +0 %{ assert tcpi_snd_cwnd == 36, tcpi_snd_cwnd }% +4 write(4, ..., 20000) = 20000 // If slow start after idle works properly, we should send 5 MSS here (cwnd/2) +0 > . 26001:31001(5000) ack 1 +0 %{ assert tcpi_snd_cwnd == 10, tcpi_snd_cwnd }% +0 > . 31001:36001(5000) ack 1 Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet Cc: Neal Cardwell Cc: Yuchung Cheng Acked-by: Neal Cardwell Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

tcp: do not slow start when cwnd equals ssthresh

2015-07-09T21:22:52+00:00

In the original design slow start is only used to raise cwnd when cwnd is stricly below ssthresh. It makes little sense to slow start when cwnd == ssthresh: especially when hystart has set ssthresh in the initial ramp, or after recovery when cwnd resets to ssthresh. Not doing so will also help reduce the buffer bloat slightly. Signed-off-by: Yuchung Cheng Signed-off-by: Neal Cardwell Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet Signed-off-by: Nandita Dukkipati Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

tcp: add tcp_in_slow_start helper

2015-07-09T21:22:52+00:00

Add a helper to test the slow start condition in various congestion control modules and other places. This is to prepare a slight improvement in policy as to exactly when to slow start. Signed-off-by: Yuchung Cheng Signed-off-by: Neal Cardwell Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet Signed-off-by: Nandita Dukkipati Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

tcp: fill shinfo->gso_size at last moment

2015-06-11T23:33:11+00:00

In commit cd7d8498c9a5 ("tcp: change tcp_skb_pcount() location") we stored gso_segs in a temporary cache hot location. This patch does the same for gso_size. This allows to save 2 cache line misses in tcp xmit path for the last packet that is considered but not sent because of various conditions (cwnd, tso defer, receiver window, TSQ...) Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

tcp: get_cookie_sock() consolidation

2015-06-07T22:19:52+00:00

IPv4 and IPv6 share same implementation of get_cookie_sock(), and there is no point inlining it. We add tcp_ prefix to the common helper name and export it. Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

tcp: add rfc3168, section 6.1.1.1. fallback

2015-05-19T20:53:37+00:00

This work as a follow-up of commit f7b3bec6f516 ("net: allow setting ecn via routing table") and adds RFC3168 section 6.1.1.1. fallback for outgoing ECN connections. In other words, this work adds a retry with a non-ECN setup SYN packet, as suggested from the RFC on the first timeout: [...] A host that receives no reply to an ECN-setup SYN within the normal SYN retransmission timeout interval MAY resend the SYN and any subsequent SYN retransmissions with CWR and ECE cleared. [...] Schematic client-side view when assuming the server is in tcp_ecn=2 mode, that is, Linux default since 2009 via commit 255cac91c3c9 ("tcp: extend ECN sysctl to allow server-side only ECN"): 1) Normal ECN-capable path: SYN ECE CWR -----> <----- SYN ACK ECE ACK -----> 2) Path with broken middlebox, when client has fallback: SYN ECE CWR ----X crappy middlebox drops packet (timeout, rtx) SYN -----> <----- SYN ACK ACK -----> In case we would not have the fallback implemented, the middlebox drop point would basically end up as: SYN ECE CWR ----X crappy middlebox drops packet (timeout, rtx) SYN ECE CWR ----X crappy middlebox drops packet (timeout, rtx) SYN ECE CWR ----X crappy middlebox drops packet (timeout, rtx) In any case, it's rather a smaller percentage of sites where there would occur such additional setup latency: it was found in end of 2014 that ~56% of IPv4 and 65% of IPv6 servers of Alexa 1 million list would negotiate ECN (aka tcp_ecn=2 default), 0.42% of these webservers will fail to connect when trying to negotiate with ECN (tcp_ecn=1) due to timeouts, which the fallback would mitigate with a slight latency trade-off. Recent related paper on this topic: Brian Trammell, Mirja Kühlewind, Damiano Boppart, Iain Learmonth, Gorry Fairhurst, and Richard Scheffenegger: "Enabling Internet-Wide Deployment of Explicit Congestion Notification." Proc. PAM 2015, New York. http://ecn.ethz.ch/ecn-pam15.pdf Thus, when net.ipv4.tcp_ecn=1 is being set, the patch will perform RFC3168, section 6.1.1.1. fallback on timeout. For users explicitly not wanting this which can be in DC use case, we add a net.ipv4.tcp_ecn_fallback knob that allows for disabling the fallback. tp->ecn_flags are not being cleared in tcp_ecn_clear_syn() on output, but rather we let tcp_ecn_rcv_synack() take that over on input path in case a SYN ACK ECE was delayed. Thus a spurious SYN retransmission will not prevent ECN being negotiated eventually in that case. Reference: https://www.ietf.org/proceedings/92/slides/slides-92-iccrg-1.pdf Reference: https://www.ietf.org/proceedings/89/slides/slides-89-tsvarea-1.pdf Signed-off-by: Daniel Borkmann Signed-off-by: Florian Westphal Signed-off-by: Mirja Kühlewind Signed-off-by: Brian Trammell Cc: Eric Dumazet Cc: Dave That Acked-by: Eric Dumazet Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

tcp: introduce tcp_under_memory_pressure()

2015-05-18T02:45:48+00:00

Introduce an optimized version of sk_under_memory_pressure() for TCP. Our intent is to use it in fast paths. Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

tcp: rename sk_forced_wmem_schedule() to sk_forced_mem_schedule()

2015-05-18T02:45:48+00:00

We plan to use sk_forced_wmem_schedule() in input path as well, so make it non static and rename it. Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet Signed-off-by: David S. Miller