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[TCP]: speed up SACK processing 

Use "hints" to speed up the SACK processing. Various forms 
of this have been used by TCP developers (Web100, STCP, BIC)
to avoid the 2x linear search of outstanding segments.

Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
This commit is contained in:
Stephen Hemminger 2005-11-10 17:14:59 -08:00 committed by David S. Miller
parent caa20d9abe
commit 6a438bbe68
5 changed files with 202 additions and 26 deletions
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15
include/linux/tcp.h
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@ -307,6 +307,21 @@ struct tcp_sock {
struct tcp_sack_block duplicate_sack[1]; /* D-SACK block */
struct tcp_sack_block selective_acks[4]; /* The SACKS themselves*/
struct tcp_sack_block recv_sack_cache[4];
/* from STCP, retrans queue hinting */
struct sk_buff* lost_skb_hint;
struct sk_buff *scoreboard_skb_hint;
struct sk_buff *retransmit_skb_hint;
struct sk_buff *forward_skb_hint;
struct sk_buff *fastpath_skb_hint;
int fastpath_cnt_hint;
int lost_cnt_hint;
int retransmit_cnt_hint;
int forward_cnt_hint;
__u16 advmss; /* Advertised MSS */
__u16 prior_ssthresh; /* ssthresh saved at recovery start */
__u32 lost_out; /* Lost packets */

6
include/net/sock.h
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@ -1247,6 +1247,12 @@ static inline struct page *sk_stream_alloc_page(struct sock *sk)
(skb != (struct sk_buff *)&(sk)->sk_write_queue); \
skb = skb->next)
/*from STCP for fast SACK Process*/
#define sk_stream_for_retrans_queue_from(skb, sk) \
for (; (skb != (sk)->sk_send_head) && \
(skb != (struct sk_buff *)&(sk)->sk_write_queue); \
skb = skb->next)
/*
* Default write policy as shown to user space via poll/select/SIGIO
*/

9
include/net/tcp.h
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@ -1207,6 +1207,15 @@ static inline void tcp_mib_init(void)
TCP_ADD_STATS_USER(TCP_MIB_MAXCONN, -1);
}
/*from STCP */
static inline void clear_all_retrans_hints(struct tcp_sock *tp){
tp->lost_skb_hint = NULL;
tp->scoreboard_skb_hint = NULL;
tp->retransmit_skb_hint = NULL;
tp->forward_skb_hint = NULL;
tp->fastpath_skb_hint = NULL;
}
/* /proc */
enum tcp_seq_states {
TCP_SEQ_STATE_LISTENING,

144
net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
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@ -897,18 +897,32 @@ tcp_sacktag_write_queue(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *ack_skb, u32 prior_snd_
int prior_fackets;
u32 lost_retrans = 0;
int flag = 0;
int dup_sack = 0;
int i;
if (!tp->sacked_out)
tp->fackets_out = 0;
prior_fackets = tp->fackets_out;
for (i=0; i<num_sacks; i++, sp++) {
struct sk_buff *skb;
__u32 start_seq = ntohl(sp->start_seq);
__u32 end_seq = ntohl(sp->end_seq);
int fack_count = 0;
int dup_sack = 0;
/* SACK fastpath:
* if the only SACK change is the increase of the end_seq of
* the first block then only apply that SACK block
* and use retrans queue hinting otherwise slowpath */
flag = 1;
for (i = 0; i< num_sacks; i++) {
__u32 start_seq = ntohl(sp[i].start_seq);
__u32 end_seq = ntohl(sp[i].end_seq);
if (i == 0){
if (tp->recv_sack_cache[i].start_seq != start_seq)
flag = 0;
} else {
if ((tp->recv_sack_cache[i].start_seq != start_seq) ||
(tp->recv_sack_cache[i].end_seq != end_seq))
flag = 0;
}
tp->recv_sack_cache[i].start_seq = start_seq;
tp->recv_sack_cache[i].end_seq = end_seq;
/* Check for D-SACK. */
if (i == 0) {
@ -940,15 +954,58 @@ tcp_sacktag_write_queue(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *ack_skb, u32 prior_snd_
if (before(ack, prior_snd_una - tp->max_window))
return 0;
}
}
if (flag)
num_sacks = 1;
else {
int j;
tp->fastpath_skb_hint = NULL;
/* order SACK blocks to allow in order walk of the retrans queue */
for (i = num_sacks-1; i > 0; i--) {
for (j = 0; j < i; j++){
if (after(ntohl(sp[j].start_seq),
ntohl(sp[j+1].start_seq))){
sp[j].start_seq = htonl(tp->recv_sack_cache[j+1].start_seq);
sp[j].end_seq = htonl(tp->recv_sack_cache[j+1].end_seq);
sp[j+1].start_seq = htonl(tp->recv_sack_cache[j].start_seq);
sp[j+1].end_seq = htonl(tp->recv_sack_cache[j].end_seq);
}
}
}
}
/* clear flag as used for different purpose in following code */
flag = 0;
for (i=0; i<num_sacks; i++, sp++) {
struct sk_buff *skb;
__u32 start_seq = ntohl(sp->start_seq);
__u32 end_seq = ntohl(sp->end_seq);
int fack_count;
/* Use SACK fastpath hint if valid */
if (tp->fastpath_skb_hint) {
skb = tp->fastpath_skb_hint;
fack_count = tp->fastpath_cnt_hint;
} else {
skb = sk->sk_write_queue.next;
fack_count = 0;
}
/* Event "B" in the comment above. */
if (after(end_seq, tp->high_seq))
flag |= FLAG_DATA_LOST;
sk_stream_for_retrans_queue(skb, sk) {
sk_stream_for_retrans_queue_from(skb, sk) {
int in_sack, pcount;
u8 sacked;
tp->fastpath_skb_hint = skb;
tp->fastpath_cnt_hint = fack_count;
/* The retransmission queue is always in order, so
* we can short-circuit the walk early.
*/
@ -1023,6 +1080,9 @@ tcp_sacktag_write_queue(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *ack_skb, u32 prior_snd_
TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->sacked &= ~(TCPCB_LOST|TCPCB_SACKED_RETRANS);
tp->lost_out -= tcp_skb_pcount(skb);
tp->retrans_out -= tcp_skb_pcount(skb);
/* clear lost hint */
tp->retransmit_skb_hint = NULL;
}
} else {
/* New sack for not retransmitted frame,
@ -1035,6 +1095,9 @@ tcp_sacktag_write_queue(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *ack_skb, u32 prior_snd_
if (sacked & TCPCB_LOST) {
TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->sacked &= ~TCPCB_LOST;
tp->lost_out -= tcp_skb_pcount(skb);
/* clear lost hint */
tp->retransmit_skb_hint = NULL;
}
}
@ -1058,6 +1121,7 @@ tcp_sacktag_write_queue(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *ack_skb, u32 prior_snd_
(TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->sacked&TCPCB_SACKED_RETRANS)) {
TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->sacked &= ~TCPCB_SACKED_RETRANS;
tp->retrans_out -= tcp_skb_pcount(skb);
tp->retransmit_skb_hint = NULL;
}
}
}
@ -1085,6 +1149,9 @@ tcp_sacktag_write_queue(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *ack_skb, u32 prior_snd_
TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->sacked &= ~TCPCB_SACKED_RETRANS;
tp->retrans_out -= tcp_skb_pcount(skb);
/* clear lost hint */
tp->retransmit_skb_hint = NULL;
if (!(TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->sacked&(TCPCB_LOST|TCPCB_SACKED_ACKED))) {
tp->lost_out += tcp_skb_pcount(skb);
TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->sacked |= TCPCB_LOST;
@ -1192,6 +1259,8 @@ static void tcp_enter_frto_loss(struct sock *sk)
tcp_set_ca_state(sk, TCP_CA_Loss);
tp->high_seq = tp->frto_highmark;
TCP_ECN_queue_cwr(tp);
clear_all_retrans_hints(tp);
}
void tcp_clear_retrans(struct tcp_sock *tp)
@ -1258,6 +1327,8 @@ void tcp_enter_loss(struct sock *sk, int how)
tcp_set_ca_state(sk, TCP_CA_Loss);
tp->high_seq = tp->snd_nxt;
TCP_ECN_queue_cwr(tp);
clear_all_retrans_hints(tp);
}
static int tcp_check_sack_reneging(struct sock *sk)
@ -1482,17 +1553,37 @@ static void tcp_mark_head_lost(struct sock *sk, struct tcp_sock *tp,
int packets, u32 high_seq)
{
struct sk_buff *skb;
int cnt = packets;
int cnt;
BUG_TRAP(cnt <= tp->packets_out);
BUG_TRAP(packets <= tp->packets_out);
if (tp->lost_skb_hint) {
skb = tp->lost_skb_hint;
cnt = tp->lost_cnt_hint;
} else {
skb = sk->sk_write_queue.next;
cnt = 0;
}
sk_stream_for_retrans_queue(skb, sk) {
cnt -= tcp_skb_pcount(skb);
if (cnt < 0 || after(TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->end_seq, high_seq))
sk_stream_for_retrans_queue_from(skb, sk) {
/* TODO: do this better */
/* this is not the most efficient way to do this... */
tp->lost_skb_hint = skb;
tp->lost_cnt_hint = cnt;
cnt += tcp_skb_pcount(skb);
if (cnt > packets || after(TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->end_seq, high_seq))
break;
if (!(TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->sacked&TCPCB_TAGBITS)) {
TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->sacked |= TCPCB_LOST;
tp->lost_out += tcp_skb_pcount(skb);
/* clear xmit_retransmit_queue hints
* if this is beyond hint */
if(tp->retransmit_skb_hint != NULL &&
before(TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->seq,
TCP_SKB_CB(tp->retransmit_skb_hint)->seq)) {
tp->retransmit_skb_hint = NULL;
}
}
}
tcp_sync_left_out(tp);
@ -1519,13 +1610,28 @@ static void tcp_update_scoreboard(struct sock *sk, struct tcp_sock *tp)
if (tcp_head_timedout(sk, tp)) {
struct sk_buff *skb;
sk_stream_for_retrans_queue(skb, sk) {
if (tcp_skb_timedout(sk, skb) &&
!(TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->sacked&TCPCB_TAGBITS)) {
skb = tp->scoreboard_skb_hint ? tp->scoreboard_skb_hint
: sk->sk_write_queue.next;
sk_stream_for_retrans_queue_from(skb, sk) {
if (!tcp_skb_timedout(sk, skb))
break;
if (!(TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->sacked&TCPCB_TAGBITS)) {
TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->sacked |= TCPCB_LOST;
tp->lost_out += tcp_skb_pcount(skb);
/* clear xmit_retrans hint */
if (tp->retransmit_skb_hint &&
before(TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->seq,
TCP_SKB_CB(tp->retransmit_skb_hint)->seq))
tp->retransmit_skb_hint = NULL;
}
}
tp->scoreboard_skb_hint = skb;
tcp_sync_left_out(tp);
}
}
@ -1605,6 +1711,10 @@ static void tcp_undo_cwr(struct sock *sk, const int undo)
}
tcp_moderate_cwnd(tp);
tp->snd_cwnd_stamp = tcp_time_stamp;
/* There is something screwy going on with the retrans hints after
an undo */
clear_all_retrans_hints(tp);
}
static inline int tcp_may_undo(struct tcp_sock *tp)
@ -1688,6 +1798,9 @@ static int tcp_try_undo_loss(struct sock *sk, struct tcp_sock *tp)
sk_stream_for_retrans_queue(skb, sk) {
TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->sacked &= ~TCPCB_LOST;
}
clear_all_retrans_hints(tp);
DBGUNDO(sk, tp, "partial loss");
tp->lost_out = 0;
tp->left_out = tp->sacked_out;
@ -2117,6 +2230,7 @@ static int tcp_clean_rtx_queue(struct sock *sk, __s32 *seq_rtt_p)
tcp_packets_out_dec(tp, skb);
__skb_unlink(skb, &sk->sk_write_queue);
sk_stream_free_skb(sk, skb);
clear_all_retrans_hints(tp);
}
if (acked&FLAG_ACKED) {

54
net/ipv4/tcp_output.c
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@ -436,6 +436,8 @@ int tcp_fragment(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, u32 len, unsigned int mss
u16 flags;
BUG_ON(len > skb->len);
clear_all_retrans_hints(tp);
nsize = skb_headlen(skb) - len;
if (nsize < 0)
nsize = 0;
@ -1260,7 +1262,10 @@ static void tcp_retrans_try_collapse(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, int m
BUG_ON(tcp_skb_pcount(skb) != 1 ||
tcp_skb_pcount(next_skb) != 1);
/* Ok. We will be able to collapse the packet. */
/* changing transmit queue under us so clear hints */
clear_all_retrans_hints(tp);
/* Ok. We will be able to collapse the packet. */
__skb_unlink(next_skb, &sk->sk_write_queue);
memcpy(skb_put(skb, next_skb_size), next_skb->data, next_skb_size);
@ -1330,6 +1335,8 @@ void tcp_simple_retransmit(struct sock *sk)
}
}
clear_all_retrans_hints(tp);
if (!lost)
return;
@ -1468,13 +1475,25 @@ void tcp_xmit_retransmit_queue(struct sock *sk)
const struct inet_connection_sock *icsk = inet_csk(sk);
struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
struct sk_buff *skb;
int packet_cnt = tp->lost_out;
int packet_cnt;
if (tp->retransmit_skb_hint) {
skb = tp->retransmit_skb_hint;
packet_cnt = tp->retransmit_cnt_hint;
}else{
skb = sk->sk_write_queue.next;
packet_cnt = 0;
}
/* First pass: retransmit lost packets. */
if (packet_cnt) {
sk_stream_for_retrans_queue(skb, sk) {
if (tp->lost_out) {
sk_stream_for_retrans_queue_from(skb, sk) {
__u8 sacked = TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->sacked;
/* we could do better than to assign each time */
tp->retransmit_skb_hint = skb;
tp->retransmit_cnt_hint = packet_cnt;
/* Assume this retransmit will generate
* only one packet for congestion window
* calculation purposes. This works because
@ -1485,10 +1504,12 @@ void tcp_xmit_retransmit_queue(struct sock *sk)
if (tcp_packets_in_flight(tp) >= tp->snd_cwnd)
return;
if (sacked&TCPCB_LOST) {
if (sacked & TCPCB_LOST) {
if (!(sacked&(TCPCB_SACKED_ACKED|TCPCB_SACKED_RETRANS))) {
if (tcp_retransmit_skb(sk, skb))
if (tcp_retransmit_skb(sk, skb)) {
tp->retransmit_skb_hint = NULL;
return;
}
if (icsk->icsk_ca_state != TCP_CA_Loss)
NET_INC_STATS_BH(LINUX_MIB_TCPFASTRETRANS);
else
@ -1501,8 +1522,8 @@ void tcp_xmit_retransmit_queue(struct sock *sk)
TCP_RTO_MAX);
}
packet_cnt -= tcp_skb_pcount(skb);
if (packet_cnt <= 0)
packet_cnt += tcp_skb_pcount(skb);
if (packet_cnt >= tp->lost_out)
break;
}
}
@ -1528,9 +1549,18 @@ void tcp_xmit_retransmit_queue(struct sock *sk)
if (tcp_may_send_now(sk, tp))
return;
packet_cnt = 0;
if (tp->forward_skb_hint) {
skb = tp->forward_skb_hint;
packet_cnt = tp->forward_cnt_hint;
} else{
skb = sk->sk_write_queue.next;
packet_cnt = 0;
}
sk_stream_for_retrans_queue_from(skb, sk) {
tp->forward_cnt_hint = packet_cnt;
tp->forward_skb_hint = skb;
sk_stream_for_retrans_queue(skb, sk) {
/* Similar to the retransmit loop above we
* can pretend that the retransmitted SKB
* we send out here will be composed of one
@ -1547,8 +1577,10 @@ void tcp_xmit_retransmit_queue(struct sock *sk)
continue;
/* Ok, retransmit it. */
if (tcp_retransmit_skb(sk, skb))
if (tcp_retransmit_skb(sk, skb)) {
tp->forward_skb_hint = NULL;
break;
}
if (skb == skb_peek(&sk->sk_write_queue))
inet_csk_reset_xmit_timer(sk, ICSK_TIME_RETRANS,