linux-kernel - [PATCH 6/6] RDS: don't trust the LL_SEND

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Date:	Thu,  2 Apr 2015 09:50:49 -0400
From:	Sowmini Varadhan <sowmini.varadhan@...cle.com>
To:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	chien.yen@...cle.com, davem@...emloft.net,
	rds-devel@....oracle.com, agrover@...hat.com, clm@...com,
	zab@...bo.net, ajaykumar.hotchandani@...cle.com,
	Sowmini Varadhan <sowmini.varadhan@...cle.com>
Subject: [PATCH 6/6] RDS: don't trust the LL_SEND_FULL bit

We are seeing connections stuck with the LL_SEND_FULL bit getting
set and never cleared.  This changes RDS to stop trusting the
LL_SEND_FULL bit and kick krdsd after any time we
see -ENOMEM from the ring allocation code.

Original patch by Chris Mason

Signed-off-by: Sowmini Varadhan <sowmini.varadhan@...cle.com>
Reviewed-by: Ajaykumar Hotchandani <ajaykumar.hotchandani@...cle.com>
---
 net/rds/send.c    |   11 +++++++----
 net/rds/threads.c |    2 ++
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/rds/send.c b/net/rds/send.c
index 23135a8..9d9c90c 100644
--- a/net/rds/send.c
+++ b/net/rds/send.c
@@ -1108,8 +1108,10 @@ int rds_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t payload_len)
 	 */
 	rds_stats_inc(s_send_queued);
 
-	if (!test_bit(RDS_LL_SEND_FULL, &conn->c_flags))
-		rds_send_xmit(conn);
+	ret = rds_send_xmit(conn);
+	if (ret == -ENOMEM || ret == -EAGAIN)
+		queue_delayed_work(rds_wq, &conn->c_send_w, 1);
+
 
 	rds_message_put(rm);
 	return payload_len;
@@ -1165,8 +1167,9 @@ rds_send_pong(struct rds_connection *conn, __be16 dport)
 	rds_stats_inc(s_send_queued);
 	rds_stats_inc(s_send_pong);
 
-	if (!test_bit(RDS_LL_SEND_FULL, &conn->c_flags))
-		queue_delayed_work(rds_wq, &conn->c_send_w, 0);
+	ret = rds_send_xmit(conn);
+	if (ret == -ENOMEM || ret == -EAGAIN)
+		queue_delayed_work(rds_wq, &conn->c_send_w, 1);
 
 	rds_message_put(rm);
 	return 0;
diff --git a/net/rds/threads.c b/net/rds/threads.c
index dc2402e..454aa6d 100644
--- a/net/rds/threads.c
+++ b/net/rds/threads.c
@@ -162,7 +162,9 @@ void rds_send_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 	int ret;
 
 	if (rds_conn_state(conn) == RDS_CONN_UP) {
+		clear_bit(RDS_LL_SEND_FULL, &conn->c_flags);
 		ret = rds_send_xmit(conn);
+		cond_resched();
 		rdsdebug("conn %p ret %d\n", conn, ret);
 		switch (ret) {
 		case -EAGAIN:
-- 
1.7.1

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