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

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Date:	Thu, 02 Apr 2015 17:06:24 +0300
From:	Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@...entembedded.com>
To:	Sowmini Varadhan <sowmini.varadhan@...cle.com>,
	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
Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/6] RDS: don't trust the LL_SEND_FULL bit

Hello.

On 4/2/2015 4:50 PM, Sowmini Varadhan wrote:

> 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);
> +

    No need for extra new line here.

>
>   	rds_message_put(rm);
>   	return payload_len;
[...]

WBR, Sergei

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