linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] taprio: Set the value of picos_per_byte before fill sched

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Date:   Thu, 29 Sep 2022 19:18:15 -0700
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     jianghaoran <jianghaoran@...inos.cn>
Cc:     vinicius.gomes@...el.com, jhs@...atatu.com,
        xiyou.wangcong@...il.com, jiri@...nulli.us, davem@...emloft.net,
        edumazet@...gle.com, pabeni@...hat.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] taprio: Set the value of picos_per_byte before fill
 sched_entry

On Wed, 28 Sep 2022 14:58:30 +0800 jianghaoran wrote:
> If the value of picos_per_byte is set after fill sched_entry,
> as a result, the min_duration calculated by length_to_duration is 0,
> and the validity of the input interval cannot be judged,
> too small intervals couldn't allow any packet to be transmitted.

Meaning an invalid configuration is accepted but no packets
can ever be transmitted?  Could you make the user-visible 
issue clearer?

> It will appear like commit b5b73b26b3ca ("taprio:
> Fix allowing too small intervals") described problem.
> Here is a further modification of this problem.
> 
> example:

Here as well it seems worthwhile to mention what this is an example of.
e.g. "example configuration which will not be able to transmit packets"

> tc qdisc replace dev enp5s0f0 parent root handle 100 taprio \
>               num_tc 3 \
>               map 2 2 1 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 \
>               queues 1@0 1@1 2@2 \
>               base-time  1528743495910289987 \
>               sched-entry S 01 9 \
> 	      sched-entry S 02 9 \
> 	      sched-entry S 04 9 \
>               clockid CLOCK_TAI

Please add a Fixes tag pointing to the first commit where the issue was
present, and CC Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@....com> on the next
version.