netdev - Re: [PATCH 4/4] net_sched: gred: actually perform idling in WRED mode

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Date:	Thu, 13 Sep 2012 16:10:45 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	david.ward@...mit.edu
Cc:	jhs@...atatu.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org, brosler@...co.com,
	cyril@...com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/4] net_sched: gred: actually perform idling in WRED
 mode

From: "Ward, David - 0663 - MITLL" <david.ward@...mit.edu>
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2012 15:38:26 -0400

> On 13/09/12 14:08, Jamal Hadi Salim wrote:
>> On 12-09-13 11:22 AM, David Ward wrote:
>>> gred_dequeue() and gred_drop() do not seem to get called when the
>>> queue is empty, meaning that we never start idling while in WRED
>>> mode. And since qidlestart is not stored by gred_store_wred_set(),
>>> we would never stop idling while in WRED mode if we ever started.
>>> This messes up the average queue size calculation that influences
>>> packet marking/dropping behavior.
>>>
>>> Now, we start WRED mode idling as we are removing the last packet
>>> from the queue. Also we now actually stop WRED mode idling when we
>>> are enqueuing a packet.
>>>
>>> Cc: Bruce Osler <brosler@...co.com>
>>> Signed-off-by: David Ward <david.ward@...mit.edu>
>> This is one is not so obvious. Iam assuming you vetted it via some
>> tests.
>> In which case:
>> Acked-by: Jamal Hadi Salim <jhs@...atatu.com>
>>
>> cheers,
>> jamal
>>
> 
> Before applying this patch, the average queue size (as seen with "tc
> -s qdisc") remained constant forever after I stopped sending any
> packets through the interface -- it didn't taper off as you would
> expect.  After the patch, the average queue size will now taper off if
> packets are not being sent.

Applied.
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