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Message-ID: <20121208140727.GA6214@hmsreliant.think-freely.org>
Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2012 09:07:27 -0500
From: Neil Horman <nhorman@...driver.com>
To: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>
Cc: David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
Jon Maloy <jon.maloy@...csson.com>,
Ying Xue <ying.xue@...driver.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 2/9] tipc: eliminate aggregate sk_receive_queue
limit
On Fri, Dec 07, 2012 at 08:19:11PM -0500, Paul Gortmaker wrote:
> From: Ying Xue <ying.xue@...driver.com>
>
> As a complement to the per-socket sk_recv_queue limit, TIPC keeps a
> global atomic counter for the sum of sk_recv_queue sizes across all
> tipc sockets. When incremented, the counter is compared to an upper
> threshold value, and if this is reached, the message is rejected
> with error code TIPC_OVERLOAD.
>
> This check was originally meant to protect the node against
> buffer exhaustion and general CPU overload. However, all experience
> indicates that the feature not only is redundant on Linux, but even
> harmful. Users run into the limit very often, causing disturbances
> for their applications, while removing it seems to have no negative
> effects at all. We have also seen that overall performance is
> boosted significantly when this bottleneck is removed.
>
> Furthermore, we don't see any other network protocols maintaining
> such a mechanism, something strengthening our conviction that this
> control can be eliminated.
>
> As a result, the atomic variable tipc_queue_size is now unused
> and so it can be deleted. There is a getsockopt call that used
> to allow reading it; we retain that but just return zero for
> maximum compatibility.
>
> Signed-off-by: Ying Xue <ying.xue@...driver.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jon Maloy <jon.maloy@...csson.com>
> Cc: Neil Horman <nhorman@...driver.com>
> [PG: phase out tipc_queue_size as pointed out by Neil Horman]
> Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>
> ---
> net/tipc/socket.c | 23 ++++-------------------
> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/net/tipc/socket.c b/net/tipc/socket.c
> index 1a720c8..848be69 100644
> --- a/net/tipc/socket.c
> +++ b/net/tipc/socket.c
> @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
> * net/tipc/socket.c: TIPC socket API
> *
> * Copyright (c) 2001-2007, Ericsson AB
> - * Copyright (c) 2004-2008, 2010-2011, Wind River Systems
> + * Copyright (c) 2004-2008, 2010-2012, Wind River Systems
> * All rights reserved.
> *
> * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
> @@ -73,8 +73,6 @@ static struct proto tipc_proto;
>
> static int sockets_enabled;
>
> -static atomic_t tipc_queue_size = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
> -
> /*
> * Revised TIPC socket locking policy:
> *
> @@ -128,7 +126,6 @@ static atomic_t tipc_queue_size = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
> static void advance_rx_queue(struct sock *sk)
> {
> kfree_skb(__skb_dequeue(&sk->sk_receive_queue));
> - atomic_dec(&tipc_queue_size);
> }
>
> /**
> @@ -140,10 +137,8 @@ static void discard_rx_queue(struct sock *sk)
> {
> struct sk_buff *buf;
>
> - while ((buf = __skb_dequeue(&sk->sk_receive_queue))) {
> - atomic_dec(&tipc_queue_size);
> + while ((buf = __skb_dequeue(&sk->sk_receive_queue)))
> kfree_skb(buf);
> - }
> }
>
> /**
> @@ -155,10 +150,8 @@ static void reject_rx_queue(struct sock *sk)
> {
> struct sk_buff *buf;
>
> - while ((buf = __skb_dequeue(&sk->sk_receive_queue))) {
> + while ((buf = __skb_dequeue(&sk->sk_receive_queue)))
> tipc_reject_msg(buf, TIPC_ERR_NO_PORT);
> - atomic_dec(&tipc_queue_size);
> - }
> }
>
> /**
> @@ -280,7 +273,6 @@ static int release(struct socket *sock)
> buf = __skb_dequeue(&sk->sk_receive_queue);
> if (buf == NULL)
> break;
> - atomic_dec(&tipc_queue_size);
> if (TIPC_SKB_CB(buf)->handle != 0)
> kfree_skb(buf);
> else {
> @@ -1241,11 +1233,6 @@ static u32 filter_rcv(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *buf)
> }
>
> /* Reject message if there isn't room to queue it */
> - recv_q_len = (u32)atomic_read(&tipc_queue_size);
> - if (unlikely(recv_q_len >= OVERLOAD_LIMIT_BASE)) {
> - if (rx_queue_full(msg, recv_q_len, OVERLOAD_LIMIT_BASE))
> - return TIPC_ERR_OVERLOAD;
> - }
> recv_q_len = skb_queue_len(&sk->sk_receive_queue);
> if (unlikely(recv_q_len >= (OVERLOAD_LIMIT_BASE / 2))) {
> if (rx_queue_full(msg, recv_q_len, OVERLOAD_LIMIT_BASE / 2))
> @@ -1254,7 +1241,6 @@ static u32 filter_rcv(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *buf)
>
> /* Enqueue message (finally!) */
> TIPC_SKB_CB(buf)->handle = 0;
> - atomic_inc(&tipc_queue_size);
> __skb_queue_tail(&sk->sk_receive_queue, buf);
>
> /* Initiate connection termination for an incoming 'FIN' */
> @@ -1578,7 +1564,6 @@ restart:
> /* Disconnect and send a 'FIN+' or 'FIN-' message to peer */
> buf = __skb_dequeue(&sk->sk_receive_queue);
> if (buf) {
> - atomic_dec(&tipc_queue_size);
> if (TIPC_SKB_CB(buf)->handle != 0) {
> kfree_skb(buf);
> goto restart;
> @@ -1717,7 +1702,7 @@ static int getsockopt(struct socket *sock,
> /* no need to set "res", since already 0 at this point */
> break;
> case TIPC_NODE_RECVQ_DEPTH:
> - value = (u32)atomic_read(&tipc_queue_size);
> + value = 0; /* was tipc_queue_size, now obsolete */
> break;
> case TIPC_SOCK_RECVQ_DEPTH:
> value = skb_queue_len(&sk->sk_receive_queue);
> --
> 1.7.12.1
>
>
Thank you, looks good
Acked-by: Neil Horman <nhorman@...driver.com>
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