netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] tcp: tracking packets with CE marks in BW rate sample

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Date:   Fri, 24 Sep 2021 13:20:05 -0700
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     Luke Hsiao <luke.w.hsiao@...il.com>
Cc:     David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        Yuchung Cheng <ycheng@...gle.com>,
        Lawrence Brakmo <brakmo@...com>,
        Neal Cardwell <ncardwell@...gle.com>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Luke Hsiao <lukehsiao@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] tcp: tracking packets with CE marks in BW rate
 sample

On Thu, 23 Sep 2021 21:17:07 +0000 Luke Hsiao wrote:
> From: Yuchung Cheng <ycheng@...gle.com>
> 
> In order to track CE marks per rate sample (one round trip), TCP needs a
> per-skb header field to record the tp->delivered_ce count when the skb
> was sent. To make space, we replace the "last_in_flight" field which is
> used exclusively for NV congestion control. The stat needed by NV can be
> alternatively approximated by existing stats tcp_sock delivered and
> mss_cache.
> 
> This patch counts the number of packets delivered which have CE marks in
> the rate sample, using similar approach of delivery accounting.

Is this expected to be used from BPF CC? I don't see a user..