linux/net/ipv4/tcp_nv.c
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   1/*
   2 * TCP NV: TCP with Congestion Avoidance
   3 *
   4 * TCP-NV is a successor of TCP-Vegas that has been developed to
   5 * deal with the issues that occur in modern networks.
   6 * Like TCP-Vegas, TCP-NV supports true congestion avoidance,
   7 * the ability to detect congestion before packet losses occur.
   8 * When congestion (queue buildup) starts to occur, TCP-NV
   9 * predicts what the cwnd size should be for the current
  10 * throughput and it reduces the cwnd proportionally to
  11 * the difference between the current cwnd and the predicted cwnd.
  12 *
  13 * NV is only recommeneded for traffic within a data center, and when
  14 * all the flows are NV (at least those within the data center). This
  15 * is due to the inherent unfairness between flows using losses to
  16 * detect congestion (congestion control) and those that use queue
  17 * buildup to detect congestion (congestion avoidance).
  18 *
  19 * Note: High NIC coalescence values may lower the performance of NV
  20 * due to the increased noise in RTT values. In particular, we have
  21 * seen issues with rx-frames values greater than 8.
  22 *
  23 * TODO:
  24 * 1) Add mechanism to deal with reverse congestion.
  25 */
  26
  27#include <linux/mm.h>
  28#include <linux/module.h>
  29#include <linux/math64.h>
  30#include <net/tcp.h>
  31#include <linux/inet_diag.h>
  32
  33/* TCP NV parameters
  34 *
  35 * nv_pad               Max number of queued packets allowed in network
  36 * nv_pad_buffer        Do not grow cwnd if this closed to nv_pad
  37 * nv_reset_period      How often (in) seconds)to reset min_rtt
  38 * nv_min_cwnd          Don't decrease cwnd below this if there are no losses
  39 * nv_cong_dec_mult     Decrease cwnd by X% (30%) of congestion when detected
  40 * nv_ssthresh_factor   On congestion set ssthresh to this * <desired cwnd> / 8
  41 * nv_rtt_factor        RTT averaging factor
  42 * nv_loss_dec_factor   Decrease cwnd to this (80%) when losses occur
  43 * nv_dec_eval_min_calls        Wait this many RTT measurements before dec cwnd
  44 * nv_inc_eval_min_calls        Wait this many RTT measurements before inc cwnd
  45 * nv_ssthresh_eval_min_calls   Wait this many RTT measurements before stopping
  46 *                              slow-start due to congestion
  47 * nv_stop_rtt_cnt      Only grow cwnd for this many RTTs after non-congestion
  48 * nv_rtt_min_cnt       Wait these many RTTs before making congesion decision
  49 * nv_cwnd_growth_rate_neg
  50 * nv_cwnd_growth_rate_pos
  51 *      How quickly to double growth rate (not rate) of cwnd when not
  52 *      congested. One value (nv_cwnd_growth_rate_neg) for when
  53 *      rate < 1 pkt/RTT (after losses). The other (nv_cwnd_growth_rate_pos)
  54 *      otherwise.
  55 */
  56
  57static int nv_pad __read_mostly = 10;
  58static int nv_pad_buffer __read_mostly = 2;
  59static int nv_reset_period __read_mostly = 5; /* in seconds */
  60static int nv_min_cwnd __read_mostly = 2;
  61static int nv_cong_dec_mult __read_mostly = 30 * 128 / 100; /* = 30% */
  62static int nv_ssthresh_factor __read_mostly = 8; /* = 1 */
  63static int nv_rtt_factor __read_mostly = 128; /* = 1/2*old + 1/2*new */
  64static int nv_loss_dec_factor __read_mostly = 819; /* => 80% */
  65static int nv_cwnd_growth_rate_neg __read_mostly = 8;
  66static int nv_cwnd_growth_rate_pos __read_mostly; /* 0 => fixed like Reno */
  67static int nv_dec_eval_min_calls __read_mostly = 60;
  68static int nv_inc_eval_min_calls __read_mostly = 20;
  69static int nv_ssthresh_eval_min_calls __read_mostly = 30;
  70static int nv_stop_rtt_cnt __read_mostly = 10;
  71static int nv_rtt_min_cnt __read_mostly = 2;
  72
  73module_param(nv_pad, int, 0644);
  74MODULE_PARM_DESC(nv_pad, "max queued packets allowed in network");
  75module_param(nv_reset_period, int, 0644);
  76MODULE_PARM_DESC(nv_reset_period, "nv_min_rtt reset period (secs)");
  77module_param(nv_min_cwnd, int, 0644);
  78MODULE_PARM_DESC(nv_min_cwnd, "NV will not decrease cwnd below this value"
  79                 " without losses");
  80
  81/* TCP NV Parameters */
  82struct tcpnv {
  83        unsigned long nv_min_rtt_reset_jiffies;  /* when to switch to
  84                                                  * nv_min_rtt_new */
  85        s8  cwnd_growth_factor; /* Current cwnd growth factor,
  86                                 * < 0 => less than 1 packet/RTT */
  87        u8  available8;
  88        u16 available16;
  89        u8  nv_allow_cwnd_growth:1, /* whether cwnd can grow */
  90                nv_reset:1,         /* whether to reset values */
  91                nv_catchup:1;       /* whether we are growing because
  92                                     * of temporary cwnd decrease */
  93        u8  nv_eval_call_cnt;   /* call count since last eval */
  94        u8  nv_min_cwnd;        /* nv won't make a ca decision if cwnd is
  95                                 * smaller than this. It may grow to handle
  96                                 * TSO, LRO and interrupt coalescence because
  97                                 * with these a small cwnd cannot saturate
  98                                 * the link. Note that this is different from
  99                                 * the file local nv_min_cwnd */
 100        u8  nv_rtt_cnt;         /* RTTs without making ca decision */;
 101        u32 nv_last_rtt;        /* last rtt */
 102        u32 nv_min_rtt;         /* active min rtt. Used to determine slope */
 103        u32 nv_min_rtt_new;     /* min rtt for future use */
 104        u32 nv_base_rtt;        /* If non-zero it represents the threshold for
 105                                 * congestion */
 106        u32 nv_lower_bound_rtt; /* Used in conjunction with nv_base_rtt. It is
 107                                 * set to 80% of nv_base_rtt. It helps reduce
 108                                 * unfairness between flows */
 109        u32 nv_rtt_max_rate;    /* max rate seen during current RTT */
 110        u32 nv_rtt_start_seq;   /* current RTT ends when packet arrives
 111                                 * acking beyond nv_rtt_start_seq */
 112        u32 nv_last_snd_una;    /* Previous value of tp->snd_una. It is
 113                                 * used to determine bytes acked since last
 114                                 * call to bictcp_acked */
 115        u32 nv_no_cong_cnt;     /* Consecutive no congestion decisions */
 116};
 117
 118#define NV_INIT_RTT       U32_MAX
 119#define NV_MIN_CWND       4
 120#define NV_MIN_CWND_GROW  2
 121#define NV_TSO_CWND_BOUND 80
 122
 123static inline void tcpnv_reset(struct tcpnv *ca, struct sock *sk)
 124{
 125        struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
 126
 127        ca->nv_reset = 0;
 128        ca->nv_no_cong_cnt = 0;
 129        ca->nv_rtt_cnt = 0;
 130        ca->nv_last_rtt = 0;
 131        ca->nv_rtt_max_rate = 0;
 132        ca->nv_rtt_start_seq = tp->snd_una;
 133        ca->nv_eval_call_cnt = 0;
 134        ca->nv_last_snd_una = tp->snd_una;
 135}
 136
 137static void tcpnv_init(struct sock *sk)
 138{
 139        struct tcpnv *ca = inet_csk_ca(sk);
 140        int base_rtt;
 141
 142        tcpnv_reset(ca, sk);
 143
 144        /* See if base_rtt is available from socket_ops bpf program.
 145         * It is meant to be used in environments, such as communication
 146         * within a datacenter, where we have reasonable estimates of
 147         * RTTs
 148         */
 149        base_rtt = tcp_call_bpf(sk, BPF_SOCK_OPS_BASE_RTT, 0, NULL);
 150        if (base_rtt > 0) {
 151                ca->nv_base_rtt = base_rtt;
 152                ca->nv_lower_bound_rtt = (base_rtt * 205) >> 8; /* 80% */
 153        } else {
 154                ca->nv_base_rtt = 0;
 155                ca->nv_lower_bound_rtt = 0;
 156        }
 157
 158        ca->nv_allow_cwnd_growth = 1;
 159        ca->nv_min_rtt_reset_jiffies = jiffies + 2 * HZ;
 160        ca->nv_min_rtt = NV_INIT_RTT;
 161        ca->nv_min_rtt_new = NV_INIT_RTT;
 162        ca->nv_min_cwnd = NV_MIN_CWND;
 163        ca->nv_catchup = 0;
 164        ca->cwnd_growth_factor = 0;
 165}
 166
 167/* If provided, apply upper (base_rtt) and lower (lower_bound_rtt)
 168 * bounds to RTT.
 169 */
 170inline u32 nv_get_bounded_rtt(struct tcpnv *ca, u32 val)
 171{
 172        if (ca->nv_lower_bound_rtt > 0 && val < ca->nv_lower_bound_rtt)
 173                return ca->nv_lower_bound_rtt;
 174        else if (ca->nv_base_rtt > 0 && val > ca->nv_base_rtt)
 175                return ca->nv_base_rtt;
 176        else
 177                return val;
 178}
 179
 180static void tcpnv_cong_avoid(struct sock *sk, u32 ack, u32 acked)
 181{
 182        struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
 183        struct tcpnv *ca = inet_csk_ca(sk);
 184        u32 cnt;
 185
 186        if (!tcp_is_cwnd_limited(sk))
 187                return;
 188
 189        /* Only grow cwnd if NV has not detected congestion */
 190        if (!ca->nv_allow_cwnd_growth)
 191                return;
 192
 193        if (tcp_in_slow_start(tp)) {
 194                acked = tcp_slow_start(tp, acked);
 195                if (!acked)
 196                        return;
 197        }
 198
 199        if (ca->cwnd_growth_factor < 0) {
 200                cnt = tp->snd_cwnd << -ca->cwnd_growth_factor;
 201                tcp_cong_avoid_ai(tp, cnt, acked);
 202        } else {
 203                cnt = max(4U, tp->snd_cwnd >> ca->cwnd_growth_factor);
 204                tcp_cong_avoid_ai(tp, cnt, acked);
 205        }
 206}
 207
 208static u32 tcpnv_recalc_ssthresh(struct sock *sk)
 209{
 210        const struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
 211
 212        return max((tp->snd_cwnd * nv_loss_dec_factor) >> 10, 2U);
 213}
 214
 215static void tcpnv_state(struct sock *sk, u8 new_state)
 216{
 217        struct tcpnv *ca = inet_csk_ca(sk);
 218
 219        if (new_state == TCP_CA_Open && ca->nv_reset) {
 220                tcpnv_reset(ca, sk);
 221        } else if (new_state == TCP_CA_Loss || new_state == TCP_CA_CWR ||
 222                new_state == TCP_CA_Recovery) {
 223                ca->nv_reset = 1;
 224                ca->nv_allow_cwnd_growth = 0;
 225                if (new_state == TCP_CA_Loss) {
 226                        /* Reset cwnd growth factor to Reno value */
 227                        if (ca->cwnd_growth_factor > 0)
 228                                ca->cwnd_growth_factor = 0;
 229                        /* Decrease growth rate if allowed */
 230                        if (nv_cwnd_growth_rate_neg > 0 &&
 231                            ca->cwnd_growth_factor > -8)
 232                                ca->cwnd_growth_factor--;
 233                }
 234        }
 235}
 236
 237/* Do congestion avoidance calculations for TCP-NV
 238 */
 239static void tcpnv_acked(struct sock *sk, const struct ack_sample *sample)
 240{
 241        const struct inet_connection_sock *icsk = inet_csk(sk);
 242        struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
 243        struct tcpnv *ca = inet_csk_ca(sk);
 244        unsigned long now = jiffies;
 245        u64 rate64;
 246        u32 rate, max_win, cwnd_by_slope;
 247        u32 avg_rtt;
 248        u32 bytes_acked = 0;
 249
 250        /* Some calls are for duplicates without timetamps */
 251        if (sample->rtt_us < 0)
 252                return;
 253
 254        /* If not in TCP_CA_Open or TCP_CA_Disorder states, skip. */
 255        if (icsk->icsk_ca_state != TCP_CA_Open &&
 256            icsk->icsk_ca_state != TCP_CA_Disorder)
 257                return;
 258
 259        /* Stop cwnd growth if we were in catch up mode */
 260        if (ca->nv_catchup && tp->snd_cwnd >= nv_min_cwnd) {
 261                ca->nv_catchup = 0;
 262                ca->nv_allow_cwnd_growth = 0;
 263        }
 264
 265        bytes_acked = tp->snd_una - ca->nv_last_snd_una;
 266        ca->nv_last_snd_una = tp->snd_una;
 267
 268        if (sample->in_flight == 0)
 269                return;
 270
 271        /* Calculate moving average of RTT */
 272        if (nv_rtt_factor > 0) {
 273                if (ca->nv_last_rtt > 0) {
 274                        avg_rtt = (((u64)sample->rtt_us) * nv_rtt_factor +
 275                                   ((u64)ca->nv_last_rtt)
 276                                   * (256 - nv_rtt_factor)) >> 8;
 277                } else {
 278                        avg_rtt = sample->rtt_us;
 279                        ca->nv_min_rtt = avg_rtt << 1;
 280                }
 281                ca->nv_last_rtt = avg_rtt;
 282        } else {
 283                avg_rtt = sample->rtt_us;
 284        }
 285
 286        /* rate in 100's bits per second */
 287        rate64 = ((u64)sample->in_flight) * 80000;
 288        do_div(rate64, avg_rtt ?: 1);
 289        rate = (u32)rate64;
 290
 291        /* Remember the maximum rate seen during this RTT
 292         * Note: It may be more than one RTT. This function should be
 293         *       called at least nv_dec_eval_min_calls times.
 294         */
 295        if (ca->nv_rtt_max_rate < rate)
 296                ca->nv_rtt_max_rate = rate;
 297
 298        /* We have valid information, increment counter */
 299        if (ca->nv_eval_call_cnt < 255)
 300                ca->nv_eval_call_cnt++;
 301
 302        /* Apply bounds to rtt. Only used to update min_rtt */
 303        avg_rtt = nv_get_bounded_rtt(ca, avg_rtt);
 304
 305        /* update min rtt if necessary */
 306        if (avg_rtt < ca->nv_min_rtt)
 307                ca->nv_min_rtt = avg_rtt;
 308
 309        /* update future min_rtt if necessary */
 310        if (avg_rtt < ca->nv_min_rtt_new)
 311                ca->nv_min_rtt_new = avg_rtt;
 312
 313        /* nv_min_rtt is updated with the minimum (possibley averaged) rtt
 314         * seen in the last sysctl_tcp_nv_reset_period seconds (i.e. a
 315         * warm reset). This new nv_min_rtt will be continued to be updated
 316         * and be used for another sysctl_tcp_nv_reset_period seconds,
 317         * when it will be updated again.
 318         * In practice we introduce some randomness, so the actual period used
 319         * is chosen randomly from the range:
 320         *   [sysctl_tcp_nv_reset_period*3/4, sysctl_tcp_nv_reset_period*5/4)
 321         */
 322        if (time_after_eq(now, ca->nv_min_rtt_reset_jiffies)) {
 323                unsigned char rand;
 324
 325                ca->nv_min_rtt = ca->nv_min_rtt_new;
 326                ca->nv_min_rtt_new = NV_INIT_RTT;
 327                get_random_bytes(&rand, 1);
 328                ca->nv_min_rtt_reset_jiffies =
 329                        now + ((nv_reset_period * (384 + rand) * HZ) >> 9);
 330                /* Every so often we decrease ca->nv_min_cwnd in case previous
 331                 *  value is no longer accurate.
 332                 */
 333                ca->nv_min_cwnd = max(ca->nv_min_cwnd / 2, NV_MIN_CWND);
 334        }
 335
 336        /* Once per RTT check if we need to do congestion avoidance */
 337        if (before(ca->nv_rtt_start_seq, tp->snd_una)) {
 338                ca->nv_rtt_start_seq = tp->snd_nxt;
 339                if (ca->nv_rtt_cnt < 0xff)
 340                        /* Increase counter for RTTs without CA decision */
 341                        ca->nv_rtt_cnt++;
 342
 343                /* If this function is only called once within an RTT
 344                 * the cwnd is probably too small (in some cases due to
 345                 * tso, lro or interrupt coalescence), so we increase
 346                 * ca->nv_min_cwnd.
 347                 */
 348                if (ca->nv_eval_call_cnt == 1 &&
 349                    bytes_acked >= (ca->nv_min_cwnd - 1) * tp->mss_cache &&
 350                    ca->nv_min_cwnd < (NV_TSO_CWND_BOUND + 1)) {
 351                        ca->nv_min_cwnd = min(ca->nv_min_cwnd
 352                                              + NV_MIN_CWND_GROW,
 353                                              NV_TSO_CWND_BOUND + 1);
 354                        ca->nv_rtt_start_seq = tp->snd_nxt +
 355                                ca->nv_min_cwnd * tp->mss_cache;
 356                        ca->nv_eval_call_cnt = 0;
 357                        ca->nv_allow_cwnd_growth = 1;
 358                        return;
 359                }
 360
 361                /* Find the ideal cwnd for current rate from slope
 362                 * slope = 80000.0 * mss / nv_min_rtt
 363                 * cwnd_by_slope = nv_rtt_max_rate / slope
 364                 */
 365                cwnd_by_slope = (u32)
 366                        div64_u64(((u64)ca->nv_rtt_max_rate) * ca->nv_min_rtt,
 367                                  80000ULL * tp->mss_cache);
 368                max_win = cwnd_by_slope + nv_pad;
 369
 370                /* If cwnd > max_win, decrease cwnd
 371                 * if cwnd < max_win, grow cwnd
 372                 * else leave the same
 373                 */
 374                if (tp->snd_cwnd > max_win) {
 375                        /* there is congestion, check that it is ok
 376                         * to make a CA decision
 377                         * 1. We should have at least nv_dec_eval_min_calls
 378                         *    data points before making a CA  decision
 379                         * 2. We only make a congesion decision after
 380                         *    nv_rtt_min_cnt RTTs
 381                         */
 382                        if (ca->nv_rtt_cnt < nv_rtt_min_cnt) {
 383                                return;
 384                        } else if (tp->snd_ssthresh == TCP_INFINITE_SSTHRESH) {
 385                                if (ca->nv_eval_call_cnt <
 386                                    nv_ssthresh_eval_min_calls)
 387                                        return;
 388                                /* otherwise we will decrease cwnd */
 389                        } else if (ca->nv_eval_call_cnt <
 390                                   nv_dec_eval_min_calls) {
 391                                if (ca->nv_allow_cwnd_growth &&
 392                                    ca->nv_rtt_cnt > nv_stop_rtt_cnt)
 393                                        ca->nv_allow_cwnd_growth = 0;
 394                                return;
 395                        }
 396
 397                        /* We have enough data to determine we are congested */
 398                        ca->nv_allow_cwnd_growth = 0;
 399                        tp->snd_ssthresh =
 400                                (nv_ssthresh_factor * max_win) >> 3;
 401                        if (tp->snd_cwnd - max_win > 2) {
 402                                /* gap > 2, we do exponential cwnd decrease */
 403                                int dec;
 404
 405                                dec = max(2U, ((tp->snd_cwnd - max_win) *
 406                                               nv_cong_dec_mult) >> 7);
 407                                tp->snd_cwnd -= dec;
 408                        } else if (nv_cong_dec_mult > 0) {
 409                                tp->snd_cwnd = max_win;
 410                        }
 411                        if (ca->cwnd_growth_factor > 0)
 412                                ca->cwnd_growth_factor = 0;
 413                        ca->nv_no_cong_cnt = 0;
 414                } else if (tp->snd_cwnd <= max_win - nv_pad_buffer) {
 415                        /* There is no congestion, grow cwnd if allowed*/
 416                        if (ca->nv_eval_call_cnt < nv_inc_eval_min_calls)
 417                                return;
 418
 419                        ca->nv_allow_cwnd_growth = 1;
 420                        ca->nv_no_cong_cnt++;
 421                        if (ca->cwnd_growth_factor < 0 &&
 422                            nv_cwnd_growth_rate_neg > 0 &&
 423                            ca->nv_no_cong_cnt > nv_cwnd_growth_rate_neg) {
 424                                ca->cwnd_growth_factor++;
 425                                ca->nv_no_cong_cnt = 0;
 426                        } else if (ca->cwnd_growth_factor >= 0 &&
 427                                   nv_cwnd_growth_rate_pos > 0 &&
 428                                   ca->nv_no_cong_cnt >
 429                                   nv_cwnd_growth_rate_pos) {
 430                                ca->cwnd_growth_factor++;
 431                                ca->nv_no_cong_cnt = 0;
 432                        }
 433                } else {
 434                        /* cwnd is in-between, so do nothing */
 435                        return;
 436                }
 437
 438                /* update state */
 439                ca->nv_eval_call_cnt = 0;
 440                ca->nv_rtt_cnt = 0;
 441                ca->nv_rtt_max_rate = 0;
 442
 443                /* Don't want to make cwnd < nv_min_cwnd
 444                 * (it wasn't before, if it is now is because nv
 445                 *  decreased it).
 446                 */
 447                if (tp->snd_cwnd < nv_min_cwnd)
 448                        tp->snd_cwnd = nv_min_cwnd;
 449        }
 450}
 451
 452/* Extract info for Tcp socket info provided via netlink */
 453static size_t tcpnv_get_info(struct sock *sk, u32 ext, int *attr,
 454                             union tcp_cc_info *info)
 455{
 456        const struct tcpnv *ca = inet_csk_ca(sk);
 457
 458        if (ext & (1 << (INET_DIAG_VEGASINFO - 1))) {
 459                info->vegas.tcpv_enabled = 1;
 460                info->vegas.tcpv_rttcnt = ca->nv_rtt_cnt;
 461                info->vegas.tcpv_rtt = ca->nv_last_rtt;
 462                info->vegas.tcpv_minrtt = ca->nv_min_rtt;
 463
 464                *attr = INET_DIAG_VEGASINFO;
 465                return sizeof(struct tcpvegas_info);
 466        }
 467        return 0;
 468}
 469
 470static struct tcp_congestion_ops tcpnv __read_mostly = {
 471        .init           = tcpnv_init,
 472        .ssthresh       = tcpnv_recalc_ssthresh,
 473        .cong_avoid     = tcpnv_cong_avoid,
 474        .set_state      = tcpnv_state,
 475        .undo_cwnd      = tcp_reno_undo_cwnd,
 476        .pkts_acked     = tcpnv_acked,
 477        .get_info       = tcpnv_get_info,
 478
 479        .owner          = THIS_MODULE,
 480        .name           = "nv",
 481};
 482
 483static int __init tcpnv_register(void)
 484{
 485        BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(struct tcpnv) > ICSK_CA_PRIV_SIZE);
 486
 487        return tcp_register_congestion_control(&tcpnv);
 488}
 489
 490static void __exit tcpnv_unregister(void)
 491{
 492        tcp_unregister_congestion_control(&tcpnv);
 493}
 494
 495module_init(tcpnv_register);
 496module_exit(tcpnv_unregister);
 497
 498MODULE_AUTHOR("Lawrence Brakmo");
 499MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 500MODULE_DESCRIPTION("TCP NV");
 501MODULE_VERSION("1.0");
 502