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1 /*-
2  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause-FreeBSD
3  *
4  * Copyright (c) 2008-2010 Lawrence Stewart <lstewart@freebsd.org>
5  * Copyright (c) 2010 The FreeBSD Foundation
6  * All rights reserved.
7  *
8  * This software was developed by Lawrence Stewart while studying at the Centre
9  * for Advanced Internet Architectures, Swinburne University of Technology, made
10  * possible in part by a grant from the Cisco University Research Program Fund
11  * at Community Foundation Silicon Valley.
12  *
13  * Portions of this software were developed at the Centre for Advanced
14  * Internet Architectures, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne,
15  * Australia by David Hayes under sponsorship from the FreeBSD Foundation.
16  *
17  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
18  * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
19  * are met:
20  * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
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22  * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
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24  *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
25  *
26  * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
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28  * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
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35  * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
36  * SUCH DAMAGE.
37  */
38 
39 /*
40  * An implementation of the CUBIC congestion control algorithm for FreeBSD,
41  * based on the Internet Draft "draft-rhee-tcpm-cubic-02" by Rhee, Xu and Ha.
42  * Originally released as part of the NewTCP research project at Swinburne
43  * University of Technology's Centre for Advanced Internet Architectures,
44  * Melbourne, Australia, which was made possible in part by a grant from the
45  * Cisco University Research Program Fund at Community Foundation Silicon
46  * Valley. More details are available at:
47  *   http://caia.swin.edu.au/urp/newtcp/
48  */
49 
50 #include <sys/cdefs.h>
51 __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
52 
53 #include <sys/param.h>
54 #include <sys/kernel.h>
55 #include <sys/limits.h>
56 #include <sys/malloc.h>
57 #include <sys/module.h>
58 #include <sys/socket.h>
59 #include <sys/socketvar.h>
60 #include <sys/sysctl.h>
61 #include <sys/systm.h>
62 
63 #include <net/vnet.h>
64 
65 #include <netinet/tcp.h>
66 #include <netinet/tcp_seq.h>
67 #include <netinet/tcp_timer.h>
68 #include <netinet/tcp_var.h>
69 #include <netinet/cc/cc.h>
70 #include <netinet/cc/cc_cubic.h>
71 #include <netinet/cc/cc_module.h>
72 
73 static void	cubic_ack_received(struct cc_var *ccv, uint16_t type);
74 static void	cubic_cb_destroy(struct cc_var *ccv);
75 static int	cubic_cb_init(struct cc_var *ccv);
76 static void	cubic_cong_signal(struct cc_var *ccv, uint32_t type);
77 static void	cubic_conn_init(struct cc_var *ccv);
78 static int	cubic_mod_init(void);
79 static void	cubic_post_recovery(struct cc_var *ccv);
80 static void	cubic_record_rtt(struct cc_var *ccv);
81 static void	cubic_ssthresh_update(struct cc_var *ccv);
82 static void	cubic_after_idle(struct cc_var *ccv);
83 
84 struct cubic {
85 	/* Cubic K in fixed point form with CUBIC_SHIFT worth of precision. */
86 	int64_t		K;
87 	/* Sum of RTT samples across an epoch in ticks. */
88 	int64_t		sum_rtt_ticks;
89 	/* cwnd at the most recent congestion event. */
90 	unsigned long	max_cwnd;
91 	/* cwnd at the previous congestion event. */
92 	unsigned long	prev_max_cwnd;
93 	/* Number of congestion events. */
94 	uint32_t	num_cong_events;
95 	/* Minimum observed rtt in ticks. */
96 	int		min_rtt_ticks;
97 	/* Mean observed rtt between congestion epochs. */
98 	int		mean_rtt_ticks;
99 	/* ACKs since last congestion event. */
100 	int		epoch_ack_count;
101 	/* Time of last congestion event in ticks. */
102 	int		t_last_cong;
103 };
104 
105 static MALLOC_DEFINE(M_CUBIC, "cubic data",
106     "Per connection data required for the CUBIC congestion control algorithm");
107 
108 struct cc_algo cubic_cc_algo = {
109 	.name = "cubic",
110 	.ack_received = cubic_ack_received,
111 	.cb_destroy = cubic_cb_destroy,
112 	.cb_init = cubic_cb_init,
113 	.cong_signal = cubic_cong_signal,
114 	.conn_init = cubic_conn_init,
115 	.mod_init = cubic_mod_init,
116 	.post_recovery = cubic_post_recovery,
117 	.after_idle = cubic_after_idle,
118 };
119 
120 static void
121 cubic_ack_received(struct cc_var *ccv, uint16_t type)
122 {
123 	struct cubic *cubic_data;
124 	unsigned long w_tf, w_cubic_next;
125 	int ticks_since_cong;
126 
127 	cubic_data = ccv->cc_data;
128 	cubic_record_rtt(ccv);
129 
130 	/*
131 	 * Regular ACK and we're not in cong/fast recovery and we're cwnd
132 	 * limited and we're either not doing ABC or are slow starting or are
133 	 * doing ABC and we've sent a cwnd's worth of bytes.
134 	 */
135 	if (type == CC_ACK && !IN_RECOVERY(CCV(ccv, t_flags)) &&
136 	    (ccv->flags & CCF_CWND_LIMITED) && (!V_tcp_do_rfc3465 ||
137 	    CCV(ccv, snd_cwnd) <= CCV(ccv, snd_ssthresh) ||
138 	    (V_tcp_do_rfc3465 && ccv->flags & CCF_ABC_SENTAWND))) {
139 		 /* Use the logic in NewReno ack_received() for slow start. */
140 		if (CCV(ccv, snd_cwnd) <= CCV(ccv, snd_ssthresh) ||
141 		    cubic_data->min_rtt_ticks == TCPTV_SRTTBASE)
142 			newreno_cc_algo.ack_received(ccv, type);
143 		else {
144 			if ((ticks_since_cong =
145 			    ticks - cubic_data->t_last_cong) < 0) {
146 				/*
147 				 * dragging t_last_cong along
148 				 */
149 				ticks_since_cong = INT_MAX;
150 				cubic_data->t_last_cong = ticks - INT_MAX;
151 			}
152 
153 			/*
154 			 * The mean RTT is used to best reflect the equations in
155 			 * the I-D. Using min_rtt in the tf_cwnd calculation
156 			 * causes w_tf to grow much faster than it should if the
157 			 * RTT is dominated by network buffering rather than
158 			 * propagation delay.
159 			 */
160 			w_tf = tf_cwnd(ticks_since_cong,
161 			    cubic_data->mean_rtt_ticks, cubic_data->max_cwnd,
162 			    CCV(ccv, t_maxseg));
163 
164 			w_cubic_next = cubic_cwnd(ticks_since_cong +
165 			    cubic_data->mean_rtt_ticks, cubic_data->max_cwnd,
166 			    CCV(ccv, t_maxseg), cubic_data->K);
167 
168 			ccv->flags &= ~CCF_ABC_SENTAWND;
169 
170 			if (w_cubic_next < w_tf) {
171 				/*
172 				 * TCP-friendly region, follow tf
173 				 * cwnd growth.
174 				 */
175 				if (CCV(ccv, snd_cwnd) < w_tf)
176 					CCV(ccv, snd_cwnd) = ulmin(w_tf, INT_MAX);
177 			}
178 
179 			else if (CCV(ccv, snd_cwnd) < w_cubic_next) {
180 				/*
181 				 * Concave or convex region, follow CUBIC
182 				 * cwnd growth.
183 				 */
184 				if (V_tcp_do_rfc3465)
185 					CCV(ccv, snd_cwnd) = ulmin(w_cubic_next,
186 					    INT_MAX);
187 				else
188 					CCV(ccv, snd_cwnd) += ulmax(1,
189 					    ((ulmin(w_cubic_next, INT_MAX) -
190 					    CCV(ccv, snd_cwnd)) *
191 					    CCV(ccv, t_maxseg)) /
192 					    CCV(ccv, snd_cwnd));
193 			}
194 
195 			/*
196 			 * If we're not in slow start and we're probing for a
197 			 * new cwnd limit at the start of a connection
198 			 * (happens when hostcache has a relevant entry),
199 			 * keep updating our current estimate of the
200 			 * max_cwnd.
201 			 */
202 			if (cubic_data->num_cong_events == 0 &&
203 			    cubic_data->max_cwnd < CCV(ccv, snd_cwnd)) {
204 				cubic_data->max_cwnd = CCV(ccv, snd_cwnd);
205 				cubic_data->K = cubic_k(cubic_data->max_cwnd /
206 				    CCV(ccv, t_maxseg));
207 			}
208 		}
209 	}
210 }
211 
212 /*
213  * This is a Cubic specific implementation of after_idle.
214  *   - Reset cwnd by calling New Reno implementation of after_idle.
215  *   - Reset t_last_cong.
216  */
217 static void
218 cubic_after_idle(struct cc_var *ccv)
219 {
220 	struct cubic *cubic_data;
221 
222 	cubic_data = ccv->cc_data;
223 
224 	cubic_data->max_cwnd = ulmax(cubic_data->max_cwnd, CCV(ccv, snd_cwnd));
225 	cubic_data->K = cubic_k(cubic_data->max_cwnd / CCV(ccv, t_maxseg));
226 
227 	newreno_cc_algo.after_idle(ccv);
228 	cubic_data->t_last_cong = ticks;
229 }
230 
231 
232 static void
233 cubic_cb_destroy(struct cc_var *ccv)
234 {
235 	free(ccv->cc_data, M_CUBIC);
236 }
237 
238 static int
239 cubic_cb_init(struct cc_var *ccv)
240 {
241 	struct cubic *cubic_data;
242 
243 	cubic_data = malloc(sizeof(struct cubic), M_CUBIC, M_NOWAIT|M_ZERO);
244 
245 	if (cubic_data == NULL)
246 		return (ENOMEM);
247 
248 	/* Init some key variables with sensible defaults. */
249 	cubic_data->t_last_cong = ticks;
250 	cubic_data->min_rtt_ticks = TCPTV_SRTTBASE;
251 	cubic_data->mean_rtt_ticks = 1;
252 
253 	ccv->cc_data = cubic_data;
254 
255 	return (0);
256 }
257 
258 /*
259  * Perform any necessary tasks before we enter congestion recovery.
260  */
261 static void
262 cubic_cong_signal(struct cc_var *ccv, uint32_t type)
263 {
264 	struct cubic *cubic_data;
265 
266 	cubic_data = ccv->cc_data;
267 
268 	switch (type) {
269 	case CC_NDUPACK:
270 		if (!IN_FASTRECOVERY(CCV(ccv, t_flags))) {
271 			if (!IN_CONGRECOVERY(CCV(ccv, t_flags))) {
272 				cubic_ssthresh_update(ccv);
273 				cubic_data->num_cong_events++;
274 				cubic_data->prev_max_cwnd = cubic_data->max_cwnd;
275 				cubic_data->max_cwnd = CCV(ccv, snd_cwnd);
276 			}
277 			ENTER_RECOVERY(CCV(ccv, t_flags));
278 		}
279 		break;
280 
281 	case CC_ECN:
282 		if (!IN_CONGRECOVERY(CCV(ccv, t_flags))) {
283 			cubic_ssthresh_update(ccv);
284 			cubic_data->num_cong_events++;
285 			cubic_data->prev_max_cwnd = cubic_data->max_cwnd;
286 			cubic_data->max_cwnd = CCV(ccv, snd_cwnd);
287 			cubic_data->t_last_cong = ticks;
288 			CCV(ccv, snd_cwnd) = CCV(ccv, snd_ssthresh);
289 			ENTER_CONGRECOVERY(CCV(ccv, t_flags));
290 		}
291 		break;
292 
293 	case CC_RTO:
294 		/*
295 		 * Grab the current time and record it so we know when the
296 		 * most recent congestion event was. Only record it when the
297 		 * timeout has fired more than once, as there is a reasonable
298 		 * chance the first one is a false alarm and may not indicate
299 		 * congestion.
300 		 */
301 		if (CCV(ccv, t_rxtshift) >= 2) {
302 			cubic_data->num_cong_events++;
303 			cubic_data->t_last_cong = ticks;
304 		}
305 		break;
306 	}
307 }
308 
309 static void
310 cubic_conn_init(struct cc_var *ccv)
311 {
312 	struct cubic *cubic_data;
313 
314 	cubic_data = ccv->cc_data;
315 
316 	/*
317 	 * Ensure we have a sane initial value for max_cwnd recorded. Without
318 	 * this here bad things happen when entries from the TCP hostcache
319 	 * get used.
320 	 */
321 	cubic_data->max_cwnd = CCV(ccv, snd_cwnd);
322 }
323 
324 static int
325 cubic_mod_init(void)
326 {
327 	return (0);
328 }
329 
330 /*
331  * Perform any necessary tasks before we exit congestion recovery.
332  */
333 static void
334 cubic_post_recovery(struct cc_var *ccv)
335 {
336 	struct cubic *cubic_data;
337 	int pipe;
338 
339 	cubic_data = ccv->cc_data;
340 	pipe = 0;
341 
342 	/* Fast convergence heuristic. */
343 	if (cubic_data->max_cwnd < cubic_data->prev_max_cwnd)
344 		cubic_data->max_cwnd = (cubic_data->max_cwnd * CUBIC_FC_FACTOR)
345 		    >> CUBIC_SHIFT;
346 
347 	if (IN_FASTRECOVERY(CCV(ccv, t_flags))) {
348 		/*
349 		 * If inflight data is less than ssthresh, set cwnd
350 		 * conservatively to avoid a burst of data, as suggested in
351 		 * the NewReno RFC. Otherwise, use the CUBIC method.
352 		 *
353 		 * XXXLAS: Find a way to do this without needing curack
354 		 */
355 		if (V_tcp_do_rfc6675_pipe)
356 			pipe = tcp_compute_pipe(ccv->ccvc.tcp);
357 		else
358 			pipe = CCV(ccv, snd_max) - ccv->curack;
359 
360 		if (pipe < CCV(ccv, snd_ssthresh))
361 			/*
362 			 * Ensure that cwnd does not collapse to 1 MSS under
363 			 * adverse conditions. Implements RFC6582
364 			 */
365 			CCV(ccv, snd_cwnd) = max(pipe, CCV(ccv, t_maxseg)) +
366 			    CCV(ccv, t_maxseg);
367 		else
368 			/* Update cwnd based on beta and adjusted max_cwnd. */
369 			CCV(ccv, snd_cwnd) = max(1, ((CUBIC_BETA *
370 			    cubic_data->max_cwnd) >> CUBIC_SHIFT));
371 	}
372 	cubic_data->t_last_cong = ticks;
373 
374 	/* Calculate the average RTT between congestion epochs. */
375 	if (cubic_data->epoch_ack_count > 0 &&
376 	    cubic_data->sum_rtt_ticks >= cubic_data->epoch_ack_count) {
377 		cubic_data->mean_rtt_ticks = (int)(cubic_data->sum_rtt_ticks /
378 		    cubic_data->epoch_ack_count);
379 	}
380 
381 	cubic_data->epoch_ack_count = 0;
382 	cubic_data->sum_rtt_ticks = 0;
383 	cubic_data->K = cubic_k(cubic_data->max_cwnd / CCV(ccv, t_maxseg));
384 }
385 
386 /*
387  * Record the min RTT and sum samples for the epoch average RTT calculation.
388  */
389 static void
390 cubic_record_rtt(struct cc_var *ccv)
391 {
392 	struct cubic *cubic_data;
393 	int t_srtt_ticks;
394 
395 	/* Ignore srtt until a min number of samples have been taken. */
396 	if (CCV(ccv, t_rttupdated) >= CUBIC_MIN_RTT_SAMPLES) {
397 		cubic_data = ccv->cc_data;
398 		t_srtt_ticks = CCV(ccv, t_srtt) / TCP_RTT_SCALE;
399 
400 		/*
401 		 * Record the current SRTT as our minrtt if it's the smallest
402 		 * we've seen or minrtt is currently equal to its initialised
403 		 * value.
404 		 *
405 		 * XXXLAS: Should there be some hysteresis for minrtt?
406 		 */
407 		if ((t_srtt_ticks < cubic_data->min_rtt_ticks ||
408 		    cubic_data->min_rtt_ticks == TCPTV_SRTTBASE)) {
409 			cubic_data->min_rtt_ticks = max(1, t_srtt_ticks);
410 
411 			/*
412 			 * If the connection is within its first congestion
413 			 * epoch, ensure we prime mean_rtt_ticks with a
414 			 * reasonable value until the epoch average RTT is
415 			 * calculated in cubic_post_recovery().
416 			 */
417 			if (cubic_data->min_rtt_ticks >
418 			    cubic_data->mean_rtt_ticks)
419 				cubic_data->mean_rtt_ticks =
420 				    cubic_data->min_rtt_ticks;
421 		}
422 
423 		/* Sum samples for epoch average RTT calculation. */
424 		cubic_data->sum_rtt_ticks += t_srtt_ticks;
425 		cubic_data->epoch_ack_count++;
426 	}
427 }
428 
429 /*
430  * Update the ssthresh in the event of congestion.
431  */
432 static void
433 cubic_ssthresh_update(struct cc_var *ccv)
434 {
435 	struct cubic *cubic_data;
436 
437 	cubic_data = ccv->cc_data;
438 
439 	/*
440 	 * On the first congestion event, set ssthresh to cwnd * 0.5, on
441 	 * subsequent congestion events, set it to cwnd * beta.
442 	 */
443 	if (cubic_data->num_cong_events == 0)
444 		CCV(ccv, snd_ssthresh) = CCV(ccv, snd_cwnd) >> 1;
445 	else
446 		CCV(ccv, snd_ssthresh) = ((u_long)CCV(ccv, snd_cwnd) *
447 		    CUBIC_BETA) >> CUBIC_SHIFT;
448 }
449 
450 
451 DECLARE_CC_MODULE(cubic, &cubic_cc_algo);
452