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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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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/malloc.h>
56 #include <sys/module.h>
57 #include <sys/socket.h>
58 #include <sys/socketvar.h>
59 #include <sys/sysctl.h>
60 #include <sys/systm.h>
61 
62 #include <net/vnet.h>
63 
64 #include <netinet/tcp.h>
65 #include <netinet/tcp_seq.h>
66 #include <netinet/tcp_timer.h>
67 #include <netinet/tcp_var.h>
68 #include <netinet/cc/cc.h>
69 #include <netinet/cc/cc_cubic.h>
70 #include <netinet/cc/cc_module.h>
71 
72 static void	cubic_ack_received(struct cc_var *ccv, uint16_t type);
73 static void	cubic_cb_destroy(struct cc_var *ccv);
74 static int	cubic_cb_init(struct cc_var *ccv);
75 static void	cubic_cong_signal(struct cc_var *ccv, uint32_t type);
76 static void	cubic_conn_init(struct cc_var *ccv);
77 static int	cubic_mod_init(void);
78 static void	cubic_post_recovery(struct cc_var *ccv);
79 static void	cubic_record_rtt(struct cc_var *ccv);
80 static void	cubic_ssthresh_update(struct cc_var *ccv);
81 
82 struct cubic {
83 	/* Cubic K in fixed point form with CUBIC_SHIFT worth of precision. */
84 	int64_t		K;
85 	/* Sum of RTT samples across an epoch in ticks. */
86 	int64_t		sum_rtt_ticks;
87 	/* cwnd at the most recent congestion event. */
88 	unsigned long	max_cwnd;
89 	/* cwnd at the previous congestion event. */
90 	unsigned long	prev_max_cwnd;
91 	/* Number of congestion events. */
92 	uint32_t	num_cong_events;
93 	/* Minimum observed rtt in ticks. */
94 	int		min_rtt_ticks;
95 	/* Mean observed rtt between congestion epochs. */
96 	int		mean_rtt_ticks;
97 	/* ACKs since last congestion event. */
98 	int		epoch_ack_count;
99 	/* Time of last congestion event in ticks. */
100 	int		t_last_cong;
101 };
102 
103 static MALLOC_DEFINE(M_CUBIC, "cubic data",
104     "Per connection data required for the CUBIC congestion control algorithm");
105 
106 struct cc_algo cubic_cc_algo = {
107 	.name = "cubic",
108 	.ack_received = cubic_ack_received,
109 	.cb_destroy = cubic_cb_destroy,
110 	.cb_init = cubic_cb_init,
111 	.cong_signal = cubic_cong_signal,
112 	.conn_init = cubic_conn_init,
113 	.mod_init = cubic_mod_init,
114 	.post_recovery = cubic_post_recovery,
115 };
116 
117 static void
118 cubic_ack_received(struct cc_var *ccv, uint16_t type)
119 {
120 	struct cubic *cubic_data;
121 	unsigned long w_tf, w_cubic_next;
122 	int ticks_since_cong;
123 
124 	cubic_data = ccv->cc_data;
125 	cubic_record_rtt(ccv);
126 
127 	/*
128 	 * Regular ACK and we're not in cong/fast recovery and we're cwnd
129 	 * limited and we're either not doing ABC or are slow starting or are
130 	 * doing ABC and we've sent a cwnd's worth of bytes.
131 	 */
132 	if (type == CC_ACK && !IN_RECOVERY(CCV(ccv, t_flags)) &&
133 	    (ccv->flags & CCF_CWND_LIMITED) && (!V_tcp_do_rfc3465 ||
134 	    CCV(ccv, snd_cwnd) <= CCV(ccv, snd_ssthresh) ||
135 	    (V_tcp_do_rfc3465 && ccv->flags & CCF_ABC_SENTAWND))) {
136 		 /* Use the logic in NewReno ack_received() for slow start. */
137 		if (CCV(ccv, snd_cwnd) <= CCV(ccv, snd_ssthresh) ||
138 		    cubic_data->min_rtt_ticks == TCPTV_SRTTBASE)
139 			newreno_cc_algo.ack_received(ccv, type);
140 		else {
141 			ticks_since_cong = ticks - cubic_data->t_last_cong;
142 
143 			/*
144 			 * The mean RTT is used to best reflect the equations in
145 			 * the I-D. Using min_rtt in the tf_cwnd calculation
146 			 * causes w_tf to grow much faster than it should if the
147 			 * RTT is dominated by network buffering rather than
148 			 * propagation delay.
149 			 */
150 			w_tf = tf_cwnd(ticks_since_cong,
151 			    cubic_data->mean_rtt_ticks, cubic_data->max_cwnd,
152 			    CCV(ccv, t_maxseg));
153 
154 			w_cubic_next = cubic_cwnd(ticks_since_cong +
155 			    cubic_data->mean_rtt_ticks, cubic_data->max_cwnd,
156 			    CCV(ccv, t_maxseg), cubic_data->K);
157 
158 			ccv->flags &= ~CCF_ABC_SENTAWND;
159 
160 			if (w_cubic_next < w_tf)
161 				/*
162 				 * TCP-friendly region, follow tf
163 				 * cwnd growth.
164 				 */
165 				CCV(ccv, snd_cwnd) = w_tf;
166 
167 			else if (CCV(ccv, snd_cwnd) < w_cubic_next) {
168 				/*
169 				 * Concave or convex region, follow CUBIC
170 				 * cwnd growth.
171 				 */
172 				if (V_tcp_do_rfc3465)
173 					CCV(ccv, snd_cwnd) = w_cubic_next;
174 				else
175 					CCV(ccv, snd_cwnd) += ((w_cubic_next -
176 					    CCV(ccv, snd_cwnd)) *
177 					    CCV(ccv, t_maxseg)) /
178 					    CCV(ccv, snd_cwnd);
179 			}
180 
181 			/*
182 			 * If we're not in slow start and we're probing for a
183 			 * new cwnd limit at the start of a connection
184 			 * (happens when hostcache has a relevant entry),
185 			 * keep updating our current estimate of the
186 			 * max_cwnd.
187 			 */
188 			if (cubic_data->num_cong_events == 0 &&
189 			    cubic_data->max_cwnd < CCV(ccv, snd_cwnd))
190 				cubic_data->max_cwnd = CCV(ccv, snd_cwnd);
191 		}
192 	}
193 }
194 
195 static void
196 cubic_cb_destroy(struct cc_var *ccv)
197 {
198 	free(ccv->cc_data, M_CUBIC);
199 }
200 
201 static int
202 cubic_cb_init(struct cc_var *ccv)
203 {
204 	struct cubic *cubic_data;
205 
206 	cubic_data = malloc(sizeof(struct cubic), M_CUBIC, M_NOWAIT|M_ZERO);
207 
208 	if (cubic_data == NULL)
209 		return (ENOMEM);
210 
211 	/* Init some key variables with sensible defaults. */
212 	cubic_data->t_last_cong = ticks;
213 	cubic_data->min_rtt_ticks = TCPTV_SRTTBASE;
214 	cubic_data->mean_rtt_ticks = 1;
215 
216 	ccv->cc_data = cubic_data;
217 
218 	return (0);
219 }
220 
221 /*
222  * Perform any necessary tasks before we enter congestion recovery.
223  */
224 static void
225 cubic_cong_signal(struct cc_var *ccv, uint32_t type)
226 {
227 	struct cubic *cubic_data;
228 
229 	cubic_data = ccv->cc_data;
230 
231 	switch (type) {
232 	case CC_NDUPACK:
233 		if (!IN_FASTRECOVERY(CCV(ccv, t_flags))) {
234 			if (!IN_CONGRECOVERY(CCV(ccv, t_flags))) {
235 				cubic_ssthresh_update(ccv);
236 				cubic_data->num_cong_events++;
237 				cubic_data->prev_max_cwnd = cubic_data->max_cwnd;
238 				cubic_data->max_cwnd = CCV(ccv, snd_cwnd);
239 			}
240 			ENTER_RECOVERY(CCV(ccv, t_flags));
241 		}
242 		break;
243 
244 	case CC_ECN:
245 		if (!IN_CONGRECOVERY(CCV(ccv, t_flags))) {
246 			cubic_ssthresh_update(ccv);
247 			cubic_data->num_cong_events++;
248 			cubic_data->prev_max_cwnd = cubic_data->max_cwnd;
249 			cubic_data->max_cwnd = CCV(ccv, snd_cwnd);
250 			cubic_data->t_last_cong = ticks;
251 			CCV(ccv, snd_cwnd) = CCV(ccv, snd_ssthresh);
252 			ENTER_CONGRECOVERY(CCV(ccv, t_flags));
253 		}
254 		break;
255 
256 	case CC_RTO:
257 		/*
258 		 * Grab the current time and record it so we know when the
259 		 * most recent congestion event was. Only record it when the
260 		 * timeout has fired more than once, as there is a reasonable
261 		 * chance the first one is a false alarm and may not indicate
262 		 * congestion.
263 		 */
264 		if (CCV(ccv, t_rxtshift) >= 2) {
265 			cubic_data->num_cong_events++;
266 			cubic_data->t_last_cong = ticks;
267 		}
268 		break;
269 	}
270 }
271 
272 static void
273 cubic_conn_init(struct cc_var *ccv)
274 {
275 	struct cubic *cubic_data;
276 
277 	cubic_data = ccv->cc_data;
278 
279 	/*
280 	 * Ensure we have a sane initial value for max_cwnd recorded. Without
281 	 * this here bad things happen when entries from the TCP hostcache
282 	 * get used.
283 	 */
284 	cubic_data->max_cwnd = CCV(ccv, snd_cwnd);
285 }
286 
287 static int
288 cubic_mod_init(void)
289 {
290 
291 	cubic_cc_algo.after_idle = newreno_cc_algo.after_idle;
292 
293 	return (0);
294 }
295 
296 /*
297  * Perform any necessary tasks before we exit congestion recovery.
298  */
299 static void
300 cubic_post_recovery(struct cc_var *ccv)
301 {
302 	struct cubic *cubic_data;
303 	int pipe;
304 
305 	cubic_data = ccv->cc_data;
306 	pipe = 0;
307 
308 	/* Fast convergence heuristic. */
309 	if (cubic_data->max_cwnd < cubic_data->prev_max_cwnd)
310 		cubic_data->max_cwnd = (cubic_data->max_cwnd * CUBIC_FC_FACTOR)
311 		    >> CUBIC_SHIFT;
312 
313 	if (IN_FASTRECOVERY(CCV(ccv, t_flags))) {
314 		/*
315 		 * If inflight data is less than ssthresh, set cwnd
316 		 * conservatively to avoid a burst of data, as suggested in
317 		 * the NewReno RFC. Otherwise, use the CUBIC method.
318 		 *
319 		 * XXXLAS: Find a way to do this without needing curack
320 		 */
321 		if (V_tcp_do_rfc6675_pipe)
322 			pipe = tcp_compute_pipe(ccv->ccvc.tcp);
323 		else
324 			pipe = CCV(ccv, snd_max) - ccv->curack;
325 
326 		if (pipe < CCV(ccv, snd_ssthresh))
327 			/*
328 			 * Ensure that cwnd does not collapse to 1 MSS under
329 			 * adverse conditions. Implements RFC6582
330 			 */
331 			CCV(ccv, snd_cwnd) = max(pipe, CCV(ccv, t_maxseg)) +
332 			    CCV(ccv, t_maxseg);
333 		else
334 			/* Update cwnd based on beta and adjusted max_cwnd. */
335 			CCV(ccv, snd_cwnd) = max(1, ((CUBIC_BETA *
336 			    cubic_data->max_cwnd) >> CUBIC_SHIFT));
337 	}
338 	cubic_data->t_last_cong = ticks;
339 
340 	/* Calculate the average RTT between congestion epochs. */
341 	if (cubic_data->epoch_ack_count > 0 &&
342 	    cubic_data->sum_rtt_ticks >= cubic_data->epoch_ack_count) {
343 		cubic_data->mean_rtt_ticks = (int)(cubic_data->sum_rtt_ticks /
344 		    cubic_data->epoch_ack_count);
345 	}
346 
347 	cubic_data->epoch_ack_count = 0;
348 	cubic_data->sum_rtt_ticks = 0;
349 	cubic_data->K = cubic_k(cubic_data->max_cwnd / CCV(ccv, t_maxseg));
350 }
351 
352 /*
353  * Record the min RTT and sum samples for the epoch average RTT calculation.
354  */
355 static void
356 cubic_record_rtt(struct cc_var *ccv)
357 {
358 	struct cubic *cubic_data;
359 	int t_srtt_ticks;
360 
361 	/* Ignore srtt until a min number of samples have been taken. */
362 	if (CCV(ccv, t_rttupdated) >= CUBIC_MIN_RTT_SAMPLES) {
363 		cubic_data = ccv->cc_data;
364 		t_srtt_ticks = CCV(ccv, t_srtt) / TCP_RTT_SCALE;
365 
366 		/*
367 		 * Record the current SRTT as our minrtt if it's the smallest
368 		 * we've seen or minrtt is currently equal to its initialised
369 		 * value.
370 		 *
371 		 * XXXLAS: Should there be some hysteresis for minrtt?
372 		 */
373 		if ((t_srtt_ticks < cubic_data->min_rtt_ticks ||
374 		    cubic_data->min_rtt_ticks == TCPTV_SRTTBASE)) {
375 			cubic_data->min_rtt_ticks = max(1, t_srtt_ticks);
376 
377 			/*
378 			 * If the connection is within its first congestion
379 			 * epoch, ensure we prime mean_rtt_ticks with a
380 			 * reasonable value until the epoch average RTT is
381 			 * calculated in cubic_post_recovery().
382 			 */
383 			if (cubic_data->min_rtt_ticks >
384 			    cubic_data->mean_rtt_ticks)
385 				cubic_data->mean_rtt_ticks =
386 				    cubic_data->min_rtt_ticks;
387 		}
388 
389 		/* Sum samples for epoch average RTT calculation. */
390 		cubic_data->sum_rtt_ticks += t_srtt_ticks;
391 		cubic_data->epoch_ack_count++;
392 	}
393 }
394 
395 /*
396  * Update the ssthresh in the event of congestion.
397  */
398 static void
399 cubic_ssthresh_update(struct cc_var *ccv)
400 {
401 	struct cubic *cubic_data;
402 
403 	cubic_data = ccv->cc_data;
404 
405 	/*
406 	 * On the first congestion event, set ssthresh to cwnd * 0.5, on
407 	 * subsequent congestion events, set it to cwnd * beta.
408 	 */
409 	if (cubic_data->num_cong_events == 0)
410 		CCV(ccv, snd_ssthresh) = CCV(ccv, snd_cwnd) >> 1;
411 	else
412 		CCV(ccv, snd_ssthresh) = ((u_long)CCV(ccv, snd_cwnd) *
413 		    CUBIC_BETA) >> CUBIC_SHIFT;
414 }
415 
416 
417 DECLARE_CC_MODULE(cubic, &cubic_cc_algo);
418