xref: /linux/net/sched/sch_plug.c (revision 93d90ad708b8da6efc0e487b66111aa9db7f70c7)
1 /*
2  * sch_plug.c Queue traffic until an explicit release command
3  *
4  *             This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
5  *             modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
6  *             as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version
7  *             2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
8  *
9  * There are two ways to use this qdisc:
10  * 1. A simple "instantaneous" plug/unplug operation, by issuing an alternating
11  *    sequence of TCQ_PLUG_BUFFER & TCQ_PLUG_RELEASE_INDEFINITE commands.
12  *
13  * 2. For network output buffering (a.k.a output commit) functionality.
14  *    Output commit property is commonly used by applications using checkpoint
15  *    based fault-tolerance to ensure that the checkpoint from which a system
16  *    is being restored is consistent w.r.t outside world.
17  *
18  *    Consider for e.g. Remus - a Virtual Machine checkpointing system,
19  *    wherein a VM is checkpointed, say every 50ms. The checkpoint is replicated
20  *    asynchronously to the backup host, while the VM continues executing the
21  *    next epoch speculatively.
22  *
23  *    The following is a typical sequence of output buffer operations:
24  *       1.At epoch i, start_buffer(i)
25  *       2. At end of epoch i (i.e. after 50ms):
26  *          2.1 Stop VM and take checkpoint(i).
27  *          2.2 start_buffer(i+1) and Resume VM
28  *       3. While speculatively executing epoch(i+1), asynchronously replicate
29  *          checkpoint(i) to backup host.
30  *       4. When checkpoint_ack(i) is received from backup, release_buffer(i)
31  *    Thus, this Qdisc would receive the following sequence of commands:
32  *       TCQ_PLUG_BUFFER (epoch i)
33  *       .. TCQ_PLUG_BUFFER (epoch i+1)
34  *       ....TCQ_PLUG_RELEASE_ONE (epoch i)
35  *       ......TCQ_PLUG_BUFFER (epoch i+2)
36  *       ........
37  */
38 
39 #include <linux/module.h>
40 #include <linux/types.h>
41 #include <linux/kernel.h>
42 #include <linux/errno.h>
43 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
44 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
45 #include <net/pkt_sched.h>
46 
47 /*
48  * State of the queue, when used for network output buffering:
49  *
50  *                 plug(i+1)            plug(i)          head
51  * ------------------+--------------------+---------------->
52  *                   |                    |
53  *                   |                    |
54  * pkts_current_epoch| pkts_last_epoch    |pkts_to_release
55  * ----------------->|<--------+--------->|+--------------->
56  *                   v                    v
57  *
58  */
59 
60 struct plug_sched_data {
61 	/* If true, the dequeue function releases all packets
62 	 * from head to end of the queue. The queue turns into
63 	 * a pass-through queue for newly arriving packets.
64 	 */
65 	bool unplug_indefinite;
66 
67 	/* Queue Limit in bytes */
68 	u32 limit;
69 
70 	/* Number of packets (output) from the current speculatively
71 	 * executing epoch.
72 	 */
73 	u32 pkts_current_epoch;
74 
75 	/* Number of packets corresponding to the recently finished
76 	 * epoch. These will be released when we receive a
77 	 * TCQ_PLUG_RELEASE_ONE command. This command is typically
78 	 * issued after committing a checkpoint at the target.
79 	 */
80 	u32 pkts_last_epoch;
81 
82 	/*
83 	 * Number of packets from the head of the queue, that can
84 	 * be released (committed checkpoint).
85 	 */
86 	u32 pkts_to_release;
87 };
88 
89 static int plug_enqueue(struct sk_buff *skb, struct Qdisc *sch)
90 {
91 	struct plug_sched_data *q = qdisc_priv(sch);
92 
93 	if (likely(sch->qstats.backlog + skb->len <= q->limit)) {
94 		if (!q->unplug_indefinite)
95 			q->pkts_current_epoch++;
96 		return qdisc_enqueue_tail(skb, sch);
97 	}
98 
99 	return qdisc_reshape_fail(skb, sch);
100 }
101 
102 static struct sk_buff *plug_dequeue(struct Qdisc *sch)
103 {
104 	struct plug_sched_data *q = qdisc_priv(sch);
105 
106 	if (qdisc_is_throttled(sch))
107 		return NULL;
108 
109 	if (!q->unplug_indefinite) {
110 		if (!q->pkts_to_release) {
111 			/* No more packets to dequeue. Block the queue
112 			 * and wait for the next release command.
113 			 */
114 			qdisc_throttled(sch);
115 			return NULL;
116 		}
117 		q->pkts_to_release--;
118 	}
119 
120 	return qdisc_dequeue_head(sch);
121 }
122 
123 static int plug_init(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt)
124 {
125 	struct plug_sched_data *q = qdisc_priv(sch);
126 
127 	q->pkts_current_epoch = 0;
128 	q->pkts_last_epoch = 0;
129 	q->pkts_to_release = 0;
130 	q->unplug_indefinite = false;
131 
132 	if (opt == NULL) {
133 		/* We will set a default limit of 100 pkts (~150kB)
134 		 * in case tx_queue_len is not available. The
135 		 * default value is completely arbitrary.
136 		 */
137 		u32 pkt_limit = qdisc_dev(sch)->tx_queue_len ? : 100;
138 		q->limit = pkt_limit * psched_mtu(qdisc_dev(sch));
139 	} else {
140 		struct tc_plug_qopt *ctl = nla_data(opt);
141 
142 		if (nla_len(opt) < sizeof(*ctl))
143 			return -EINVAL;
144 
145 		q->limit = ctl->limit;
146 	}
147 
148 	qdisc_throttled(sch);
149 	return 0;
150 }
151 
152 /* Receives 4 types of messages:
153  * TCQ_PLUG_BUFFER: Inset a plug into the queue and
154  *  buffer any incoming packets
155  * TCQ_PLUG_RELEASE_ONE: Dequeue packets from queue head
156  *   to beginning of the next plug.
157  * TCQ_PLUG_RELEASE_INDEFINITE: Dequeue all packets from queue.
158  *   Stop buffering packets until the next TCQ_PLUG_BUFFER
159  *   command is received (just act as a pass-thru queue).
160  * TCQ_PLUG_LIMIT: Increase/decrease queue size
161  */
162 static int plug_change(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt)
163 {
164 	struct plug_sched_data *q = qdisc_priv(sch);
165 	struct tc_plug_qopt *msg;
166 
167 	if (opt == NULL)
168 		return -EINVAL;
169 
170 	msg = nla_data(opt);
171 	if (nla_len(opt) < sizeof(*msg))
172 		return -EINVAL;
173 
174 	switch (msg->action) {
175 	case TCQ_PLUG_BUFFER:
176 		/* Save size of the current buffer */
177 		q->pkts_last_epoch = q->pkts_current_epoch;
178 		q->pkts_current_epoch = 0;
179 		if (q->unplug_indefinite)
180 			qdisc_throttled(sch);
181 		q->unplug_indefinite = false;
182 		break;
183 	case TCQ_PLUG_RELEASE_ONE:
184 		/* Add packets from the last complete buffer to the
185 		 * packets to be released set.
186 		 */
187 		q->pkts_to_release += q->pkts_last_epoch;
188 		q->pkts_last_epoch = 0;
189 		qdisc_unthrottled(sch);
190 		netif_schedule_queue(sch->dev_queue);
191 		break;
192 	case TCQ_PLUG_RELEASE_INDEFINITE:
193 		q->unplug_indefinite = true;
194 		q->pkts_to_release = 0;
195 		q->pkts_last_epoch = 0;
196 		q->pkts_current_epoch = 0;
197 		qdisc_unthrottled(sch);
198 		netif_schedule_queue(sch->dev_queue);
199 		break;
200 	case TCQ_PLUG_LIMIT:
201 		/* Limit is supplied in bytes */
202 		q->limit = msg->limit;
203 		break;
204 	default:
205 		return -EINVAL;
206 	}
207 
208 	return 0;
209 }
210 
211 static struct Qdisc_ops plug_qdisc_ops __read_mostly = {
212 	.id          =       "plug",
213 	.priv_size   =       sizeof(struct plug_sched_data),
214 	.enqueue     =       plug_enqueue,
215 	.dequeue     =       plug_dequeue,
216 	.peek        =       qdisc_peek_head,
217 	.init        =       plug_init,
218 	.change      =       plug_change,
219 	.owner       =       THIS_MODULE,
220 };
221 
222 static int __init plug_module_init(void)
223 {
224 	return register_qdisc(&plug_qdisc_ops);
225 }
226 
227 static void __exit plug_module_exit(void)
228 {
229 	unregister_qdisc(&plug_qdisc_ops);
230 }
231 module_init(plug_module_init)
232 module_exit(plug_module_exit)
233 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
234