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1 /*
2  * Binary Increase Congestion control for TCP
3  *
4  * This is from the implementation of BICTCP in
5  * Lison-Xu, Kahaled Harfoush, and Injong Rhee.
6  *  "Binary Increase Congestion Control for Fast, Long Distance
7  *  Networks" in InfoComm 2004
8  * Available from:
9  *  http://www.csc.ncsu.edu/faculty/rhee/export/bitcp.pdf
10  *
11  * Unless BIC is enabled and congestion window is large
12  * this behaves the same as the original Reno.
13  */
14 
15 #include <linux/config.h>
16 #include <linux/mm.h>
17 #include <linux/module.h>
18 #include <net/tcp.h>
19 
20 
21 #define BICTCP_BETA_SCALE    1024	/* Scale factor beta calculation
22 					 * max_cwnd = snd_cwnd * beta
23 					 */
24 #define BICTCP_B		4	 /*
25 					  * In binary search,
26 					  * go to point (max+min)/N
27 					  */
28 
29 static int fast_convergence = 1;
30 static int max_increment = 16;
31 static int low_window = 14;
32 static int beta = 819;		/* = 819/1024 (BICTCP_BETA_SCALE) */
33 static int initial_ssthresh = 100;
34 static int smooth_part = 20;
35 
36 module_param(fast_convergence, int, 0644);
37 MODULE_PARM_DESC(fast_convergence, "turn on/off fast convergence");
38 module_param(max_increment, int, 0644);
39 MODULE_PARM_DESC(max_increment, "Limit on increment allowed during binary search");
40 module_param(low_window, int, 0644);
41 MODULE_PARM_DESC(low_window, "lower bound on congestion window (for TCP friendliness)");
42 module_param(beta, int, 0644);
43 MODULE_PARM_DESC(beta, "beta for multiplicative increase");
44 module_param(initial_ssthresh, int, 0644);
45 MODULE_PARM_DESC(initial_ssthresh, "initial value of slow start threshold");
46 module_param(smooth_part, int, 0644);
47 MODULE_PARM_DESC(smooth_part, "log(B/(B*Smin))/log(B/(B-1))+B, # of RTT from Wmax-B to Wmax");
48 
49 
50 /* BIC TCP Parameters */
51 struct bictcp {
52 	u32	cnt;		/* increase cwnd by 1 after ACKs */
53 	u32 	last_max_cwnd;	/* last maximum snd_cwnd */
54 	u32	loss_cwnd;	/* congestion window at last loss */
55 	u32	last_cwnd;	/* the last snd_cwnd */
56 	u32	last_time;	/* time when updated last_cwnd */
57 	u32	epoch_start;	/* beginning of an epoch */
58 #define ACK_RATIO_SHIFT	4
59 	u32	delayed_ack;	/* estimate the ratio of Packets/ACKs << 4 */
60 };
61 
62 static inline void bictcp_reset(struct bictcp *ca)
63 {
64 	ca->cnt = 0;
65 	ca->last_max_cwnd = 0;
66 	ca->loss_cwnd = 0;
67 	ca->last_cwnd = 0;
68 	ca->last_time = 0;
69 	ca->epoch_start = 0;
70 	ca->delayed_ack = 2 << ACK_RATIO_SHIFT;
71 }
72 
73 static void bictcp_init(struct sock *sk)
74 {
75 	bictcp_reset(inet_csk_ca(sk));
76 	if (initial_ssthresh)
77 		tcp_sk(sk)->snd_ssthresh = initial_ssthresh;
78 }
79 
80 /*
81  * Compute congestion window to use.
82  */
83 static inline void bictcp_update(struct bictcp *ca, u32 cwnd)
84 {
85 	if (ca->last_cwnd == cwnd &&
86 	    (s32)(tcp_time_stamp - ca->last_time) <= HZ / 32)
87 		return;
88 
89 	ca->last_cwnd = cwnd;
90 	ca->last_time = tcp_time_stamp;
91 
92 	if (ca->epoch_start == 0) /* record the beginning of an epoch */
93 		ca->epoch_start = tcp_time_stamp;
94 
95 	/* start off normal */
96 	if (cwnd <= low_window) {
97 		ca->cnt = cwnd;
98 		return;
99 	}
100 
101 	/* binary increase */
102 	if (cwnd < ca->last_max_cwnd) {
103 		__u32 	dist = (ca->last_max_cwnd - cwnd)
104 			/ BICTCP_B;
105 
106 		if (dist > max_increment)
107 			/* linear increase */
108 			ca->cnt = cwnd / max_increment;
109 		else if (dist <= 1U)
110 			/* binary search increase */
111 			ca->cnt = (cwnd * smooth_part) / BICTCP_B;
112 		else
113 			/* binary search increase */
114 			ca->cnt = cwnd / dist;
115 	} else {
116 		/* slow start AMD linear increase */
117 		if (cwnd < ca->last_max_cwnd + BICTCP_B)
118 			/* slow start */
119 			ca->cnt = (cwnd * smooth_part) / BICTCP_B;
120 		else if (cwnd < ca->last_max_cwnd + max_increment*(BICTCP_B-1))
121 			/* slow start */
122 			ca->cnt = (cwnd * (BICTCP_B-1))
123 				/ (cwnd - ca->last_max_cwnd);
124 		else
125 			/* linear increase */
126 			ca->cnt = cwnd / max_increment;
127 	}
128 
129 	/* if in slow start or link utilization is very low */
130 	if (ca->loss_cwnd == 0) {
131 		if (ca->cnt > 20) /* increase cwnd 5% per RTT */
132 			ca->cnt = 20;
133 	}
134 
135 	ca->cnt = (ca->cnt << ACK_RATIO_SHIFT) / ca->delayed_ack;
136 	if (ca->cnt == 0)			/* cannot be zero */
137 		ca->cnt = 1;
138 }
139 
140 static void bictcp_cong_avoid(struct sock *sk, u32 ack,
141 			      u32 seq_rtt, u32 in_flight, int data_acked)
142 {
143 	struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
144 	struct bictcp *ca = inet_csk_ca(sk);
145 
146 	if (!tcp_is_cwnd_limited(sk, in_flight))
147 		return;
148 
149 	if (tp->snd_cwnd <= tp->snd_ssthresh)
150 		tcp_slow_start(tp);
151 	else {
152 		bictcp_update(ca, tp->snd_cwnd);
153 
154 		/* In dangerous area, increase slowly.
155 		 * In theory this is tp->snd_cwnd += 1 / tp->snd_cwnd
156 		 */
157 		if (tp->snd_cwnd_cnt >= ca->cnt) {
158 			if (tp->snd_cwnd < tp->snd_cwnd_clamp)
159 				tp->snd_cwnd++;
160 			tp->snd_cwnd_cnt = 0;
161 		} else
162 			tp->snd_cwnd_cnt++;
163 	}
164 
165 }
166 
167 /*
168  *	behave like Reno until low_window is reached,
169  *	then increase congestion window slowly
170  */
171 static u32 bictcp_recalc_ssthresh(struct sock *sk)
172 {
173 	const struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
174 	struct bictcp *ca = inet_csk_ca(sk);
175 
176 	ca->epoch_start = 0;	/* end of epoch */
177 
178 	/* Wmax and fast convergence */
179 	if (tp->snd_cwnd < ca->last_max_cwnd && fast_convergence)
180 		ca->last_max_cwnd = (tp->snd_cwnd * (BICTCP_BETA_SCALE + beta))
181 			/ (2 * BICTCP_BETA_SCALE);
182 	else
183 		ca->last_max_cwnd = tp->snd_cwnd;
184 
185 	ca->loss_cwnd = tp->snd_cwnd;
186 
187 
188 	if (tp->snd_cwnd <= low_window)
189 		return max(tp->snd_cwnd >> 1U, 2U);
190 	else
191 		return max((tp->snd_cwnd * beta) / BICTCP_BETA_SCALE, 2U);
192 }
193 
194 static u32 bictcp_undo_cwnd(struct sock *sk)
195 {
196 	const struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
197 	const struct bictcp *ca = inet_csk_ca(sk);
198 	return max(tp->snd_cwnd, ca->last_max_cwnd);
199 }
200 
201 static u32 bictcp_min_cwnd(struct sock *sk)
202 {
203 	const struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
204 	return tp->snd_ssthresh;
205 }
206 
207 static void bictcp_state(struct sock *sk, u8 new_state)
208 {
209 	if (new_state == TCP_CA_Loss)
210 		bictcp_reset(inet_csk_ca(sk));
211 }
212 
213 /* Track delayed acknowledgment ratio using sliding window
214  * ratio = (15*ratio + sample) / 16
215  */
216 static void bictcp_acked(struct sock *sk, u32 cnt)
217 {
218 	const struct inet_connection_sock *icsk = inet_csk(sk);
219 
220 	if (cnt > 0 && icsk->icsk_ca_state == TCP_CA_Open) {
221 		struct bictcp *ca = inet_csk_ca(sk);
222 		cnt -= ca->delayed_ack >> ACK_RATIO_SHIFT;
223 		ca->delayed_ack += cnt;
224 	}
225 }
226 
227 
228 static struct tcp_congestion_ops bictcp = {
229 	.init		= bictcp_init,
230 	.ssthresh	= bictcp_recalc_ssthresh,
231 	.cong_avoid	= bictcp_cong_avoid,
232 	.set_state	= bictcp_state,
233 	.undo_cwnd	= bictcp_undo_cwnd,
234 	.min_cwnd	= bictcp_min_cwnd,
235 	.pkts_acked     = bictcp_acked,
236 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
237 	.name		= "bic",
238 };
239 
240 static int __init bictcp_register(void)
241 {
242 	BUG_ON(sizeof(struct bictcp) > ICSK_CA_PRIV_SIZE);
243 	return tcp_register_congestion_control(&bictcp);
244 }
245 
246 static void __exit bictcp_unregister(void)
247 {
248 	tcp_unregister_congestion_control(&bictcp);
249 }
250 
251 module_init(bictcp_register);
252 module_exit(bictcp_unregister);
253 
254 MODULE_AUTHOR("Stephen Hemminger");
255 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
256 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("BIC TCP");
257