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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 by this (50%) 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 
57 static int nv_pad __read_mostly = 10;
58 static int nv_pad_buffer __read_mostly = 2;
59 static int nv_reset_period __read_mostly = 5; /* in seconds */
60 static int nv_min_cwnd __read_mostly = 2;
61 static int nv_cong_dec_mult __read_mostly = 30 * 128 / 100; /* = 30% */
62 static int nv_ssthresh_factor __read_mostly = 8; /* = 1 */
63 static int nv_rtt_factor __read_mostly = 128; /* = 1/2*old + 1/2*new */
64 static int nv_loss_dec_factor __read_mostly = 512; /* => 50% */
65 static int nv_cwnd_growth_rate_neg __read_mostly = 8;
66 static int nv_cwnd_growth_rate_pos __read_mostly; /* 0 => fixed like Reno */
67 static int nv_dec_eval_min_calls __read_mostly = 60;
68 static int nv_inc_eval_min_calls __read_mostly = 20;
69 static int nv_ssthresh_eval_min_calls __read_mostly = 30;
70 static int nv_stop_rtt_cnt __read_mostly = 10;
71 static int nv_rtt_min_cnt __read_mostly = 2;
72 
73 module_param(nv_pad, int, 0644);
74 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nv_pad, "max queued packets allowed in network");
75 module_param(nv_reset_period, int, 0644);
76 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nv_reset_period, "nv_min_rtt reset period (secs)");
77 module_param(nv_min_cwnd, int, 0644);
78 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nv_min_cwnd, "NV will not decrease cwnd below this value"
79 		 " without losses");
80 
81 /* TCP NV Parameters */
82 struct 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 	u32 loss_cwnd;	/* cwnd at last loss */
90 	u8  nv_allow_cwnd_growth:1, /* whether cwnd can grow */
91 		nv_reset:1,	    /* whether to reset values */
92 		nv_catchup:1;	    /* whether we are growing because
93 				     * of temporary cwnd decrease */
94 	u8  nv_eval_call_cnt;	/* call count since last eval */
95 	u8  nv_min_cwnd;	/* nv won't make a ca decision if cwnd is
96 				 * smaller than this. It may grow to handle
97 				 * TSO, LRO and interrupt coalescence because
98 				 * with these a small cwnd cannot saturate
99 				 * the link. Note that this is different from
100 				 * the file local nv_min_cwnd */
101 	u8  nv_rtt_cnt;		/* RTTs without making ca decision */;
102 	u32 nv_last_rtt;	/* last rtt */
103 	u32 nv_min_rtt;		/* active min rtt. Used to determine slope */
104 	u32 nv_min_rtt_new;	/* min rtt for future use */
105 	u32 nv_rtt_max_rate;	/* max rate seen during current RTT */
106 	u32 nv_rtt_start_seq;	/* current RTT ends when packet arrives
107 				 * acking beyond nv_rtt_start_seq */
108 	u32 nv_last_snd_una;	/* Previous value of tp->snd_una. It is
109 				 * used to determine bytes acked since last
110 				 * call to bictcp_acked */
111 	u32 nv_no_cong_cnt;	/* Consecutive no congestion decisions */
112 };
113 
114 #define NV_INIT_RTT	  U32_MAX
115 #define NV_MIN_CWND	  4
116 #define NV_MIN_CWND_GROW  2
117 #define NV_TSO_CWND_BOUND 80
118 
119 static inline void tcpnv_reset(struct tcpnv *ca, struct sock *sk)
120 {
121 	struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
122 
123 	ca->nv_reset = 0;
124 	ca->loss_cwnd = 0;
125 	ca->nv_no_cong_cnt = 0;
126 	ca->nv_rtt_cnt = 0;
127 	ca->nv_last_rtt = 0;
128 	ca->nv_rtt_max_rate = 0;
129 	ca->nv_rtt_start_seq = tp->snd_una;
130 	ca->nv_eval_call_cnt = 0;
131 	ca->nv_last_snd_una = tp->snd_una;
132 }
133 
134 static void tcpnv_init(struct sock *sk)
135 {
136 	struct tcpnv *ca = inet_csk_ca(sk);
137 
138 	tcpnv_reset(ca, sk);
139 
140 	ca->nv_allow_cwnd_growth = 1;
141 	ca->nv_min_rtt_reset_jiffies = jiffies + 2 * HZ;
142 	ca->nv_min_rtt = NV_INIT_RTT;
143 	ca->nv_min_rtt_new = NV_INIT_RTT;
144 	ca->nv_min_cwnd = NV_MIN_CWND;
145 	ca->nv_catchup = 0;
146 	ca->cwnd_growth_factor = 0;
147 }
148 
149 static void tcpnv_cong_avoid(struct sock *sk, u32 ack, u32 acked)
150 {
151 	struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
152 	struct tcpnv *ca = inet_csk_ca(sk);
153 	u32 cnt;
154 
155 	if (!tcp_is_cwnd_limited(sk))
156 		return;
157 
158 	/* Only grow cwnd if NV has not detected congestion */
159 	if (!ca->nv_allow_cwnd_growth)
160 		return;
161 
162 	if (tcp_in_slow_start(tp)) {
163 		acked = tcp_slow_start(tp, acked);
164 		if (!acked)
165 			return;
166 	}
167 
168 	if (ca->cwnd_growth_factor < 0) {
169 		cnt = tp->snd_cwnd << -ca->cwnd_growth_factor;
170 		tcp_cong_avoid_ai(tp, cnt, acked);
171 	} else {
172 		cnt = max(4U, tp->snd_cwnd >> ca->cwnd_growth_factor);
173 		tcp_cong_avoid_ai(tp, cnt, acked);
174 	}
175 }
176 
177 static u32 tcpnv_recalc_ssthresh(struct sock *sk)
178 {
179 	const struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
180 	struct tcpnv *ca = inet_csk_ca(sk);
181 
182 	ca->loss_cwnd = tp->snd_cwnd;
183 	return max((tp->snd_cwnd * nv_loss_dec_factor) >> 10, 2U);
184 }
185 
186 static u32 tcpnv_undo_cwnd(struct sock *sk)
187 {
188 	struct tcpnv *ca = inet_csk_ca(sk);
189 
190 	return max(tcp_sk(sk)->snd_cwnd, ca->loss_cwnd);
191 }
192 
193 static void tcpnv_state(struct sock *sk, u8 new_state)
194 {
195 	struct tcpnv *ca = inet_csk_ca(sk);
196 
197 	if (new_state == TCP_CA_Open && ca->nv_reset) {
198 		tcpnv_reset(ca, sk);
199 	} else if (new_state == TCP_CA_Loss || new_state == TCP_CA_CWR ||
200 		new_state == TCP_CA_Recovery) {
201 		ca->nv_reset = 1;
202 		ca->nv_allow_cwnd_growth = 0;
203 		if (new_state == TCP_CA_Loss) {
204 			/* Reset cwnd growth factor to Reno value */
205 			if (ca->cwnd_growth_factor > 0)
206 				ca->cwnd_growth_factor = 0;
207 			/* Decrease growth rate if allowed */
208 			if (nv_cwnd_growth_rate_neg > 0 &&
209 			    ca->cwnd_growth_factor > -8)
210 				ca->cwnd_growth_factor--;
211 		}
212 	}
213 }
214 
215 /* Do congestion avoidance calculations for TCP-NV
216  */
217 static void tcpnv_acked(struct sock *sk, const struct ack_sample *sample)
218 {
219 	const struct inet_connection_sock *icsk = inet_csk(sk);
220 	struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
221 	struct tcpnv *ca = inet_csk_ca(sk);
222 	unsigned long now = jiffies;
223 	s64 rate64 = 0;
224 	u32 rate, max_win, cwnd_by_slope;
225 	u32 avg_rtt;
226 	u32 bytes_acked = 0;
227 
228 	/* Some calls are for duplicates without timetamps */
229 	if (sample->rtt_us < 0)
230 		return;
231 
232 	/* If not in TCP_CA_Open or TCP_CA_Disorder states, skip. */
233 	if (icsk->icsk_ca_state != TCP_CA_Open &&
234 	    icsk->icsk_ca_state != TCP_CA_Disorder)
235 		return;
236 
237 	/* Stop cwnd growth if we were in catch up mode */
238 	if (ca->nv_catchup && tp->snd_cwnd >= nv_min_cwnd) {
239 		ca->nv_catchup = 0;
240 		ca->nv_allow_cwnd_growth = 0;
241 	}
242 
243 	bytes_acked = tp->snd_una - ca->nv_last_snd_una;
244 	ca->nv_last_snd_una = tp->snd_una;
245 
246 	if (sample->in_flight == 0)
247 		return;
248 
249 	/* Calculate moving average of RTT */
250 	if (nv_rtt_factor > 0) {
251 		if (ca->nv_last_rtt > 0) {
252 			avg_rtt = (((u64)sample->rtt_us) * nv_rtt_factor +
253 				   ((u64)ca->nv_last_rtt)
254 				   * (256 - nv_rtt_factor)) >> 8;
255 		} else {
256 			avg_rtt = sample->rtt_us;
257 			ca->nv_min_rtt = avg_rtt << 1;
258 		}
259 		ca->nv_last_rtt = avg_rtt;
260 	} else {
261 		avg_rtt = sample->rtt_us;
262 	}
263 
264 	/* rate in 100's bits per second */
265 	rate64 = ((u64)sample->in_flight) * 8000000;
266 	rate = (u32)div64_u64(rate64, (u64)(avg_rtt * 100));
267 
268 	/* Remember the maximum rate seen during this RTT
269 	 * Note: It may be more than one RTT. This function should be
270 	 *       called at least nv_dec_eval_min_calls times.
271 	 */
272 	if (ca->nv_rtt_max_rate < rate)
273 		ca->nv_rtt_max_rate = rate;
274 
275 	/* We have valid information, increment counter */
276 	if (ca->nv_eval_call_cnt < 255)
277 		ca->nv_eval_call_cnt++;
278 
279 	/* update min rtt if necessary */
280 	if (avg_rtt < ca->nv_min_rtt)
281 		ca->nv_min_rtt = avg_rtt;
282 
283 	/* update future min_rtt if necessary */
284 	if (avg_rtt < ca->nv_min_rtt_new)
285 		ca->nv_min_rtt_new = avg_rtt;
286 
287 	/* nv_min_rtt is updated with the minimum (possibley averaged) rtt
288 	 * seen in the last sysctl_tcp_nv_reset_period seconds (i.e. a
289 	 * warm reset). This new nv_min_rtt will be continued to be updated
290 	 * and be used for another sysctl_tcp_nv_reset_period seconds,
291 	 * when it will be updated again.
292 	 * In practice we introduce some randomness, so the actual period used
293 	 * is chosen randomly from the range:
294 	 *   [sysctl_tcp_nv_reset_period*3/4, sysctl_tcp_nv_reset_period*5/4)
295 	 */
296 	if (time_after_eq(now, ca->nv_min_rtt_reset_jiffies)) {
297 		unsigned char rand;
298 
299 		ca->nv_min_rtt = ca->nv_min_rtt_new;
300 		ca->nv_min_rtt_new = NV_INIT_RTT;
301 		get_random_bytes(&rand, 1);
302 		ca->nv_min_rtt_reset_jiffies =
303 			now + ((nv_reset_period * (384 + rand) * HZ) >> 9);
304 		/* Every so often we decrease ca->nv_min_cwnd in case previous
305 		 *  value is no longer accurate.
306 		 */
307 		ca->nv_min_cwnd = max(ca->nv_min_cwnd / 2, NV_MIN_CWND);
308 	}
309 
310 	/* Once per RTT check if we need to do congestion avoidance */
311 	if (before(ca->nv_rtt_start_seq, tp->snd_una)) {
312 		ca->nv_rtt_start_seq = tp->snd_nxt;
313 		if (ca->nv_rtt_cnt < 0xff)
314 			/* Increase counter for RTTs without CA decision */
315 			ca->nv_rtt_cnt++;
316 
317 		/* If this function is only called once within an RTT
318 		 * the cwnd is probably too small (in some cases due to
319 		 * tso, lro or interrupt coalescence), so we increase
320 		 * ca->nv_min_cwnd.
321 		 */
322 		if (ca->nv_eval_call_cnt == 1 &&
323 		    bytes_acked >= (ca->nv_min_cwnd - 1) * tp->mss_cache &&
324 		    ca->nv_min_cwnd < (NV_TSO_CWND_BOUND + 1)) {
325 			ca->nv_min_cwnd = min(ca->nv_min_cwnd
326 					      + NV_MIN_CWND_GROW,
327 					      NV_TSO_CWND_BOUND + 1);
328 			ca->nv_rtt_start_seq = tp->snd_nxt +
329 				ca->nv_min_cwnd * tp->mss_cache;
330 			ca->nv_eval_call_cnt = 0;
331 			ca->nv_allow_cwnd_growth = 1;
332 			return;
333 		}
334 
335 		/* Find the ideal cwnd for current rate from slope
336 		 * slope = 80000.0 * mss / nv_min_rtt
337 		 * cwnd_by_slope = nv_rtt_max_rate / slope
338 		 */
339 		cwnd_by_slope = (u32)
340 			div64_u64(((u64)ca->nv_rtt_max_rate) * ca->nv_min_rtt,
341 				  (u64)(80000 * tp->mss_cache));
342 		max_win = cwnd_by_slope + nv_pad;
343 
344 		/* If cwnd > max_win, decrease cwnd
345 		 * if cwnd < max_win, grow cwnd
346 		 * else leave the same
347 		 */
348 		if (tp->snd_cwnd > max_win) {
349 			/* there is congestion, check that it is ok
350 			 * to make a CA decision
351 			 * 1. We should have at least nv_dec_eval_min_calls
352 			 *    data points before making a CA  decision
353 			 * 2. We only make a congesion decision after
354 			 *    nv_rtt_min_cnt RTTs
355 			 */
356 			if (ca->nv_rtt_cnt < nv_rtt_min_cnt) {
357 				return;
358 			} else if (tp->snd_ssthresh == TCP_INFINITE_SSTHRESH) {
359 				if (ca->nv_eval_call_cnt <
360 				    nv_ssthresh_eval_min_calls)
361 					return;
362 				/* otherwise we will decrease cwnd */
363 			} else if (ca->nv_eval_call_cnt <
364 				   nv_dec_eval_min_calls) {
365 				if (ca->nv_allow_cwnd_growth &&
366 				    ca->nv_rtt_cnt > nv_stop_rtt_cnt)
367 					ca->nv_allow_cwnd_growth = 0;
368 				return;
369 			}
370 
371 			/* We have enough data to determine we are congested */
372 			ca->nv_allow_cwnd_growth = 0;
373 			tp->snd_ssthresh =
374 				(nv_ssthresh_factor * max_win) >> 3;
375 			if (tp->snd_cwnd - max_win > 2) {
376 				/* gap > 2, we do exponential cwnd decrease */
377 				int dec;
378 
379 				dec = max(2U, ((tp->snd_cwnd - max_win) *
380 					       nv_cong_dec_mult) >> 7);
381 				tp->snd_cwnd -= dec;
382 			} else if (nv_cong_dec_mult > 0) {
383 				tp->snd_cwnd = max_win;
384 			}
385 			if (ca->cwnd_growth_factor > 0)
386 				ca->cwnd_growth_factor = 0;
387 			ca->nv_no_cong_cnt = 0;
388 		} else if (tp->snd_cwnd <= max_win - nv_pad_buffer) {
389 			/* There is no congestion, grow cwnd if allowed*/
390 			if (ca->nv_eval_call_cnt < nv_inc_eval_min_calls)
391 				return;
392 
393 			ca->nv_allow_cwnd_growth = 1;
394 			ca->nv_no_cong_cnt++;
395 			if (ca->cwnd_growth_factor < 0 &&
396 			    nv_cwnd_growth_rate_neg > 0 &&
397 			    ca->nv_no_cong_cnt > nv_cwnd_growth_rate_neg) {
398 				ca->cwnd_growth_factor++;
399 				ca->nv_no_cong_cnt = 0;
400 			} else if (ca->cwnd_growth_factor >= 0 &&
401 				   nv_cwnd_growth_rate_pos > 0 &&
402 				   ca->nv_no_cong_cnt >
403 				   nv_cwnd_growth_rate_pos) {
404 				ca->cwnd_growth_factor++;
405 				ca->nv_no_cong_cnt = 0;
406 			}
407 		} else {
408 			/* cwnd is in-between, so do nothing */
409 			return;
410 		}
411 
412 		/* update state */
413 		ca->nv_eval_call_cnt = 0;
414 		ca->nv_rtt_cnt = 0;
415 		ca->nv_rtt_max_rate = 0;
416 
417 		/* Don't want to make cwnd < nv_min_cwnd
418 		 * (it wasn't before, if it is now is because nv
419 		 *  decreased it).
420 		 */
421 		if (tp->snd_cwnd < nv_min_cwnd)
422 			tp->snd_cwnd = nv_min_cwnd;
423 	}
424 }
425 
426 /* Extract info for Tcp socket info provided via netlink */
427 static size_t tcpnv_get_info(struct sock *sk, u32 ext, int *attr,
428 			     union tcp_cc_info *info)
429 {
430 	const struct tcpnv *ca = inet_csk_ca(sk);
431 
432 	if (ext & (1 << (INET_DIAG_VEGASINFO - 1))) {
433 		info->vegas.tcpv_enabled = 1;
434 		info->vegas.tcpv_rttcnt = ca->nv_rtt_cnt;
435 		info->vegas.tcpv_rtt = ca->nv_last_rtt;
436 		info->vegas.tcpv_minrtt = ca->nv_min_rtt;
437 
438 		*attr = INET_DIAG_VEGASINFO;
439 		return sizeof(struct tcpvegas_info);
440 	}
441 	return 0;
442 }
443 
444 static struct tcp_congestion_ops tcpnv __read_mostly = {
445 	.init		= tcpnv_init,
446 	.ssthresh	= tcpnv_recalc_ssthresh,
447 	.cong_avoid	= tcpnv_cong_avoid,
448 	.set_state	= tcpnv_state,
449 	.undo_cwnd	= tcpnv_undo_cwnd,
450 	.pkts_acked     = tcpnv_acked,
451 	.get_info	= tcpnv_get_info,
452 
453 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
454 	.name		= "nv",
455 };
456 
457 static int __init tcpnv_register(void)
458 {
459 	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(struct tcpnv) > ICSK_CA_PRIV_SIZE);
460 
461 	return tcp_register_congestion_control(&tcpnv);
462 }
463 
464 static void __exit tcpnv_unregister(void)
465 {
466 	tcp_unregister_congestion_control(&tcpnv);
467 }
468 
469 module_init(tcpnv_register);
470 module_exit(tcpnv_unregister);
471 
472 MODULE_AUTHOR("Lawrence Brakmo");
473 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
474 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("TCP NV");
475 MODULE_VERSION("1.0");
476