Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932262AbaBEVHS (ORCPT ); Wed, 5 Feb 2014 16:07:18 -0500 Received: from mail1.windriver.com ([147.11.146.13]:48002 "EHLO mail1.windriver.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754243AbaBEUEt (ORCPT ); Wed, 5 Feb 2014 15:04:49 -0500 From: Paul Gortmaker To: , CC: Eric Dumazet , Yuchung Cheng , Van Jacobson , Neal Cardwell , Nandita Dukkipati , "David S. Miller" , Paul Gortmaker Subject: [v2.6.34-stable 042/213] tcp: preserve ACK clocking in TSO Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2014 14:59:57 -0500 Message-ID: <1391630568-49251-43-git-send-email-paul.gortmaker@windriver.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 1.8.5.2 In-Reply-To: <1391630568-49251-1-git-send-email-paul.gortmaker@windriver.com> References: <1391630568-49251-1-git-send-email-paul.gortmaker@windriver.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org From: Eric Dumazet ------------------- This is a commit scheduled for the next v2.6.34 longterm release. http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/paulg/longterm-queue-2.6.34.git If you see a problem with using this for longterm, please comment. ------------------- commit f4541d60a449afd40448b06496dcd510f505928e upstream. A long standing problem with TSO is the fact that tcp_tso_should_defer() rearms the deferred timer, while it should not. Current code leads to following bad bursty behavior : 20:11:24.484333 IP A > B: . 297161:316921(19760) ack 1 win 119 20:11:24.484337 IP B > A: . ack 263721 win 1117 20:11:24.485086 IP B > A: . ack 265241 win 1117 20:11:24.485925 IP B > A: . ack 266761 win 1117 20:11:24.486759 IP B > A: . ack 268281 win 1117 20:11:24.487594 IP B > A: . ack 269801 win 1117 20:11:24.488430 IP B > A: . ack 271321 win 1117 20:11:24.489267 IP B > A: . ack 272841 win 1117 20:11:24.490104 IP B > A: . ack 274361 win 1117 20:11:24.490939 IP B > A: . ack 275881 win 1117 20:11:24.491775 IP B > A: . ack 277401 win 1117 20:11:24.491784 IP A > B: . 316921:332881(15960) ack 1 win 119 20:11:24.492620 IP B > A: . ack 278921 win 1117 20:11:24.493448 IP B > A: . ack 280441 win 1117 20:11:24.494286 IP B > A: . ack 281961 win 1117 20:11:24.495122 IP B > A: . ack 283481 win 1117 20:11:24.495958 IP B > A: . ack 285001 win 1117 20:11:24.496791 IP B > A: . ack 286521 win 1117 20:11:24.497628 IP B > A: . ack 288041 win 1117 20:11:24.498459 IP B > A: . ack 289561 win 1117 20:11:24.499296 IP B > A: . ack 291081 win 1117 20:11:24.500133 IP B > A: . ack 292601 win 1117 20:11:24.500970 IP B > A: . ack 294121 win 1117 20:11:24.501388 IP B > A: . ack 295641 win 1117 20:11:24.501398 IP A > B: . 332881:351881(19000) ack 1 win 119 While the expected behavior is more like : 20:19:49.259620 IP A > B: . 197601:202161(4560) ack 1 win 119 20:19:49.260446 IP B > A: . ack 154281 win 1212 20:19:49.261282 IP B > A: . ack 155801 win 1212 20:19:49.262125 IP B > A: . ack 157321 win 1212 20:19:49.262136 IP A > B: . 202161:206721(4560) ack 1 win 119 20:19:49.262958 IP B > A: . ack 158841 win 1212 20:19:49.263795 IP B > A: . ack 160361 win 1212 20:19:49.264628 IP B > A: . ack 161881 win 1212 20:19:49.264637 IP A > B: . 206721:211281(4560) ack 1 win 119 20:19:49.265465 IP B > A: . ack 163401 win 1212 20:19:49.265886 IP B > A: . ack 164921 win 1212 20:19:49.266722 IP B > A: . ack 166441 win 1212 20:19:49.266732 IP A > B: . 211281:215841(4560) ack 1 win 119 20:19:49.267559 IP B > A: . ack 167961 win 1212 20:19:49.268394 IP B > A: . ack 169481 win 1212 20:19:49.269232 IP B > A: . ack 171001 win 1212 20:19:49.269241 IP A > B: . 215841:221161(5320) ack 1 win 119 Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet Cc: Yuchung Cheng Cc: Van Jacobson Cc: Neal Cardwell Cc: Nandita Dukkipati Signed-off-by: David S. Miller Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker --- net/ipv4/tcp_output.c | 7 +++++-- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c index 6fdff3045b62..407a6ff44415 100644 --- a/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c +++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c @@ -1566,8 +1566,11 @@ static int tcp_tso_should_defer(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb) goto send_now; } - /* Ok, it looks like it is advisable to defer. */ - tp->tso_deferred = 1 | (jiffies << 1); + /* Ok, it looks like it is advisable to defer. + * Do not rearm the timer if already set to not break TCP ACK clocking. + */ + if (!tp->tso_deferred) + tp->tso_deferred = 1 | (jiffies << 1); return 1; -- 1.8.5.2 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/