net/sched/sch_plug.c

   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         bool throttled;
  68
  69         /* Queue Limit in bytes */
  70         u32 limit;
  71
  72         /* Number of packets (output) from the current speculatively
  73          * executing epoch.
  74          */
  75         u32 pkts_current_epoch;
  76
  77         /* Number of packets corresponding to the recently finished
  78          * epoch. These will be released when we receive a
  79          * TCQ_PLUG_RELEASE_ONE command. This command is typically
  80          * issued after committing a checkpoint at the target.
  81          */
  82         u32 pkts_last_epoch;
  83
  84         /*
  85          * Number of packets from the head of the queue, that can
  86          * be released (committed checkpoint).
  87          */
  88         u32 pkts_to_release;
  89 };
  90
  91 static int plug_enqueue(struct sk_buff *skb, struct Qdisc *sch)
  92 {
  93         struct plug_sched_data *q = qdisc_priv(sch);
  94
  95         if (likely(sch->qstats.backlog + skb->len <= q->limit)) {
  96                 if (!q->unplug_indefinite)
  97                         q->pkts_current_epoch++;
  98                 return qdisc_enqueue_tail(skb, sch);
  99         }
 100
 101         return qdisc_drop(skb, sch);
 102 }
 103
 104 static struct sk_buff *plug_dequeue(struct Qdisc *sch)
 105 {
 106         struct plug_sched_data *q = qdisc_priv(sch);
 107
 108         if (q->throttled)
 109                 return NULL;
 110
 111         if (!q->unplug_indefinite) {
 112                 if (!q->pkts_to_release) {
 113                         /* No more packets to dequeue. Block the queue
 114                          * and wait for the next release command.
 115                          */
 116                         q->throttled = true;
 117                         return NULL;
 118                 }
 119                 q->pkts_to_release--;
 120         }
 121
 122         return qdisc_dequeue_head(sch);
 123 }
 124
 125 static int plug_init(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt)
 126 {
 127         struct plug_sched_data *q = qdisc_priv(sch);
 128
 129         q->pkts_current_epoch = 0;
 130         q->pkts_last_epoch = 0;
 131         q->pkts_to_release = 0;
 132         q->unplug_indefinite = false;
 133
 134         if (opt == NULL) {
 135                 q->limit = qdisc_dev(sch)->tx_queue_len
 136                            * psched_mtu(qdisc_dev(sch));
 137         } else {
 138                 struct tc_plug_qopt *ctl = nla_data(opt);
 139
 140                 if (nla_len(opt) < sizeof(*ctl))
 141                         return -EINVAL;
 142
 143                 q->limit = ctl->limit;
 144         }
 145
 146         q->throttled = true;
 147         return 0;
 148 }
 149
 150 /* Receives 4 types of messages:
 151  * TCQ_PLUG_BUFFER: Inset a plug into the queue and
 152  *  buffer any incoming packets
 153  * TCQ_PLUG_RELEASE_ONE: Dequeue packets from queue head
 154  *   to beginning of the next plug.
 155  * TCQ_PLUG_RELEASE_INDEFINITE: Dequeue all packets from queue.
 156  *   Stop buffering packets until the next TCQ_PLUG_BUFFER
 157  *   command is received (just act as a pass-thru queue).
 158  * TCQ_PLUG_LIMIT: Increase/decrease queue size
 159  */
 160 static int plug_change(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt)
 161 {
 162         struct plug_sched_data *q = qdisc_priv(sch);
 163         struct tc_plug_qopt *msg;
 164
 165         if (opt == NULL)
 166                 return -EINVAL;
 167
 168         msg = nla_data(opt);
 169         if (nla_len(opt) < sizeof(*msg))
 170                 return -EINVAL;
 171
 172         switch (msg->action) {
 173         case TCQ_PLUG_BUFFER:
 174                 /* Save size of the current buffer */
 175                 q->pkts_last_epoch = q->pkts_current_epoch;
 176                 q->pkts_current_epoch = 0;
 177                 if (q->unplug_indefinite)
 178                         q->throttled = true;
 179                 q->unplug_indefinite = false;
 180                 break;
 181         case TCQ_PLUG_RELEASE_ONE:
 182                 /* Add packets from the last complete buffer to the
 183                  * packets to be released set.
 184                  */
 185                 q->pkts_to_release += q->pkts_last_epoch;
 186                 q->pkts_last_epoch = 0;
 187                 q->throttled = false;
 188                 netif_schedule_queue(sch->dev_queue);
 189                 break;
 190         case TCQ_PLUG_RELEASE_INDEFINITE:
 191                 q->unplug_indefinite = true;
 192                 q->pkts_to_release = 0;
 193                 q->pkts_last_epoch = 0;
 194                 q->pkts_current_epoch = 0;
 195                 q->throttled = false;
 196                 netif_schedule_queue(sch->dev_queue);
 197                 break;
 198         case TCQ_PLUG_LIMIT:
 199                 /* Limit is supplied in bytes */
 200                 q->limit = msg->limit;
 201                 break;
 202         default:
 203                 return -EINVAL;
 204         }
 205
 206         return 0;
 207 }
 208
 209 static struct Qdisc_ops plug_qdisc_ops __read_mostly = {
 210         .id          =       "plug",
 211         .priv_size   =       sizeof(struct plug_sched_data),
 212         .enqueue     =       plug_enqueue,
 213         .dequeue     =       plug_dequeue,
 214         .peek        =       qdisc_peek_head,
 215         .init        =       plug_init,
 216         .change      =       plug_change,
 217         .reset       =       qdisc_reset_queue,
 218         .owner       =       THIS_MODULE,
 219 };
 220
 221 static int __init plug_module_init(void)
 222 {
 223         return register_qdisc(&plug_qdisc_ops);
 224 }
 225
 226 static void __exit plug_module_exit(void)
 227 {
 228         unregister_qdisc(&plug_qdisc_ops);
 229 }
 230 module_init(plug_module_init)
 231 module_exit(plug_module_exit)
 232 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");