net_sched: sch_fq: add the ability to offload pacing

Some network devices have the ability to offload EDT (Earliest
Departure Time) which is the model used for TCP pacing and FQ packet
scheduler.

Some of them implement the timing wheel mechanism described in
https://saeed.github.io/files/carousel-sigcomm17.pdf
with an associated 'timing wheel horizon'.

This patchs adds to FQ packet scheduler TCA_FQ_OFFLOAD_HORIZON
attribute.

Its value is capped by the device max_pacing_offload_horizon,
added in the prior patch.

It allows FQ to let packets within pacing offload horizon
to be delivered to the device, which will handle the needed
delay without host involvement.

Signed-off-by: Jeffrey Ji <jeffreyji@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Willem de Bruijn <willemb@google.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20241003121219.2396589-3-edumazet@google.com
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>

diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/pkt_sched.h b/include/uapi/linux/pkt_sched.h
index a3cd0c2dc9956f8c873f35c7b33b2bcf93feb2f1..25a9a47001cdde59cf052ea658ba1ac26f4c34e8 100644 (file)
--- a/include/uapi/linux/pkt_sched.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/pkt_sched.h
@@ -836,6 +836,8 @@ enum {
 
        TCA_FQ_WEIGHTS,         /* Weights for each band */
 
+       TCA_FQ_OFFLOAD_HORIZON, /* dequeue paced packets within this horizon immediately (us units) */
+
        __TCA_FQ_MAX
 };
 

diff --git a/net/sched/sch_fq.c b/net/sched/sch_fq.c
index 19a49af5a9e527ed0371a3bb96e0113755375eac..aeabf45c9200c4aea75fb6c63986e37eddfea5f9 100644 (file)
--- a/net/sched/sch_fq.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_fq.c
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ struct fq_perband_flows {
 struct fq_sched_data {
 /* Read mostly cache line */
 
+       u64             offload_horizon;
        u32             quantum;
        u32             initial_quantum;
        u32             flow_refill_delay;
@@ -299,7 +300,7 @@ static void fq_gc(struct fq_sched_data *q,
 }
 
 /* Fast path can be used if :
- * 1) Packet tstamp is in the past.
+ * 1) Packet tstamp is in the past, or within the pacing offload horizon.
  * 2) FQ qlen == 0   OR
  *   (no flow is currently eligible for transmit,
  *    AND fast path queue has less than 8 packets)
@@ -314,7 +315,7 @@ static bool fq_fastpath_check(const struct Qdisc *sch, struct sk_buff *skb,
        const struct fq_sched_data *q = qdisc_priv(sch);
        const struct sock *sk;
 
-       if (fq_skb_cb(skb)->time_to_send > now)
+       if (fq_skb_cb(skb)->time_to_send > now + q->offload_horizon)
                return false;
 
        if (sch->q.qlen != 0) {
@@ -595,15 +596,18 @@ static void fq_check_throttled(struct fq_sched_data *q, u64 now)
        unsigned long sample;
        struct rb_node *p;
 
-       if (q->time_next_delayed_flow > now)
+       if (q->time_next_delayed_flow > now + q->offload_horizon)
                return;
 
        /* Update unthrottle latency EWMA.
         * This is cheap and can help diagnosing timer/latency problems.
         */
        sample = (unsigned long)(now - q->time_next_delayed_flow);
-       q->unthrottle_latency_ns -= q->unthrottle_latency_ns >> 3;
-       q->unthrottle_latency_ns += sample >> 3;
+       if ((long)sample > 0) {
+               q->unthrottle_latency_ns -= q->unthrottle_latency_ns >> 3;
+               q->unthrottle_latency_ns += sample >> 3;
+       }
+       now += q->offload_horizon;
 
        q->time_next_delayed_flow = ~0ULL;
        while ((p = rb_first(&q->delayed)) != NULL) {
@@ -687,7 +691,7 @@ begin:
                u64 time_next_packet = max_t(u64, fq_skb_cb(skb)->time_to_send,
                                             f->time_next_packet);
 
-               if (now < time_next_packet) {
+               if (now + q->offload_horizon < time_next_packet) {
                        head->first = f->next;
                        f->time_next_packet = time_next_packet;
                        fq_flow_set_throttled(q, f);
@@ -925,6 +929,7 @@ static const struct nla_policy fq_policy[TCA_FQ_MAX + 1] = {
        [TCA_FQ_HORIZON_DROP]           = { .type = NLA_U8 },
        [TCA_FQ_PRIOMAP]                = NLA_POLICY_EXACT_LEN(sizeof(struct tc_prio_qopt)),
        [TCA_FQ_WEIGHTS]                = NLA_POLICY_EXACT_LEN(FQ_BANDS * sizeof(s32)),
+       [TCA_FQ_OFFLOAD_HORIZON]        = { .type = NLA_U32 },
 };
 
 /* compress a u8 array with all elems <= 3 to an array of 2-bit fields */
@@ -1100,6 +1105,17 @@ static int fq_change(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
                WRITE_ONCE(q->horizon_drop,
                           nla_get_u8(tb[TCA_FQ_HORIZON_DROP]));
 
+       if (tb[TCA_FQ_OFFLOAD_HORIZON]) {
+               u64 offload_horizon = (u64)NSEC_PER_USEC *
+                                     nla_get_u32(tb[TCA_FQ_OFFLOAD_HORIZON]);
+
+               if (offload_horizon <= qdisc_dev(sch)->max_pacing_offload_horizon) {
+                       WRITE_ONCE(q->offload_horizon, offload_horizon);
+               } else {
+                       NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "invalid offload_horizon");
+                       err = -EINVAL;
+               }
+       }
        if (!err) {
 
                sch_tree_unlock(sch);
@@ -1183,6 +1199,7 @@ static int fq_dump(struct Qdisc *sch, struct sk_buff *skb)
                .bands = FQ_BANDS,
        };
        struct nlattr *opts;
+       u64 offload_horizon;
        u64 ce_threshold;
        s32 weights[3];
        u64 horizon;
@@ -1199,6 +1216,9 @@ static int fq_dump(struct Qdisc *sch, struct sk_buff *skb)
        horizon = READ_ONCE(q->horizon);
        do_div(horizon, NSEC_PER_USEC);
 
+       offload_horizon = READ_ONCE(q->offload_horizon);
+       do_div(offload_horizon, NSEC_PER_USEC);
+
        if (nla_put_u32(skb, TCA_FQ_PLIMIT,
                        READ_ONCE(sch->limit)) ||
            nla_put_u32(skb, TCA_FQ_FLOW_PLIMIT,
@@ -1224,6 +1244,7 @@ static int fq_dump(struct Qdisc *sch, struct sk_buff *skb)
            nla_put_u32(skb, TCA_FQ_TIMER_SLACK,
                        READ_ONCE(q->timer_slack)) ||
            nla_put_u32(skb, TCA_FQ_HORIZON, (u32)horizon) ||
+           nla_put_u32(skb, TCA_FQ_OFFLOAD_HORIZON, (u32)offload_horizon) ||
            nla_put_u8(skb, TCA_FQ_HORIZON_DROP,
                       READ_ONCE(q->horizon_drop)))
                goto nla_put_failure;