2 * TCP Low Priority (TCP-LP)
4 * TCP Low Priority is a distributed algorithm whose goal is to utilize only
5 * the excess network bandwidth as compared to the ``fair share`` of
6 * bandwidth as targeted by TCP.
8 * As of 2.6.13, Linux supports pluggable congestion control algorithms.
9 * Due to the limitation of the API, we take the following changes from
10 * the original TCP-LP implementation:
11 * o We use newReno in most core CA handling. Only add some checking
13 * o Error correcting in remote HZ, therefore remote HZ will be keeped
14 * on checking and updating.
15 * o Handling calculation of One-Way-Delay (OWD) within rtt_sample, since
16 * OWD have a similar meaning as RTT. Also correct the buggy formular.
17 * o Handle reaction for Early Congestion Indication (ECI) within
18 * pkts_acked, as mentioned within pseudo code.
19 * o OWD is handled in relative format, where local time stamp will in
20 * tcp_time_stamp format.
23 * Aleksandar Kuzmanovic <akuzma@northwestern.edu>
25 * http://www.ece.rice.edu/~akuzma/Doc/akuzma/TCP-LP.pdf
26 * Original implementation for 2.4.19:
27 * http://www-ece.rice.edu/networks/TCP-LP/
29 * 2.6.x module Authors:
30 * Wong Hoi Sing, Edison <hswong3i@gmail.com>
31 * Hung Hing Lun, Mike <hlhung3i@gmail.com>
32 * SourceForge project page:
33 * http://tcp-lp-mod.sourceforge.net/
36 #include <linux/module.h>
39 /* resolution of owd */
44 * @LP_VALID_RHZ: is remote HZ valid?
45 * @LP_VALID_OWD: is OWD valid?
46 * @LP_WITHIN_THR: are we within threshold?
47 * @LP_WITHIN_INF: are we within inference?
49 * TCP-LP's state flags.
50 * We create this set of state flag mainly for debugging.
53 LP_VALID_RHZ = (1 << 0),
54 LP_VALID_OWD = (1 << 1),
55 LP_WITHIN_THR = (1 << 3),
56 LP_WITHIN_INF = (1 << 4),
61 * @flag: TCP-LP state flag
62 * @sowd: smoothed OWD << 3
65 * @owd_max_rsv: resrved max owd
66 * @remote_hz: estimated remote HZ
67 * @remote_ref_time: remote reference time
68 * @local_ref_time: local reference time
69 * @last_drop: time for last active drop
70 * @inference: current inference
72 * TCP-LP's private struct.
73 * We get the idea from original TCP-LP implementation where only left those we
74 * found are really useful.
92 * Init all required variables.
93 * Clone the handling from Vegas module implementation.
95 static void tcp_lp_init(struct sock *sk)
97 struct lp *lp = inet_csk_ca(sk);
101 lp->owd_min = 0xffffffff;
105 lp->remote_ref_time = 0;
106 lp->local_ref_time = 0;
114 * Implementation of cong_avoid.
115 * Will only call newReno CA when away from inference.
116 * From TCP-LP's paper, this will be handled in additive increasement.
118 static void tcp_lp_cong_avoid(struct sock *sk, u32 ack, u32 in_flight)
120 struct lp *lp = inet_csk_ca(sk);
122 if (!(lp->flag & LP_WITHIN_INF))
123 tcp_reno_cong_avoid(sk, ack, in_flight);
127 * tcp_lp_remote_hz_estimator
129 * Estimate remote HZ.
130 * We keep on updating the estimated value, where original TCP-LP
131 * implementation only guest it for once and use forever.
133 static u32 tcp_lp_remote_hz_estimator(struct sock *sk)
135 struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
136 struct lp *lp = inet_csk_ca(sk);
137 s64 rhz = lp->remote_hz << 6; /* remote HZ << 6 */
140 /* not yet record reference time
141 * go away!! record it before come back!! */
142 if (lp->remote_ref_time == 0 || lp->local_ref_time == 0)
145 /* we can't calc remote HZ with no different!! */
146 if (tp->rx_opt.rcv_tsval == lp->remote_ref_time ||
147 tp->rx_opt.rcv_tsecr == lp->local_ref_time)
150 m = HZ * (tp->rx_opt.rcv_tsval -
151 lp->remote_ref_time) / (tp->rx_opt.rcv_tsecr -
157 m -= rhz >> 6; /* m is now error in remote HZ est */
158 rhz += m; /* 63/64 old + 1/64 new */
163 /* record time for successful remote HZ calc */
165 lp->flag |= LP_VALID_RHZ;
167 lp->flag &= ~LP_VALID_RHZ;
169 /* record reference time stamp */
170 lp->remote_ref_time = tp->rx_opt.rcv_tsval;
171 lp->local_ref_time = tp->rx_opt.rcv_tsecr;
177 * tcp_lp_owd_calculator
179 * Calculate one way delay (in relative format).
180 * Original implement OWD as minus of remote time difference to local time
181 * difference directly. As this time difference just simply equal to RTT, when
182 * the network status is stable, remote RTT will equal to local RTT, and result
184 * It seems to be a bug and so we fixed it.
186 static u32 tcp_lp_owd_calculator(struct sock *sk)
188 struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
189 struct lp *lp = inet_csk_ca(sk);
192 lp->remote_hz = tcp_lp_remote_hz_estimator(sk);
194 if (lp->flag & LP_VALID_RHZ) {
196 tp->rx_opt.rcv_tsval * (LP_RESOL / lp->remote_hz) -
197 tp->rx_opt.rcv_tsecr * (LP_RESOL / HZ);
203 lp->flag |= LP_VALID_OWD;
205 lp->flag &= ~LP_VALID_OWD;
213 * Implementation or rtt_sample.
214 * Will take the following action,
216 * 2. record the min/max OWD,
217 * 3. calc smoothed OWD (SOWD).
218 * Most ideas come from the original TCP-LP implementation.
220 static void tcp_lp_rtt_sample(struct sock *sk, u32 rtt)
222 struct lp *lp = inet_csk_ca(sk);
223 s64 mowd = tcp_lp_owd_calculator(sk);
225 /* sorry that we don't have valid data */
226 if (!(lp->flag & LP_VALID_RHZ) || !(lp->flag & LP_VALID_OWD))
229 /* record the next min owd */
230 if (mowd < lp->owd_min)
233 /* always forget the max of the max
234 * we just set owd_max as one below it */
235 if (mowd > lp->owd_max) {
236 if (mowd > lp->owd_max_rsv) {
237 if (lp->owd_max_rsv == 0)
240 lp->owd_max = lp->owd_max_rsv;
241 lp->owd_max_rsv = mowd;
246 /* calc for smoothed owd */
248 mowd -= lp->sowd >> 3; /* m is now error in owd est */
249 lp->sowd += mowd; /* owd = 7/8 owd + 1/8 new */
251 lp->sowd = mowd << 3; /* take the measured time be owd */
257 * Implementation of pkts_acked.
258 * Deal with active drop under Early Congestion Indication.
259 * Only drop to half and 1 will be handle, because we hope to use back
260 * newReno in increase case.
261 * We work it out by following the idea from TCP-LP's paper directly
263 static void tcp_lp_pkts_acked(struct sock *sk, u32 num_acked, s32 rtt_us)
265 struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
266 struct lp *lp = inet_csk_ca(sk);
269 tcp_lp_rtt_sample(sk, rtt_us);
272 if (tcp_time_stamp > tp->rx_opt.rcv_tsecr)
273 lp->inference = 3 * (tcp_time_stamp - tp->rx_opt.rcv_tsecr);
275 /* test if within inference */
276 if (lp->last_drop && (tcp_time_stamp - lp->last_drop < lp->inference))
277 lp->flag |= LP_WITHIN_INF;
279 lp->flag &= ~LP_WITHIN_INF;
281 /* test if within threshold */
283 lp->owd_min + 15 * (lp->owd_max - lp->owd_min) / 100)
284 lp->flag |= LP_WITHIN_THR;
286 lp->flag &= ~LP_WITHIN_THR;
288 pr_debug("TCP-LP: %05o|%5u|%5u|%15u|%15u|%15u\n", lp->flag,
289 tp->snd_cwnd, lp->remote_hz, lp->owd_min, lp->owd_max,
292 if (lp->flag & LP_WITHIN_THR)
295 /* FIXME: try to reset owd_min and owd_max here
296 * so decrease the chance the min/max is no longer suitable
297 * and will usually within threshold when whithin inference */
298 lp->owd_min = lp->sowd >> 3;
299 lp->owd_max = lp->sowd >> 2;
300 lp->owd_max_rsv = lp->sowd >> 2;
302 /* happened within inference
303 * drop snd_cwnd into 1 */
304 if (lp->flag & LP_WITHIN_INF)
307 /* happened after inference
308 * cut snd_cwnd into half */
310 tp->snd_cwnd = max(tp->snd_cwnd >> 1U, 1U);
312 /* record this drop time */
313 lp->last_drop = tcp_time_stamp;
316 static struct tcp_congestion_ops tcp_lp __read_mostly = {
317 .flags = TCP_CONG_RTT_STAMP,
319 .ssthresh = tcp_reno_ssthresh,
320 .cong_avoid = tcp_lp_cong_avoid,
321 .min_cwnd = tcp_reno_min_cwnd,
322 .pkts_acked = tcp_lp_pkts_acked,
324 .owner = THIS_MODULE,
328 static int __init tcp_lp_register(void)
330 BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(struct lp) > ICSK_CA_PRIV_SIZE);
331 return tcp_register_congestion_control(&tcp_lp);
334 static void __exit tcp_lp_unregister(void)
336 tcp_unregister_congestion_control(&tcp_lp);
339 module_init(tcp_lp_register);
340 module_exit(tcp_lp_unregister);
342 MODULE_AUTHOR("Wong Hoi Sing Edison, Hung Hing Lun Mike");
343 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
344 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("TCP Low Priority");