1 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
3 * sch_plug.c Queue traffic until an explicit release command
5 * There are two ways to use this qdisc:
6 * 1. A simple "instantaneous" plug/unplug operation, by issuing an alternating
7 * sequence of TCQ_PLUG_BUFFER & TCQ_PLUG_RELEASE_INDEFINITE commands.
9 * 2. For network output buffering (a.k.a output commit) functionality.
10 * Output commit property is commonly used by applications using checkpoint
11 * based fault-tolerance to ensure that the checkpoint from which a system
12 * is being restored is consistent w.r.t outside world.
14 * Consider for e.g. Remus - a Virtual Machine checkpointing system,
15 * wherein a VM is checkpointed, say every 50ms. The checkpoint is replicated
16 * asynchronously to the backup host, while the VM continues executing the
17 * next epoch speculatively.
19 * The following is a typical sequence of output buffer operations:
20 * 1.At epoch i, start_buffer(i)
21 * 2. At end of epoch i (i.e. after 50ms):
22 * 2.1 Stop VM and take checkpoint(i).
23 * 2.2 start_buffer(i+1) and Resume VM
24 * 3. While speculatively executing epoch(i+1), asynchronously replicate
25 * checkpoint(i) to backup host.
26 * 4. When checkpoint_ack(i) is received from backup, release_buffer(i)
27 * Thus, this Qdisc would receive the following sequence of commands:
28 * TCQ_PLUG_BUFFER (epoch i)
29 * .. TCQ_PLUG_BUFFER (epoch i+1)
30 * ....TCQ_PLUG_RELEASE_ONE (epoch i)
31 * ......TCQ_PLUG_BUFFER (epoch i+2)
35 #include <linux/module.h>
36 #include <linux/types.h>
37 #include <linux/kernel.h>
38 #include <linux/errno.h>
39 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
40 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
41 #include <net/pkt_sched.h>
44 * State of the queue, when used for network output buffering:
46 * plug(i+1) plug(i) head
47 * ------------------+--------------------+---------------->
50 * pkts_current_epoch| pkts_last_epoch |pkts_to_release
51 * ----------------->|<--------+--------->|+--------------->
56 struct plug_sched_data {
57 /* If true, the dequeue function releases all packets
58 * from head to end of the queue. The queue turns into
59 * a pass-through queue for newly arriving packets.
61 bool unplug_indefinite;
65 /* Queue Limit in bytes */
68 /* Number of packets (output) from the current speculatively
71 u32 pkts_current_epoch;
73 /* Number of packets corresponding to the recently finished
74 * epoch. These will be released when we receive a
75 * TCQ_PLUG_RELEASE_ONE command. This command is typically
76 * issued after committing a checkpoint at the target.
81 * Number of packets from the head of the queue, that can
82 * be released (committed checkpoint).
87 static int plug_enqueue(struct sk_buff *skb, struct Qdisc *sch,
88 struct sk_buff **to_free)
90 struct plug_sched_data *q = qdisc_priv(sch);
92 if (likely(sch->qstats.backlog + skb->len <= q->limit)) {
93 if (!q->unplug_indefinite)
94 q->pkts_current_epoch++;
95 return qdisc_enqueue_tail(skb, sch);
98 return qdisc_drop(skb, sch, to_free);
101 static struct sk_buff *plug_dequeue(struct Qdisc *sch)
103 struct plug_sched_data *q = qdisc_priv(sch);
108 if (!q->unplug_indefinite) {
109 if (!q->pkts_to_release) {
110 /* No more packets to dequeue. Block the queue
111 * and wait for the next release command.
116 q->pkts_to_release--;
119 return qdisc_dequeue_head(sch);
122 static int plug_init(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
123 struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
125 struct plug_sched_data *q = qdisc_priv(sch);
127 q->pkts_current_epoch = 0;
128 q->pkts_last_epoch = 0;
129 q->pkts_to_release = 0;
130 q->unplug_indefinite = false;
133 q->limit = qdisc_dev(sch)->tx_queue_len
134 * psched_mtu(qdisc_dev(sch));
136 struct tc_plug_qopt *ctl = nla_data(opt);
138 if (nla_len(opt) < sizeof(*ctl))
141 q->limit = ctl->limit;
148 /* Receives 4 types of messages:
149 * TCQ_PLUG_BUFFER: Inset a plug into the queue and
150 * buffer any incoming packets
151 * TCQ_PLUG_RELEASE_ONE: Dequeue packets from queue head
152 * to beginning of the next plug.
153 * TCQ_PLUG_RELEASE_INDEFINITE: Dequeue all packets from queue.
154 * Stop buffering packets until the next TCQ_PLUG_BUFFER
155 * command is received (just act as a pass-thru queue).
156 * TCQ_PLUG_LIMIT: Increase/decrease queue size
158 static int plug_change(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
159 struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
161 struct plug_sched_data *q = qdisc_priv(sch);
162 struct tc_plug_qopt *msg;
165 if (nla_len(opt) < sizeof(*msg))
168 switch (msg->action) {
169 case TCQ_PLUG_BUFFER:
170 /* Save size of the current buffer */
171 q->pkts_last_epoch = q->pkts_current_epoch;
172 q->pkts_current_epoch = 0;
173 if (q->unplug_indefinite)
175 q->unplug_indefinite = false;
177 case TCQ_PLUG_RELEASE_ONE:
178 /* Add packets from the last complete buffer to the
179 * packets to be released set.
181 q->pkts_to_release += q->pkts_last_epoch;
182 q->pkts_last_epoch = 0;
183 q->throttled = false;
184 netif_schedule_queue(sch->dev_queue);
186 case TCQ_PLUG_RELEASE_INDEFINITE:
187 q->unplug_indefinite = true;
188 q->pkts_to_release = 0;
189 q->pkts_last_epoch = 0;
190 q->pkts_current_epoch = 0;
191 q->throttled = false;
192 netif_schedule_queue(sch->dev_queue);
195 /* Limit is supplied in bytes */
196 q->limit = msg->limit;
205 static struct Qdisc_ops plug_qdisc_ops __read_mostly = {
207 .priv_size = sizeof(struct plug_sched_data),
208 .enqueue = plug_enqueue,
209 .dequeue = plug_dequeue,
210 .peek = qdisc_peek_dequeued,
212 .change = plug_change,
213 .reset = qdisc_reset_queue,
214 .owner = THIS_MODULE,
217 static int __init plug_module_init(void)
219 return register_qdisc(&plug_qdisc_ops);
222 static void __exit plug_module_exit(void)
224 unregister_qdisc(&plug_qdisc_ops);
226 module_init(plug_module_init)
227 module_exit(plug_module_exit)
228 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");