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1/* Copyright (C) 2013 Cisco Systems, Inc, 2013.
2 *
3 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
4 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
5 * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
6 * of the License.
7 *
8 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
9 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
10 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
11 * GNU General Public License for more details.
12 *
13 * Author: Vijay Subramanian <vijaynsu@cisco.com>
14 * Author: Mythili Prabhu <mysuryan@cisco.com>
15 *
16 * ECN support is added by Naeem Khademi <naeemk@ifi.uio.no>
17 * University of Oslo, Norway.
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18 *
19 * References:
24ed4900 20 * RFC 8033: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8033
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21 */
22
23#include <linux/module.h>
24#include <linux/slab.h>
25#include <linux/types.h>
26#include <linux/kernel.h>
27#include <linux/errno.h>
28#include <linux/skbuff.h>
29#include <net/pkt_sched.h>
30#include <net/inet_ecn.h>
31
57509003 32#define QUEUE_THRESHOLD 16384
d4b36210 33#define DQCOUNT_INVALID -1
3f7ae5f3 34#define MAX_PROB 0xffffffffffffffff
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35#define PIE_SCALE 8
36
37/* parameters used */
38struct pie_params {
39 psched_time_t target; /* user specified target delay in pschedtime */
40 u32 tupdate; /* timer frequency (in jiffies) */
41 u32 limit; /* number of packets that can be enqueued */
219e288e 42 u32 alpha; /* alpha and beta are between 0 and 32 */
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43 u32 beta; /* and are used for shift relative to 1 */
44 bool ecn; /* true if ecn is enabled */
45 bool bytemode; /* to scale drop early prob based on pkt size */
46};
47
48/* variables used */
49struct pie_vars {
3f7ae5f3 50 u64 prob; /* probability but scaled by u64 limit. */
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51 psched_time_t burst_time;
52 psched_time_t qdelay;
53 psched_time_t qdelay_old;
54 u64 dq_count; /* measured in bytes */
55 psched_time_t dq_tstamp; /* drain rate */
95400b97 56 u64 accu_prob; /* accumulated drop probability */
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57 u32 avg_dq_rate; /* bytes per pschedtime tick,scaled */
58 u32 qlen_old; /* in bytes */
95400b97 59 u8 accu_prob_overflows; /* overflows of accu_prob */
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60};
61
62/* statistics gathering */
63struct pie_stats {
64 u32 packets_in; /* total number of packets enqueued */
65 u32 dropped; /* packets dropped due to pie_action */
66 u32 overlimit; /* dropped due to lack of space in queue */
67 u32 maxq; /* maximum queue size */
68 u32 ecn_mark; /* packets marked with ECN */
69};
70
71/* private data for the Qdisc */
72struct pie_sched_data {
73 struct pie_params params;
74 struct pie_vars vars;
75 struct pie_stats stats;
76 struct timer_list adapt_timer;
cdeabbb8 77 struct Qdisc *sch;
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78};
79
80static void pie_params_init(struct pie_params *params)
81{
82 params->alpha = 2;
83 params->beta = 20;
29daa855 84 params->tupdate = usecs_to_jiffies(15 * USEC_PER_MSEC); /* 15 ms */
d4b36210 85 params->limit = 1000; /* default of 1000 packets */
abde7920 86 params->target = PSCHED_NS2TICKS(15 * NSEC_PER_MSEC); /* 15 ms */
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87 params->ecn = false;
88 params->bytemode = false;
89}
90
91static void pie_vars_init(struct pie_vars *vars)
92{
93 vars->dq_count = DQCOUNT_INVALID;
95400b97 94 vars->accu_prob = 0;
d4b36210 95 vars->avg_dq_rate = 0;
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96 /* default of 150 ms in pschedtime */
97 vars->burst_time = PSCHED_NS2TICKS(150 * NSEC_PER_MSEC);
95400b97 98 vars->accu_prob_overflows = 0;
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99}
100
101static bool drop_early(struct Qdisc *sch, u32 packet_size)
102{
103 struct pie_sched_data *q = qdisc_priv(sch);
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104 u64 rnd;
105 u64 local_prob = q->vars.prob;
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106 u32 mtu = psched_mtu(qdisc_dev(sch));
107
108 /* If there is still burst allowance left skip random early drop */
109 if (q->vars.burst_time > 0)
110 return false;
111
112 /* If current delay is less than half of target, and
113 * if drop prob is low already, disable early_drop
114 */
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115 if ((q->vars.qdelay < q->params.target / 2) &&
116 (q->vars.prob < MAX_PROB / 5))
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117 return false;
118
119 /* If we have fewer than 2 mtu-sized packets, disable drop_early,
120 * similar to min_th in RED
121 */
122 if (sch->qstats.backlog < 2 * mtu)
123 return false;
124
125 /* If bytemode is turned on, use packet size to compute new
126 * probablity. Smaller packets will have lower drop prob in this case
127 */
128 if (q->params.bytemode && packet_size <= mtu)
3f7ae5f3 129 local_prob = (u64)packet_size * div_u64(local_prob, mtu);
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130 else
131 local_prob = q->vars.prob;
132
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133 if (local_prob == 0) {
134 q->vars.accu_prob = 0;
135 q->vars.accu_prob_overflows = 0;
136 }
137
138 if (local_prob > MAX_PROB - q->vars.accu_prob)
139 q->vars.accu_prob_overflows++;
140
141 q->vars.accu_prob += local_prob;
142
143 if (q->vars.accu_prob_overflows == 0 &&
144 q->vars.accu_prob < (MAX_PROB / 100) * 85)
145 return false;
146 if (q->vars.accu_prob_overflows == 8 &&
147 q->vars.accu_prob >= MAX_PROB / 2)
148 return true;
149
3f7ae5f3 150 prandom_bytes(&rnd, 8);
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151 if (rnd < local_prob) {
152 q->vars.accu_prob = 0;
153 q->vars.accu_prob_overflows = 0;
d4b36210 154 return true;
95400b97 155 }
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156
157 return false;
158}
159
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160static int pie_qdisc_enqueue(struct sk_buff *skb, struct Qdisc *sch,
161 struct sk_buff **to_free)
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162{
163 struct pie_sched_data *q = qdisc_priv(sch);
164 bool enqueue = false;
165
166 if (unlikely(qdisc_qlen(sch) >= sch->limit)) {
167 q->stats.overlimit++;
168 goto out;
169 }
170
171 if (!drop_early(sch, skb->len)) {
172 enqueue = true;
173 } else if (q->params.ecn && (q->vars.prob <= MAX_PROB / 10) &&
174 INET_ECN_set_ce(skb)) {
175 /* If packet is ecn capable, mark it if drop probability
176 * is lower than 10%, else drop it.
177 */
178 q->stats.ecn_mark++;
179 enqueue = true;
180 }
181
182 /* we can enqueue the packet */
183 if (enqueue) {
184 q->stats.packets_in++;
185 if (qdisc_qlen(sch) > q->stats.maxq)
186 q->stats.maxq = qdisc_qlen(sch);
187
188 return qdisc_enqueue_tail(skb, sch);
189 }
190
191out:
192 q->stats.dropped++;
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193 q->vars.accu_prob = 0;
194 q->vars.accu_prob_overflows = 0;
520ac30f 195 return qdisc_drop(skb, sch, to_free);
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196}
197
198static const struct nla_policy pie_policy[TCA_PIE_MAX + 1] = {
199 [TCA_PIE_TARGET] = {.type = NLA_U32},
200 [TCA_PIE_LIMIT] = {.type = NLA_U32},
201 [TCA_PIE_TUPDATE] = {.type = NLA_U32},
202 [TCA_PIE_ALPHA] = {.type = NLA_U32},
203 [TCA_PIE_BETA] = {.type = NLA_U32},
204 [TCA_PIE_ECN] = {.type = NLA_U32},
205 [TCA_PIE_BYTEMODE] = {.type = NLA_U32},
206};
207
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208static int pie_change(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
209 struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
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210{
211 struct pie_sched_data *q = qdisc_priv(sch);
212 struct nlattr *tb[TCA_PIE_MAX + 1];
2ccccf5f 213 unsigned int qlen, dropped = 0;
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214 int err;
215
216 if (!opt)
217 return -EINVAL;
218
fceb6435 219 err = nla_parse_nested(tb, TCA_PIE_MAX, opt, pie_policy, NULL);
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220 if (err < 0)
221 return err;
222
223 sch_tree_lock(sch);
224
225 /* convert from microseconds to pschedtime */
226 if (tb[TCA_PIE_TARGET]) {
227 /* target is in us */
228 u32 target = nla_get_u32(tb[TCA_PIE_TARGET]);
229
230 /* convert to pschedtime */
231 q->params.target = PSCHED_NS2TICKS((u64)target * NSEC_PER_USEC);
232 }
233
234 /* tupdate is in jiffies */
235 if (tb[TCA_PIE_TUPDATE])
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236 q->params.tupdate =
237 usecs_to_jiffies(nla_get_u32(tb[TCA_PIE_TUPDATE]));
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238
239 if (tb[TCA_PIE_LIMIT]) {
240 u32 limit = nla_get_u32(tb[TCA_PIE_LIMIT]);
241
242 q->params.limit = limit;
243 sch->limit = limit;
244 }
245
246 if (tb[TCA_PIE_ALPHA])
247 q->params.alpha = nla_get_u32(tb[TCA_PIE_ALPHA]);
248
249 if (tb[TCA_PIE_BETA])
250 q->params.beta = nla_get_u32(tb[TCA_PIE_BETA]);
251
252 if (tb[TCA_PIE_ECN])
253 q->params.ecn = nla_get_u32(tb[TCA_PIE_ECN]);
254
255 if (tb[TCA_PIE_BYTEMODE])
256 q->params.bytemode = nla_get_u32(tb[TCA_PIE_BYTEMODE]);
257
258 /* Drop excess packets if new limit is lower */
259 qlen = sch->q.qlen;
260 while (sch->q.qlen > sch->limit) {
ed760cb8 261 struct sk_buff *skb = __qdisc_dequeue_head(&sch->q);
d4b36210 262
2ccccf5f 263 dropped += qdisc_pkt_len(skb);
25331d6c 264 qdisc_qstats_backlog_dec(sch, skb);
db4879d9 265 rtnl_qdisc_drop(skb, sch);
d4b36210 266 }
2ccccf5f 267 qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog(sch, qlen - sch->q.qlen, dropped);
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268
269 sch_tree_unlock(sch);
270 return 0;
271}
272
273static void pie_process_dequeue(struct Qdisc *sch, struct sk_buff *skb)
274{
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275 struct pie_sched_data *q = qdisc_priv(sch);
276 int qlen = sch->qstats.backlog; /* current queue size in bytes */
277
278 /* If current queue is about 10 packets or more and dq_count is unset
279 * we have enough packets to calculate the drain rate. Save
280 * current time as dq_tstamp and start measurement cycle.
281 */
282 if (qlen >= QUEUE_THRESHOLD && q->vars.dq_count == DQCOUNT_INVALID) {
283 q->vars.dq_tstamp = psched_get_time();
284 q->vars.dq_count = 0;
285 }
286
287 /* Calculate the average drain rate from this value. If queue length
288 * has receded to a small value viz., <= QUEUE_THRESHOLD bytes,reset
289 * the dq_count to -1 as we don't have enough packets to calculate the
290 * drain rate anymore The following if block is entered only when we
291 * have a substantial queue built up (QUEUE_THRESHOLD bytes or more)
292 * and we calculate the drain rate for the threshold here. dq_count is
293 * in bytes, time difference in psched_time, hence rate is in
294 * bytes/psched_time.
295 */
296 if (q->vars.dq_count != DQCOUNT_INVALID) {
297 q->vars.dq_count += skb->len;
298
299 if (q->vars.dq_count >= QUEUE_THRESHOLD) {
300 psched_time_t now = psched_get_time();
301 u32 dtime = now - q->vars.dq_tstamp;
302 u32 count = q->vars.dq_count << PIE_SCALE;
303
304 if (dtime == 0)
305 return;
306
307 count = count / dtime;
308
309 if (q->vars.avg_dq_rate == 0)
310 q->vars.avg_dq_rate = count;
311 else
312 q->vars.avg_dq_rate =
313 (q->vars.avg_dq_rate -
314 (q->vars.avg_dq_rate >> 3)) + (count >> 3);
315
316 /* If the queue has receded below the threshold, we hold
317 * on to the last drain rate calculated, else we reset
318 * dq_count to 0 to re-enter the if block when the next
319 * packet is dequeued
320 */
ac4a02c5 321 if (qlen < QUEUE_THRESHOLD) {
d4b36210 322 q->vars.dq_count = DQCOUNT_INVALID;
ac4a02c5 323 } else {
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324 q->vars.dq_count = 0;
325 q->vars.dq_tstamp = psched_get_time();
326 }
327
328 if (q->vars.burst_time > 0) {
329 if (q->vars.burst_time > dtime)
330 q->vars.burst_time -= dtime;
331 else
332 q->vars.burst_time = 0;
333 }
334 }
335 }
336}
337
338static void calculate_probability(struct Qdisc *sch)
339{
340 struct pie_sched_data *q = qdisc_priv(sch);
341 u32 qlen = sch->qstats.backlog; /* queue size in bytes */
342 psched_time_t qdelay = 0; /* in pschedtime */
343 psched_time_t qdelay_old = q->vars.qdelay; /* in pschedtime */
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344 s64 delta = 0; /* determines the change in probability */
345 u64 oldprob;
346 u64 alpha, beta;
347 u32 power;
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348 bool update_prob = true;
349
350 q->vars.qdelay_old = q->vars.qdelay;
351
352 if (q->vars.avg_dq_rate > 0)
353 qdelay = (qlen << PIE_SCALE) / q->vars.avg_dq_rate;
354 else
355 qdelay = 0;
356
357 /* If qdelay is zero and qlen is not, it means qlen is very small, less
358 * than dequeue_rate, so we do not update probabilty in this round
359 */
360 if (qdelay == 0 && qlen != 0)
361 update_prob = false;
362
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363 /* In the algorithm, alpha and beta are between 0 and 2 with typical
364 * value for alpha as 0.125. In this implementation, we use values 0-32
365 * passed from user space to represent this. Also, alpha and beta have
366 * unit of HZ and need to be scaled before they can used to update
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367 * probability. alpha/beta are updated locally below by scaling down
368 * by 16 to come to 0-2 range.
d4b36210 369 */
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370 alpha = ((u64)q->params.alpha * (MAX_PROB / PSCHED_TICKS_PER_SEC)) >> 4;
371 beta = ((u64)q->params.beta * (MAX_PROB / PSCHED_TICKS_PER_SEC)) >> 4;
372
373 /* We scale alpha and beta differently depending on how heavy the
374 * congestion is. Please see RFC 8033 for details.
375 */
376 if (q->vars.prob < MAX_PROB / 10) {
377 alpha >>= 1;
378 beta >>= 1;
379
380 power = 100;
381 while (q->vars.prob < div_u64(MAX_PROB, power) &&
382 power <= 1000000) {
383 alpha >>= 2;
384 beta >>= 2;
385 power *= 10;
386 }
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387 }
388
389 /* alpha and beta should be between 0 and 32, in multiples of 1/16 */
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390 delta += alpha * (u64)(qdelay - q->params.target);
391 delta += beta * (u64)(qdelay - qdelay_old);
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392
393 oldprob = q->vars.prob;
394
395 /* to ensure we increase probability in steps of no more than 2% */
3f7ae5f3 396 if (delta > (s64)(MAX_PROB / (100 / 2)) &&
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397 q->vars.prob >= MAX_PROB / 10)
398 delta = (MAX_PROB / 100) * 2;
399
400 /* Non-linear drop:
401 * Tune drop probability to increase quickly for high delays(>= 250ms)
402 * 250ms is derived through experiments and provides error protection
403 */
404
405 if (qdelay > (PSCHED_NS2TICKS(250 * NSEC_PER_MSEC)))
406 delta += MAX_PROB / (100 / 2);
407
408 q->vars.prob += delta;
409
410 if (delta > 0) {
411 /* prevent overflow */
412 if (q->vars.prob < oldprob) {
413 q->vars.prob = MAX_PROB;
414 /* Prevent normalization error. If probability is at
415 * maximum value already, we normalize it here, and
416 * skip the check to do a non-linear drop in the next
417 * section.
418 */
419 update_prob = false;
420 }
421 } else {
422 /* prevent underflow */
423 if (q->vars.prob > oldprob)
424 q->vars.prob = 0;
425 }
426
427 /* Non-linear drop in probability: Reduce drop probability quickly if
428 * delay is 0 for 2 consecutive Tupdate periods.
429 */
430
ac4a02c5 431 if (qdelay == 0 && qdelay_old == 0 && update_prob)
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432 /* Reduce drop probability to 98.4% */
433 q->vars.prob -= q->vars.prob / 64u;
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434
435 q->vars.qdelay = qdelay;
436 q->vars.qlen_old = qlen;
437
438 /* We restart the measurement cycle if the following conditions are met
439 * 1. If the delay has been low for 2 consecutive Tupdate periods
440 * 2. Calculated drop probability is zero
441 * 3. We have atleast one estimate for the avg_dq_rate ie.,
442 * is a non-zero value
443 */
444 if ((q->vars.qdelay < q->params.target / 2) &&
445 (q->vars.qdelay_old < q->params.target / 2) &&
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446 q->vars.prob == 0 &&
447 q->vars.avg_dq_rate > 0)
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448 pie_vars_init(&q->vars);
449}
450
cdeabbb8 451static void pie_timer(struct timer_list *t)
d4b36210 452{
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453 struct pie_sched_data *q = from_timer(q, t, adapt_timer);
454 struct Qdisc *sch = q->sch;
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455 spinlock_t *root_lock = qdisc_lock(qdisc_root_sleeping(sch));
456
457 spin_lock(root_lock);
458 calculate_probability(sch);
459
460 /* reset the timer to fire after 'tupdate'. tupdate is in jiffies. */
461 if (q->params.tupdate)
462 mod_timer(&q->adapt_timer, jiffies + q->params.tupdate);
463 spin_unlock(root_lock);
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464}
465
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466static int pie_init(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
467 struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
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468{
469 struct pie_sched_data *q = qdisc_priv(sch);
470
471 pie_params_init(&q->params);
472 pie_vars_init(&q->vars);
473 sch->limit = q->params.limit;
474
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475 q->sch = sch;
476 timer_setup(&q->adapt_timer, pie_timer, 0);
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477
478 if (opt) {
2030721c 479 int err = pie_change(sch, opt, extack);
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480
481 if (err)
482 return err;
483 }
484
d5610902 485 mod_timer(&q->adapt_timer, jiffies + HZ / 2);
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486 return 0;
487}
488
489static int pie_dump(struct Qdisc *sch, struct sk_buff *skb)
490{
491 struct pie_sched_data *q = qdisc_priv(sch);
492 struct nlattr *opts;
493
494 opts = nla_nest_start(skb, TCA_OPTIONS);
ac4a02c5 495 if (!opts)
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496 goto nla_put_failure;
497
498 /* convert target from pschedtime to us */
499 if (nla_put_u32(skb, TCA_PIE_TARGET,
ac4a02c5 500 ((u32)PSCHED_TICKS2NS(q->params.target)) /
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501 NSEC_PER_USEC) ||
502 nla_put_u32(skb, TCA_PIE_LIMIT, sch->limit) ||
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503 nla_put_u32(skb, TCA_PIE_TUPDATE,
504 jiffies_to_usecs(q->params.tupdate)) ||
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505 nla_put_u32(skb, TCA_PIE_ALPHA, q->params.alpha) ||
506 nla_put_u32(skb, TCA_PIE_BETA, q->params.beta) ||
507 nla_put_u32(skb, TCA_PIE_ECN, q->params.ecn) ||
508 nla_put_u32(skb, TCA_PIE_BYTEMODE, q->params.bytemode))
509 goto nla_put_failure;
510
511 return nla_nest_end(skb, opts);
512
513nla_put_failure:
514 nla_nest_cancel(skb, opts);
515 return -1;
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516}
517
518static int pie_dump_stats(struct Qdisc *sch, struct gnet_dump *d)
519{
520 struct pie_sched_data *q = qdisc_priv(sch);
521 struct tc_pie_xstats st = {
522 .prob = q->vars.prob,
ac4a02c5 523 .delay = ((u32)PSCHED_TICKS2NS(q->vars.qdelay)) /
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524 NSEC_PER_USEC,
525 /* unscale and return dq_rate in bytes per sec */
526 .avg_dq_rate = q->vars.avg_dq_rate *
527 (PSCHED_TICKS_PER_SEC) >> PIE_SCALE,
528 .packets_in = q->stats.packets_in,
529 .overlimit = q->stats.overlimit,
530 .maxq = q->stats.maxq,
531 .dropped = q->stats.dropped,
532 .ecn_mark = q->stats.ecn_mark,
533 };
534
535 return gnet_stats_copy_app(d, &st, sizeof(st));
536}
537
538static struct sk_buff *pie_qdisc_dequeue(struct Qdisc *sch)
539{
ac4a02c5 540 struct sk_buff *skb = qdisc_dequeue_head(sch);
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541
542 if (!skb)
543 return NULL;
544
545 pie_process_dequeue(sch, skb);
546 return skb;
547}
548
549static void pie_reset(struct Qdisc *sch)
550{
551 struct pie_sched_data *q = qdisc_priv(sch);
ac4a02c5 552
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553 qdisc_reset_queue(sch);
554 pie_vars_init(&q->vars);
555}
556
557static void pie_destroy(struct Qdisc *sch)
558{
559 struct pie_sched_data *q = qdisc_priv(sch);
ac4a02c5 560
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561 q->params.tupdate = 0;
562 del_timer_sync(&q->adapt_timer);
563}
564
565static struct Qdisc_ops pie_qdisc_ops __read_mostly = {
566 .id = "pie",
567 .priv_size = sizeof(struct pie_sched_data),
568 .enqueue = pie_qdisc_enqueue,
569 .dequeue = pie_qdisc_dequeue,
570 .peek = qdisc_peek_dequeued,
571 .init = pie_init,
572 .destroy = pie_destroy,
573 .reset = pie_reset,
574 .change = pie_change,
575 .dump = pie_dump,
576 .dump_stats = pie_dump_stats,
577 .owner = THIS_MODULE,
578};
579
580static int __init pie_module_init(void)
581{
582 return register_qdisc(&pie_qdisc_ops);
583}
584
585static void __exit pie_module_exit(void)
586{
587 unregister_qdisc(&pie_qdisc_ops);
588}
589
590module_init(pie_module_init);
591module_exit(pie_module_exit);
592
593MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Proportional Integral controller Enhanced (PIE) scheduler");
594MODULE_AUTHOR("Vijay Subramanian");
595MODULE_AUTHOR("Mythili Prabhu");
596MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");