[Cake] progress? dual-src/dsthost unfairness

Pete Heist pete at heistp.net
Thu Feb 14 14:00:25 EST 2019


Thanks for the work on this George! That’s a nice step forward for Cake’s fairness with bi-directional traffic. :)

I’ll try some tests when I get a chance...

> On Feb 14, 2019, at 7:02 PM, George Amanakis <gamanakis at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I tried Toke's and Jonathan's suggestion, dropping the
> sparse_flow_count. Tthe results are the same (fairness).
> In a hash collision in this patch the host_bulk_flow_count is not updated,
> does this make sense?
> 
> -------------------8<-------------------
> Client A:
> Data file written to ./tcp_8down-2019-02-14T115248.702453.flent.gz.
> Summary of tcp_8down test run at 2019-02-14 16:52:48.702453:
> 
>                             avg       median          # data pts
> Ping (ms) ICMP   :         0.78         0.69 ms              341
> TCP download avg :         6.00         5.81 Mbits/s         301
> TCP download sum :        48.00        46.51 Mbits/s         301
> TCP download::1  :         6.00         5.82 Mbits/s         297
> TCP download::2  :         5.99         5.82 Mbits/s         297
> TCP download::3  :         6.00         5.82 Mbits/s         297
> TCP download::4  :         6.00         5.82 Mbits/s         297
> TCP download::5  :         6.00         5.82 Mbits/s         297
> TCP download::6  :         6.00         5.82 Mbits/s         298
> TCP download::7  :         6.01         5.82 Mbits/s         297
> TCP download::8  :         6.00         5.82 Mbits/s         298
> Data file written to ./tcp_1up-2019-02-14T115249.700445.flent.gz.
> Summary of tcp_1up test run at 2019-02-14 16:52:49.700445:
> 
>                           avg       median          # data pts
> Ping (ms) ICMP :         0.79         0.69 ms              341
> TCP upload     :        47.69        46.33 Mbits/s         266
> 
> 
> 
> Client B:
> Data file written to ./tcp_1down-2019-02-14T115250.817948.flent.gz.
> Summary of tcp_1down test run at 2019-02-14 16:52:50.817948:
> 
>                           avg       median          # data pts
> Ping (ms) ICMP :         0.83         0.69 ms              341
> TCP download   :        47.82        46.57 Mbits/s         300
> Data file written to ./tcp_8up-2019-02-14T115251.710755.flent.gz.
> Summary of tcp_8up test run at 2019-02-14 16:52:51.710755:
> 
>                           avg       median          # data pts
> Ping (ms) ICMP :         0.78         0.69 ms              341
> TCP upload avg :         5.99         5.79 Mbits/s         301
> TCP upload sum :        47.88        46.30 Mbits/s         301
> TCP upload::1  :         5.98         5.81 Mbits/s         224
> TCP upload::2  :         5.99         5.82 Mbits/s         224
> TCP upload::3  :         5.98         5.77 Mbits/s         219
> TCP upload::4  :         5.98         5.82 Mbits/s         224
> TCP upload::5  :         5.99         5.77 Mbits/s         218
> TCP upload::6  :         5.99         5.77 Mbits/s         221
> TCP upload::7  :         5.98         5.77 Mbits/s         219
> TCP upload::8  :         5.99         5.77 Mbits/s         221
> -------------------8<-------------------
> 
> 
> ---
> sch_cake.c | 84 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------
> 1 file changed, 55 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/sch_cake.c b/sch_cake.c
> index d434ae0..ed3fbd9 100644
> --- a/sch_cake.c
> +++ b/sch_cake.c
> @@ -146,8 +146,8 @@ struct cake_flow {
> struct cake_host {
> 	u32 srchost_tag;
> 	u32 dsthost_tag;
> -	u16 srchost_refcnt;
> -	u16 dsthost_refcnt;
> +	u16 srchost_bulk_flow_count;
> +	u16 dsthost_bulk_flow_count;
> };
> 
> struct cake_heap_entry {
> @@ -844,8 +844,6 @@ skip_hash:
> 		 * queue, accept the collision, update the host tags.
> 		 */
> 		q->way_collisions++;
> -		q->hosts[q->flows[reduced_hash].srchost].srchost_refcnt--;
> -		q->hosts[q->flows[reduced_hash].dsthost].dsthost_refcnt--;
> 		allocate_src = cake_dsrc(flow_mode);
> 		allocate_dst = cake_ddst(flow_mode);
> found:
> @@ -865,13 +863,12 @@ found:
> 			}
> 			for (i = 0; i < CAKE_SET_WAYS;
> 				i++, k = (k + 1) % CAKE_SET_WAYS) {
> -				if (!q->hosts[outer_hash + k].srchost_refcnt)
> +				if (!q->hosts[outer_hash + k].srchost_bulk_flow_count)
> 					break;
> 			}
> 			q->hosts[outer_hash + k].srchost_tag = srchost_hash;
> found_src:
> 			srchost_idx = outer_hash + k;
> -			q->hosts[srchost_idx].srchost_refcnt++;
> 			q->flows[reduced_hash].srchost = srchost_idx;
> 		}
> 
> @@ -887,13 +884,12 @@ found_src:
> 			}
> 			for (i = 0; i < CAKE_SET_WAYS;
> 			     i++, k = (k + 1) % CAKE_SET_WAYS) {
> -				if (!q->hosts[outer_hash + k].dsthost_refcnt)
> +				if (!q->hosts[outer_hash + k].dsthost_bulk_flow_count)
> 					break;
> 			}
> 			q->hosts[outer_hash + k].dsthost_tag = dsthost_hash;
> found_dst:
> 			dsthost_idx = outer_hash + k;
> -			q->hosts[dsthost_idx].dsthost_refcnt++;
> 			q->flows[reduced_hash].dsthost = dsthost_idx;
> 		}
> 	}
> @@ -1913,20 +1909,30 @@ static s32 cake_enqueue(struct sk_buff *skb, struct Qdisc *sch,
> 		b->sparse_flow_count++;
> 
> 		if (cake_dsrc(q->flow_mode))
> -			host_load = max(host_load, srchost->srchost_refcnt);
> +			host_load = max(host_load, srchost->srchost_bulk_flow_count);
> 
> 		if (cake_ddst(q->flow_mode))
> -			host_load = max(host_load, dsthost->dsthost_refcnt);
> +			host_load = max(host_load, dsthost->dsthost_bulk_flow_count);
> 
> 		flow->deficit = (b->flow_quantum *
> 				 quantum_div[host_load]) >> 16;
> 	} else if (flow->set == CAKE_SET_SPARSE_WAIT) {
> +		struct cake_host *srchost = &b->hosts[flow->srchost];
> +		struct cake_host *dsthost = &b->hosts[flow->dsthost];
> +
> 		/* this flow was empty, accounted as a sparse flow, but actually
> 		 * in the bulk rotation.
> 		 */
> 		flow->set = CAKE_SET_BULK;
> 		b->sparse_flow_count--;
> 		b->bulk_flow_count++;
> +
> +		if (cake_dsrc(q->flow_mode))
> +			srchost->srchost_bulk_flow_count++;
> +
> +		if (cake_ddst(q->flow_mode))
> +			dsthost->dsthost_bulk_flow_count++;
> +
> 	}
> 
> 	if (q->buffer_used > q->buffer_max_used)
> @@ -2097,23 +2103,8 @@ retry:
> 	dsthost = &b->hosts[flow->dsthost];
> 	host_load = 1;
> 
> -	if (cake_dsrc(q->flow_mode))
> -		host_load = max(host_load, srchost->srchost_refcnt);
> -
> -	if (cake_ddst(q->flow_mode))
> -		host_load = max(host_load, dsthost->dsthost_refcnt);
> -
> -	WARN_ON(host_load > CAKE_QUEUES);
> -
> 	/* flow isolation (DRR++) */
> 	if (flow->deficit <= 0) {
> -		/* The shifted prandom_u32() is a way to apply dithering to
> -		 * avoid accumulating roundoff errors
> -		 */
> -		flow->deficit += (b->flow_quantum * quantum_div[host_load] +
> -				  (prandom_u32() >> 16)) >> 16;
> -		list_move_tail(&flow->flowchain, &b->old_flows);
> -
> 		/* Keep all flows with deficits out of the sparse and decaying
> 		 * rotations.  No non-empty flow can go into the decaying
> 		 * rotation, so they can't get deficits
> @@ -2122,6 +2113,13 @@ retry:
> 			if (flow->head) {
> 				b->sparse_flow_count--;
> 				b->bulk_flow_count++;
> +
> +				if (cake_dsrc(q->flow_mode))
> +					srchost->srchost_bulk_flow_count++;
> +
> +				if (cake_ddst(q->flow_mode))
> +					dsthost->dsthost_bulk_flow_count++;
> +
> 				flow->set = CAKE_SET_BULK;
> 			} else {
> 				/* we've moved it to the bulk rotation for
> @@ -2131,6 +2129,22 @@ retry:
> 				flow->set = CAKE_SET_SPARSE_WAIT;
> 			}
> 		}
> +
> +		if (cake_dsrc(q->flow_mode))
> +			host_load = max(host_load, srchost->srchost_bulk_flow_count);
> +
> +		if (cake_ddst(q->flow_mode))
> +			host_load = max(host_load, dsthost->dsthost_bulk_flow_count);
> +
> +		WARN_ON(host_load > CAKE_QUEUES);
> +
> +		/* The shifted prandom_u32() is a way to apply dithering to
> +		 * avoid accumulating roundoff errors
> +		 */
> +		flow->deficit += (b->flow_quantum * quantum_div[host_load] +
> +				  (prandom_u32() >> 16)) >> 16;
> +		list_move_tail(&flow->flowchain, &b->old_flows);
> +
> 		goto retry;
> 	}
> 
> @@ -2151,6 +2165,13 @@ retry:
> 					       &b->decaying_flows);
> 				if (flow->set == CAKE_SET_BULK) {
> 					b->bulk_flow_count--;
> +
> +					if (cake_dsrc(q->flow_mode))
> +						srchost->srchost_bulk_flow_count--;
> +
> +					if (cake_ddst(q->flow_mode))
> +						dsthost->dsthost_bulk_flow_count--;
> +
> 					b->decaying_flow_count++;
> 				} else if (flow->set == CAKE_SET_SPARSE ||
> 					   flow->set == CAKE_SET_SPARSE_WAIT) {
> @@ -2164,14 +2185,19 @@ retry:
> 				if (flow->set == CAKE_SET_SPARSE ||
> 				    flow->set == CAKE_SET_SPARSE_WAIT)
> 					b->sparse_flow_count--;
> -				else if (flow->set == CAKE_SET_BULK)
> +				else if (flow->set == CAKE_SET_BULK) {
> 					b->bulk_flow_count--;
> -				else
> +
> +					if (cake_dsrc(q->flow_mode))
> +						srchost->srchost_bulk_flow_count--;
> +
> +					if (cake_ddst(q->flow_mode))
> +						dsthost->dsthost_bulk_flow_count--;
> +
> +				} else
> 					b->decaying_flow_count--;
> 
> 				flow->set = CAKE_SET_NONE;
> -				srchost->srchost_refcnt--;
> -				dsthost->dsthost_refcnt--;
> 			}
> 			goto begin;
> 		}
> -- 
> 2.20.1
> 
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