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authorChristian Lamparter <chunkeey@googlemail.com>2010-08-05 01:36:41 +0200
committerJohn W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>2010-08-16 15:26:39 -0400
commit2bff8ebf32a7c5ec9e5f5eeffef94a8cb622f5f0 (patch)
treeba1a904e56eb202481c039d28a0d769d4bcf796f
parent071d9ac253ff51154beb7e33967168e30bc96053 (diff)
mac80211: AMPDU rx reorder timeout timer
This patch introduces a new timer, which will release queued-up MPDUs from the reorder buffer, whenever they've waited for more than HT_RX_REORDER_BUF_TIMEOUT (which is at around 100 ms). The advantage of having a dedicated timer, instead of relying on a constant stream of freshly arriving aMPDUs to release the old ones, is particularly observable when even a small fraction of MPDUs are forever lost at low network speeds. Previously under these circumstances frames would become stuck in the reorder buffer and the network stack of both HT peers throttled back, instead of revving up and gunning the pipes. Signed-off-by: Christian Lamparter <chunkeey@googlemail.com> Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
-rw-r--r--net/mac80211/agg-rx.c22
-rw-r--r--net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h1
-rw-r--r--net/mac80211/rx.c70
-rw-r--r--net/mac80211/sta_info.h16
4 files changed, 97 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/net/mac80211/agg-rx.c b/net/mac80211/agg-rx.c
index 965b272499f..58eab9e8e4e 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/agg-rx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/agg-rx.c
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ void ___ieee80211_stop_rx_ba_session(struct sta_info *sta, u16 tid,
tid, 0, reason);
del_timer_sync(&tid_rx->session_timer);
+ del_timer_sync(&tid_rx->reorder_timer);
call_rcu(&tid_rx->rcu_head, ieee80211_free_tid_rx);
}
@@ -120,6 +121,20 @@ static void sta_rx_agg_session_timer_expired(unsigned long data)
ieee80211_queue_work(&sta->local->hw, &sta->ampdu_mlme.work);
}
+static void sta_rx_agg_reorder_timer_expired(unsigned long data)
+{
+ u8 *ptid = (u8 *)data;
+ u8 *timer_to_id = ptid - *ptid;
+ struct sta_info *sta = container_of(timer_to_id, struct sta_info,
+ timer_to_tid[0]);
+
+ rcu_read_lock();
+ spin_lock(&sta->lock);
+ ieee80211_release_reorder_timeout(sta, *ptid);
+ spin_unlock(&sta->lock);
+ rcu_read_unlock();
+}
+
static void ieee80211_send_addba_resp(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata, u8 *da, u16 tid,
u8 dialog_token, u16 status, u16 policy,
u16 buf_size, u16 timeout)
@@ -251,11 +266,18 @@ void ieee80211_process_addba_request(struct ieee80211_local *local,
goto end;
}
+ spin_lock_init(&tid_agg_rx->reorder_lock);
+
/* rx timer */
tid_agg_rx->session_timer.function = sta_rx_agg_session_timer_expired;
tid_agg_rx->session_timer.data = (unsigned long)&sta->timer_to_tid[tid];
init_timer(&tid_agg_rx->session_timer);
+ /* rx reorder timer */
+ tid_agg_rx->reorder_timer.function = sta_rx_agg_reorder_timer_expired;
+ tid_agg_rx->reorder_timer.data = (unsigned long)&sta->timer_to_tid[tid];
+ init_timer(&tid_agg_rx->reorder_timer);
+
/* prepare reordering buffer */
tid_agg_rx->reorder_buf =
kcalloc(buf_size, sizeof(struct sk_buff *), GFP_ATOMIC);
diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
index fb4363e148f..b44e03a02da 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
@@ -1136,6 +1136,7 @@ void ieee80211_start_tx_ba_cb(struct ieee80211_vif *vif, u8 *ra, u16 tid);
void ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_cb(struct ieee80211_vif *vif, u8 *ra, u8 tid);
void ieee80211_ba_session_work(struct work_struct *work);
void ieee80211_tx_ba_session_handle_start(struct sta_info *sta, int tid);
+void ieee80211_release_reorder_timeout(struct sta_info *sta, int tid);
/* Spectrum management */
void ieee80211_process_measurement_req(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
diff --git a/net/mac80211/rx.c b/net/mac80211/rx.c
index d5b91b6eb12..f24a0a1cff1 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rx.c
@@ -572,6 +572,8 @@ static void ieee80211_release_reorder_frames(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
* frames that have not yet been received are assumed to be lost and the skb
* can be released for processing. This may also release other skb's from the
* reorder buffer if there are no additional gaps between the frames.
+ *
+ * Callers must hold tid_agg_rx->reorder_lock.
*/
#define HT_RX_REORDER_BUF_TIMEOUT (HZ / 10)
@@ -579,7 +581,7 @@ static void ieee80211_sta_reorder_release(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
struct tid_ampdu_rx *tid_agg_rx,
struct sk_buff_head *frames)
{
- int index;
+ int index, j;
/* release the buffer until next missing frame */
index = seq_sub(tid_agg_rx->head_seq_num, tid_agg_rx->ssn) %
@@ -590,7 +592,6 @@ static void ieee80211_sta_reorder_release(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
* No buffers ready to be released, but check whether any
* frames in the reorder buffer have timed out.
*/
- int j;
int skipped = 1;
for (j = (index + 1) % tid_agg_rx->buf_size; j != index;
j = (j + 1) % tid_agg_rx->buf_size) {
@@ -600,7 +601,7 @@ static void ieee80211_sta_reorder_release(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
}
if (!time_after(jiffies, tid_agg_rx->reorder_time[j] +
HT_RX_REORDER_BUF_TIMEOUT))
- break;
+ goto set_release_timer;
#ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_HT_DEBUG
if (net_ratelimit())
@@ -624,6 +625,25 @@ static void ieee80211_sta_reorder_release(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
index = seq_sub(tid_agg_rx->head_seq_num, tid_agg_rx->ssn) %
tid_agg_rx->buf_size;
}
+
+ if (tid_agg_rx->stored_mpdu_num) {
+ j = index = seq_sub(tid_agg_rx->head_seq_num,
+ tid_agg_rx->ssn) % tid_agg_rx->buf_size;
+
+ for (; j != (index - 1) % tid_agg_rx->buf_size;
+ j = (j + 1) % tid_agg_rx->buf_size) {
+ if (tid_agg_rx->reorder_buf[j])
+ break;
+ }
+
+ set_release_timer:
+
+ mod_timer(&tid_agg_rx->reorder_timer,
+ tid_agg_rx->reorder_time[j] +
+ HT_RX_REORDER_BUF_TIMEOUT);
+ } else {
+ del_timer(&tid_agg_rx->reorder_timer);
+ }
}
/*
@@ -641,14 +661,16 @@ static bool ieee80211_sta_manage_reorder_buf(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
u16 mpdu_seq_num = (sc & IEEE80211_SCTL_SEQ) >> 4;
u16 head_seq_num, buf_size;
int index;
+ bool ret = true;
buf_size = tid_agg_rx->buf_size;
head_seq_num = tid_agg_rx->head_seq_num;
+ spin_lock(&tid_agg_rx->reorder_lock);
/* frame with out of date sequence number */
if (seq_less(mpdu_seq_num, head_seq_num)) {
dev_kfree_skb(skb);
- return true;
+ goto out;
}
/*
@@ -669,7 +691,7 @@ static bool ieee80211_sta_manage_reorder_buf(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
/* check if we already stored this frame */
if (tid_agg_rx->reorder_buf[index]) {
dev_kfree_skb(skb);
- return true;
+ goto out;
}
/*
@@ -679,7 +701,8 @@ static bool ieee80211_sta_manage_reorder_buf(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
if (mpdu_seq_num == tid_agg_rx->head_seq_num &&
tid_agg_rx->stored_mpdu_num == 0) {
tid_agg_rx->head_seq_num = seq_inc(tid_agg_rx->head_seq_num);
- return false;
+ ret = false;
+ goto out;
}
/* put the frame in the reordering buffer */
@@ -688,7 +711,9 @@ static bool ieee80211_sta_manage_reorder_buf(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
tid_agg_rx->stored_mpdu_num++;
ieee80211_sta_reorder_release(hw, tid_agg_rx, frames);
- return true;
+ out:
+ spin_unlock(&tid_agg_rx->reorder_lock);
+ return ret;
}
/*
@@ -2387,6 +2412,37 @@ static void ieee80211_invoke_rx_handlers(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
#undef CALL_RXH
}
+/*
+ * This function makes calls into the RX path. Therefore the
+ * caller must hold the sta_info->lock and everything has to
+ * be under rcu_read_lock protection as well.
+ */
+void ieee80211_release_reorder_timeout(struct sta_info *sta, int tid)
+{
+ struct sk_buff_head frames;
+ struct ieee80211_rx_data rx = { };
+
+ __skb_queue_head_init(&frames);
+
+ /* construct rx struct */
+ rx.sta = sta;
+ rx.sdata = sta->sdata;
+ rx.local = sta->local;
+ rx.queue = tid;
+ rx.flags |= IEEE80211_RX_RA_MATCH;
+
+ if (unlikely(test_bit(SCAN_HW_SCANNING, &sta->local->scanning) ||
+ test_bit(SCAN_OFF_CHANNEL, &sta->local->scanning)))
+ rx.flags |= IEEE80211_RX_IN_SCAN;
+
+ spin_lock(&sta->ampdu_mlme.tid_rx[tid]->reorder_lock);
+ ieee80211_sta_reorder_release(&sta->local->hw,
+ sta->ampdu_mlme.tid_rx[tid], &frames);
+ spin_unlock(&sta->ampdu_mlme.tid_rx[tid]->reorder_lock);
+
+ ieee80211_rx_handlers(&rx, &frames);
+}
+
/* main receive path */
static int prepare_for_handlers(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
diff --git a/net/mac80211/sta_info.h b/net/mac80211/sta_info.h
index 54262e72376..810c5ce9831 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/sta_info.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/sta_info.h
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ struct tid_ampdu_tx {
* @reorder_buf: buffer to reorder incoming aggregated MPDUs
* @reorder_time: jiffies when skb was added
* @session_timer: check if peer keeps Tx-ing on the TID (by timeout value)
+ * @reorder_timer: releases expired frames from the reorder buffer.
* @head_seq_num: head sequence number in reordering buffer.
* @stored_mpdu_num: number of MPDUs in reordering buffer
* @ssn: Starting Sequence Number expected to be aggregated.
@@ -110,20 +111,25 @@ struct tid_ampdu_tx {
* @timeout: reset timer value (in TUs).
* @dialog_token: dialog token for aggregation session
* @rcu_head: RCU head used for freeing this struct
+ * @reorder_lock: serializes access to reorder buffer, see below.
*
* This structure is protected by RCU and the per-station
* spinlock. Assignments to the array holding it must hold
- * the spinlock, only the RX path can access it under RCU
- * lock-free. The RX path, since it is single-threaded,
- * can even modify the structure without locking since the
- * only other modifications to it are done when the struct
- * can not yet or no longer be found by the RX path.
+ * the spinlock.
+ *
+ * The @reorder_lock is used to protect the variables and
+ * arrays such as @reorder_buf, @reorder_time, @head_seq_num,
+ * @stored_mpdu_num and @reorder_time from being corrupted by
+ * concurrent access of the RX path and the expired frame
+ * release timer.
*/
struct tid_ampdu_rx {
struct rcu_head rcu_head;
+ spinlock_t reorder_lock;
struct sk_buff **reorder_buf;
unsigned long *reorder_time;
struct timer_list session_timer;
+ struct timer_list reorder_timer;
u16 head_seq_num;
u16 stored_mpdu_num;
u16 ssn;