mptcp: implement delegated actions

On MPTCP-level ack reception, the packet scheduler
may select a subflow other then the current one.

Prior to this commit we rely on the workqueue to trigger
action on such subflow.

This changeset introduces an infrastructure that allows
any MPTCP subflow to schedule actions (MPTCP xmit) on
others subflows without resorting to (multiple) process
reschedule.

A dummy NAPI instance is used instead. When MPTCP needs to
trigger action an a different subflow, it enqueues the target
subflow on the NAPI backlog and schedule such instance as needed.

The dummy NAPI poll method walks the sockets backlog and tries
to acquire the (BH) socket lock on each of them. If the socket
is owned by the user space, the action will be completed by
the sock release cb, otherwise push is started.

This change leverages the delegated action infrastructure
to avoid invoking the MPTCP worker to spool the pending data,
when the packet scheduler picks a subflow other then the one
currently processing the incoming MPTCP-level ack.

Additionally we further refine the subflow selection
invoking the packet scheduler for each chunk of data
even inside __mptcp_subflow_push_pending().

Reviewed-by: Mat Martineau <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni <[email protected]>

net/mptcp/protocol.c

@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ static struct percpu_counter mptcp_sockets_allocated;
 static void __mptcp_destroy_sock(struct sock *sk);
 static void __mptcp_check_send_data_fin(struct sock *sk);
 
+DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct mptcp_delegated_action, mptcp_delegated_actions);
+static struct net_device mptcp_napi_dev;
+
 /* If msk has an initial subflow socket, and the MP_CAPABLE handshake has not
  * completed yet or has failed, return the subflow socket.
  * Otherwise return NULL.
@@ -1506,7 +1509,9 @@ static void __mptcp_subflow_push_pending(struct sock *sk, struct sock *ssk)
 	struct mptcp_sock *msk = mptcp_sk(sk);
 	struct mptcp_sendmsg_info info;
 	struct mptcp_data_frag *dfrag;
+	struct sock *xmit_ssk;
 	int len, copied = 0;
+	bool first = true;
 
 	info.flags = 0;
 	while ((dfrag = mptcp_send_head(sk))) {
@@ -1516,6 +1521,18 @@ static void __mptcp_subflow_push_pending(struct sock *sk, struct sock *ssk)
 		while (len > 0) {
 			int ret = 0;
 
+			/* the caller already invoked the packet scheduler,
+			 * check for a different subflow usage only after
+			 * spooling the first chunk of data
+			 */
+			xmit_ssk = first ? ssk : mptcp_subflow_get_send(mptcp_sk(sk));
+			if (!xmit_ssk)
+				goto out;
+			if (xmit_ssk != ssk) {
+				mptcp_subflow_delegate(mptcp_subflow_ctx(xmit_ssk));
+				goto out;
+			}
+
 			if (unlikely(mptcp_must_reclaim_memory(sk, ssk))) {
 				__mptcp_update_wmem(sk);
 				sk_mem_reclaim_partial(sk);
@@ -1534,6 +1551,7 @@ static void __mptcp_subflow_push_pending(struct sock *sk, struct sock *ssk)
 			msk->tx_pending_data -= ret;
 			copied += ret;
 			len -= ret;
+			first = false;
 		}
 		WRITE_ONCE(msk->first_pending, mptcp_send_next(sk));
 	}
@@ -2242,7 +2260,6 @@ static void mptcp_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 	if (unlikely(state == TCP_CLOSE))
 		goto unlock;
 
-	mptcp_push_pending(sk, 0);
 	mptcp_check_data_fin_ack(sk);
 	__mptcp_flush_join_list(msk);
 
@@ -2901,10 +2918,12 @@ void __mptcp_check_push(struct sock *sk, struct sock *ssk)
 		return;
 
 	if (!sock_owned_by_user(sk)) {
-		if (mptcp_subflow_get_send(mptcp_sk(sk)) == ssk)
+		struct sock *xmit_ssk = mptcp_subflow_get_send(mptcp_sk(sk));
+
+		if (xmit_ssk == ssk)
 			__mptcp_subflow_push_pending(sk, ssk);
-		else
-			mptcp_schedule_work(sk);
+		else if (xmit_ssk)
+			mptcp_subflow_delegate(mptcp_subflow_ctx(xmit_ssk));
 	} else {
 		set_bit(MPTCP_PUSH_PENDING, &mptcp_sk(sk)->flags);
 	}
@@ -2955,6 +2974,20 @@ static void mptcp_release_cb(struct sock *sk)
 	}
 }
 
+void mptcp_subflow_process_delegated(struct sock *ssk)
+{
+	struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow = mptcp_subflow_ctx(ssk);
+	struct sock *sk = subflow->conn;
+
+	mptcp_data_lock(sk);
+	if (!sock_owned_by_user(sk))
+		__mptcp_subflow_push_pending(sk, ssk);
+	else
+		set_bit(MPTCP_PUSH_PENDING, &mptcp_sk(sk)->flags);
+	mptcp_data_unlock(sk);
+	mptcp_subflow_delegated_done(subflow);
+}
+
 static int mptcp_hash(struct sock *sk)
 {
 	/* should never be called,
@@ -3365,13 +3398,58 @@ static struct inet_protosw mptcp_protosw = {
 	.flags		= INET_PROTOSW_ICSK,
 };
 
+static int mptcp_napi_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
+{
+	struct mptcp_delegated_action *delegated;
+	struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow;
+	int work_done = 0;
+
+	delegated = container_of(napi, struct mptcp_delegated_action, napi);
+	while ((subflow = mptcp_subflow_delegated_next(delegated)) != NULL) {
+		struct sock *ssk = mptcp_subflow_tcp_sock(subflow);
+
+		bh_lock_sock_nested(ssk);
+		if (!sock_owned_by_user(ssk) &&
+		    mptcp_subflow_has_delegated_action(subflow))
+			mptcp_subflow_process_delegated(ssk);
+		/* ... elsewhere tcp_release_cb_override already processed
+		 * the action or will do at next release_sock().
+		 * In both case must dequeue the subflow here - on the same
+		 * CPU that scheduled it.
+		 */
+		bh_unlock_sock(ssk);
+		sock_put(ssk);
+
+		if (++work_done == budget)
+			return budget;
+	}
+
+	/* always provide a 0 'work_done' argument, so that napi_complete_done
+	 * will not try accessing the NULL napi->dev ptr
+	 */
+	napi_complete_done(napi, 0);
+	return work_done;
+}
+
 void __init mptcp_proto_init(void)
 {
+	struct mptcp_delegated_action *delegated;
+	int cpu;
+
 	mptcp_prot.h.hashinfo = tcp_prot.h.hashinfo;
 
 	if (percpu_counter_init(&mptcp_sockets_allocated, 0, GFP_KERNEL))
 		panic("Failed to allocate MPTCP pcpu counter\n");
 
+	init_dummy_netdev(&mptcp_napi_dev);
+	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
+		delegated = per_cpu_ptr(&mptcp_delegated_actions, cpu);
+		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&delegated->head);
+		netif_tx_napi_add(&mptcp_napi_dev, &delegated->napi, mptcp_napi_poll,
+				  NAPI_POLL_WEIGHT);
+		napi_enable(&delegated->napi);
+	}
+
 	mptcp_subflow_init();
 	mptcp_pm_init();
 	mptcp_token_init();

net/mptcp/protocol.h

@@ -378,6 +378,15 @@ enum mptcp_data_avail {
 	MPTCP_SUBFLOW_OOO_DATA
 };
 
+struct mptcp_delegated_action {
+	struct napi_struct napi;
+	struct list_head head;
+};
+
+DECLARE_PER_CPU(struct mptcp_delegated_action, mptcp_delegated_actions);
+
+#define MPTCP_DELEGATE_SEND		0
+
 /* MPTCP subflow context */
 struct mptcp_subflow_context {
 	struct	list_head node;/* conn_list of subflows */
@@ -415,6 +424,9 @@ struct mptcp_subflow_context {
 	u8	local_id;
 	u8	remote_id;
 
+	long	delegated_status;
+	struct	list_head delegated_node;   /* link into delegated_action, protected by local BH */
+
 	struct	sock *tcp_sock;	    /* tcp sk backpointer */
 	struct	sock *conn;	    /* parent mptcp_sock */
 	const	struct inet_connection_sock_af_ops *icsk_af_ops;
@@ -463,6 +475,61 @@ static inline void mptcp_add_pending_subflow(struct mptcp_sock *msk,
 	spin_unlock_bh(&msk->join_list_lock);
 }
 
+void mptcp_subflow_process_delegated(struct sock *ssk);
+
+static inline void mptcp_subflow_delegate(struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow)
+{
+	struct mptcp_delegated_action *delegated;
+	bool schedule;
+
+	/* The implied barrier pairs with mptcp_subflow_delegated_done(), and
+	 * ensures the below list check sees list updates done prior to status
+	 * bit changes
+	 */
+	if (!test_and_set_bit(MPTCP_DELEGATE_SEND, &subflow->delegated_status)) {
+		/* still on delegated list from previous scheduling */
+		if (!list_empty(&subflow->delegated_node))
+			return;
+
+		/* the caller held the subflow bh socket lock */
+		lockdep_assert_in_softirq();
+
+		delegated = this_cpu_ptr(&mptcp_delegated_actions);
+		schedule = list_empty(&delegated->head);
+		list_add_tail(&subflow->delegated_node, &delegated->head);
+		sock_hold(mptcp_subflow_tcp_sock(subflow));
+		if (schedule)
+			napi_schedule(&delegated->napi);
+	}
+}
+
+static inline struct mptcp_subflow_context *
+mptcp_subflow_delegated_next(struct mptcp_delegated_action *delegated)
+{
+	struct mptcp_subflow_context *ret;
+
+	if (list_empty(&delegated->head))
+		return NULL;
+
+	ret = list_first_entry(&delegated->head, struct mptcp_subflow_context, delegated_node);
+	list_del_init(&ret->delegated_node);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static inline bool mptcp_subflow_has_delegated_action(const struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow)
+{
+	return test_bit(MPTCP_DELEGATE_SEND, &subflow->delegated_status);
+}
+
+static inline void mptcp_subflow_delegated_done(struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow)
+{
+	/* pairs with mptcp_subflow_delegate, ensures delegate_node is updated before
+	 * touching the status bit
+	 */
+	smp_wmb();
+	clear_bit(MPTCP_DELEGATE_SEND, &subflow->delegated_status);
+}
+
 int mptcp_is_enabled(struct net *net);
 unsigned int mptcp_get_add_addr_timeout(struct net *net);
 void mptcp_subflow_fully_established(struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow,

net/mptcp/subflow.c

@@ -18,12 +18,15 @@
 #include <net/tcp.h>
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MPTCP_IPV6)
 #include <net/ip6_route.h>
+#include <net/transp_v6.h>
 #endif
 #include <net/mptcp.h>
 #include <uapi/linux/mptcp.h>
 #include "protocol.h"
 #include "mib.h"
 
+static void mptcp_subflow_ops_undo_override(struct sock *ssk);
+
 static void SUBFLOW_REQ_INC_STATS(struct request_sock *req,
 				  enum linux_mptcp_mib_field field)
 {
@@ -428,6 +431,7 @@ static int subflow_v4_conn_request(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 static struct tcp_request_sock_ops subflow_request_sock_ipv6_ops;
 static struct inet_connection_sock_af_ops subflow_v6_specific;
 static struct inet_connection_sock_af_ops subflow_v6m_specific;
+static struct proto tcpv6_prot_override;
 
 static int subflow_v6_conn_request(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
@@ -509,6 +513,8 @@ static void subflow_ulp_fallback(struct sock *sk,
 	icsk->icsk_ulp_ops = NULL;
 	rcu_assign_pointer(icsk->icsk_ulp_data, NULL);
 	tcp_sk(sk)->is_mptcp = 0;
+
+	mptcp_subflow_ops_undo_override(sk);
 }
 
 static void subflow_drop_ctx(struct sock *ssk)
@@ -682,6 +688,7 @@ static struct sock *subflow_syn_recv_sock(const struct sock *sk,
 }
 
 static struct inet_connection_sock_af_ops subflow_specific;
+static struct proto tcp_prot_override;
 
 enum mapping_status {
 	MAPPING_OK,
@@ -1203,6 +1210,25 @@ static void mptcp_attach_cgroup(struct sock *parent, struct sock *child)
 #endif /* CONFIG_SOCK_CGROUP_DATA */
 }
 
+static void mptcp_subflow_ops_override(struct sock *ssk)
+{
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MPTCP_IPV6)
+	if (ssk->sk_prot == &tcpv6_prot)
+		ssk->sk_prot = &tcpv6_prot_override;
+	else
+#endif
+		ssk->sk_prot = &tcp_prot_override;
+}
+
+static void mptcp_subflow_ops_undo_override(struct sock *ssk)
+{
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MPTCP_IPV6)
+	if (ssk->sk_prot == &tcpv6_prot_override)
+		ssk->sk_prot = &tcpv6_prot;
+	else
+#endif
+		ssk->sk_prot = &tcp_prot;
+}
 int mptcp_subflow_create_socket(struct sock *sk, struct socket **new_sock)
 {
 	struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow;
@@ -1258,6 +1284,7 @@ int mptcp_subflow_create_socket(struct sock *sk, struct socket **new_sock)
 	*new_sock = sf;
 	sock_hold(sk);
 	subflow->conn = sk;
+	mptcp_subflow_ops_override(sf->sk);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1274,6 +1301,7 @@ static struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow_create_ctx(struct sock *sk,
 
 	rcu_assign_pointer(icsk->icsk_ulp_data, ctx);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ctx->node);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ctx->delegated_node);
 
 	pr_debug("subflow=%p", ctx);
 
@@ -1386,6 +1414,7 @@ static void subflow_ulp_release(struct sock *ssk)
 		sock_put(sk);
 	}
 
+	mptcp_subflow_ops_undo_override(ssk);
 	if (release)
 		kfree_rcu(ctx, rcu);
 }
@@ -1439,6 +1468,16 @@ static void subflow_ulp_clone(const struct request_sock *req,
 	}
 }
 
+static void tcp_release_cb_override(struct sock *ssk)
+{
+	struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow = mptcp_subflow_ctx(ssk);
+
+	if (mptcp_subflow_has_delegated_action(subflow))
+		mptcp_subflow_process_delegated(ssk);
+
+	tcp_release_cb(ssk);
+}
+
 static struct tcp_ulp_ops subflow_ulp_ops __read_mostly = {
 	.name		= "mptcp",
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
@@ -1479,6 +1518,9 @@ void __init mptcp_subflow_init(void)
 	subflow_specific.syn_recv_sock = subflow_syn_recv_sock;
 	subflow_specific.sk_rx_dst_set = subflow_finish_connect;
 
+	tcp_prot_override = tcp_prot;
+	tcp_prot_override.release_cb = tcp_release_cb_override;
+
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MPTCP_IPV6)
 	subflow_request_sock_ipv6_ops = tcp_request_sock_ipv6_ops;
 	subflow_request_sock_ipv6_ops.route_req = subflow_v6_route_req;
@@ -1494,6 +1536,9 @@ void __init mptcp_subflow_init(void)
 	subflow_v6m_specific.net_header_len = ipv4_specific.net_header_len;
 	subflow_v6m_specific.mtu_reduced = ipv4_specific.mtu_reduced;
 	subflow_v6m_specific.net_frag_header_len = 0;
+
+	tcpv6_prot_override = tcpv6_prot;
+	tcpv6_prot_override.release_cb = tcp_release_cb_override;
 #endif
 
 	mptcp_diag_subflow_init(&subflow_ulp_ops);