tipc: eliminate aggregate sk_receive_queue limit

As a complement to the per-socket sk_recv_queue limit, TIPC keeps a
global atomic counter for the sum of sk_recv_queue sizes across all
tipc sockets. When incremented, the counter is compared to an upper
threshold value, and if this is reached, the message is rejected
with error code TIPC_OVERLOAD.

This check was originally meant to protect the node against
buffer exhaustion and general CPU overload. However, all experience
indicates that the feature not only is redundant on Linux, but even
harmful. Users run into the limit very often, causing disturbances
for their applications, while removing it seems to have no negative
effects at all. We have also seen that overall performance is
boosted significantly when this bottleneck is removed.

Furthermore, we don't see any other network protocols maintaining
such a mechanism, something strengthening our conviction that this
control can be eliminated.

As a result, the atomic variable tipc_queue_size is now unused
and so it can be deleted.  There is a getsockopt call that used
to allow reading it; we retain that but just return zero for
maximum compatibility.

Signed-off-by: Ying Xue <ying.xue@windriver.com>
Signed-off-by: Jon Maloy <jon.maloy@ericsson.com>
Cc: Neil Horman <nhorman@tuxdriver.com>
[PG: phase out tipc_queue_size as pointed out by Neil Horman]
Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@windriver.com>

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 19 deletions

diff --git a/net/tipc/socket.c b/net/tipc/socket.c
index 1a720c86e80a..848be692cb45 100644
--- a/net/tipc/socket.c
+++ b/net/tipc/socket.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * net/tipc/socket.c: TIPC socket API
  *
  * Copyright (c) 2001-2007, Ericsson AB
- * Copyright (c) 2004-2008, 2010-2011, Wind River Systems
+ * Copyright (c) 2004-2008, 2010-2012, Wind River Systems
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -73,8 +73,6 @@ static struct proto tipc_proto;
 
 static int sockets_enabled;
 
-static atomic_t tipc_queue_size = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
-
 /*
  * Revised TIPC socket locking policy:
  *
@@ -128,7 +126,6 @@ static atomic_t tipc_queue_size = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
 static void advance_rx_queue(struct sock *sk)
 {
         kfree_skb(__skb_dequeue(&sk->sk_receive_queue));
-        atomic_dec(&tipc_queue_size);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -140,10 +137,8 @@ static void discard_rx_queue(struct sock *sk)
 {
         struct sk_buff *buf;
 
-        while ((buf = __skb_dequeue(&sk->sk_receive_queue))) {
-                atomic_dec(&tipc_queue_size);
+        while ((buf = __skb_dequeue(&sk->sk_receive_queue)))
                 kfree_skb(buf);
-        }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -155,10 +150,8 @@ static void reject_rx_queue(struct sock *sk)
 {
         struct sk_buff *buf;
 
-        while ((buf = __skb_dequeue(&sk->sk_receive_queue))) {
+        while ((buf = __skb_dequeue(&sk->sk_receive_queue)))
                 tipc_reject_msg(buf, TIPC_ERR_NO_PORT);
-                atomic_dec(&tipc_queue_size);
-        }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -280,7 +273,6 @@ static int release(struct socket *sock)
                 buf = __skb_dequeue(&sk->sk_receive_queue);
                 if (buf == NULL)
                         break;
-                atomic_dec(&tipc_queue_size);
                 if (TIPC_SKB_CB(buf)->handle != 0)
                         kfree_skb(buf);
                 else {
@@ -1241,11 +1233,6 @@ static u32 filter_rcv(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *buf)
         }
 
         /* Reject message if there isn't room to queue it */
-        recv_q_len = (u32)atomic_read(&tipc_queue_size);
-        if (unlikely(recv_q_len >= OVERLOAD_LIMIT_BASE)) {
-                if (rx_queue_full(msg, recv_q_len, OVERLOAD_LIMIT_BASE))
-                        return TIPC_ERR_OVERLOAD;
-        }
         recv_q_len = skb_queue_len(&sk->sk_receive_queue);
         if (unlikely(recv_q_len >= (OVERLOAD_LIMIT_BASE / 2))) {
                 if (rx_queue_full(msg, recv_q_len, OVERLOAD_LIMIT_BASE / 2))
@@ -1254,7 +1241,6 @@ static u32 filter_rcv(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *buf)
 
         /* Enqueue message (finally!) */
         TIPC_SKB_CB(buf)->handle = 0;
-        atomic_inc(&tipc_queue_size);
         __skb_queue_tail(&sk->sk_receive_queue, buf);
 
         /* Initiate connection termination for an incoming 'FIN' */
@@ -1578,7 +1564,6 @@ restart:
                 /* Disconnect and send a 'FIN+' or 'FIN-' message to peer */
                 buf = __skb_dequeue(&sk->sk_receive_queue);
                 if (buf) {
-                        atomic_dec(&tipc_queue_size);
                         if (TIPC_SKB_CB(buf)->handle != 0) {
                                 kfree_skb(buf);
                                 goto restart;
@@ -1717,7 +1702,7 @@ static int getsockopt(struct socket *sock,
                 /* no need to set "res", since already 0 at this point */
                 break;
         case TIPC_NODE_RECVQ_DEPTH:
-                value = (u32)atomic_read(&tipc_queue_size);
+                value = 0; /* was tipc_queue_size, now obsolete */
                 break;
         case TIPC_SOCK_RECVQ_DEPTH:
                 value = skb_queue_len(&sk->sk_receive_queue);