dccp: Extend CCID packet dequeueing interface

This extends the packet dequeuing interface of dccp_write_xmit() to allow
 1. CCIDs to take care of timing when the next packet may be sent;
 2. delayed sending (as before, with an inter-packet gap up to 65.535 seconds).

The main purpose is to take CCID-2 out of its polling mode (when it is network-
limited, it tries every millisecond to send, without interruption).

The mode of operation for (2) is as follows:
 * new packet is enqueued via dccp_sendmsg() => dccp_write_xmit(),
 * ccid_hc_tx_send_packet() detects that it may not send (e.g. window full),
 * it signals this condition via `CCID_PACKET_WILL_DEQUEUE_LATER',
 * dccp_write_xmit() returns without further action;
 * after some time the wait-condition for CCID becomes true,
 * that CCID schedules the tasklet,
 * tasklet function calls ccid_hc_tx_send_packet() via dccp_write_xmit(),
 * since the wait-condition is now true, ccid_hc_tx_packet() returns "send now",
 * packet is sent, and possibly more (since dccp_write_xmit() loops).

Code reuse: the taskled function calls dccp_write_xmit(), the timer function
            reduces to a wrapper around the same code.

Signed-off-by: Gerrit Renker <gerrit@erg.abdn.ac.uk>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/dccp.h b/include/linux/dccp.h
index 7187bd8a75f6..749f01ccd26e 100644
--- a/include/linux/dccp.h
+++ b/include/linux/dccp.h
@@ -462,7 +462,8 @@ struct dccp_ackvec;
  * @dccps_hc_rx_insert_options - receiver wants to add options when acking
  * @dccps_hc_tx_insert_options - sender wants to add options when sending
  * @dccps_server_timewait - server holds timewait state on close (RFC 4340, 8.3)
- * @dccps_xmit_timer - timer for when CCID is not ready to send
+ * @dccps_xmitlet - tasklet scheduled by the TX CCID to dequeue data packets
+ * @dccps_xmit_timer - used by the TX CCID to delay sending (rate-based pacing)
  * @dccps_syn_rtt - RTT sample from Request/Response exchange (in usecs)
  */
 struct dccp_sock {
@@ -502,6 +503,7 @@ struct dccp_sock {
         __u8                            dccps_hc_rx_insert_options:1;
         __u8                            dccps_hc_tx_insert_options:1;
         __u8                            dccps_server_timewait:1;
+        struct tasklet_struct           dccps_xmitlet;
         struct timer_list               dccps_xmit_timer;
 };