11.0 stuck on high network load

[Julien Charbon]

On 10/12/16 11:29 AM, Slawa Olhovchenkov wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 12, 2016 at 11:19:48AM +0200, Julien Charbon wrote:
> 
>>> if INP_WLOCK is like spinlock -- this is dead lock.
>>> if INP_WLOCK is like mutex -- thread1 resheduled.
>>
>>  Thanks, I understand you question now.  No an interrupt cannot bypass a
>> lock:  Here INP_WLOCK is like mutex -- thread1 resheduled.
> 
> Thanks, nice.
> 
>>>>> As I remeber race created by call tcp_twstart() at time of end
>>>>> tcp_close(), at path sofree()-tcp_usr_detach() and unexpected
>>>>> INP_TIMEWAIT state in the tcp_usr_detach(). INP_TIMEWAIT set in tcp_twstart()
>>>>
>>>>  Exactly, thus the current fix is:  If you already have the INP_DROPPED
>>>> flag set you are not allowed to call tcp_twstart(), actually it is a
>>>> good candidate for a new INVARIANT.  Let me add that.
>>>>
>>>>> After check source code I am found invocation of tcp_twstart() in
>>>>> sys/netinet/tcp_stacks/fastpath.c, sys/netinet/tcp_input.c,
>>>>> sys/dev/cxgb/ulp/tom/cxgb_cpl_io.c, sys/dev/cxgbe/tom/t4_cpl_io.c.
>>>>>
>>>>> Invocation from sys/netinet/tcp_stacks/fastpath.c and
>>>>> sys/netinet/tcp_input.c guarded by INP_WLOCK in tcp_input(), and now
>>>>> will be OK.
>>>>>
>>>>> Invocation from sys/dev/cxgb/ulp/tom/cxgb_cpl_io.c and
>>>>> sys/dev/cxgbe/tom/t4_cpl_io.c is not clear to me, I am see independed
>>>>> INP_WLOCK. Is this OK?
>>>>>
>>>>> Can be thread A wants do_peer_close() directed from chelsio IRQ
>>>>> handler, bypass tcp_input()?
>>>>
>>>>  If you look carefully INP_WLOCK is used in cxgb_cpl_io.c and
>>>> t4_cpl_io.c before calling tcp_twstart().
>>>
>>> Yes, and you remeber: sys/netinet/tcp_subr.c
>>>
>>>   1535  struct tcpcb *
>>>   1536  tcp_close(struct tcpcb *tp)
>>>   1537  {
>>> ...
>>>   1569                  INP_WUNLOCK(inp);
>>>   1570                  ACCEPT_LOCK();
>>>   1571                  SOCK_LOCK(so);
>>>   1572                  so->so_state &= ~SS_PROTOREF;
>>>   1573                  sofree(so);
>>>   1574                  return (NULL);
>>>
>>> sofree() call tcp_usr_detach() and in tcp_usr_detach() we have
>>> unexpected INP_TIMEWAIT.
>>
>>  I see, thus just for the context:  The TCP stack in sys/dev/cxgb* is a
>> TOE (TCP Offload Engine?) TCP stack for Chelsio NICs, it is a
>> separate/side TCP stack that is used only with TCP_OFFLOAD option.
>>
>>  This TOE TCP stack actually has its own set of detach()/input()
>> functions and seems to check INP_DROPPED flag properly.  I guess @np
>> check fixes in socket TCP stack and decides which one can also impact
>> the Chelsio TOE TCP stack.  Some bugs are only in socket TCP stack, some
>> are only in TOE TCP stack.
> 
> I am fear about other direction -- setting INP_TIMEWAIT in Chelsio TOE
> TCP stack and impact this to
> tcp_timer_2msl()/tcp_close()/sofree()/tcp_usr_detach() path.

 I see, I expect no problem on this side as tcp_timer_2msl() checks the
INP_TIMEWAIT flag and do not call tcp_close() if set.

--
Julien

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