tcp: allow for bigger reordering level

While testing upcoming Yaogong patch (converting out of order queue
into an RB tree), I hit the max reordering level of linux TCP stack.

Reordering level was limited to 127 for no good reason, and some
network setups [1] can easily reach this limit and get limited
throughput.

Allow a new max limit of 300, and add a sysctl to allow admins to even
allow bigger (or lower) values if needed.

[1] Aggregation of links, per packet load balancing, fabrics not doing
 deep packet inspections, alternative TCP congestion modules...

Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
Cc: Yaogong Wang <wygivan@google.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>

diff --git a/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt b/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt
index eeb5b2e..83bf498 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt
@@ -2230,11 +2230,8 @@ balance-rr: This mode is the only mode that will permit a single
 
        It is possible to adjust TCP/IP's congestion limits by
        altering the net.ipv4.tcp_reordering sysctl parameter.  The
-       usual default value is 3, and the maximum useful value is 127.
-       For a four interface balance-rr bond, expect that a single
-       TCP/IP stream will utilize no more than approximately 2.3
-       interface's worth of throughput, even after adjusting
-       tcp_reordering.
+       usual default value is 3. But keep in mind TCP stack is able
+       to automatically increase this when it detects reorders.
 
        Note that the fraction of packets that will be delivered out of
        order is highly variable, and is unlikely to be zero.  The level

diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
index 0307e28..9028b87 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
@@ -376,9 +376,17 @@ tcp_orphan_retries - INTEGER
        may consume significant resources. Cf. tcp_max_orphans.
 
 tcp_reordering - INTEGER
-       Maximal reordering of packets in a TCP stream.
+       Initial reordering level of packets in a TCP stream.
+       TCP stack can then dynamically adjust flow reordering level
+       between this initial value and tcp_max_reordering
        Default: 3
 
+tcp_max_reordering - INTEGER
+       Maximal reordering level of packets in a TCP stream.
+       300 is a fairly conservative value, but you might increase it
+       if paths are using per packet load balancing (like bonding rr mode)
+       Default: 300
+
 tcp_retrans_collapse - BOOLEAN
        Bug-to-bug compatibility with some broken printers.
        On retransmit try to send bigger packets to work around bugs in

diff --git a/include/linux/tcp.h b/include/linux/tcp.h
index c2dee7d..f566b85 100644 (file)
--- a/include/linux/tcp.h
+++ b/include/linux/tcp.h
@@ -204,10 +204,10 @@ struct tcp_sock {
 
        u16     urg_data;       /* Saved octet of OOB data and control flags */
        u8      ecn_flags;      /* ECN status bits.                     */
-       u8      reordering;     /* Packet reordering metric.            */
+       u8      keepalive_probes; /* num of allowed keep alive probes   */
+       u32     reordering;     /* Packet reordering metric.            */
        u32     snd_up;         /* Urgent pointer               */
 
-       u8      keepalive_probes; /* num of allowed keep alive probes   */
 /*
  *      Options received (usually on last packet, some only on SYN packets).
  */

diff --cc include/net/tcp.h
Simple merge

diff --cc net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c
Simple merge

diff --cc net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
Simple merge