[Patch net 06/12] codel: remove sch->q.qlen check before qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog()

Cong Wang
2025-03-20T23:25:56Z

After making all ->qlen_notify() callbacks idempotent, now it is safe to
remove the check of qlen!=0 from both fq_codel_dequeue() and
codel_qdisc_dequeue().

Reported-by: Gerrard Tai <gerrard.tai@starlabs.sg>
Signed-off-by: Cong Wang <xiyou.wangcong@gmail.com>
---
net/sched/sch_codel.c | 5 +----
net/sched/sch_fq_codel.c | 6 ++----
2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/sched/sch_codel.c b/net/sched/sch_codel.c
index 81189d02fee7..12dd71139da3 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_codel.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_codel.c
@@ -65,10 +65,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *codel_qdisc_dequeue(struct Qdisc *sch)
&q->stats, qdisc_pkt_len, codel_get_enqueue_time,
drop_func, dequeue_func);

- /* We cant call qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog() if our qlen is 0,
- * or HTB crashes. Defer it for next round.
- */
- if (q->stats.drop_count && sch->q.qlen) {
+ if (q->stats.drop_count) {
qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog(sch, q->stats.drop_count, q->stats.drop_len);
q->stats.drop_count = 0;
q->stats.drop_len = 0;
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_fq_codel.c b/net/sched/sch_fq_codel.c
index 799f5397ad4c..6c9029f71e88 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_fq_codel.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_fq_codel.c
@@ -315,10 +315,8 @@ static struct sk_buff *fq_codel_dequeue(struct Qdisc *sch)
}
qdisc_bstats_update(sch, skb);
flow->deficit -= qdisc_pkt_len(skb);
- /* We cant call qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog() if our qlen is 0,
- * or HTB crashes. Defer it for next round.
- */
- if (q->cstats.drop_count && sch->q.qlen) {
+
+ if (q->cstats.drop_count) {
qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog(sch, q->cstats.drop_count,
q->cstats.drop_len);
q->cstats.drop_count = 0;
--
2.34.1