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From: Hangbin Liu <liuhangbin@gmail.com>
To: netdev@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Jay Vosburgh <jv@jvosburgh.net>,
	Andrew Lunn <andrew+netdev@lunn.ch>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>,
	Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>,
	Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>,
	Simon Horman <horms@kernel.org>,
	Mahesh Bandewar <maheshb@google.com>,
	Shuah Khan <shuah@kernel.org>,
	linux-kselftest@vger.kernel.org,
	Hangbin Liu <liuhangbin@gmail.com>, Liang Li <liali@redhat.com>
Subject: [PATCH net 2/3] bonding: restructure ad_churn_machine
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2025 04:33:09 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20251124043310.34073-3-liuhangbin@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20251124043310.34073-1-liuhangbin@gmail.com>

The current ad_churn_machine implementation only transitions the
actor/partner churn state to churned or none after the churn timer expires.
However, IEEE 802.1AX-2014 specifies that a port should enter the none
state immediately once the actor’s port state enters synchronization.

Another issue is that if the churn timer expires while the churn machine is
not in the monitor state (e.g. already in churn), the state may remain
stuck indefinitely with no further transitions. This becomes visible in
multi-aggregator scenarios. For example:

Ports 1 and 2 are in aggregator 1 (active)
Ports 3 and 4 are in aggregator 2 (backup)

Ports 1 and 2 should be in none
Ports 3 and 4 should be in churned

If a failover occurs due to port 2 link down/up, aggregator 2 becomes active.
Under the current implementation, the resulting states may look like:

agg 1 (backup): port 1 -> none, port 2 -> churned
agg 2 (active): ports 3,4 keep in churned.

The root cause is that ad_churn_machine() only clears the
AD_PORT_CHURNED flag and starts a timer. When a churned port becomes active,
its RX state becomes AD_RX_CURRENT, preventing the churn flag from being set
again, leaving no way to retrigger the timer. Fixing this solely in
ad_rx_machine() is insufficient.

This patch rewrites ad_churn_machine according to IEEE 802.1AX-2014
(Figures 6-23 and 6-24), ensuring correct churn detection, state transitions,
and timer behavior. With new implementation, there is no need to set
AD_PORT_CHURNED in ad_rx_machine().

Fixes: 14c9551a32eb ("bonding: Implement port churn-machine (AD standard 43.4.17).")
Reported-by: Liang Li <liali@redhat.com>
Tested-by: Liang Li <liali@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Hangbin Liu <liuhangbin@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/net/bonding/bond_3ad.c | 104 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 84 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_3ad.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_3ad.c
index d6bd3615d129..98b8d5040148 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_3ad.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_3ad.c
@@ -1240,7 +1240,6 @@ static void ad_rx_machine(struct lacpdu *lacpdu, struct port *port)
 	/* first, check if port was reinitialized */
 	if (port->sm_vars & AD_PORT_BEGIN) {
 		port->sm_rx_state = AD_RX_INITIALIZE;
-		port->sm_vars |= AD_PORT_CHURNED;
 	/* check if port is not enabled */
 	} else if (!(port->sm_vars & AD_PORT_BEGIN) && !port->is_enabled)
 		port->sm_rx_state = AD_RX_PORT_DISABLED;
@@ -1248,8 +1247,6 @@ static void ad_rx_machine(struct lacpdu *lacpdu, struct port *port)
 	else if (lacpdu && ((port->sm_rx_state == AD_RX_EXPIRED) ||
 		 (port->sm_rx_state == AD_RX_DEFAULTED) ||
 		 (port->sm_rx_state == AD_RX_CURRENT))) {
-		if (port->sm_rx_state != AD_RX_CURRENT)
-			port->sm_vars |= AD_PORT_CHURNED;
 		port->sm_rx_timer_counter = 0;
 		port->sm_rx_state = AD_RX_CURRENT;
 	} else {
@@ -1333,7 +1330,6 @@ static void ad_rx_machine(struct lacpdu *lacpdu, struct port *port)
 			port->partner_oper.port_state |= LACP_STATE_LACP_TIMEOUT;
 			port->sm_rx_timer_counter = __ad_timer_to_ticks(AD_CURRENT_WHILE_TIMER, (u16)(AD_SHORT_TIMEOUT));
 			port->actor_oper_port_state |= LACP_STATE_EXPIRED;
-			port->sm_vars |= AD_PORT_CHURNED;
 			break;
 		case AD_RX_DEFAULTED:
 			__update_default_selected(port);
@@ -1365,39 +1361,107 @@ static void ad_rx_machine(struct lacpdu *lacpdu, struct port *port)
  * ad_churn_machine - handle port churn's state machine
  * @port: the port we're looking at
  *
+ * IEEE 802.1AX-2014 Figure 6-23 - Actor Churn Detection machine state diagram
+ *
+ *                                                     BEGIN || (! port_enabled)
+ *                                                               |
+ *                                      (3)                (1)   v
+ *   +----------------------+     ActorPort.Sync     +-------------------------+
+ *   |    NO_ACTOR_CHURN    | <--------------------- |   ACTOR_CHURN_MONITOR   |
+ *   |======================|                        |=========================|
+ *   | actor_churn = FALSE; |    ! ActorPort.Sync    | actor_churn = FALSE;    |
+ *   |                      | ---------------------> | Start actor_churn_timer |
+ *   +----------------------+           (4)          +-------------------------+
+ *             ^                                                 |
+ *             |                                                 |
+ *             |                                      actor_churn_timer expired
+ *             |                                                 |
+ *       ActorPort.Sync                                          |  (2)
+ *             |              +--------------------+             |
+ *        (3)  |              |   ACTOR_CHURN      |             |
+ *             |              |====================|             |
+ *             +------------- | actor_churn = True | <-----------+
+ *                            |                    |
+ *                            +--------------------+
+ *
+ * Similar for the Figure 6-24 - Partner Churn Detection machine state diagram
  */
 static void ad_churn_machine(struct port *port)
 {
-	if (port->sm_vars & AD_PORT_CHURNED) {
+	bool partner_synced = port->partner_oper.port_state & LACP_STATE_SYNCHRONIZATION;
+	bool actor_synced = port->actor_oper_port_state & LACP_STATE_SYNCHRONIZATION;
+	bool partner_churned = port->sm_vars & AD_PORT_PARTNER_CHURN;
+	bool actor_churned = port->sm_vars & AD_PORT_ACTOR_CHURN;
+
+	/* ---- 1. begin or port not enabled ---- */
+	if ((port->sm_vars & AD_PORT_BEGIN) || !port->is_enabled) {
 		port->sm_vars &= ~AD_PORT_CHURNED;
+
 		port->sm_churn_actor_state = AD_CHURN_MONITOR;
 		port->sm_churn_partner_state = AD_CHURN_MONITOR;
+
 		port->sm_churn_actor_timer_counter =
 			__ad_timer_to_ticks(AD_ACTOR_CHURN_TIMER, 0);
 		port->sm_churn_partner_timer_counter =
-			 __ad_timer_to_ticks(AD_PARTNER_CHURN_TIMER, 0);
+			__ad_timer_to_ticks(AD_PARTNER_CHURN_TIMER, 0);
+
 		return;
 	}
-	if (port->sm_churn_actor_timer_counter &&
-	    !(--port->sm_churn_actor_timer_counter) &&
-	    port->sm_churn_actor_state == AD_CHURN_MONITOR) {
-		if (port->actor_oper_port_state & LACP_STATE_SYNCHRONIZATION) {
+
+	if (port->sm_churn_actor_timer_counter)
+		port->sm_churn_actor_timer_counter--;
+
+	if (port->sm_churn_partner_timer_counter)
+		port->sm_churn_partner_timer_counter--;
+
+	/* ---- 2. timer expired, enter CHURN ---- */
+	if (port->sm_churn_actor_state == AD_CHURN_MONITOR &&
+	    !actor_churned && !port->sm_churn_actor_timer_counter) {
+		port->sm_vars |= AD_PORT_ACTOR_CHURN;
+		port->sm_churn_actor_state = AD_CHURN;
+		port->churn_actor_count++;
+		actor_churned = true;
+	}
+
+	if (port->sm_churn_partner_state == AD_CHURN_MONITOR &&
+	    !partner_churned && !port->sm_churn_partner_timer_counter) {
+		port->sm_vars |= AD_PORT_PARTNER_CHURN;
+		port->sm_churn_partner_state = AD_CHURN;
+		port->churn_partner_count++;
+		partner_churned = true;
+	}
+
+	/* ---- 3. CHURN_MONITOR/CHURN + sync -> NO_CHURN ---- */
+	if ((port->sm_churn_actor_state == AD_CHURN_MONITOR && !actor_churned) ||
+	    (port->sm_churn_actor_state == AD_CHURN && actor_churned)) {
+		if (actor_synced) {
+			port->sm_vars &= ~AD_PORT_ACTOR_CHURN;
 			port->sm_churn_actor_state = AD_NO_CHURN;
-		} else {
-			port->churn_actor_count++;
-			port->sm_churn_actor_state = AD_CHURN;
+			actor_churned = false;
 		}
 	}
-	if (port->sm_churn_partner_timer_counter &&
-	    !(--port->sm_churn_partner_timer_counter) &&
-	    port->sm_churn_partner_state == AD_CHURN_MONITOR) {
-		if (port->partner_oper.port_state & LACP_STATE_SYNCHRONIZATION) {
+
+	if ((port->sm_churn_partner_state == AD_CHURN_MONITOR && !partner_churned) ||
+	    (port->sm_churn_partner_state == AD_CHURN && partner_churned)) {
+		if (partner_synced) {
+			port->sm_vars &= ~AD_PORT_PARTNER_CHURN;
 			port->sm_churn_partner_state = AD_NO_CHURN;
-		} else {
-			port->churn_partner_count++;
-			port->sm_churn_partner_state = AD_CHURN;
+			partner_churned = false;
 		}
 	}
+
+	/* ---- 4. NO_CHURN + !sync -> MONITOR ---- */
+	if (port->sm_churn_actor_state == AD_NO_CHURN && !actor_churned && !actor_synced) {
+		port->sm_churn_actor_state = AD_CHURN_MONITOR;
+		port->sm_churn_actor_timer_counter =
+			__ad_timer_to_ticks(AD_ACTOR_CHURN_TIMER, 0);
+	}
+
+	if (port->sm_churn_partner_state == AD_NO_CHURN && !partner_churned && !partner_synced) {
+		port->sm_churn_partner_state = AD_CHURN_MONITOR;
+		port->sm_churn_partner_timer_counter =
+			__ad_timer_to_ticks(AD_PARTNER_CHURN_TIMER, 0);
+	}
 }
 
 /**
-- 
2.50.1


  parent reply	other threads:[~2025-11-24  4:33 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2025-11-24  4:33 [PATCH net 0/3] bonding: fix 802.3ad churn machine and port state issues Hangbin Liu
2025-11-24  4:33 ` [PATCH net 1/3] bonding: set AD_RX_PORT_DISABLED when disabling a port Hangbin Liu
2025-11-27 10:15   ` Paolo Abeni
2025-11-27 13:33     ` Hangbin Liu
2025-11-24  4:33 ` Hangbin Liu [this message]
2025-11-27 10:36   ` [PATCH net 2/3] bonding: restructure ad_churn_machine Paolo Abeni
2025-11-27 14:06     ` Hangbin Liu
2025-11-27 15:29       ` Paolo Abeni
2025-11-28  0:26         ` Hangbin Liu
2025-11-24  4:33 ` [PATCH net 3/3] selftests: bonding: add mux and churn state testing Hangbin Liu

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