Re: [PATCH net-next] tcp: introduce skb_rbtree_walk_safe() and use it in tcp_clean_rtx_queue()

[Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>]

On 11/28/2018 08:53 AM, Eric Dumazet wrote:
> 
> 
> On 11/28/2018 06:44 AM, Eric Dumazet wrote:
>>
> 
>> Because we can break of the loop if the current skb is not fully acked.
>>
>> So your patch would add unnecessary overhead, since the extra sk_rb_next()
>> could add more extra cache line misses.
> 
> I am testing the following optimization, since we can avoid the rb_next() call
> when we reached snd_una
> 
> diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
> index f32397890b6dcbc34976954c4be142108efa04d8..6829e470f0c186a73c34dca414cd4a2b379baded 100644
> --- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
> +++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
> @@ -3126,7 +3126,8 @@ static int tcp_clean_rtx_queue(struct sock *sk, u32 prior_fack,
>                 if (!fully_acked)
>                         break;
>  
> -               next = skb_rb_next(skb);
> +               next = (scb->end_seq == tp->snd_una) ? NULL : skb_rb_next(skb);
> +
>                 if (unlikely(skb == tp->retransmit_skb_hint))
>                         tp->retransmit_skb_hint = NULL;
>                 if (unlikely(skb == tp->lost_skb_hint))
> 

This does not work since we use next skb after the loop :

1)   if (!skb)
          tcp_chrono_stop(sk, TCP_CHRONO_BUSY);

  This test could use tcp_rtx_queue_empty()

2) SACK reneging
    if (skb && (TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->sacked & TCPCB_SACKED_ACKED))
            flag |= FLAG_SACK_RENEGING;

3) FLAG_SET_XMIT_TIMER
     } else if (skb && rtt_update && sack_rtt_us >= 0 && 
                sack_rtt_us > tcp_stamp_us_delta(tp->tcp_mstamp,
                                                 tcp_skb_timestamp_us(skb))) {
                flag |= FLAG_SET_XMIT_TIMER;  /* set TLP or RTO timer */
 
So this idea is not feasible.