linux-toradex.git/net/tipc/link.c, branch v3.12.30

tipc: fix wrong return value for link_send_sections_long routine

2013-06-17T22:53:01+00:00

When skb buffer cannot be allocated in link_send_sections_long(),
-ENOMEM error code instead of -EFAULT should be returned to its
caller.

Signed-off-by: Ying Xue 
Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker 
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

tipc: make tipc_link_send_sections_fast exit earlier

2013-06-17T22:53:01+00:00

Once message build request function returns invalid code, the
process of sending message cannot continue. So in case of message
build failure, tipc_link_send_sections_fast() should return
immediately.

Signed-off-by: Ying Xue 
Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker 
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

tipc: enhance priority of link protocol packet

2013-06-17T22:53:01+00:00

pfifo_fast is set as default traffic class queueing discipline. This
queue has three so called "bands". Within each band, FIFO rules apply.
However, as long as there are packets waiting in band 0, band 1 won't
be processed.

Now all kind of TIPC type packet priorities are never set, that is,
their priorities are 0, so they are mapped to band 1 of pfifo_fast
qdisc. But, especially during link congestion, if link protocol packet
can be sent out as earlier as possible than other type of packets so
that protocol packet can arrive at peer endpoint in time, the peer
will timely reset its link timeout timer to keep the link alive.
So enhancing the priority of link protocol packets can meet the
specific demand to avoid unnecessary link reset due to a transient
link congestion.

Signed-off-by: Ying Xue 
Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker 
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

tipc: cosmetic realignment of function arguments

2013-06-17T22:53:01+00:00

No runtime code changes here.  Just a realign of the function
arguments to start where the 1st one was, and fit as many args
as can be put in an 80 char line.

Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker 
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

tipc: remove user_port instance from tipc_port structure

2013-06-17T22:53:00+00:00

After the native API has been completely removed, the 'user_port'
field in struct tipc_port becomes unused, and can be removed.
As a consequence, the "usrmem" argument in tipc_msg_build() is no
longer needed, and so we remove that one too.

Signed-off-by: Ying Xue 
Signed-off-by: Jon Maloy 
Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker 
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

tipc: delete code orphaned by new server infrastructure

2013-06-17T22:53:00+00:00

Having completed the conversion of the topology server and
configuration server to use the new server infrastructure,
the following functions become unused, and can be deleted:

   - tipc_createport()
   - port_wakeup_sh()
   - port_dispatcher()
   - port_dispatcher_sigh()
   - tipc_send_buf_fast()
   - tipc_send_buf2port

Additionally, the following variables become orphaned,
and can be deleted:

   - tipc_msg_err_event
   - tipc_named_msg_err_event
   - tipc_conn_shutdown_event
   - tipc_msg_event
   - tipc_named_msg_event
   - tipc_conn_msg_event
   - tipc_continue_event
   - msg_queue_head
   - msg_queue_tail
   - queue_lock

Deletion is done here in a separate commit in order to allow
the actual conversion changes to be more easily viewed.

Signed-off-by: Ying Xue 
Signed-off-by: Jon Maloy 
Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker 
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

tipc: potential divide by zero in tipc_link_recv_fragment()

2013-05-06T20:16:52+00:00

The worry here is that fragm_sz could be zero since it comes from
skb->data.

Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter 
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

tipc: add a bounds check in link_recv_changeover_msg()

2013-05-06T20:16:52+00:00

The bearer_id here comes from skb->data and it can be a number from 0 to
7.  The problem is that the ->links[] array has only 2 elements so I
have added a range check.

Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter 
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

tipc: remove obsolete flush of stale reassembly buffer

2012-12-06T22:20:19+00:00

Each link instance has a periodic job checking if there is a stale
ongoing message reassembly associated to the link. If no new
fragment has been received during the last 4*[link_tolerance] period,
it is assumed the missing fragment will never arrive. As a consequence,
the reassembly buffer is discarded, and a gap in the message sequence
occurs.

This assumption is wrong. After we abandoned our ambition to develop
packet routing for multi-cluster networks, only single-hop packet
transfer remains as an option. For those, all packets are guaranteed
to be delivered in sequence to the defragmentation layer. Any failure
to achieve sequenced delivery will eventually lead to link reset, and
the reassembly buffer will be flushed anyway.

So we just remove this periodic check, which is now obsolete.

Signed-off-by: Erik Hugne 
Acked-by: Ying Xue 
Signed-off-by: Jon Maloy 
[PG: also delete get/inc_timer count, since they are now unused]
Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker

tipc: introduce message to synchronize broadcast link

2012-11-22T19:33:21+00:00

Upon establishing a first link between two nodes, there is
currently a risk that the two endpoints will disagree on exactly
which sequence number reception and acknowleding of broadcast
packets should start.

The following scenarios may happen:

1: Node A sends an ACTIVATE message to B, telling it to start acking
   packets from sequence number N.
2: Node A sends out broadcast N, but does not expect an acknowledge
   from B, since B is not yet in its broadcast receiver's list.
3: Node A receives ACK for N from all nodes except B, and releases
   packet N.
4: Node B receives the ACTIVATE, activates its link endpoint, and
   stores the value N as sequence number of first expected packet.
5: Node B sends a NAME_DISTR message to A.
6: Node A receives the NAME_DISTR message, and activates its endpoint.
   At this moment B is added to A's broadcast receiver's set.
   Node A also sets sequence number 0 as the first broadcast packet
   to be received from B.
7: Node A sends broadcast N+1.
8: B receives N+1, determines there is a gap in the sequence, since
   it is expecting N, and sends a NACK for N back to A.
9: Node A has already released N, so no retransmission is possible.
   The broadcast link in direction A->B is stale.

In addition to, or instead of, 7-9 above, the following may happen:

10: Node B sends broadcast M > 0 to A.
11: Node A receives M, falsely decides there must be a gap, since
    it is expecting packet 0, and asks for retransmission of packets
    [0,M-1].
12: Node B has already released these packets, so the broadcast
    link is stale in direction B->A.

We solve this problem by introducing a new unicast message type,
BCAST_PROTOCOL/STATE, to convey the sequence number of the next
sent broadcast packet to the other endpoint, at exactly the moment
that endpoint is added to the own node's broadcast receivers list,
and before any other unicast messages are permitted to be sent.

Furthermore, we don't allow any node to start receiving and
processing broadcast packets until this new synchronization
message has been received.

To maintain backwards compatibility, we still open up for
broadcast reception if we receive a NAME_DISTR message without
any preceding broadcast sync message. In this case, we must
assume that the other end has an older code version, and will
never send out the new synchronization message. Hence, for mixed
old and new nodes, the issue arising in 7-12 of the above may
happen with the same probability as before.

Signed-off-by: Jon Maloy 
Signed-off-by: Ying Xue 
Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker