tcp: refine pacing rate determination
When TCP pacing was added back in linux-3.12, we chose
to apply a fixed ratio of 200 % against current rate,
to allow probing for optimal throughput even during
slow start phase, where cwnd can be doubled every other gRTT.
At Google, we found it was better applying a different ratio
while in Congestion Avoidance phase.
This ratio was set to 120 %.
We've used the normal tcp_in_slow_start() helper for a while,
then tuned the condition to select the conservative ratio
as soon as cwnd >= ssthresh/2 :
- After cwnd reduction, it is safer to ramp up more slowly,
as we approach optimal cwnd.
- Initial ramp up (ssthresh == INFINITY) still allows doubling
cwnd every other RTT.
Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
Cc: Neal Cardwell <ncardwell@google.com>
Cc: Yuchung Cheng <ycheng@google.com>
Acked-by: Neal Cardwell <ncardwell@google.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index 0abca28..dc08e23 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -753,13 +753,29 @@
* TCP pacing, to smooth the burst on large writes when packets
* in flight is significantly lower than cwnd (or rwin)
*/
+int sysctl_tcp_pacing_ss_ratio __read_mostly = 200;
+int sysctl_tcp_pacing_ca_ratio __read_mostly = 120;
+
static void tcp_update_pacing_rate(struct sock *sk)
{
const struct tcp_sock *tp = tcp_sk(sk);
u64 rate;
/* set sk_pacing_rate to 200 % of current rate (mss * cwnd / srtt) */
- rate = (u64)tp->mss_cache * 2 * (USEC_PER_SEC << 3);
+ rate = (u64)tp->mss_cache * ((USEC_PER_SEC / 100) << 3);
+
+ /* current rate is (cwnd * mss) / srtt
+ * In Slow Start [1], set sk_pacing_rate to 200 % the current rate.
+ * In Congestion Avoidance phase, set it to 120 % the current rate.
+ *
+ * [1] : Normal Slow Start condition is (tp->snd_cwnd < tp->snd_ssthresh)
+ * If snd_cwnd >= (tp->snd_ssthresh / 2), we are approaching
+ * end of slow start and should slow down.
+ */
+ if (tp->snd_cwnd < tp->snd_ssthresh / 2)
+ rate *= sysctl_tcp_pacing_ss_ratio;
+ else
+ rate *= sysctl_tcp_pacing_ca_ratio;
rate *= max(tp->snd_cwnd, tp->packets_out);
