On 2021/6/2 4:48, Jakub Kicinski wrote: > On Tue, 1 Jun 2021 16:18:54 +0800 Yunsheng Lin wrote: >>> I see, thanks! That explains the need. Perhaps we can rephrase the >>> comment? Maybe: >>> >>> + /* Retest nolock_qdisc_is_empty() within the protection >>> + * of q->seqlock to protect from racing with requeuing. >>> + */ >> >> Yes if we still decide to preserve the nolock_qdisc_is_empty() rechecking >> under q->seqlock. > > Sounds good. > >>>> --- a/net/sched/sch_generic.c >>>> +++ b/net/sched/sch_generic.c >>>> @@ -38,6 +38,15 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(default_qdisc_ops); >>>> static void qdisc_maybe_clear_missed(struct Qdisc *q, >>>> const struct netdev_queue *txq) >>>> { >>>> + set_bit(__QDISC_STATE_DRAINING, &q->state); >>>> + >>>> + /* Make sure DRAINING is set before clearing MISSED >>>> + * to make sure nolock_qdisc_is_empty() always return >>>> + * false for aoviding transmitting a packet directly >>>> + * bypassing the requeued packet. >>>> + */ >>>> + smp_mb__after_atomic(); >>>> + >>>> clear_bit(__QDISC_STATE_MISSED, &q->state); >>>> >>>> /* Make sure the below netif_xmit_frozen_or_stopped() >>>> @@ -52,8 +61,6 @@ static void qdisc_maybe_clear_missed(struct Qdisc *q, >>>> */ >>>> if (!netif_xmit_frozen_or_stopped(txq)) >>>> set_bit(__QDISC_STATE_MISSED, &q->state); >>>> - else >>>> - set_bit(__QDISC_STATE_DRAINING, &q->state); >>>> } >>> >>> But this would not be enough because we may also clear MISSING >>> in pfifo_fast_dequeue()? >> >> For the MISSING clearing in pfifo_fast_dequeue(), it seems it >> looks like the data race described in RFC v3 too? >> >> CPU1 CPU2 CPU3 >> qdisc_run_begin(q) . . >> . MISSED is set . >> MISSED is cleared . . >> q->dequeue() . . >> . enqueue skb1 check MISSED # true >> qdisc_run_end(q) . . >> . . qdisc_run_begin(q) # true >> . MISSED is set send skb2 directly > > Not sure what you mean. CPU1 CPU2 CPU3 qdisc_run_begin(q) . . . MISSED is set . MISSED is cleared . . another dequeuing . . . . . . enqueue skb1 nolock_qdisc_is_empty() # true qdisc_run_end(q) . . . . qdisc_run_begin(q) # true . . send skb2 directly . MISSED is set . As qdisc is indeed empty at the point when MISSED is clear and another dequeue is retried by CPU1, MISSED setting is not under q->seqlock, so it seems retesting MISSED under q->seqlock does not seem to make any difference? and it seems like the case that does not need handling as we agreed previously? > > . >