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    Revert "net: sctp: Fix a_rwnd/rwnd management to reflect real state of the receiver's buffer" · 362d5204
    Daniel Borkmann authored
    This reverts commit ef2820a7 ("net: sctp: Fix a_rwnd/rwnd management
    to reflect real state of the receiver's buffer") as it introduced a
    serious performance regression on SCTP over IPv4 and IPv6, though a not
    as dramatic on the latter. Measurements are on 10Gbit/s with ixgbe NICs.
    
    Current state:
    
    [root@Lab200slot2 ~]# iperf3 --sctp -4 -c 192.168.241.3 -V -l 1452 -t 60
    iperf version 3.0.1 (10 January 2014)
    Linux Lab200slot2 3.14.0 #1 SMP Thu Apr 3 23:18:29 EDT 2014 x86_64
    Time: Fri, 11 Apr 2014 17:56:21 GMT
    Connecting to host 192.168.241.3, port 5201
          Cookie: Lab200slot2.1397238981.812898.548918
    [  4] local 192.168.241.2 port 38616 connected to 192.168.241.3 port 5201
    Starting Test: protocol: SCTP, 1 streams, 1452 byte blocks, omitting 0 seconds, 60 second test
    [ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bandwidth
    [  4]   0.00-1.09   sec  20.8 MBytes   161 Mbits/sec
    [  4]   1.09-2.13   sec  10.8 MBytes  86.8 Mbits/sec
    [  4]   2.13-3.15   sec  3.57 MBytes  29.5 Mbits/sec
    [  4]   3.15-4.16   sec  4.33 MBytes  35.7 Mbits/sec
    [  4]   4.16-6.21   sec  10.4 MBytes  42.7 Mbits/sec
    [  4]   6.21-6.21   sec  0.00 Bytes    0.00 bits/sec
    [  4]   6.21-7.35   sec  34.6 MBytes   253 Mbits/sec
    [  4]   7.35-11.45  sec  22.0 MBytes  45.0 Mbits/sec
    [  4]  11.45-11.45  sec  0.00 Bytes    0.00 bits/sec
    [  4]  11.45-11.45  sec  0.00 Bytes    0.00 bits/sec
    [  4]  11.45-11.45  sec  0.00 Bytes    0.00 bits/sec
    [  4]  11.45-12.51  sec  16.0 MBytes   126 Mbits/sec
    [  4]  12.51-13.59  sec  20.3 MBytes   158 Mbits/sec
    [  4]  13.59-14.65  sec  13.4 MBytes   107 Mbits/sec
    [  4]  14.65-16.79  sec  33.3 MBytes   130 Mbits/sec
    [  4]  16.79-16.79  sec  0.00 Bytes    0.00 bits/sec
    [  4]  16.79-17.82  sec  5.94 MBytes  48.7 Mbits/sec
    (etc)
    
    [root@Lab200slot2 ~]#  iperf3 --sctp -6 -c 2001:db8:0:f101::1 -V -l 1400 -t 60
    iperf version 3.0.1 (10 January 2014)
    Linux Lab200slot2 3.14.0 #1 SMP Thu Apr 3 23:18:29 EDT 2014 x86_64
    Time: Fri, 11 Apr 2014 19:08:41 GMT
    Connecting to host 2001:db8:0:f101::1, port 5201
          Cookie: Lab200slot2.1397243321.714295.2b3f7c
    [  4] local 2001:db8:0:f101::2 port 55804 connected to 2001:db8:0:f101::1 port 5201
    Starting Test: protocol: SCTP, 1 streams, 1400 byte blocks, omitting 0 seconds, 60 second test
    [ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bandwidth
    [  4]   0.00-1.00   sec   169 MBytes  1.42 Gbits/sec
    [  4]   1.00-2.00   sec   201 MBytes  1.69 Gbits/sec
    [  4]   2.00-3.00   sec   188 MBytes  1.58 Gbits/sec
    [  4]   3.00-4.00   sec   174 MBytes  1.46 Gbits/sec
    [  4]   4.00-5.00   sec   165 MBytes  1.39 Gbits/sec
    [  4]   5.00-6.00   sec   199 MBytes  1.67 Gbits/sec
    [  4]   6.00-7.00   sec   163 MBytes  1.36 Gbits/sec
    [  4]   7.00-8.00   sec   174 MBytes  1.46 Gbits/sec
    [  4]   8.00-9.00   sec   193 MBytes  1.62 Gbits/sec
    [  4]   9.00-10.00  sec   196 MBytes  1.65 Gbits/sec
    [  4]  10.00-11.00  sec   157 MBytes  1.31 Gbits/sec
    [  4]  11.00-12.00  sec   175 MBytes  1.47 Gbits/sec
    [  4]  12.00-13.00  sec   192 MBytes  1.61 Gbits/sec
    [  4]  13.00-14.00  sec   199 MBytes  1.67 Gbits/sec
    (etc)
    
    After patch:
    
    [root@Lab200slot2 ~]#  iperf3 --sctp -4 -c 192.168.240.3 -V -l 1452 -t 60
    iperf version 3.0.1 (10 January 2014)
    Linux Lab200slot2 3.14.0+ #1 SMP Mon Apr 14 12:06:40 EDT 2014 x86_64
    Time: Mon, 14 Apr 2014 16:40:48 GMT
    Connecting to host 192.168.240.3, port 5201
          Cookie: Lab200slot2.1397493648.413274.65e131
    [  4] local 192.168.240.2 port 50548 connected to 192.168.240.3 port 5201
    Starting Test: protocol: SCTP, 1 streams, 1452 byte blocks, omitting 0 seconds, 60 second test
    [ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bandwidth
    [  4]   0.00-1.00   sec   240 MBytes  2.02 Gbits/sec
    [  4]   1.00-2.00   sec   239 MBytes  2.01 Gbits/sec
    [  4]   2.00-3.00   sec   240 MBytes  2.01 Gbits/sec
    [  4]   3.00-4.00   sec   239 MBytes  2.00 Gbits/sec
    [  4]   4.00-5.00   sec   245 MBytes  2.05 Gbits/sec
    [  4]   5.00-6.00   sec   240 MBytes  2.01 Gbits/sec
    [  4]   6.00-7.00   sec   240 MBytes  2.02 Gbits/sec
    [  4]   7.00-8.00   sec   239 MBytes  2.01 Gbits/sec
    
    With the reverted patch applied, the SCTP/IPv4 performance is back
    to normal on latest upstream for IPv4 and IPv6 and has same throughput
    as 3.4.2 test kernel, steady and interval reports are smooth again.
    
    Fixes: ef2820a7
    
     ("net: sctp: Fix a_rwnd/rwnd management to reflect real state of the receiver's buffer")
    Reported-by: default avatarPeter Butler <pbutler@sonusnet.com>
    Reported-by: default avatarDongsheng Song <dongsheng.song@gmail.com>
    Reported-by: default avatarFengguang Wu <fengguang.wu@intel.com>
    Tested-by: default avatarPeter Butler <pbutler@sonusnet.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarDaniel Borkmann <dborkman@redhat.com>
    Cc: Matija Glavinic Pecotic <matija.glavinic-pecotic.ext@nsn.com>
    Cc: Alexander Sverdlin <alexander.sverdlin@nsn.com>
    Cc: Vlad Yasevich <vyasevich@gmail.com>
    Acked-by: default avatarVlad Yasevich <vyasevich@gmail.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
    362d5204