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[linux-4.19.y,0/2] tcp_bbr: Improving TCP BBR performance for WiFi and cellular networks

Message ID 20200922192735.3976618-1-priyarjha.kernel@gmail.com
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Series tcp_bbr: Improving TCP BBR performance for WiFi and cellular networks | expand

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Priyaranjan Jha Sept. 22, 2020, 7:27 p.m. UTC
From: Priyaranjan Jha <priyarjha@google.com>

Ack aggregation is quite prevalent with wifi, cellular and cable modem
link tchnologies, ACK decimation in middleboxes, and common offloading
techniques such as TSO and GRO, at end hosts. Previously, BBR was often
cwnd-limited in the presence of severe ACK aggregation, which resulted in
low throughput due to insufficient data in flight.

To achieve good throughput for wifi and other paths with aggregation, this
patch series implements an ACK aggregation estimator for BBR, which
estimates the maximum recent degree of ACK aggregation and adapts cwnd
based on it. The algorithm is further described by the following
presentation:
https://datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/101/materials/slides-101-iccrg-an-update-on-bbr-work-at-google-00

(1) A preparatory patch, which refactors bbr_target_cwnd for generic
    inflight provisioning.

(2) Implements BBR ack aggregation estimator and adapts cwnd based
    on measured degree of ACK aggregation.

Priyaranjan Jha (2):
  tcp_bbr: refactor bbr_target_cwnd() for general inflight provisioning
  tcp_bbr: adapt cwnd based on ack aggregation estimation

 include/net/inet_connection_sock.h |   4 +-
 net/ipv4/tcp_bbr.c                 | 180 +++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 2 files changed, 161 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)

Comments

Greg KH Sept. 25, 2020, 10:57 a.m. UTC | #1
On Tue, Sep 22, 2020 at 12:27:33PM -0700, Priyaranjan Jha wrote:
> From: Priyaranjan Jha <priyarjha@google.com>
> 
> Ack aggregation is quite prevalent with wifi, cellular and cable modem
> link tchnologies, ACK decimation in middleboxes, and common offloading
> techniques such as TSO and GRO, at end hosts. Previously, BBR was often
> cwnd-limited in the presence of severe ACK aggregation, which resulted in
> low throughput due to insufficient data in flight.
> 
> To achieve good throughput for wifi and other paths with aggregation, this
> patch series implements an ACK aggregation estimator for BBR, which
> estimates the maximum recent degree of ACK aggregation and adapts cwnd
> based on it. The algorithm is further described by the following
> presentation:
> https://datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/101/materials/slides-101-iccrg-an-update-on-bbr-work-at-google-00
> 
> (1) A preparatory patch, which refactors bbr_target_cwnd for generic
>     inflight provisioning.
> 
> (2) Implements BBR ack aggregation estimator and adapts cwnd based
>     on measured degree of ACK aggregation.

Both now queued up, thanks.

greg k-h