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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst index e7b3fa7bb3f7..815efc89ad73 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst @@ -1069,6 +1069,81 @@ tcp_child_ehash_entries - INTEGER Default: 0 +tcp_plb_enabled - BOOLEAN + If set and the underlying congestion control (e.g. DCTCP) supports + and enables PLB feature, TCP PLB (Protective Load Balancing) is + enabled. PLB is described in the following paper: + https://doi.org/10.1145/3544216.3544226. Based on PLB parameters, + upon sensing sustained congestion, TCP triggers a change in + flow label field for outgoing IPv6 packets. A change in flow label + field potentially changes the path of outgoing packets for switches + that use ECMP/WCMP for routing. + + PLB changes socket txhash which results in a change in IPv6 Flow Label + field, and currently no-op for IPv4 headers. It is possible + to apply PLB for IPv4 with other network header fields (e.g. TCP + or IPv4 options) or using encapsulation where outer header is used + by switches to determine next hop. In either case, further host + and switch side changes will be needed. + + When set, PLB assumes that congestion signal (e.g. ECN) is made + available and used by congestion control module to estimate a + congestion measure (e.g. ce_ratio). PLB needs a congestion measure to + make repathing decisions. + + Default: FALSE + +tcp_plb_idle_rehash_rounds - INTEGER + Number of consecutive congested rounds (RTT) seen after which + a rehash can be performed, given there are no packets in flight. + This is referred to as M in PLB paper: + https://doi.org/10.1145/3544216.3544226. + + Possible Values: 0 - 31 + + Default: 3 + +tcp_plb_rehash_rounds - INTEGER + Number of consecutive congested rounds (RTT) seen after which + a forced rehash can be performed. Be careful when setting this + parameter, as a small value increases the risk of retransmissions. + This is referred to as N in PLB paper: + https://doi.org/10.1145/3544216.3544226. + + Possible Values: 0 - 31 + + Default: 12 + +tcp_plb_suspend_rto_sec - INTEGER + Time, in seconds, to suspend PLB in event of an RTO. In order to avoid + having PLB repath onto a connectivity "black hole", after an RTO a TCP + connection suspends PLB repathing for a random duration between 1x and + 2x of this parameter. Randomness is added to avoid concurrent rehashing + of multiple TCP connections. This should be set corresponding to the + amount of time it takes to repair a failed link. + + Possible Values: 0 - 255 + + Default: 60 + +tcp_plb_cong_thresh - INTEGER + Fraction of packets marked with congestion over a round (RTT) to + tag that round as congested. This is referred to as K in the PLB paper: + https://doi.org/10.1145/3544216.3544226. + + The 0-1 fraction range is mapped to 0-256 range to avoid floating + point operations. For example, 128 means that if at least 50% of + the packets in a round were marked as congested then the round + will be tagged as congested. + + Setting threshold to 0 means that PLB repaths every RTT regardless + of congestion. This is not intended behavior for PLB and should be + used only for experimentation purpose. + + Possible Values: 0 - 256 + + Default: 128 + UDP variables ============= |