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1 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
2  * Copyright(c) 2020 Intel Corporation
3  */
4 
5 #ifndef __RTE_PIE_H_INCLUDED__
6 #define __RTE_PIE_H_INCLUDED__
7 
8 #ifdef __cplusplus
9 extern "C" {
10 #endif
11 
12 /**
13  * @file
14  * Proportional Integral controller Enhanced (PIE)
15  **/
16 
17 #include <stdint.h>
18 
19 #include <rte_random.h>
20 #include <rte_debug.h>
21 #include <rte_cycles.h>
22 
23 #define RTE_DQ_THRESHOLD   16384   /**< Queue length threshold (2^14)
24 				     * to start measurement cycle (bytes)
25 				     */
26 #define RTE_DQ_WEIGHT      0.25    /**< Weight (RTE_DQ_THRESHOLD/2^16) to compute dequeue rate */
27 #define RTE_ALPHA          0.125   /**< Weights in drop probability calculations */
28 #define RTE_BETA           1.25    /**< Weights in drop probability calculations */
29 #define RTE_RAND_MAX      ~0LLU    /**< Max value of the random number */
30 
31 
32 /**
33  * PIE configuration parameters passed by user
34  *
35  */
36 struct rte_pie_params {
37 	uint16_t qdelay_ref;           /**< Latency Target (milliseconds) */
38 	uint16_t dp_update_interval;   /**< Update interval for drop probability (milliseconds) */
39 	uint16_t max_burst;            /**< Max Burst Allowance (milliseconds) */
40 	uint16_t tailq_th;             /**< Tailq drop threshold (packet counts) */
41 };
42 
43 /**
44  * PIE configuration parameters
45  *
46  */
47 struct rte_pie_config {
48 	uint64_t qdelay_ref;           /**< Latency Target (in CPU cycles.) */
49 	uint64_t dp_update_interval;   /**< Update interval for drop probability (in CPU cycles) */
50 	uint64_t max_burst;            /**< Max Burst Allowance (in CPU cycles.) */
51 	uint16_t tailq_th;             /**< Tailq drop threshold (packet counts) */
52 };
53 
54 /**
55  * PIE run-time data
56  */
57 struct rte_pie {
58 	uint16_t active;               /**< Flag for activating/deactivating pie */
59 	uint16_t in_measurement;       /**< Flag for activation of measurement cycle */
60 	uint32_t departed_bytes_count; /**< Number of bytes departed in current measurement cycle */
61 	uint64_t start_measurement;    /**< Time to start to measurement cycle (in cpu cycles) */
62 	uint64_t last_measurement;     /**< Time of last measurement (in cpu cycles) */
63 	uint64_t qlen;                 /**< Queue length (packets count) */
64 	uint64_t qlen_bytes;           /**< Queue length (bytes count) */
65 	uint64_t avg_dq_time;          /**< Time averaged dequeue rate (in cpu cycles) */
66 	uint32_t burst_allowance;      /**< Current burst allowance (bytes) */
67 	uint64_t qdelay_old;           /**< Old queue delay (bytes) */
68 	double drop_prob;              /**< Current packet drop probability */
69 	double accu_prob;              /**< Accumulated packet drop probability */
70 };
71 
72 /**
73  * @brief Initialises run-time data
74  *
75  * @param pie [in,out] data pointer to PIE runtime data
76  *
77  * @return Operation status
78  * @retval 0 success
79  * @retval !0 error
80  */
81 int
82 __rte_experimental
83 rte_pie_rt_data_init(struct rte_pie *pie);
84 
85 /**
86  * @brief Configures a single PIE configuration parameter structure.
87  *
88  * @param pie_cfg [in,out] config pointer to a PIE configuration parameter structure
89  * @param qdelay_ref [in]  latency target(milliseconds)
90  * @param dp_update_interval [in] update interval for drop probability (milliseconds)
91  * @param max_burst [in] maximum burst allowance (milliseconds)
92  * @param tailq_th [in] tail drop threshold for the queue (number of packets)
93  *
94  * @return Operation status
95  * @retval 0 success
96  * @retval !0 error
97  */
98 int
99 __rte_experimental
100 rte_pie_config_init(struct rte_pie_config *pie_cfg,
101 	const uint16_t qdelay_ref,
102 	const uint16_t dp_update_interval,
103 	const uint16_t max_burst,
104 	const uint16_t tailq_th);
105 
106 /**
107  * @brief Decides packet enqueue when queue is empty
108  *
109  * Note: packet is never dropped in this particular case.
110  *
111  * @param pie_cfg [in] config pointer to a PIE configuration parameter structure
112  * @param pie [in, out] data pointer to PIE runtime data
113  * @param pkt_len [in] packet length in bytes
114  *
115  * @return Operation status
116  * @retval 0 enqueue the packet
117  * @retval !0 drop the packet
118  */
119 static int
120 __rte_experimental
121 rte_pie_enqueue_empty(const struct rte_pie_config *pie_cfg,
122 	struct rte_pie *pie,
123 	uint32_t pkt_len)
124 {
125 	RTE_ASSERT(pkt_len != 0);
126 
127 	/* Update the PIE qlen parameter */
128 	pie->qlen++;
129 	pie->qlen_bytes += pkt_len;
130 
131 	/**
132 	 * If the queue has been idle for a while, turn off PIE and Reset counters
133 	 */
134 	if ((pie->active == 1) &&
135 		(pie->qlen < (pie_cfg->tailq_th * 0.1))) {
136 		pie->active =  0;
137 		pie->in_measurement = 0;
138 	}
139 
140 	return 0;
141 }
142 
143 /**
144  * @brief make a decision to drop or enqueue a packet based on probability
145  *        criteria
146  *
147  * @param pie_cfg [in] config pointer to a PIE configuration parameter structure
148  * @param pie [in, out] data pointer to PIE runtime data
149  * @param time [in] current time (measured in cpu cycles)
150  */
151 static void
152 __rte_experimental
153 _calc_drop_probability(const struct rte_pie_config *pie_cfg,
154 	struct rte_pie *pie, uint64_t time)
155 {
156 	uint64_t qdelay_ref = pie_cfg->qdelay_ref;
157 
158 	/* Note: can be implemented using integer multiply.
159 	 * DQ_THRESHOLD is power of 2 value.
160 	 */
161 	uint64_t current_qdelay = pie->qlen * (pie->avg_dq_time >> 14);
162 
163 	double p = RTE_ALPHA * (current_qdelay - qdelay_ref) +
164 		RTE_BETA * (current_qdelay - pie->qdelay_old);
165 
166 	if (pie->drop_prob < 0.000001)
167 		p = p * 0.00048828125;              /* (1/2048) = 0.00048828125 */
168 	else if (pie->drop_prob < 0.00001)
169 		p = p * 0.001953125;                /* (1/512) = 0.001953125  */
170 	else if (pie->drop_prob < 0.0001)
171 		p = p * 0.0078125;                  /* (1/128) = 0.0078125  */
172 	else if (pie->drop_prob < 0.001)
173 		p = p * 0.03125;                    /* (1/32) = 0.03125   */
174 	else if (pie->drop_prob < 0.01)
175 		p = p * 0.125;                      /* (1/8) = 0.125    */
176 	else if (pie->drop_prob < 0.1)
177 		p = p * 0.5;                        /* (1/2) = 0.5    */
178 
179 	if (pie->drop_prob >= 0.1 && p > 0.02)
180 		p = 0.02;
181 
182 	pie->drop_prob += p;
183 
184 	double qdelay = qdelay_ref * 0.5;
185 
186 	/*  Exponentially decay drop prob when congestion goes away  */
187 	if ((double)current_qdelay < qdelay && pie->qdelay_old < qdelay)
188 		pie->drop_prob *= 0.98;     /* 1 - 1/64 is sufficient */
189 
190 	/* Bound drop probability */
191 	if (pie->drop_prob < 0)
192 		pie->drop_prob = 0;
193 	if (pie->drop_prob > 1)
194 		pie->drop_prob = 1;
195 
196 	pie->qdelay_old = current_qdelay;
197 	pie->last_measurement = time;
198 
199 	uint64_t burst_allowance = pie->burst_allowance - pie_cfg->dp_update_interval;
200 
201 	pie->burst_allowance = (burst_allowance > 0) ? burst_allowance : 0;
202 }
203 
204 /**
205  * @brief make a decision to drop or enqueue a packet based on probability
206  *        criteria
207  *
208  * @param pie_cfg [in] config pointer to a PIE configuration parameter structure
209  * @param pie [in, out] data pointer to PIE runtime data
210  *
211  * @return operation status
212  * @retval 0 enqueue the packet
213  * @retval 1 drop the packet
214  */
215 static inline int
216 __rte_experimental
217 _rte_pie_drop(const struct rte_pie_config *pie_cfg,
218 	struct rte_pie *pie)
219 {
220 	uint64_t qdelay = pie_cfg->qdelay_ref / 2;
221 
222 	/* PIE is active but the queue is not congested: return 0 */
223 	if (((pie->qdelay_old < qdelay) && (pie->drop_prob < 0.2)) ||
224 		(pie->qlen <= (pie_cfg->tailq_th * 0.1)))
225 		return 0;
226 
227 	if (pie->drop_prob == 0)
228 		pie->accu_prob = 0;
229 
230 	/* For practical reasons, drop probability can be further scaled according
231 	 * to packet size, but one needs to set a bound to avoid unnecessary bias
232 	 * Random drop
233 	 */
234 	pie->accu_prob += pie->drop_prob;
235 
236 	if (pie->accu_prob < 0.85)
237 		return 0;
238 
239 	if (pie->accu_prob >= 8.5)
240 		return 1;
241 
242 	if (rte_drand() < pie->drop_prob) {
243 		pie->accu_prob = 0;
244 		return 1;
245 	}
246 
247 	/* No drop */
248 	return 0;
249 }
250 
251 /**
252  * @brief Decides if new packet should be enqueued or dropped for non-empty queue
253  *
254  * @param pie_cfg [in] config pointer to a PIE configuration parameter structure
255  * @param pie [in,out] data pointer to PIE runtime data
256  * @param pkt_len [in] packet length in bytes
257  * @param time [in] current time (measured in cpu cycles)
258  *
259  * @return Operation status
260  * @retval 0 enqueue the packet
261  * @retval 1 drop the packet based on max threshold criterion
262  * @retval 2 drop the packet based on mark probability criterion
263  */
264 static inline int
265 __rte_experimental
266 rte_pie_enqueue_nonempty(const struct rte_pie_config *pie_cfg,
267 	struct rte_pie *pie,
268 	uint32_t pkt_len,
269 	const uint64_t time)
270 {
271 	/* Check queue space against the tail drop threshold */
272 	if (pie->qlen >= pie_cfg->tailq_th) {
273 
274 		pie->accu_prob = 0;
275 		return 1;
276 	}
277 
278 	if (pie->active) {
279 		/* Update drop probability after certain interval */
280 		if ((time - pie->last_measurement) >= pie_cfg->dp_update_interval)
281 			_calc_drop_probability(pie_cfg, pie, time);
282 
283 		/* Decide whether packet to be dropped or enqueued */
284 		if (_rte_pie_drop(pie_cfg, pie) && pie->burst_allowance == 0)
285 			return 2;
286 	}
287 
288 	/* When queue occupancy is over a certain threshold, turn on PIE */
289 	if ((pie->active == 0) &&
290 		(pie->qlen >= (pie_cfg->tailq_th * 0.1))) {
291 		pie->active = 1;
292 		pie->qdelay_old = 0;
293 		pie->drop_prob = 0;
294 		pie->in_measurement = 1;
295 		pie->departed_bytes_count = 0;
296 		pie->avg_dq_time = 0;
297 		pie->last_measurement = time;
298 		pie->burst_allowance = pie_cfg->max_burst;
299 		pie->accu_prob = 0;
300 		pie->start_measurement = time;
301 	}
302 
303 	/* when queue has been idle for a while, turn off PIE and Reset counters */
304 	if (pie->active == 1 &&
305 		pie->qlen < (pie_cfg->tailq_th * 0.1)) {
306 		pie->active =  0;
307 		pie->in_measurement = 0;
308 	}
309 
310 	/* Update PIE qlen parameter */
311 	pie->qlen++;
312 	pie->qlen_bytes += pkt_len;
313 
314 	/* No drop */
315 	return 0;
316 }
317 
318 /**
319  * @brief Decides if new packet should be enqueued or dropped
320  * Updates run time data and gives verdict whether to enqueue or drop the packet.
321  *
322  * @param pie_cfg [in] config pointer to a PIE configuration parameter structure
323  * @param pie [in,out] data pointer to PIE runtime data
324  * @param qlen [in] queue length
325  * @param pkt_len [in] packet length in bytes
326  * @param time [in] current time stamp (measured in cpu cycles)
327  *
328  * @return Operation status
329  * @retval 0 enqueue the packet
330  * @retval 1 drop the packet based on drop probability criteria
331  */
332 static inline int
333 __rte_experimental
334 rte_pie_enqueue(const struct rte_pie_config *pie_cfg,
335 	struct rte_pie *pie,
336 	const unsigned int qlen,
337 	uint32_t pkt_len,
338 	const uint64_t time)
339 {
340 	RTE_ASSERT(pie_cfg != NULL);
341 	RTE_ASSERT(pie != NULL);
342 
343 	if (qlen != 0)
344 		return rte_pie_enqueue_nonempty(pie_cfg, pie, pkt_len, time);
345 	else
346 		return rte_pie_enqueue_empty(pie_cfg, pie, pkt_len);
347 }
348 
349 /**
350  * @brief PIE rate estimation method
351  * Called on each packet departure.
352  *
353  * @param pie [in] data pointer to PIE runtime data
354  * @param pkt_len [in] packet length in bytes
355  * @param time [in] current time stamp in cpu cycles
356  */
357 static inline void
358 __rte_experimental
359 rte_pie_dequeue(struct rte_pie *pie,
360 	uint32_t pkt_len,
361 	uint64_t time)
362 {
363 	/* Dequeue rate estimation */
364 	if (pie->in_measurement) {
365 		pie->departed_bytes_count += pkt_len;
366 
367 		/* Start a new measurement cycle when enough packets */
368 		if (pie->departed_bytes_count >= RTE_DQ_THRESHOLD) {
369 			uint64_t dq_time = time - pie->start_measurement;
370 
371 			if (pie->avg_dq_time == 0)
372 				pie->avg_dq_time = dq_time;
373 			else
374 				pie->avg_dq_time = dq_time * RTE_DQ_WEIGHT + pie->avg_dq_time
375 					* (1 - RTE_DQ_WEIGHT);
376 
377 			pie->in_measurement = 0;
378 		}
379 	}
380 
381 	/* Start measurement cycle when enough data in the queue */
382 	if ((pie->qlen_bytes >= RTE_DQ_THRESHOLD) && (pie->in_measurement == 0)) {
383 		pie->in_measurement = 1;
384 		pie->start_measurement = time;
385 		pie->departed_bytes_count = 0;
386 	}
387 }
388 
389 #ifdef __cplusplus
390 }
391 #endif
392 
393 #endif /* __RTE_PIE_H_INCLUDED__ */
394