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From: Laurent Vivier <lvivier@redhat.com>
To: passt-dev@passt.top
Cc: Laurent Vivier <lvivier@redhat.com>
Subject: [PATCH 6/8] tcp: Make TCP timer state per-caller and guard global tasks
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2026 19:10:50 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260616171052.3785909-7-lvivier@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260616171052.3785909-1-lvivier@redhat.com>

tcp_defer_handler() uses c->tcp.timer_run, c->tcp.keepalive_run, and
c->tcp.inactivity_run as global timer gates shared across all callers.
In multiqueue mode, multiple qpair workers will call tcp_defer_handler()
concurrently, causing races on these fields.  It also unconditionally
runs tcp_payload_flush(), tcp_sock_refill_init(), and tcp_splice_refill()
which operate on global state.

Add timer_run, keepalive_run, and inactivity_run as parameters so each
caller provides its own per-qpair timer state.  Remove the now-unused
fields from struct tcp_ctx and drop timer_init() which only initialised
c->tcp.timer_run.

Guard tcp_payload_flush() and socket pool refills with qpair == 0 since
they operate on global buffers shared across all queue pairs.

Signed-off-by: Laurent Vivier <lvivier@redhat.com>
---
 passt.c | 37 +++++++++++++++++--------------------
 tcp.c   | 51 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------
 tcp.h   |  9 ++-------
 3 files changed, 50 insertions(+), 47 deletions(-)

diff --git a/passt.c b/passt.c
index bebc2b99f523..ca5973e17317 100644
--- a/passt.c
+++ b/passt.c
@@ -96,16 +96,23 @@ struct passt_stats {
 
 /**
  * post_handler() - Run periodic and deferred tasks for L4 protocol handlers
- * @c:		Execution context
- * @now:	Current timestamp
- * @timer_run:	Last time the flow timers ran
- * @qpair:	Queue pair to process
+ * @c:			Execution context
+ * @now:		Current timestamp
+ * @timer_run:		Last time the flow timers ran
+ * @tcp_timer_run:	Last time TCP timers ran
+ * @keepalive_run:	Last time keepalives ran
+ * @inactivity_run:	Last time inactivity scan ran
+ * @qpair:		Queue pair to process
  */
 static void post_handler(struct ctx *c, const struct timespec *now,
-			 struct timespec *timer_run, unsigned int qpair)
+			 struct timespec *timer_run,
+			 struct timespec *tcp_timer_run,
+			 time_t *keepalive_run,
+			 time_t *inactivity_run, unsigned int qpair)
 {
 	if (!c->no_tcp)
-		tcp_defer_handler(c, now, qpair);
+		tcp_defer_handler(c, now, tcp_timer_run, keepalive_run,
+				  inactivity_run, qpair);
 
 	flow_defer_handler(c, now, timer_run, qpair);
 	fwd_scan_ports_timer(c, now);
@@ -130,16 +137,6 @@ static void random_init(struct ctx *c)
 	srandom(seed);
 }
 
-/**
- * timer_init() - Set initial timestamp for timer runs to current time
- * @c:		Execution context
- * @now:	Current timestamp
- */
-static void timer_init(struct ctx *c, const struct timespec *now)
-{
-	c->tcp.timer_run = *now;
-}
-
 /**
  * proto_update_l2_buf() - Update scatter-gather L2 buffers in protocol handlers
  * @eth_d:	Ethernet destination address, NULL if unchanged
@@ -221,8 +218,9 @@ static void print_stats(const struct ctx *c, const struct passt_stats *stats,
  */
 static void passt_worker(void *opaque, int nfds, struct epoll_event *events)
 {
+	static time_t keepalive_run, inactivity_run;
 	static struct passt_stats stats = { 0 };
-	static struct timespec flow_timer_run;
+	static struct timespec flow_timer_run, tcp_timer_run;
 	struct ctx *c = opaque;
 	struct timespec now;
 	int i;
@@ -306,7 +304,8 @@ static void passt_worker(void *opaque, int nfds, struct epoll_event *events)
 		print_stats(c, &stats, &now);
 	}
 
-	post_handler(c, &now, &flow_timer_run, QPAIR_DEFAULT);
+	post_handler(c, &now, &flow_timer_run, &tcp_timer_run,
+		     &keepalive_run, &inactivity_run, QPAIR_DEFAULT);
 
 	migrate_handler(c);
 }
@@ -433,8 +432,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	isolate_postfork(&c);
 
-	timer_init(&c, &now);
-
 loop:
 	/* NOLINTBEGIN(bugprone-branch-clone): intervals can be the same */
 	/* cppcheck-suppress [duplicateValueTernary, unmatchedSuppression] */
diff --git a/tcp.c b/tcp.c
index f4fe866ba7c3..955012355d69 100644
--- a/tcp.c
+++ b/tcp.c
@@ -2988,17 +2988,19 @@ int tcp_init(struct ctx *c)
 /**
  * tcp_keepalive() - Send keepalives for connections which need it
  * @c:		Execution context
+ * @now:	Current timestamp
+ * @last_run:	Last time keepalives ran, updated on run
  * @qpair:	Queue pair to process
  */
-static void tcp_keepalive(struct ctx *c, const struct timespec *now,
-			  unsigned int qpair)
+static void tcp_keepalive(const struct ctx *c, const struct timespec *now,
+			  time_t *last_run, unsigned int qpair)
 {
 	union flow *flow;
 
-	if (now->tv_sec - c->tcp.keepalive_run < KEEPALIVE_INTERVAL)
+	if (now->tv_sec - *last_run < KEEPALIVE_INTERVAL)
 		return;
 
-	c->tcp.keepalive_run = now->tv_sec;
+	*last_run = now->tv_sec;
 
 	flow_foreach_of_type(flow, FLOW_TCP) {
 		struct tcp_tap_conn *conn = &flow->tcp;
@@ -3021,18 +3023,20 @@ static void tcp_keepalive(struct ctx *c, const struct timespec *now,
 /**
  * tcp_inactivity() - Scan for and close long-inactive connections
  * @c:		Execution context
+ * @now:	Current timestamp
+ * @last_run:	Last time inactivity scan ran, updated on run
  * @qpair:	Queue pair to process
  */
-static void tcp_inactivity(struct ctx *c, const struct timespec *now,
-			   unsigned int qpair)
+static void tcp_inactivity(const struct ctx *c, const struct timespec *now,
+			   time_t *last_run, unsigned int qpair)
 {
 	union flow *flow;
 
-	if (now->tv_sec - c->tcp.inactivity_run < INACTIVITY_INTERVAL)
+	if (now->tv_sec - *last_run < INACTIVITY_INTERVAL)
 		return;
 
 	debug("TCP inactivity scan");
-	c->tcp.inactivity_run = now->tv_sec;
+	*last_run = now->tv_sec;
 
 	flow_foreach_of_type(flow, FLOW_TCP) {
 		struct tcp_tap_conn *conn = &flow->tcp;
@@ -3054,27 +3058,34 @@ static void tcp_inactivity(struct ctx *c, const struct timespec *now,
 
 /**
  * tcp_defer_handler() - Handler for TCP deferred tasks
- * @c:		Execution context
- * @now:	Current timestamp
- * @qpair:	Queue pair to process
+ * @c:			Execution context
+ * @now:		Current timestamp
+ * @timer_run:		Last time TCP timers ran
+ * @keepalive_run:	Last time keepalives ran
+ * @inactivity_run:	Last time inactivity scan ran
+ * @qpair:		Queue pair to process
  */
 /* cppcheck-suppress [constParameterPointer, unmatchedSuppression] */
 void tcp_defer_handler(struct ctx *c, const struct timespec *now,
-		       unsigned int qpair)
+		       struct timespec *timer_run, time_t *keepalive_run,
+		       time_t *inactivity_run, unsigned int qpair)
 {
-	tcp_payload_flush(c);
+	if (qpair == 0)
+		tcp_payload_flush(c);
 
-	if (timespec_diff_ms(now, &c->tcp.timer_run) < TCP_TIMER_INTERVAL)
+	if (timespec_diff_ms(now, timer_run) < TCP_TIMER_INTERVAL)
 		return;
 
-	c->tcp.timer_run = *now;
+	*timer_run = *now;
 
-	tcp_sock_refill_init(c);
-	if (c->mode == MODE_PASTA)
-		tcp_splice_refill(c);
+	if (qpair == 0) {
+		tcp_sock_refill_init(c);
+		if (c->mode == MODE_PASTA)
+			tcp_splice_refill(c);
+	}
 
-	tcp_keepalive(c, now, qpair);
-	tcp_inactivity(c, now, qpair);
+	tcp_keepalive(c, now, keepalive_run, qpair);
+	tcp_inactivity(c, now, inactivity_run, qpair);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/tcp.h b/tcp.h
index 490f1b140e44..64c75ba481bd 100644
--- a/tcp.h
+++ b/tcp.h
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ int tcp_listen(const struct ctx *c, uint8_t pif, unsigned rule,
 	       const union inany_addr *addr, const char *ifname, in_port_t port);
 int tcp_init(struct ctx *c);
 void tcp_defer_handler(struct ctx *c, const struct timespec *now,
-		       unsigned int qpair);
+		       struct timespec *timer_run, time_t *keepalive_run,
+		       time_t *inactivity_run, unsigned int qpair);
 
 void tcp_update_l2_buf(const unsigned char *eth_d);
 
@@ -42,24 +43,18 @@ extern bool peek_offset_cap;
  * struct tcp_ctx - Execution context for TCP routines
  * @scan_in:		Port scanning state for inbound packets
  * @scan_out:		Port scanning state for outbound packets
- * @timer_run:		Timestamp of most recent timer run
  * @pipe_size:		Size of pipes for spliced connections
  * @rto_max:		Maximum retry timeout (in s)
  * @syn_retries:	SYN retries using exponential backoff timeout
  * @syn_linear_timeouts: SYN retries before using exponential backoff timeout
- * @keepalive_run:	Time we last issued tap-side keepalives
- * @inactivity_run:	Time we last scanned for inactive connections
  */
 struct tcp_ctx {
 	struct fwd_scan scan_in;
 	struct fwd_scan scan_out;
-	struct timespec timer_run;
 	size_t pipe_size;
 	int rto_max;
 	uint8_t syn_retries;
 	uint8_t syn_linear_timeouts;
-	time_t keepalive_run;
-	time_t inactivity_run;
 };
 
 #endif /* TCP_H */
-- 
2.54.0


  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-06-16 17:11 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-06-16 17:10 [PATCH 0/8] multithreading: Prepare data structures for concurrent queue pair workers Laurent Vivier
2026-06-16 17:10 ` [PATCH 1/8] tap: Convert packet pools to per-queue-pair arrays for multiqueue Laurent Vivier
2026-06-16 17:10 ` [PATCH 2/8] tap: Make L4 sequence pools per-qpair for thread safety Laurent Vivier
2026-06-16 17:10 ` [PATCH 3/8] tcp: Make static buffers stack-local " Laurent Vivier
2026-06-16 17:10 ` [PATCH 4/8] udp_vu: Make virtqueue " Laurent Vivier
2026-06-16 17:10 ` [PATCH 5/8] flow: Make flow timer per-caller " Laurent Vivier
2026-06-16 17:10 ` Laurent Vivier [this message]
2026-06-16 17:10 ` [PATCH 7/8] tcp: Protect init socket pools with mutex " Laurent Vivier
2026-06-16 17:10 ` [PATCH 8/8] flow: Add mutex and per-qpair filtering to flow table operations Laurent Vivier

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