delack timer is not stopped from inet_csk_clear_xmit_timer()
because we do not define INET_CSK_CLEAR_TIMERS.
This is a conscious choice : inet_csk_clear_xmit_timer()
is often called from another cpu. Calling del_timer()
would cause false sharing and lock contention.
This means that very often, tcp_delack_timer() is called
at the timer expiration, while there is no ACK to transmit.
This can be detected very early, avoiding the socket spinlock.
Notes:
- test about tp->compressed_ack is racy,
but in the unlikely case there is a race, the dedicated
compressed_ack_timer hrtimer would close it.
- Even if the fast path is not taken, reading
icsk->icsk_ack.pending and tp->compressed_ack
before acquiring the socket spinlock reduces
acquisition time and chances of contention.
Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20241002173042.917928-4-edumazet@google.com
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
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