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Move PMTU discovery code into the TX path.

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Currently, the PMTU discovery code is run by a timeout callback,
independently of tunnel activity. This commit moves it into the TX
path, meaning that send_mtu_probe_handler() is only called if a
packet is about to be sent. Consequently, it has been renamed to
try_mtu() for consistency with try_tx(), try_udp() and try_sptps().

Running PMTU discovery code only as part of the TX path prevents
PMTU discovery from generating unreasonable amounts of traffic when
the "real" traffic is negligible. One extreme example is sending one
real packet and then going silent: in the current code this one little
packet will result in the entire PMTU discovery algorithm being run
from start to finish, resulting in absurd write traffic amplification.
With this patch, PMTU discovery stops as soon as "real" packets stop
flowing, and will be no more aggressive than the underlying traffic.

Furthermore, try_mtu() only runs if there is confirmed UDP
connectivity as per the UDP discovery mechanism. This prevents
unnecessary network chatter - previously, the PMTU discovery code
would send bursts of (potentially large) probe packets every second
even if there was nothing on the other side. With this patch, the
PMTU code only does that if something replied to the lightweight UDP
discovery pings.

These inefficiencies were made even worse when the node is not a
direct neighbour, as tinc will use PMTU discovery both on the
destination node *and* the relay. UDP discovery is more lightweight for
this purpose.

As a bonus, this code simplifies overall code somewhat - state is
easier to manage when code is run in predictable contexts as opposed
to "surprise callbacks". In addition, there is no need to call PMTU
discovery code outside of net_packet.c anymore, thereby simplifying
module boundaries.
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Etienne Dechamps 2014-12-29 16:47:49 +00:00
parent eef792c01e
commit 98716a227e
6 changed files with 27 additions and 27 deletions
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@ -205,7 +205,6 @@ extern void terminate_connection(struct connection_t *, bool);
extern bool node_read_ecdsa_public_key(struct node_t *);
extern bool read_ecdsa_public_key(struct connection_t *);
extern bool read_rsa_public_key(struct connection_t *);
extern void send_mtu_probe(struct node_t *);
extern void handle_device_data(void *, int);
extern void handle_meta_connection_data(struct connection_t *);
extern void regenerate_key(void);