[PATCH net-next] sch_netem: Bug fixing in calculating Netem interval

In Kernel 4.15.0+, Netem does not work properly.

Netem setup:

tc qdisc add dev h1-eth0 root handle 1: netem delay 10ms 2ms

Result:

PING 172.16.101.2 (172.16.101.2) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 172.16.101.2: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=22.8 ms
64 bytes from 172.16.101.2: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=10.9 ms
64 bytes from 172.16.101.2: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=10.9 ms
64 bytes from 172.16.101.2: icmp_seq=5 ttl=64 time=11.4 ms
64 bytes from 172.16.101.2: icmp_seq=6 ttl=64 time=11.8 ms
64 bytes from 172.16.101.2: icmp_seq=4 ttl=64 time=4303 ms
64 bytes from 172.16.101.2: icmp_seq=10 ttl=64 time=11.2 ms
64 bytes from 172.16.101.2: icmp_seq=11 ttl=64 time=10.3 ms
64 bytes from 172.16.101.2: icmp_seq=7 ttl=64 time=4304 ms
64 bytes from 172.16.101.2: icmp_seq=8 ttl=64 time=4303 ms

Patch:

diff --git a/net/sched/sch_netem.c b/net/sched/sch_netem.c
index 7bbc13b..7c179ad 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_netem.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_netem.c

@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ static s64 tabledist(s64 mu, s32 sigma,

     /* default uniform distribution */
     if (dist == NULL)
-        return (rnd % (2 * sigma)) - sigma + mu;
+        return ((rnd % (2 * sigma)) + mu) - sigma;

     t = dist->table[rnd % dist->size];
     x = (sigma % NETEM_DIST_SCALE) * t;

(rnd % (2 * sigma)) - sigma was overflowing s32. After applying the
patch, I found following output which is desirable.

PING 172.16.101.2 (172.16.101.2) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 172.16.101.2: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=21.1 ms
64 bytes from 172.16.101.2: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=8.46 ms
64 bytes from 172.16.101.2: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=9.00 ms
64 bytes from 172.16.101.2: icmp_seq=4 ttl=64 time=11.8 ms
64 bytes from 172.16.101.2: icmp_seq=5 ttl=64 time=8.36 ms
64 bytes from 172.16.101.2: icmp_seq=6 ttl=64 time=11.8 ms
64 bytes from 172.16.101.2: icmp_seq=7 ttl=64 time=8.11 ms
64 bytes from 172.16.101.2: icmp_seq=8 ttl=64 time=10.0 ms
64 bytes from 172.16.101.2: icmp_seq=9 ttl=64 time=11.3 ms
64 bytes from 172.16.101.2: icmp_seq=10 ttl=64 time=11.5 ms
64 bytes from 172.16.101.2: icmp_seq=11 ttl=64 time=10.2 ms

Many thanks!
Tamim

On Tue, 6 Feb 2018 23:14:18 -0500
"Md. Islam" [off-list ref] wrote:

Thanks for reporting the problem.  The original code used 32 bit values
and got converted to 64 bit time values when it went to using ktime.

Your patch fixes the problem, and lets go with it.
The other alternaive would be to make sigma s64 but then it would could
cause unnecessary 64 bit modulus here.

Reviewed-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>

From: "Md. Islam" <redacted>
Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2018 23:14:18 -0500

In Kernel 4.15.0+, Netem does not work properly.

Netem setup:

tc qdisc add dev h1-eth0 root handle 1: netem delay 10ms 2ms

Result:

 ...

(rnd % (2 * sigma)) - sigma was overflowing s32. After applying the
patch, I found following output which is desirable.

Applied.