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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH net] xen-netback: add the scenario which now beyond the range time_after_eq().




On 2013-10-17 23:25, David Vrabel wrote:
On 17/10/13 16:23, jianhai luan wrote:
On 2013-10-17 22:06, Wei Liu wrote:
On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 09:59:30PM +0800, jianhai luan wrote:
[...]
If use time_after_eq64(), expire ,next_credit and other member
will must
be u64.
Yes, you'll need to store next_credit as a u64 in vif instead of
calculating it in tx_credit_exceeded from expires (which is only an
unsigned long).
I know that.  Even we use u64, time_after_eq()  will also do wrong
judge
in theory (not in reality because need long long time).
If jiffies_64 has millisecond resolution that would be more than
500,000,000 years.
Yes, I agree the fact.
I think the two better fixed way is below:
    - By time_before() to judge if now beyond MAX_ULONG/2
This is broken, so no.
Where is broken?  would you like to help me point it out.
I think David means you didn't actually fix the problem. Your solution is
merely a workaround.
I have think  about using u64, but more code need to be modified and
that is not all.  Key point is how to change the element of struct
time_list (expires)  and don't affect other thing?
I already suggested a way that didn't require changing the timer
structure -- calculate and store next_credit in advanced.
I think that modify next_credit only will not fix the issue. please think about: - If jiffies have beyond 32 bit. i assume expire is 0, jiffies_64 is 0x1000000ff.
    next_credit = 0 +  <always 32-bit value >

time_after_eq64(jiffies_64, next_credit ) will always true. replenish will always do, rate control will lost their function.

Jason

David


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