pkt_sched: fix virtual-start-time update in QFQ
authorPaolo Valente <paolo.valente@unimore.it>
Sat, 15 Sep 2012 00:41:35 +0000 (00:41 +0000)
committerDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Wed, 19 Sep 2012 20:23:53 +0000 (16:23 -0400)
commit71261956973ba9e0637848a5adb4a5819b4bae83
treeb73da61b6f4ff0c5156f6f1a2252ed98304366a3
parent15c041759bfcd9ab0a4e43f1c16e2644977d0467
pkt_sched: fix virtual-start-time update in QFQ

If the old timestamps of a class, say cl, are stale when the class
becomes active, then QFQ may assign to cl a much higher start time
than the maximum value allowed. This may happen when QFQ assigns to
the start time of cl the finish time of a group whose classes are
characterized by a higher value of the ratio
max_class_pkt/weight_of_the_class with respect to that of
cl. Inserting a class with a too high start time into the bucket list
corrupts the data structure and may eventually lead to crashes.
This patch limits the maximum start time assigned to a class.

Signed-off-by: Paolo Valente <paolo.valente@unimore.it>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
net/sched/sch_qfq.c