git: 9a8cf950b259 - main - carp: fix send error demotion recovery

From: Gleb Smirnoff <glebius_at_FreeBSD.org>
Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2021 01:20:15 UTC
The branch main has been updated by glebius:

URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=9a8cf950b259f6833c7562ce941b0cfeae6687e5

commit 9a8cf950b259f6833c7562ce941b0cfeae6687e5
Author:     Gleb Smirnoff <glebius@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2021-12-19 01:19:26 +0000
Commit:     Gleb Smirnoff <glebius@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2021-12-19 01:19:26 +0000

    carp: fix send error demotion recovery
    
    The problem is that carp(4) would clear the error counter on first
    successful send, and stop counting successes after that.  Fix this
    logic and document it in human language.
    
    PR:                     260499
    Differential revision:  https://reviews.freebsd.org/D33536
---
 sys/netinet/ip_carp.c | 27 +++++++++++++++++----------
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/sys/netinet/ip_carp.c b/sys/netinet/ip_carp.c
index 7554becb974e..71558be619d8 100644
--- a/sys/netinet/ip_carp.c
+++ b/sys/netinet/ip_carp.c
@@ -854,6 +854,13 @@ static void
 carp_send_ad_error(struct carp_softc *sc, int error)
 {
 
+	/*
+	 * We track errors and successfull sends with this logic:
+	 * - Any error resets success counter to 0.
+	 * - MAX_ERRORS triggers demotion.
+	 * - MIN_SUCCESS successes resets error counter to 0.
+	 * - MIN_SUCCESS reverts demotion, if it was triggered before.
+	 */
 	if (error) {
 		if (sc->sc_sendad_errors < INT_MAX)
 			sc->sc_sendad_errors++;
@@ -865,17 +872,17 @@ carp_send_ad_error(struct carp_softc *sc, int error)
 			carp_demote_adj(V_carp_senderr_adj, msg);
 		}
 		sc->sc_sendad_success = 0;
-	} else {
-		if (sc->sc_sendad_errors >= CARP_SENDAD_MAX_ERRORS &&
-		    ++sc->sc_sendad_success >= CARP_SENDAD_MIN_SUCCESS) {
-			static const char fmt[] = "send ok on %s";
-			char msg[sizeof(fmt) + IFNAMSIZ];
-
-			sprintf(msg, fmt, sc->sc_carpdev->if_xname);
-			carp_demote_adj(-V_carp_senderr_adj, msg);
-			sc->sc_sendad_errors = 0;
-		} else
+	} else if (sc->sc_sendad_errors > 0) {
+		if (++sc->sc_sendad_success >= CARP_SENDAD_MIN_SUCCESS) {
+			if (sc->sc_sendad_errors >= CARP_SENDAD_MAX_ERRORS) {
+				static const char fmt[] = "send ok on %s";
+				char msg[sizeof(fmt) + IFNAMSIZ];
+
+				sprintf(msg, fmt, sc->sc_carpdev->if_xname);
+				carp_demote_adj(-V_carp_senderr_adj, msg);
+			}
 			sc->sc_sendad_errors = 0;
+		}
 	}
 }