qdisc: allow setting default queuing discipline

By default, the pfifo_fast queue discipline has been used by default
for all devices. But we have better choices now.

This patch allow setting the default queueing discipline with sysctl.
This allows easy use of better queueing disciplines on all devices
without having to use tc qdisc scripts. It is intended to allow
an easy path for distributions to make fq_codel or sfq the default
qdisc.

This patch also makes pfifo_fast more of a first class qdisc, since
it is now possible to manually override the default and explicitly
use pfifo_fast. The behavior for systems who do not use the sysctl
is unchanged, they still get pfifo_fast

Also removes leftover random # in sysctl net core.

Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
Acked-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>

1 files changed, 58 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/net/sched/sch_api.c b/net/sched/sch_api.c
index 51b968d..812e579 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_api.c
@@ -131,6 +131,11 @@ static DEFINE_RWLOCK(qdisc_mod_lock);
  ************************************************/
 
 
+/* Qdisc to use by default */
+
+const struct Qdisc_ops *default_qdisc_ops = &pfifo_fast_ops;
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(default_qdisc_ops);
+
 /* The list of all installed queueing disciplines. */
 
 static struct Qdisc_ops *qdisc_base;
@@ -200,6 +205,58 @@ int unregister_qdisc(struct Qdisc_ops *qops)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(unregister_qdisc);
 
+/* Get default qdisc if not otherwise specified */
+void qdisc_get_default(char *name, size_t len)
+{
+	read_lock(&qdisc_mod_lock);
+	strlcpy(name, default_qdisc_ops->id, len);
+	read_unlock(&qdisc_mod_lock);
+}
+
+static struct Qdisc_ops *qdisc_lookup_default(const char *name)
+{
+	struct Qdisc_ops *q = NULL;
+
+	for (q = qdisc_base; q; q = q->next) {
+		if (!strcmp(name, q->id)) {
+			if (!try_module_get(q->owner))
+				q = NULL;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return q;
+}
+
+/* Set new default qdisc to use */
+int qdisc_set_default(const char *name)
+{
+	const struct Qdisc_ops *ops;
+
+	if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
+		return -EPERM;
+
+	write_lock(&qdisc_mod_lock);
+	ops = qdisc_lookup_default(name);
+	if (!ops) {
+		/* Not found, drop lock and try to load module */
+		write_unlock(&qdisc_mod_lock);
+		request_module("sch_%s", name);
+		write_lock(&qdisc_mod_lock);
+
+		ops = qdisc_lookup_default(name);
+	}
+
+	if (ops) {
+		/* Set new default */
+		module_put(default_qdisc_ops->owner);
+		default_qdisc_ops = ops;
+	}
+	write_unlock(&qdisc_mod_lock);
+
+	return ops ? 0 : -ENOENT;
+}
+
 /* We know handle. Find qdisc among all qdisc's attached to device
    (root qdisc, all its children, children of children etc.)
  */
@@ -1854,6 +1911,7 @@ static int __init pktsched_init(void)
 		return err;
 	}
 
+	register_qdisc(&pfifo_fast_ops);
 	register_qdisc(&pfifo_qdisc_ops);
 	register_qdisc(&bfifo_qdisc_ops);
 	register_qdisc(&pfifo_head_drop_qdisc_ops);