[PATCH net-next] net/sched: sch_cake: skip clearing unused tins during rate adjustment
From: Jonas Köppeler
Date: Thu Jul 16 2026 - 17:01:54 EST
When cake_configure_rates() is called from the dequeue path with
rate_adjust=true, it only needs to update the rate parameters. The
loop that clears the unused tins is both unnecessary and harmful in
this path:
- cake_clear_tin() overwrites q->cur_tin and q->cur_flow, which are
actively used by cake_dequeue(), corrupting the dequeue state.
- iterating over the unused tins and their internal queues to purge
packets adds needless overhead to the hot path.
Skip the entire loop when rate_adjust is set, as neither
cake_clear_tin() nor the mtu_time update are needed when only the
rate changes.
Fixes: 15c2715a5264 ("net/sched: sch_cake: fixup cake_mq rate adjustment for diffserv config")
Signed-off-by: Jonas Köppeler <j.koeppeler@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Tested-by: Mike Pham <mikepham4321@xxxxxxxxx>
---
net/sched/sch_cake.c | 8 +++++---
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_cake.c b/net/sched/sch_cake.c
index f78f8e950776..845e1c017714 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_cake.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_cake.c
@@ -2609,9 +2609,11 @@ static void cake_configure_rates(struct Qdisc *sch, u64 rate, bool rate_adjust)
break;
}
- for (c = qd->tin_cnt; c < CAKE_MAX_TINS; c++) {
- cake_clear_tin(sch, c);
- qd->tins[c].cparams.mtu_time = qd->tins[ft].cparams.mtu_time;
+ if (!rate_adjust) {
+ for (c = qd->tin_cnt; c < CAKE_MAX_TINS; c++) {
+ cake_clear_tin(sch, c);
+ qd->tins[c].cparams.mtu_time = qd->tins[ft].cparams.mtu_time;
+ }
}
qd->rate_ns = qd->tins[ft].tin_rate_ns;
---
base-commit: f6f3b36c15ed44de1fbb44e645e4fae8c4a4453e
change-id: 20260716-sch_cake-skip-clearing-tins-856812586cde
Best regards,
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Jonas Köppeler <j.koeppeler@xxxxxxxxxxxx>