rxrpc: Fix call timeouts

Fix the rxrpc call expiration timeouts and make them settable from
userspace.  By analogy with other rx implementations, there should be three
timeouts:

 (1) "Normal timeout"

     This is set for all calls and is triggered if we haven't received any
     packets from the peer in a while.  It is measured from the last time
     we received any packet on that call.  This is not reset by any
     connection packets (such as CHALLENGE/RESPONSE packets).

     If a service operation takes a long time, the server should generate
     PING ACKs at a duration that's substantially less than the normal
     timeout so is to keep both sides alive.  This is set at 1/6 of normal
     timeout.

 (2) "Idle timeout"

     This is set only for a service call and is triggered if we stop
     receiving the DATA packets that comprise the request data.  It is
     measured from the last time we received a DATA packet.

 (3) "Hard timeout"

     This can be set for a call and specified the maximum lifetime of that
     call.  It should not be specified by default.  Some operations (such
     as volume transfer) take a long time.

Allow userspace to set/change the timeouts on a call with sendmsg, using a
control message:

	RXRPC_SET_CALL_TIMEOUTS

The data to the message is a number of 32-bit words, not all of which need
be given:

	u32 hard_timeout;	/* sec from first packet */
	u32 idle_timeout;	/* msec from packet Rx */
	u32 normal_timeout;	/* msec from data Rx */

This can be set in combination with any other sendmsg() that affects a
call.

Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>

1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/rxrpc.h b/include/uapi/linux/rxrpc.h
index 9d4afea308a4..9335d92c14a4 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/rxrpc.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/rxrpc.h
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ enum rxrpc_cmsg_type {
 	RXRPC_EXCLUSIVE_CALL	= 10,	/* s-: Call should be on exclusive connection */
 	RXRPC_UPGRADE_SERVICE	= 11,	/* s-: Request service upgrade for client call */
 	RXRPC_TX_LENGTH		= 12,	/* s-: Total length of Tx data */
+	RXRPC_SET_CALL_TIMEOUT	= 13,	/* s-: Set one or more call timeouts */
 	RXRPC__SUPPORTED
 };