ouroboros/src/ipcpd/unicast/psched.c, branch master

build: Update copyright to 2026

2026-02-18T06:54:56+00:00

Signed-off-by: Dimitri Staessens Signed-off-by: Sander Vrijders

lib: Replace rdrbuff with a proper slab allocator

2026-01-26T06:50:33+00:00

This is a first step towards the Secure Shared Memory (SSM) infrastructure for Ouroboros, which will allow proper resource separation for non-privileged processes. This replaces the rdrbuff (random-deletion ring buffer) PoC allocator with a sharded slab allocator for the packet buffer pool to avoid the head-of-line blocking behaviour of the rdrb and reduce lock contention in multi-process scenarios. Each size class contains multiple independent shards, allowing parallel allocations without blocking. - Configurable shard count per size class (default: 4, set via SSM_POOL_SHARDS in CMake). The configured number of blocks are spread over the number of shards. As an example: SSM_POOL_512_BLOCKS = 768 blocks total These 768 blocks are shared among 4 shards (not 768 × 4 = 3072 blocks) - Lazy block distribution: all blocks initially reside in shard 0 and naturally migrate to process-local shards upon first allocation and subsequent free operations - Fallback with work stealing: processes attempt allocation from their local shard (pid % SSM_POOL_SHARDS) first, then steal from other shards if local is exhausted, eliminating fragmentation while maintaining low contention - Round-robin condvar signaling: blocking allocations cycle through all shard condition variables to ensure fairness - Blocks freed to allocator's shard: uses allocator_pid to determine target shard, enabling natural load balancing as process allocation patterns stabilize over time Maintains existing robust mutex semantics including EOWNERDEAD handling for dead process recovery. Internal structures exposed in ssm.h for testing purposes. Adds some tests (pool_test, pool_sharding_test.c. etc) verifying lazy distribution, migration, fallback stealing, and multiprocess behavior. Updates the ring buffer (rbuff) to use relaxed/acquire/release ordering on atomic indices. The ring buffer requires the (robust) mutex to ensure cross-structure synchronization between pool buffer writes and ring buffer index publication. Signed-off-by: Dimitri Staessens Signed-off-by: Sander Vrijders

build: Add an option for container compatibility

2026-01-19T07:35:10+00:00

This adds a BUILD_CONTAINER option that disables some features that require elevated privileges like setting thread priorities, which might not be supported in docker environments. Signed-off-by: Dimitri Staessens Signed-off-by: Sander Vrijders

build: Update licenses to 2024

2024-01-13T09:20:14+00:00

Slow but steady. Signed-off-by: Dimitri Staessens Signed-off-by: Sander Vrijders

build: Update copyright to 2023

2023-02-13T20:10:10+00:00

2022 was a rather slow year... Signed-off-by: Dimitri Staessens Signed-off-by: Sander Vrijders

build: Update copyright to 2022

2022-04-03T16:01:02+00:00

Growing pains. Signed-off-by: Dimitri Staessens Signed-off-by: Sander Vrijders

lib: Add np1_flow_read and np1_flow_write calls

2022-03-30T13:05:05+00:00

Reading/writing to (N + 1)-flows from the IPCP was using a raw QoS flow to bypass some functions in the ipcp_flow_read call. But this call was broken for keepalive packets. Fixing the ipcp_flow_read call for (N - 1) flows causes the IPCPs to drop 0-byte keepalive packets coming from (N + 1) client flows. >From now on, there is a dedicated call for (N + 1) reads/writes from the IPCPs that's more efficient and cleaner. The (N + 1) flow internal QoS is now also defaulted to a qos_np1 qosspec, instead of tampering with the qosspec requested by the (N + 1) client. Signed-off-by: Dimitri Staessens Signed-off-by: Sander Vrijders

build: Move connmgr and enrolment to common ground

2021-03-28T10:46:32+00:00

The connection manager and enrolment components of the unicast and broadcast IPCP have a lot in common, as conjectured in the paper. The initial implementation of the broadcast IPCP just duplicated the code. This moves the shared functionality to common ground. Signed-off-by: Dimitri Staessens Signed-off-by: Sander Vrijders

build: Update email addresses

2021-01-03T10:57:05+00:00

The ugent email addresses are shut down, updated to Ouroboros mail addresses. Signed-off-by: Dimitri Staessens Signed-off-by: Sander Vrijders

2021-01-03T10:56:28+00:00

Happy New Year, Ouroboros! Signed-off-by: Dimitri Staessens Signed-off-by: Sander Vrijders