explicitly notify the switch when a link appears to be blocked in a send instead of assuming this is the case for all idle links. how we decide when it's really blocked still needs testing/optimizing

src/yggdrasil/link.go

@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ type linkInterface struct {
 	closeTimer     *time.Timer // Fires when the link has been idle so long we need to close it
 	inSwitch       bool        // True if the switch is tracking this link
 	stalled        bool        // True if we haven't been receiving any response traffic
+	sendSeqSent    uint        // Incremented each time we start sending
+	sendSeqRecv    uint        // Incremented each time we finish sending
 }
 
 func (l *link) init(c *Core) error {
@@ -273,9 +275,23 @@ func (intf *linkInterface) notifySending(size int, isLinkTraffic bool) {
 		}
 		intf.sendTimer = time.AfterFunc(sendTime, intf.notifyBlockedSend)
 		intf._cancelStallTimer()
+		intf.sendSeqSent++
+		seq := intf.sendSeqSent
+		intf.Act(nil, func() {
+			intf._checkSending(seq)
+		})
 	})
 }
 
+// If check if we're still sending
+func (intf *linkInterface) _checkSending(seq uint) {
+	if intf.sendSeqRecv != seq {
+		intf.link.core.switchTable.Act(intf, func() {
+			intf.link.core.switchTable._sendingIn(intf.peer.port)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 // we just sent something, so cancel any pending timer to send keep-alive traffic
 func (intf *linkInterface) _cancelStallTimer() {
 	if intf.stallTimer != nil {
@@ -305,6 +321,7 @@ func (intf *linkInterface) notifySent(size int, isLinkTraffic bool) {
 		if size > 0 && intf.stallTimer == nil {
 			intf.stallTimer = time.AfterFunc(stallTime, intf.notifyStalled)
 		}
+		intf.sendSeqRecv++
 	})
 }
 

src/yggdrasil/switch.go

@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ type switchTable struct {
 	phony.Inbox                            // Owns the below
 	queues      switch_buffers             // Queues - not atomic so ONLY use through the actor
 	idle        map[switchPort]struct{}    // idle peers - not atomic so ONLY use through the actor
+	sending     map[switchPort]struct{}    // peers known to be blocked in a send (somehow)
 }
 
 // Minimum allowed total size of switch queues.
@@ -203,6 +204,7 @@ func (t *switchTable) init(core *Core) {
 		core.config.Mutex.RUnlock()
 		t.queues.bufs = make(map[string]switch_buffer)
 		t.idle = make(map[switchPort]struct{})
+		t.sending = make(map[switchPort]struct{})
 	})
 }
 
@@ -527,7 +529,7 @@ func (t *switchTable) unlockedHandleMsg(msg *switchMsg, fromPort switchPort, rep
 		t.parent = sender.port
 		t.core.peers.sendSwitchMsgs(t)
 	}
-	if doUpdate {
+	if true || doUpdate {
 		t.updater.Store(&sync.Once{})
 	}
 	return
@@ -664,7 +666,7 @@ func (t *switchTable) bestPortForCoords(coords []byte) switchPort {
 // Handle an incoming packet
 // Either send it to ourself, or to the first idle peer that's free
 // Returns true if the packet has been handled somehow, false if it should be queued
-func (t *switchTable) _handleIn(packet []byte, idle map[switchPort]struct{}) bool {
+func (t *switchTable) _handleIn(packet []byte, idle map[switchPort]struct{}, sending map[switchPort]struct{}) bool {
 	coords := switch_getPacketCoords(packet)
 	closer := t.getCloser(coords)
 	if len(closer) == 0 {
@@ -677,12 +679,13 @@ func (t *switchTable) _handleIn(packet []byte, idle map[switchPort]struct{}) boo
 	ports := t.core.peers.getPorts()
 	for _, cinfo := range closer {
 		to := ports[cinfo.elem.port]
-		_, isIdle := idle[cinfo.elem.port]
+		//_, isIdle := idle[cinfo.elem.port]
+		_, isSending := sending[cinfo.elem.port]
 		var update bool
 		switch {
 		case to == nil:
 			// no port was found, ignore it
-		case !isIdle:
+		case isSending:
 			// the port is busy, ignore it
 		case best == nil:
 			// this is the first idle port we've found, so select it until we find a
@@ -702,6 +705,7 @@ func (t *switchTable) _handleIn(packet []byte, idle map[switchPort]struct{}) boo
 			// has a n older tstamp, so presumably a worse path
 		case cinfo.elem.time.Before(best.elem.time):
 			// same tstamp, but got it earlier, so presumably a better path
+			//t.core.log.Println("DEBUG new best:", best.elem.time, cinfo.elem.time)
 			update = true
 		default:
 			// the search for a port has finished
@@ -712,13 +716,18 @@ func (t *switchTable) _handleIn(packet []byte, idle map[switchPort]struct{}) boo
 		}
 	}
 	if best != nil {
-		delete(idle, best.elem.port)
+		if _, isIdle := idle[best.elem.port]; isIdle {
+			delete(idle, best.elem.port)
+			ports[best.elem.port].sendPacketsFrom(t, [][]byte{packet})
+			return true
+		}
+		//delete(idle, best.elem.port)
 		// Tell ourselves to send to this node later
 		// If another (e.g. even better) hop becomes idle in the mean time, it'll take the packet instead
 		// FIXME this is just a hack, but seems to help with stability...
-		go t.Act(nil, func() {
-			t._idleIn(best.elem.port)
-		})
+		//go t.Act(nil, func() {
+		//	t._idleIn(best.elem.port)
+		//})
 		//ports[best.elem.port].sendPacketsFrom(t, [][]byte{packet})
 		//return true
 	}
@@ -847,7 +856,7 @@ func (t *switchTable) packetInFrom(from phony.Actor, bytes []byte) {
 
 func (t *switchTable) _packetIn(bytes []byte) {
 	// Try to send it somewhere (or drop it if it's corrupt or at a dead end)
-	if !t._handleIn(bytes, t.idle) {
+	if !t._handleIn(bytes, t.idle, t.sending) {
 		// There's nobody free to take it right now, so queue it for later
 		packet := switch_packetInfo{bytes, time.Now()}
 		streamID := switch_getPacketStreamID(packet.bytes)
@@ -874,8 +883,15 @@ func (t *switchTable) _packetIn(bytes []byte) {
 
 func (t *switchTable) _idleIn(port switchPort) {
 	// Try to find something to send to this peer
+	delete(t.sending, port)
 	if !t._handleIdle(port) {
 		// Didn't find anything ready to send yet, so stay idle
 		t.idle[port] = struct{}{}
 	}
 }
+
+func (t *switchTable) _sendingIn(port switchPort) {
+	if _, isIn := t.idle[port]; !isIn {
+		t.sending[port] = struct{}{}
+	}
+}