The gNB will stop the periodical logging of UEs in MAC Info level after
a configurable number of UEs have been printed, by default 8.
Set it to 17 in some CI tests to ensure we still get all UEs for the
time being, as the CI might depend on this.
The call to snprintf() as was used is wrong: we use the return value to
advance output, but the man page says
> The functions snprintf() and vsnprintf() do not write more than size
> bytes (including the terminating null byte ('\0')). If the output was
> truncated due to this limit, then the return value is the number of
> characters (excluding the terminating null byte) which would have been
> written to the final string if enough space had been available.
> Thus, a return value of size or more means that the output was
> truncated.
Thus, output could go beyond end, and we get a stack overflow. Instead,
encapsulate the call to snprintf() checking this condition, and only
advancing output as intended, limiting to 0 if we are at the end of the
buffer. This avoids this error:
==964825==ERROR: AddressSanitizer: stack-buffer-overflow on address 0x7be799f51988 at pc 0x7fe7d66b0d39 bp 0x7be79b825ef0 sp 0x7be79b8256c0
WRITE of size 3 at 0x7be799f51988 thread T24
#0 0x7fe7d66b0d38 in vsnprintf (/lib64/libasan.so.8+0xb0d38) (BuildId: 10b8ccd49f75c21babf1d7abe51bb63589d8471f)
#1 0x7fe7d66b2d44 in snprintf (/lib64/libasan.so.8+0xb2d44) (BuildId: 10b8ccd49f75c21babf1d7abe51bb63589d8471f)
#2 0x0000008fe7c6 in dump_mac_stats /home/richie/w/refactor-dlsch/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/main.c:183
#3 0x00000092071a in gNB_dlsch_ulsch_scheduler /home/richie/w/refactor-dlsch/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/gNB_scheduler.c:200
#4 0x0000008f8f78 in run_scheduler_monolithic /home/richie/w/refactor-dlsch/openair2/NR_PHY_INTERFACE/NR_IF_Module.c:399
There is the (global) sched_lock that prevents concurrent access. A
dedicated UE lock does not make sense in that case. Worse, this lock
does not prevent all concurrent UE accesses (e.g., there are many loops
over UEs that are not protected), so it's also wrong.
truncate resets the file size to 0. Without this, e.g., when
disconnecting a UE, the old UE remains at the end and is not
overwritten, which is confusing.
Reworking BWP configuration
This MR reworks the configuration via fail of additional BWPs. Moreover, it
allows for a single BWP to be configured for a given UE at a given time (BWP
switch possible only via reconfiguration). It also reworks PTRS configuration
for consistency with the BWP one.
Refactor ULSCH scheduler towards more TDD pattern flexibility
Refactors ULSCH scheduler, notably to support "UL-heavy" TDD patterns,
e.g., DSUUU. Also allows to run TDD pattern2 with UL slots, which was a
limitation in the previous code.
Remove the --usim-test option: to my knowledge, it's not used by users,
and is misleadingly placed in various places where there should not be a
difference w.r.t. USIM configuration.
When making the changes, I assumed that --usim-test would be 0 (the
default), which is the case in all executables when not specified in
options except for the nr_dlsim, nr_pbchsmi, nr_ulsim simulators.
The only exception is the initialization of PDCP from the MAC, which is
not correct (the PDCP is in the CU, so it does not make sense to call it
from the MAC which is in the DU). Instead, always initialize from main,
even in the NSA case (NSA was covered by the incorrect initialization
from MAC).
This in turn let to some more cleanup around function du_rlc_data_req().
After receiving GTP packets at the DU, they were given to the PDCP to
enqueue the packet at RLC. This does not work anymore, since the PDCP is
not initialized; it also does not seem necessary, as this enqueue
functionality is necessary to decouple PDCP and RLC to avoid deadlocks
in monolithic, but in split-mode, this cannot happen. Instead, call
directly into the RLC when receiving GTP packets.
Update/refine gNB MAC stats, update L1
Only applicable with -q option.
Print a number of statistics, e.g., rx_ulsch_sdu to track UL MAC stats
timing. Remove unused time_meas_t definitions, and fix the name for the
total gNB scheduler time.
Print the RU stats in nrL1_stats.log, as some are already there, and do
not "pollute" the periodic logs when -q is enabled.
I used this to see why there are sometimes late slots with Aerial. I
used the above stats to get a general overview. This additional patch
shows that at least in RFsim, the RLC indication in rx ulsch sdu can
take up to 20us on my machine. Given that we can have multiple PDUs in
UL (10?), this can amount to a sizeable amount of time. While this is
for another MR, I thought the cleanup would be nice to have.
Print a number of statistics, e.g., rx_ulsch_sdu to track UL MAC stats
timing. Remove unused time_meas_t definitions, and fix the name for the
total gNB scheduler time.
- remove hardcoded values
- adapt gNB RRC code
- adapt gNB MAC code
- adapt physical simulators, where we put the hardcoded values
that were everywhere else before; if there is a need for those
simulators to get configurable values, more work is needed
(but it's doubtful that it is needed)
A number of radio-related RRC parameters, e.g., CellGroupConfig,
"originate" at the DU and are sent to the CU for forwarding to the UE
only. Similarly, there are additional parameters, e.g., RLC-BearerConfig
(part of CellGroupConfig), that originate at the DU.
Hence, the DU decides about these parameters, depending on the MAC state
and capabilities. To clarify this, move the existing
openair2/RRC/NR/nr_rrc_config.{c,h} => openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/nr_radio_config.{c,h}
So that developers know that while those are RRC parameters, they
originate at the DU.
In other words, the CU/RRC is not supposed to use any of these functions
in the RRC. Correspondingly, includes of this file have been cleaned up
(and when they are not necessary at the MAC as well).
Add functionality to trigger the addition of a new RRC UE context (in
the CU) for NSA modes, using F1. This commit makes do-ra and phy-test
modes work. "True" NSA will work in the next commit, which also sends
the X2 addition request answer message.
- rewrite add_UE_to_list() and rewrite remove_UE_from_list() to simplify
list handling
- return pointer from get_new_nr_ue_inst(); it's completely freed by
delete_nr_ue_data()
- have add_new_UE_RA() add UE context to access list; remove with
nr_release_ra_UE()
- have add_connected_nr_ue() only add UE to connected list; to move from
access to connected use transition_ra_connected_nr_ue(); remove with
mac_remove_nr_ue() as previously
- free memory on problems during RA
- add some documentation
- in NSA/HO: check for pre-configured RA process
- there are asserts in all functions to clarify when a UE has RA
Issue 947 and compilation improvements
This MR started with a small commit (03c7f151) to close#947. Little did
I know that I would be taken in a long journey through OAI compilation
hell.
Pass a "type" of RLC operational mode, from which split-type/gNB/UE
decision is derived.
Co-authored-by: Robert Schmidt <robert.schmidt@openairinterface.org>
This commit introduces a delay mechanism for the first MIB/SIB transmission
in the gNB scheduler to allow PRACH noise estimate to converge stabilize
before first PRACH preamble reception.
Key changes:
- Added the `num_scheduled_prach_rx` variable to gNB_MAC_INST to keep track
of total number scheduled of PRACH receptions. Using uint64_t type to avoid
overflow.
- Updated the `gNB_dlsch_ulsch_scheduler` function to conditionally schedule
MIB/SIB transmissions if `num_scheduled_prach_rx` is at least 100.
The value comes from OAIs implementation of PRACH noise estimate.
NR gNB improvements for analog beam management
- Improvements at gNB MAC layer to properly handle analog beam
management for all channels
- Simple beam switching mechanism based on UE RSRP report
This commit removes many logs that just show memory addresses, indices,
etc., which, I presume, do not mean anything to the "average user" and
developers alike.
Currently, NR PDCP ticks are active only with monolithic gNB, triggered by the MAC scheduler in gNB_scheduler.c.
In F1 split mode, as there is no MAC, there’s no source to advance the NR PDCP timer via "nr_pdcp_wakeup_timer_thread()".
This commit introduces a dedicated thread for NR PDCP ticks in gNB-CU and CU-UP mode.
Without it, packet losses at the F1 uplink would cause indefinite buffering, as t-Reordering won't expire due to the lack of NR PDCP timer ticks.
Use a common structure nr_lc_config_t to group LC configuration for one
logical channel. Use seq_arr for simple lookup, adding, removing of
elements without manual indexing logic.
This commit retains the previous logic of adding/releasing LCs through
the process_CellGroupConfig(), although we know while building the
CellGroupConfig if we add/release LCs. The next commit fixes this.
- addition of control of deltaMCS if enabled in configuration file.
- introduce separate parameter to disable 256QAM in UL
- put min_grant_prb configuration back in pf_ul() as default prb size.
- show MAC bytes in one line
- add MCS table idx
- show ulsch errors before ulsch DTX (as in DL)
- show if UE in-sync/out-of-sync
- show CU UE ID next to RNTI to stats
Since we modify the format of the statistics, fix the format in the retx
checkers of the CI.
francescomani