Thread-pool support for TX symbol processing.
This MR adds thread-pool support for TX symbol processing. It allows modulation
/mapping/layer-precoding to run in parallel and offers a speedup of around 3
compared to single-thread execution. This is particularly important for large
bandwidths and 4 or more TX antenna ports where the precoding operation is quite
computationally-intensive.
Please see the description of !3489 for the performance comparison results and
the nr_dlsim timing measurements.
Fix for NULL pucch-ResourceCommon at MSG4
Field pucch-ResourceCommon, used for ACK of MSG4, in some scenarios was
overwritten by RRCSetup before being used. Storing it in advance prevents
the segfault. In addition there is a clenaup of similar procedures at gNB.
* Add option `--L1s.L1_num_tx_sym_per_thread` for the softmodems and `-Y` for `nr_dlsim`
to provide the number of symbols processed per thread.
It defaults to 0 which makes that every symbols are processed in one thread.
* The last symbol processing task is processed in the L1 TX thread.
When receiving single-entry PHR with HARQ PID -1
(nr_mac_process_mac_pdu() is called with such parameter in at least two
places), the error handling path calls continue skipping the accounting
of the current sub-pdu (pduP and pdu_len). This results in an infinite
loop. Fix by moving functionality into a separate function.
Fixes: 2e0493632d ("RLC data ind: single call for complete TB at gNB")
Signed-off-by: Robert Schmidt <robert.schmidt@openairinterface.org>
Further unused arguments cleanup
More fixes for unused function arguments (see #1057),
add_compile_options(-Wunused-parameter) added in folders:
- nfapi
- openair2
- openair3
- USRP
- rfsimulator
nr rlc: tolerate bogus data
Some unfriendly entity may play with the RLC module and send bogus data to
trigger funky behaviors here and there.
A report sent by Dhanish indentifies one such issue.
From analyzing this report, a possible scenario is the following. Unfriendly
entity sends an RLC PDU with: is_first=0 is_last=0 so=15 lenght of data,
whatever, let's say 1.
This PDU is put in the RX list.
Then later it sends another PDU (for the same SN, obviously), with: is_first=1
is_last=1 so=0 (well, since is_first=1, necessarily so=0; it is not transmitted,
see 38.322 6.2.2.3 for UM and 38.322 6.2.2.4 for AM) length=10, let's say.
This PDU is also put in the RX list, before the previous one.
Then the function sdu_full() returns 1, so reassemble_and_deliver() is called
and the 'while (pdu)' loop is executed for both PDUs. When the second (bogus
one) is processed, so==10 (after processing the first PDU) and the line: int
len = pdu->size - (so - pdu->so) is: int len = 1 - (10 - 15) which is not good.
So we detect the case 'pdu->so > so' and reject the SDU. We could label the
other entity as bogus, since no standard RLC implementation will produce such a
case, but let's remain friendly, even with unfriendly entities. (To be changed
later if needed.)
The problem was reported for RLC AM but is also present in RLC UM. (Not in RLC
TM, where there is no segmentation.) Note: according to the report, this bug was
found using a fuzzer described as 'AI-assisted custom 5G NR protocol fuzzer'. It
had to be said.
Some unfriendly entity may play with the RLC module and send bogus data to
trigger funky behaviors here and there.
A report sent by Dhanish, India, indentifies one such issue.
From analyzing this report, a possible scenario is the following.
Unfriendly entity sends an RLC PDU with:
is_first=0
is_last=0
so=15
lenght of data, whatever, let's say 1.
This PDU is put in the RX list.
Then later it sends another PDU (for the same SN, obviously), with:
is_first=1
is_last=1
so=0 (well, since is_first=1, necessarily so=0; it is not transmitted,
see 38.322 6.2.2.3 for UM and 38.322 6.2.2.4 for AM)
length=10, let's say.
This PDU is also put in the RX list, before the previous one.
Then the function sdu_full() returns 1, so reassemble_and_deliver() is
called and the 'while (pdu)' loop is executed for both PDUs. When the
second (bogus one) is processed, so==10 (after processing the first
PDU) and the line: int len = pdu->size - (so - pdu->so)
is: int len = 1 - (10 - 15)
which is not good.
So we detect the case 'pdu->so > so' and reject the SDU. We could label
the other entity as bogus, since no standard RLC implementation will
produce such a case, but let's remain friendly, even with unfriendly
entities. (To be changed later if needed.)
The problem was reported for RLC AM but is also present in RLC UM.
(Not in RLC TM, where there is no segmentation.)
Note: according to the report, this bug was found using a fuzzer
described as 'AI-assisted custom 5G NR protocol fuzzer'. It had
to be said.
Cleanup common_lib.h
This change reduces the number of dependecies of common_lib.h and simplifies
the task of implementing an external OAI radio library.
Remove a lot of unused code, defines, and config options
Remove unused header files and defines.
Slightly clean up gnb_config.c by removing all _IDX variables. Remove
these unused parameters:
- MACRLCs.[0].num_cc
- MACRLCs.[0].local_n_portc
- MACRLCs.[0].remove_n_portc
- MACRLCs.[0].remote_s_portc
- MACRLCs.[0].remote_s_portd
- L1s.[0].num_cc
- L1s.[0].local_n_portc
Remove the gNB_MAC_INST.eth_params_s, since it's only purpose is to
store what can be on the stack.
For the Aerial log message, don't print an empty prefix but what is
actually used for Aerial.
The indices are brittle and might be wrong. Instead, use the option name
(via gpd()) to look up config options. This will also simplify the
removal of unused parameters, as we don't have to update all indices.
Remove leading CONFIG_STRING_, as it is just repetitive and adds noise.
The constants are both short(er) and sufficiently self-explanatory
without it.
It can happen that a message is delayed, but then no UE is found for
such message, e.g., something is delayed but the UE context is deleted
in the meantime:
[02:23:16.320730] [NR_RRC] I [--] (UE ID 3 RNTI d2b1) Remove UE context
Assertion (ue_context_p) failed!
In rrc_delay_transaction() /oai-ran/openair2/RRC/NR/rrc_gNB.c:191
In that case, don't delay the message further -- all handlers gated by
this function will check for the UE context and abort the transaction if
not present.
It can happen that no PDU session can be setup (e.g., PDU session
already setup). Check that there is at least one before triggering the
message.
Also initialize bearer_req.gNB_cu_cp_ue_id early to avoid uninitialized
IDs (e.g., when no PDU session to be setup).
- all RAN code, CI code, configuration files, dockerfiles, in CSSL v1.0
- all deployment code (openshift, charts, ancillary files like shell
scripts), in MIT
- documentation in CC-BY-4.0
- exceptions might apply and are listed in NOTICE
- there is a new LICENSES folder with all licenses
- CONTRIBUTIONS.md has been updated accordingly
For automated changes based on OAI PL v1.1:
perl -i~ -0pe 's/\/\*.*Licensed to the OpenAirInterface.*openairinterface.org\n#?/\/*\n * SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-CSSL-1.0\n/s' **/*.{c,h,cpp}
perl -i~ -0pe 's/\/\*.*Licensed to the OpenAirInterface.*openairinterface.org\n#?/\/*\n * SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-CSSL-1.0\n/s' **/*.ts
perl -i~ -0pe 's/<!--.*Licensed to the OpenAirInterface.*openairinterface.org\n.*-->/<!-- SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-CSSL-1.0 -->/s' **/*.xml
The rest (cmake, files with missing license, cmake) manually.
Remove the \file directive, as it is always superfluous because the
current file is implicit [1]:
> If the file name is omitted (i.e. the line after \file is left blank)
> then the documentation block that contains the \file command will belong
> to the file it is located in.
Author names and e-mails are not relevant for us: it can always be
inferred from git blame, and is often outdated.
Eurecom code has been contributed and was under OAI PL v1.0/v1.1.
For the cpack package contact: put generic email address that is
independent of an individual and that will remain reachable.
[1] https://www.doxygen.nl/manual/commands.html#cmdfile
Fix Delta MCS mode, reimplement UL power control
This change set fixes the "delta-MCS" mode, and reimplements the UL power
control loops at gNB, i.e., for PUSCH and PUCCH. It further adds new T traces
to log PUSCH/PUCCH power infrmation, and cleans up code.
The "delta-MCS" mode in OAI refers to configuring a UE with deltaMCS in the
PUSCH-PowerControl IE (see TS 38.331). In this mode, the UE adjusts the PUSCH
power for transmissions to take into account for MCS (see TS 38.213 Sec. 7.1).
In other words, the target SNR can be set to a somewhat low value, and the UE
will still use the right power for UL transmissions. Note that the spec only
foresees this adjustment of UL power when using one layer. In contrast, in the
"normal" mode, the gNB sends TPC commands to keep a UE at a fixed target SNR
(default: 20dB), regardless of the MCS or number of layers. Future work is
planned to completely remove this fixed target SNR, which is not done in this
MR yet.
Further, there is a new power control loop implementation. Prior to this MR, on
each UL transmissions, the gNB uses the SNR to decide about TPC sent to a UE in
the next transmissions. The new implementation relies on averaging the SNR, and
a "TPC in flight" average to account for the slow reaction of the average SNR.
The sum of both quantities is the current SNR that is used by the UE. See the
commit messages or documentation for more information.
Further cleanup to group data (e.g., power control configuration, refactoring of
code to save space, ...) is done. Two new T traces GNB_MAC_PUSCH_POWER_CONTROL
and GNB_MAC_PUCCH_POWER_CONTROL are added; documentation exists to explain how
to graphically plot corresponding graphs.
Configure DigitalBeamTable in OAI and pass down to Aerial L1
With this MR it will be possible to define a Beamtable in OAI and pass it down
to a L1 (Aerial or OAI) which then will either use them locally to apply
static beamforming (Split 8 with USRP) or pass them down to the RU using 7.2
split with Section Extension 1.
[E2 agent] Refactor E2SM-KPM and implement support for REPORT style 1
- Refactor E2SM-KPM to:
- better handle different supported REPORT styles needed for "E2 Setup
Request"
- pass "Measurement Label" for calculating the measurement values
- Implement Subscription for E2SM-KPM REPORT style 1 and fill the PDSCH MCS
distribution measurement (CARR.PDSCHMCSDist)
- Fix the memory leakage caused by the UEs filtering based on NSSAI for REPORT
style 4
Tested successfully with and without ASan:
- in rfsim mode: gNB-mono, CU/DU and CU-CP/CU-UP/DU
- with the USRP B210: gNB-mono
and xapp_kpm_moni, xapp_rc_moni and xapp_kpm_rc xApps.
Robert Schmidt