Add FlushConsolidationHandler which consolidates flush operations as these are expensive

Motivation:

Calling flush() and writeAndFlush(...) are expensive operations in the sense as both will produce a write(...) or writev(...) system call if there are any pending writes in the ChannelOutboundBuffer. Often we can consolidate multiple flush operations into one if currently a read loop is active for a Channel, as we can just flush when channelReadComplete is triggered. Consolidating flushes can give a huge performance win depending on how often is flush is called. The only "downside" may be a bit higher latency in the case of where only one flush is triggered by the user.

Modifications:

Add a FlushConsolidationHandler which will consolidate flushes and so improve the throughput.

Result:

Better performance (throughput). This is especially true for protocols that use some sort of PIPELINING.
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Norman Maurer 2016-07-05 14:15:37 +02:00
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package io.netty.handler.flush;
import io.netty.channel.Channel;
import io.netty.channel.ChannelDuplexHandler;
import io.netty.channel.ChannelHandler;
import io.netty.channel.ChannelHandlerContext;
import io.netty.channel.ChannelOutboundHandler;
import io.netty.channel.ChannelOutboundInvoker;
import io.netty.channel.ChannelPipeline;
import io.netty.channel.ChannelPromise;
import io.netty.util.internal.ObjectUtil;
/**
* {@link ChannelDuplexHandler} which consolidate {@link ChannelOutboundInvoker#flush()} operations (which also includes
* {@link ChannelOutboundInvoker#writeAndFlush(Object)} and
* {@link ChannelOutboundInvoker#writeAndFlush(Object, ChannelPromise)}).
* <p>
* Flush operations are general speaking expensive as these may trigger a syscall on the transport level. Thus it is
* in most cases (where write latency can be traded with throughput) a good idea to try to minimize flush operations
* as much as possible.
* <p>
* When {@link #flush(ChannelHandlerContext)} is called it will only pass it on to the next
* {@link ChannelOutboundHandler} in the {@link ChannelPipeline} if no read loop is currently ongoing
* as it will pick up any pending flushes when {@link #channelReadComplete(ChannelHandlerContext)} is trigged.
* If {@code explicitFlushAfterFlushes} is reached the flush will also be forwarded as well.
* <p>
* If the {@link Channel} becomes non-writable it will also try to execute any pending flush operations.
* <p>
* The {@link FlushConsolidationHandler} should be put as first {@link ChannelHandler} in the
* {@link ChannelPipeline} to have the best effect.
*/
public class FlushConsolidationHandler extends ChannelDuplexHandler {
private final int explicitFlushAfterFlushes;
private int flushPendingCount;
private boolean readInprogess;
/**
* Create new instance which explicit flush after 256 pending flush operations latest.
*/
public FlushConsolidationHandler() {
this(256);
}
/**
* Create new instance.
*
* @param explicitFlushAfterFlushes the number of flushes after which an explicit flush will be done.
*/
public FlushConsolidationHandler(int explicitFlushAfterFlushes) {
this.explicitFlushAfterFlushes = ObjectUtil.checkPositive(explicitFlushAfterFlushes,
"explicitFlushAfterFlushes");
}
@Override
public void flush(ChannelHandlerContext ctx) throws Exception {
if (readInprogess) {
// If there is still a read in compress we are sure we will see a channelReadComplete(...) call. Thus
// we only need to flush if we reach the explicitFlushAfterFlushes limit.
if (++flushPendingCount == explicitFlushAfterFlushes) {
flushPendingCount = 0;
ctx.flush();
}
return;
}
ctx.flush();
}
@Override
public void channelReadComplete(ChannelHandlerContext ctx) throws Exception {
// This may be the last event in the read loop, so flush now!
flushIfNeeded(ctx, true);
ctx.fireChannelReadComplete();
}
@Override
public void channelRead(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, Object msg) throws Exception {
readInprogess = true;
ctx.fireChannelRead(msg);
}
@Override
public void exceptionCaught(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, Throwable cause) throws Exception {
// To ensure we not miss to flush anything, do it now.
flushIfNeeded(ctx, true);
ctx.fireExceptionCaught(cause);
}
@Override
public void disconnect(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, ChannelPromise promise) throws Exception {
// Try to flush one last time if flushes are pending before disconnect the channel.
flushIfNeeded(ctx, true);
ctx.disconnect(promise);
}
@Override
public void close(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, ChannelPromise promise) throws Exception {
// Try to flush one last time if flushes are pending before close the channel.
flushIfNeeded(ctx, true);
ctx.close(promise);
}
@Override
public void channelWritabilityChanged(ChannelHandlerContext ctx) throws Exception {
if (!ctx.channel().isWritable()) {
// The writability of the channel changed to false, so flush all consolidated flushes now to free up memory.
flushIfNeeded(ctx, false);
}
ctx.fireChannelWritabilityChanged();
}
@Override
public void handlerRemoved(ChannelHandlerContext ctx) throws Exception {
flushIfNeeded(ctx, false);
}
private void flushIfNeeded(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, boolean resetReadInProgress) {
if (resetReadInProgress) {
readInprogess = false;
}
if (flushPendingCount > 0) {
flushPendingCount = 0;
ctx.flush();
}
}
}

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/*
* Copyright 2016 The Netty Project
*
* The Netty Project licenses this file to you under the Apache License,
* version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
* with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at:
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
* WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
* License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
* under the License.
*/
/**
* Package to control flush behavior.
*/
package io.netty.handler.flush;

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/*
* Copyright 2016 The Netty Project
*
* The Netty Project licenses this file to you under the Apache License,
* version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
* with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at:
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
* WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
* License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
* under the License.
*/
package io.netty.handler.flush;
import io.netty.channel.ChannelHandlerContext;
import io.netty.channel.ChannelInboundHandlerAdapter;
import io.netty.channel.ChannelOutboundHandlerAdapter;
import io.netty.channel.embedded.EmbeddedChannel;
import org.junit.Test;
import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
import static org.junit.Assert.*;
public class FlushConsolidationHandlerTest {
@Test
public void testFlushViaReadComplete() {
final AtomicInteger flushCount = new AtomicInteger();
EmbeddedChannel channel = newChannel(flushCount);
// Flush should go through as there is no read loop in progress.
channel.flush();
assertEquals(1, flushCount.get());
// Simulate read loop;
channel.pipeline().fireChannelRead(1L);
assertEquals(1, flushCount.get());
channel.pipeline().fireChannelRead(2L);
assertEquals(1, flushCount.get());
assertNull(channel.readOutbound());
channel.pipeline().fireChannelReadComplete();
assertEquals(2, flushCount.get());
// Now flush again as the read loop is complete.
channel.flush();
assertEquals(3, flushCount.get());
assertEquals(1L, channel.readOutbound());
assertEquals(2L, channel.readOutbound());
assertNull(channel.readOutbound());
assertFalse(channel.finish());
}
@Test
public void testFlushViaClose() {
final AtomicInteger flushCount = new AtomicInteger();
EmbeddedChannel channel = newChannel(flushCount);
// Simulate read loop;
channel.pipeline().fireChannelRead(1L);
assertEquals(0, flushCount.get());
assertNull(channel.readOutbound());
channel.close();
assertEquals(1, flushCount.get());
assertEquals(1L, channel.readOutbound());
assertNull(channel.readOutbound());
assertFalse(channel.finish());
}
@Test
public void testFlushViaDisconnect() {
final AtomicInteger flushCount = new AtomicInteger();
EmbeddedChannel channel = newChannel(flushCount);
// Simulate read loop;
channel.pipeline().fireChannelRead(1L);
assertEquals(0, flushCount.get());
assertNull(channel.readOutbound());
channel.disconnect();
assertEquals(1, flushCount.get());
assertEquals(1L, channel.readOutbound());
assertNull(channel.readOutbound());
assertFalse(channel.finish());
}
@Test(expected = IllegalStateException.class)
public void testFlushViaException() {
final AtomicInteger flushCount = new AtomicInteger();
EmbeddedChannel channel = newChannel(flushCount);
// Simulate read loop;
channel.pipeline().fireChannelRead(1L);
assertEquals(0, flushCount.get());
assertNull(channel.readOutbound());
channel.pipeline().fireExceptionCaught(new IllegalStateException());
assertEquals(1, flushCount.get());
assertEquals(1L, channel.readOutbound());
assertNull(channel.readOutbound());
channel.finish();
}
@Test
public void testFlushViaRemoval() {
final AtomicInteger flushCount = new AtomicInteger();
EmbeddedChannel channel = newChannel(flushCount);
// Simulate read loop;
channel.pipeline().fireChannelRead(1L);
assertEquals(0, flushCount.get());
assertNull(channel.readOutbound());
channel.pipeline().remove(FlushConsolidationHandler.class);
assertEquals(1, flushCount.get());
assertEquals(1L, channel.readOutbound());
assertNull(channel.readOutbound());
assertFalse(channel.finish());
}
private static EmbeddedChannel newChannel(final AtomicInteger flushCount) {
return new EmbeddedChannel(new ChannelOutboundHandlerAdapter() {
@Override
public void flush(ChannelHandlerContext ctx) throws Exception {
flushCount.incrementAndGet();
ctx.flush();
}
}, new FlushConsolidationHandler(), new ChannelInboundHandlerAdapter() {
@Override
public void channelRead(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, Object msg) throws Exception {
ctx.writeAndFlush(msg);
}
});
}
}