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//! A size-classed file-backed large object allocator.
//!
//! This library contains types to allocate memory outside the heap,
//! supporting power-of-two object sizes. Each size class has its own
//! memory pool.
//!
//! # Safety
//!
//! This library is very unsafe on account of `unsafe` and interacting directly
//! with libc, including Linux extension.
//!
//! The library relies on memory-mapped files. Users of this file must not fork the process
//! because otherwise two processes would share the same mappings, causing undefined behavior
//! because the mutable pointers would not be unique anymore. Unfortunately, there is no way
//! to tell the memory subsystem that the shared mappings must not be inherited.
//!
//! Clients must not lock pages (`mlock`), or need to unlock the pages before returning them
//! to lgalloc.
#![deny(missing_docs)]
use std::cell::RefCell;
use std::collections::HashMap;
use std::fs::File;
use std::marker::PhantomData;
use std::mem::{take, ManuallyDrop, MaybeUninit};
use std::ops::{Deref, Range};
use std::os::fd::{AsFd, AsRawFd};
use std::path::PathBuf;
use std::ptr::NonNull;
use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, AtomicU64, Ordering};
use std::sync::mpsc::{Receiver, RecvTimeoutError, Sender};
use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex, OnceLock, RwLock};
use std::thread::{spawn, JoinHandle, ThreadId};
use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
use crossbeam_deque::{Injector, Steal, Stealer, Worker};
use memmap2::MmapMut;
use thiserror::Error;
mod readme {
#![doc = include_str!("../README.md")]
}
/// Handle to describe allocations.
///
/// Handles represent a leased allocation, which must be explicitly freed. Otherwise, the caller will permanently leak
/// the associated memory.
pub struct Handle {
/// The actual pointer.
ptr: NonNull<u8>,
/// Length of the allocation.
len: usize,
}
unsafe impl Send for Handle {}
unsafe impl Sync for Handle {}
#[allow(clippy::len_without_is_empty)]
impl Handle {
/// Construct a new handle from a region of memory
fn new(ptr: NonNull<u8>, len: usize) -> Self {
Self { ptr, len }
}
/// Construct a dangling handle, which is only suitable for zero-sized types.
fn dangling() -> Self {
Self {
ptr: NonNull::dangling(),
len: 0,
}
}
fn is_dangling(&self) -> bool {
self.ptr == NonNull::dangling()
}
/// Length of the memory area in bytes.
fn len(&self) -> usize {
self.len
}
/// Pointer to memory.
fn as_non_null(&self) -> NonNull<u8> {
self.ptr
}
/// Indicate that the memory is not in use and that the OS can recycle it.
fn clear(&mut self) -> std::io::Result<()> {
// SAFETY: `MADV_DONTNEED_STRATEGY` guaranteed to be a valid argument.
unsafe { self.madvise(MADV_DONTNEED_STRATEGY) }
}
/// Indicate that the memory is not in use and that the OS can recycle it.
fn fast_clear(&mut self) -> std::io::Result<()> {
// SAFETY: `libc::MADV_DONTNEED` documented to be a valid argument.
unsafe { self.madvise(libc::MADV_DONTNEED) }
}
/// Call `madvise` on the memory region. Unsafe because `advice` is passed verbatim.
unsafe fn madvise(&self, advice: libc::c_int) -> std::io::Result<()> {
// SAFETY: Calling into `madvise`:
// * The ptr is page-aligned by construction.
// * The ptr + length is page-aligned by construction (not required but surprising otherwise)
// * Mapped shared and writable (for MADV_REMOVE),
// * Pages not locked.
// * The caller is responsible for passing a valid `advice` parameter.
let ptr = self.as_non_null().as_ptr().cast();
let ret = unsafe { libc::madvise(ptr, self.len, advice) };
if ret != 0 {
let err = std::io::Error::last_os_error();
eprintln!("madvise failed: {ret} {err:?}",);
return Err(err);
}
Ok(())
}
}
/// The size of allocations to retain locally, per thread and size class.
const LOCAL_BUFFER_BYTES: usize = 32 << 20;
/// Initial file size
const INITIAL_SIZE: usize = 32 << 20;
/// Range of valid size classes.
pub const VALID_SIZE_CLASS: Range<usize> = 10..37;
/// Strategy to indicate that the OS can reclaim pages
// TODO: On Linux, we want to use MADV_REMOVE, but that's only supported
// on file systems that supports FALLOC_FL_PUNCH_HOLE. We should check
// the return value and retry EOPNOTSUPP with MADV_DONTNEED.
#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
const MADV_DONTNEED_STRATEGY: libc::c_int = libc::MADV_REMOVE;
#[cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))]
const MADV_DONTNEED_STRATEGY: libc::c_int = libc::MADV_DONTNEED;
type PhantomUnsyncUnsend<T> = PhantomData<*mut T>;
/// Allocation errors
#[derive(Error, Debug)]
pub enum AllocError {
/// IO error, unrecoverable
#[error("I/O error")]
Io(#[from] std::io::Error),
/// Out of memory, meaning that the pool is exhausted.
#[error("Out of memory")]
OutOfMemory,
/// Size class too large or small
#[error("Invalid size class")]
InvalidSizeClass(usize),
/// Allocator disabled
#[error("Disabled by configuration")]
Disabled,
/// Failed to allocate memory that suits alignment properties.
#[error("Memory unsuitable for requested alignment")]
UnalignedMemory,
}
impl AllocError {
/// Check if this error is [`AllocError::Disabled`].
#[must_use]
pub fn is_disabled(&self) -> bool {
matches!(self, AllocError::Disabled)
}
}
/// Abstraction over size classes.
#[derive(Clone, Copy)]
struct SizeClass(usize);
impl SizeClass {
const fn new_unchecked(value: usize) -> Self {
Self(value)
}
const fn index(self) -> usize {
self.0 - VALID_SIZE_CLASS.start
}
/// The size in bytes of this size class.
const fn byte_size(self) -> usize {
1 << self.0
}
const fn from_index(index: usize) -> Self {
Self(index + VALID_SIZE_CLASS.start)
}
/// Obtain a size class from a size in bytes.
fn from_byte_size(byte_size: usize) -> Result<Self, AllocError> {
let class = byte_size.next_power_of_two().trailing_zeros() as usize;
class.try_into()
}
const fn from_byte_size_unchecked(byte_size: usize) -> Self {
Self::new_unchecked(byte_size.next_power_of_two().trailing_zeros() as usize)
}
}
impl TryFrom<usize> for SizeClass {
type Error = AllocError;
fn try_from(value: usize) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
if VALID_SIZE_CLASS.contains(&value) {
Ok(SizeClass(value))
} else {
Err(AllocError::InvalidSizeClass(value))
}
}
}
#[derive(Default, Debug)]
struct AllocStats {
allocations: AtomicU64,
slow_path: AtomicU64,
refill: AtomicU64,
deallocations: AtomicU64,
clear_eager: AtomicU64,
clear_slow: AtomicU64,
}
/// Handle to the shared global state.
static INJECTOR: OnceLock<GlobalStealer> = OnceLock::new();
/// Enabled switch to turn on or off lgalloc. Off by default.
static LGALLOC_ENABLED: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(false);
/// Enable eager returning of memory. Off by default.
static LGALLOC_EAGER_RETURN: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(false);
/// Type maintaining the global state for each size class.
struct GlobalStealer {
/// State for each size class. An entry at position `x` handle size class `x`, which is areas
/// of size `1<<x`.
size_classes: Vec<SizeClassState>,
/// Path to store files
path: RwLock<Option<PathBuf>>,
/// Shared token to access background thread.
background_sender: Mutex<Option<(JoinHandle<()>, Sender<BackgroundWorkerConfig>)>>,
}
/// Per-size-class state
#[derive(Default)]
struct SizeClassState {
/// Handle to memory-mapped regions.
///
/// We must never dereference the memory-mapped regions stored here.
areas: RwLock<Vec<ManuallyDrop<(File, MmapMut)>>>,
/// Injector to distribute memory globally.
injector: Injector<Handle>,
/// Injector to distribute memory globally, freed memory.
clean_injector: Injector<Handle>,
/// Slow-path lock to refill pool.
lock: Mutex<()>,
/// Thread stealers to allow all participating threads to steal memory.
stealers: RwLock<HashMap<ThreadId, PerThreadState<Handle>>>,
/// Summed stats for terminated threads.
alloc_stats: AllocStats,
}
impl GlobalStealer {
/// Obtain the shared global state.
fn get_static() -> &'static Self {
INJECTOR.get_or_init(Self::new)
}
/// Obtain the per-size-class global state.
fn get_size_class(&self, size_class: SizeClass) -> &SizeClassState {
&self.size_classes[size_class.index()]
}
fn new() -> Self {
let mut size_classes = Vec::with_capacity(VALID_SIZE_CLASS.len());
for _ in VALID_SIZE_CLASS {
size_classes.push(SizeClassState::default());
}
Self {
size_classes,
path: RwLock::default(),
background_sender: Mutex::default(),
}
}
}
impl Drop for GlobalStealer {
fn drop(&mut self) {
take(&mut self.size_classes);
}
}
struct PerThreadState<T> {
stealer: Stealer<T>,
alloc_stats: Arc<AllocStats>,
}
/// Per-thread and state, sharded by size class.
struct ThreadLocalStealer {
/// Per-size-class state
size_classes: Vec<LocalSizeClass>,
_phantom: PhantomUnsyncUnsend<Self>,
}
impl ThreadLocalStealer {
fn new() -> Self {
let thread_id = std::thread::current().id();
let size_classes = VALID_SIZE_CLASS
.map(|size_class| LocalSizeClass::new(SizeClass::new_unchecked(size_class), thread_id))
.collect();
Self {
size_classes,
_phantom: PhantomData,
}
}
/// Allocate a memory region from a specific size class.
///
/// Returns [`AllocError::Disabled`] if lgalloc is not enabled. Returns other error types
/// if out of memory, or an internal operation fails.
fn allocate(&mut self, size_class: SizeClass) -> Result<Handle, AllocError> {
if !LGALLOC_ENABLED.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
return Err(AllocError::Disabled);
}
self.size_classes[size_class.index()].get_with_refill()
}
/// Return memory to the allocator. Must have been obtained through [`allocate`].
fn deallocate(&self, mem: Handle) {
let size_class = SizeClass::from_byte_size_unchecked(mem.len());
self.size_classes[size_class.index()].push(mem);
}
}
thread_local! {
static WORKER: RefCell<ThreadLocalStealer> = RefCell::new(ThreadLocalStealer::new());
}
/// Per-thread, per-size-class state
///
/// # Safety
///
/// We store parts of areas in this struct. Leaking this struct leaks the areas, which is safe
/// because we will never try to access or reclaim them.
struct LocalSizeClass {
/// Local memory queue.
worker: Worker<Handle>,
/// Size class we're covering
size_class: SizeClass,
/// Handle to global size class state
size_class_state: &'static SizeClassState,
/// Owning thread's ID
thread_id: ThreadId,
/// Shared statistics maintained by this thread.
stats: Arc<AllocStats>,
/// Phantom data to prevent sending the type across thread boundaries.
_phantom: PhantomUnsyncUnsend<Self>,
}
impl LocalSizeClass {
/// Construct a new local size class state. Registers the worker with the global state.
fn new(size_class: SizeClass, thread_id: ThreadId) -> Self {
let worker = Worker::new_lifo();
let stealer = GlobalStealer::get_static();
let size_class_state = stealer.get_size_class(size_class);
let stats = Arc::new(AllocStats::default());
let mut lock = size_class_state.stealers.write().unwrap();
lock.insert(
thread_id,
PerThreadState {
stealer: worker.stealer(),
alloc_stats: Arc::clone(&stats),
},
);
Self {
worker,
size_class,
size_class_state,
thread_id,
stats,
_phantom: PhantomData,
}
}
/// Get a memory area. Tries to get a region from the local cache, before obtaining data from
/// the global state. As a last option, obtains memory from other workers.
///
/// Returns [`AllcError::OutOfMemory`] if all pools are empty.
#[inline]
fn get(&self) -> Result<Handle, AllocError> {
self.worker
.pop()
.or_else(|| {
std::iter::repeat_with(|| {
// The loop tries to obtain memory in the following order:
// 1. Memory from the global state,
// 2. Memory from the global cleaned state,
// 3. Memory from other threads.
let limit = 1.max(LOCAL_BUFFER_BYTES / self.size_class.byte_size() / 2);
self.size_class_state
.injector
.steal_batch_with_limit_and_pop(&self.worker, limit)
.or_else(|| {
self.size_class_state
.clean_injector
.steal_batch_with_limit_and_pop(&self.worker, limit)
})
.or_else(|| {
self.size_class_state
.stealers
.read()
.unwrap()
.values()
.map(|state| state.stealer.steal())
.collect()
})
})
.find(|s| !s.is_retry())
.and_then(Steal::success)
})
.ok_or(AllocError::OutOfMemory)
}
/// Like [`Self::get()`] but trying to refill the pool if it is empty.
fn get_with_refill(&self) -> Result<Handle, AllocError> {
self.stats.allocations.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
// Fast-path: Get non-blocking
match self.get() {
Err(AllocError::OutOfMemory) => {
self.stats.slow_path.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
// Get a slow-path lock
let _lock = self.size_class_state.lock.lock().unwrap();
// Try again because another thread might have refilled already
if let Ok(mem) = self.get() {
return Ok(mem);
}
self.try_refill_and_get()
}
r => r,
}
}
/// Recycle memory. Stores it locally or forwards it to the global state.
fn push(&self, mut mem: Handle) {
debug_assert_eq!(mem.len(), self.size_class.byte_size());
self.stats.deallocations.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
if self.worker.len() >= LOCAL_BUFFER_BYTES / self.size_class.byte_size() {
if LGALLOC_EAGER_RETURN.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
self.stats.clear_eager.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
mem.fast_clear().expect("clearing successful");
}
self.size_class_state.injector.push(mem);
} else {
self.worker.push(mem);
}
}
/// Refill the memory pool, and get one area.
///
/// Returns an error if the memory pool cannot be refilled.
fn try_refill_and_get(&self) -> Result<Handle, AllocError> {
self.stats.refill.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
let mut stash = self.size_class_state.areas.write().unwrap();
let byte_len = stash.iter().last().map_or_else(
|| std::cmp::max(INITIAL_SIZE, self.size_class.byte_size()),
|mmap| mmap.1.len() * 2,
);
let (file, mut mmap) = Self::init_file(byte_len)?;
// SAFETY: Memory region initialized, so pointers to it are valid.
let mut chunks = mmap
.as_mut()
.chunks_exact_mut(self.size_class.byte_size())
.map(|chunk| unsafe { NonNull::new_unchecked(chunk.as_mut_ptr()) });
// Capture first region to return immediately.
let ptr = chunks.next().expect("At least once chunk allocated.");
let mem = Handle::new(ptr, self.size_class.byte_size());
// Stash remaining in the injector.
for ptr in chunks {
self.size_class_state
.clean_injector
.push(Handle::new(ptr, self.size_class.byte_size()));
}
stash.push(ManuallyDrop::new((file, mmap)));
Ok(mem)
}
/// Allocate and map a file of size `byte_len`. Returns an handle, or error if the allocation
/// fails.
fn init_file(byte_len: usize) -> Result<(File, MmapMut), AllocError> {
let path = GlobalStealer::get_static().path.read().unwrap().clone();
let Some(path) = path else {
return Err(AllocError::Io(std::io::Error::from(
std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound,
)));
};
let file = tempfile::tempfile_in(path)?;
let fd = file.as_fd().as_raw_fd();
// SAFETY: Calling ftruncate on the file, which we just created.
unsafe {
let ret = libc::ftruncate(fd, libc::off_t::try_from(byte_len).expect("Must fit"));
if ret != 0 {
return Err(std::io::Error::last_os_error().into());
}
}
// SAFETY: We only map `file` once, and never share it with other processes.
let mmap = unsafe { memmap2::MmapOptions::new().map_mut(&file)? };
assert_eq!(mmap.len(), byte_len);
Ok((file, mmap))
}
}
impl Drop for LocalSizeClass {
fn drop(&mut self) {
// Remove state associated with thread
if let Ok(mut lock) = self.size_class_state.stealers.write() {
lock.remove(&self.thread_id);
}
// Send memory back to global state
while let Some(mem) = self.worker.pop() {
self.size_class_state.injector.push(mem);
}
let ordering = Ordering::Relaxed;
// Update global metrics by moving all worker-local metrics to global state.
self.size_class_state
.alloc_stats
.allocations
.fetch_add(self.stats.allocations.load(ordering), ordering);
let global_stats = &self.size_class_state.alloc_stats;
global_stats
.refill
.fetch_add(self.stats.refill.load(ordering), ordering);
global_stats
.slow_path
.fetch_add(self.stats.slow_path.load(ordering), ordering);
global_stats
.deallocations
.fetch_add(self.stats.deallocations.load(ordering), ordering);
global_stats
.clear_slow
.fetch_add(self.stats.clear_slow.load(ordering), ordering);
global_stats
.clear_eager
.fetch_add(self.stats.clear_eager.load(ordering), ordering);
}
}
/// Access the per-thread context.
fn thread_context<R, F: FnOnce(&mut ThreadLocalStealer) -> R>(f: F) -> R {
WORKER.with(|cell| f(&mut cell.borrow_mut()))
}
/// Allocate a memory area suitable to hold `capacity` consecutive elements of `T`.
///
/// Returns a pointer, a capacity in `T`, and a handle if successful, and an error
/// otherwise. The capacity can be larger than requested.
///
/// The memory must be freed using [`deallocate`], otherwise the memory leaks. The memory can be freed on a different thread.
///
/// # Errors
///
/// Allocate errors if the capacity cannot be supported by one of the size classes,
/// the alignment requirements of `T` cannot be fulfilled, if no more memory can be
/// obtained from the system, or if any syscall fails.
///
/// The function also returns an error if lgalloc is disabled.
///
/// In the case of an error, no memory is allocated, and we maintain the internal
/// invariants of the allocator.
///
/// # Panics
///
/// The function can panic on internal errors, specifically when an allocation returned
/// an unexpected size. In this case, the we do no maintain the allocator invariants
/// and the caller should abort the process.
///
/// Panics if the thread local variable has been dropped, see [`std::thread::LocalKey`]
/// for details.
pub fn allocate<T>(capacity: usize) -> Result<(NonNull<T>, usize, Handle), AllocError> {
if std::mem::size_of::<T>() == 0 {
return Ok((NonNull::dangling(), usize::MAX, Handle::dangling()));
} else if capacity == 0 {
return Ok((NonNull::dangling(), 0, Handle::dangling()));
}
// Round up to at least a page.
let byte_len = std::cmp::max(page_size::get(), std::mem::size_of::<T>() * capacity);
// With above rounding up to page sizes, we only allocate multiples of page size because
// we only support powers-of-two sized regions.
let size_class = SizeClass::from_byte_size(byte_len)?;
thread_context(|s| s.allocate(size_class)).and_then(|handle| {
debug_assert_eq!(handle.len(), size_class.byte_size());
let ptr: NonNull<T> = handle.as_non_null().cast();
// Memory region should be page-aligned, which we assume to be larger than any alignment
// we might encounter. If this is not the case, bail out.
if ptr.as_ptr().align_offset(std::mem::align_of::<T>()) != 0 {
thread_context(move |s| s.deallocate(handle));
return Err(AllocError::UnalignedMemory);
}
let actual_capacity = handle.len() / std::mem::size_of::<T>();
Ok((ptr, actual_capacity, handle))
})
}
/// Free the memory referenced by `handle`, which has been obtained from [`allocate`].
///
/// This function cannot fail. The caller must not access the memory after freeing it. The caller is responsible
/// for dropping/forgetting data.
///
/// # Panics
///
/// Panics if the thread local variable has been dropped, see [`std::thread::LocalKey`]
/// for details.
pub fn deallocate(handle: Handle) {
if handle.is_dangling() {
return;
}
thread_context(|s| s.deallocate(handle));
}
/// A background worker that performs periodic tasks.
struct BackgroundWorker {
config: BackgroundWorkerConfig,
receiver: Receiver<BackgroundWorkerConfig>,
global_stealer: &'static GlobalStealer,
worker: Worker<Handle>,
}
impl BackgroundWorker {
fn new(receiver: Receiver<BackgroundWorkerConfig>) -> Self {
let config = BackgroundWorkerConfig {
interval: Duration::MAX,
..Default::default()
};
let global_stealer = GlobalStealer::get_static();
let worker = Worker::new_fifo();
Self {
config,
receiver,
global_stealer,
worker,
}
}
fn run(&mut self) {
let mut next_cleanup: Option<Instant> = None;
loop {
let timeout = next_cleanup.map_or(Duration::MAX, |next_cleanup| {
next_cleanup.saturating_duration_since(Instant::now())
});
match self.receiver.recv_timeout(timeout) {
Ok(config) => {
self.config = config;
next_cleanup = None;
}
Err(RecvTimeoutError::Disconnected) => break,
Err(RecvTimeoutError::Timeout) => {
self.maintenance();
}
}
next_cleanup = next_cleanup
.unwrap_or_else(Instant::now)
.checked_add(self.config.interval);
}
}
fn maintenance(&self) {
for (index, size_class_state) in self.global_stealer.size_classes.iter().enumerate() {
let size_class = SizeClass::from_index(index);
let count = self.clear(size_class, size_class_state, &self.worker);
size_class_state
.alloc_stats
.clear_slow
.fetch_add(count as u64, Ordering::Relaxed);
}
}
fn clear(
&self,
size_class: SizeClass,
state: &SizeClassState,
worker: &Worker<Handle>,
) -> usize {
// Clear batch size, and at least one element.
let byte_size = size_class.byte_size();
let mut limit = (self.config.clear_bytes + byte_size - 1) / byte_size;
let mut count = 0;
let mut steal = Steal::Retry;
while limit > 0 && !steal.is_empty() {
steal = std::iter::repeat_with(|| state.injector.steal_batch_with_limit(worker, limit))
.find(|s| !s.is_retry())
.unwrap_or(Steal::Empty);
while let Some(mut mem) = worker.pop() {
match mem.clear() {
Ok(()) => count += 1,
Err(e) => panic!("Syscall failed: {e:?}"),
}
state.clean_injector.push(mem);
limit -= 1;
}
}
count
}
}
/// Set or update the configuration for lgalloc.
///
/// The function accepts a configuration, which is then applied on lgalloc. It allows clients to
/// change the path where area files reside, and change the configuration of the background task.
///
/// Updating the area path only applies to new allocations, existing allocations are not moved to
/// the new path.
///
/// Updating the background thread configuration eventually applies the new configuration on the
/// running thread, or starts the background worker.
///
/// # Panics
///
/// Panics if the internal state of lgalloc is corrupted.
pub fn lgalloc_set_config(config: &LgAlloc) {
let stealer = GlobalStealer::get_static();
if let Some(enabled) = &config.enabled {
LGALLOC_ENABLED.store(*enabled, Ordering::Relaxed);
}
if let Some(eager_return) = &config.eager_return {
LGALLOC_EAGER_RETURN.store(*eager_return, Ordering::Relaxed);
}
if let Some(path) = &config.path {
*stealer.path.write().unwrap() = Some(path.clone());
}
if let Some(config) = config.background_config.clone() {
let mut lock = stealer.background_sender.lock().unwrap();
let config = if let Some((_, sender)) = &*lock {
match sender.send(config) {
Ok(()) => None,
Err(err) => Some(err.0),
}
} else {
Some(config)
};
if let Some(config) = config {
let (sender, receiver) = std::sync::mpsc::channel();
let mut worker = BackgroundWorker::new(receiver);
let join_handle = spawn(move || worker.run());
sender.send(config).expect("Receiver exists");
*lock = Some((join_handle, sender));
}
}
}
/// Configuration for lgalloc's background worker.
#[derive(Default, Debug, Clone, Eq, PartialEq)]
pub struct BackgroundWorkerConfig {
/// How frequently it should tick
pub interval: Duration,
/// How many bytes to clear per size class.
pub clear_bytes: usize,
}
/// Lgalloc configuration
#[derive(Default, Clone, Eq, PartialEq)]
pub struct LgAlloc {
/// Whether the allocator is enabled or not.
pub enabled: Option<bool>,
/// Path where files reside.
pub path: Option<PathBuf>,
/// Configuration of the background worker.
pub background_config: Option<BackgroundWorkerConfig>,
/// Whether to return physical memory on deallocate
pub eager_return: Option<bool>,
}
impl LgAlloc {
/// Construct a new configuration. All values are initialized to their default (None) values.
#[must_use]
pub fn new() -> Self {
Self::default()
}
/// Enable lgalloc globally.
pub fn enable(&mut self) -> &mut Self {
self.enabled = Some(true);
self
}
/// Disable lgalloc globally.
pub fn disable(&mut self) -> &mut Self {
self.enabled = Some(false);
self
}
/// Set the background worker configuration.
pub fn with_background_config(&mut self, config: BackgroundWorkerConfig) -> &mut Self {
self.background_config = Some(config);
self
}
/// Set the area file path.
pub fn with_path(&mut self, path: PathBuf) -> &mut Self {
self.path = Some(path);
self
}
/// Enable eager memory reclamation.
pub fn eager_return(&mut self, eager_return: bool) -> &mut Self {
self.eager_return = Some(eager_return);
self
}
}
/// Determine global statistics per size class
///
/// Note that this function take a read lock on various structures.
///
/// # Panics
///
/// Panics if the internal state of lgalloc is corrupted.
pub fn lgalloc_stats(stats: &mut LgAllocStats) {
stats.size_class.clear();
stats.file_stats.clear();
// `numa_maps` only exists on Linux, don't spam errors on other OSs.
#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
let mut numa_map = numa_maps::NumaMap::from_file("/proc/self/numa_maps")
.map_err(|e| eprintln!("Failed to parse numa_maps: {e}"))
.unwrap_or_default();
#[cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))]
let mut numa_map = numa_maps::NumaMap::default();
// Normalize numa_maps, and sort by address.
for entry in &mut numa_map.ranges {
entry.normalize();
}
numa_map.ranges.sort();
let global = GlobalStealer::get_static();
for (index, size_class_state) in global.size_classes.iter().enumerate() {
let size_class = SizeClass::from_index(index);
let areas_lock = size_class_state.areas.read().unwrap();
let areas = areas_lock.len();
if areas == 0 {
continue;
}
let size_class = size_class.byte_size();
let area_total_bytes = areas_lock.iter().map(|area| area.1.len()).sum();
let global_regions = size_class_state.injector.len();
let clean_regions = size_class_state.clean_injector.len();
let stealers = size_class_state.stealers.read().unwrap();
let mut thread_regions = 0;
let mut allocations = 0;
let mut deallocations = 0;
let mut refill = 0;
let mut slow_path = 0;
let mut clear_eager_total = 0;
let mut clear_slow_total = 0;
for thread_state in stealers.values() {
thread_regions += thread_state.stealer.len();
let thread_stats = &*thread_state.alloc_stats;
allocations += thread_stats.allocations.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
deallocations += thread_stats.deallocations.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
refill += thread_stats.refill.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
slow_path += thread_stats.slow_path.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
clear_eager_total += thread_stats.clear_eager.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
clear_slow_total += thread_stats.clear_slow.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
}
let free_regions = thread_regions + global_regions + clean_regions;
let global_stats = &size_class_state.alloc_stats;
allocations += global_stats.allocations.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
deallocations += global_stats.deallocations.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
refill += global_stats.refill.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
slow_path += global_stats.slow_path.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
clear_eager_total += global_stats.clear_eager.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
clear_slow_total += global_stats.clear_slow.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
stats.size_class.push(SizeClassStats {
size_class,
areas,
area_total_bytes,
free_regions,
global_regions,
clean_regions,
thread_regions,
allocations,
deallocations,
refill,
slow_path,
clear_eager_total,
clear_slow_total,
});
for (file, mmap) in areas_lock.iter().map(ManuallyDrop::deref) {
let (mapped, active, dirty) = {
let base = mmap.as_ptr().cast::<()>() as usize;
let range = match numa_map
.ranges
.binary_search_by(|range| range.address.cmp(&base))
{
Ok(pos) => Some(&numa_map.ranges[pos]),
// `numa_maps` only updates periodically, so we might be missing some
// expected ranges.
Err(_pos) => None,
};
let mut mapped = 0;
let mut active = 0;
let mut dirty = 0;
for property in range.iter().flat_map(|e| e.properties.iter()) {
match property {
numa_maps::Property::Dirty(d) => dirty = *d,
numa_maps::Property::Mapped(m) => mapped = *m,
numa_maps::Property::Active(a) => active = *a,
_ => {}
}
}
(mapped, active, dirty)
};
let mut stat: MaybeUninit<libc::stat> = MaybeUninit::uninit();
// SAFETY: File descriptor valid, stat object valid.
let ret = unsafe { libc::fstat(file.as_raw_fd(), stat.as_mut_ptr()) };
let stat = if ret == -1 {
None
} else {
// SAFETY: `stat` is initialized in the fstat non-error case.
Some(unsafe { stat.assume_init_ref() })
};
let (blocks, file_size) = stat.map_or((0, 0), |stat| {
(
stat.st_blocks.try_into().unwrap_or(0),
stat.st_size.try_into().unwrap_or(0),
)
});
stats.file_stats.push(FileStats {
size_class,
file_size,
// Documented as multiples of 512
allocated_size: blocks * 512,
mapped,
active,
dirty,
});
}
}
}
/// Statistics about lgalloc's internal behavior.
#[derive(Debug, Default)]
pub struct LgAllocStats {
/// Per size-class statistics.
pub size_class: Vec<SizeClassStats>,
/// Per size-class and backing file statistics.
pub file_stats: Vec<FileStats>,
}
/// Statistics per size class.
#[derive(Debug)]
pub struct SizeClassStats {
/// Size class in bytes
pub size_class: usize,
/// Number of areas backing a size class.
pub areas: usize,
/// Total number of bytes summed across all areas.
pub area_total_bytes: usize,
/// Free regions
pub free_regions: usize,
/// Clean free regions in the global allocator
pub clean_regions: usize,
/// Regions in the global allocator
pub global_regions: usize,
/// Regions retained in thread-local allocators
pub thread_regions: usize,
/// Total allocations
pub allocations: u64,
/// Total slow-path allocations (globally out of memory)
pub slow_path: u64,
/// Total refills
pub refill: u64,
/// Total deallocations
pub deallocations: u64,
/// Total times memory has been returned to the OS (eager reclamation) in regions.
pub clear_eager_total: u64,
/// Total times memory has been returned to the OS (slow reclamation) in regions.
pub clear_slow_total: u64,
}
/// Statistics per size class and backing file.
#[derive(Debug)]
pub struct FileStats {
/// The size class in bytes.
pub size_class: usize,
/// The size of the file in bytes.
pub file_size: usize,
/// Size of the file on disk in bytes.
pub allocated_size: usize,
/// Number of mapped bytes, if different from `dirty`. Consult `man 7 numa` for details.
pub mapped: usize,
/// Number of active bytes. Consult `man 7 numa` for details.
pub active: usize,
/// Number of dirty bytes. Consult `man 7 numa` for details.
pub dirty: usize,
}
#[cfg(test)]
mod test {
use std::mem::{ManuallyDrop, MaybeUninit};
use std::ptr::NonNull;
use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
use std::sync::Arc;
use std::time::Duration;
use serial_test::serial;
use crate::{
allocate, deallocate, lgalloc_stats, AllocError, BackgroundWorkerConfig, Handle, LgAlloc,
LgAllocStats,
};
fn initialize() {
crate::lgalloc_set_config(
LgAlloc::new()
.enable()
.with_background_config(BackgroundWorkerConfig {
interval: Duration::from_secs(1),
clear_bytes: 4 << 20,
})
.with_path(std::env::temp_dir()),
);
}
struct Wrapper<T> {
handle: MaybeUninit<Handle>,
ptr: NonNull<MaybeUninit<T>>,
cap: usize,
}
unsafe impl<T: Send> Send for Wrapper<T> {}
unsafe impl<T: Sync> Sync for Wrapper<T> {}
impl<T> Wrapper<T> {
fn allocate(capacity: usize) -> Result<Self, AllocError> {
let (ptr, cap, handle) = allocate(capacity)?;
assert!(cap > 0);
let handle = MaybeUninit::new(handle);
Ok(Self { ptr, cap, handle })
}
fn as_slice(&mut self) -> &mut [MaybeUninit<T>] {
unsafe { std::slice::from_raw_parts_mut(self.ptr.as_ptr(), self.cap) }
}
}
impl<T> Drop for Wrapper<T> {
fn drop(&mut self) {
unsafe { deallocate(self.handle.assume_init_read()) };
}
}
#[test]
fn test_readme() -> Result<(), AllocError> {
initialize();
// Allocate memory
let (ptr, cap, handle) = allocate::<u8>(2 << 20)?;
// SAFETY: `allocate` returns a valid memory region and errors otherwise.
let mut vec = ManuallyDrop::new(unsafe { Vec::from_raw_parts(ptr.as_ptr(), 0, cap) });
// Write into region, make sure not to reallocate vector.
vec.extend_from_slice(&[1, 2, 3, 4]);
// We can read from the vector.
assert_eq!(&*vec, &[1, 2, 3, 4]);
// Deallocate after use
deallocate(handle);
Ok(())
}
#[test]
#[serial]
fn test_1() -> Result<(), AllocError> {
initialize();
<Wrapper<u8>>::allocate(4 << 20)?.as_slice()[0] = MaybeUninit::new(1);
Ok(())
}
#[test]
#[serial]
fn test_3() -> Result<(), AllocError> {
initialize();
let until = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(true));
let inner = || {
let until = Arc::clone(&until);
move || {
let mut i = 0;
let until = &*until;
while until.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
i += 1;
let mut r = <Wrapper<u8>>::allocate(4 << 20).unwrap();
r.as_slice()[0] = MaybeUninit::new(1);
}
println!("repetitions: {i}");
}
};
let handles = [
std::thread::spawn(inner()),
std::thread::spawn(inner()),
std::thread::spawn(inner()),
std::thread::spawn(inner()),
];
std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(4));
until.store(false, Ordering::Relaxed);
for handle in handles {
handle.join().unwrap();
}
// std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(600));
Ok(())
}
#[test]
#[serial]
fn test_4() -> Result<(), AllocError> {
initialize();
let until = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(true));
let inner = || {
let until = Arc::clone(&until);
move || {
let mut i = 0;
let until = &*until;
let batch = 64;
let mut buffer = Vec::with_capacity(batch);
while until.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
i += 64;
buffer.extend((0..batch).map(|_| {
let mut r = <Wrapper<u8>>::allocate(2 << 20).unwrap();
r.as_slice()[0] = MaybeUninit::new(1);
r
}));
buffer.clear();
}
println!("repetitions vec: {i}");
}
};
let handles = [
std::thread::spawn(inner()),
std::thread::spawn(inner()),
std::thread::spawn(inner()),
std::thread::spawn(inner()),
];
std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(4));
until.store(false, Ordering::Relaxed);
for handle in handles {
handle.join().unwrap();
}
std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(1));
let mut stats = Default::default();
crate::lgalloc_stats(&mut stats);
println!("stats: {stats:?}");
Ok(())
}
#[test]
#[serial]
fn leak() -> Result<(), AllocError> {
crate::lgalloc_set_config(&crate::LgAlloc {
enabled: Some(true),
path: Some(std::env::temp_dir()),
background_config: None,
eager_return: None,
});
let r = <Wrapper<u8>>::allocate(1000)?;
let thread = std::thread::spawn(move || drop(r));
thread.join().unwrap();
Ok(())
}
#[test]
fn test_zst() -> Result<(), AllocError> {
initialize();
<Wrapper<()>>::allocate(10)?;
Ok(())
}
#[test]
fn test_zero_capacity_zst() -> Result<(), AllocError> {
initialize();
<Wrapper<()>>::allocate(0)?;
Ok(())
}
#[test]
fn test_zero_capacity_nonzst() -> Result<(), AllocError> {
initialize();
<Wrapper<()>>::allocate(0)?;
Ok(())
}
#[test]
fn test_stats() -> Result<(), AllocError> {
initialize();
let (_ptr, _cap, handle) = allocate::<usize>(1024)?;
deallocate(handle);
let mut stats = LgAllocStats::default();
lgalloc_stats(&mut stats);
assert!(!stats.size_class.is_empty());
Ok(())
}
#[test]
#[serial]
fn test_disable() {
crate::lgalloc_set_config(&*LgAlloc::new().disable());
assert!(matches!(allocate::<u8>(1024), Err(AllocError::Disabled)));
}
}