[nginx] Simplified sendfile(SF_NODISKIO) usage.

Maxim Dounin mdounin at mdounin.ru
Mon Dec 27 18:48:33 UTC 2021


details:   https://hg.nginx.org/nginx/rev/ec2e6893caaa
branches:  
changeset: 7985:ec2e6893caaa
user:      Maxim Dounin <mdounin at mdounin.ru>
date:      Mon Dec 27 19:48:33 2021 +0300
description:
Simplified sendfile(SF_NODISKIO) usage.

Starting with FreeBSD 11, there is no need to use AIO operations to preload
data into cache for sendfile(SF_NODISKIO) to work.  Instead, sendfile()
handles non-blocking loading data from disk by itself.  It still can, however,
return EBUSY if a page is already being loaded (for example, by a different
process).  If this happens, we now post an event for the next event loop
iteration, so sendfile() is retried "after a short period", as manpage
recommends.

The limit of the number of EBUSY tolerated without any progress is preserved,
but now it does not result in an alert, since on an idle system event loop
iteration might be very short and EBUSY can happen many times in a row.
Instead, SF_NODISKIO is simply disabled for one call once the limit is
reached.

With this change, sendfile(SF_NODISKIO) is now used automatically as long as
sendfile() is enabled, and no longer requires "aio on;".

diffstat:

 auto/os/freebsd                          |   8 +-
 src/core/ngx_buf.h                       |   3 -
 src/core/ngx_connection.h                |   2 +-
 src/core/ngx_module.h                    |   2 +-
 src/core/ngx_output_chain.c              |  32 ------------
 src/event/ngx_event.h                    |   4 -
 src/http/ngx_http_copy_filter_module.c   |  82 --------------------------------
 src/os/unix/ngx_freebsd_sendfile_chain.c |  74 ++++++++++-----------------
 8 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 174 deletions(-)

diffs (367 lines):

diff -r ae992b5a27b2 -r ec2e6893caaa auto/os/freebsd
--- a/auto/os/freebsd	Mon Dec 27 19:47:05 2021 +0300
+++ b/auto/os/freebsd	Mon Dec 27 19:48:33 2021 +0300
@@ -44,12 +44,10 @@ if [ $osreldate -gt 300007 ]; then
     CORE_SRCS="$CORE_SRCS $FREEBSD_SENDFILE_SRCS"
 fi
 
-if [ $NGX_FILE_AIO = YES ]; then
-    if [ $osreldate -gt 502103 ]; then
-        echo " + sendfile()'s SF_NODISKIO found"
+if [ $osreldate -gt 1100093 ]; then
+    echo " + sendfile()'s SF_NODISKIO found"
 
-        have=NGX_HAVE_AIO_SENDFILE . auto/have
-    fi
+    have=NGX_HAVE_SENDFILE_NODISKIO . auto/have
 fi
 
 # POSIX semaphores
diff -r ae992b5a27b2 -r ec2e6893caaa src/core/ngx_buf.h
--- a/src/core/ngx_buf.h	Mon Dec 27 19:47:05 2021 +0300
+++ b/src/core/ngx_buf.h	Mon Dec 27 19:48:33 2021 +0300
@@ -90,9 +90,6 @@ struct ngx_output_chain_ctx_s {
 
 #if (NGX_HAVE_FILE_AIO || NGX_COMPAT)
     ngx_output_chain_aio_pt      aio_handler;
-#if (NGX_HAVE_AIO_SENDFILE || NGX_COMPAT)
-    ssize_t                    (*aio_preload)(ngx_buf_t *file);
-#endif
 #endif
 
 #if (NGX_THREADS || NGX_COMPAT)
diff -r ae992b5a27b2 -r ec2e6893caaa src/core/ngx_connection.h
--- a/src/core/ngx_connection.h	Mon Dec 27 19:47:05 2021 +0300
+++ b/src/core/ngx_connection.h	Mon Dec 27 19:48:33 2021 +0300
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ struct ngx_connection_s {
 
     unsigned            need_last_buf:1;
 
-#if (NGX_HAVE_AIO_SENDFILE || NGX_COMPAT)
+#if (NGX_HAVE_SENDFILE_NODISKIO || NGX_COMPAT)
     unsigned            busy_count:2;
 #endif
 
diff -r ae992b5a27b2 -r ec2e6893caaa src/core/ngx_module.h
--- a/src/core/ngx_module.h	Mon Dec 27 19:47:05 2021 +0300
+++ b/src/core/ngx_module.h	Mon Dec 27 19:48:33 2021 +0300
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 #define NGX_MODULE_SIGNATURE_3   "0"
 #endif
 
-#if (NGX_HAVE_AIO_SENDFILE || NGX_COMPAT)
+#if (NGX_HAVE_SENDFILE_NODISKIO || NGX_COMPAT)
 #define NGX_MODULE_SIGNATURE_4   "1"
 #else
 #define NGX_MODULE_SIGNATURE_4   "0"
diff -r ae992b5a27b2 -r ec2e6893caaa src/core/ngx_output_chain.c
--- a/src/core/ngx_output_chain.c	Mon Dec 27 19:47:05 2021 +0300
+++ b/src/core/ngx_output_chain.c	Mon Dec 27 19:48:33 2021 +0300
@@ -29,10 +29,6 @@
 
 static ngx_inline ngx_int_t
     ngx_output_chain_as_is(ngx_output_chain_ctx_t *ctx, ngx_buf_t *buf);
-#if (NGX_HAVE_AIO_SENDFILE)
-static ngx_int_t ngx_output_chain_aio_setup(ngx_output_chain_ctx_t *ctx,
-    ngx_file_t *file);
-#endif
 static ngx_int_t ngx_output_chain_add_copy(ngx_pool_t *pool,
     ngx_chain_t **chain, ngx_chain_t *in);
 static ngx_int_t ngx_output_chain_align_file_buf(ngx_output_chain_ctx_t *ctx,
@@ -283,12 +279,6 @@ ngx_output_chain_as_is(ngx_output_chain_
         buf->in_file = 0;
     }
 
-#if (NGX_HAVE_AIO_SENDFILE)
-    if (ctx->aio_preload && buf->in_file) {
-        (void) ngx_output_chain_aio_setup(ctx, buf->file);
-    }
-#endif
-
     if (ctx->need_in_memory && !ngx_buf_in_memory(buf)) {
         return 0;
     }
@@ -301,28 +291,6 @@ ngx_output_chain_as_is(ngx_output_chain_
 }
 
 
-#if (NGX_HAVE_AIO_SENDFILE)
-
-static ngx_int_t
-ngx_output_chain_aio_setup(ngx_output_chain_ctx_t *ctx, ngx_file_t *file)
-{
-    ngx_event_aio_t  *aio;
-
-    if (file->aio == NULL && ngx_file_aio_init(file, ctx->pool) != NGX_OK) {
-        return NGX_ERROR;
-    }
-
-    aio = file->aio;
-
-    aio->data = ctx->filter_ctx;
-    aio->preload_handler = ctx->aio_preload;
-
-    return NGX_OK;
-}
-
-#endif
-
-
 static ngx_int_t
 ngx_output_chain_add_copy(ngx_pool_t *pool, ngx_chain_t **chain,
     ngx_chain_t *in)
diff -r ae992b5a27b2 -r ec2e6893caaa src/event/ngx_event.h
--- a/src/event/ngx_event.h	Mon Dec 27 19:47:05 2021 +0300
+++ b/src/event/ngx_event.h	Mon Dec 27 19:48:33 2021 +0300
@@ -147,10 +147,6 @@ struct ngx_event_aio_s {
 
     ngx_fd_t                   fd;
 
-#if (NGX_HAVE_AIO_SENDFILE || NGX_COMPAT)
-    ssize_t                  (*preload_handler)(ngx_buf_t *file);
-#endif
-
 #if (NGX_HAVE_EVENTFD)
     int64_t                    res;
 #endif
diff -r ae992b5a27b2 -r ec2e6893caaa src/http/ngx_http_copy_filter_module.c
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_copy_filter_module.c	Mon Dec 27 19:47:05 2021 +0300
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_copy_filter_module.c	Mon Dec 27 19:48:33 2021 +0300
@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@ typedef struct {
 static void ngx_http_copy_aio_handler(ngx_output_chain_ctx_t *ctx,
     ngx_file_t *file);
 static void ngx_http_copy_aio_event_handler(ngx_event_t *ev);
-#if (NGX_HAVE_AIO_SENDFILE)
-static ssize_t ngx_http_copy_aio_sendfile_preload(ngx_buf_t *file);
-static void ngx_http_copy_aio_sendfile_event_handler(ngx_event_t *ev);
-#endif
 #endif
 #if (NGX_THREADS)
 static ngx_int_t ngx_http_copy_thread_handler(ngx_thread_task_t *task,
@@ -128,9 +124,6 @@ ngx_http_copy_filter(ngx_http_request_t 
 #if (NGX_HAVE_FILE_AIO)
         if (ngx_file_aio && clcf->aio == NGX_HTTP_AIO_ON) {
             ctx->aio_handler = ngx_http_copy_aio_handler;
-#if (NGX_HAVE_AIO_SENDFILE)
-            ctx->aio_preload = ngx_http_copy_aio_sendfile_preload;
-#endif
         }
 #endif
 
@@ -207,81 +200,6 @@ ngx_http_copy_aio_event_handler(ngx_even
     ngx_http_run_posted_requests(c);
 }
 
-
-#if (NGX_HAVE_AIO_SENDFILE)
-
-static ssize_t
-ngx_http_copy_aio_sendfile_preload(ngx_buf_t *file)
-{
-    ssize_t                  n;
-    static u_char            buf[1];
-    ngx_event_aio_t         *aio;
-    ngx_http_request_t      *r;
-    ngx_output_chain_ctx_t  *ctx;
-
-    aio = file->file->aio;
-    r = aio->data;
-
-    if (r->aio) {
-        /*
-         * tolerate sendfile() calls if another operation is already
-         * running; this can happen due to subrequests, multiple calls
-         * of the next body filter from a filter, or in HTTP/2 due to
-         * a write event on the main connection
-         */
-
-        return NGX_AGAIN;
-    }
-
-    n = ngx_file_aio_read(file->file, buf, 1, file->file_pos, NULL);
-
-    if (n == NGX_AGAIN) {
-        aio->handler = ngx_http_copy_aio_sendfile_event_handler;
-
-        r->main->blocked++;
-        r->aio = 1;
-
-        ctx = ngx_http_get_module_ctx(r, ngx_http_copy_filter_module);
-        ctx->aio = 1;
-    }
-
-    return n;
-}
-
-
-static void
-ngx_http_copy_aio_sendfile_event_handler(ngx_event_t *ev)
-{
-    ngx_event_aio_t     *aio;
-    ngx_connection_t    *c;
-    ngx_http_request_t  *r;
-
-    aio = ev->data;
-    r = aio->data;
-    c = r->connection;
-
-    r->main->blocked--;
-    r->aio = 0;
-    ev->complete = 0;
-
-#if (NGX_HTTP_V2)
-
-    if (r->stream) {
-        /*
-         * for HTTP/2, update write event to make sure processing will
-         * reach the main connection to handle sendfile() preload
-         */
-
-        c->write->ready = 1;
-        c->write->active = 0;
-    }
-
-#endif
-
-    c->write->handler(c->write);
-}
-
-#endif
 #endif
 
 
diff -r ae992b5a27b2 -r ec2e6893caaa src/os/unix/ngx_freebsd_sendfile_chain.c
--- a/src/os/unix/ngx_freebsd_sendfile_chain.c	Mon Dec 27 19:47:05 2021 +0300
+++ b/src/os/unix/ngx_freebsd_sendfile_chain.c	Mon Dec 27 19:48:33 2021 +0300
@@ -32,23 +32,22 @@
 ngx_chain_t *
 ngx_freebsd_sendfile_chain(ngx_connection_t *c, ngx_chain_t *in, off_t limit)
 {
-    int               rc, flags;
-    off_t             send, prev_send, sent;
-    size_t            file_size;
-    ssize_t           n;
-    ngx_uint_t        eintr, eagain;
-    ngx_err_t         err;
-    ngx_buf_t        *file;
-    ngx_event_t      *wev;
-    ngx_chain_t      *cl;
-    ngx_iovec_t       header, trailer;
-    struct sf_hdtr    hdtr;
-    struct iovec      headers[NGX_IOVS_PREALLOCATE];
-    struct iovec      trailers[NGX_IOVS_PREALLOCATE];
-#if (NGX_HAVE_AIO_SENDFILE)
-    ngx_uint_t        ebusy;
-    ngx_event_aio_t  *aio;
+    int              rc, flags;
+    off_t            send, prev_send, sent;
+    size_t           file_size;
+    ssize_t          n;
+    ngx_err_t        err;
+    ngx_buf_t       *file;
+    ngx_uint_t       eintr, eagain;
+#if (NGX_HAVE_SENDFILE_NODISKIO)
+    ngx_uint_t       ebusy;
 #endif
+    ngx_event_t     *wev;
+    ngx_chain_t     *cl;
+    ngx_iovec_t      header, trailer;
+    struct sf_hdtr   hdtr;
+    struct iovec     headers[NGX_IOVS_PREALLOCATE];
+    struct iovec     trailers[NGX_IOVS_PREALLOCATE];
 
     wev = c->write;
 
@@ -77,11 +76,6 @@ ngx_freebsd_sendfile_chain(ngx_connectio
     eagain = 0;
     flags = 0;
 
-#if (NGX_HAVE_AIO_SENDFILE && NGX_SUPPRESS_WARN)
-    aio = NULL;
-    file = NULL;
-#endif
-
     header.iovs = headers;
     header.nalloc = NGX_IOVS_PREALLOCATE;
 
@@ -90,7 +84,7 @@ ngx_freebsd_sendfile_chain(ngx_connectio
 
     for ( ;; ) {
         eintr = 0;
-#if (NGX_HAVE_AIO_SENDFILE)
+#if (NGX_HAVE_SENDFILE_NODISKIO)
         ebusy = 0;
 #endif
         prev_send = send;
@@ -179,9 +173,8 @@ ngx_freebsd_sendfile_chain(ngx_connectio
 
             sent = 0;
 
-#if (NGX_HAVE_AIO_SENDFILE)
-            aio = file->file->aio;
-            flags = (aio && aio->preload_handler) ? SF_NODISKIO : 0;
+#if (NGX_HAVE_SENDFILE_NODISKIO)
+            flags = (c->busy_count <= 2) ? SF_NODISKIO : 0;
 #endif
 
             rc = sendfile(file->file->fd, c->fd, file->file_pos,
@@ -199,7 +192,7 @@ ngx_freebsd_sendfile_chain(ngx_connectio
                     eintr = 1;
                     break;
 
-#if (NGX_HAVE_AIO_SENDFILE)
+#if (NGX_HAVE_SENDFILE_NODISKIO)
                 case NGX_EBUSY:
                     ebusy = 1;
                     break;
@@ -252,41 +245,30 @@ ngx_freebsd_sendfile_chain(ngx_connectio
 
         in = ngx_chain_update_sent(in, sent);
 
-#if (NGX_HAVE_AIO_SENDFILE)
+#if (NGX_HAVE_SENDFILE_NODISKIO)
 
         if (ebusy) {
             if (sent == 0) {
                 c->busy_count++;
 
-                if (c->busy_count > 2) {
-                    ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ALERT, c->log, 0,
-                                  "sendfile(%V) returned busy again",
-                                  &file->file->name);
-
-                    c->busy_count = 0;
-                    aio->preload_handler = NULL;
-
-                    send = prev_send;
-                    continue;
-                }
+                ngx_log_debug1(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_EVENT, c->log, 0,
+                               "sendfile() busy, count:%d", c->busy_count);
 
             } else {
                 c->busy_count = 0;
             }
 
-            n = aio->preload_handler(file);
-
-            if (n > 0) {
-                send = prev_send + sent;
-                continue;
+            if (wev->posted) {
+                ngx_delete_posted_event(wev);
             }
 
+            ngx_post_event(wev, &ngx_posted_next_events);
+
+            wev->ready = 0;
             return in;
         }
 
-        if (flags == SF_NODISKIO) {
-            c->busy_count = 0;
-        }
+        c->busy_count = 0;
 
 #endif
 


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