cache: extract cache eviction heap

Start creating an interface that doesn't require using heap and hides more of the
entry internals.
pull/8998/head
Daniel Nephin 4 years ago
parent 6513faf14c
commit 2cdc90e01b

@ -406,8 +406,7 @@ RETRY_GET:
// Touch the expiration and fix the heap.
c.entriesLock.Lock()
entry.Expiry.Update(r.TypeEntry.Opts.LastGetTTL)
c.entriesExpiryHeap.Fix(entry.Expiry)
c.entriesExpiryHeap.Update(entry.Expiry.HeapIndex, r.TypeEntry.Opts.LastGetTTL)
c.entriesLock.Unlock()
// We purposely do not return an error here since the cache only works with
@ -689,9 +688,7 @@ func (c *Cache) fetch(key string, r getOptions, allowNew bool, attempt uint, ign
// initial expiry information and insert. If we're already in
// the heap we do nothing since we're reusing the same entry.
if newEntry.Expiry == nil || newEntry.Expiry.HeapIndex == -1 {
newEntry.Expiry = &cacheEntryExpiry{Key: key}
newEntry.Expiry.Update(tEntry.Opts.LastGetTTL)
heap.Push(c.entriesExpiryHeap, newEntry.Expiry)
newEntry.Expiry = c.entriesExpiryHeap.Add(key, tEntry.Opts.LastGetTTL)
}
c.entries[key] = newEntry

@ -1000,6 +1000,9 @@ func (t *testPartitionType) RegisterOptions() RegisterOptions {
// Test that background refreshing reports correct Age in failure and happy
// states.
func TestCacheGet_refreshAge(t *testing.T) {
if testing.Short() {
t.Skip("too slow for -short run")
}
t.Parallel()
require := require.New(t)

116
agent/cache/entry.go vendored

@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
package cache
import (
"container/heap"
"time"
"golang.org/x/time/rate"
@ -46,118 +45,3 @@ type cacheEntry struct {
// FetchRateLimiter limits the rate at which fetch is called for this entry.
FetchRateLimiter *rate.Limiter
}
// cacheEntryExpiry contains the expiration information for a cache
// entry. Any modifications to this struct should be done only while
// the Cache entriesLock is held.
type cacheEntryExpiry struct {
Key string // Key in the cache map
Expires time.Time // Time when entry expires (monotonic clock)
HeapIndex int // Index in the heap
}
// Update the expiry to d time from now.
func (e *cacheEntryExpiry) Update(d time.Duration) {
e.Expires = time.Now().Add(d)
}
// expiryHeap is a heap implementation that stores information about
// when entries expire. Implements container/heap.Interface.
//
// All operations on the heap and read/write of the heap contents require
// the proper entriesLock to be held on Cache.
type expiryHeap struct {
Entries []*cacheEntryExpiry
// NotifyCh is sent a value whenever the 0 index value of the heap
// changes. This can be used to detect when the earliest value
// changes.
//
// There is a single edge case where the heap will not automatically
// send a notification: if heap.Fix is called manually and the index
// changed is 0 and the change doesn't result in any moves (stays at index
// 0), then we won't detect the change. To work around this, please
// always call the expiryHeap.Fix method instead.
NotifyCh chan struct{}
}
// Identical to heap.Fix for this heap instance but will properly handle
// the edge case where idx == 0 and no heap modification is necessary,
// and still notify the NotifyCh.
//
// This is important for cache expiry since the expiry time may have been
// extended and if we don't send a message to the NotifyCh then we'll never
// reset the timer and the entry will be evicted early.
func (h *expiryHeap) Fix(entry *cacheEntryExpiry) {
idx := entry.HeapIndex
heap.Fix(h, idx)
// This is the edge case we handle: if the prev (idx) and current (HeapIndex)
// is zero, it means the head-of-line didn't change while the value
// changed. Notify to reset our expiry worker.
if idx == 0 && entry.HeapIndex == 0 {
h.notify()
}
}
func (h *expiryHeap) Len() int { return len(h.Entries) }
func (h *expiryHeap) Swap(i, j int) {
h.Entries[i], h.Entries[j] = h.Entries[j], h.Entries[i]
h.Entries[i].HeapIndex = i
h.Entries[j].HeapIndex = j
// If we're moving the 0 index, update the channel since we need
// to re-update the timer we're waiting on for the soonest expiring
// value.
if i == 0 || j == 0 {
h.notify()
}
}
func (h *expiryHeap) Less(i, j int) bool {
// The usage of Before here is important (despite being obvious):
// this function uses the monotonic time that should be available
// on the time.Time value so the heap is immune to wall clock changes.
return h.Entries[i].Expires.Before(h.Entries[j].Expires)
}
// heap.Interface, this isn't expected to be called directly.
func (h *expiryHeap) Push(x interface{}) {
entry := x.(*cacheEntryExpiry)
// Set initial heap index, if we're going to the end then Swap
// won't be called so we need to initialize
entry.HeapIndex = len(h.Entries)
// For the first entry, we need to trigger a channel send because
// Swap won't be called; nothing to swap! We can call it right away
// because all heap operations are within a lock.
if len(h.Entries) == 0 {
h.notify()
}
h.Entries = append(h.Entries, entry)
}
// heap.Interface, this isn't expected to be called directly.
func (h *expiryHeap) Pop() interface{} {
old := h.Entries
n := len(old)
x := old[n-1]
h.Entries = old[0 : n-1]
return x
}
func (h *expiryHeap) notify() {
select {
case h.NotifyCh <- struct{}{}:
// Good
default:
// If the send would've blocked, we just ignore it. The reason this
// is safe is because NotifyCh should always be a buffered channel.
// If this blocks, it means that there is a pending message anyways
// so the receiver will restart regardless.
}
}

@ -1,91 +0,0 @@
package cache
import (
"container/heap"
"testing"
"time"
"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
)
func TestExpiryHeap_impl(t *testing.T) {
var _ heap.Interface = new(expiryHeap)
}
func TestExpiryHeap(t *testing.T) {
require := require.New(t)
now := time.Now()
ch := make(chan struct{}, 10) // buffered to prevent blocking in tests
h := &expiryHeap{NotifyCh: ch}
// Init, shouldn't trigger anything
heap.Init(h)
testNoMessage(t, ch)
// Push an initial value, expect one message
entry := &cacheEntryExpiry{Key: "foo", HeapIndex: -1, Expires: now.Add(100)}
heap.Push(h, entry)
require.Equal(0, entry.HeapIndex)
testMessage(t, ch)
testNoMessage(t, ch) // exactly one asserted above
// Push another that goes earlier than entry
entry2 := &cacheEntryExpiry{Key: "bar", HeapIndex: -1, Expires: now.Add(50)}
heap.Push(h, entry2)
require.Equal(0, entry2.HeapIndex)
require.Equal(1, entry.HeapIndex)
testMessage(t, ch)
testNoMessage(t, ch) // exactly one asserted above
// Push another that goes at the end
entry3 := &cacheEntryExpiry{Key: "bar", HeapIndex: -1, Expires: now.Add(1000)}
heap.Push(h, entry3)
require.Equal(2, entry3.HeapIndex)
testNoMessage(t, ch) // no notify cause index 0 stayed the same
// Remove the first entry (not Pop, since we don't use Pop, but that works too)
remove := h.Entries[0]
heap.Remove(h, remove.HeapIndex)
require.Equal(0, entry.HeapIndex)
require.Equal(1, entry3.HeapIndex)
testMessage(t, ch)
testMessage(t, ch) // we have two because two swaps happen
testNoMessage(t, ch)
// Let's change entry 3 to be early, and fix it
entry3.Expires = now.Add(10)
h.Fix(entry3)
require.Equal(1, entry.HeapIndex)
require.Equal(0, entry3.HeapIndex)
testMessage(t, ch)
testNoMessage(t, ch)
// Let's change entry 3 again, this is an edge case where if the 0th
// element changed, we didn't trigger the channel. Our Fix func should.
entry.Expires = now.Add(20)
h.Fix(entry3)
require.Equal(1, entry.HeapIndex) // no move
require.Equal(0, entry3.HeapIndex)
testMessage(t, ch)
testNoMessage(t, ch) // one message
}
func testNoMessage(t *testing.T, ch <-chan struct{}) {
t.Helper()
select {
case <-ch:
t.Fatal("should not have a message")
default:
}
}
func testMessage(t *testing.T, ch <-chan struct{}) {
t.Helper()
select {
case <-ch:
default:
t.Fatal("should have a message")
}
}

@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
package cache
import (
"container/heap"
"time"
)
// cacheEntryExpiry contains the expiration time for a cache entry.
type cacheEntryExpiry struct {
Key string // Key in the cache map
Expires time.Time // Time when entry expires (monotonic clock)
HeapIndex int // Index in the heap
}
// TODO: use or remove
func newCacheEntry(key string, expiry time.Duration) *cacheEntryExpiry {
return &cacheEntryExpiry{Key: key, Expires: time.Now().Add(expiry)}
}
// expiryHeap is a container/heap.Interface implementation that expires entries
// in the cache when their expiration time is reached.
//
// All operations on the heap and read/write of the heap contents require
// the proper entriesLock to be held on Cache.
type expiryHeap struct {
Entries []*cacheEntryExpiry
// NotifyCh is sent a value whenever the 0 index value of the heap
// changes. This can be used to detect when the earliest value
// changes.
//
// There is a single edge case where the heap will not automatically
// send a notification: if heap.Fix is called manually and the index
// changed is 0 and the change doesn't result in any moves (stays at index
// 0), then we won't detect the change. To work around this, please
// always call the expiryHeap.Fix method instead.
NotifyCh chan struct{}
}
func (h *expiryHeap) Add(key string, expiry time.Duration) *cacheEntryExpiry {
entry := &cacheEntryExpiry{Key: key, Expires: time.Now().Add(expiry)}
heap.Push(h, entry)
return entry
}
// Update the entry that is currently at idx with the new expiry time. The heap
// will be rebalanced after the entry is updated.
//
// Must be synchronized by the caller.
func (h *expiryHeap) Update(idx int, expiry time.Duration) {
entry := h.Entries[idx]
entry.Expires = time.Now().Add(expiry)
heap.Fix(h, idx)
// If the previous index and current index are both zero then Fix did not
// swap the entry, and notify must be called here.
if idx == 0 && entry.HeapIndex == 0 {
h.notify()
}
}
func (h *expiryHeap) Len() int { return len(h.Entries) }
func (h *expiryHeap) Swap(i, j int) {
h.Entries[i], h.Entries[j] = h.Entries[j], h.Entries[i]
h.Entries[i].HeapIndex = i
h.Entries[j].HeapIndex = j
// If we're moving the 0 index, update the channel since we need
// to re-update the timer we're waiting on for the soonest expiring
// value.
if i == 0 || j == 0 {
h.notify()
}
}
func (h *expiryHeap) Less(i, j int) bool {
// The usage of Before here is important (despite being obvious):
// this function uses the monotonic time that should be available
// on the time.Time value so the heap is immune to wall clock changes.
return h.Entries[i].Expires.Before(h.Entries[j].Expires)
}
// heap.Interface, this isn't expected to be called directly.
func (h *expiryHeap) Push(x interface{}) {
entry := x.(*cacheEntryExpiry)
// Set the initial heap index to the last index. If the entry is swapped it
// will have the correct set, and if it remains at the end the last index will
// be correct.
entry.HeapIndex = len(h.Entries)
// For the first entry, we need to trigger a channel send because
// Swap won't be called; nothing to swap! We can call it right away
// because all heap operations are within a lock.
if len(h.Entries) == 0 {
h.notify()
}
h.Entries = append(h.Entries, entry)
}
// heap.Interface, this isn't expected to be called directly.
func (h *expiryHeap) Pop() interface{} {
n := len(h.Entries)
entries := h.Entries
last := entries[n-1]
h.Entries = entries[0 : n-1]
return last
}
func (h *expiryHeap) notify() {
select {
case h.NotifyCh <- struct{}{}:
// Good
default:
// If the send would've blocked, we just ignore it. The reason this
// is safe is because NotifyCh should always be a buffered channel.
// If this blocks, it means that there is a pending message anyways
// so the receiver will restart regardless.
}
}

@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
package cache
import (
"container/heap"
"testing"
"time"
"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
)
var _ heap.Interface = new(expiryHeap)
func TestExpiryHeap(t *testing.T) {
require := require.New(t)
ch := make(chan struct{}, 10) // buffered to prevent blocking in tests
h := &expiryHeap{NotifyCh: ch}
var entry, entry2, entry3 *cacheEntryExpiry
// Init, shouldn't trigger anything
heap.Init(h)
testNoMessage(t, ch)
runStep(t, "add an entry", func(t *testing.T) {
entry = h.Add("foo", 100*time.Millisecond)
require.Equal(0, entry.HeapIndex)
testMessage(t, ch)
testNoMessage(t, ch) // exactly one asserted above
})
runStep(t, "add a second entry in front", func(t *testing.T) {
entry2 = h.Add("bar", 50*time.Millisecond)
require.Equal(0, entry2.HeapIndex)
require.Equal(1, entry.HeapIndex)
testMessage(t, ch)
testNoMessage(t, ch) // exactly one asserted above
})
runStep(t, "add a third entry at the end", func(t *testing.T) {
entry3 = h.Add("baz", 1000*time.Millisecond)
require.Equal(2, entry3.HeapIndex)
testNoMessage(t, ch) // no notify cause index 0 stayed the same
})
runStep(t, "remove the first entry", func(t *testing.T) {
remove := h.Entries[0]
heap.Remove(h, remove.HeapIndex)
require.Equal(0, entry.HeapIndex)
require.Equal(1, entry3.HeapIndex)
testMessage(t, ch)
testMessage(t, ch) // we have two because two swaps happen
testNoMessage(t, ch)
})
runStep(t, "update entry3 to expire first", func(t *testing.T) {
h.Update(entry3.HeapIndex, 10*time.Millisecond)
assert.Equal(t, 1, entry.HeapIndex)
assert.Equal(t, 0, entry3.HeapIndex)
testMessage(t, ch)
testNoMessage(t, ch)
})
runStep(t, "0th element change triggers a notify", func(t *testing.T) {
h.Update(entry3.HeapIndex, 20)
require.Equal(1, entry.HeapIndex) // no move
require.Equal(0, entry3.HeapIndex)
testMessage(t, ch)
testNoMessage(t, ch) // one message
})
}
func testNoMessage(t *testing.T, ch <-chan struct{}) {
t.Helper()
select {
case <-ch:
t.Fatal("should not have a message")
default:
}
}
func testMessage(t *testing.T, ch <-chan struct{}) {
t.Helper()
select {
case <-ch:
default:
t.Fatal("should have a message")
}
}
func runStep(t *testing.T, name string, fn func(t *testing.T)) {
if !t.Run(name, fn) {
t.FailNow()
}
}
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