session: use safe realloc for pools

Type: improvement

Signed-off-by: Florin Coras <fcoras@cisco.com>
Change-Id: I313c916d268c4b2b448b93e90bc67da341b803e3

4 files changed, 23 insertions, 69 deletions

diff --git a/src/vnet/session/session.c b/src/vnet/session/session.c
index 5d070240152..f1d1a4e2cfe 100644
--- a/src/vnet/session/session.c
+++ b/src/vnet/session/session.c
@@ -197,28 +197,31 @@ session_program_transport_ctrl_evt (session_t * s, session_evt_type_t evt)
     session_send_ctrl_evt_to_thread (s, evt);
 }
 
+static void
+session_pool_realloc_rpc (void *rpc_args)
+{
+  session_worker_t *wrk;
+  u32 thread_index;
+
+  thread_index = pointer_to_uword (rpc_args);
+  wrk = &session_main.wrk[thread_index];
+
+  pool_realloc_safe_aligned (wrk->sessions, CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES);
+}
+
 session_t *
 session_alloc (u32 thread_index)
 {
   session_worker_t *wrk = &session_main.wrk[thread_index];
   session_t *s;
-  u8 will_expand = pool_get_will_expand (wrk->sessions);
 
-  /* If we have peekers, let them finish */
-  if (PREDICT_FALSE (will_expand && vlib_num_workers ()))
-    {
-      clib_rwlock_writer_lock (&wrk->peekers_rw_locks);
-      pool_get_aligned (wrk->sessions, s, CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES);
-      clib_rwlock_writer_unlock (&wrk->peekers_rw_locks);
-    }
-  else
-    {
-      pool_get_aligned (wrk->sessions, s, CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES);
-    }
+  pool_get_aligned_safe (wrk->sessions, s, thread_index,
+			 session_pool_realloc_rpc, CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES);
   clib_memset (s, 0, sizeof (*s));
   s->session_index = s - wrk->sessions;
   s->thread_index = thread_index;
   s->app_index = APP_INVALID_INDEX;
+
   return s;
 }
 
@@ -1904,9 +1907,6 @@ session_manager_main_enable (vlib_main_t * vm)
       wrk->timerfd = -1;
       vec_validate (wrk->session_to_enqueue, smm->last_transport_proto_type);
 
-      if (num_threads > 1)
-	clib_rwlock_init (&smm->wrk[i].peekers_rw_locks);
-
       if (!smm->no_adaptive && smm->use_private_rx_mqs)
 	session_wrk_enable_adaptive_mode (wrk);
     }
diff --git a/src/vnet/session/session.h b/src/vnet/session/session.h
index 71f6d35d43b..215588edae1 100644
--- a/src/vnet/session/session.h
+++ b/src/vnet/session/session.h
@@ -134,9 +134,6 @@ typedef struct session_worker_
   /** Head of list of pending events */
   clib_llist_index_t old_head;
 
-  /** Peekers rw lock */
-  clib_rwlock_t peekers_rw_locks;
-
   /** Vector of buffers to be sent */
   u32 *pending_tx_buffers;
 
@@ -386,37 +383,9 @@ session_get_from_handle_if_valid (session_handle_t handle)
 u64 session_segment_handle (session_t * s);
 
 /**
- * Acquires a lock that blocks a session pool from expanding.
- *
- * This is typically used for safely peeking into other threads'
- * pools in order to clone elements. Lock should be dropped as soon
- * as possible by calling @ref session_pool_remove_peeker.
- *
- * NOTE: Avoid using pool_elt_at_index while the lock is held because
- * it may lead to free elt bitmap expansion/contraction!
- */
-always_inline void
-session_pool_add_peeker (u32 thread_index)
-{
-  session_worker_t *wrk = &session_main.wrk[thread_index];
-  if (thread_index == vlib_get_thread_index ())
-    return;
-  clib_rwlock_reader_lock (&wrk->peekers_rw_locks);
-}
-
-always_inline void
-session_pool_remove_peeker (u32 thread_index)
-{
-  session_worker_t *wrk = &session_main.wrk[thread_index];
-  if (thread_index == vlib_get_thread_index ())
-    return;
-  clib_rwlock_reader_unlock (&wrk->peekers_rw_locks);
-}
-
-/**
- * Get session from handle and 'lock' pool resize if not in same thread
+ * Get session from handle and avoid pool validation if no same thread
  *
- * Caller should drop the peek 'lock' as soon as possible.
+ * Peekers are fine because pool grows with barrier (see @ref session_alloc)
  */
 always_inline session_t *
 session_get_from_handle_safe (u64 handle)
@@ -431,36 +400,24 @@ session_get_from_handle_safe (u64 handle)
     }
   else
     {
-      session_pool_add_peeker (thread_index);
-      /* Don't use pool_elt_at index. See @ref session_pool_add_peeker */
+      /* Don't use pool_elt_at index to avoid pool bitmap reallocs */
       return wrk->sessions + session_index_from_handle (handle);
     }
 }
 
-always_inline u32
-session_get_index (session_t * s)
-{
-  return (s - session_main.wrk[s->thread_index].sessions);
-}
-
 always_inline session_t *
 session_clone_safe (u32 session_index, u32 thread_index)
 {
+  u32 current_thread_index = vlib_get_thread_index (), new_index;
   session_t *old_s, *new_s;
-  u32 current_thread_index = vlib_get_thread_index ();
 
-  /* If during the memcpy pool is reallocated AND the memory allocator
-   * decides to give the old chunk of memory to somebody in a hurry to
-   * scribble something on it, we have a problem. So add this thread as
-   * a session pool peeker.
-   */
-  session_pool_add_peeker (thread_index);
   new_s = session_alloc (current_thread_index);
+  new_index = new_s->session_index;
+  /* Session pools are reallocated with barrier (see @ref session_alloc) */
   old_s = session_main.wrk[thread_index].sessions + session_index;
   clib_memcpy_fast (new_s, old_s, sizeof (*new_s));
-  session_pool_remove_peeker (thread_index);
   new_s->thread_index = current_thread_index;
-  new_s->session_index = session_get_index (new_s);
+  new_s->session_index = new_index;
   return new_s;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/vnet/session/session_cli.c b/src/vnet/session/session_cli.c
index 24d8cfb1e24..2003f0a7788 100644
--- a/src/vnet/session/session_cli.c
+++ b/src/vnet/session/session_cli.c
@@ -259,7 +259,6 @@ unformat_session (unformat_input_t * input, va_list * args)
   if (s)
     {
       *result = s;
-      session_pool_remove_peeker (s->thread_index);
       return 1;
     }
   return 0;
diff --git a/src/vnet/session/session_lookup.c b/src/vnet/session/session_lookup.c
index 5cd1712f195..68f98d0f046 100644
--- a/src/vnet/session/session_lookup.c
+++ b/src/vnet/session/session_lookup.c
@@ -1046,9 +1046,7 @@ session_lookup_connection4 (u32 fib_index, ip4_address_t * lcl,
 /**
  * Lookup session with ip4 and transport layer information
  *
- * Important note: this may look into another thread's pool table and
- * register as 'peeker'. Caller should call @ref session_pool_remove_peeker as
- * if needed as soon as possible.
+ * Important note: this may look into another thread's pool table
  *
  * Lookup logic is similar to that of @ref session_lookup_connection_wt4 but
  * this returns a session as opposed to a transport connection and it does not