Add an upper number of maximum parallel runtime api requests (#2069)

* Add an upper number of maximum parallel runtime api requests Instead of spawning all runtime api requests in the background and using all wasm instances. This pr adds a maximum number of parallel requests. * Update node/core/runtime-api/src/lib.rs Co-authored-by: Sergei Shulepov <sergei@parity.io> * Review feedback * Increase instances * Add warning * Update node/core/runtime-api/src/lib.rs Co-authored-by: Sergei Shulepov <sergei@parity.io> Co-authored-by: Sergei Shulepov <sergei@parity.io>
2026-04-26 15:47:58 +00:00 · 2020-12-04 22:23:56 +01:00
parent ad32069b22
commit f619cdbb47
1 changed files with 130 additions and 24 deletions
@@ -36,22 +36,38 @@ use polkadot_primitives::v1::{Block, BlockId, Hash, ParachainHost};
 use sp_api::ProvideRuntimeApi;
 use sp_core::traits::SpawnNamed;

-use futures::prelude::*;
-use std::sync::Arc;
+use futures::{prelude::*, stream::FuturesUnordered, channel::oneshot, select};
+use std::{sync::Arc, collections::VecDeque, pin::Pin};

 const LOG_TARGET: &str = "runtime_api";

+/// The number of maximum runtime api requests can be executed in parallel. Further requests will be buffered.
+const MAX_PARALLEL_REQUESTS: usize = 4;
+
+/// The name of the blocking task that executes a runtime api request.
+const API_REQUEST_TASK_NAME: &str = "polkadot-runtime-api-request";
+
 /// The `RuntimeApiSubsystem`. See module docs for more details.
 pub struct RuntimeApiSubsystem<Client> {
 	client: Arc<Client>,
 	metrics: Metrics,
 	spawn_handle: Box<dyn SpawnNamed>,
+	/// If there are [`MAX_PARALLEL_REQUESTS`] requests being executed, we buffer them in here until they can be executed.
+	waiting_requests: VecDeque<(Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = ()> + Send>>, oneshot::Receiver<()>)>,
+	/// All the active runtime api requests that are currently being executed.
+	active_requests: FuturesUnordered<oneshot::Receiver<()>>,
 }

 impl<Client> RuntimeApiSubsystem<Client> {
 	/// Create a new Runtime API subsystem wrapping the given client and metrics.
 	pub fn new(client: Arc<Client>, metrics: Metrics, spawn_handle: impl SpawnNamed + 'static) -> Self {
-		RuntimeApiSubsystem { client, metrics, spawn_handle: Box::new(spawn_handle) }
+		RuntimeApiSubsystem {
+			client,
+			metrics,
+			spawn_handle: Box::new(spawn_handle),
+			waiting_requests: Default::default(),
+			active_requests: Default::default(),
+		}
 	}
 }

@@ -68,34 +84,82 @@ impl<Client, Context> Subsystem<Context> for RuntimeApiSubsystem<Client> where
 	}
 }

+impl<Client> RuntimeApiSubsystem<Client> where
+	Client: ProvideRuntimeApi<Block> + Send + 'static + Sync,
+	Client::Api: ParachainHost<Block>,
+{
+	/// Spawn a runtime api request.
+	///
+	/// If there are already [`MAX_PARALLEL_REQUESTS`] requests being executed, the request will be buffered.
+	fn spawn_request(&mut self, relay_parent: Hash, request: Request) {
+		let client = self.client.clone();
+		let metrics = self.metrics.clone();
+		let (sender, receiver) = oneshot::channel();
+
+		let request = async move {
+			make_runtime_api_request(
+				client,
+				metrics,
+				relay_parent,
+				request,
+			);
+			let _ = sender.send(());
+		}.boxed();
+
+		if self.active_requests.len() >= MAX_PARALLEL_REQUESTS {
+			self.waiting_requests.push_back((request, receiver));
+
+			if self.waiting_requests.len() > MAX_PARALLEL_REQUESTS * 10 {
+				tracing::warn!(
+					target: LOG_TARGET,
+					"{} runtime api requests waiting to be executed.",
+					self.waiting_requests.len(),
+				)
+			}
+		} else {
+			self.spawn_handle.spawn_blocking(API_REQUEST_TASK_NAME, request);
+			self.active_requests.push(receiver);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/// Poll the active runtime api requests.
+	async fn poll_requests(&mut self) {
+		// If there are no active requests, this future should be pending forever.
+		if self.active_requests.len() == 0 {
+			return futures::pending!()
+		}
+
+		// If there are active requests, this will always resolve to `Some(_)` when a request is finished.
+		let _ = self.active_requests.next().await;
+
+		if let Some((req, recv)) = self.waiting_requests.pop_front() {
+			self.spawn_handle.spawn_blocking(API_REQUEST_TASK_NAME, req);
+			self.active_requests.push(recv);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 #[tracing::instrument(skip(ctx, subsystem), fields(subsystem = LOG_TARGET))]
 async fn run<Client>(
 	mut ctx: impl SubsystemContext<Message = RuntimeApiMessage>,
-	subsystem: RuntimeApiSubsystem<Client>,
+	mut subsystem: RuntimeApiSubsystem<Client>,
 ) -> SubsystemResult<()> where
 	Client: ProvideRuntimeApi<Block> + Send + Sync + 'static,
 	Client::Api: ParachainHost<Block>,
 {
 	loop {
-		match ctx.recv().await? {
-			FromOverseer::Signal(OverseerSignal::Conclude) => return Ok(()),
-			FromOverseer::Signal(OverseerSignal::ActiveLeaves(_)) => {},
-			FromOverseer::Signal(OverseerSignal::BlockFinalized(_)) => {},
-			FromOverseer::Communication { msg } => match msg {
-				RuntimeApiMessage::Request(relay_parent, request) => {
-					let client = subsystem.client.clone();
-					let metrics = subsystem.metrics.clone();
-
-					subsystem.spawn_handle.spawn_blocking("polkadot-runtime-api-request", async move {
-						make_runtime_api_request(
-							client,
-							metrics,
-							relay_parent,
-							request,
-						)
-					}.boxed())
-				},
-			}
+		select! {
+			req = ctx.recv().fuse() => match req? {
+				FromOverseer::Signal(OverseerSignal::Conclude) => return Ok(()),
+				FromOverseer::Signal(OverseerSignal::ActiveLeaves(_)) => {},
+				FromOverseer::Signal(OverseerSignal::BlockFinalized(_)) => {},
+				FromOverseer::Communication { msg } => match msg {
+					RuntimeApiMessage::Request(relay_parent, request) => {
+						subsystem.spawn_request(relay_parent, request);
+					},
+				}
+			},
+			_ = subsystem.poll_requests().fuse() => {},
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -213,7 +277,7 @@ mod tests {
 	};
 	use polkadot_node_subsystem_test_helpers as test_helpers;
 	use sp_core::testing::TaskExecutor;
-	use std::collections::{HashMap, BTreeMap};
+	use std::{collections::{HashMap, BTreeMap}, sync::{Arc, Mutex}};
 	use futures::channel::oneshot;

 	#[derive(Default, Clone)]
@@ -221,6 +285,7 @@ mod tests {
 		validators: Vec<ValidatorId>,
 		validator_groups: Vec<Vec<ValidatorIndex>>,
 		availability_cores: Vec<CoreState>,
+		availability_cores_wait: Arc<Mutex<()>>,
 		validation_data: HashMap<ParaId, ValidationData>,
 		session_index_for_child: SessionIndex,
 		session_info: HashMap<SessionIndex, SessionInfo>,
@@ -261,6 +326,7 @@ mod tests {
 			}

 			fn availability_cores(&self) -> Vec<CoreState> {
+				let _ = self.availability_cores_wait.lock().unwrap();
 				self.availability_cores.clone()
 			}

@@ -916,4 +982,44 @@ mod tests {

 		futures::executor::block_on(future::join(subsystem_task, test_task));
 	}
+
+	#[test]
+	fn multiple_requests_in_parallel_are_working() {
+		let (ctx, mut ctx_handle) = test_helpers::make_subsystem_context(TaskExecutor::new());
+		let runtime_api = Arc::new(MockRuntimeApi::default());
+		let relay_parent = [1; 32].into();
+		let spawner = sp_core::testing::TaskExecutor::new();
+		let mutex = runtime_api.availability_cores_wait.clone();
+
+		let subsystem = RuntimeApiSubsystem::new(runtime_api.clone(), Metrics(None), spawner);
+		let subsystem_task = run(ctx, subsystem).map(|x| x.unwrap());
+		let test_task = async move {
+			// Make all requests block until we release this mutex.
+			let lock = mutex.lock().unwrap();
+
+			let mut receivers = Vec::new();
+
+			for _ in 0..MAX_PARALLEL_REQUESTS * 10 {
+				let (tx, rx) = oneshot::channel();
+
+				ctx_handle.send(FromOverseer::Communication {
+					msg: RuntimeApiMessage::Request(relay_parent, Request::AvailabilityCores(tx))
+				}).await;
+
+				receivers.push(rx);
+			}
+
+			let join = future::join_all(receivers);
+
+			drop(lock);
+
+			join.await
+				.into_iter()
+				.for_each(|r| assert_eq!(r.unwrap().unwrap(), runtime_api.availability_cores));
+
+			ctx_handle.send(FromOverseer::Signal(OverseerSignal::Conclude)).await;
+		};
+
+		futures::executor::block_on(future::join(subsystem_task, test_task));
+	}
 }