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src/configfile.c: Rename options to "WriteQueueLimit{High,Low}".
[collectd.git] / src / plugin.c
index b2a8b86511efd1e905fc687301a547f83280eb0b..7ccfc4dd4c2d1803cb049f7bca78a8d9e6d723c6 100644 (file)
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "utils_llist.h"
 #include "utils_heap.h"
 #include "utils_time.h"
+#include "utils_random.h"
 
 #if HAVE_PTHREAD_H
 # include <pthread.h>
@@ -81,6 +82,8 @@ struct write_queue_s
 /*
  * Private variables
  */
+static c_avl_tree_t *plugins_loaded = NULL;
+
 static llist_t *list_init;
 static llist_t *list_write;
 static llist_t *list_flush;
@@ -106,6 +109,7 @@ static int             read_threads_num = 0;
 
 static write_queue_t  *write_queue_head;
 static write_queue_t  *write_queue_tail;
+static long            write_queue_length = 0;
 static _Bool           write_loop = 1;
 static pthread_mutex_t write_lock = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
 static pthread_cond_t  write_cond = PTHREAD_COND_INITIALIZER;
@@ -115,6 +119,10 @@ static size_t          write_threads_num = 0;
 static pthread_key_t   plugin_ctx_key;
 static _Bool           plugin_ctx_key_initialized = 0;
 
+static long            write_limit_high = 0;
+static long            write_limit_low = 0;
+cdtime_t               last_drop_time = 0;
+
 /*
  * Static functions
  */
@@ -668,11 +676,13 @@ static int plugin_write_enqueue (value_list_t const *vl) /* {{{ */
        {
                write_queue_head = q;
                write_queue_tail = q;
+               write_queue_length = 1;
        }
        else
        {
                write_queue_tail->next = q;
                write_queue_tail = q;
+               write_queue_length += 1;
        }
 
        pthread_cond_signal (&write_cond);
@@ -699,8 +709,11 @@ static value_list_t *plugin_write_dequeue (void) /* {{{ */
 
        q = write_queue_head;
        write_queue_head = q->next;
-       if (write_queue_head == NULL)
+       write_queue_length -= 1;
+       if (write_queue_head == NULL) {
                write_queue_tail = NULL;
+               assert(0 == write_queue_length);
+               }
 
        pthread_mutex_unlock (&write_lock);
 
@@ -803,6 +816,7 @@ static void stop_write_threads (void) /* {{{ */
        }
        write_queue_head = NULL;
        write_queue_tail = NULL;
+       write_queue_length = 0;
        pthread_mutex_unlock (&write_lock);
 
        if (i > 0)
@@ -831,8 +845,52 @@ void plugin_set_dir (const char *dir)
        }
 }
 
+static _Bool plugin_is_loaded (char const *name)
+{
+       int status;
+
+       if (plugins_loaded == NULL)
+               plugins_loaded = c_avl_create ((void *) strcasecmp);
+       assert (plugins_loaded != NULL);
+
+       status = c_avl_get (plugins_loaded, name, /* ret_value = */ NULL);
+       return (status == 0);
+}
+
+static int plugin_mark_loaded (char const *name)
+{
+       char *name_copy;
+       int status;
+
+       name_copy = strdup (name);
+       if (name_copy == NULL)
+               return (ENOMEM);
+
+       status = c_avl_insert (plugins_loaded,
+                       /* key = */ name_copy, /* value = */ NULL);
+       return (status);
+}
+
+static void plugin_free_loaded ()
+{
+       void *key;
+       void *value;
+
+       if (plugins_loaded == NULL)
+               return;
+
+       while (c_avl_pick (plugins_loaded, &key, &value) == 0)
+       {
+               sfree (key);
+               assert (value == NULL);
+       }
+
+       c_avl_destroy (plugins_loaded);
+       plugins_loaded = NULL;
+}
+
 #define BUFSIZE 512
-int plugin_load (const char *type, uint32_t flags)
+int plugin_load (char const *plugin_name, uint32_t flags)
 {
        DIR  *dh;
        const char *dir;
@@ -844,15 +902,38 @@ int plugin_load (const char *type, uint32_t flags)
        struct dirent *de;
        int status;
 
+       if (plugin_name == NULL)
+               return (EINVAL);
+
+       /* Check if plugin is already loaded and don't do anything in this
+        * case. */
+       if (plugin_is_loaded (plugin_name))
+               return (0);
+
        dir = plugin_get_dir ();
        ret = 1;
 
+       /*
+        * XXX: Magic at work:
+        *
+        * Some of the language bindings, for example the Python and Perl
+        * plugins, need to be able to export symbols to the scripts they run.
+        * For this to happen, the "Globals" flag needs to be set.
+        * Unfortunately, this technical detail is hard to explain to the
+        * average user and she shouldn't have to worry about this, ideally.
+        * So in order to save everyone's sanity use a different default for a
+        * handful of special plugins. --octo
+        */
+       if ((strcasecmp ("perl", plugin_name) == 0)
+                       || (strcasecmp ("python", plugin_name) == 0))
+               flags |= PLUGIN_FLAGS_GLOBAL;
+
        /* `cpu' should not match `cpufreq'. To solve this we add `.so' to the
         * type when matching the filename */
-       status = ssnprintf (typename, sizeof (typename), "%s.so", type);
+       status = ssnprintf (typename, sizeof (typename), "%s.so", plugin_name);
        if ((status < 0) || ((size_t) status >= sizeof (typename)))
        {
-               WARNING ("plugin_load: Filename too long: \"%s.so\"", type);
+               WARNING ("plugin_load: Filename too long: \"%s.so\"", plugin_name);
                return (-1);
        }
        typename_len = strlen (typename);
@@ -899,13 +980,14 @@ int plugin_load (const char *type, uint32_t flags)
                if (status == 0)
                {
                        /* success */
+                       plugin_mark_loaded (plugin_name);
                        ret = 0;
                        break;
                }
                else
                {
                        ERROR ("plugin_load: Load plugin \"%s\" failed with "
-                                       "status %i.", type, status);
+                                       "status %i.", plugin_name, status);
                }
        }
 
@@ -913,7 +995,7 @@ int plugin_load (const char *type, uint32_t flags)
 
        if (filename[0] == 0)
                ERROR ("plugin_load: Could not find plugin \"%s\" in %s",
-                               type, dir);
+                               plugin_name, dir);
 
        return (ret);
 }
@@ -1353,7 +1435,8 @@ int plugin_unregister_notification (const char *name)
 
 void plugin_init_all (void)
 {
-       const char *chain_name;
+       char const *chain_name;
+       long write_threads_num;
        llentry_t *le;
        int status;
 
@@ -1366,16 +1449,38 @@ void plugin_init_all (void)
        chain_name = global_option_get ("PostCacheChain");
        post_cache_chain = fc_chain_get_by_name (chain_name);
 
+       write_limit_high = global_option_get_long ("WriteQueueLimitHigh",
+                       /* default = */ 0);
+       if (write_limit_high < 0)
        {
-               char const *tmp = global_option_get ("WriteThreads");
-               int num = atoi (tmp);
+               ERROR ("WriteQueueLimitHigh must be positive or zero.");
+               write_limit_high = 0;
+       }
 
-               if (num < 1)
-                       num = 5;
+       write_limit_low = global_option_get_long ("WriteQueueLimitLow",
+                       /* default = */ write_limit_high / 2);
+       if (write_limit_low < 0)
+       {
+               ERROR ("WriteQueueLimitLow must be positive or zero.");
+               write_limit_low = write_limit_high / 2;
+       }
+       else if (write_limit_low > write_limit_high)
+       {
+               ERROR ("WriteQueueLimitLow must not be larger than "
+                               "WriteQueueLimitHigh.");
+               write_limit_low = write_limit_high;
+       }
 
-               start_write_threads ((size_t) num);
+       write_threads_num = global_option_get_long ("WriteThreads",
+                       /* default = */ 5);
+       if (write_threads_num < 1)
+       {
+               ERROR ("WriteThreads must be positive.");
+               write_threads_num = 5;
        }
 
+       start_write_threads ((size_t) write_threads_num);
+
        if ((list_init == NULL) && (read_heap == NULL))
                return;
 
@@ -1658,6 +1763,8 @@ void plugin_shutdown_all (void)
        destroy_all_callbacks (&list_notification);
        destroy_all_callbacks (&list_shutdown);
        destroy_all_callbacks (&list_log);
+
+       plugin_free_loaded ();
 } /* void plugin_shutdown_all */
 
 int plugin_dispatch_missing (const value_list_t *vl) /* {{{ */
@@ -1878,10 +1985,55 @@ static int plugin_dispatch_values_internal (value_list_t *vl)
        return (0);
 } /* int plugin_dispatch_values_internal */
 
+static _Bool drop_metric(void) {
+       _Bool drop = 0;
+       int wq_len = write_queue_length;
+       /* We store write_queue_length in a local variable because other threads may update write_queue_length.
+        * Having this in a local variable (like a cache) is better : we do not need a lock */
+
+       if(wq_len < write_limit_low) return(0);
+
+       if((write_limit_high > 0) && (wq_len > write_limit_low)) {
+               if(wq_len >= write_limit_high) {
+                       /* if high == low, we come here too */
+                       drop = 1;
+               } else {
+                       /* here, high != low */
+                       long probability_to_drop;
+                       long n;
+
+                       probability_to_drop = (wq_len - write_limit_low);
+
+                       n = cdrand_range(write_limit_low, write_limit_high);
+
+                       /* Let's have X = high - low.
+                        *   n is in range [0..X]
+                        *   probability_to_drop is in range [1..X[
+                        *   probability_to_drop gets bigger when wq_len gets bigger.
+                        */
+                       if(n <= probability_to_drop) {
+                               drop = 1;
+                       }
+               }
+       }
+       if(drop) {
+               cdtime_t now = cdtime();
+               if((now - last_drop_time) > TIME_T_TO_CDTIME_T (60)) {
+                       last_drop_time = now;
+                       /* If you want to count dropped metrics, don't forget to add a lock here */
+                       /* dropped_metrics++; */
+                       ERROR ("plugin_dispatch_values : Low water mark reached, dropping a metric");
+               }
+       }
+       return(drop);
+}
+
 int plugin_dispatch_values (value_list_t const *vl)
 {
        int status;
 
+       if(drop_metric ()) return(0);
+
        status = plugin_write_enqueue (vl);
        if (status != 0)
        {