4 files changed, 84 insertions, 17 deletions

diff --git a/src/core/iomgr/fd_posix.c b/src/core/iomgr/fd_posix.c
index 9f70a26c64..b67c6cde70 100644
--- a/src/core/iomgr/fd_posix.c
+++ b/src/core/iomgr/fd_posix.c
@@ -47,12 +47,63 @@
 
 enum descriptor_state { NOT_READY, READY, WAITING };
 
+/* We need to keep a freelist not because of any concerns of malloc performance
+ * but instead so that implementations with multiple threads in (for example)
+ * epoll_wait deal with the race between pollset removal and incoming poll
+ * notifications.
+ *
+ * The problem is that the poller ultimately holds a reference to this
+ * object, so it is very difficult to know when is safe to free it, at least
+ * without some expensive synchronization.
+ *
+ * If we keep the object freelisted, in the worst case losing this race just
+ * becomes a spurious read notification on a reused fd.
+ */
+/* TODO(klempner): We could use some form of polling generation count to know
+ * when these are safe to free. */
+/* TODO(klempner): Consider disabling freelisting if we don't have multiple
+ * threads in poll on the same fd */
+/* TODO(klempner): Batch these allocations to reduce fragmentation */
+static grpc_fd *fd_freelist = NULL;
+static gpr_mu fd_freelist_mu;
+
+static void freelist_fd(grpc_fd *fd) {
+  gpr_free(fd->watchers);
+  gpr_mu_lock(&fd_freelist_mu);
+  fd->freelist_next = fd_freelist;
+  fd_freelist = fd;
+  gpr_mu_unlock(&fd_freelist_mu);
+}
+
+static grpc_fd *alloc_fd(int fd) {
+  grpc_fd *r = NULL;
+  gpr_mu_lock(&fd_freelist_mu);
+  if (fd_freelist != NULL) {
+    r = fd_freelist;
+    fd_freelist = fd_freelist->freelist_next;
+  }
+  gpr_mu_unlock(&fd_freelist_mu);
+  if (r == NULL) {
+    r = gpr_malloc(sizeof(grpc_fd));
+    gpr_mu_init(&r->set_state_mu);
+    gpr_mu_init(&r->watcher_mu);
+  }
+  gpr_atm_rel_store(&r->refst, 1);
+  gpr_atm_rel_store(&r->readst.state, NOT_READY);
+  gpr_atm_rel_store(&r->writest.state, NOT_READY);
+  gpr_atm_rel_store(&r->shutdown, 0);
+  r->fd = fd;
+  r->watchers = NULL;
+  r->watcher_count = 0;
+  r->watcher_capacity = 0;
+  r->freelist_next = NULL;
+  return r;
+}
+
 static void destroy(grpc_fd *fd) {
-  grpc_iomgr_add_callback(fd->on_done, fd->on_done_user_data);
   gpr_mu_destroy(&fd->set_state_mu);
-  gpr_free(fd->watchers);
+  gpr_mu_destroy(&fd->watcher_mu);
   gpr_free(fd);
-  grpc_iomgr_unref();
 }
 
 static void ref_by(grpc_fd *fd, int n) {
@@ -61,25 +112,30 @@ static void ref_by(grpc_fd *fd, int n) {
 
 static void unref_by(grpc_fd *fd, int n) {
   if (gpr_atm_full_fetch_add(&fd->refst, -n) == n) {
+    grpc_iomgr_add_callback(fd->on_done, fd->on_done_user_data);
+    freelist_fd(fd);
+    grpc_iomgr_unref();
+  }
+}
+
+void grpc_fd_global_init(void) {
+  gpr_mu_init(&fd_freelist_mu);
+}
+
+void grpc_fd_global_shutdown(void) {
+  while (fd_freelist != NULL) {
+    grpc_fd *fd = fd_freelist;
+    fd_freelist = fd_freelist->freelist_next;
     destroy(fd);
   }
+  gpr_mu_destroy(&fd_freelist_mu);
 }
 
 static void do_nothing(void *ignored, int success) {}
 
 grpc_fd *grpc_fd_create(int fd) {
-  grpc_fd *r = gpr_malloc(sizeof(grpc_fd));
+  grpc_fd *r = alloc_fd(fd);
   grpc_iomgr_ref();
-  gpr_atm_rel_store(&r->refst, 1);
-  gpr_atm_rel_store(&r->readst.state, NOT_READY);
-  gpr_atm_rel_store(&r->writest.state, NOT_READY);
-  gpr_mu_init(&r->set_state_mu);
-  gpr_mu_init(&r->watcher_mu);
-  gpr_atm_rel_store(&r->shutdown, 0);
-  r->fd = fd;
-  r->watchers = NULL;
-  r->watcher_count = 0;
-  r->watcher_capacity = 0;
   grpc_pollset_add_fd(grpc_backup_pollset(), r);
   return r;
 }
diff --git a/src/core/iomgr/fd_posix.h b/src/core/iomgr/fd_posix.h
index 232de0c3e0..f42ae19579 100644
--- a/src/core/iomgr/fd_posix.h
+++ b/src/core/iomgr/fd_posix.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ typedef struct grpc_fd {
 
   grpc_iomgr_cb_func on_done;
   void *on_done_user_data;
+  struct grpc_fd *freelist_next;
 } grpc_fd;
 
 /* Create a wrapped file descriptor.
@@ -135,4 +136,7 @@ void grpc_fd_become_writable(grpc_fd *fd, int allow_synchronous_callback);
 void grpc_fd_ref(grpc_fd *fd);
 void grpc_fd_unref(grpc_fd *fd);
 
+void grpc_fd_global_init(void);
+void grpc_fd_global_shutdown(void);
+
 #endif /* __GRPC_INTERNAL_IOMGR_FD_POSIX_H_ */
diff --git a/src/core/iomgr/iomgr.c b/src/core/iomgr/iomgr.c
index 7f266ab235..8989b491d5 100644
--- a/src/core/iomgr/iomgr.c
+++ b/src/core/iomgr/iomgr.c
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ void grpc_iomgr_shutdown(void) {
   gpr_timespec shutdown_deadline =
       gpr_time_add(gpr_now(), gpr_time_from_seconds(10));
 
-  grpc_iomgr_platform_shutdown();
 
   gpr_mu_lock(&g_mu);
   g_shutdown = 1;
@@ -129,6 +128,7 @@ void grpc_iomgr_shutdown(void) {
 
   gpr_event_wait(&g_background_callback_executor_done, gpr_inf_future);
 
+  grpc_iomgr_platform_shutdown();
   grpc_alarm_list_shutdown();
   gpr_mu_destroy(&g_mu);
   gpr_cv_destroy(&g_cv);
diff --git a/src/core/iomgr/iomgr_posix.c b/src/core/iomgr/iomgr_posix.c
index 61fec6bc53..9297f08e99 100644
--- a/src/core/iomgr/iomgr_posix.c
+++ b/src/core/iomgr/iomgr_posix.c
@@ -32,7 +32,14 @@
  */
 
 #include "src/core/iomgr/iomgr_posix.h"
+#include "src/core/iomgr/fd_posix.h"
 
-void grpc_iomgr_platform_init(void) { grpc_pollset_global_init(); }
+void grpc_iomgr_platform_init(void) {
+  grpc_fd_global_init();
+  grpc_pollset_global_init();
+}
 
-void grpc_iomgr_platform_shutdown(void) { grpc_pollset_global_shutdown(); }
+void grpc_iomgr_platform_shutdown(void) {
+  grpc_pollset_global_shutdown();
+  grpc_fd_global_shutdown();
+}