RPC performance changes

- configurable ping timeout
- single, much higher, configurable RPC timeout
- no more concurrency semaphore

src/rpc/Cargo.toml

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ tokio = { version = "1.0", default-features = false, features = ["rt", "rt-multi
 tokio-stream = { version = "0.1", features = ["net"] }
 opentelemetry = "0.17"
 
-netapp = { version = "0.5.1", features = ["telemetry"] }
+netapp = { version = "0.5.2", features = ["telemetry"] }
 
 hyper = { version = "0.14", features = ["client", "http1", "runtime", "tcp"] }
 

src/rpc/metrics.rs

@@ -1,31 +1,18 @@
-use std::sync::Arc;
-
 use opentelemetry::{global, metrics::*};
-use tokio::sync::Semaphore;
 
 /// TableMetrics reference all counter used for metrics
 pub struct RpcMetrics {
-	pub(crate) _rpc_available_permits: ValueObserver<u64>,
-
 	pub(crate) rpc_counter: Counter<u64>,
 	pub(crate) rpc_timeout_counter: Counter<u64>,
 	pub(crate) rpc_netapp_error_counter: Counter<u64>,
 	pub(crate) rpc_garage_error_counter: Counter<u64>,
 
 	pub(crate) rpc_duration: ValueRecorder<f64>,
-	pub(crate) rpc_queueing_time: ValueRecorder<f64>,
 }
 impl RpcMetrics {
-	pub fn new(sem: Arc<Semaphore>) -> Self {
+	pub fn new() -> Self {
 		let meter = global::meter("garage_rpc");
 		RpcMetrics {
-			_rpc_available_permits: meter
-				.u64_value_observer("rpc.available_permits", move |observer| {
-					observer.observe(sem.available_permits() as u64, &[])
-				})
-				.with_description("Number of available RPC permits")
-				.init(),
-
 			rpc_counter: meter
 				.u64_counter("rpc.request_counter")
 				.with_description("Number of RPC requests emitted")
@@ -46,10 +33,6 @@ impl RpcMetrics {
 				.f64_value_recorder("rpc.duration")
 				.with_description("Duration of RPCs")
 				.init(),
-			rpc_queueing_time: meter
-				.f64_value_recorder("rpc.queueing_time")
-				.with_description("Time RPC requests were queued for before being sent")
-				.init(),
 		}
 	}
 }

src/rpc/rpc_helper.rs

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use futures::stream::futures_unordered::FuturesUnordered;
 use futures::stream::StreamExt;
 use futures_util::future::FutureExt;
 use tokio::select;
-use tokio::sync::{watch, Semaphore};
+use tokio::sync::watch;
 
 use opentelemetry::KeyValue;
 use opentelemetry::{
@@ -32,32 +32,30 @@ use garage_util::metrics::RecordDuration;
 use crate::metrics::RpcMetrics;
 use crate::ring::Ring;
 
-const DEFAULT_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(30);
-
-// Don't allow more than 100 concurrent outgoing RPCs.
-const MAX_CONCURRENT_REQUESTS: usize = 100;
+// Default RPC timeout = 5 minutes
+const DEFAULT_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(300);
 
 /// Strategy to apply when making RPC
 #[derive(Copy, Clone)]
 pub struct RequestStrategy {
-	/// Max time to wait for reponse
-	pub rs_timeout: Duration,
 	/// Min number of response to consider the request successful
 	pub rs_quorum: Option<usize>,
 	/// Should requests be dropped after enough response are received
 	pub rs_interrupt_after_quorum: bool,
 	/// Request priority
 	pub rs_priority: RequestPriority,
+	/// Deactivate timeout for this request
+	pub rs_no_timeout: bool,
 }
 
 impl RequestStrategy {
 	/// Create a RequestStrategy with default timeout and not interrupting when quorum reached
 	pub fn with_priority(prio: RequestPriority) -> Self {
 		RequestStrategy {
-			rs_timeout: DEFAULT_TIMEOUT,
 			rs_quorum: None,
 			rs_interrupt_after_quorum: false,
 			rs_priority: prio,
+			rs_no_timeout: false,
 		}
 	}
 	/// Set quorum to be reached for request
@@ -65,17 +63,17 @@ impl RequestStrategy {
 		self.rs_quorum = Some(quorum);
 		self
 	}
-	/// Set timeout of the strategy
-	pub fn with_timeout(mut self, timeout: Duration) -> Self {
-		self.rs_timeout = timeout;
-		self
-	}
 	/// Set if requests can be dropped after quorum has been reached
 	/// In general true for read requests, and false for write
 	pub fn interrupt_after_quorum(mut self, interrupt: bool) -> Self {
 		self.rs_interrupt_after_quorum = interrupt;
 		self
 	}
+	/// Deactivate timeout for this request
+	pub fn without_timeout(mut self) -> Self {
+		self.rs_no_timeout = true;
+		self
+	}
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
@@ -86,8 +84,8 @@ struct RpcHelperInner {
 	fullmesh: Arc<FullMeshPeeringStrategy>,
 	background: Arc<BackgroundRunner>,
 	ring: watch::Receiver<Arc<Ring>>,
-	request_buffer_semaphore: Arc<Semaphore>,
 	metrics: RpcMetrics,
+	rpc_timeout: Duration,
 }
 
 impl RpcHelper {
@@ -96,21 +94,24 @@ impl RpcHelper {
 		fullmesh: Arc<FullMeshPeeringStrategy>,
 		background: Arc<BackgroundRunner>,
 		ring: watch::Receiver<Arc<Ring>>,
+		rpc_timeout: Option<Duration>,
 	) -> Self {
-		let sem = Arc::new(Semaphore::new(MAX_CONCURRENT_REQUESTS));
-
-		let metrics = RpcMetrics::new(sem.clone());
+		let metrics = RpcMetrics::new();
 
 		Self(Arc::new(RpcHelperInner {
 			our_node_id,
 			fullmesh,
 			background,
 			ring,
-			request_buffer_semaphore: sem,
 			metrics,
+			rpc_timeout: rpc_timeout.unwrap_or(DEFAULT_TIMEOUT),
 		}))
 	}
 
+	pub fn rpc_timeout(&self) -> Duration {
+		self.0.rpc_timeout
+	}
+
 	pub async fn call<M, N, H, S>(
 		&self,
 		endpoint: &Endpoint<M, H>,
@@ -129,13 +130,6 @@ impl RpcHelper {
 			KeyValue::new("to", format!("{:?}", to)),
 		];
 
-		let permit = self
-			.0
-			.request_buffer_semaphore
-			.acquire()
-			.record_duration(&self.0.metrics.rpc_queueing_time, &metric_tags)
-			.await?;
-
 		self.0.metrics.rpc_counter.add(1, &metric_tags);
 
 		let node_id = to.into();
@@ -143,10 +137,16 @@ impl RpcHelper {
 			.call_streaming(&node_id, msg, strat.rs_priority)
 			.record_duration(&self.0.metrics.rpc_duration, &metric_tags);
 
+		let timeout = async {
+			if strat.rs_no_timeout {
+				futures::future::pending().await
+			} else {
+				tokio::time::sleep(self.0.rpc_timeout).await
+			}
+		};
+
 		select! {
 			res = rpc_call => {
-				drop(permit);
-
 				if res.is_err() {
 					self.0.metrics.rpc_netapp_error_counter.add(1, &metric_tags);
 				}
@@ -158,8 +158,7 @@ impl RpcHelper {
 
 				Ok(res?)
 			}
-			_ = tokio::time::sleep(strat.rs_timeout) => {
-				drop(permit);
+			() = timeout => {
 				self.0.metrics.rpc_timeout_counter.add(1, &metric_tags);
 				Err(Error::Timeout)
 			}

src/rpc/system.rs

@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ use crate::rpc_helper::*;
 
 const DISCOVERY_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_secs(60);
 const STATUS_EXCHANGE_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_secs(10);
-const SYSTEM_RPC_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(15);
 
 /// Version tag used for version check upon Netapp connection.
 /// Cluster nodes with different version tags are deemed
@@ -280,6 +279,9 @@ impl System {
 
 		let netapp = NetApp::new(GARAGE_VERSION_TAG, network_key, node_key);
 		let fullmesh = FullMeshPeeringStrategy::new(netapp.clone(), vec![], rpc_public_addr);
+		if let Some(ping_timeout) = config.rpc_ping_timeout_msec {
+			fullmesh.set_ping_timeout_millis(ping_timeout);
+		}
 
 		let system_endpoint = netapp.endpoint(SYSTEM_RPC_PATH.into());
 
@@ -317,7 +319,13 @@ impl System {
 			node_status: RwLock::new(HashMap::new()),
 			netapp: netapp.clone(),
 			fullmesh: fullmesh.clone(),
-			rpc: RpcHelper::new(netapp.id.into(), fullmesh, background.clone(), ring.clone()),
+			rpc: RpcHelper::new(
+				netapp.id.into(),
+				fullmesh,
+				background.clone(),
+				ring.clone(),
+				config.rpc_timeout_msec.map(Duration::from_millis),
+			),
 			system_endpoint,
 			replication_factor,
 			rpc_listen_addr: config.rpc_bind_addr,
@@ -600,7 +608,7 @@ impl System {
 				.broadcast(
 					&self.system_endpoint,
 					SystemRpc::AdvertiseStatus(local_status),
-					RequestStrategy::with_priority(PRIO_HIGH).with_timeout(SYSTEM_RPC_TIMEOUT),
+					RequestStrategy::with_priority(PRIO_HIGH),
 				)
 				.await;
 
@@ -724,7 +732,7 @@ impl System {
 				&self.system_endpoint,
 				peer,
 				SystemRpc::PullClusterLayout,
-				RequestStrategy::with_priority(PRIO_HIGH).with_timeout(SYSTEM_RPC_TIMEOUT),
+				RequestStrategy::with_priority(PRIO_HIGH),
 			)
 			.await;
 		if let Ok(SystemRpc::AdvertiseClusterLayout(layout)) = resp {