mariadb/mysys/mf_cache.c
Davi Arnaut f56dd32bf7 Bug#34043: Server loops excessively in _checkchunk() when safemalloc is enabled
Essentially, the problem is that safemalloc is excruciatingly
slow as it checks all allocated blocks for overrun at each
memory management primitive, yielding a almost exponential
slowdown for the memory management functions (malloc, realloc,
free). The overrun check basically consists of verifying some
bytes of a block for certain magic keys, which catches some
simple forms of overrun. Another minor problem is violation
of aliasing rules and that its own internal list of blocks
is prone to corruption.

Another issue with safemalloc is rather the maintenance cost
as the tool has a significant impact on the server code.
Given the magnitude of memory debuggers available nowadays,
especially those that are provided with the platform malloc
implementation, maintenance of a in-house and largely obsolete
memory debugger becomes a burden that is not worth the effort
due to its slowness and lack of support for detecting more
common forms of heap corruption.

Since there are third-party tools that can provide the same
functionality at a lower or comparable performance cost, the
solution is to simply remove safemalloc. Third-party tools
can provide the same functionality at a lower or comparable
performance cost. 

The removal of safemalloc also allows a simplification of the
malloc wrappers, removing quite a bit of kludge: redefinition
of my_malloc, my_free and the removal of the unused second
argument of my_free. Since free() always check whether the
supplied pointer is null, redudant checks are also removed.

Also, this patch adds unit testing for my_malloc and moves
my_realloc implementation into the same file as the other
memory allocation primitives.

client/mysqldump.c:
  Pass my_free directly as its signature is compatible with the
  callback type -- which wasn't the case for free_table_ent.
2010-07-08 18:20:08 -03:00

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/* Copyright (C) 2000 MySQL AB
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA */
/* Open a temporary file and cache it with io_cache. Delete it on close */
#include "mysys_priv.h"
#include <m_string.h>
#include "my_static.h"
#include "mysys_err.h"
/*
Remove an open tempfile so that it doesn't survive
if we crash; If the operating system doesn't support
this, just remember the file name for later removal
*/
static my_bool cache_remove_open_tmp(IO_CACHE *cache __attribute__((unused)),
const char *name)
{
#if O_TEMPORARY == 0
#if !defined(CANT_DELETE_OPEN_FILES)
/* The following should always succeed */
(void) my_delete(name,MYF(MY_WME | ME_NOINPUT));
#else
int length;
if (!(cache->file_name=
(char*) my_malloc((length=strlen(name)+1),MYF(MY_WME))))
{
my_close(cache->file,MYF(0));
cache->file = -1;
errno=my_errno=ENOMEM;
return 1;
}
memcpy(cache->file_name,name,length);
#endif
#endif /* O_TEMPORARY == 0 */
return 0;
}
/*
** Open tempfile cached by IO_CACHE
** Should be used when no seeks are done (only reinit_io_buff)
** Return 0 if cache is inited ok
** The actual file is created when the IO_CACHE buffer gets filled
** If dir is not given, use TMPDIR.
*/
my_bool open_cached_file(IO_CACHE *cache, const char* dir, const char *prefix,
size_t cache_size, myf cache_myflags)
{
DBUG_ENTER("open_cached_file");
cache->dir= dir ? my_strdup(dir,MYF(cache_myflags & MY_WME)) : (char*) 0;
cache->prefix= (prefix ? my_strdup(prefix,MYF(cache_myflags & MY_WME)) :
(char*) 0);
cache->file_name=0;
cache->buffer=0; /* Mark that not open */
if (!init_io_cache(cache,-1,cache_size,WRITE_CACHE,0L,0,
MYF(cache_myflags | MY_NABP)))
{
DBUG_RETURN(0);
}
my_free(cache->dir);
my_free(cache->prefix);
DBUG_RETURN(1);
}
/* Create the temporary file */
my_bool real_open_cached_file(IO_CACHE *cache)
{
char name_buff[FN_REFLEN];
int error=1;
DBUG_ENTER("real_open_cached_file");
if ((cache->file=create_temp_file(name_buff, cache->dir, cache->prefix,
(O_RDWR | O_BINARY | O_TRUNC |
O_TEMPORARY | O_SHORT_LIVED),
MYF(MY_WME))) >= 0)
{
error=0;
cache_remove_open_tmp(cache, name_buff);
}
DBUG_RETURN(error);
}
void close_cached_file(IO_CACHE *cache)
{
DBUG_ENTER("close_cached_file");
if (my_b_inited(cache))
{
File file=cache->file;
cache->file= -1; /* Don't flush data */
(void) end_io_cache(cache);
if (file >= 0)
{
(void) my_close(file,MYF(0));
#ifdef CANT_DELETE_OPEN_FILES
if (cache->file_name)
{
(void) my_delete(cache->file_name,MYF(MY_WME | ME_NOINPUT));
my_free(cache->file_name);
}
#endif
}
my_free(cache->dir);
my_free(cache->prefix);
}
DBUG_VOID_RETURN;
}