Steal multiple tasks from another worker at a time (#534)

* Steal multiple tasks from another worker at a time
* Better spinning and failing pop
* Update crossbeam-deque and simplify spinning

tokio-threadpool/Cargo.toml

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ categories = ["concurrency", "asynchronous"]
 [dependencies]
 tokio-executor = { version = "0.1.2", path = "../tokio-executor" }
 futures = "0.1.19"
-crossbeam-deque = "0.5.0"
+crossbeam-deque = "0.6.0"
 crossbeam-utils = "0.5.0"
 num_cpus = "1.2"
 rand = "0.5"

tokio-threadpool/src/worker/entry.rs

@@ -188,23 +188,34 @@ impl WorkerEntry {
     ///
     /// This **must** only be called by the thread that owns the worker entry.
     /// This function is not `Sync`.
-    pub fn pop_task(&self) -> Option<Arc<Task>> {
+    pub fn pop_task(&self) -> deque::Pop<Arc<Task>> {
         self.worker.pop()
     }
 
-    /// Steal a task
+    /// Steal tasks
     ///
     /// This is called by *other* workers to steal a task for processing. This
     /// function is `Sync`.
-    pub fn steal_task(&self) -> Option<Arc<Task>> {
-        self.stealer.steal()
+    ///
+    /// At the same time, this method steals some additional tasks and moves
+    /// them into `dest` in order to balance the work distribution among
+    /// workers.
+    pub fn steal_tasks(&self, dest: &Self) -> deque::Steal<Arc<Task>> {
+        self.stealer.steal_many(&dest.worker)
     }
 
     /// Drain (and drop) all tasks that are queued for work.
     ///
     /// This is called when the pool is shutting down.
     pub fn drain_tasks(&self) {
-        while let Some(_) = self.worker.pop() {
+        use deque::Pop;
+
+        loop {
+            match self.worker.pop() {
+                Pop::Data(_) => {}
+                Pop::Empty => break,
+                Pop::Retry => {}
+            }
         }
     }
 

tokio-threadpool/src/worker/mod.rs

@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ impl Worker {
     ///
     /// This function blocks until the worker is shutting down.
     pub fn run(&self) {
-        const MAX_SPINS: usize = 60;
+        const MAX_SPINS: usize = 3;
         const LIGHT_SLEEP_INTERVAL: usize = 32;
 
         // Get the notifier.
@@ -256,14 +256,14 @@ impl Worker {
             }
 
             if !consistent {
-                thread::yield_now();
                 spin_cnt = 0;
                 continue;
             }
 
             spin_cnt += 1;
 
-            if spin_cnt < MAX_SPINS {
+            // Yield the thread several times before it actually goes to sleep.
+            if spin_cnt <= MAX_SPINS {
                 thread::yield_now();
                 continue;
             }
@@ -384,13 +384,16 @@ impl Worker {
     ///
     /// Returns `true` if work was found.
     fn try_run_owned_task(&self, notify: &Arc<Notifier>, sender: &mut Sender) -> bool {
+        use deque::Pop;
+
         // Poll the internal queue for a task to run
         match self.entry().pop_task() {
-            Some(task) => {
+            Pop::Data(task) => {
                 self.run_task(task, notify, sender);
                 true
             }
-            None => false,
+            Pop::Empty => false,
+            Pop::Retry => true,
         }
     }
 
@@ -398,29 +401,36 @@ impl Worker {
     ///
     /// Returns `true` if work was found
     fn try_steal_task(&self, notify: &Arc<Notifier>, sender: &mut Sender) -> bool {
+        use deque::Steal;
+
         debug_assert!(!self.is_blocking.get());
 
         let len = self.inner.workers.len();
         let mut idx = self.inner.rand_usize() % len;
+        let mut found_work = false;
         let start = idx;
 
         loop {
             if idx < len {
-                if let Some(task) = self.inner.workers[idx].steal_task() {
-                    trace!("stole task");
+                match self.inner.workers[idx].steal_tasks(self.entry()) {
+                    Steal::Data(task) => {
+                        trace!("stole task");
 
-                    self.run_task(task, notify, sender);
+                        self.run_task(task, notify, sender);
 
-                    trace!("try_steal_task -- signal_work; self={}; from={}",
-                           self.id.0, idx);
+                        trace!("try_steal_task -- signal_work; self={}; from={}",
+                               self.id.0, idx);
 
-                    // Signal other workers that work is available
-                    //
-                    // TODO: Should this be called here or before
-                    // `run_task`?
-                    self.inner.signal_work(&self.inner);
+                        // Signal other workers that work is available
+                        //
+                        // TODO: Should this be called here or before
+                        // `run_task`?
+                        self.inner.signal_work(&self.inner);
 
-                    return true;
+                        return true;
+                    }
+                    Steal::Empty => {}
+                    Steal::Retry => found_work = true,
                 }
 
                 idx += 1;
@@ -433,7 +443,7 @@ impl Worker {
             }
         }
 
-        false
+        found_work
     }
 
     fn run_task(&self, task: Arc<Task>, notify: &Arc<Notifier>, sender: &mut Sender) {