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schedulers: Optimizing local_workrequesting_scheduler and channel_mpsc - #7957
This PR optimizes the work-requesting scheduler (local_workrequesting_scheduler) and its underlying synchronization primitives (channel_mpsc):
Lock-Free Vyukov MPSC Ring Buffer in channel_mpsc (dont_support_close)
Replaced the spinlock-guarded implementation in base_channel_mpsc<T, Mutex, channel_mode::dont_support_close> with Dmitry Vyukov's bounded, sequence-based lock-free MPSC ring buffer.
Eliminates spinlock contention and cache-line bouncing when multiple worker threads concurrently submit steal requests or return stolen tasks.
Added <type_traits> for std::is_nothrow_move_assignable_v.
Fixed capacity() to return buffer_mask_ + 1.
Unit Testing for channel_mpsc (dont_support_close)
Added unit test libs/core/synchronization/tests/unit/channel_mpsc_dont_support_close.cpp covering FIFO ordering, boundary conditions, capacity saturation, move-only types (std::unique_ptr), and concurrent multi-producer access.
Zero-Allocation Multi-Task Transfers in local_workrequesting_scheduler
Increased the inline storage of task_data::tasks_ to hpx::detail::small_vector<thread_id_ref_type, 32> to eliminate heap allocations during multi-task transfers.
Capped max_num_to_steal at 32 tasks when stealing half to ensure transfers remain entirely within inline capacity.
Drain Pending Steal Requests While Relaying
Replaced single-request processing with a drain loop in decline_or_forward_all_steal_requests, draining all queued steal requests instead of just one per iteration when a worker is idle or when stealing is disabled.
Updated handle_steal_requests and function documentation comments accordingly.
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Added unit tests for the lock-free MPSC channel.
Verified existing work-requesting and synchronization unit tests pass.
Maintained compliance with HPX coding standards and Inspect guidelines.
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Pending work-stealing requests are serviced during task creation and idle periods, helping workers respond to requests more promptly.
Work stealing can transfer batches of up to 32 tasks. Workers search for available work before returning requests without a match.
The non-closing message channel supports concurrent producers, bounded capacity, FIFO delivery, and non-consuming availability checks. Its actual capacity may be rounded up from the requested size.
Tests
Added coverage for channel ordering, capacity limits, move-only values, availability checks, and concurrent producers.
The scheduler changes steal-request servicing, victim selection, and steal-batch handling. The non-closing MPSC channel replaces its mutex-protected ring buffer with a bounded sequence-numbered queue. New unit tests cover channel capacity, value handling, and concurrent producers.
Changes: Local work stealing
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Task storage and spawn-time request service libs/core/schedulers/include/hpx/schedulers/local_workrequesting_scheduler.hpp
The task batch’s inline capacity increases from 1 to 32. On the matching worker and pool, pending requests can be served during spawning. The check runs every 16th normal-priority spawn.
Victim selection and steal batches libs/core/schedulers/include/hpx/schedulers/local_workrequesting_scheduler.hpp
The scheduler promotes staged work before calculating a steal batch when pending work is below the configured minimum. Steal-half batches are capped at 32 and steal-one batches at 8. Victim selection scans workers from a randomized offset before falling back to random selection or returning a forwarded request to the thief.
Request draining and reply polling libs/core/schedulers/include/hpx/schedulers/local_workrequesting_scheduler.hpp
Idle, shutdown, suspension, and non-stealing paths drain or forward pending requests instead of handling only one. After sending a request, the worker checks for a reply up to 32 times, pausing between checks.
Non-closing MPSC channel
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Queue storage and capacity libs/core/synchronization/include/hpx/synchronization/channel_mpsc.hpp
The specialization now allocates sequence-tracked cells in a power-of-two buffer, with a minimum allocation of eight cells. Move operations transfer the new queue state, and capacity() reports the allocated cell count.
Producer and consumer operations libs/core/synchronization/include/hpx/synchronization/channel_mpsc.hpp, libs/core/synchronization/tests/unit/CMakeLists.txt, libs/core/synchronization/tests/unit/channel_mpsc_dont_support_close.cpp
Producers claim and publish cells atomically. The consumer reads and releases cells. The registered unit test covers FIFO order, rounded capacity, full-buffer behavior, move-only values, and concurrent production by four producers.
The previously identified channel and scheduler risks are addressed at the reviewed head. The change is ready for normal merge checks.
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@libs/core/schedulers/include/hpx/schedulers/local_workrequesting_scheduler.hpp:
- Around line 936-945: Update the staged-work promotion condition around
`wait_or_add_new` so a victim with zero pending tasks promotes staged work even
when `min_tasks_to_steal_pending_` is zero. Preserve the existing staged-queue
check and ensure the threshold cannot prevent promotion when no tasks are
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- Around line 334-340: Update the successful-item path in the
`dont_support_close` specialization so a null `val` returns true before
advancing `head_` or releasing the cell, preserving the item for a later read.
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Major · Serve the spawning worker’s requests, not the… · local_workrequesting_scheduler.hpp:801
libs/core/schedulers/include/hpx/schedulers/local_workrequesting_scheduler.hpp:801 Major · Functional Correctness · Quick win
Serve the spawning worker’s requests, not the destination worker’s requests.
num_thread identifies the new task’s destination. The helper returns when that destination differs from the worker executing create_thread. For example, with 16 workers and a round-robin producer on worker 0, every 16th spawn targets worker 15. Worker 0 therefore never services its requests through this new path. A long-running producer can leave steal requests waiting until it returns to the scheduling loop. Pass the executing worker’s number to the helper, and retain the pool check. (raw.githubusercontent.com)
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Update the call to serve_steal_requests_while_spawning in the create_thread path
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- Line 724: Update serve_steal_requests_while_spawning so servicing requests
after wait_or_add_new cannot use d.requests_ from a different worker: perform
request servicing in a non-suspending scheduler context, or verify the current
worker still owns d before calling try_receiving_steal_request. Preserve the
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Major · Preserve the failure-safe path for value types with throwing move… · channel_mpsc.hpp:348-366
libs/core/synchronization/include/hpx/synchronization/channel_mpsc.hpp:348-366 Major · Stability & Availability · Heavy lift
Preserve the failure-safe path for value types with throwing move assignment.
channel_mpsc does not require a non-throwing move assignment for T. The current lock-free path claims tail_ before cell.data_ = HPX_MOVE(t), so a throwing assignment terminates through the new unconditional noexcept and leaves the claimed cell unpublished. Restore the merge-base ordering for potentially throwing T, or otherwise select a path that assigns before claiming the queue position. Removing only noexcept is not sufficient because the queue would remain blocked after the exception.
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Update channel_mpsc::set so types with potentially throwing move assignment
assign to the cell before claiming the queue position, preserving the
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This scans every other core’s pending and staged queue lengths, which is O(cores) remote cache-line reads per request. A forwarding core that finds nothing also sends the request straight back to the thief. The tables only go to 8 threads; I’d suggest a many-core or 2-socket run before changing how victims are picked.
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create_thread now converts staged tasks and forwards requests every 16 spawns. Is it ever called from inside the scheduling loop? The background-thread path is: scheduling_loop.hpp:160 → background_thread.cpp:86. If so then this can re-enter request handling
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the victim only replies from its own scheduling loop so 32 HPX_SMT_PAUSEs right after sending will rarely see a reply. Does this show up in the numbers by itself?
local_workrequesting_scheduler.hpp:1063: error: use of undeclared identifier 'decline_or_forward_one_steal_requests'
This one is a collision with my #7789 fix. I added handle_steal_requests, which calls the old name, and your merge from master brought that call in without a conflict because your rename didn't touch that line. Changing line 1063 to decline_or_forward_all_steal_requests fixes it. The comment above that function says it only runs when the worker is idle, which isn't true for this caller, so please update that too.
While you're in there, channel_mpsc.hpp now uses std::is_nothrow_move_assignable_v but doesn't include <type_traits>. Inspect hasn't got that far yet, but it has a rule for this and will probably flag it next.
local_workrequesting_scheduler.hpp:1063: error: use of undeclared identifier 'decline_or_forward_one_steal_requests'
This one is a collision with my #7789 fix. I added handle_steal_requests, which calls the old name, and your merge from master brought that call in without a conflict because your rename didn't touch that line. Changing line 1063 to decline_or_forward_all_steal_requests fixes it. The comment above that function says it only runs when the worker is idle, which isn't true for this caller, so please update that too.
While you're in there, channel_mpsc.hpp now uses std::is_nothrow_move_assignable_v but doesn't include <type_traits>. Inspect hasn't got that far yet, but it has a rule for this and will probably flag it next.
…dont_support_close)
Implement a lock-free bounded MPSC ring buffer for base_channel_mpsc
specialization under channel_mode::dont_support_close based on Dmitry
Vyukov's bounded MPSC queue algorithm.
Replace the spinlock-protected array with per-cell atomic sequence
counters, power-of-two capacity rounding, and atomic tail CAS, enabling
wait-free single-consumer reads and lock-free multi-producer writes.
Add unit tests verifying FIFO ordering, saturation/capacity behavior,
move-only elements, and concurrent multi-producer operations.
Signed-off-by: Mohammad Izaan <izpizdev@gmail.com>
…transfers
Expand the inline capacity of workrequesting_task_data::tasks_ from 1
to 32 items using small_vector<thread_id_ref_type, 32> and cap multi-task
steals at 32 when stealhalf_ is true.
This completely avoids dynamic heap allocations during multi-task transfers
while keeping single-task stealing strictly at 1.
Signed-off-by: Mohammad Izaan <izpizdev@gmail.com>
… scheduler
Replace decline_or_forward_one_steal_requests with
decline_or_forward_all_steal_requests to drain all accumulated steal
requests in a loop when an idle core is servicing requests or when
stealing is disabled.
This prevents steal requests from accumulating in the core's channel
and matches the scheduler idle loop intent.
Signed-off-by: Mohammad Izaan <izpizdev@gmail.com>
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Summary of Changes
This PR optimizes the work-requesting scheduler (
local_workrequesting_scheduler) and its underlying synchronization primitives (channel_mpsc):Lock-Free Vyukov MPSC Ring Buffer in
channel_mpsc(dont_support_close)base_channel_mpsc<T, Mutex, channel_mode::dont_support_close>with Dmitry Vyukov's bounded, sequence-based lock-free MPSC ring buffer.<type_traits>forstd::is_nothrow_move_assignable_v.capacity()to returnbuffer_mask_ + 1.Unit Testing for
channel_mpsc(dont_support_close)libs/core/synchronization/tests/unit/channel_mpsc_dont_support_close.cppcovering FIFO ordering, boundary conditions, capacity saturation, move-only types (std::unique_ptr), and concurrent multi-producer access.Zero-Allocation Multi-Task Transfers in
local_workrequesting_schedulertask_data::tasks_tohpx::detail::small_vector<thread_id_ref_type, 32>to eliminate heap allocations during multi-task transfers.max_num_to_stealat 32 tasks when stealing half to ensure transfers remain entirely within inline capacity.Drain Pending Steal Requests While Relaying
decline_or_forward_all_steal_requests, draining all queued steal requests instead of just one per iteration when a worker is idle or when stealing is disabled.handle_steal_requestsand function documentation comments accordingly.Checklist