3 google patches

SMP patch
Rate IO patch
Multiple IO threads patch

storage/innobase/handler/ha_innodb.cc

@@ -133,6 +133,14 @@ static my_bool	innobase_adaptive_hash_index	= TRUE;
 
 static char*	internal_innobase_data_file_path	= NULL;
 
+/* Max number of IO requests merged to perform large IO in background
+   IO threads.
+*/
+long innobase_max_merged_io = 64;
+
+/* Number of background IO threads for read and write. */
+long innobase_read_io_threads, innobase_write_io_threads;
+
 /* The following counter is used to convey information to InnoDB
 about server activity: in selects it is not sensible to call
 srv_active_wake_master_thread after each fetch or search, we only do
@@ -1606,6 +1614,9 @@ innobase_init(
 	srv_mem_pool_size = (ulint) innobase_additional_mem_pool_size;
 
 	srv_n_file_io_threads = (ulint) innobase_file_io_threads;
+        srv_n_read_io_threads = (ulint) innobase_read_io_threads;
+        srv_n_write_io_threads = (ulint) innobase_write_io_threads;
+        srv_max_merged_io = (ulint) innobase_max_merged_io;
 
 	srv_lock_wait_timeout = (ulint) innobase_lock_wait_timeout;
 	srv_force_recovery = (ulint) innobase_force_recovery;
@@ -8118,6 +8129,21 @@ static MYSQL_SYSVAR_LONG(file_io_threads, innobase_file_io_threads,
   "Number of file I/O threads in InnoDB.",
   NULL, NULL, 4, 4, 64, 0);
 
+static MYSQL_SYSVAR_LONG(write_io_threads, innobase_write_io_threads,
+  PLUGIN_VAR_RQCMDARG | PLUGIN_VAR_READONLY,
+  "Number of write I/O threads in InnoDB.",
+  NULL, NULL, 1, 1, 64, 0);
+
+static MYSQL_SYSVAR_LONG(read_io_threads, innobase_read_io_threads,
+  PLUGIN_VAR_RQCMDARG | PLUGIN_VAR_READONLY,
+  "Number of read I/O threads in InnoDB.",
+  NULL, NULL, 1, 1, 64, 0);
+
+static MYSQL_SYSVAR_LONG(max_merged_io, innobase_max_merged_io,
+  PLUGIN_VAR_RQCMDARG | PLUGIN_VAR_READONLY,
+  "Max number of adjacent IO requests to merge in InnoDB.",
+  NULL, NULL, 64, 1, 64, 0);
+
 static MYSQL_SYSVAR_LONG(force_recovery, innobase_force_recovery,
   PLUGIN_VAR_RQCMDARG | PLUGIN_VAR_READONLY,
   "Helps to save your data in case the disk image of the database becomes corrupt.",
@@ -8197,6 +8223,9 @@ static struct st_mysql_sys_var* innobase_system_variables[]= {
   MYSQL_SYSVAR(doublewrite),
   MYSQL_SYSVAR(fast_shutdown),
   MYSQL_SYSVAR(file_io_threads),
+  MYSQL_SYSVAR(read_io_threads),
+  MYSQL_SYSVAR(write_io_threads),
+  MYSQL_SYSVAR(max_merged_io),
   MYSQL_SYSVAR(file_per_table),
   MYSQL_SYSVAR(flush_log_at_trx_commit),
   MYSQL_SYSVAR(flush_method),

storage/innobase/include/os0file.h

@@ -535,21 +535,19 @@ os_file_create_subdirs_if_needed(
 				   FALSE otherwise */
 	const char*	path);	/* in: path name */
 /****************************************************************************
-Initializes the asynchronous io system. Creates separate aio array for
-non-ibuf read and write, a third aio array for the ibuf i/o, with just one
-segment, two aio arrays for log reads and writes with one segment, and a
-synchronous aio array of the specified size. The combined number of segments
-in the three first aio arrays is the parameter n_segments given to the
-function. The caller must create an i/o handler thread for each segment in
-the four first arrays, but not for the sync aio array. */
+Initializes the asynchronous io system. Creates n_read_threads segments for
+read, n_write_threads segments for writes, one segment for the ibuf i/o, and
+one segment for log IO. Returns the number of segments created. When async
+IO is not used, and 4 threads should be created to process requests put
+in the segments. */
 
-void
+ulint
 os_aio_init(
 /*========*/
-	ulint	n,		/* in: maximum number of pending aio operations
-				allowed; n must be divisible by n_segments */
-	ulint	n_segments,	/* in: combined number of segments in the four
-				first aio arrays; must be >= 4 */
+	ulint	ios_per_array,	/* in: maximum number of pending aio operations
+                                allowed per array */
+	ulint	n_read_threads, /* in: number of read threads */
+	ulint	n_write_threads, /* in: number of write threads */
 	ulint	n_slots_sync);	/* in: number of slots in the sync aio array */
 /***********************************************************************
 Requests an asynchronous i/o operation. */

storage/innobase/include/srv0srv.h

@@ -90,6 +90,12 @@ extern ulint	srv_mem_pool_size;
 extern ulint	srv_lock_table_size;
 
 extern ulint	srv_n_file_io_threads;
+/* Number of background IO threads for read and write. Replaces
+ * srv_n_file_io_threads. */
+extern ulint	srv_n_read_io_threads;
+extern ulint	srv_n_write_io_threads;
+/* Max number of adjacent IO requests to merge into one large request. */
+extern ulint	srv_max_merged_io;
 
 #ifdef UNIV_LOG_ARCHIVE
 extern ibool	srv_log_archive_on;

storage/innobase/os/os0file.c

@@ -62,6 +62,28 @@ ibool	os_aio_use_native_aio	= FALSE;
 
 ibool	os_aio_print_debug	= FALSE;
 
+/* State for the state of an IO request in simulated AIO.
+   Protocol for simulated aio:
+     client requests IO: find slot with reserved = FALSE. Add entry with
+                         status = OS_AIO_NOT_ISSUED.
+     IO thread wakes: find adjacent slots with reserved = TRUE and status =
+                      OS_AIO_NOT_ISSUED. Change status for slots to
+                      OS_AIO_ISSUED.
+     IO operation completes: set status for slots to OS_AIO_DONE. set status
+                             for the first slot to OS_AIO_CLAIMED and return
+                             result for that slot.
+   When there are multiple read and write threads, they all compete to execute
+   the requests in the array (os_aio_array_t). This avoids the need to load
+   balance requests at the time the request is made at the cost of waking all
+   threads when a request is available.
+*/
+typedef enum {
+	OS_AIO_NOT_ISSUED, /* Available to be processed by an IO thread. */
+	OS_AIO_ISSUED,     /* Being processed by an IO thread. */
+	OS_AIO_DONE,       /* Request processed. */
+	OS_AIO_CLAIMED     /* Result being returned to client. */
+} os_aio_status;
+
 /* The aio array slot structure */
 typedef struct os_aio_slot_struct	os_aio_slot_t;
 
@@ -70,6 +92,8 @@ struct os_aio_slot_struct{
 	ulint		pos;		/* index of the slot in the aio
 					array */
 	ibool		reserved;	/* TRUE if this slot is reserved */
+	os_aio_status   status;		/* Status for current request. Valid when reserved
+					is TRUE. Used only in simulated aio. */
 	time_t		reservation_time;/* time when reserved */
 	ulint		len;		/* length of the block to read or
 					write */
@@ -80,11 +104,6 @@ struct os_aio_slot_struct{
 	ulint		offset_high;	/* 32 high bits of file offset */
 	os_file_t	file;		/* file where to read or write */
 	const char*	name;		/* file name or path */
-	ibool		io_already_done;/* used only in simulated aio:
-					TRUE if the physical i/o already
-					made and only the slot message
-					needs to be passed to the caller
-					of os_aio_simulated_handle */
 	fil_node_t*	message1;	/* message which is given by the */
 	void*		message2;	/* the requester of an aio operation
 					and which can be used to identify
@@ -114,9 +133,6 @@ struct os_aio_array_struct{
 				  in this array */
 	ulint		n_slots;  /* Total number of slots in the aio array.
 				  This must be divisible by n_threads. */
-	ulint		n_segments;/* Number of segments in the aio array of
-				  pending aio requests. A thread can wait
-				  separately for any one of the segments. */
 	ulint		n_reserved;/* Number of reserved slots in the
 				  aio array outside the ibuf segment */
 	os_aio_slot_t*	slots;	  /* Pointer to the slots in the array */
@@ -133,6 +149,17 @@ struct os_aio_array_struct{
 /* Array of events used in simulated aio */
 os_event_t*	os_aio_segment_wait_events	= NULL;
 
+/* Number of threads for reading and writing. */
+ulint os_aio_read_threads = 0;
+ulint os_aio_write_threads = 0;
+
+/* Number for the first global segment for reading. */
+const ulint os_aio_first_read_segment = 2;
+
+/* Number for the first global segment for writing. Set to
+2 + os_aio_read_write_threads. */
+ulint os_aio_first_write_segment = 0;
+
 /* The aio arrays for non-ibuf i/o and ibuf i/o, as well as sync aio. These
 are NULL when the module has not yet been initialized. */
 static os_aio_array_t*	os_aio_read_array	= NULL;
@@ -141,11 +168,39 @@ static os_aio_array_t*	os_aio_ibuf_array	= NULL;
 static os_aio_array_t*	os_aio_log_array	= NULL;
 static os_aio_array_t*	os_aio_sync_array	= NULL;
 
+/* Per thread buffer used for merged IO requests. Used by
+os_aio_simulated_handle so that a buffer doesn't have to be allocated
+for each request. */
+static char* os_aio_thread_buffer[SRV_MAX_N_IO_THREADS];
+static ulint os_aio_thread_buffer_size[SRV_MAX_N_IO_THREADS];
+
+/* Count pages read and written per thread */
+static ulint os_aio_thread_io_reads[SRV_MAX_N_IO_THREADS];
+static ulint os_aio_thread_io_writes[SRV_MAX_N_IO_THREADS];
+
+/* Number of IO operations done. One request can be for N pages. */
+static ulint os_aio_thread_io_requests[SRV_MAX_N_IO_THREADS];
+
+/* usecs spent blocked on an IO request */
+static double os_aio_thread_io_wait[SRV_MAX_N_IO_THREADS];
+/* max usecs spent blocked on an IO request */
+static double os_aio_thread_max_io_wait[SRV_MAX_N_IO_THREADS];
+
+/* Number of IO global segments. An IO handler thread is created for each
+global segment, except for the segment associated with os_aio_sync_array.
+Several segments can be associated with os_aio_{read,write}_array. One
+segment is created for each of the other arrays. This is also the number
+of valid entries in srv_io_thread_reads, srv_io_thread_writes,
+srv_io_thread_op_info, srv_io_thread_function and os_aio_segment_wait_events. */
 static ulint	os_aio_n_segments	= ULINT_UNDEFINED;
 
-/* If the following is TRUE, read i/o handler threads try to
-wait until a batch of new read requests have been posted */
-static ibool	os_aio_recommend_sleep_for_read_threads	= FALSE;
+/* Set to TRUE to temporarily block reads from being scheduled while a batch
+of read requests is added to allow them to be merged by the IO handler thread
+if they are adjacent. Declared volatile because we don't want this to be
+read from a register in a loop when another thread may change the value in
+memory.
+*/
+static volatile ibool	os_aio_recommend_sleep_for_read_threads	= FALSE;
 
 ulint	os_n_file_reads		= 0;
 ulint	os_bytes_read_since_printout = 0;
@@ -165,6 +220,19 @@ ulint	os_file_n_pending_pwrites = 0;
 ulint	os_n_pending_writes = 0;
 ulint	os_n_pending_reads = 0;
 
+/* TODO -- does InnoDB provide a portable method for this? */
+static double time_usecs() {
+#ifdef __WIN__
+  return 0.0;
+#else
+  struct timeval tv;
+  if (gettimeofday(&tv, NULL))
+    return 0;
+  else
+    return tv.tv_sec * 1000000.0 + tv.tv_usec;
+#endif
+}
+
 /***************************************************************************
 Gets the operating system version. Currently works only on Windows. */
 
@@ -2864,9 +2932,8 @@ os_aio_array_t*
 os_aio_array_create(
 /*================*/
 				/* out, own: aio array */
-	ulint	n,		/* in: maximum number of pending aio operations
-				allowed; n must be divisible by n_segments */
-	ulint	n_segments)	/* in: number of segments in the aio array */
+	ulint	n)	/* in: maximum number of pending aio operations
+				allowed */
 {
 	os_aio_array_t*	array;
 	ulint		i;
@@ -2875,7 +2942,6 @@ os_aio_array_create(
 	OVERLAPPED*	over;
 #endif
 	ut_a(n > 0);
-	ut_a(n_segments > 0);
 
 	array = ut_malloc(sizeof(os_aio_array_t));
 
@@ -2886,7 +2952,6 @@ os_aio_array_create(
 	os_event_set(array->is_empty);
 
 	array->n_slots		= n;
-	array->n_segments	= n_segments;
 	array->n_reserved	= 0;
 	array->slots		= ut_malloc(n * sizeof(os_aio_slot_t));
 #ifdef __WIN__
@@ -2913,70 +2978,75 @@ os_aio_array_create(
 
 /****************************************************************************
 Initializes the asynchronous io system. Calls also os_io_init_simple.
-Creates a separate aio array for
-non-ibuf read and write, a third aio array for the ibuf i/o, with just one
-segment, two aio arrays for log reads and writes with one segment, and a
-synchronous aio array of the specified size. The combined number of segments
-in the three first aio arrays is the parameter n_segments given to the
-function. The caller must create an i/o handler thread for each segment in
-the four first arrays, but not for the sync aio array. */
+Creates an aio array for each of non-ibuf read, non-ibuf write, ibuf IO,
+log IO, and synchronous IO. The caller must create i/o handler thread for all
+but the synchronous aio array. Multiple threads can access the same array for
+the non-ibuf read (prefetch) and write (flush dirty buffer pages) arrays.
+Return the number of AIO handler threads. */
 
-void
+ulint
 os_aio_init(
 /*========*/
-	ulint	n,		/* in: maximum number of pending aio operations
-				allowed; n must be divisible by n_segments */
-	ulint	n_segments,	/* in: combined number of segments in the four
-				first aio arrays; must be >= 4 */
+	ulint	ios_per_array,	/* in: maximum number of pending aio operations
+                                 allowed per array */
+	ulint	n_read_threads, /* in: number of read threads */
+	ulint	n_write_threads, /* in: number of write threads */
 	ulint	n_slots_sync)	/* in: number of slots in the sync aio array */
 {
-	ulint	n_read_segs;
-	ulint	n_write_segs;
-	ulint	n_per_seg;
 	ulint	i;
+	ulint   n_segments = 2 + n_read_threads + n_write_threads;
 #ifdef POSIX_ASYNC_IO
 	sigset_t   sigset;
 #endif
-	ut_ad(n % n_segments == 0);
-	ut_ad(n_segments >= 4);
+	ut_a(ios_per_array >= OS_AIO_N_PENDING_IOS_PER_THREAD);
+	ut_a(n_read_threads >= 1 && n_read_threads <= 64);
+	ut_a(n_write_threads >= 1 && n_write_threads <= 64);
+	ut_a(n_segments < SRV_MAX_N_IO_THREADS);
 
 	os_io_init_simple();
 
 	for (i = 0; i < n_segments; i++) {
 		srv_set_io_thread_op_info(i, "not started yet");
+		os_aio_thread_io_reads[i] = 0;
+		os_aio_thread_io_writes[i] = 0;
+		os_aio_thread_io_requests[i] = 0;
+		os_aio_thread_buffer[i] = 0;
+		os_aio_thread_buffer_size[i] = 0;
+		os_aio_thread_io_wait[i] = 0;
+		os_aio_thread_max_io_wait[i] = 0;
 	}
 
-	n_per_seg = n / n_segments;
-	n_write_segs = (n_segments - 2) / 2;
-	n_read_segs = n_segments - 2 - n_write_segs;
+ 	os_aio_read_threads = n_read_threads;
+ 	os_aio_write_threads = n_write_threads;
+ 	os_aio_first_write_segment = os_aio_first_read_segment + os_aio_read_threads;
  
-	/* fprintf(stderr, "Array n per seg %lu\n", n_per_seg); */
+ 	fprintf(stderr,
+ 		"InnoDB: ios_per_array %lu read threads %lu write threads %lu\n",
+ 		ios_per_array, os_aio_read_threads, os_aio_write_threads);
 
-	os_aio_ibuf_array = os_aio_array_create(n_per_seg, 1);
+	os_aio_ibuf_array = os_aio_array_create(ios_per_array);
 
 	srv_io_thread_function[0] = "insert buffer thread";
 
-	os_aio_log_array = os_aio_array_create(n_per_seg, 1);
+	os_aio_log_array = os_aio_array_create(ios_per_array);
 
 	srv_io_thread_function[1] = "log thread";
 
-	os_aio_read_array = os_aio_array_create(n_read_segs * n_per_seg,
-						n_read_segs);
-	for (i = 2; i < 2 + n_read_segs; i++) {
+	os_aio_read_array = os_aio_array_create(ios_per_array);
+	for (i = os_aio_first_read_segment; i < os_aio_first_write_segment; i++) {
 		ut_a(i < SRV_MAX_N_IO_THREADS);
 		srv_io_thread_function[i] = "read thread";
 	}
 
-	os_aio_write_array = os_aio_array_create(n_write_segs * n_per_seg,
-						 n_write_segs);
-	for (i = 2 + n_read_segs; i < n_segments; i++) {
+	os_aio_write_array = os_aio_array_create(ios_per_array);
+	for (i = os_aio_first_write_segment; i < n_segments; i++) {
 		ut_a(i < SRV_MAX_N_IO_THREADS);
 		srv_io_thread_function[i] = "write thread";
 	}
 
-	os_aio_sync_array = os_aio_array_create(n_slots_sync, 1);
+	os_aio_sync_array = os_aio_array_create(n_slots_sync);
 
-	os_aio_n_segments = n_segments;
+	os_aio_n_segments = 2 + os_aio_read_threads + os_aio_write_threads;
 
 	os_aio_validate();
 
@@ -3004,7 +3074,8 @@ os_aio_init(
 
 	pthread_sigmask(SIG_BLOCK, &sigset, NULL); */
 #endif
-		}
+	return os_aio_n_segments;
+}
 
 #ifdef WIN_ASYNC_IO
 /****************************************************************************
@@ -3062,76 +3133,28 @@ os_aio_wait_until_no_pending_writes(void)
 }
 
 /**************************************************************************
-Calculates segment number for a slot. */
+Calculates aio array from global segment number. */
 static
-ulint
-os_aio_get_segment_no_from_slot(
-/*============================*/
-				/* out: segment number (which is the number
-				used by, for example, i/o-handler threads) */
-	os_aio_array_t*	array,	/* in: aio wait array */
-	os_aio_slot_t*	slot)	/* in: slot in this array */
-{
-	ulint	segment;
-	ulint	seg_len;
-
-	if (array == os_aio_ibuf_array) {
-		segment = 0;
-
-	} else if (array == os_aio_log_array) {
-		segment = 1;
-
-	} else if (array == os_aio_read_array) {
-		seg_len = os_aio_read_array->n_slots
-			/ os_aio_read_array->n_segments;
-
-		segment = 2 + slot->pos / seg_len;
-	} else {
-		ut_a(array == os_aio_write_array);
-		seg_len = os_aio_write_array->n_slots
-			/ os_aio_write_array->n_segments;
-
-		segment = os_aio_read_array->n_segments + 2
-			+ slot->pos / seg_len;
-	}
-
-	return(segment);
-}
-
-/**************************************************************************
-Calculates local segment number and aio array from global segment number. */
-static
-ulint
-os_aio_get_array_and_local_segment(
+os_aio_array_t*
+os_aio_get_array(
 /*===============================*/
-					/* out: local segment number within
-					the aio array */
-	os_aio_array_t** array,		/* out: aio wait array */
+	/* out: aio wait array */
 	ulint		 global_segment)/* in: global segment number */
 {
-	ulint	segment;
-
 	ut_a(global_segment < os_aio_n_segments);
 
 	if (global_segment == 0) {
-		*array = os_aio_ibuf_array;
-		segment = 0;
+		return os_aio_ibuf_array;
   
 	} else if (global_segment == 1) {
-		*array = os_aio_log_array;
-		segment = 0;
+		return os_aio_log_array;
 
-	} else if (global_segment < os_aio_read_array->n_segments + 2) {
-		*array = os_aio_read_array;
+	} else if (global_segment < os_aio_first_write_segment) {
+		return os_aio_read_array;
 
-		segment = global_segment - 2;
 	} else {
-		*array = os_aio_write_array;
-
-		segment = global_segment - (os_aio_read_array->n_segments + 2);
+		return os_aio_write_array;
   	}
-
-	return(segment);
 }
 
 /***********************************************************************
@@ -3253,7 +3276,7 @@ os_aio_array_reserve_slot(
 			break;
 		}
 	}
-
+	ut_a(i < array->n_slots);
 	array->n_reserved++;
 
 	if (array->n_reserved == 1) {
@@ -3275,7 +3298,7 @@ os_aio_array_reserve_slot(
 	slot->buf      = buf;
 	slot->offset   = offset;
 	slot->offset_high = offset_high;
-	slot->io_already_done = FALSE;
+	slot->status = OS_AIO_NOT_ISSUED;
 
 #ifdef WIN_ASYNC_IO
 	control = &(slot->control);
@@ -3328,6 +3351,7 @@ os_aio_array_free_slot(
 	ut_ad(slot->reserved);
 
 	slot->reserved = FALSE;
+ 	slot->status = OS_AIO_NOT_ISSUED;
 
 	array->n_reserved--;
 
@@ -3351,31 +3375,32 @@ static
 void
 os_aio_simulated_wake_handler_thread(
 /*=================================*/
-	ulint	global_segment)	/* in: the number of the segment in the aio
-				arrays */
+		os_aio_array_t* array)	/* in: aio array for which wakeup is done */
 {
-	os_aio_array_t*	array;
 	os_aio_slot_t*	slot;
-	ulint		segment;
 	ulint		n;
 	ulint		i;
 
 	ut_ad(!os_aio_use_native_aio);
+ 	n = array->n_slots;
 
-	segment = os_aio_get_array_and_local_segment(&array, global_segment);
-
-	n = array->n_slots / array->n_segments;
-
-	/* Look through n slots after the segment * n'th slot */
+	/* Look through n slots */
 
 	os_mutex_enter(array->mutex);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
-		slot = os_aio_array_get_nth_slot(array, i + segment * n);
-
-		if (slot->reserved) {
-			/* Found an i/o request */
+		slot = os_aio_array_get_nth_slot(array, i);
  
+		if (slot->reserved &&
+		    (slot->status == OS_AIO_NOT_ISSUED ||
+		     slot->status == OS_AIO_DONE)) {
+			/* Found an i/o request
+			   OS_AIO_NOT_ISSUED means the read or write request has
+			   * yet to be done. OS_AIO_DONE means the request has been
+			   * done but it was part of a set of requests merged into
+			   * one read or write call and was not the first block in
+			   * the request, so the handling of the IO completion for
+			   * that block has not been done. */
   			break;
   		}
 	}
@@ -3383,7 +3408,25 @@ os_aio_simulated_wake_handler_thread(
 	os_mutex_exit(array->mutex);
 
 	if (i < n) {
-		os_event_set(os_aio_segment_wait_events[global_segment]);
+		if (array == os_aio_ibuf_array) {
+			os_event_set(os_aio_segment_wait_events[0]);
+
+		} else if (array == os_aio_log_array) {
+			os_event_set(os_aio_segment_wait_events[1]);
+
+		} else if (array == os_aio_read_array) {
+			ulint	x;
+			for (x = os_aio_first_read_segment; x < os_aio_first_write_segment; x++)
+				os_event_set(os_aio_segment_wait_events[x]);
+
+		} else if (array == os_aio_write_array) {
+			ulint	x;
+			for (x = os_aio_first_write_segment; x < os_aio_n_segments; x++)
+				os_event_set(os_aio_segment_wait_events[x]);
+
+		} else {
+			ut_a(0);
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -3404,9 +3447,10 @@ os_aio_simulated_wake_handler_threads(void)
 
 	os_aio_recommend_sleep_for_read_threads	= FALSE;
   
-	for (i = 0; i < os_aio_n_segments; i++) {
-		os_aio_simulated_wake_handler_thread(i);
-	}
+	os_aio_simulated_wake_handler_thread(os_aio_ibuf_array);
+	os_aio_simulated_wake_handler_thread(os_aio_log_array);
+	os_aio_simulated_wake_handler_thread(os_aio_read_array);
+	os_aio_simulated_wake_handler_thread(os_aio_write_array);
 }
 
 /**************************************************************************
@@ -3419,19 +3463,14 @@ void
 os_aio_simulated_put_read_threads_to_sleep(void)
 /*============================================*/
 {
-	os_aio_array_t*	array;
 	ulint		g;
 
+	/* TODO(mcallaghan): provide similar function for write? */
 	os_aio_recommend_sleep_for_read_threads	= TRUE;
   
-	for (g = 0; g < os_aio_n_segments; g++) {
-		os_aio_get_array_and_local_segment(&array, g);
-
-		if (array == os_aio_read_array) {
-
+	for (g = os_aio_first_read_segment; g < os_aio_first_write_segment; g++) {
 		os_event_reset(os_aio_segment_wait_events[g]);
 	}
-	}
 }
 
 /***********************************************************************
@@ -3560,9 +3599,7 @@ os_aio(
 #endif
 		} else {
 			if (!wake_later) {
-				os_aio_simulated_wake_handler_thread(
-					os_aio_get_segment_no_from_slot(
-						array, slot));
+				os_aio_simulated_wake_handler_thread(array);
 			}
 		}
 	} else if (type == OS_FILE_WRITE) {
@@ -3578,9 +3615,7 @@ os_aio(
 #endif
 		} else {
 			if (!wake_later) {
-				os_aio_simulated_wake_handler_thread(
-					os_aio_get_segment_no_from_slot(
-						array, slot));
+				os_aio_simulated_wake_handler_thread(array);
 			}
 		}
 	} else {
@@ -3646,7 +3681,7 @@ ibool
 os_aio_windows_handle(
 /*==================*/
 				/* out: TRUE if the aio operation succeeded */
-	ulint	segment,	/* in: the number of the segment in the aio
+	ulint	global_segment,	/* in: the number of the segment in the aio
 				arrays to wait for; segment 0 is the ibuf
 				i/o thread, segment 1 the log i/o thread,
 				then follow the non-ibuf read threads, and as
@@ -3664,7 +3699,6 @@ os_aio_windows_handle(
 	void**	message2,
 	ulint*	type)		/* out: OS_FILE_WRITE or ..._READ */
 {
-	ulint		orig_seg	= segment;
 	os_aio_array_t*	array;
 	os_aio_slot_t*	slot;
 	ulint		n;
@@ -3673,34 +3707,30 @@ os_aio_windows_handle(
 	BOOL		ret;
 	DWORD		len;
 
-	if (segment == ULINT_UNDEFINED) {
+	if (global_segment == ULINT_UNDEFINED) {
 		array = os_aio_sync_array;
-		segment = 0;
 	} else {
-		segment = os_aio_get_array_and_local_segment(&array, segment);
+		array = os_aio_get_array(global_segment);
 	}
 
 	/* NOTE! We only access constant fields in os_aio_array. Therefore
 	we do not have to acquire the protecting mutex yet */
 
 	ut_ad(os_aio_validate());
-	ut_ad(segment < array->n_segments);
 
-	n = array->n_slots / array->n_segments;
+	n = array->n_slots;
 
 	if (array == os_aio_sync_array) {
 		os_event_wait(os_aio_array_get_nth_slot(array, pos)->event);
 		i = pos;
 	} else {
-		srv_set_io_thread_op_info(orig_seg, "wait Windows aio");
-		i = os_event_wait_multiple(n,
-					   (array->native_events)
-					   + segment * n);
+		srv_set_io_thread_op_info(global_segment, "wait Windows aio");
+		i = os_event_wait_multiple(n, (array->native_events));
 	}
 
 	os_mutex_enter(array->mutex);
 
-	slot = os_aio_array_get_nth_slot(array, i + segment * n);
+	slot = os_aio_array_get_nth_slot(array, i);
 
 	ut_a(slot->reserved);
 
@@ -3878,14 +3908,16 @@ os_aio_simulated_handle(
 	ulint*	type)		/* out: OS_FILE_WRITE or ..._READ */
 {
 	os_aio_array_t*	array;
-	ulint		segment;
 	os_aio_slot_t*	slot;
 	os_aio_slot_t*	slot2;
 	os_aio_slot_t*	consecutive_ios[OS_AIO_MERGE_N_CONSECUTIVE];
+	os_aio_slot_t*  lowest_request;
+	os_aio_slot_t*	oldest_request;
 	ulint		n_consecutive;
 	ulint		total_len;
 	ulint		offs;
 	ulint		lowest_offset;
+	ulint		oldest_offset;
 	ulint		biggest_age;
 	ulint		age;
 	byte*		combined_buf;
@@ -3894,7 +3926,9 @@ os_aio_simulated_handle(
 	ulint		n;
 	ulint		i;
 
-	segment = os_aio_get_array_and_local_segment(&array, global_segment);
+ 	double          start_usecs, stop_usecs, elapsed_usecs;
+ 	time_t          now;
+ 	array = os_aio_get_array(global_segment);	
 
 restart:
 	/* NOTE! We only access constant fields in os_aio_array. Therefore
@@ -3903,11 +3937,10 @@ os_aio_simulated_handle(
 	srv_set_io_thread_op_info(global_segment,
 				  "looking for i/o requests (a)");
 	ut_ad(os_aio_validate());
-	ut_ad(segment < array->n_segments);
 
-	n = array->n_slots / array->n_segments;
+	n = array->n_slots;
 
-	/* Look through n slots after the segment * n'th slot */
+	/* Look through n slots */
 
 	if (array == os_aio_read_array
 	    && os_aio_recommend_sleep_for_read_threads) {
@@ -3927,9 +3960,9 @@ os_aio_simulated_handle(
 	done */
 
 	for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
-		slot = os_aio_array_get_nth_slot(array, i + segment * n);
+		slot = os_aio_array_get_nth_slot(array, i);
 
-		if (slot->reserved && slot->io_already_done) {
+		if (slot->reserved && slot->status == OS_AIO_DONE) {
 
 			if (os_aio_print_debug) {
 				fprintf(stderr,
@@ -3944,74 +3977,64 @@ os_aio_simulated_handle(
 		}
 	}
 
-	n_consecutive = 0;
-
-	/* If there are at least 2 seconds old requests, then pick the oldest
-	one to prevent starvation. If several requests have the same age,
-	then pick the one at the lowest offset. */
-
 	biggest_age = 0;
-	lowest_offset = ULINT_MAX;
+	now = time(NULL);
+        oldest_request = lowest_request = NULL;
+        oldest_offset = lowest_offset = ULINT_MAX;
 
+        /* Find the oldest request and the request with the smallest offset */
 	for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
-		slot = os_aio_array_get_nth_slot(array, i + segment * n);
+		slot = os_aio_array_get_nth_slot(array, i);
 
-		if (slot->reserved) {
-			age = (ulint)difftime(time(NULL),
-					      slot->reservation_time);
+		if (slot->reserved && slot->status == OS_AIO_NOT_ISSUED) {
+			age = (ulint)difftime(now, slot->reservation_time);
 
+			/* If there are at least 2 seconds old requests, then pick the oldest
+			   one to prevent starvation. If several requests have the same age,
+			   then pick the one at the lowest offset. */
 			if ((age >= 2 && age > biggest_age)
 			    || (age >= 2 && age == biggest_age
-				&& slot->offset < lowest_offset)) {
+			        && slot->offset < oldest_offset)) {
 
 			        /* Found an i/o request */
-				consecutive_ios[0] = slot;
-
-				n_consecutive = 1;
-
 				biggest_age = age;
-				lowest_offset = slot->offset;
+				oldest_request = slot;
+				oldest_offset = slot->offset;
 			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (n_consecutive == 0) {
-		/* There were no old requests. Look for an i/o request at the
-		lowest offset in the array (we ignore the high 32 bits of the
-		offset in these heuristics) */
-
-		lowest_offset = ULINT_MAX;
-
-		for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
-			slot = os_aio_array_get_nth_slot(array,
-							 i + segment * n);
-
-			if (slot->reserved && slot->offset < lowest_offset) {
 
+			/* Look for an i/o request at the lowest offset in the array
+			 * (we ignore the high 32 bits of the offset) */
+			if (slot->offset < lowest_offset) {
 			        /* Found an i/o request */
-				consecutive_ios[0] = slot;
+				lowest_request = slot;
+
 
-				n_consecutive = 1;
 
 				lowest_offset = slot->offset;
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (n_consecutive == 0) {
+	if (!lowest_request && !oldest_request) {
 
 		/* No i/o requested at the moment */
 
 		goto wait_for_io;
 	}
 
-	slot = consecutive_ios[0];
+        if (oldest_request) {
+		slot = oldest_request;
+        } else {
+		slot = lowest_request;
+        }
+        consecutive_ios[0] = slot;
+	n_consecutive = 1;
   
 	/* Check if there are several consecutive blocks to read or write */
 
 consecutive_loop:
 	for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
-		slot2 = os_aio_array_get_nth_slot(array, i + segment * n);
+		slot2 = os_aio_array_get_nth_slot(array, i);
 
 		if (slot2->reserved && slot2 != slot
 		    && slot2->offset == slot->offset + slot->len
@@ -4019,7 +4042,8 @@ os_aio_simulated_handle(
 		    && slot->offset + slot->len > slot->offset
 		    && slot2->offset_high == slot->offset_high
 		    && slot2->type == slot->type
-		    && slot2->file == slot->file) {
+		    && slot2->file == slot->file
+		    && slot2->status == OS_AIO_NOT_ISSUED) { 
 
 			/* Found a consecutive i/o request */
 
@@ -4028,7 +4052,8 @@ os_aio_simulated_handle(
 
 			slot = slot2;
 
-			if (n_consecutive < OS_AIO_MERGE_N_CONSECUTIVE) {
+			if (n_consecutive < OS_AIO_MERGE_N_CONSECUTIVE &&
+ 			    n_consecutive < srv_max_merged_io) {
 
 				goto consecutive_loop;
 			} else {
@@ -4048,6 +4073,8 @@ os_aio_simulated_handle(
 
 	for (i = 0; i < n_consecutive; i++) {
 		total_len += consecutive_ios[i]->len;
+		ut_a(consecutive_ios[i]->status == OS_AIO_NOT_ISSUED);
+		consecutive_ios[i]->status = OS_AIO_ISSUED;
 	}
 
 	if (n_consecutive == 1) {
@@ -4055,7 +4082,16 @@ os_aio_simulated_handle(
 		combined_buf = slot->buf;
 		combined_buf2 = NULL;
 	} else {
-		combined_buf2 = ut_malloc(total_len + UNIV_PAGE_SIZE);
+		if ((total_len + UNIV_PAGE_SIZE) > os_aio_thread_buffer_size[global_segment]) {
+
+			if (os_aio_thread_buffer[global_segment])
+				ut_free(os_aio_thread_buffer[global_segment]);
+
+			os_aio_thread_buffer[global_segment] = ut_malloc(total_len + UNIV_PAGE_SIZE);
+ 
+			os_aio_thread_buffer_size[global_segment] = total_len + UNIV_PAGE_SIZE;
+		}
+		combined_buf2 = os_aio_thread_buffer[global_segment];
 
 		ut_a(combined_buf2);
 
@@ -4066,6 +4102,9 @@ os_aio_simulated_handle(
 	this assumes that there is just one i/o-handler thread serving
 	a single segment of slots! */
 
+	ut_a(slot->reserved);
+	ut_a(slot->status == OS_AIO_ISSUED);
+
 	os_mutex_exit(array->mutex);
 
 	if (slot->type == OS_FILE_WRITE && n_consecutive > 1) {
@@ -4092,6 +4131,7 @@ os_aio_simulated_handle(
 
 	/* Do the i/o with ordinary, synchronous i/o functions: */
 	if (slot->type == OS_FILE_WRITE) {
+		os_aio_thread_io_writes[global_segment] += n_consecutive;
 		if (array == os_aio_write_array) {
 			if ((total_len % UNIV_PAGE_SIZE != 0)
 			    || (slot->offset % UNIV_PAGE_SIZE != 0)) {
@@ -4106,18 +4146,30 @@ os_aio_simulated_handle(
 
 			os_file_check_page_trailers(combined_buf, total_len);
 		}
-
+ 		start_usecs = time_usecs();
 		ret = os_file_write(slot->name, slot->file, combined_buf,
 				    slot->offset, slot->offset_high,
 				    total_len);
+ 		stop_usecs = time_usecs();
+                elapsed_usecs = stop_usecs - start_usecs;
+                if (elapsed_usecs < 0) elapsed_usecs = 0;
 
 		if (array == os_aio_write_array) {
 			os_file_check_page_trailers(combined_buf, total_len);
 		}
 	} else {
+		start_usecs = time_usecs();
+ 		os_aio_thread_io_reads[global_segment] += n_consecutive;
 		ret = os_file_read(slot->file, combined_buf,
 				   slot->offset, slot->offset_high, total_len);
+		stop_usecs = time_usecs();
+                elapsed_usecs = stop_usecs - start_usecs;
+                if (elapsed_usecs < 0) elapsed_usecs = 0;
 	}
+ 	if (elapsed_usecs > os_aio_thread_max_io_wait[global_segment])
+ 		os_aio_thread_max_io_wait[global_segment] = elapsed_usecs;
+ 	os_aio_thread_io_wait[global_segment] += elapsed_usecs;
+ 	os_aio_thread_io_requests[global_segment]++;
 
 	ut_a(ret);
 	srv_set_io_thread_op_info(global_segment, "file i/o done");
@@ -4140,16 +4192,13 @@ os_aio_simulated_handle(
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (combined_buf2) {
-		ut_free(combined_buf2);
-	}
-
 	os_mutex_enter(array->mutex);
 
 	/* Mark the i/os done in slots */
 
 	for (i = 0; i < n_consecutive; i++) {
-		consecutive_ios[i]->io_already_done = TRUE;
+		ut_a(consecutive_ios[i]->status == OS_AIO_ISSUED);
+		consecutive_ios[i]->status = OS_AIO_DONE;
 	}
 
 	/* We return the messages for the first slot now, and if there were
@@ -4159,6 +4208,8 @@ os_aio_simulated_handle(
 slot_io_done:
 
 	ut_a(slot->reserved);
+	ut_a(slot->status == OS_AIO_DONE);
+	slot->status = OS_AIO_CLAIMED;
 
 	*message1 = slot->message1;
 	*message2 = slot->message2;
@@ -4168,6 +4219,7 @@ os_aio_simulated_handle(
 	os_mutex_exit(array->mutex);
 
 	os_aio_array_free_slot(array, slot);
+ 	srv_set_io_thread_op_info(global_segment, "exited handler");
 
 	return(ret);
 
@@ -4214,7 +4266,6 @@ os_aio_array_validate(
 	os_mutex_enter(array->mutex);
 
 	ut_a(array->n_slots > 0);
-	ut_a(array->n_segments > 0);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < array->n_slots; i++) {
 		slot = os_aio_array_get_nth_slot(array, i);
@@ -4264,11 +4315,19 @@ os_aio_print(
 	double		time_elapsed;
 	double		avg_bytes_read;
 	ulint		i;
+ 	ulint		num_issued, num_done, num_claimed;
   
-	for (i = 0; i < srv_n_file_io_threads; i++) {
-		fprintf(file, "I/O thread %lu state: %s (%s)", (ulong) i,
-			srv_io_thread_op_info[i],
-			srv_io_thread_function[i]);
+	for (i = 0; i < os_aio_n_segments; i++) {
+		fprintf(file,
+			"I/O thread %lu state: %s (%s) reads %lu writes %lu "
+			"requests %lu io secs %lf io msecs/request %lf max_io_wait %lf",
+			i, srv_io_thread_op_info[i], srv_io_thread_function[i],
+			os_aio_thread_io_reads[i], os_aio_thread_io_writes[i],
+			os_aio_thread_io_requests[i],
+			os_aio_thread_io_wait[i] / 1000000.0,
+			os_aio_thread_io_requests[i] ?
+			os_aio_thread_io_wait[i] / os_aio_thread_io_requests[i] / 1000.0 : 0.0,
+			os_aio_thread_max_io_wait[i] / 1000.0);
 
 #ifndef __WIN__
 		if (os_aio_segment_wait_events[i]->is_set) {
@@ -4288,14 +4347,21 @@ os_aio_print(
 	os_mutex_enter(array->mutex);
 
 	ut_a(array->n_slots > 0);
-	ut_a(array->n_segments > 0);
-
 	n_reserved = 0;
+	num_done = num_issued = num_claimed = 0;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < array->n_slots; i++) {
 		slot = os_aio_array_get_nth_slot(array, i);
 
 		if (slot->reserved) {
+ 			if (slot->status == OS_AIO_ISSUED)
+ 				num_issued++;
+ 			else if (slot->status == OS_AIO_DONE)
+ 				num_done++;
+ 			else {
+ 				ut_ad(slot->status == OS_AIO_CLAIMED);
+ 				num_claimed++;
+ 			}
 			n_reserved++;
 #if 0
 			fprintf(stderr, "Reserved slot, messages %p %p\n",
@@ -4341,6 +4407,13 @@ os_aio_print(
 		goto loop;
 	}
 
+ 	putc('\n', file);
+ 	fprintf(file,
+ 		"Summary of background IO slot status: %lu issued, "
+ 		"%lu done, %lu claimed, sleep set %d\n",
+ 		num_issued, num_done, num_claimed,
+ 		os_aio_recommend_sleep_for_read_threads);
+
 	putc('\n', file);
 	current_time = time(NULL);
 	time_elapsed = 0.001 + difftime(current_time, os_last_printout);

storage/innobase/srv/srv0srv.c

@@ -173,6 +173,10 @@ ulint	srv_lock_table_size	= ULINT_MAX;
 
 ulint	srv_n_file_io_threads	= ULINT_MAX;
 
+ulint	srv_n_read_io_threads	= ULINT_MAX;
+ulint	srv_n_write_io_threads	= ULINT_MAX;
+ulint	srv_max_merged_io = 64;
+
 #ifdef UNIV_LOG_ARCHIVE
 ibool	srv_log_archive_on	= FALSE;
 ibool	srv_archive_recovery	= 0;

storage/innobase/srv/srv0start.c

@@ -985,6 +985,7 @@ innobase_start_or_create_for_mysql(void)
 	ulint	i;
 	ibool	srv_file_per_table_original_value  = srv_file_per_table;
 	mtr_t	mtr;
+	ulint	n_threads;
 #ifdef HAVE_DARWIN_THREADS
 # ifdef F_FULLFSYNC
 	/* This executable has been compiled on Mac OS X 10.3 or later.
@@ -1238,26 +1239,34 @@ innobase_start_or_create_for_mysql(void)
 	}
 
 	/* Restrict the maximum number of file i/o threads */
-	if (srv_n_file_io_threads > SRV_MAX_N_IO_THREADS) {
-
-		srv_n_file_io_threads = SRV_MAX_N_IO_THREADS;
+	if ((srv_n_read_io_threads + srv_n_write_io_threads) > SRV_MAX_N_IO_THREADS) {
+		fprintf(stderr,
+			"InnoDB: requested too many read(%d) or write(%d) IO threads, max is %d\n",
+			srv_n_read_io_threads, srv_n_write_io_threads, SRV_MAX_N_IO_THREADS);	
+		return(DB_ERROR);
 	}
 
 	if (!os_aio_use_native_aio) {
-		/* In simulated aio we currently have use only for 4 threads */
-		srv_n_file_io_threads = 4;
-
-		os_aio_init(8 * SRV_N_PENDING_IOS_PER_THREAD
-			    * srv_n_file_io_threads,
-			    srv_n_file_io_threads,
+ 		/* More than 4 threads are now supported. */
+		n_threads = os_aio_init(8 * SRV_N_PENDING_IOS_PER_THREAD,
+                                        srv_n_read_io_threads,
+                                        srv_n_write_io_threads,
                                         SRV_MAX_N_PENDING_SYNC_IOS);
 	} else {
-		os_aio_init(SRV_N_PENDING_IOS_PER_THREAD
-			    * srv_n_file_io_threads,
-			    srv_n_file_io_threads,
+                /* Might need more slots here. Alas, I don't do windows. */
+                n_threads = os_aio_init(SRV_N_PENDING_IOS_PER_THREAD,
+                                        srv_n_read_io_threads,
+                                        srv_n_write_io_threads,
                                         SRV_MAX_N_PENDING_SYNC_IOS);
 	}
 
+	if (n_threads > SRV_MAX_N_IO_THREADS) {
+		fprintf(stderr,
+			"InnoDB: requested too many IO threads(%d), max is %d\n",
+			n_threads, SRV_MAX_N_IO_THREADS);	
+		return(DB_ERROR);
+	}
+
 	fil_init(srv_max_n_open_files);
 
 	if (srv_use_awe) {
@@ -1295,7 +1304,7 @@ innobase_start_or_create_for_mysql(void)
 
 	/* Create i/o-handler threads: */
 
-	for (i = 0; i < srv_n_file_io_threads; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < n_threads; i++) {
 		n[i] = i;
 
 		os_thread_create(io_handler_thread, n + i, thread_ids + i);