DPL: avoid MessageSet abstractions when forwarding

This is most likely faster, and it will allow us to move
the early forwarding at an earlier stage where the data is not
yet in a MessageSet.

Author: ktf

Framework/Core/include/Framework/DataProcessingHelpers.h

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "Framework/TimesliceIndex.h"
 #include <fairmq/FwdDecls.h>
 #include <vector>
+#include <span>
 
 namespace o2::framework
 {
@@ -53,8 +54,11 @@ struct DataProcessingHelpers {
   /// starts the EoS timers and returns the new TransitionHandlingState in case as new state is requested
   static TransitionHandlingState updateStateTransition(ServiceRegistryRef const& ref, ProcessingPolicies const& policies);
   /// Helper to route messages for forwarding
-  static std::vector<fair::mq::Parts> routeForwardedMessages(FairMQDeviceProxy& proxy, std::vector<MessageSet>& currentSetOfInputs,
-                                                             bool copy, bool consume);
+  static std::vector<fair::mq::Parts> routeForwardedMessageSet(FairMQDeviceProxy& proxy, std::vector<MessageSet>& currentSetOfInputs,
+                                                               bool copy, bool consume);
+  /// Helper to route messages for forwarding
+  static void routeForwardedMessages(FairMQDeviceProxy& proxy, std::span<fair::mq::MessagePtr>& currentSetOfInputs, std::vector<fair::mq::Parts>& forwardedParts,
+                                     bool copy, bool consume);
 };
 } // namespace o2::framework
 #endif // O2_FRAMEWORK_DATAPROCESSINGHELPERS_H_

Framework/Core/src/DataProcessingDevice.cxx

@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ static auto forwardInputs = [](ServiceRegistryRef registry, TimesliceSlot slot,
   O2_SIGNPOST_ID_GENERATE(sid, forwarding);
   O2_SIGNPOST_START(forwarding, sid, "forwardInputs", "Starting forwarding for slot %zu with oldestTimeslice %zu %{public}s%{public}s%{public}s",
                     slot.index, oldestTimeslice.timeslice.value, copy ? "with copy" : "", copy && consume ? " and " : "", consume ? "with consume" : "");
-  auto forwardedParts = DataProcessingHelpers::routeForwardedMessages(proxy, currentSetOfInputs, copy, consume);
+  auto forwardedParts = DataProcessingHelpers::routeForwardedMessageSet(proxy, currentSetOfInputs, copy, consume);
 
   for (int fi = 0; fi < proxy.getNumForwardChannels(); fi++) {
     if (forwardedParts[fi].Size() == 0) {

Framework/Core/src/DataProcessingHelpers.cxx

@@ -221,102 +221,128 @@ TransitionHandlingState DataProcessingHelpers::updateStateTransition(ServiceRegi
   }
 }
 
-auto DataProcessingHelpers::routeForwardedMessages(FairMQDeviceProxy& proxy,
-                                                   std::vector<MessageSet>& currentSetOfInputs,
-                                                   const bool copyByDefault, bool consume) -> std::vector<fair::mq::Parts>
+void DataProcessingHelpers::routeForwardedMessages(FairMQDeviceProxy& proxy, std::span<fair::mq::MessagePtr>& messages, std::vector<fair::mq::Parts>& forwardedParts,
+                                                   const bool copyByDefault, bool consume)
 {
-  // we collect all messages per forward in a map and send them together
-  std::vector<fair::mq::Parts> forwardedParts;
-  forwardedParts.resize(proxy.getNumForwards());
-  std::vector<ChannelIndex> forwardingChoices{};
   O2_SIGNPOST_ID_GENERATE(sid, forwarding);
+  std::vector<ChannelIndex> forwardingChoices{};
+  size_t pi = 0;
+  while (pi < messages.size()) {
+    auto& header = messages[pi];
 
-  for (size_t ii = 0, ie = currentSetOfInputs.size(); ii < ie; ++ii) {
-    auto& messageSet = currentSetOfInputs[ii];
+    // If is now possible that the record is not complete when
+    // we forward it, because of a custom completion policy.
+    // this means that we need to skip the empty entries in the
+    // record for being forwarded.
+    if (header->GetData() == nullptr) {
+      pi += 2;
+      continue;
+    }
+    auto dih = o2::header::get<DomainInfoHeader*>(header->GetData());
+    if (dih) {
+      pi += 2;
+      continue;
+    }
+    auto sih = o2::header::get<SourceInfoHeader*>(header->GetData());
+    if (sih) {
+      pi += 2;
+      continue;
+    }
 
-    for (size_t pi = 0; pi < messageSet.size(); ++pi) {
-      auto& header = messageSet.header(pi);
+    auto dph = o2::header::get<DataProcessingHeader*>(header->GetData());
+    auto dh = o2::header::get<o2::header::DataHeader*>(header->GetData());
 
-      // If is now possible that the record is not complete when
-      // we forward it, because of a custom completion policy.
-      // this means that we need to skip the empty entries in the
-      // record for being forwarded.
-      if (header->GetData() == nullptr) {
-        continue;
-      }
-      auto dih = o2::header::get<DomainInfoHeader*>(header->GetData());
-      if (dih) {
-        continue;
-      }
-      auto sih = o2::header::get<SourceInfoHeader*>(header->GetData());
-      if (sih) {
-        continue;
-      }
+    if (dph == nullptr || dh == nullptr) {
+      // Complain only if this is not an out-of-band message
+      LOGP(error, "Data is missing {}{}{}",
+           dph ? "DataProcessingHeader" : "", dph || dh ? "and" : "", dh ? "DataHeader" : "");
+      pi += 2;
+      continue;
+    }
 
-      auto dph = o2::header::get<DataProcessingHeader*>(header->GetData());
-      auto dh = o2::header::get<o2::header::DataHeader*>(header->GetData());
+    // At least one payload.
+    auto& payload = messages[pi + 1];
+    // Calculate the number of messages which should be handled together
+    // all in one go.
+    size_t numberOfMessages = 0;
+    if (dh->splitPayloadParts > 0 && dh->splitPayloadParts == dh->splitPayloadIndex) {
+      // Sequence of (header, payload[0], ... , payload[splitPayloadParts - 1]) pairs belonging together.
+      numberOfMessages = dh->splitPayloadParts;
+    } else {
+      // Sequence of splitPayloadParts (header, payload) pairs belonging together.
+      // In case splitPayloadParts = 0, we consider this as a single message pair
+      numberOfMessages = (dh->splitPayloadParts > 0 ? dh->splitPayloadParts : 1) * 2;
+    }
 
-      if (dph == nullptr || dh == nullptr) {
-        // Complain only if this is not an out-of-band message
-        LOGP(error, "Data is missing {}{}{}",
-             dph ? "DataProcessingHeader" : "", dph || dh ? "and" : "", dh ? "DataHeader" : "");
-        continue;
-      }
+    if (payload.get() == nullptr && consume == true) {
+      // If the payload is not there, it means we already
+      // processed it with ConsumeExisiting. Therefore we
+      // need to do something only if this is the last consume.
+      header.reset(nullptr);
+      pi += numberOfMessages;
+      continue;
+    }
 
-      auto& payload = messageSet.payload(pi);
+    // We need to find the forward route only for the first
+    // part of a split payload. All the others will use the same.
+    // Therefore, we reset and recompute the forwarding choice:
+    //
+    // - If this is the first payload of a [header0][payload0][header0][payload1]... sequence,
+    //   which is actually always created and handled together. Notice that in this
+    //   case we have splitPayloadParts == splitPayloadIndex
+    // - If this is the first payload of a [header0][payload0][header1][payload1]... sequence
+    //   belonging to the same multipart message (and therefore we are guaranteed that they
+    //   need to be routed together).
+    // - If the message is not a multipart (splitPayloadParts 0) or has only one part
+    // - If it's a message of the kind [header0][payload1][payload2][payload3]... and therefore
+    //   we will already use the same choice in the for loop below.
+    //
 
-      if (payload.get() == nullptr && consume == true) {
-        // If the payload is not there, it means we already
-        // processed it with ConsumeExisiting. Therefore we
-        // need to do something only if this is the last consume.
-        header.reset(nullptr);
-        continue;
-      }
+    forwardingChoices.clear();
+    proxy.getMatchingForwardChannelIndexes(forwardingChoices, *dh, dph->startTime);
 
-      // We need to find the forward route only for the first
-      // part of a split payload. All the others will use the same.
-      // Therefore, we reset and recompute the forwarding choice:
-      //
-      // - If this is the first payload of a [header0][payload0][header0][payload1] sequence,
-      //   which is actually always created and handled together
-      // - If the message is not a multipart (splitPayloadParts 0) or has only one part
-      // - If it's a message of the kind [header0][payload1][payload2][payload3]... and therefore
-      //   we will already use the same choice in the for loop below.
-      if (dh->splitPayloadIndex == 0 || dh->splitPayloadParts <= 1 || messageSet.getNumberOfPayloads(pi) > 0) {
-        forwardingChoices.clear();
-        proxy.getMatchingForwardChannelIndexes(forwardingChoices, *dh, dph->startTime);
-      }
+    if (forwardingChoices.empty()) {
+      // Nothing to forward go to the next messageset
+      pi += numberOfMessages;
+      continue;
+    }
 
-      if (forwardingChoices.empty()) {
-        // Nothing to forward go to the next messageset
-        continue;
-      }
+    // In case of more than one forward route, we need to copy the message.
+    // This will eventually use the same memory if running with the same backend.
+    if (copyByDefault || forwardingChoices.size() > 1) {
+      for (auto& choice : forwardingChoices) {
+        O2_SIGNPOST_EVENT_EMIT(forwarding, sid, "forwardInputs", "Forwarding a copy of %{public}s to route %d.",
+                               fmt::format("{}/{}/{}@timeslice:{} tfCounter:{}", dh->dataOrigin, dh->dataDescription, dh->subSpecification, dph->startTime, dh->tfCounter).c_str(), choice.value);
 
-      // In case of more than one forward route, we need to copy the message.
-      // This will eventually use the same memory if running with the same backend.
-      if (copyByDefault || forwardingChoices.size() > 1) {
-        for (auto& choice : forwardingChoices) {
-          auto&& newHeader = header->GetTransport()->CreateMessage();
-          O2_SIGNPOST_EVENT_EMIT(forwarding, sid, "forwardInputs", "Forwarding a copy of %{public}s to route %d.",
-                                 fmt::format("{}/{}/{}@timeslice:{} tfCounter:{}", dh->dataOrigin, dh->dataDescription, dh->subSpecification, dph->startTime, dh->tfCounter).c_str(), choice.value);
-          newHeader->Copy(*header);
-          forwardedParts[choice.value].AddPart(std::move(newHeader));
-
-          for (size_t payloadIndex = 0; payloadIndex < messageSet.getNumberOfPayloads(pi); ++payloadIndex) {
-            auto&& newPayload = header->GetTransport()->CreateMessage();
-            newPayload->Copy(*messageSet.payload(pi, payloadIndex));
-            forwardedParts[choice.value].AddPart(std::move(newPayload));
-          }
-        }
-      } else {
-        O2_SIGNPOST_EVENT_EMIT(forwarding, sid, "forwardInputs", "Forwarding %{public}s to route %d.",
-                               fmt::format("{}/{}/{}@timeslice:{} tfCounter:{}", dh->dataOrigin, dh->dataDescription, dh->subSpecification, dph->startTime, dh->tfCounter).c_str(), forwardingChoices.back().value);
-        forwardedParts[forwardingChoices.back().value].AddPart(std::move(messageSet.header(pi)));
-        for (size_t payloadIndex = 0; payloadIndex < messageSet.getNumberOfPayloads(pi); ++payloadIndex) {
-          forwardedParts[forwardingChoices.back().value].AddPart(std::move(messageSet.payload(pi, payloadIndex)));
+        for (size_t ppi = pi; ppi < pi + numberOfMessages; ++ppi) {
+          auto&& newMsg = header->GetTransport()->CreateMessage();
+          newMsg->Copy(*messages[ppi]);
+          forwardedParts[choice.value].AddPart(std::move(newMsg));
         }
       }
+    } else {
+      O2_SIGNPOST_EVENT_EMIT(forwarding, sid, "forwardInputs", "Forwarding %{public}s to route %d.",
+                             fmt::format("{}/{}/{}@timeslice:{} tfCounter:{}", dh->dataOrigin, dh->dataDescription, dh->subSpecification, dph->startTime, dh->tfCounter).c_str(), forwardingChoices.back().value);
+      for (size_t ppi = pi; ppi < pi + numberOfMessages; ++ppi) {
+        forwardedParts[forwardingChoices.back().value].AddPart(std::move(messages[ppi]));
+      }
     }
+    pi += numberOfMessages;
+  }
+}
+
+auto DataProcessingHelpers::routeForwardedMessageSet(FairMQDeviceProxy& proxy,
+                                                     std::vector<MessageSet>& currentSetOfInputs,
+                                                     const bool copyByDefault, bool consume) -> std::vector<fair::mq::Parts>
+{
+  // we collect all messages per forward in a map and send them together
+  std::vector<fair::mq::Parts> forwardedParts;
+  forwardedParts.resize(proxy.getNumForwards());
+  std::vector<ChannelIndex> forwardingChoices{};
+
+  for (size_t ii = 0, ie = currentSetOfInputs.size(); ii < ie; ++ii) {
+    auto span = std::span<fair::mq::MessagePtr>(currentSetOfInputs[ii].messages);
+    routeForwardedMessages(proxy, span, forwardedParts, copyByDefault, consume);
   }
   return forwardedParts;
 };

Framework/Core/test/test_ForwardInputs.cxx

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ TEST_CASE("ForwardInputsEmpty")
 
   std::vector<MessageSet> currentSetOfInputs;
 
-  auto result = o2::framework::DataProcessingHelpers::routeForwardedMessages(proxy, currentSetOfInputs, copyByDefault, consume);
+  auto result = o2::framework::DataProcessingHelpers::routeForwardedMessageSet(proxy, currentSetOfInputs, copyByDefault, consume);
   REQUIRE(result.empty());
 }
 
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ TEST_CASE("ForwardInputsSingleMessageSingleRoute")
   REQUIRE(messageSet.size() == 1);
   currentSetOfInputs.emplace_back(std::move(messageSet));
 
-  auto result = o2::framework::DataProcessingHelpers::routeForwardedMessages(proxy, currentSetOfInputs, copyByDefault, consume);
+  auto result = o2::framework::DataProcessingHelpers::routeForwardedMessageSet(proxy, currentSetOfInputs, copyByDefault, consume);
   REQUIRE(result.size() == 1);    // One route
   REQUIRE(result[0].Size() == 2); // Two messages for that route
 }
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ TEST_CASE("ForwardInputsSingleMessageSingleRouteNoConsume")
   REQUIRE(messageSet.size() == 1);
   currentSetOfInputs.emplace_back(std::move(messageSet));
 
-  auto result = o2::framework::DataProcessingHelpers::routeForwardedMessages(proxy, currentSetOfInputs, copyByDefault, true);
+  auto result = o2::framework::DataProcessingHelpers::routeForwardedMessageSet(proxy, currentSetOfInputs, copyByDefault, true);
   REQUIRE(result.size() == 1);
   REQUIRE(result[0].Size() == 0); // Because there is a nullptr, we do not forward this as it was already consumed.
 }
@@ -201,8 +201,7 @@ TEST_CASE("ForwardInputsSingleMessageSingleRouteAtEOS")
   REQUIRE(messageSet.size() == 1);
   currentSetOfInputs.emplace_back(std::move(messageSet));
 
-
-  auto result = o2::framework::DataProcessingHelpers::routeForwardedMessages(proxy, currentSetOfInputs, copyByDefault, consume);
+  auto result = o2::framework::DataProcessingHelpers::routeForwardedMessageSet(proxy, currentSetOfInputs, copyByDefault, consume);
   REQUIRE(result.size() == 1);    // One route
   REQUIRE(result[0].Size() == 0); // FIXME: this is an actual error. It should be 2. However it cannot really happen.
   // Correct behavior below:
@@ -260,7 +259,7 @@ TEST_CASE("ForwardInputsSingleMessageSingleRouteWithOldestPossible")
   REQUIRE(messageSet.size() == 1);
   currentSetOfInputs.emplace_back(std::move(messageSet));
 
-  auto result = o2::framework::DataProcessingHelpers::routeForwardedMessages(proxy, currentSetOfInputs, copyByDefault, consume);
+  auto result = o2::framework::DataProcessingHelpers::routeForwardedMessageSet(proxy, currentSetOfInputs, copyByDefault, consume);
   REQUIRE(result.size() == 1);    // One route
   REQUIRE(result[0].Size() == 0); // FIXME: this is actually wrong
   // FIXME: actually correct behavior below
@@ -325,7 +324,7 @@ TEST_CASE("ForwardInputsSingleMessageMultipleRoutes")
   REQUIRE(messageSet.size() == 1);
   currentSetOfInputs.emplace_back(std::move(messageSet));
 
-  auto result = o2::framework::DataProcessingHelpers::routeForwardedMessages(proxy, currentSetOfInputs, copyByDefault, consume);
+  auto result = o2::framework::DataProcessingHelpers::routeForwardedMessageSet(proxy, currentSetOfInputs, copyByDefault, consume);
   REQUIRE(result.size() == 2);    // Two routes
   REQUIRE(result[0].Size() == 2); // Two messages per route
   REQUIRE(result[1].Size() == 0); // Only the first DPL matched channel matters
@@ -388,7 +387,7 @@ TEST_CASE("ForwardInputsSingleMessageMultipleRoutesExternals")
   REQUIRE(messageSet.size() == 1);
   currentSetOfInputs.emplace_back(std::move(messageSet));
 
-  auto result = o2::framework::DataProcessingHelpers::routeForwardedMessages(proxy, currentSetOfInputs, copyByDefault, consume);
+  auto result = o2::framework::DataProcessingHelpers::routeForwardedMessageSet(proxy, currentSetOfInputs, copyByDefault, consume);
   REQUIRE(result.size() == 2);    // Two routes
   REQUIRE(result[0].Size() == 2); // With external matching channels, we need to copy and then forward
   REQUIRE(result[1].Size() == 2); //
@@ -466,7 +465,7 @@ TEST_CASE("ForwardInputsMultiMessageMultipleRoutes")
   currentSetOfInputs.emplace_back(std::move(messageSet2));
   REQUIRE(currentSetOfInputs.size() == 2);
 
-  auto result = o2::framework::DataProcessingHelpers::routeForwardedMessages(proxy, currentSetOfInputs, copyByDefault, consume);
+  auto result = o2::framework::DataProcessingHelpers::routeForwardedMessageSet(proxy, currentSetOfInputs, copyByDefault, consume);
   REQUIRE(result.size() == 2);    // Two routes
   REQUIRE(result[0].Size() == 2); //
   REQUIRE(result[1].Size() == 2); //
@@ -529,7 +528,7 @@ TEST_CASE("ForwardInputsSingleMessageMultipleRoutesOnlyOneMatches")
   REQUIRE(messageSet.size() == 1);
   currentSetOfInputs.emplace_back(std::move(messageSet));
 
-  auto result = o2::framework::DataProcessingHelpers::routeForwardedMessages(proxy, currentSetOfInputs, copyByDefault, consume);
+  auto result = o2::framework::DataProcessingHelpers::routeForwardedMessageSet(proxy, currentSetOfInputs, copyByDefault, consume);
   REQUIRE(result.size() == 2);    // Two routes
   REQUIRE(result[0].Size() == 0); // Two messages per route
   REQUIRE(result[1].Size() == 2); // Two messages per route
@@ -541,8 +540,8 @@ TEST_CASE("ForwardInputsSplitPayload")
   dh.dataOrigin = "TST";
   dh.dataDescription = "A";
   dh.subSpecification = 0;
-  dh.splitPayloadIndex = 0;
-  dh.splitPayloadParts = 2;
+  dh.splitPayloadIndex = 3;
+  dh.splitPayloadParts = 3;
 
   o2::header::DataHeader dh2;
   dh2.dataOrigin = "TST";
@@ -611,7 +610,7 @@ TEST_CASE("ForwardInputsSplitPayload")
   REQUIRE(messageSet.size() == 2);
   currentSetOfInputs.emplace_back(std::move(messageSet));
 
-  auto result = o2::framework::DataProcessingHelpers::routeForwardedMessages(proxy, currentSetOfInputs, copyByDefault, consume);
+  auto result = o2::framework::DataProcessingHelpers::routeForwardedMessageSet(proxy, currentSetOfInputs, copyByDefault, consume);
   REQUIRE(result.size() == 2);  // Two routes
   CHECK(result[0].Size() == 2); // No messages on this route
   CHECK(result[1].Size() == 3);
@@ -657,7 +656,7 @@ TEST_CASE("ForwardInputEOSSingleRoute")
   REQUIRE(messageSet.size() == 1);
   currentSetOfInputs.emplace_back(std::move(messageSet));
 
-  auto result = o2::framework::DataProcessingHelpers::routeForwardedMessages(proxy, currentSetOfInputs, copyByDefault, consume);
+  auto result = o2::framework::DataProcessingHelpers::routeForwardedMessageSet(proxy, currentSetOfInputs, copyByDefault, consume);
   REQUIRE(result.size() == 1);    // One route
   REQUIRE(result[0].Size() == 0); // Oldest possible timeframe should not be forwarded
 }
@@ -702,7 +701,7 @@ TEST_CASE("ForwardInputOldestPossibleSingleRoute")
   REQUIRE(messageSet.size() == 1);
   currentSetOfInputs.emplace_back(std::move(messageSet));
 
-  auto result = o2::framework::DataProcessingHelpers::routeForwardedMessages(proxy, currentSetOfInputs, copyByDefault, consume);
+  auto result = o2::framework::DataProcessingHelpers::routeForwardedMessageSet(proxy, currentSetOfInputs, copyByDefault, consume);
   REQUIRE(result.size() == 1);    // One route
   REQUIRE(result[0].Size() == 0); // Oldest possible timeframe should not be forwarded
 }