Added support for offloading read() in thread pools.

src/core/ngx_buf.h

@@ -90,15 +90,23 @@ struct ngx_output_chain_ctx_s {
 #endif
     unsigned                     need_in_memory:1;
     unsigned                     need_in_temp:1;
-#if (NGX_HAVE_FILE_AIO)
+#if (NGX_HAVE_FILE_AIO || NGX_THREADS)
     unsigned                     aio:1;
+#endif
 
+#if (NGX_HAVE_FILE_AIO)
     ngx_output_chain_aio_pt      aio_handler;
 #if (NGX_HAVE_AIO_SENDFILE)
     ssize_t                    (*aio_preload)(ngx_buf_t *file);
 #endif
 #endif
 
+#if (NGX_THREADS)
+    ngx_int_t                  (*thread_handler)(ngx_thread_task_t *task,
+                                                 ngx_file_t *file);
+    ngx_thread_task_t           *thread_task;
+#endif
+
     off_t                        alignment;
 
     ngx_pool_t                  *pool;

src/core/ngx_file.h

@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ struct ngx_file_s {
 
     ngx_log_t                 *log;
 
+#if (NGX_THREADS)
+    ngx_int_t                (*thread_handler)(ngx_thread_task_t *task,
+                                               ngx_file_t *file);
+    void                      *thread_ctx;
+#endif
+
 #if (NGX_HAVE_FILE_AIO)
     ngx_event_aio_t           *aio;
 #endif

src/core/ngx_output_chain.c

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ ngx_output_chain(ngx_output_chain_ctx_t *ctx, ngx_chain_t *in)
     ngx_chain_t  *cl, *out, **last_out;
 
     if (ctx->in == NULL && ctx->busy == NULL
-#if (NGX_HAVE_FILE_AIO)
+#if (NGX_HAVE_FILE_AIO || NGX_THREADS)
         && !ctx->aio
 #endif
        )
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ ngx_output_chain(ngx_output_chain_ctx_t *ctx, ngx_chain_t *in)
 
     for ( ;; ) {
 
-#if (NGX_HAVE_FILE_AIO)
+#if (NGX_HAVE_FILE_AIO || NGX_THREADS)
         if (ctx->aio) {
             return NGX_AGAIN;
         }
@@ -233,6 +233,13 @@ ngx_output_chain_as_is(ngx_output_chain_ctx_t *ctx, ngx_buf_t *buf)
         return 1;
     }
 
+#if (NGX_THREADS)
+    if (buf->in_file) {
+        buf->file->thread_handler = ctx->thread_handler;
+        buf->file->thread_ctx = ctx->filter_ctx;
+    }
+#endif
+
     if (buf->in_file && buf->file->directio) {
         return 0;
     }
@@ -559,7 +566,6 @@ ngx_output_chain_copy_buf(ngx_output_chain_ctx_t *ctx)
 #endif
 
 #if (NGX_HAVE_FILE_AIO)
-
         if (ctx->aio_handler) {
             n = ngx_file_aio_read(src->file, dst->pos, (size_t) size,
                                   src->file_pos, ctx->pool);
@@ -568,15 +574,23 @@ ngx_output_chain_copy_buf(ngx_output_chain_ctx_t *ctx)
                 return NGX_AGAIN;
             }
 
-        } else {
+        } else
+#endif
+#if (NGX_THREADS)
+        if (src->file->thread_handler) {
+            n = ngx_thread_read(&ctx->thread_task, src->file, dst->pos,
+                                (size_t) size, src->file_pos, ctx->pool);
+            if (n == NGX_AGAIN) {
+                ctx->aio = 1;
+                return NGX_AGAIN;
+            }
+
+        } else
+#endif
+        {
             n = ngx_read_file(src->file, dst->pos, (size_t) size,
                               src->file_pos);
         }
-#else
-
-        n = ngx_read_file(src->file, dst->pos, (size_t) size, src->file_pos);
-
-#endif
 
 #if (NGX_HAVE_ALIGNED_DIRECTIO)
 

src/http/ngx_http_copy_filter_module.c

@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ static ssize_t ngx_http_copy_aio_sendfile_preload(ngx_buf_t *file);
 static void ngx_http_copy_aio_sendfile_event_handler(ngx_event_t *ev);
 #endif
 #endif
+#if (NGX_THREADS)
+static ngx_int_t ngx_http_copy_thread_handler(ngx_thread_task_t *task,
+    ngx_file_t *file);
+static void ngx_http_copy_thread_event_handler(ngx_event_t *ev);
+#endif
 
 static void *ngx_http_copy_filter_create_conf(ngx_conf_t *cf);
 static char *ngx_http_copy_filter_merge_conf(ngx_conf_t *cf,
@@ -121,7 +126,7 @@ ngx_http_copy_filter(ngx_http_request_t *r, ngx_chain_t *in)
         ctx->filter_ctx = r;
 
 #if (NGX_HAVE_FILE_AIO)
-        if (ngx_file_aio && clcf->aio) {
+        if (ngx_file_aio && clcf->aio == NGX_HTTP_AIO_ON) {
             ctx->aio_handler = ngx_http_copy_aio_handler;
 #if (NGX_HAVE_AIO_SENDFILE)
             ctx->aio_preload = ngx_http_copy_aio_sendfile_preload;
@@ -129,12 +134,18 @@ ngx_http_copy_filter(ngx_http_request_t *r, ngx_chain_t *in)
         }
 #endif
 
+#if (NGX_THREADS)
+        if (clcf->aio == NGX_HTTP_AIO_THREADS) {
+            ctx->thread_handler = ngx_http_copy_thread_handler;
+        }
+#endif
+
         if (in && in->buf && ngx_buf_size(in->buf)) {
             r->request_output = 1;
         }
     }
 
-#if (NGX_HAVE_FILE_AIO)
+#if (NGX_HAVE_FILE_AIO || NGX_THREADS)
     ctx->aio = r->aio;
 #endif
 
@@ -233,6 +244,67 @@ ngx_http_copy_aio_sendfile_event_handler(ngx_event_t *ev)
 #endif
 
 
+#if (NGX_THREADS)
+
+static ngx_int_t
+ngx_http_copy_thread_handler(ngx_thread_task_t *task, ngx_file_t *file)
+{
+    ngx_str_t                  name;
+    ngx_thread_pool_t         *tp;
+    ngx_http_request_t        *r;
+    ngx_http_core_loc_conf_t  *clcf;
+
+    r = file->thread_ctx;
+
+    clcf = ngx_http_get_module_loc_conf(r, ngx_http_core_module);
+    tp = clcf->thread_pool;
+
+    if (tp == NULL) {
+        if (ngx_http_complex_value(r, clcf->thread_pool_value, &name)
+            != NGX_OK)
+        {
+            return NGX_ERROR;
+        }
+
+        tp = ngx_thread_pool_get((ngx_cycle_t *) ngx_cycle, &name);
+
+        if (tp == NULL) {
+            ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_ERR, r->connection->log, 0,
+                          "thread pool \"%V\" not found", &name);
+            return NGX_ERROR;
+        }
+    }
+
+    task->event.data = r;
+    task->event.handler = ngx_http_copy_thread_event_handler;
+
+    if (ngx_thread_task_post(tp, task) != NGX_OK) {
+        return NGX_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    r->main->blocked++;
+    r->aio = 1;
+
+    return NGX_OK;
+}
+
+
+static void
+ngx_http_copy_thread_event_handler(ngx_event_t *ev)
+{
+    ngx_http_request_t  *r;
+
+    r = ev->data;
+
+    r->main->blocked--;
+    r->aio = 0;
+
+    r->connection->write->handler(r->connection->write);
+}
+
+#endif
+
+
 static void *
 ngx_http_copy_filter_create_conf(ngx_conf_t *cf)
 {

src/http/ngx_http_core_module.c

@@ -3624,6 +3624,10 @@ ngx_http_core_create_loc_conf(ngx_conf_t *cf)
     clcf->sendfile = NGX_CONF_UNSET;
     clcf->sendfile_max_chunk = NGX_CONF_UNSET_SIZE;
     clcf->aio = NGX_CONF_UNSET;
+#if (NGX_THREADS)
+    clcf->thread_pool = NGX_CONF_UNSET_PTR;
+    clcf->thread_pool_value = NGX_CONF_UNSET_PTR;
+#endif
     clcf->read_ahead = NGX_CONF_UNSET_SIZE;
     clcf->directio = NGX_CONF_UNSET;
     clcf->directio_alignment = NGX_CONF_UNSET;
@@ -3839,7 +3843,14 @@ ngx_http_core_merge_loc_conf(ngx_conf_t *cf, void *parent, void *child)
     ngx_conf_merge_value(conf->sendfile, prev->sendfile, 0);
     ngx_conf_merge_size_value(conf->sendfile_max_chunk,
                               prev->sendfile_max_chunk, 0);
+#if (NGX_HAVE_FILE_AIO || NGX_THREADS)
     ngx_conf_merge_value(conf->aio, prev->aio, NGX_HTTP_AIO_OFF);
+#endif
+#if (NGX_THREADS)
+    ngx_conf_merge_ptr_value(conf->thread_pool, prev->thread_pool, NULL);
+    ngx_conf_merge_ptr_value(conf->thread_pool_value, prev->thread_pool_value,
+                             NULL);
+#endif
     ngx_conf_merge_size_value(conf->read_ahead, prev->read_ahead, 0);
     ngx_conf_merge_off_value(conf->directio, prev->directio,
                               NGX_OPEN_FILE_DIRECTIO_OFF);
@@ -4644,6 +4655,11 @@ ngx_http_core_set_aio(ngx_conf_t *cf, ngx_command_t *cmd, void *conf)
         return "is duplicate";
     }
 
+#if (NGX_THREADS)
+    clcf->thread_pool = NULL;
+    clcf->thread_pool_value = NULL;
+#endif
+
     value = cf->args->elts;
 
     if (ngx_strcmp(value[1].data, "off") == 0) {
@@ -4676,6 +4692,64 @@ ngx_http_core_set_aio(ngx_conf_t *cf, ngx_command_t *cmd, void *conf)
 
 #endif
 
+    if (ngx_strncmp(value[1].data, "threads", 7) == 0
+        && (value[1].len == 7 || value[1].data[7] == '='))
+    {
+#if (NGX_THREADS)
+        ngx_str_t                          name;
+        ngx_thread_pool_t                 *tp;
+        ngx_http_complex_value_t           cv;
+        ngx_http_compile_complex_value_t   ccv;
+
+        clcf->aio = NGX_HTTP_AIO_THREADS;
+
+        if (value[1].len >= 8) {
+            name.len = value[1].len - 8;
+            name.data = value[1].data + 8;
+
+            ngx_memzero(&ccv, sizeof(ngx_http_compile_complex_value_t));
+
+            ccv.cf = cf;
+            ccv.value = &name;
+            ccv.complex_value = &cv;
+
+            if (ngx_http_compile_complex_value(&ccv) != NGX_OK) {
+                return NGX_CONF_ERROR;
+            }
+
+            if (cv.lengths != NULL) {
+                clcf->thread_pool_value = ngx_palloc(cf->pool,
+                                    sizeof(ngx_http_complex_value_t));
+                if (clcf->thread_pool_value == NULL) {
+                    return NGX_CONF_ERROR;
+                }
+
+                *clcf->thread_pool_value = cv;
+
+                return NGX_CONF_OK;
+            }
+
+            tp = ngx_thread_pool_add(cf, &name);
+
+        } else {
+            tp = ngx_thread_pool_add(cf, NULL);
+        }
+
+        if (tp == NULL) {
+            return NGX_CONF_ERROR;
+        }
+
+        clcf->thread_pool = tp;
+
+        return NGX_CONF_OK;
+#else
+        ngx_conf_log_error(NGX_LOG_EMERG, cf, 0,
+                           "\"aio threads\" "
+                           "is unsupported on this platform");
+        return NGX_CONF_ERROR;
+#endif
+    }
+
     return "invalid value";
 }
 

src/http/ngx_http_core_module.h

@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@
 #include <ngx_core.h>
 #include <ngx_http.h>
 
+#if (NGX_THREADS)
+#include <ngx_thread_pool.h>
+#endif
+
 
 #define NGX_HTTP_GZIP_PROXIED_OFF       0x0002
 #define NGX_HTTP_GZIP_PROXIED_EXPIRED   0x0004
@@ -27,6 +31,7 @@
 
 #define NGX_HTTP_AIO_OFF                0
 #define NGX_HTTP_AIO_ON                 1
+#define NGX_HTTP_AIO_THREADS            2
 
 
 #define NGX_HTTP_SATISFY_ALL            0
@@ -421,6 +426,11 @@ struct ngx_http_core_loc_conf_s {
 #endif
 #endif
 
+#if (NGX_THREADS)
+    ngx_thread_pool_t         *thread_pool;
+    ngx_http_complex_value_t  *thread_pool_value;
+#endif
+
 #if (NGX_HAVE_OPENAT)
     ngx_uint_t    disable_symlinks;        /* disable_symlinks */
     ngx_http_complex_value_t  *disable_symlinks_from;

src/http/ngx_http_file_cache.c

@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ ngx_http_file_cache_aio_read(ngx_http_request_t *r, ngx_http_cache_t *c)
 
     clcf = ngx_http_get_module_loc_conf(r, ngx_http_core_module);
 
-    if (!clcf->aio) {
+    if (clcf->aio != NGX_HTTP_AIO_ON) {
         goto noaio;
     }
 

src/os/unix/ngx_files.c

@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@
 #include <ngx_core.h>
 
 
+#if (NGX_THREADS)
+#include <ngx_thread_pool.h>
+static void ngx_thread_read_handler(void *data, ngx_log_t *log);
+#endif
+
+
 #if (NGX_HAVE_FILE_AIO)
 
 ngx_uint_t  ngx_file_aio = 1;
@@ -64,6 +70,109 @@ ngx_read_file(ngx_file_t *file, u_char *buf, size_t size, off_t offset)
 }
 
 
+#if (NGX_THREADS)
+
+typedef struct {
+    ngx_fd_t     fd;
+    u_char      *buf;
+    size_t       size;
+    off_t        offset;
+
+    size_t       read;
+    ngx_err_t    err;
+} ngx_thread_read_ctx_t;
+
+
+ssize_t
+ngx_thread_read(ngx_thread_task_t **taskp, ngx_file_t *file, u_char *buf,
+    size_t size, off_t offset, ngx_pool_t *pool)
+{
+    ngx_thread_task_t      *task;
+    ngx_thread_read_ctx_t  *ctx;
+
+    ngx_log_debug4(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_CORE, file->log, 0,
+                   "thread read: %d, %p, %uz, %O",
+                   file->fd, buf, size, offset);
+
+    task = *taskp;
+
+    if (task == NULL) {
+        task = ngx_thread_task_alloc(pool, sizeof(ngx_thread_read_ctx_t));
+        if (task == NULL) {
+            return NGX_ERROR;
+        }
+
+        task->handler = ngx_thread_read_handler;
+
+        *taskp = task;
+    }
+
+    ctx = task->ctx;
+
+    if (task->event.complete) {
+        task->event.complete = 0;
+
+        if (ctx->err) {
+            ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_CRIT, file->log, ctx->err,
+                          "pread() \"%s\" failed", file->name.data);
+            return NGX_ERROR;
+        }
+
+        return ctx->read;
+    }
+
+    ctx->fd = file->fd;
+    ctx->buf = buf;
+    ctx->size = size;
+    ctx->offset = offset;
+
+    if (file->thread_handler(task, file) != NGX_OK) {
+        return NGX_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    return NGX_AGAIN;
+}
+
+
+#if (NGX_HAVE_PREAD)
+
+static void
+ngx_thread_read_handler(void *data, ngx_log_t *log)
+{
+    ngx_thread_read_ctx_t *ctx = data;
+
+    ssize_t  n;
+
+    ngx_log_debug0(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_CORE, log, 0, "thread read handler");
+
+    n = pread(ctx->fd, ctx->buf, ctx->size, ctx->offset);
+
+    if (n == -1) {
+        ctx->err = ngx_errno;
+
+    } else {
+        ctx->read = n;
+        ctx->err = 0;
+    }
+
+#if 0
+    ngx_time_update();
+#endif
+
+    ngx_log_debug4(NGX_LOG_DEBUG_CORE, log, 0,
+                   "pread: %z (err: %i) of %uz @%O",
+                   n, ctx->err, ctx->size, ctx->offset);
+}
+
+#else
+
+#error pread() is required!
+
+#endif
+
+#endif /* NGX_THREADS */
+
+
 ssize_t
 ngx_write_file(ngx_file_t *file, u_char *buf, size_t size, off_t offset)
 {

src/os/unix/ngx_files.h

@@ -383,5 +383,10 @@ extern ngx_uint_t  ngx_file_aio;
 
 #endif
 
+#if (NGX_THREADS)
+ssize_t ngx_thread_read(ngx_thread_task_t **taskp, ngx_file_t *file,
+    u_char *buf, size_t size, off_t offset, ngx_pool_t *pool);
+#endif
+
 
 #endif /* _NGX_FILES_H_INCLUDED_ */