Add mallocinfo mode to getmemoryinfo RPC

This adds a mode argument to `getmemoryinfo`. By default the output
will remain the same. However if a mode argument of `mallocinfo` is
provided the result of glibc `malloc_info` (if available) will
be returned as a string, as-is.

This is useful for tracking heap usage over time or troubleshooting
memory fragmentation issues.
This commit is contained in:
Wladimir J. van der Laan 2017-03-20 10:09:01 +01:00
parent 5c1a958124
commit e141aa4ba6
2 changed files with 54 additions and 7 deletions

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@ -566,6 +566,13 @@ AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[#include <sys/socket.h>]],
[ AC_MSG_RESULT(no)]
)
dnl Check for malloc_info (for memory statistics information in getmemoryinfo)
AC_MSG_CHECKING(for getmemoryinfo)
AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[#include <malloc.h>]],
[[ int f = malloc_info(0, NULL); ]])],
[ AC_MSG_RESULT(yes); AC_DEFINE(HAVE_MALLOC_INFO, 1,[Define this symbol if you have malloc_info]) ],
[ AC_MSG_RESULT(no)]
)
AC_MSG_CHECKING([for visibility attribute])
AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([

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@ -20,6 +20,9 @@
#endif
#include <stdint.h>
#ifdef HAVE_MALLOC_INFO
#include <malloc.h>
#endif
#include <boost/assign/list_of.hpp>
@ -485,16 +488,39 @@ static UniValue RPCLockedMemoryInfo()
return obj;
}
#ifdef HAVE_MALLOC_INFO
static std::string RPCMallocInfo()
{
char *ptr = nullptr;
size_t size = 0;
FILE *f = open_memstream(&ptr, &size);
if (f) {
malloc_info(0, f);
fclose(f);
if (ptr) {
std::string rv(ptr, size);
free(ptr);
return rv;
}
}
return "";
}
#endif
UniValue getmemoryinfo(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
{
/* Please, avoid using the word "pool" here in the RPC interface or help,
* as users will undoubtedly confuse it with the other "memory pool"
*/
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() != 0)
if (request.fHelp || request.params.size() > 1)
throw std::runtime_error(
"getmemoryinfo\n"
"getmemoryinfo (\"mode\")\n"
"Returns an object containing information about memory usage.\n"
"\nResult:\n"
"Arguments:\n"
"1. \"mode\" determines what kind of information is returned. This argument is optional, the default mode is \"stats\".\n"
" - \"stats\" returns general statistics about memory usage in the daemon.\n"
" - \"mallocinfo\" returns an XML string describing low-level heap state (only available if compiled with glibc 2.10+).\n"
"\nResult (mode \"stats\"):\n"
"{\n"
" \"locked\": { (json object) Information about locked memory manager\n"
" \"used\": xxxxx, (numeric) Number of bytes used\n"
@ -505,13 +531,27 @@ UniValue getmemoryinfo(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
" \"chunks_free\": xxxxx, (numeric) Number unused chunks\n"
" }\n"
"}\n"
"\nResult (mode \"mallocinfo\"):\n"
"\"<malloc version=\"1\">...\"\n"
"\nExamples:\n"
+ HelpExampleCli("getmemoryinfo", "")
+ HelpExampleRpc("getmemoryinfo", "")
);
UniValue obj(UniValue::VOBJ);
obj.push_back(Pair("locked", RPCLockedMemoryInfo()));
return obj;
std::string mode = (request.params.size() < 1 || request.params[0].isNull()) ? "stats" : request.params[0].get_str();
if (mode == "stats") {
UniValue obj(UniValue::VOBJ);
obj.push_back(Pair("locked", RPCLockedMemoryInfo()));
return obj;
} else if (mode == "mallocinfo") {
#ifdef HAVE_MALLOC_INFO
return RPCMallocInfo();
#else
throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INVALID_PARAMETER, "mallocinfo is only available when compiled with glibc 2.10+");
#endif
} else {
throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INVALID_PARAMETER, "unknown mode " + mode);
}
}
UniValue echo(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
@ -531,7 +571,7 @@ static const CRPCCommand commands[] =
{ // category name actor (function) okSafeMode
// --------------------- ------------------------ ----------------------- ----------
{ "control", "getinfo", &getinfo, true, {} }, /* uses wallet if enabled */
{ "control", "getmemoryinfo", &getmemoryinfo, true, {} },
{ "control", "getmemoryinfo", &getmemoryinfo, true, {"mode"} },
{ "util", "validateaddress", &validateaddress, true, {"address"} }, /* uses wallet if enabled */
{ "util", "createmultisig", &createmultisig, true, {"nrequired","keys"} },
{ "util", "verifymessage", &verifymessage, true, {"address","signature","message"} },