core/txpool/legacypool: refactor truncatePending#31715
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TruncatePending shows up bright red on our nodes, because it computes
the length of a map multiple times.
I don't know why this is so expensive, but around 20% of our time is
spent on this, which is super weird.
```
//PR: BenchmarkTruncatePending-24 17498 69397 ns/op 32872 B/op 3 allocs/op
//Master: BenchmarkTruncatePending-24 9960 123954 ns/op 32872 B/op 3 allocs/op
```
```
benchmark old ns/op new ns/op delta
BenchmarkTruncatePending-24 123954 69397 -44.01%
benchmark old allocs new allocs delta
BenchmarkTruncatePending-24 3 3 +0.00%
benchmark old bytes new bytes delta
BenchmarkTruncatePending-24 32872 32872 +0.00%
```
This simple PR is a 44% improvement over the old state
```
OUTINE ======================== github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/txpool/legacypool.(*LegacyPool).truncatePending in github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/txpool/legacypool/legacypool.go
1.96s 18.02s (flat, cum) 19.57% of Total
. . 1495:func (pool *LegacyPool) truncatePending() {
. . 1496: pending := uint64(0)
60ms 2.99s 1497: for _, list := range pool.pending {
250ms 5.48s 1498: pending += uint64(list.Len())
. . 1499: }
. . 1500: if pending <= pool.config.GlobalSlots {
. . 1501: return
. . 1502: }
. . 1503:
. . 1504: pendingBeforeCap := pending
. . 1505: // Assemble a spam order to penalize large transactors first
. 510ms 1506: spammers := prque.New[int64, common.Address](nil)
140ms 2.50s 1507: for addr, list := range pool.pending {
. . 1508: // Only evict transactions from high rollers
50ms 5.08s 1509: if uint64(list.Len()) > pool.config.AccountSlots {
. . 1510: spammers.Push(addr, int64(list.Len()))
. . 1511: }
. . 1512: }
. . 1513: // Gradually drop transactions from offenders
. . 1514: offenders := []common.Address{}
```
```go
// Benchmarks the speed of batch transaction insertion in case of multiple accounts.
func BenchmarkTruncatePending(b *testing.B) {
// Generate a batch of transactions to enqueue into the pool
pool, _ := setupPool()
defer pool.Close()
b.ReportAllocs()
batches := make(types.Transactions, 4096+1024+1)
for i := range len(batches) {
key, _ := crypto.GenerateKey()
account := crypto.PubkeyToAddress(key.PublicKey)
pool.currentState.AddBalance(account, uint256.NewInt(1000000), tracing.BalanceChangeUnspecified)
tx := transaction(uint64(0), 100000, key)
batches[i] = tx
}
for _, tx := range batches {
pool.addRemotesSync([]*types.Transaction{tx})
}
b.ResetTimer()
// benchmark truncating the pending
for range b.N {
pool.truncatePending()
}
}
```
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TruncatePending shows up bright red on our nodes, because it computes
the length of a map multiple times.
I don't know why this is so expensive, but around 20% of our time is
spent on this, which is super weird.
```
//PR: BenchmarkTruncatePending-24 17498 69397 ns/op 32872 B/op 3 allocs/op
//Master: BenchmarkTruncatePending-24 9960 123954 ns/op 32872 B/op 3 allocs/op
```
```
benchmark old ns/op new ns/op delta
BenchmarkTruncatePending-24 123954 69397 -44.01%
benchmark old allocs new allocs delta
BenchmarkTruncatePending-24 3 3 +0.00%
benchmark old bytes new bytes delta
BenchmarkTruncatePending-24 32872 32872 +0.00%
```
This simple PR is a 44% improvement over the old state
```
OUTINE ======================== github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/txpool/legacypool.(*LegacyPool).truncatePending in github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/txpool/legacypool/legacypool.go
1.96s 18.02s (flat, cum) 19.57% of Total
. . 1495:func (pool *LegacyPool) truncatePending() {
. . 1496: pending := uint64(0)
60ms 2.99s 1497: for _, list := range pool.pending {
250ms 5.48s 1498: pending += uint64(list.Len())
. . 1499: }
. . 1500: if pending <= pool.config.GlobalSlots {
. . 1501: return
. . 1502: }
. . 1503:
. . 1504: pendingBeforeCap := pending
. . 1505: // Assemble a spam order to penalize large transactors first
. 510ms 1506: spammers := prque.New[int64, common.Address](nil)
140ms 2.50s 1507: for addr, list := range pool.pending {
. . 1508: // Only evict transactions from high rollers
50ms 5.08s 1509: if uint64(list.Len()) > pool.config.AccountSlots {
. . 1510: spammers.Push(addr, int64(list.Len()))
. . 1511: }
. . 1512: }
. . 1513: // Gradually drop transactions from offenders
. . 1514: offenders := []common.Address{}
```
```go
// Benchmarks the speed of batch transaction insertion in case of multiple accounts.
func BenchmarkTruncatePending(b *testing.B) {
// Generate a batch of transactions to enqueue into the pool
pool, _ := setupPool()
defer pool.Close()
b.ReportAllocs()
batches := make(types.Transactions, 4096+1024+1)
for i := range len(batches) {
key, _ := crypto.GenerateKey()
account := crypto.PubkeyToAddress(key.PublicKey)
pool.currentState.AddBalance(account, uint256.NewInt(1000000), tracing.BalanceChangeUnspecified)
tx := transaction(uint64(0), 100000, key)
batches[i] = tx
}
for _, tx := range batches {
pool.addRemotesSync([]*types.Transaction{tx})
}
b.ResetTimer()
// benchmark truncating the pending
for range b.N {
pool.truncatePending()
}
}
```
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TruncatePending shows up bright red on our nodes, because it computes
the length of a map multiple times.
I don't know why this is so expensive, but around 20% of our time is
spent on this, which is super weird.
```
//PR: BenchmarkTruncatePending-24 17498 69397 ns/op 32872 B/op 3 allocs/op
//Master: BenchmarkTruncatePending-24 9960 123954 ns/op 32872 B/op 3 allocs/op
```
```
benchmark old ns/op new ns/op delta
BenchmarkTruncatePending-24 123954 69397 -44.01%
benchmark old allocs new allocs delta
BenchmarkTruncatePending-24 3 3 +0.00%
benchmark old bytes new bytes delta
BenchmarkTruncatePending-24 32872 32872 +0.00%
```
This simple PR is a 44% improvement over the old state
```
OUTINE ======================== github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/txpool/legacypool.(*LegacyPool).truncatePending in github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/txpool/legacypool/legacypool.go
1.96s 18.02s (flat, cum) 19.57% of Total
. . 1495:func (pool *LegacyPool) truncatePending() {
. . 1496: pending := uint64(0)
60ms 2.99s 1497: for _, list := range pool.pending {
250ms 5.48s 1498: pending += uint64(list.Len())
. . 1499: }
. . 1500: if pending <= pool.config.GlobalSlots {
. . 1501: return
. . 1502: }
. . 1503:
. . 1504: pendingBeforeCap := pending
. . 1505: // Assemble a spam order to penalize large transactors first
. 510ms 1506: spammers := prque.New[int64, common.Address](nil)
140ms 2.50s 1507: for addr, list := range pool.pending {
. . 1508: // Only evict transactions from high rollers
50ms 5.08s 1509: if uint64(list.Len()) > pool.config.AccountSlots {
. . 1510: spammers.Push(addr, int64(list.Len()))
. . 1511: }
. . 1512: }
. . 1513: // Gradually drop transactions from offenders
. . 1514: offenders := []common.Address{}
```
```go
// Benchmarks the speed of batch transaction insertion in case of multiple accounts.
func BenchmarkTruncatePending(b *testing.B) {
// Generate a batch of transactions to enqueue into the pool
pool, _ := setupPool()
defer pool.Close()
b.ReportAllocs()
batches := make(types.Transactions, 4096+1024+1)
for i := range len(batches) {
key, _ := crypto.GenerateKey()
account := crypto.PubkeyToAddress(key.PublicKey)
pool.currentState.AddBalance(account, uint256.NewInt(1000000), tracing.BalanceChangeUnspecified)
tx := transaction(uint64(0), 100000, key)
batches[i] = tx
}
for _, tx := range batches {
pool.addRemotesSync([]*types.Transaction{tx})
}
b.ResetTimer()
// benchmark truncating the pending
for range b.N {
pool.truncatePending()
}
}
```
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TruncatePending shows up bright red on our nodes, because it computes the length of a map multiple times.
I don't know why this is so expensive, but around 20% of our time is spent on this, which is super weird.
This simple PR is a 44% improvement over the old state