Redesign BatchLogProcessor

opentelemetry-sdk/src/logs/log_processor.rs

@@ -199,8 +199,8 @@
 #[allow(clippy::large_enum_variant)]
 #[derive(Debug)]
 enum BatchMessage {
-    /// Export logs, called when the log is emitted.
-    ExportLog(Box<(LogRecord, InstrumentationScope)>),
+    /// This ONLY sent when the number of logs records in the data channel has reached `max_export_batch_size`.
+    ExportLog(Arc<AtomicBool>),
     /// ForceFlush flushes the current buffer to the exporter.
     ForceFlush(mpsc::SyncSender<ExportResult>),
     /// Shut down the worker thread, push all logs in buffer to the exporter.
@@ -209,6 +209,8 @@
     SetResource(Arc<Resource>),
 }
 
+type LogsData = Box<(LogRecord, InstrumentationScope)>;
+
 /// The `BatchLogProcessor` collects finished logs in a buffer and exports them
 /// in batches to the configured `LogExporter`. This processor is ideal for
 /// high-throughput environments, as it minimizes the overhead of exporting logs
@@ -246,11 +248,15 @@
 ///     .build();
 ///
 pub struct BatchLogProcessor {
-    message_sender: SyncSender<BatchMessage>,
+    logs_sender: SyncSender<LogsData>, // Data channel to store log records and instrumentation scopes
+    message_sender: SyncSender<BatchMessage>, // Control channel to store control messages for the worker thread
     handle: Mutex<Option<thread::JoinHandle<()>>>,
     forceflush_timeout: Duration,
     shutdown_timeout: Duration,
     is_shutdown: AtomicBool,
+    export_log_message_sent: Arc<AtomicBool>,
+    current_batch_size: Arc<AtomicUsize>,
+    max_export_batch_size: usize,
 
     // Track dropped logs - we'll log this at shutdown
     dropped_logs_count: AtomicUsize,
@@ -279,11 +285,8 @@
         }
 
         let result = self
-            .message_sender
-            .try_send(BatchMessage::ExportLog(Box::new((
-                record.clone(),
-                instrumentation.clone(),
-            ))));
+            .logs_sender
+            .try_send(Box::new((record.clone(), instrumentation.clone())));
 
         if result.is_err() {
             // Increment dropped logs count. The first time we have to drop a log,
@@ -292,6 +295,37 @@
                 otel_warn!(name: "BatchLogProcessor.LogDroppingStarted",
                     message = "BatchLogProcessor dropped a LogRecord due to queue full/internal errors. No further log will be emitted for further drops until Shutdown. During Shutdown time, a log will be emitted with exact count of total logs dropped.");
             }
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // At this point, sending the log record to the data channel was successful.
+        // Increment the current batch size and check if it has reached the max export batch size.
+        if self.current_batch_size.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed) + 1 >= self.max_export_batch_size
+        {
+            // Check if the a control message for exporting logs is already sent to the worker thread.
+            // If not, send a control message to export logs.
+            // `export_log_message_sent` is set to false ONLY when the worker thread has processed the control message.
+
+            if !self.export_log_message_sent.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
+                // This is a cost-efficient check as atomic load operations do not require exclusive access to cache line.
+                // Perform atomic swap to `export_log_message_sent` ONLY when the atomic load operation above returns false.
+                // Atomic swap/compare_exchange operations require exclusive access to cache line on most processor architectures.
+                // We could have used compare_exchange as well here, but it's more verbose than swap.
+                if !self.export_log_message_sent.swap(true, Ordering::Relaxed) {
+                    match self.message_sender.try_send(BatchMessage::ExportLog(
+                        self.export_log_message_sent.clone(),
+                    )) {
+                        Ok(_) => {
+                            // Control message sent successfully.
+                        }
+                        Err(_err) => {
+                            // TODO: Log error
+                            // If the control message could not be sent, reset the `export_log_message_sent` flag.
+                            self.export_log_message_sent.store(false, Ordering::Relaxed);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -388,8 +422,12 @@
     where
         E: LogExporter + Send + Sync + 'static,
     {
-        let (message_sender, message_receiver) = mpsc::sync_channel(config.max_queue_size);
+        let (logs_sender, logs_receiver) = mpsc::sync_channel::<LogsData>(config.max_queue_size);
+        let (message_sender, message_receiver) = mpsc::sync_channel::<BatchMessage>(64); // Is this a reasonable bound?
         let max_queue_size = config.max_queue_size;
+        let max_export_batch_size = config.max_export_batch_size;
+        let current_batch_size = Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(0));
+        let current_batch_size_for_thread = current_batch_size.clone();
 
         let handle = thread::Builder::new()
             .name("OpenTelemetry.Logs.BatchProcessor".to_string())
@@ -402,6 +440,42 @@
                 );
                 let mut last_export_time = Instant::now();
                 let mut logs = Vec::with_capacity(config.max_export_batch_size);
+                let current_batch_size = current_batch_size_for_thread;
+
+                // This method gets upto `max_export_batch_size` amount of logs from the channel and exports them.
+                // It returns the result of the export operation.
+                // It expects the logs vec to be empty when it's called.
+                #[inline]
+                fn get_logs_and_export<E>(
+                    logs_receiver: &mpsc::Receiver<LogsData>,
+                    exporter: &E,
+                    logs: &mut Vec<LogsData>,
+                    last_export_time: &mut Instant,
+                    current_batch_size: &AtomicUsize,
+                    config: &BatchConfig,
+                ) -> ExportResult
+                where
+                    E: LogExporter + Send + Sync + 'static,
+                {
+                    // Get upto `max_export_batch_size` amount of logs log records from the channel and push them to the logs vec
+                    while let Ok(log) = logs_receiver.try_recv() {
+                        logs.push(log);
+                        if logs.len() == config.max_export_batch_size {
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    let count_of_logs = logs.len(); // Count of logs that will be exported
+                    let result = export_with_timeout_sync(
+                        config.max_export_timeout,
+                        exporter,
+                        logs,
+                        last_export_time,
+                    ); // This method clears the logs vec after exporting
+
+                    current_batch_size.fetch_sub(count_of_logs, Ordering::Relaxed);
+                    result
+                }
 
                 loop {
                     let remaining_time = config
@@ -410,37 +484,44 @@
                         .unwrap_or(config.scheduled_delay);
 
                     match message_receiver.recv_timeout(remaining_time) {
-                        Ok(BatchMessage::ExportLog(log)) => {
-                            logs.push(log);
-                            if logs.len() == config.max_export_batch_size {
-                                otel_debug!(
-                                    name: "BatchLogProcessor.ExportingDueToBatchSize",
-                                );
-                                let _ = export_with_timeout_sync(
-                                    config.max_export_timeout,
-                                    &mut exporter,
-                                    &mut logs,
-                                    &mut last_export_time,
-                                );
-                            }
+                        Ok(BatchMessage::ExportLog(export_log_message_sent)) => {
+                            otel_debug!(
+                                name: "BatchLogProcessor.ExportingDueToBatchSize",
+                            );
+
+                            let _ = get_logs_and_export(
+                                &logs_receiver,
+                                &exporter,
+                                &mut logs,
+                                &mut last_export_time,
+                                &current_batch_size,
+                                &config,
+                            );
+
+                            // Reset the export log message sent flag now it has has been processed.
+                            export_log_message_sent.store(false, Ordering::Relaxed);
                         }
                         Ok(BatchMessage::ForceFlush(sender)) => {
                             otel_debug!(name: "BatchLogProcessor.ExportingDueToForceFlush");
-                            let result = export_with_timeout_sync(
-                                config.max_export_timeout,
-                                &mut exporter,
+                            let result = get_logs_and_export(
+                                &logs_receiver,
+                                &exporter,
                                 &mut logs,
                                 &mut last_export_time,
+                                &current_batch_size,
+                                &config,
                             );
                             let _ = sender.send(result);
                         }
                         Ok(BatchMessage::Shutdown(sender)) => {
                             otel_debug!(name: "BatchLogProcessor.ExportingDueToShutdown");
-                            let result = export_with_timeout_sync(
-                                config.max_export_timeout,
-                                &mut exporter,
+                            let result = get_logs_and_export(
+                                &logs_receiver,
+                                &exporter,
                                 &mut logs,
                                 &mut last_export_time,
+                                &current_batch_size,
+                                &config,
                             );
                             let _ = sender.send(result);
 
@@ -460,11 +541,14 @@
                             otel_debug!(
                                 name: "BatchLogProcessor.ExportingDueToTimer",
                             );
-                            let _ = export_with_timeout_sync(
-                                config.max_export_timeout,
-                                &mut exporter,
+
+                            let _ = get_logs_and_export(
+                                &logs_receiver,
+                                &exporter,
                                 &mut logs,
                                 &mut last_export_time,
+                                &current_batch_size,
+                                &config,
                             );
                         }
                         Err(RecvTimeoutError::Disconnected) => {
@@ -486,13 +570,17 @@
 
         // Return batch processor with link to worker
         BatchLogProcessor {
+            logs_sender,
             message_sender,
             handle: Mutex::new(Some(handle)),
             forceflush_timeout: Duration::from_secs(5), // TODO: make this configurable
             shutdown_timeout: Duration::from_secs(5),   // TODO: make this configurable
             is_shutdown: AtomicBool::new(false),
             dropped_logs_count: AtomicUsize::new(0),
             max_queue_size,
+            export_log_message_sent: Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false)),
+            current_batch_size,
+            max_export_batch_size,
         }
     }
 
@@ -511,7 +599,7 @@
 #[allow(clippy::vec_box)]
 fn export_with_timeout_sync<E>(
     _: Duration, // TODO, enforcing timeout in exporter.
-    exporter: &mut E,
+    exporter: &E,
     batch: &mut Vec<Box<(LogRecord, InstrumentationScope)>>,
     last_export_time: &mut Instant,
 ) -> ExportResult