On Sun, 30 May 2021 17:30:56 GMT, Markus KARG <github.com+1701815+mk...@openjdk.org> wrote:
> This PR-*draft* is **work in progress** and an invitation to discuss a > possible solution for issue > [JDK-8265891](https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8265891). It is *not > yet* intended for a final review. > > As proposed in JDK-8265891, this PR provides an implementation for > `Channels.newInputStream().transferTo()` which provide superior performance > compared to the current implementation. The changes are: > * Prevents transfers through the JVM heap as much as possibly by offloading > to deeper levels via NIO, hence allowing the operating system to optimize the > transfer. > * Using more JRE heap in the fallback case when no NIO is possible (still > only KiBs, hence mostl ynegligible even on SBCs) to better perform on modern > hardware / fast I/O devides. > > Using JMH I have benchmarked both, the original implementation and this > implementation, and (depending on the used hardware and use case) performance > change was approx. doubled performance. So this PoC proofs that it makes > sense to finalize this work and turn it into an actual OpenJDK contribution. > > I encourage everybody to discuss this draft: > * Are there valid arguments for *not* doing this change? > * Is there a *better* way to improve performance of > `Channels.newInputStream().transferTo()`? > * How to go on from here: What is missing to get this ready for an actual > review? I am a bit lost currently. So what actually do I have to do next? You want *me* to write these tests, or shall I just refactor my implementation and *you* will provide these tests (I would prefer that, actually)? ------------- PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/4263
