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jemalloc defines MALLCTL_ARENAS_ALL (jemalloc_macros.h.in) as the arena index that selects all arenas in the arena.<i>.{purge,decay,dss} and stats.arenas.<i>.* mallctls. Its documented use is purging every arena:

mallctl("arena." STRINGIFY(MALLCTL_ARENAS_ALL) ".purge", NULL, NULL, NULL, 0);

Neither crate exposes the constant today, so users hard-code 4096. This PR adds:

  • tikv-jemalloc-sys: MALLCTL_ARENAS_ALL: usize = 4096. It is usize to match MIB components and MALLOCX_ARENA(a: usize).
  • tikv-jemalloc-ctl:
    • arenas::purge_all() -> Result<()>: builds the MIB for arena.0.purge, sets the arena component to MALLCTL_ARENAS_ALL, and calls mallctlbymib with null old/new pointers. jemalloc's purge ctl requires null pointers and returns EPERM otherwise, which is why this can't go through the existing raw::write.
    • a re-export, arenas::MALLCTL_ARENAS_ALL, so ctl users don't need a direct -sys dependency.
  • Build-time check: MALLCTL_ARENAS_ALL is a C macro, so its value has to be hand-written in Rust. It lives in jemalloc-sys/src/macro_consts.rs, which both lib.rs and build.rs include! (the same pattern as src/env.rs). The build script compares it with the #define in the vendored jemalloc_macros.h.in, so a jemalloc update that changes the value fails the build:
    `MALLCTL_ARENAS_ALL` is `4096` in jemalloc/include/jemalloc/jemalloc_macros.h.in but `4095` in src/macro_consts.rs; update src/macro_consts.rs
    
    The check is skipped with JEMALLOC_OVERRIDE, because no headers are available in that case.
  • A CHANGELOG entry.

Testing

  • New unit test arenas::tests::purge_all_test, plus doctests for purge_all and MALLCTL_ARENAS_ALL.
  • cargo test -p tikv-jemalloc-ctl passes with default features and with --no-default-features.
  • cargo test -p tikv-jemalloc-sys and cargo fmt --check pass.
  • Setting the constant to 4095 makes the build fail with the error above.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features
    • Added an option to purge unused dirty pages across all jemalloc arenas.
    • Made the all-arenas index available for arena-wide control operations.
    • The purge operation reports whether it completed successfully, including errors, so applications can handle failures. Existing per-arena controls remain available.

- tikv-jemalloc-sys: expose `MALLCTL_ARENAS_ALL` (4096), the arena index
  jemalloc uses in `arena.<i>.{purge,decay,dss}` and `stats.arenas.<i>.*`
  mallctls to select all arenas.
- tikv-jemalloc-ctl: add `arenas::purge_all()`, the equivalent of
  `mallctl("arena." STRINGIFY(MALLCTL_ARENAS_ALL) ".purge", NULL, NULL, NULL, 0)`,
  and re-export `arenas::MALLCTL_ARENAS_ALL`.

Signed-off-by: Raz Luvaton <16746759+rluvaton@users.noreply.github.com>
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The change exposes jemalloc’s all-arenas index and adds arenas::purge_all(). The function uses the index in a purge MIB call. A test checks that the call succeeds after allocating and freeing memory.

Changes: All-Arenas Purge API

Layer / File(s) Summary
All-arenas index contract
jemalloc-sys/src/macro_consts.rs, jemalloc-sys/src/lib.rs, jemalloc-sys/build.rs
The sys crate defines MALLCTL_ARENAS_ALL as 4096, includes the constant, and checks it against the vendored jemalloc header.
Purge all arenas
jemalloc-ctl/src/arenas.rs, CHANGELOG.md
The ctl crate re-exports the constant. arenas::purge_all() resolves the arena.0.purge MIB, substitutes the all-arenas index, and calls mallctlbymib. The test allocates and frees 16 MiB before checking for success. The changelog documents the constant and API.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Caller
  participant PurgeAll as arenas::purge_all()
  participant Mallctl as mallctlbymib
  Caller->>PurgeAll: Request purge
  PurgeAll->>PurgeAll: Resolve purge MIB and set MALLCTL_ARENAS_ALL
  PurgeAll->>Mallctl: Call with updated MIB
  Mallctl-->>PurgeAll: Return result
  PurgeAll-->>Caller: Return result
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Possibly related PRs

  • tikv/jemallocator#195: Adds the all-arenas index for related mallctl controls, which PR #198 also uses in arenas::purge_all().
Merge Risk: Minimal · up to e3614

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Review comments at @jemalloc-ctl/src/arenas.rs:
- Around line 28-29: Update the documentation for MALLCTL_ARENAS_ALL to specify
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Comment thread jemalloc-ctl/src/arenas.rs Resolved
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`MALLCTL_ARENAS_ALL` is a C preprocessor macro, so its value has to be
hand-written on the Rust side. Move it into `src/macro_consts.rs`, which is
`include!`d by both `lib.rs` and `build.rs` (like `src/env.rs`), and have the
build script compare it with the `#define` in the vendored
`jemalloc_macros.h.in`. A jemalloc update that changes the value now fails the
build instead of silently diverging.

The check is skipped with `JEMALLOC_OVERRIDE`, since no headers are available
in that case.

Signed-off-by: Raz Luvaton <16746759+rluvaton@users.noreply.github.com>
jemalloc only accepts MALLCTL_ARENAS_ALL in
arena.<i>.{initialized,purge,decay,dss} and stats.arenas.<i>.*, not in
every arena.<i>.* key (e.g. arena.<i>.reset/destroy/name).

Signed-off-by: Raz Luvaton <16746759+rluvaton@users.noreply.github.com>
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