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Diffstat (limited to 'src')
| -rw-r--r-- | src/cuckoocache.h | 99 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | src/test/cuckoocache_tests.cpp | 10 |
2 files changed, 55 insertions, 54 deletions
diff --git a/src/cuckoocache.h b/src/cuckoocache.h index 4d0b094fa2..674f47b956 100644 --- a/src/cuckoocache.h +++ b/src/cuckoocache.h @@ -14,42 +14,40 @@ #include <vector> -/** namespace CuckooCache provides high performance cache primitives +/** High-performance cache primitives. * * Summary: * - * 1) bit_packed_atomic_flags is bit-packed atomic flags for garbage collection + * 1. @ref bit_packed_atomic_flags is bit-packed atomic flags for garbage collection * - * 2) cache is a cache which is performant in memory usage and lookup speed. It - * is lockfree for erase operations. Elements are lazily erased on the next - * insert. + * 2. @ref cache is a cache which is performant in memory usage and lookup speed. It + * is lockfree for erase operations. Elements are lazily erased on the next insert. */ namespace CuckooCache { -/** bit_packed_atomic_flags implements a container for garbage collection flags +/** @ref bit_packed_atomic_flags implements a container for garbage collection flags * that is only thread unsafe on calls to setup. This class bit-packs collection * flags for memory efficiency. * - * All operations are std::memory_order_relaxed so external mechanisms must + * All operations are `std::memory_order_relaxed` so external mechanisms must * ensure that writes and reads are properly synchronized. * - * On setup(n), all bits up to n are marked as collected. + * On setup(n), all bits up to `n` are marked as collected. * * Under the hood, because it is an 8-bit type, it makes sense to use a multiple * of 8 for setup, but it will be safe if that is not the case as well. - * */ class bit_packed_atomic_flags { std::unique_ptr<std::atomic<uint8_t>[]> mem; public: - /** No default constructor as there must be some size */ + /** No default constructor, as there must be some size. */ bit_packed_atomic_flags() = delete; /** * bit_packed_atomic_flags constructor creates memory to sufficiently - * keep track of garbage collection information for size entries. + * keep track of garbage collection information for `size` entries. * * @param size the number of elements to allocate space for * @@ -68,7 +66,7 @@ public: }; /** setup marks all entries and ensures that bit_packed_atomic_flags can store - * at least size entries + * at least `b` entries. * * @param b the number of elements to allocate space for * @post bit_set, bit_unset, and bit_is_set function properly forall x. x < @@ -84,19 +82,18 @@ public: /** bit_set sets an entry as discardable. * - * @param s the index of the entry to bit_set. + * @param s the index of the entry to bit_set * @post immediately subsequent call (assuming proper external memory * ordering) to bit_is_set(s) == true. - * */ inline void bit_set(uint32_t s) { mem[s >> 3].fetch_or(1 << (s & 7), std::memory_order_relaxed); } - /** bit_unset marks an entry as something that should not be overwritten + /** bit_unset marks an entry as something that should not be overwritten. * - * @param s the index of the entry to bit_unset. + * @param s the index of the entry to bit_unset * @post immediately subsequent call (assuming proper external memory * ordering) to bit_is_set(s) == false. */ @@ -105,10 +102,10 @@ public: mem[s >> 3].fetch_and(~(1 << (s & 7)), std::memory_order_relaxed); } - /** bit_is_set queries the table for discardability at s + /** bit_is_set queries the table for discardability at `s`. * - * @param s the index of the entry to read. - * @returns if the bit at index s was set. + * @param s the index of the entry to read + * @returns true if the bit at index `s` was set, false otherwise * */ inline bool bit_is_set(uint32_t s) const { @@ -116,15 +113,15 @@ public: } }; -/** cache implements a cache with properties similar to a cuckoo-set +/** @ref cache implements a cache with properties similar to a cuckoo-set. * - * The cache is able to hold up to (~(uint32_t)0) - 1 elements. + * The cache is able to hold up to `(~(uint32_t)0) - 1` elements. * * Read Operations: - * - contains(*, false) + * - contains() for `erase=false` * * Read+Erase Operations: - * - contains(*, true) + * - contains() for `erase=true` * * Erase Operations: * - allow_erase() @@ -141,10 +138,10 @@ public: * * User Must Guarantee: * - * 1) Write Requires synchronized access (e.g., a lock) - * 2) Read Requires no concurrent Write, synchronized with the last insert. - * 3) Erase requires no concurrent Write, synchronized with last insert. - * 4) An Erase caller must release all memory before allowing a new Writer. + * 1. Write requires synchronized access (e.g. a lock) + * 2. Read requires no concurrent Write, synchronized with last insert. + * 3. Erase requires no concurrent Write, synchronized with last insert. + * 4. An Erase caller must release all memory before allowing a new Writer. * * * Note on function names: @@ -177,7 +174,7 @@ private: mutable std::vector<bool> epoch_flags; /** epoch_heuristic_counter is used to determine when an epoch might be aged - * & an expensive scan should be done. epoch_heuristic_counter is + * & an expensive scan should be done. epoch_heuristic_counter is * decremented on insert and reset to the new number of inserts which would * cause the epoch to reach epoch_size when it reaches zero. */ @@ -194,24 +191,25 @@ private: uint32_t epoch_size; /** depth_limit determines how many elements insert should try to replace. - * Should be set to log2(n)*/ + * Should be set to log2(n). + */ uint8_t depth_limit; /** hash_function is a const instance of the hash function. It cannot be * static or initialized at call time as it may have internal state (such as * a nonce). - * */ + */ const Hash hash_function; /** compute_hashes is convenience for not having to write out this * expression everywhere we use the hash values of an Element. * * We need to map the 32-bit input hash onto a hash bucket in a range [0, size) in a - * manner which preserves as much of the hash's uniformity as possible. Ideally + * manner which preserves as much of the hash's uniformity as possible. Ideally * this would be done by bitmasking but the size is usually not a power of two. * * The naive approach would be to use a mod -- which isn't perfectly uniform but so - * long as the hash is much larger than size it is not that bad. Unfortunately, + * long as the hash is much larger than size it is not that bad. Unfortunately, * mod/division is fairly slow on ordinary microprocessors (e.g. 90-ish cycles on * haswell, ARM doesn't even have an instruction for it.); when the divisor is a * constant the compiler will do clever tricks to turn it into a multiply+add+shift, @@ -223,10 +221,10 @@ private: * somewhat complicated and the result is still slower than other options: * * Instead we treat the 32-bit random number as a Q32 fixed-point number in the range - * [0,1) and simply multiply it by the size. Then we just shift the result down by - * 32-bits to get our bucket number. The result has non-uniformity the same as a + * [0, 1) and simply multiply it by the size. Then we just shift the result down by + * 32-bits to get our bucket number. The result has non-uniformity the same as a * mod, but it is much faster to compute. More about this technique can be found at - * http://lemire.me/blog/2016/06/27/a-fast-alternative-to-the-modulo-reduction/ + * http://lemire.me/blog/2016/06/27/a-fast-alternative-to-the-modulo-reduction/ . * * The resulting non-uniformity is also more equally distributed which would be * advantageous for something like linear probing, though it shouldn't matter @@ -237,8 +235,8 @@ private: * 32*32->64 multiply, which means the operation is reasonably fast even on a * typical 32-bit processor. * - * @param e the element whose hashes will be returned - * @returns std::array<uint32_t, 8> of deterministic hashes derived from e + * @param e The element whose hashes will be returned + * @returns Deterministic hashes derived from `e` uniformly mapped onto the range [0, size) */ inline std::array<uint32_t, 8> compute_hashes(const Element& e) const { @@ -252,14 +250,14 @@ private: (uint32_t)(((uint64_t)hash_function.template operator()<7>(e) * (uint64_t)size) >> 32)}}; } - /* end - * @returns a constexpr index that can never be inserted to */ + /** invalid returns a special index that can never be inserted to + * @returns the special constexpr index that can never be inserted to */ constexpr uint32_t invalid() const { return ~(uint32_t)0; } - /** allow_erase marks the element at index n as discardable. Threadsafe + /** allow_erase marks the element at index `n` as discardable. Threadsafe * without any concurrent insert. * @param n the index to allow erasure of */ @@ -268,7 +266,7 @@ private: collection_flags.bit_set(n); } - /** please_keep marks the element at index n as an entry that should be kept. + /** please_keep marks the element at index `n` as an entry that should be kept. * Threadsafe without any concurrent insert. * @param n the index to prioritize keeping */ @@ -336,7 +334,7 @@ public: * * @param new_size the desired number of elements to store * @returns the maximum number of elements storable - **/ + */ uint32_t setup(uint32_t new_size) { // depth_limit must be at least one otherwise errors can occur. @@ -360,7 +358,7 @@ public: * negligible compared to the size of the elements. * * @param bytes the approximate number of bytes to use for this data - * structure. + * structure * @returns the maximum number of elements storable (see setup() * documentation for more detail) */ @@ -376,10 +374,12 @@ public: * It drops the last tried element if it runs out of depth before * encountering an open slot. * - * Thus + * Thus: * + * ``` * insert(x); * return contains(x, false); + * ``` * * is not guaranteed to return true. * @@ -387,7 +387,6 @@ public: * @post one of the following: All previously inserted elements and e are * now in the table, one previously inserted element is evicted from the * table, the entry attempted to be inserted is evicted. - * */ inline void insert(Element e) { @@ -416,9 +415,9 @@ public: /** Swap with the element at the location that was * not the last one looked at. Example: * - * 1) On first iteration, last_loc == invalid(), find returns last, so + * 1. On first iteration, last_loc == invalid(), find returns last, so * last_loc defaults to locs[0]. - * 2) On further iterations, where last_loc == locs[k], last_loc will + * 2. On further iterations, where last_loc == locs[k], last_loc will * go to locs[k+1 % 8], i.e., next of the 8 indices wrapping around * to 0 if needed. * @@ -439,17 +438,19 @@ public: } } - /* contains iterates through the hash locations for a given element + /** contains iterates through the hash locations for a given element * and checks to see if it is present. * * contains does not check garbage collected state (in other words, * garbage is only collected when the space is needed), so: * + * ``` * insert(x); * if (contains(x, true)) * return contains(x, false); * else * return true; + * ``` * * executed on a single thread will always return true! * @@ -458,7 +459,7 @@ public: * contains returns a bool set true if the element was found. * * @param e the element to check - * @param erase + * @param erase whether to attempt setting the garbage collect flag * * @post if erase is true and the element is found, then the garbage collect * flag is set diff --git a/src/test/cuckoocache_tests.cpp b/src/test/cuckoocache_tests.cpp index d38ede691a..a3017da3e7 100644 --- a/src/test/cuckoocache_tests.cpp +++ b/src/test/cuckoocache_tests.cpp @@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ /** Test Suite for CuckooCache * - * 1) All tests should have a deterministic result (using insecure rand + * 1. All tests should have a deterministic result (using insecure rand * with deterministic seeds) - * 2) Some test methods are templated to allow for easier testing + * 2. Some test methods are templated to allow for easier testing * against new versions / comparing - * 3) Results should be treated as a regression test, i.e., did the behavior + * 3. Results should be treated as a regression test, i.e., did the behavior * change significantly from what was expected. This can be OK, depending on * the nature of the change, but requires updating the tests to reflect the new * expected behavior. For example improving the hit rate may cause some tests @@ -82,9 +82,9 @@ static double test_cache(size_t megabytes, double load) * * Examples: * - * 1) at load 0.5, we expect a perfect hit rate, so we multiply by + * 1. at load 0.5, we expect a perfect hit rate, so we multiply by * 1.0 - * 2) at load 2.0, we expect to see half the entries, so a perfect hit rate + * 2. at load 2.0, we expect to see half the entries, so a perfect hit rate * would be 0.5. Therefore, if we see a hit rate of 0.4, 0.4*2.0 = 0.8 is the * normalized hit rate. * |