[Pulp-dev] Memory consumption on RPM sync

Fabricio Aguiar fabricio.aguiar at redhat.com
Tue Nov 26 16:56:40 UTC 2019


Hi everyone,

I've been investigating memory consumption for syncing on RPM plugin - issue
5688 <https://pulp.plan.io/issues/5688>, and I want to share what I've
found so far.

First, it seems that a new process is created when we started to sync, and
this new process is responsible for the large amount of memory consumption
observed.

As I shared on some notes here: https://pulp.plan.io/issues/5688
The problem seems to affect only RHEL, I did not see a large consumption of
memory for the following repos:
- CentOS 6: http://mirror.centos.org/centos-6/6.10/os/x86_64/
- CentOS 7: http://mirror.linux.duke.edu/pub/centos/7/os/x86_64/
- CentOS 8 AppStrem:
http://mirror.linux.duke.edu/pub/centos/8/AppStream/x86_64/os/
- CentOS 8 BaseOS:
http://mirror.linux.duke.edu/pub/centos/8/BaseOS/x86_64/os/
- EPEL 7: https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/7/x86_64/

As stated on the issue, with RHEL 7 we can observe the problem, for my
tests, I used the following repo:
http://cdn.stage.redhat.com/content/dist/rhel/server/7/7Server/x86_64/os/

For my tests, I used pulp3-source-fedora30 vagrant box, initially set with
4GB, then I increased to 16GB, and it was not enough. I only was able to
sync RHEL 7 when I increased the memory up to 23GB.

Utilizing py-spy I got those SVG profiles attached, you can find them
hosted here:
Sync - https://sendeyo.com/up/d/90a8ae4c8f
Re-sync - https://sendeyo.com/up/d/4c855bcce3

With the following branch, I was able to take some tracemalloc
<https://docs.python.org/3/library/tracemalloc.html> snapshots (every 30
seconds):
https://github.com/pulp/pulp_rpm/commit/f3f079010cfe81b7f5cf3ef94c2402b1ccf7d90c

*Tracemalloc for Sync at peak of memory consumption:*

#1: sql/compiler.py:1512: 7825340.4 KiB
#2: tasks/synchronizing.py:154: 4062651.9 KiB
#3: stages/declarative_version.py:149: 4062601.9 KiB
#4: models/repository.py:631: 4062130.0 KiB
#5: models/repository.py:96: 4062127.7 KiB
#6: rq/job.py:611: 4060459.2 KiB
#7: rq/job.py:605: 4058273.8 KiB
#8: rq/worker.py:822: 4053883.3 KiB
#9: tasking/worker.py:100: 4053875.9 KiB
#10: rq/worker.py:684: 4053849.9 KiB
#11: rq/worker.py:610: 4051645.7 KiB
#12: plugin/repo_version_utils.py:31: 4028192.9 KiB
#13: models/base.py:124: 4028191.2 KiB
#14: fields/related_descriptors.py:401: 4028165.2 KiB
#15: models/query.py:1242: 4021212.9 KiB
#16: models/query.py:402: 3995284.5 KiB
#17: models/query.py:256: 3995284.5 KiB
#18: models/query.py:55: 3952718.2 KiB
#19: sql/compiler.py:1133: 3919417.7 KiB
#20: db/utils.py:96: 3912674.4 KiB
#21: psycopg2/_json.py:166: 3837534.7 KiB
#22: json/decoder.py:337: 3837533.2 KiB
    obj, end = self.raw_decode(s, idx=_w(s, 0).end())
#23: json/__init__.py:348: 3837533.2 KiB
    return _default_decoder.decode(s)
#24: json/decoder.py:353: 3837532.7 KiB
    obj, end = self.scan_once(s, idx)
#25: rq/worker.py:670: 211891.5 KiB
#26: tasking/worker.py:69: 198267.0 KiB
#27: rq/worker.py:477: 191261.5 KiB
#28: cli/cli.py:252: 186110.9 KiB
#29: click/core.py:555: 185957.8 KiB
#30: cli/cli.py:78: 104822.7 KiB
#31: models/query.py:73: 48350.9 KiB
#32: models/base.py:513: 48350.9 KiB
#33: sql/compiler.py:405: 38126.1 KiB
#34: sql/compiler.py:1087: 33355.6 KiB
#35: click/core.py:956: 29580.3 KiB
#36: click/core.py:1137: 29498.3 KiB
#37: models/base.py:430: 29340.9 KiB
#38: models/query.py:274: 25946.8 KiB
#39: plugin/repo_version_utils.py:30: 25850.4 KiB
#40: models/query.py:892: 24105.6 KiB
#41: models/query.py:910: 24089.7 KiB
#42: models/query.py:399: 24045.0 KiB
#43: sql/query.py:1290: 17343.9 KiB
#44: sql/where.py:81: 15629.7 KiB
#45: sql/compiler.py:489: 15581.6 KiB
#46: models/lookups.py:162: 15527.0 KiB
#47: psycopg2/extras.py:678: 15027.3 KiB
#48: sql/query.py:1323: 13486.4 KiB
#49: sql/query.py:796: 13486.3 KiB
#50: sql/compiler.py:474: 11291.3 KiB
#51: sql/compiler.py:54: 11282.7 KiB
#52: sql/compiler.py:45: 11282.7 KiB
#53: click/core.py:717: 10190.6 KiB
#54: models/query.py:72: 9967.2 KiB
#55: models/query.py:1219: 8855.6 KiB
#56: models/query.py:1231: 8855.6 KiB
#57: models/query.py:1072: 8840.0 KiB
#58: models/query.py:401: 8840.0 KiB
#59: models/lookups.py:153: 8779.2 KiB
#60: models/lookups.py:79: 8773.0 KiB
#61: models/expressions.py:332: 8769.2 KiB
#62: models/expressions.py:238: 8769.2 KiB
#63: plugin/repo_version_utils.py:37: 7602.2 KiB
#64: models/base.py:408: 7378.9 KiB
#65: click/core.py:764: 7371.2 KiB
#66: sql/compiler.py:254: 6853.7 KiB
#67: models/expressions.py:737: 6851.8 KiB
#68: models/lookups.py:159: 6745.8 KiB
#69: sql/query.py:1293: 6744.2 KiB
#70: sql/query.py:2258: 6743.6 KiB
#71: sql/query.py:763: 6743.6 KiB
#72: sql/query.py:2259: 6742.7 KiB
#73: sql/compiler.py:1054: 6696.5 KiB
#74: utils/deconstruct.py:17: 6261.2 KiB
#75: fields/related.py:986: 6246.5 KiB
#76: fields/__init__.py:381: 6245.8 KiB
#77: models/base.py:411: 5990.2 KiB
#78: python3.7/uuid.py:204: 5876.0 KiB
    self.__dict__['int'] = int
#79: sql/compiler.py:472: 5784.0 KiB
#80: sql/compiler.py:1019: 5023.7 KiB
#81: sql/compiler.py:1053: 4916.2 KiB
#82: sql/query.py:350: 4490.9 KiB
#83: sql/query.py:309: 4438.3 KiB
#84: sql/compiler.py:219: 4406.5 KiB
#85: sql/compiler.py:666: 4401.8 KiB
#86: python3.7/copy.py:96: 4399.3 KiB
    rv = reductor(4)
#87: models/expressions.py:159: 4398.6 KiB
#88: python3.7/copyreg.py:88: 4372.9 KiB
    return cls.__new__(cls, *args)
#89: python3.7/copy.py:274: 4372.9 KiB
    y = func(*args)
#90: python3.7/copy.py:106: 4372.8 KiB
    return _reconstruct(x, None, *rv)
#91: models/query_utils.py:82: 4223.2 KiB
#92: bin/rq:10: 4115.9 KiB
#93: python3.7/uuid.py:161: 4025.9 KiB
    int = int_(hex, 16)
#94: sql/query.py:1318: 3846.5 KiB
#95: models/expressions.py:749: 3362.8 KiB
#96: fields/__init__.py:709: 3340.3 KiB
#97: utils/tree.py:108: 3008.9 KiB
#98: models/query_utils.py:72: 2534.5 KiB
#99: models/query_utils.py:85: 2534.2 KiB
#100: models/base.py:503: 2214.3 KiB
#101: models/query.py:199: 2190.8 KiB
#102: models/query.py:190: 2178.6 KiB
#103: models/query_utils.py:74: 2164.6 KiB
#104: utils/tree.py:23: 2115.5 KiB
#105: models/query_utils.py:59: 2113.1 KiB
#106: sql/query.py:1251: 1895.8 KiB
#107: sql/query.py:1116: 1895.3 KiB
#108: models/lookups.py:19: 1892.1 KiB
#109: sql/query.py:68: 1882.4 KiB
#110: sql/query.py:1249: 1881.4 KiB
#111: fields/related.py:974: 1679.4 KiB
#112: sql/compiler.py:1018: 1672.8 KiB
#113: base/operations.py:564: 1672.8 KiB
#114: models/expressions.py:747: 1660.9 KiB
#115: models/query.py:1893: 1590.1 KiB
#116: models/query.py:63: 1590.1 KiB
#117: models/query.py:62: 1554.4 KiB
#118: models/query.py:61: 1554.4 KiB
962 other: 9.8 MiB
Total allocated size: 99186.9 MiB



*Tracemalloc for Re-sync at peak of memory consumption:*

#1: sql/compiler.py:1512: 1813416.3 KiB
#2: asyncio/events.py:88: 1159219.2 KiB
    self._context.run(self._callback, *self._args)
#3: stages/api.py:43: 1159151.2 KiB
#4: asyncio/base_events.py:1775: 1158553.1 KiB
    if bool(enabled) == bool(self._coroutine_origin_tracking_enabled):
#5: asyncio/base_events.py:539: 1157867.4 KiB
    self._thread_id = None
#6: asyncio/base_events.py:571: 1156528.6 KiB
    # local task.
#7: stages/declarative_version.py:149: 1152654.5 KiB
#8: tasks/synchronizing.py:154: 1151586.8 KiB
#9: rq/job.py:611: 1147795.3 KiB
#10: rq/job.py:605: 1147534.7 KiB
#11: rq/worker.py:822: 1141556.0 KiB
#12: tasking/worker.py:100: 1139872.3 KiB
#13: rq/worker.py:684: 1137457.4 KiB
#14: rq/worker.py:610: 1136707.1 KiB
#15: models/query.py:274: 940312.1 KiB
#16: models/query.py:1242: 921581.8 KiB
#17: models/query.py:55: 908503.7 KiB
#18: sql/compiler.py:1133: 906747.3 KiB
#19: db/utils.py:96: 906707.8 KiB
#20: stages/content_stages.py:48: 899314.9 KiB
#21: psycopg2/_json.py:166: 872466.2 KiB
#22: json/decoder.py:337: 871817.4 KiB
    obj, end = self.raw_decode(s, idx=_w(s, 0).end())
#23: json/__init__.py:348: 871817.4 KiB
    return _default_decoder.decode(s)
#24: json/decoder.py:353: 871816.8 KiB
    obj, end = self.scan_once(s, idx)
#25: click/core.py:555: 448794.2 KiB
#26: rq/worker.py:670: 259351.8 KiB
#27: tasking/worker.py:69: 257743.4 KiB
#28: rq/worker.py:477: 249243.3 KiB
#29: cli/cli.py:252: 244023.2 KiB
#30: cli/cli.py:78: 226347.5 KiB
#31: click/core.py:956: 220086.5 KiB
#32: click/core.py:1137: 213146.8 KiB
#33: click/core.py:717: 188052.0 KiB
#34: tasks/synchronizing.py:581: 177471.0 KiB
#35: models/package.py:232: 138350.9 KiB
#36: stages/artifact_stages.py:219: 54726.5 KiB
#37: stages/artifact_stages.py:251: 54723.6 KiB
#38: models/query.py:1625: 47373.9 KiB
#39: models/query.py:1738: 46489.3 KiB
#40: fields/related_descriptors.py:627: 42352.2 KiB
#41: models/package.py:238: 24673.4 KiB
#42: models/query.py:1591: 24325.2 KiB
#43: models/query.py:1244: 18744.3 KiB
#44: models/query.py:771: 18744.3 KiB
#45: models/query.py:73: 12827.6 KiB
#46: models/base.py:513: 12827.6 KiB
#47: sql/compiler.py:405: 11912.8 KiB
#48: psycopg2/extras.py:678: 11666.5 KiB
#49: models/package.py:245: 10837.2 KiB
#50: sql/compiler.py:1087: 7407.8 KiB
#51: sql/where.py:81: 6915.5 KiB
#52: models/base.py:741: 6705.2 KiB
#53: models/base.py:779: 6697.1 KiB
#54: models/progress.py:144: 6607.2 KiB
#55: click/core.py:764: 6603.1 KiB
#56: models/progress.py:191: 6601.5 KiB
#57: tasks/synchronizing.py:609: 6574.8 KiB
#58: python3.7/uuid.py:204: 6532.6 KiB
    self.__dict__['int'] = int
#59: models/base.py:851: 6485.3 KiB
#60: models/base.py:411: 6366.6 KiB
#61: models/base.py:900: 6178.2 KiB
#62: models/query.py:760: 5612.1 KiB
#63: sql/compiler.py:1429: 5528.5 KiB
#64: models/base.py:408: 5042.7 KiB
#65: tasks/synchronizing.py:575: 4724.0 KiB
#66: createrepo_c/__init__.py:312: 4722.6 KiB
#67: tasks/synchronizing.py:285: 4722.6 KiB
#68: models/lookups.py:162: 4583.4 KiB
#69: tasks/synchronizing.py:582: 4236.2 KiB
#70: tasks/synchronizing.py:256: 3655.1 KiB
#71: sql/query.py:1312: 3358.8 KiB
#72: sql/compiler.py:1417: 3312.9 KiB
#73: models/query.py:892: 3121.7 KiB
#74: models/lookups.py:153: 2934.4 KiB
#75: models/lookups.py:79: 2931.5 KiB
#76: models/expressions.py:332: 2918.8 KiB
#77: models/expressions.py:238: 2918.5 KiB
#78: fields/related_descriptors.py:219: 2766.3 KiB
#79: fields/related_descriptors.py:629: 2765.8 KiB
#80: models/query.py:910: 2575.7 KiB
#81: sql/query.py:1290: 2513.6 KiB
#82: sql/query.py:1318: 2257.2 KiB
#83: stages/association_stages.py:36: 2219.3 KiB
#84: sql/compiler.py:1452: 2214.1 KiB
#85: sql/compiler.py:1370: 2214.1 KiB
#86: python3.7/uuid.py:161: 2179.2 KiB
    int = int_(hex, 16)
#87: models/base.py:503: 2082.6 KiB
#88: models/manager.py:82: 2008.6 KiB
#89: tasks/synchronizing.py:585: 1803.4 KiB
#90: fields/related_descriptors.py:527: 1767.5 KiB
#91: python3.7/copy.py:96: 1754.9 KiB
    rv = reductor(4)
#92: urllib/parse.py:562: 1725.2 KiB
    resolved_path.append('')
#93: urllib/parse.py:489: 1725.2 KiB
    if url and url[:1] != '/': url = '/' + url
#94: urllib/parse.py:475: 1725.2 KiB
    _coerce_args(*components))
#95: models/lookups.py:159: 1647.3 KiB
#96: models/expressions.py:159: 1625.9 KiB
#97: tasks/synchronizing.py:512: 1619.8 KiB
#98: models/query.py:1652: 1619.0 KiB
#99: fields/__init__.py:801: 1604.3 KiB
#100: models/base.py:473: 1545.2 KiB
#101: python3.7/uuid.py:759: 1488.4 KiB
    def uuid4():
#102: models/package.py:248: 1455.4 KiB
#103: sql/compiler.py:489: 1332.9 KiB
#104: python3.7/copy.py:106: 1293.2 KiB
    return _reconstruct(x, None, *rv)
#105: python3.7/copyreg.py:88: 1279.1 KiB
    return cls.__new__(cls, *args)
#106: python3.7/copy.py:274: 1279.1 KiB
    y = func(*args)
#107: sql/query.py:350: 1119.1 KiB
#108: models/query.py:1231: 1057.4 KiB
#109: models/query.py:1219: 1057.4 KiB
1019 other: 34.8 MiB
Total allocated size: 28304.4 MiB



The snapshots can be found here:

 memory_data
<https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1mdJtdGDvbwq_jLc5m_T8VBjjb-bDRDmS>

*Memory consumption over time:*
[image: sync.png]

[image: resync.png]

[image: sync_and_resync.png]

Best regards,
Fabricio Aguiar
Software Engineer, Pulp Project
Red Hat Brazil - Latam <https://www.redhat.com/>
+55 11 999652368
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