Improve SSL performance by calling SSLProtocol methods directly, not through the python's vectorcall interface

uvloop/handles/stream.pxd

@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ cdef class UVStream(UVBaseTransport):
         Py_buffer _read_pybuf
         bint _read_pybuf_acquired
 
+    cpdef write(self, object buf)
+
     # All "inline" methods are final
 
     cdef inline _init(self, Loop loop, object protocol, Server server,

uvloop/handles/stream.pyx

@@ -232,7 +232,9 @@ cdef class UVStream(UVBaseTransport):
 
         UVBaseTransport._set_protocol(self, protocol)
 
-        if (hasattr(protocol, 'get_buffer') and
+        if isinstance(protocol, SSLProtocol):
+            self.__buffered = 1
+        elif (hasattr(protocol, 'get_buffer') and
                 not isinstance(protocol, aio_Protocol)):
             try:
                 self._protocol_get_buffer = protocol.get_buffer
@@ -674,7 +676,7 @@ cdef class UVStream(UVBaseTransport):
             self.__reading,
             id(self))
 
-    def write(self, object buf):
+    cpdef write(self, object buf):
         self._ensure_alive()
 
         if self._eof:
@@ -924,9 +926,24 @@ cdef void __uv_stream_buffered_alloc(
                             "UVStream alloc buffer callback") == 0:
         return
 
+    cdef UVStream sc = <UVStream>stream.data
+
+    # Fast pass for our own SSLProtocol
+    # avoid python calls, memoryviews, context enter/exit, etc
+    if isinstance(sc._protocol, SSLProtocol):
+        try:
+            (<SSLProtocol>sc._protocol).get_buffer_impl(
+                suggested_size, &uvbuf.base, &uvbuf.len)
+            return
+        except BaseException as exc:
+            # Can't call 'sc._fatal_error' or 'sc._close', libuv will SF.
+            # We'll do it later in __uv_stream_buffered_on_read when we
+            # receive UV_ENOBUFS.
+            uvbuf.len = 0
+            uvbuf.base = NULL
+            return
+
     cdef:
-        UVStream sc = <UVStream>stream.data
-        Loop loop = sc._loop
         Py_buffer* pybuf = &sc._read_pybuf
         int got_buf = 0
 
@@ -987,7 +1004,7 @@ cdef void __uv_stream_buffered_on_read(
         return
 
     try:
-        if nread > 0 and not sc._read_pybuf_acquired:
+        if nread > 0 and not isinstance(sc._protocol, SSLProtocol) and not sc._read_pybuf_acquired:
             # From libuv docs:
             #     nread is > 0 if there is data available or < 0 on error. When
             #     we’ve reached EOF, nread will be set to UV_EOF. When
@@ -1008,12 +1025,20 @@ cdef void __uv_stream_buffered_on_read(
         if UVLOOP_DEBUG:
             loop._debug_stream_read_cb_total += 1
 
-        run_in_context1(sc.context, sc._protocol_buffer_updated, nread)
+        if isinstance(sc._protocol, SSLProtocol):
+            Context_Enter(sc.context)
+            try:
+                (<SSLProtocol>sc._protocol).buffer_updated_impl(nread)
+            finally:
+                Context_Exit(sc.context)
+        else:
+            run_in_context1(sc.context, sc._protocol_buffer_updated, nread)
     except BaseException as exc:
         if UVLOOP_DEBUG:
             loop._debug_stream_read_cb_errors_total += 1
 
         sc._fatal_error(exc, False)
     finally:
-        sc._read_pybuf_acquired = 0
-        PyBuffer_Release(pybuf)
+        if sc._read_pybuf_acquired:
+            sc._read_pybuf_acquired = 0
+            PyBuffer_Release(pybuf)

uvloop/sslproto.pxd

@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ cdef class SSLProtocol:
         object _outgoing_read
         char* _ssl_buffer
         size_t _ssl_buffer_len
-        object _ssl_buffer_view
         SSLProtocolState _state
         size_t _conn_lost
         AppProtocolState _app_state
@@ -84,55 +83,61 @@ cdef class SSLProtocol:
         object _handshake_timeout_handle
         object _shutdown_timeout_handle
 
-    cdef _set_app_protocol(self, app_protocol)
-    cdef _wakeup_waiter(self, exc=*)
-    cdef _get_extra_info(self, name, default=*)
-    cdef _set_state(self, SSLProtocolState new_state)
+    # Instead of doing python calls, c methods *_impl are called directly
+    # from stream.pyx
+
+    cdef inline get_buffer_impl(self, size_t n, char** buf, size_t* buf_size)
+    cdef inline buffer_updated_impl(self, size_t nbytes)
+
+    cdef inline _set_app_protocol(self, app_protocol)
+    cdef inline _wakeup_waiter(self, exc=*)
+    cdef inline _get_extra_info(self, name, default=*)
+    cdef inline _set_state(self, SSLProtocolState new_state)
 
     # Handshake flow
 
-    cdef _start_handshake(self)
-    cdef _check_handshake_timeout(self)
-    cdef _do_handshake(self)
-    cdef _on_handshake_complete(self, handshake_exc)
+    cdef inline _start_handshake(self)
+    cdef inline _check_handshake_timeout(self)
+    cdef inline _do_handshake(self)
+    cdef inline _on_handshake_complete(self, handshake_exc)
 
     # Shutdown flow
 
-    cdef _start_shutdown(self, object context=*)
-    cdef _check_shutdown_timeout(self)
-    cdef _do_read_into_void(self, object context)
-    cdef _do_flush(self, object context=*)
-    cdef _do_shutdown(self, object context=*)
-    cdef _on_shutdown_complete(self, shutdown_exc)
-    cdef _abort(self, exc)
+    cdef inline _start_shutdown(self, object context=*)
+    cdef inline _check_shutdown_timeout(self)
+    cdef inline _do_read_into_void(self, object context)
+    cdef inline _do_flush(self, object context=*)
+    cdef inline _do_shutdown(self, object context=*)
+    cdef inline _on_shutdown_complete(self, shutdown_exc)
+    cdef inline _abort(self, exc)
 
     # Outgoing flow
 
-    cdef _write_appdata(self, list_of_data, object context)
-    cdef _do_write(self)
-    cdef _process_outgoing(self)
+    cdef inline _write_appdata(self, list_of_data, object context)
+    cdef inline _do_write(self)
+    cdef inline _process_outgoing(self)
 
     # Incoming flow
 
-    cdef _do_read(self)
-    cdef _do_read__buffered(self)
-    cdef _do_read__copied(self)
-    cdef _call_eof_received(self, object context=*)
+    cdef inline _do_read(self)
+    cdef inline _do_read__buffered(self)
+    cdef inline _do_read__copied(self)
+    cdef inline _call_eof_received(self, object context=*)
 
     # Flow control for writes from APP socket
 
-    cdef _control_app_writing(self, object context=*)
-    cdef size_t _get_write_buffer_size(self)
-    cdef _set_write_buffer_limits(self, high=*, low=*)
+    cdef inline _control_app_writing(self, object context=*)
+    cdef inline size_t _get_write_buffer_size(self)
+    cdef inline _set_write_buffer_limits(self, high=*, low=*)
 
     # Flow control for reads to APP socket
 
-    cdef _pause_reading(self)
-    cdef _resume_reading(self, object context)
+    cdef inline _pause_reading(self)
+    cdef inline _resume_reading(self, object context)
 
     # Flow control for reads from SSL socket
 
-    cdef _control_ssl_reading(self)
-    cdef _set_read_buffer_limits(self, high=*, low=*)
-    cdef size_t _get_read_buffer_size(self)
-    cdef _fatal_error(self, exc, message=*)
+    cdef inline _control_ssl_reading(self)
+    cdef inline _set_read_buffer_limits(self, high=*, low=*)
+    cdef inline size_t _get_read_buffer_size(self)
+    cdef inline _fatal_error(self, exc, message=*)

uvloop/sslproto.pyx

@@ -204,11 +204,8 @@ cdef class SSLProtocol:
         self._ssl_buffer = <char*>PyMem_RawMalloc(self._ssl_buffer_len)
         if not self._ssl_buffer:
             raise MemoryError()
-        self._ssl_buffer_view = PyMemoryView_FromMemory(
-            self._ssl_buffer, self._ssl_buffer_len, PyBUF_WRITE)
 
     def __dealloc__(self):
-        self._ssl_buffer_view = None
         PyMem_RawFree(self._ssl_buffer)
         self._ssl_buffer = NULL
         self._ssl_buffer_len = 0
@@ -358,7 +355,7 @@ cdef class SSLProtocol:
             self._handshake_timeout_handle.cancel()
             self._handshake_timeout_handle = None
 
-    def get_buffer(self, n):
+    cdef get_buffer_impl(self, size_t n, char** buf, size_t* buf_size):
         cdef size_t want = n
         if want > SSL_READ_MAX_SIZE:
             want = SSL_READ_MAX_SIZE
@@ -367,11 +364,11 @@ cdef class SSLProtocol:
             if not self._ssl_buffer:
                 raise MemoryError()
             self._ssl_buffer_len = want
-            self._ssl_buffer_view = PyMemoryView_FromMemory(
-                self._ssl_buffer, want, PyBUF_WRITE)
-        return self._ssl_buffer_view
 
-    def buffer_updated(self, nbytes):
+        buf[0] = self._ssl_buffer
+        buf_size[0] = self._ssl_buffer_len
+
+    cdef buffer_updated_impl(self, size_t nbytes):
         self._incoming_write(PyMemoryView_FromMemory(
             self._ssl_buffer, nbytes, PyBUF_WRITE))
 
@@ -387,6 +384,18 @@ cdef class SSLProtocol:
         elif self._state == SHUTDOWN:
             self._do_shutdown()
 
+    def get_buffer(self, size_t n):
+        # This pure python call is still used by some very peculiar test cases
+        cdef:
+            char* buf
+            size_t buf_size
+
+        self.get_buffer_impl(n, &buf, &buf_size)
+        return PyMemoryView_FromMemory(buf, buf_size, PyBUF_WRITE)
+
+    def buffer_updated(self, size_t nbytes):
+        self.buffer_updated_impl(nbytes)
+
     def eof_received(self):
         """Called when the other end of the low-level stream
         is half-closed.
@@ -696,7 +705,10 @@ cdef class SSLProtocol:
         if not self._ssl_writing_paused:
             data = self._outgoing_read()
             if len(data):
-                self._transport.write(data)
+                if isinstance(self._transport, UVStream):
+                    (<UVStream>self._transport).write(data)
+                else:
+                    self._transport.write(data)
 
     # Incoming flow