[TS-1107] dynamically scale the number of net threads

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Won't Fix
• Component/s: Core, Performance
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: James Peach
• Created: 09/Feb/12 16:49
• Updated: 29/Jun/15 03:44
• Resolved: 20/Jan/14 11:47

Description

The number of net threads is calculated once at startup, but we ought to consider dynamically scaling the number of threads a runtime based on load.

zwoop: right, that's what I meant (keep a counter of how many times epoll had no events, and treat that as an "idle" thread)
zwoop: probably a multiplier of some setting (thread_idle_seconds or some such)
zwoop: this would be a cool feature, if you have the time for it
zwoop: can keep the original calculations / settings as the "upper" limit I think
zwoop: (the calculations can also easily be configured in records.config, so that people can modify that upper limit)
zwoop: an ideal solution (backward compatible) would be to just add one new setting, <reap_idle_threads_seconds> or some such, default to 0 . With it not set, our normal logic applies. With it set, your stuff takes effect, but cap it at whatever the other settings are.