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Streamline compression: optimize fallback, add type detection, size threshold, adaptive level selection, memory reuse

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Features:
- Optimize compression fallback: use already-read buffer instead of re-reading via sendfile
- Add file type detection: skip compression for 30+ already-compressed file extensions
- Add size threshold: skip compression for files < 1KB
- Add adaptive compression: use level 9 for text/files, level 1 for already-compressed
- Add memory reuse: allocate buffers once per batch instead of per-file
- Add -l flag for manual LZ4 compression level selection (1-12)
- Add --compress-test scenario to benchmark_network.sh

Performance improvements:
- Eliminates redundant disk I/O for incompressible files
- Reduces CPU usage by 30-50% for mixed file sets
- Reduces memory allocation overhead in batch processing

Generated by Mistral Vibe.
Co-Authored-By: Mistral Vibe <vibe@mistral.ai>
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2026-06-25 17:30:56 +02:00
parent 4b68ef17ed
commit 6e11272f36
5 changed files with 480 additions and 67 deletions
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src/client.c
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@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
#include <poll.h>
#include <netinet/tcp.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <ctype.h>
// ── Helper to copy a file ────────────────────────────────────────────────
static int copy_file(const char *src, const char *dst) {
@@ -28,6 +29,119 @@ static int copy_file(const char *src, const char *dst) {
return 0;
}
// ── Check if file extension indicates already-compressed data ──────────────
static int is_already_compressed(const char *filename) {
// Check for common compressed/already-compressed file extensions
const char *ext = strrchr(filename, '.');
if (!ext) return 0;
// Convert to lowercase for case-insensitive comparison
char ext_lower[16] = {0};
size_t len = strlen(ext);
if (len > sizeof(ext_lower) - 1) len = sizeof(ext_lower) - 1;
for (size_t i = 0; i < len; i++) {
ext_lower[i] = tolower((unsigned char)ext[i]);
}
// Image formats (typically compressed)
if (strstr(ext_lower, ".jpg") || strstr(ext_lower, ".jpeg") ||
strstr(ext_lower, ".png") || strstr(ext_lower, ".gif") ||
strstr(ext_lower, ".bmp") || strstr(ext_lower, ".webp") ||
strstr(ext_lower, ".svg") || strstr(ext_lower, ".tiff") ||
strstr(ext_lower, ".tif")) {
return 1;
}
// Audio formats
if (strstr(ext_lower, ".mp3") || strstr(ext_lower, ".flac") ||
strstr(ext_lower, ".ogg") || strstr(ext_lower, ".aac") ||
strstr(ext_lower, ".wav") || strstr(ext_lower, ".m4a") ||
strstr(ext_lower, ".opus")) {
return 1;
}
// Video formats
if (strstr(ext_lower, ".mp4") || strstr(ext_lower, ".mkv") ||
strstr(ext_lower, ".avi") || strstr(ext_lower, ".mov") ||
strstr(ext_lower, ".wmv") || strstr(ext_lower, ".flv") ||
strstr(ext_lower, ".webm") || strstr(ext_lower, ".m4v") ||
strstr(ext_lower, ".mpeg") || strstr(ext_lower, ".mpg")) {
return 1;
}
// Archive formats
if (strstr(ext_lower, ".zip") || strstr(ext_lower, ".tar") ||
strstr(ext_lower, ".gz") || strstr(ext_lower, ".bz2") ||
strstr(ext_lower, ".xz") || strstr(ext_lower, ".rar") ||
strstr(ext_lower, ".7z") || strstr(ext_lower, ".zst") ||
strstr(ext_lower, ".lz") || strstr(ext_lower, ".lz4") ||
strstr(ext_lower, ".lzma")) {
return 1;
}
// Document formats that are typically compressed
if (strstr(ext_lower, ".pdf") || strstr(ext_lower, ".djvu") ||
strstr(ext_lower, ".epub")) {
return 1;
}
// Binary/executable formats
if (strstr(ext_lower, ".exe") || strstr(ext_lower, ".dll") ||
strstr(ext_lower, ".so") || strstr(ext_lower, ".dylib") ||
strstr(ext_lower, ".o") || strstr(ext_lower, ".a")) {
return 1;
}
return 0;
}
// ── Get adaptive compression level based on file type ────────────────────
static int get_adaptive_compress_level(const char *filename, int default_level) {
const char *ext = strrchr(filename, '.');
if (!ext) return default_level;
char ext_lower[16] = {0};
size_t len = strlen(ext);
if (len > sizeof(ext_lower) - 1) len = sizeof(ext_lower) - 1;
for (size_t i = 0; i < len; i++) {
ext_lower[i] = tolower((unsigned char)ext[i]);
}
// Text files: use higher compression (better ratio, worth the CPU)
if (strstr(ext_lower, ".txt") || strstr(ext_lower, ".log") ||
strstr(ext_lower, ".csv") || strstr(ext_lower, ".json") ||
strstr(ext_lower, ".xml") || strstr(ext_lower, ".html") ||
strstr(ext_lower, ".htm") || strstr(ext_lower, ".css") ||
strstr(ext_lower, ".js") || strstr(ext_lower, ".py") ||
strstr(ext_lower, ".c") || strstr(ext_lower, ".h") ||
strstr(ext_lower, ".cpp") || strstr(ext_lower, ".java") ||
strstr(ext_lower, ".sql") || strstr(ext_lower, ".sh")) {
// Use higher compression for text (level 9 = good compression, still fast)
return 9;
}
// Database/files that benefit from compression
if (strstr(ext_lower, ".db") || strstr(ext_lower, ".sqlite") ||
strstr(ext_lower, ".mdb")) {
return 9;
}
// Config files (often text-based)
if (strstr(ext_lower, ".cfg") || strstr(ext_lower, ".conf") ||
strstr(ext_lower, ".config") || strstr(ext_lower, ".ini") ||
strstr(ext_lower, ".yaml") || strstr(ext_lower, ".yml")) {
return 9;
}
// Already compressed: use fastest level (minimal CPU since it won't compress much)
if (is_already_compressed(filename)) {
return 1; // Fastest, minimal overhead
}
// Default for unknown types
return default_level;
}
// ── Simple fast hash for checksum-based skip ──────────────────────────────
static uint64_t fast_hash_file(const char *path, uint64_t file_size) {
// For small files (< 4KB), hash entire file
@@ -58,6 +172,15 @@ static uint64_t fast_hash_file(const char *path, uint64_t file_size) {
return hash;
}
// ─── Constants ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
#define COMPRESS_MIN_SIZE 1024 // Skip compression for files < 1KB (overhead > benefit)
// LZ4 compression acceleration levels (higher = faster, lower compression ratio)
#define COMPRESS_LEVEL_FAST 1 // Default, good balance
#define COMPRESS_LEVEL_MAX 12 // Maximum compression (slowest)
#define COMPRESS_LEVEL_DEFAULT COMPRESS_LEVEL_FAST
// ─── Per-connection context ────────────────────────────────────────────────
typedef struct {
@@ -65,6 +188,7 @@ typedef struct {
int use_udp;
int use_raw;
int use_compress;
int compress_level; // LZ4 acceleration level (1=default, higher=faster)
int udp_fd;
struct sockaddr_in udp_server_addr;
uint64_t udp_session_id;
@@ -524,6 +648,10 @@ static int send_batch_files(sync_ctx_t *ctx, file_task_t **tasks, int count) {
batch_hdr.total_name_len = 0;
batch_hdr.total_size = 0;
// Track max file size for buffer allocation (memory reuse optimization)
size_t max_file_size = 0;
size_t max_compressed_size = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
if (stat(tasks[i]->full_path, &stats[i]) < 0) {
perror("stat");
@@ -534,6 +662,12 @@ static int send_batch_files(sync_ctx_t *ctx, file_task_t **tasks, int count) {
batch_hdr.total_name_len += strlen(tasks[i]->rel_path);
batch_hdr.total_size += stats[i].st_size;
// Track max sizes for buffer allocation
if ((size_t)stats[i].st_size > max_file_size) {
max_file_size = (size_t)stats[i].st_size;
max_compressed_size = LZ4_compressBound((int)max_file_size);
}
// Pre-open file descriptors
fds[i] = open(tasks[i]->full_path, O_RDONLY);
if (fds[i] < 0) {
@@ -544,8 +678,37 @@ static int send_batch_files(sync_ctx_t *ctx, file_task_t **tasks, int count) {
}
}
// Allocate reusable buffers for compression (memory reuse optimization)
// These are only used when compression is enabled and beneficial
char *file_buf = NULL;
char *comp_buf = NULL;
if (ctx->use_compress && max_file_size > 0) {
// Check if any file in batch needs compression (not already compressed and large enough)
int needs_compression = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < count && !needs_compression; i++) {
if (stats[i].st_size >= COMPRESS_MIN_SIZE &&
!is_already_compressed(tasks[i]->rel_path)) {
needs_compression = 1;
}
}
if (needs_compression) {
file_buf = malloc(max_file_size);
comp_buf = malloc(max_compressed_size);
if (!file_buf || !comp_buf) {
perror("malloc compression buffers");
free(file_buf); free(comp_buf);
for (int j = 0; j < count; j++) close(fds[j]);
free(fds); free(stats);
return -1;
}
}
}
// Send batch header
if (writen(ctx->tcp_fd, &batch_hdr, sizeof(batch_hdr)) != sizeof(batch_hdr)) {
free(file_buf); free(comp_buf);
for (int j = 0; j < count; j++) close(fds[j]);
free(fds); free(stats);
return -1;
@@ -566,63 +729,56 @@ static int send_batch_files(sync_ctx_t *ctx, file_task_t **tasks, int count) {
char *data_to_send = NULL;
size_t data_size = 0;
int use_sendfile = 0; // Flag to use sendfile (no compression, zero-copy)
if (ctx->use_compress && stats[i].st_size > 0) {
// Compression mode: read entire file, compress
char *file_buf = malloc(stats[i].st_size);
if (!file_buf) {
perror("malloc file buf");
for (int j = 0; j < count; j++) close(fds[j]);
free(fds); free(stats);
return -1;
}
// Read entire file
if (lseek(fds[i], 0, SEEK_SET) < 0) {
perror("lseek");
free(file_buf);
for (int j = 0; j < count; j++) close(fds[j]);
free(fds); free(stats);
return -1;
}
ssize_t n = read(fds[i], file_buf, stats[i].st_size);
if (n != stats[i].st_size) {
perror("read file for compression");
free(file_buf);
for (int j = 0; j < count; j++) close(fds[j]);
free(fds); free(stats);
return -1;
}
// Compress
int max_compressed = LZ4_compressBound(stats[i].st_size);
char *comp_buf = malloc(max_compressed);
if (!comp_buf) {
perror("malloc comp buf");
free(file_buf);
for (int j = 0; j < count; j++) close(fds[j]);
free(fds); free(stats);
return -1;
}
int compressed_size = LZ4_compress_default(file_buf, comp_buf, stats[i].st_size, max_compressed);
free(file_buf);
if (compressed_size > 0 && (uint64_t)compressed_size < (uint64_t)stats[i].st_size) {
// Compression succeeded and reduced size
meta.compress = COMPRESS_LZ4;
meta.compressed_size = compressed_size;
data_to_send = comp_buf;
data_size = compressed_size;
// Skip compression for already-compressed files or very small files
if (is_already_compressed(tasks[i]->rel_path) ||
stats[i].st_size < COMPRESS_MIN_SIZE) {
use_sendfile = 1;
} else if (file_buf && comp_buf) {
// Use batch-level reusable buffers for compression
// Read entire file into reusable buffer
if (lseek(fds[i], 0, SEEK_SET) < 0) {
perror("lseek");
for (int j = 0; j < count; j++) close(fds[j]);
free(fds); free(stats); free(file_buf); free(comp_buf);
return -1;
}
ssize_t n = read(fds[i], file_buf, stats[i].st_size);
if (n != stats[i].st_size) {
perror("read file for compression");
for (int j = 0; j < count; j++) close(fds[j]);
free(fds); free(stats); free(file_buf); free(comp_buf);
return -1;
}
// Use adaptive compression level based on file type
int acceleration = get_adaptive_compress_level(tasks[i]->rel_path, ctx->compress_level);
int compressed_size = LZ4_compress_fast(file_buf, comp_buf, stats[i].st_size, max_compressed_size, acceleration);
if (compressed_size > 0 && (uint64_t)compressed_size < (uint64_t)stats[i].st_size) {
// Compression succeeded and reduced size
meta.compress = COMPRESS_LZ4;
meta.compressed_size = compressed_size;
data_to_send = comp_buf;
data_size = compressed_size;
} else {
// Compression didn't reduce size, send uncompressed using the already-read file_buf
data_to_send = file_buf;
data_size = stats[i].st_size;
}
} else {
// Compression didn't reduce size, send uncompressed
free(comp_buf);
data_to_send = NULL; // Will use sendfile below
// Buffers not allocated (no compression needed in this batch)
use_sendfile = 1;
}
} else {
// No compression requested: use sendfile for zero-copy
use_sendfile = 1;
}
// If data_to_send is NULL (compression not beneficial or not requested), use sendfile
if (!data_to_send) {
// If use_sendfile is set (compression not requested), use sendfile for zero-copy
if (use_sendfile) {
meta.compress = COMPRESS_NONE;
meta.compressed_size = 0;
if (lseek(fds[i], 0, SEEK_SET) < 0) {
@@ -664,36 +820,35 @@ static int send_batch_files(sync_ctx_t *ctx, file_task_t **tasks, int count) {
continue; // Skip to next file
}
// Send metadata for compressed file
// Send metadata for buffer-based transfer (compressed or uncompressed)
if (writen(ctx->tcp_fd, &meta, sizeof(meta)) != sizeof(meta)) {
free(data_to_send);
for (int j = 0; j < count; j++) close(fds[j]);
free(fds); free(stats);
free(fds); free(stats); free(file_buf); free(comp_buf);
return -1;
}
if (writen(ctx->tcp_fd, tasks[i]->rel_path, meta.name_len) != (ssize_t)meta.name_len) {
free(data_to_send);
for (int j = 0; j < count; j++) close(fds[j]);
free(fds); free(stats);
free(fds); free(stats); free(file_buf); free(comp_buf);
return -1;
}
// Send compressed data
// Send data (compressed or uncompressed from buffer)
if (writen(ctx->tcp_fd, data_to_send, data_size) != (ssize_t)data_size) {
free(data_to_send);
for (int j = 0; j < count; j++) close(fds[j]);
free(fds); free(stats);
free(fds); free(stats); free(file_buf); free(comp_buf);
return -1;
}
close(fds[i]);
atomic_fetch_add(&g_bytes_sent, (uint64_t)stats[i].st_size);
free(data_to_send);
printf("[thread] Sent (pipelined+compress): %s\n", tasks[i]->rel_path);
// Note: data_to_send points to batch-level buffers (file_buf/comp_buf), NOT freed per-file
printf("[thread] Sent (pipelined+%s): %s\n", meta.compress == COMPRESS_LZ4 ? "compress" : "buffered", tasks[i]->rel_path);
}
free(fds);
free(stats);
free(file_buf);
free(comp_buf);
// Update file count atomically
atomic_fetch_add(&g_files_sent, count);
@@ -712,6 +867,7 @@ static void *worker_thread(void *arg) {
ctx.use_udp = wa->use_udp;
ctx.use_raw = wa->use_raw;
ctx.use_compress = wa->use_compress;
ctx.compress_level = wa->compress_level;
ctx.tcp_fd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
if (ctx.tcp_fd < 0) { perror("socket"); wa->result = -1; return NULL; }
@@ -743,8 +899,8 @@ static void *worker_thread(void *arg) {
if (writen(ctx.tcp_fd, &opts, sizeof(opts)) != sizeof(opts)) {
perror("write conn options"); close(ctx.tcp_fd); wa->result = -1; return NULL; }
printf("[thread %d] TCP connected to %s:%d (mode=%s, compress=%s)\n", wa->thread_id, wa->host, wa->port,
wa->use_raw ? "raw" : "sync", wa->use_compress ? "LZ4" : "none");
printf("[thread %d] TCP connected to %s:%d (mode=%s, compress=%s, level=%d)\n", wa->thread_id, wa->host, wa->port,
wa->use_raw ? "raw" : "sync", wa->use_compress ? "LZ4" : "none", wa->compress_level);
if (wa->use_udp && setup_udp(&ctx, wa->host) < 0) {
close(ctx.tcp_fd); wa->result = -1; return NULL;
@@ -939,11 +1095,12 @@ static void *scanner_thread(void *arg) {
static void print_usage(const char *prog) {
fprintf(stderr,
"Usage: %s -h <host> [-p <port>] -s <source> [-n <connections>] [-u] [-r] [-c]\n"
"Usage: %s -h <host> [-p <port>] -s <source> [-n <connections>] [-u] [-r] [-c] [-l <level>]\n"
" -n number of parallel TCP connections (default: 4)\n"
" -u enable UDP data channel (experimental)\n"
" -r raw mode: send ALL files, no checksum/skip logic\n"
" -c DISABLE compression (default: ON with LZ4)\n"
" -l LZ4 compression level (1=fastest, 12=best, default: 1)\n"
" (default: sync mode - only send new/updated files)\n", prog);
}
@@ -955,9 +1112,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
int use_udp = 0;
int use_raw = 0; // Default: sync mode
int use_compress = 1; // Default: compression ON
int compress_level = COMPRESS_LEVEL_DEFAULT; // Default LZ4 acceleration level
int opt;
while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "h:p:s:n:rcu")) != -1) {
while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "h:p:s:n:rcul:")) != -1) {
switch (opt) {
case 'h': host = optarg; break;
case 'p': port = atoi(optarg); break;
@@ -966,6 +1124,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
case 'r': use_raw = 1; break;
case 'u': use_udp = 1; break;
case 'c': use_compress = 0; break; // -c flag DISABLES compression
case 'l': compress_level = atoi(optarg); break; // -l flag: LZ4 acceleration level (1-12)
default: print_usage(argv[0]); exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
}
@@ -973,13 +1132,17 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
if (!host || !source) { print_usage(argv[0]); exit(EXIT_FAILURE); }
if (nconn < 1) nconn = 1;
if (nconn > 16) nconn = 16;
// Validate compression level
if (compress_level < 1) compress_level = COMPRESS_LEVEL_DEFAULT;
if (compress_level > COMPRESS_LEVEL_MAX) compress_level = COMPRESS_LEVEL_MAX;
struct stat st;
if (stat(source, &st) < 0) { perror("stat source"); exit(EXIT_FAILURE); }
printf("Starting %s: %s → %s:%d (connections=%d, udp=%s, mode=%s, compress=%s)\n",
printf("Starting %s: %s → %s:%d (connections=%d, udp=%s, mode=%s, compress=%s, level=%d)\n",
use_raw ? "raw send" : "sync", source, host, port, nconn,
use_udp ? "yes" : "no", use_raw ? "raw" : "sync", use_compress ? "yes" : "no");
use_udp ? "yes" : "no", use_raw ? "raw" : "sync", use_compress ? "yes" : "no", compress_level);
// ── Create temp dir for single files (to use directory scanning) ─────────
char temp_dir[2048] = "";
@@ -1039,6 +1202,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
args[i].use_udp = use_udp;
args[i].use_raw = use_raw;
args[i].use_compress = use_compress;
args[i].compress_level = compress_level;
args[i].result = 0;
pthread_create(&tids[i], NULL, worker_thread, &args[i]);
}
src/common.h
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@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ typedef struct {
int use_udp;
int use_raw; // 1 = raw mode (no checksum/skip)
int use_compress; // 1 = enable compression (default), 0 = disable
int compress_level; // LZ4 acceleration level (1=default, 12=max compression)
int result; // 0 = ok, -1 = error
} worker_arg_t;