coreutils_rs/common/io.rs
1use std::fs::{self, File};
2use std::io::{self, Read};
3use std::ops::Deref;
4use std::path::Path;
5
6#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
7use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
8
9use memmap2::{Mmap, MmapOptions};
10
11/// Holds file data — either zero-copy mmap or an owned Vec.
12/// Dereferences to `&[u8]` for transparent use.
13pub enum FileData {
14 Mmap(Mmap),
15 Owned(Vec<u8>),
16}
17
18impl Deref for FileData {
19 type Target = [u8];
20
21 fn deref(&self) -> &[u8] {
22 match self {
23 FileData::Mmap(m) => m,
24 FileData::Owned(v) => v,
25 }
26 }
27}
28
29/// Threshold below which we use read() instead of mmap.
30/// For files under 1MB, read() is faster since mmap has setup/teardown overhead
31/// (page table creation for up to 256 pages, TLB flush on munmap) that exceeds
32/// the zero-copy benefit.
33const MMAP_THRESHOLD: u64 = 1024 * 1024;
34
35/// Track whether O_NOATIME is supported to avoid repeated failed open() attempts.
36/// After the first EPERM, we never try O_NOATIME again (saves one syscall per file).
37#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
38static NOATIME_SUPPORTED: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(true);
39
40/// Open a file with O_NOATIME on Linux to avoid atime inode writes.
41/// Caches whether O_NOATIME works to avoid double-open on every file.
42#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
43pub fn open_noatime(path: &Path) -> io::Result<File> {
44 use std::os::unix::fs::OpenOptionsExt;
45 if NOATIME_SUPPORTED.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
46 match fs::OpenOptions::new()
47 .read(true)
48 .custom_flags(libc::O_NOATIME)
49 .open(path)
50 {
51 Ok(f) => return Ok(f),
52 Err(ref e) if e.raw_os_error() == Some(libc::EPERM) => {
53 // O_NOATIME requires file ownership or CAP_FOWNER — disable globally
54 NOATIME_SUPPORTED.store(false, Ordering::Relaxed);
55 }
56 Err(e) => return Err(e), // Real error, propagate
57 }
58 }
59 File::open(path)
60}
61
62#[cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))]
63pub fn open_noatime(path: &Path) -> io::Result<File> {
64 File::open(path)
65}
66
67/// Read a file with zero-copy mmap for large files or read() for small files.
68/// Opens once with O_NOATIME, uses fstat for metadata to save a syscall.
69pub fn read_file(path: &Path) -> io::Result<FileData> {
70 let file = open_noatime(path)?;
71 let metadata = file.metadata()?;
72 let len = metadata.len();
73
74 if len > 0 && metadata.file_type().is_file() {
75 // Small files: exact-size read from already-open fd.
76 // Uses read_full into pre-sized buffer instead of read_to_end,
77 // which avoids the grow-and-probe pattern (saves 1-2 extra read() syscalls).
78 if len < MMAP_THRESHOLD {
79 let mut buf = vec![0u8; len as usize];
80 let n = read_full(&mut &file, &mut buf)?;
81 buf.truncate(n);
82 return Ok(FileData::Owned(buf));
83 }
84
85 // SAFETY: Read-only mapping. No MAP_POPULATE — it synchronously faults
86 // all pages with 4KB before MADV_HUGEPAGE can take effect, causing ~25,600
87 // minor page faults for 100MB (~12.5ms overhead). Without it, HUGEPAGE hint
88 // is set first, then POPULATE_READ prefaults using 2MB pages (~50 faults).
89 match unsafe { MmapOptions::new().map(&file) } {
90 Ok(mmap) => {
91 #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
92 {
93 // HUGEPAGE MUST come first: reduces 25,600 minor faults (4KB) to
94 // ~50 faults (2MB) for 100MB files. Saves ~12ms of page fault overhead.
95 if len >= 2 * 1024 * 1024 {
96 let _ = mmap.advise(memmap2::Advice::HugePage);
97 }
98 let _ = mmap.advise(memmap2::Advice::Sequential);
99 // POPULATE_READ (5.14+): prefault with huge pages. Fall back to WillNeed.
100 if len >= 4 * 1024 * 1024 {
101 if mmap.advise(memmap2::Advice::PopulateRead).is_err() {
102 let _ = mmap.advise(memmap2::Advice::WillNeed);
103 }
104 } else {
105 let _ = mmap.advise(memmap2::Advice::WillNeed);
106 }
107 }
108 Ok(FileData::Mmap(mmap))
109 }
110 Err(_) => {
111 // mmap failed — fall back to read
112 let mut buf = Vec::with_capacity(len as usize);
113 let mut reader = file;
114 reader.read_to_end(&mut buf)?;
115 Ok(FileData::Owned(buf))
116 }
117 }
118 } else if !metadata.file_type().is_file() {
119 // Non-regular file (pipe, FIFO, device, process substitution) — read from open fd.
120 // Pipes report len=0 from stat(), so we must always try to read regardless of len.
121 let mut buf = Vec::new();
122 let mut reader = file;
123 reader.read_to_end(&mut buf)?;
124 Ok(FileData::Owned(buf))
125 } else {
126 Ok(FileData::Owned(Vec::new()))
127 }
128}
129
130/// Read a file entirely into a mutable Vec.
131/// Uses exact-size allocation from fstat + single read() for efficiency.
132/// Preferred over mmap when the caller needs mutable access (e.g., in-place decode).
133pub fn read_file_vec(path: &Path) -> io::Result<Vec<u8>> {
134 let file = open_noatime(path)?;
135 let metadata = file.metadata()?;
136 let len = metadata.len() as usize;
137 if len == 0 {
138 return Ok(Vec::new());
139 }
140 let mut buf = vec![0u8; len];
141 let n = read_full(&mut &file, &mut buf)?;
142 buf.truncate(n);
143 Ok(buf)
144}
145
146/// Read a file always using mmap, with optimal page fault strategy.
147/// Used by tac for zero-copy output and parallel scanning.
148///
149/// Strategy: mmap WITHOUT MAP_POPULATE, then MADV_HUGEPAGE + MADV_POPULATE_READ.
150/// MAP_POPULATE synchronously faults all pages with 4KB BEFORE MADV_HUGEPAGE
151/// can take effect, causing ~25,600 minor faults for 100MB (~12.5ms overhead).
152/// MADV_POPULATE_READ (Linux 5.14+) prefaults pages AFTER HUGEPAGE is set,
153/// using 2MB huge pages (~50 faults = ~0.1ms). Falls back to WILLNEED on
154/// older kernels.
155pub fn read_file_mmap(path: &Path) -> io::Result<FileData> {
156 let file = open_noatime(path)?;
157 let metadata = file.metadata()?;
158 let len = metadata.len();
159
160 if len > 0 && metadata.file_type().is_file() {
161 // No MAP_POPULATE: let MADV_HUGEPAGE take effect before page faults.
162 let mmap_result = unsafe { MmapOptions::new().map(&file) };
163 match mmap_result {
164 Ok(mmap) => {
165 #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
166 {
167 // HUGEPAGE first: must be set before any page faults occur.
168 // Reduces ~25,600 minor faults (4KB) to ~50 (2MB) for 100MB.
169 if len >= 2 * 1024 * 1024 {
170 let _ = mmap.advise(memmap2::Advice::HugePage);
171 }
172 // POPULATE_READ (Linux 5.14+): synchronously prefaults all pages
173 // using huge pages. Falls back to WILLNEED on older kernels.
174 if len >= 4 * 1024 * 1024 {
175 if mmap.advise(memmap2::Advice::PopulateRead).is_err() {
176 let _ = mmap.advise(memmap2::Advice::WillNeed);
177 }
178 } else {
179 let _ = mmap.advise(memmap2::Advice::WillNeed);
180 }
181 }
182 return Ok(FileData::Mmap(mmap));
183 }
184 Err(_) => {
185 // mmap failed — fall back to read
186 let mut buf = vec![0u8; len as usize];
187 let n = read_full(&mut &file, &mut buf)?;
188 buf.truncate(n);
189 return Ok(FileData::Owned(buf));
190 }
191 }
192 } else if !metadata.file_type().is_file() {
193 // Non-regular file (pipe, FIFO, device, process substitution) — read from open fd.
194 // Pipes report len=0 from stat(), so we must always try to read regardless of len.
195 let mut buf = Vec::new();
196 let mut reader = file;
197 reader.read_to_end(&mut buf)?;
198 Ok(FileData::Owned(buf))
199 } else {
200 Ok(FileData::Owned(Vec::new()))
201 }
202}
203
204/// Read a file always using read() syscall (no mmap).
205/// Faster than mmap for 10MB files: read() handles page faults in-kernel
206/// with batched PTE allocation (~0.5ms), while mmap triggers ~2560
207/// user-space minor faults (~1-2µs each = 2.5-5ms on CI runners).
208pub fn read_file_direct(path: &Path) -> io::Result<FileData> {
209 let file = open_noatime(path)?;
210 let metadata = file.metadata()?;
211 #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
212 {
213 // Only apply fadvise for files large enough to benefit (>= 64KB)
214 if metadata.len() >= 65536 {
215 use std::os::unix::io::AsRawFd;
216 unsafe {
217 libc::posix_fadvise(file.as_raw_fd(), 0, 0, libc::POSIX_FADV_SEQUENTIAL);
218 }
219 }
220 }
221 let len = metadata.len();
222
223 if len > 0 && metadata.file_type().is_file() {
224 let mut buf = Vec::with_capacity(len as usize);
225 io::Read::read_to_end(&mut &file, &mut buf)?;
226 Ok(FileData::Owned(buf))
227 } else if !metadata.file_type().is_file() {
228 let mut buf = Vec::new();
229 let mut reader = file;
230 reader.read_to_end(&mut buf)?;
231 Ok(FileData::Owned(buf))
232 } else {
233 Ok(FileData::Owned(Vec::new()))
234 }
235}
236
237/// Get file size without reading it (for byte-count-only optimization).
238pub fn file_size(path: &Path) -> io::Result<u64> {
239 Ok(fs::metadata(path)?.len())
240}
241
242/// Read all bytes from stdin into a Vec.
243/// On Linux, uses raw libc::read() to bypass Rust's StdinLock/BufReader overhead.
244/// Uses a direct read() loop into a pre-allocated buffer instead of read_to_end(),
245/// which avoids Vec's grow-and-probe pattern (extra read() calls and memcpy).
246/// Callers should enlarge the pipe buffer via fcntl(F_SETPIPE_SZ) before calling.
247/// Uses the full spare capacity for each read() to minimize syscalls.
248pub fn read_stdin() -> io::Result<Vec<u8>> {
249 #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
250 return read_stdin_raw();
251
252 #[cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))]
253 read_stdin_generic()
254}
255
256/// Raw libc::read() implementation for Linux — bypasses Rust's StdinLock
257/// and BufReader layers entirely. StdinLock uses an internal 8KB BufReader
258/// which adds an extra memcpy for every read; raw read() goes directly
259/// from the kernel pipe buffer to our Vec.
260///
261/// Pre-allocates 16MB to cover most workloads (benchmark = 10MB) without
262/// over-allocating. For inputs > 16MB, doubles capacity on demand.
263/// Each read() uses the full spare capacity to maximize bytes per syscall.
264///
265/// Note: callers (ftac, ftr, fbase64) are expected to enlarge the pipe
266/// buffer via fcntl(F_SETPIPE_SZ) before calling this function. We don't
267/// do it here to avoid accidentally shrinking a previously enlarged pipe.
268#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
269fn read_stdin_raw() -> io::Result<Vec<u8>> {
270 const PREALLOC: usize = 16 * 1024 * 1024;
271
272 let mut buf: Vec<u8> = Vec::with_capacity(PREALLOC);
273
274 loop {
275 let spare_cap = buf.capacity() - buf.len();
276 if spare_cap < 1024 * 1024 {
277 // Grow by doubling (or at least 64MB) to minimize realloc count
278 let new_cap = (buf.capacity() * 2).max(buf.len() + PREALLOC);
279 buf.reserve(new_cap - buf.capacity());
280 }
281 let spare_cap = buf.capacity() - buf.len();
282 let start = buf.len();
283
284 // SAFETY: we read into the uninitialized spare capacity and extend
285 // set_len only by the number of bytes actually read.
286 let ret = unsafe {
287 libc::read(
288 0,
289 buf.as_mut_ptr().add(start) as *mut libc::c_void,
290 spare_cap,
291 )
292 };
293 if ret < 0 {
294 let err = io::Error::last_os_error();
295 if err.kind() == io::ErrorKind::Interrupted {
296 continue;
297 }
298 return Err(err);
299 }
300 if ret == 0 {
301 break;
302 }
303 unsafe { buf.set_len(start + ret as usize) };
304 }
305
306 Ok(buf)
307}
308
309/// Splice piped stdin to a memfd, then mmap for zero-copy access.
310/// Uses splice(2) to move data from the stdin pipe directly into a memfd's
311/// page cache (kernel→kernel, no userspace copy). Returns a mutable mmap.
312/// Returns None if stdin is not a pipe or splice fails.
313///
314/// For translate operations: caller can modify the mmap'd data in-place.
315/// For filter operations (delete, cut): caller reads from the mmap.
316#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
317pub fn splice_stdin_to_mmap() -> io::Result<Option<memmap2::MmapMut>> {
318 use std::os::unix::io::FromRawFd;
319
320 // Check if stdin is a pipe
321 let mut stat: libc::stat = unsafe { std::mem::zeroed() };
322 if unsafe { libc::fstat(0, &mut stat) } != 0 {
323 return Ok(None);
324 }
325 if (stat.st_mode & libc::S_IFMT) != libc::S_IFIFO {
326 return Ok(None);
327 }
328
329 // Create memfd for receiving spliced data.
330 // Use raw syscall to avoid glibc version dependency (memfd_create added in glibc 2.27,
331 // but the syscall works on any kernel >= 3.17). This fixes cross-compilation to
332 // aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu with older sysroots.
333 let memfd =
334 unsafe { libc::syscall(libc::SYS_memfd_create, c"stdin_splice".as_ptr(), 0u32) as i32 };
335 if memfd < 0 {
336 return Ok(None); // memfd_create not supported, fallback
337 }
338
339 // Splice all data from stdin pipe to memfd (zero-copy: kernel moves pipe pages)
340 let mut total: usize = 0;
341 loop {
342 let n = unsafe {
343 libc::splice(
344 0,
345 std::ptr::null_mut(),
346 memfd,
347 std::ptr::null_mut(),
348 // Splice up to 1GB at a time (kernel will limit to actual pipe data)
349 1024 * 1024 * 1024,
350 libc::SPLICE_F_MOVE,
351 )
352 };
353 if n > 0 {
354 total += n as usize;
355 } else if n == 0 {
356 break; // EOF
357 } else {
358 let err = io::Error::last_os_error();
359 if err.kind() == io::ErrorKind::Interrupted {
360 continue;
361 }
362 unsafe { libc::close(memfd) };
363 return Ok(None); // splice failed, fallback to read
364 }
365 }
366
367 if total == 0 {
368 unsafe { libc::close(memfd) };
369 return Ok(None);
370 }
371
372 // Truncate memfd to exact data size. splice() may leave the memfd larger than
373 // `total` (page-aligned), and mmap would map the full file including zero padding.
374 // Without ftruncate, callers get a mmap with garbage/zero bytes beyond `total`.
375 if unsafe { libc::ftruncate(memfd, total as libc::off_t) } != 0 {
376 unsafe { libc::close(memfd) };
377 return Ok(None);
378 }
379
380 // Wrap memfd in a File for memmap2 API, then mmap it.
381 // MAP_SHARED allows in-place modification; populate prefaults pages.
382 let file = unsafe { File::from_raw_fd(memfd) };
383 let mmap = unsafe { MmapOptions::new().populate().map_mut(&file) };
384 drop(file); // Close memfd fd (mmap stays valid, kernel holds reference)
385
386 match mmap {
387 Ok(mut mm) => {
388 // Advise kernel for sequential access + hugepages
389 unsafe {
390 libc::madvise(
391 mm.as_mut_ptr() as *mut libc::c_void,
392 total,
393 libc::MADV_SEQUENTIAL,
394 );
395 if total >= 2 * 1024 * 1024 {
396 libc::madvise(
397 mm.as_mut_ptr() as *mut libc::c_void,
398 total,
399 libc::MADV_HUGEPAGE,
400 );
401 }
402 }
403 Ok(Some(mm))
404 }
405 Err(_) => Ok(None),
406 }
407}
408
409/// Generic read_stdin for non-Linux platforms.
410#[cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))]
411fn read_stdin_generic() -> io::Result<Vec<u8>> {
412 const PREALLOC: usize = 16 * 1024 * 1024;
413 const READ_BUF: usize = 4 * 1024 * 1024;
414
415 let mut stdin = io::stdin().lock();
416 let mut buf: Vec<u8> = Vec::with_capacity(PREALLOC);
417
418 loop {
419 let spare_cap = buf.capacity() - buf.len();
420 if spare_cap < READ_BUF {
421 buf.reserve(PREALLOC);
422 }
423 let spare_cap = buf.capacity() - buf.len();
424
425 let start = buf.len();
426 unsafe { buf.set_len(start + spare_cap) };
427 match stdin.read(&mut buf[start..start + spare_cap]) {
428 Ok(0) => {
429 buf.truncate(start);
430 break;
431 }
432 Ok(n) => {
433 buf.truncate(start + n);
434 }
435 Err(e) if e.kind() == io::ErrorKind::Interrupted => {
436 buf.truncate(start);
437 continue;
438 }
439 Err(e) => return Err(e),
440 }
441 }
442
443 Ok(buf)
444}
445
446/// Read as many bytes as possible into buf, retrying on partial reads.
447/// Ensures the full buffer is filled (or EOF reached), avoiding the
448/// probe-read overhead of read_to_end.
449/// Fast path: regular file reads usually return the full buffer on the first call.
450#[inline]
451fn read_full(reader: &mut impl Read, buf: &mut [u8]) -> io::Result<usize> {
452 // Fast path: first read() usually fills the entire buffer for regular files
453 let n = reader.read(buf)?;
454 if n == buf.len() || n == 0 {
455 return Ok(n);
456 }
457 // Slow path: partial read — retry to fill buffer (pipes, slow devices)
458 let mut total = n;
459 while total < buf.len() {
460 match reader.read(&mut buf[total..]) {
461 Ok(0) => break,
462 Ok(n) => total += n,
463 Err(e) if e.kind() == io::ErrorKind::Interrupted => continue,
464 Err(e) => return Err(e),
465 }
466 }
467 Ok(total)
468}