[Fix] Resolve cache obj double free #16
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This pull request primarily focuses on resolving a critical memory management issue within the libCacheSim Python bindings, specifically preventing potential double-free scenarios for cache objects. Beyond this crucial fix, it significantly enhances the project's build system to support new, optional cache algorithms (like GLCACHE, LRB, and 3LCache) and introduces a robust, comprehensive test suite to ensure the correctness and stability of the cache implementations.
Highlights
- Memory Management Fix: Addressed potential double-free issues for cache objects returned from C++ to Python. This was achieved by explicitly managing object lifetimes using
py::return_value_policy::referenceandstd::unique_ptrwithin the Pybind11 bindings for methods likefind,insert,to_evict, and object creation functions. - New Cache Feature Integration: Integrated support for optional
GLCACHE,LRB, and3L_CACHEalgorithms. This involved adding new CMake options, configuring the build system to find and link necessary external dependencies like XGBoost and LightGBM conditionally, and updating the Python API to expose relevant parameters. - Enhanced Build Process: Streamlined the project's build process by ensuring the
libCacheSimsubmodule is always rebuilt with the correct configurations. Redundant manual build steps were removed from theinstall.shscript, centralizing the build logic withinCMakeLists.txt. - Comprehensive Test Suite: Introduced a new, extensive test suite (
tests/test_cache.py) utilizingpytest. This suite validates the functionality, edge cases, statistics, and operations of various cache algorithms, including both core and newly integrated optional ones, ensuring robust behavior. - Python API Refinements: Updated Python cache class parameters and docstrings in
libcachesim/cache.py(e.g., forLeCaR,ClockPro,LRUProb) to align with underlying C++ changes and new feature capabilities, improving consistency and usability.
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Code Review
The pull request addresses a critical memory management issue by implementing py::return_value_policy::reference and std::unique_ptr with custom deleters in src/export_cache.cpp. It also introduces a comprehensive test suite in tests/test_cache.py and streamlines the build process with changes in CMakeLists.txt and pyproject.toml. The changes improve the stability, maintainability, and test coverage of the project.
CMakeLists.txt
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| find_package(xgboost REQUIRED) | ||
| include_directories(${XGBOOST_INCLUDE_DIR}) | ||
| list(APPEND optional_dependency_libs xgboost::xgboost) | ||
| add_compile_definitions(ENABLE_GLCACHE=1) | ||
| message(STATUS "XGBOOST_INCLUDE_DIR=${XGBOOST_INCLUDE_DIR}") |
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Consider adding a check to ensure that XGBOOST_INCLUDE_DIR is not already defined before setting it. This can prevent potential conflicts if the variable is defined elsewhere.
if(ENABLE_GLCACHE)
find_package(xgboost REQUIRED)
if(NOT DEFINED XGBOOST_INCLUDE_DIR)
include_directories(${XGBOOST_INCLUDE_DIR})
endif()
list(APPEND optional_dependency_libs xgboost::xgboost)
add_compile_definitions(ENABLE_GLCACHE=1)
message(STATUS "XGBOOST_INCLUDE_DIR=${XGBOOST_INCLUDE_DIR}")
endif()
| @@ -360,7 +362,7 @@ def __init__( | |||
| update_weight: bool = True, | |||
| lru_weight: float = 0.5, | |||
| ): | |||
| cache_specific_params = f"update-weight={update_weight}, lru-weight={lru_weight}" | |||
| cache_specific_params = f"update-weight={int(update_weight)}, lru-weight={lru_weight}" | |||
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It's good to see the explicit conversion of update_weight to an integer. This ensures that the value passed to the underlying C++ code is of the correct type. Without this conversion, there could be unexpected behavior or errors due to type mismatches.
cache_specific_params = f"update-weight={int(update_weight)}, lru-weight={lru_weight}"| @@ -1,13 +1,7 @@ | |||
| git submodule update --init --recursive | |||
| # Sync submodules | |||
| git submodule update --recursive --remote | |||
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Consider adding a check to ensure that the git submodule update command succeeds. This can be done by checking the exit code of the command and exiting the script with an error message if it fails.
| git submodule update --recursive --remote | |
| git submodule update --recursive --remote | |
| if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then | |
| echo "Error: git submodule update failed" | |
| exit 1 | |
| fi |
| cache_obj_t* obj = self.find(&self, &req, update_cache); | ||
| return py::cast(obj, py::return_value_policy::reference); |
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Using py::cast with py::return_value_policy::reference is the correct way to return a reference to a C++ object from a pybind11 function. This ensures that the Python object holds a reference to the C++ object, and that the C++ object is not deleted while the Python object is still alive.
| cache_obj_t* obj = self.find(&self, &req, update_cache); | |
| return py::cast(obj, py::return_value_policy::reference); | |
| cache_obj_t* obj = self.find(&self, &req, update_cache); | |
| return py::cast(obj, py::return_value_policy::reference); |
| return self.get_occupied_byte(&self) + req.obj_size > self.cache_size; | ||
| }, |
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The condition self.get_occupied_byte(&self) + req.obj_size > self.cache_size is used to determine if eviction is needed. This is a good optimization to avoid unnecessary eviction attempts when there is enough space in the cache.
| return self.get_occupied_byte(&self) + req.obj_size > self.cache_size; | |
| }, | |
| return self.get_occupied_byte(&self) + req.obj_size > self.cache_size; |
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