BUG#21051: RESET QUERY CACHE very slow when query_cache_type=0

There were two problems: RESET QUERY CACHE took a long time to complete
and other threads were blocked during this time.

The patch does three things:
  1 fixes a bug with improper use of test-lock-test_again technique.
      AKA Double-Checked Locking is applicable here only in few places.
  2 Somewhat improves performance of RESET QUERY CACHE.
      Do my_hash_reset() instead of deleting elements one by one.  Note
      however that the slowdown also happens when inserting into sorted
      list of free blocks, should be rewritten using balanced tree.
  3 Makes RESET QUERY CACHE non-blocking.
      The patch adjusts the locking protocol of the query cache in the
      following way: it introduces a flag flush_in_progress, which is
      set when Query_cache::flush_cache() is in progress.  This call
      sets the flag on enter, and then releases the lock.  Every other
      call is able to acquire the lock, but does nothing if
      flush_in_progress is set (as if the query cache is disabled).
      The only exception is the concurrent calls to
      Query_cache::flush_cache(), that are blocked until the flush is
      over.  When leaving Query_cache::flush_cache(), the lock is
      acquired and the flag is reset, and one thread waiting on
      Query_cache::flush_cache() (if any) is notified that it may
      proceed.

include/mysql_com.h

@@ -210,7 +210,13 @@ typedef struct st_net {
   char last_error[MYSQL_ERRMSG_SIZE], sqlstate[SQLSTATE_LENGTH+1];
   unsigned int last_errno;
   unsigned char error;
+
+  /*
+    'query_cache_query' should be accessed only via query cache
+    functions and methods to maintain proper locking.
+  */
   gptr query_cache_query;
+
   my_bool report_error; /* We should report error (we have unreported error) */
   my_bool return_errno;
 } NET;

sql/net_serv.cc

@@ -96,8 +96,11 @@ extern uint test_flags;
 extern ulong bytes_sent, bytes_received, net_big_packet_count;
 extern pthread_mutex_t LOCK_bytes_sent , LOCK_bytes_received;
 #ifndef MYSQL_INSTANCE_MANAGER
-extern void query_cache_insert(NET *net, const char *packet, ulong length);
+#ifdef HAVE_QUERY_CACHE
 #define USE_QUERY_CACHE
+extern void query_cache_init_query(NET *net);
+extern void query_cache_insert(NET *net, const char *packet, ulong length);
+#endif // HAVE_QUERY_CACHE
 #define update_statistics(A) A
 #endif /* MYSQL_INSTANCE_MANGER */
 #endif /* defined(MYSQL_SERVER) && !defined(MYSQL_INSTANCE_MANAGER) */
@@ -133,7 +136,11 @@ my_bool my_net_init(NET *net, Vio* vio)
   net->compress=0; net->reading_or_writing=0;
   net->where_b = net->remain_in_buf=0;
   net->last_errno=0;
-  net->query_cache_query=0;
+#ifdef USE_QUERY_CACHE
+  query_cache_init_query(net);
+#else
+  net->query_cache_query= 0;
+#endif
   net->report_error= 0;
 
   if (vio != 0)					/* If real connection */
@@ -552,10 +559,8 @@ net_real_write(NET *net,const char *packet,ulong len)
   my_bool net_blocking = vio_is_blocking(net->vio);
   DBUG_ENTER("net_real_write");
 
-#if defined(MYSQL_SERVER) && defined(HAVE_QUERY_CACHE) \
-                          && !defined(MYSQL_INSTANCE_MANAGER)
-  if (net->query_cache_query != 0)
-    query_cache_insert(net, packet, len);
+#if defined(MYSQL_SERVER) && defined(USE_QUERY_CACHE)
+  query_cache_insert(net, packet, len);
 #endif
 
   if (net->error == 2)

sql/sql_cache.h

@@ -195,7 +195,6 @@ extern "C"
   byte *query_cache_table_get_key(const byte *record, uint *length,
 				  my_bool not_used);
 }
-void query_cache_insert(NET *thd, const char *packet, ulong length);
 extern "C" void query_cache_invalidate_by_MyISAM_filename(const char* filename);
 
 
@@ -241,6 +240,12 @@ public:
   ulong free_memory, queries_in_cache, hits, inserts, refused,
     free_memory_blocks, total_blocks, lowmem_prunes;
 
+private:
+  pthread_cond_t COND_flush_finished;
+  bool flush_in_progress;
+
+  void free_query_internal(Query_cache_block *point);
+
 protected:
   /*
     The following mutex is locked when searching or changing global
@@ -249,6 +254,12 @@ protected:
     LOCK SEQUENCE (to prevent deadlocks):
       1. structure_guard_mutex
       2. query block (for operation inside query (query block/results))
+
+    Thread doing cache flush releases the mutex once it sets
+    flush_in_progress flag, so other threads may bypass the cache as
+    if it is disabled, not waiting for reset to finish.  The exception
+    is other threads that were going to do cache flush---they'll wait
+    till the end of a flush operation.
   */
   pthread_mutex_t structure_guard_mutex;
   byte *cache;					// cache memory
@@ -358,6 +369,7 @@ protected:
     If query is cacheable return number tables in query
     (query without tables not cached)
   */
+  static
   TABLE_COUNTER_TYPE is_cacheable(THD *thd, uint32 query_len, char *query,
 				  LEX *lex, TABLE_LIST *tables_used,
 				  uint8 *tables_type);
@@ -410,6 +422,7 @@ protected:
 
   void destroy();
 
+  friend void query_cache_init_query(NET *net);
   friend void query_cache_insert(NET *net, const char *packet, ulong length);
   friend void query_cache_end_of_result(THD *thd);
   friend void query_cache_abort(NET *net);
@@ -435,6 +448,8 @@ protected:
 
 extern Query_cache query_cache;
 extern TYPELIB query_cache_type_typelib;
+void query_cache_init_query(NET *net);
+void query_cache_insert(NET *net, const char *packet, ulong length);
 void query_cache_end_of_result(THD *thd);
 void query_cache_abort(NET *net);
 

sql/sql_class.cc

@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ THD::THD()
 #endif
   client_capabilities= 0;                       // minimalistic client
   net.last_error[0]=0;                          // If error on boot
-  net.query_cache_query=0;                      // If error on boot
+  query_cache_init_query(&net);                 // If error on boot
   ull=0;
   system_thread= cleanup_done= abort_on_warning= no_warnings_for_error= 0;
   peer_port= 0;					// For SHOW PROCESSLIST