Transfer and sign at the same time in bench-tps

src/bin/bench-tps.rs

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ use solana::streamer::default_window;
 use solana::thin_client::ThinClient;
 use solana::timing::{duration_as_ms, duration_as_s};
 use solana::transaction::Transaction;
+use std::collections::VecDeque;
 use std::error;
 use std::fs::File;
 use std::io::Write;
@@ -88,12 +89,11 @@ fn sample_tx_count(
     }
 }
 
-fn generate_and_send_txs(
+fn generate_txs(
     client: &mut ThinClient,
-    tx_clients: &[ThinClient],
+    shared_txs: &Arc<RwLock<VecDeque<Vec<Transaction>>>>,
     id: &KeyPair,
     keypairs: &[KeyPair],
-    leader: &NodeInfo,
     txs: i64,
     last_id: &mut Hash,
     threads: usize,
@@ -125,32 +125,14 @@ fn generate_and_send_txs(
         duration_as_ms(&duration),
     );
 
-    println!(
-        "Transferring {} transactions in {} batches",
-        txs / 2,
-        threads
-    );
-    let transfer_start = Instant::now();
     let sz = transactions.len() / threads;
     let chunks: Vec<_> = transactions.chunks(sz).collect();
-    chunks
-        .into_par_iter()
-        .zip(tx_clients)
-        .for_each(|(txs, client)| {
-            println!(
-                "Transferring 1 unit {} times... to {}",
-                txs.len(),
-                leader.contact_info.tpu
-            );
-            for tx in txs {
-                client.transfer_signed(tx).unwrap();
+    {
+        let mut shared_txs_wl = shared_txs.write().unwrap();
+        for chunk in chunks {
+            shared_txs_wl.push_back(chunk.to_vec());
+        }
     }
-        });
-    println!(
-        "Transfer done. {:?} ms {} tps",
-        duration_as_ms(&transfer_start.elapsed()),
-        txs as f32 / (duration_as_s(&transfer_start.elapsed()))
-    );
 
     let mut found_new_last_id = false;
     // try for ~5s to get a new last_id
@@ -361,7 +343,51 @@ fn main() {
         })
         .collect();
 
-    let clients: Vec<_> = (0..threads).map(|_| mk_client(&leader)).collect();
+    let shared_txs: Arc<RwLock<VecDeque<Vec<Transaction>>>> =
+        Arc::new(RwLock::new(VecDeque::new()));
+
+    let s_threads: Vec<_> = (0..threads)
+        .map(|_| {
+            let exit_signal = exit_signal.clone();
+            let shared_txs = shared_txs.clone();
+            let leader = leader.clone();
+            Builder::new()
+                .name("solana-client-sender".to_string())
+                .spawn(move || {
+                    let client = mk_client(&leader);
+                    loop {
+                        let mut txs = None;
+                        {
+                            let mut shared_txs_wl = shared_txs.write().unwrap();
+                            if shared_txs_wl.len() > 0 {
+                                txs = shared_txs_wl.pop_front();
+                            }
+                        }
+                        if let Some(txs0) = txs {
+                            println!(
+                                "Transferring 1 unit {} times... to {}",
+                                txs0.len(),
+                                leader.contact_info.tpu
+                            );
+                            let tx_len = txs0.len();
+                            let transfer_start = Instant::now();
+                            for tx in txs0 {
+                                client.transfer_signed(&tx).unwrap();
+                            }
+                            println!(
+                                "Tx send done. {} ms {} tps",
+                                duration_as_ms(&transfer_start.elapsed()),
+                                tx_len as f32 / duration_as_s(&transfer_start.elapsed()),
+                            );
+                        }
+                        if exit_signal.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    }
+                })
+                .unwrap()
+        })
+        .collect();
 
     // generate and send transactions for the specified duration
     let time = Duration::new(time_sec, 0);
@@ -374,12 +400,11 @@ fn main() {
         // ping-pong between source and destination accounts for each loop iteration
         // this seems to be faster than trying to determine the balance of individual
         // accounts
-        generate_and_send_txs(
+        generate_txs(
             &mut client,
-            &clients,
+            &shared_txs,
             &id,
             &keypairs,
-            &leader,
             txs,
             &mut last_id,
             threads,
@@ -394,6 +419,11 @@ fn main() {
         t.join().unwrap();
     }
 
+    // join the tx send threads
+    for t in s_threads {
+        t.join().unwrap();
+    }
+
     let balance = client.poll_get_balance(&id.pubkey()).unwrap_or(-1);
     println!("Token balance: {}", balance);