Add "spawn" start method support

Add full support for using the "spawn" process starting method as per:
https://docs.python.org/3/library/multiprocessing.html#contexts-and-start-methods

Add a  `spawn_method` argument to `tractor.run()` for specifying the
desired method explicitly. By default use the "fastest" method available.
On *nix systems this is the original "forkserver" method.

This should be the solution to getting windows support!

Resolves #60
spawn_method_support
Tyler Goodlet 2019-03-06 00:29:07 -05:00
parent d75739e9c7
commit 7014a07986
3 changed files with 70 additions and 30 deletions

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@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ from ._trionics import open_nursery
from ._state import current_actor
from ._exceptions import RemoteActorError, ModuleNotExposed
from . import msg
from . import _spawn
__all__ = [
@ -92,12 +93,14 @@ def run(
name: str = None,
arbiter_addr: Tuple[str, int] = (
_default_arbiter_host, _default_arbiter_port),
spawn_method: str = 'forkserver',
**kwargs: typing.Dict[str, typing.Any],
) -> Any:
"""Run a trio-actor async function in process.
This is tractor's main entry and the start point for any async actor.
"""
_spawn.try_set_start_method(spawn_method)
return trio.run(_main, async_fn, args, kwargs, name, arbiter_addr)

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@ -391,7 +391,8 @@ class Actor:
f" {chan} from {chan.uid}")
break
log.trace(f"Received msg {msg} from {chan.uid}") # type: ignore
log.trace( # type: ignore
f"Received msg {msg} from {chan.uid}")
if msg.get('cid'):
# deliver response to local caller/waiter
await self._push_result(chan, msg)
@ -478,18 +479,20 @@ class Actor:
self,
accept_addr: Tuple[str, int],
forkserver_info: Tuple[Any, Any, Any, Any, Any],
start_method: str,
parent_addr: Tuple[str, int] = None
) -> None:
"""The routine called *after fork* which invokes a fresh ``trio.run``
"""
self._forkserver_info = forkserver_info
from ._spawn import ctx
from ._spawn import try_set_start_method
spawn_ctx = try_set_start_method(start_method)
if self.loglevel is not None:
log.info(
f"Setting loglevel for {self.uid} to {self.loglevel}")
get_console_log(self.loglevel)
log.info(
f"Started new {ctx.current_process()} for {self.uid}")
f"Started new {spawn_ctx.current_process()} for {self.uid}")
_state._current_actor = self
log.debug(f"parent_addr is {parent_addr}")
try:

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@ -5,15 +5,35 @@ Mostly just wrapping around ``multiprocessing``.
"""
import multiprocessing as mp
from multiprocessing import forkserver, semaphore_tracker # type: ignore
from typing import Tuple
from typing import Tuple, Optional
from . import _forkserver_hackzorz
from ._state import current_actor
from ._actor import Actor
_ctx: mp.context.BaseContext = mp.get_context("spawn")
def try_set_start_method(name: str) -> mp.context.BaseContext:
"""Attempt to set the start method for ``multiprocess.Process`` spawning.
If the desired method is not supported the sub-interpreter (aka "spawn"
method) is used.
"""
global _ctx
allowed = mp.get_all_start_methods()
if name not in allowed:
name == 'spawn'
assert name in allowed
if name == 'forkserver':
_forkserver_hackzorz.override_stdlib()
ctx = mp.get_context("forkserver")
_ctx = mp.get_context(name)
return _ctx
def is_main_process() -> bool:
@ -29,6 +49,13 @@ def new_proc(
bind_addr: Tuple[str, int],
parent_addr: Tuple[str, int],
) -> mp.Process:
"""Create a new ``multiprocessing.Process`` using the
spawn method as configured using ``try_set_start_method()``.
"""
start_method = _ctx.get_start_method()
if start_method == 'forkserver':
# XXX do our hackery on the stdlib to avoid multiple
# forkservers (one at each subproc layer).
fs = forkserver._forkserver
curr_actor = current_actor()
if is_main_process() and not curr_actor._forkserver_info:
@ -52,10 +79,17 @@ def new_proc(
semaphore_tracker._semaphore_tracker._pid,
semaphore_tracker._semaphore_tracker._fd,
) = curr_actor._forkserver_info
else:
fs_info = (None, None, None, None, None)
return ctx.Process(
return _ctx.Process(
target=actor._fork_main,
args=(bind_addr, fs_info, parent_addr),
args=(
bind_addr,
fs_info,
start_method,
parent_addr
),
# daemon=True,
name=name,
)