Use multicast to send retransmit packets (#6319)

core/src/cluster_info.rs

@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ use crate::crds_gossip_pull::{CrdsFilter, CRDS_GOSSIP_PULL_CRDS_TIMEOUT_MS};
 use crate::crds_value::{CrdsValue, CrdsValueLabel, EpochSlots, Vote};
 use crate::packet::{to_shared_blob, Blob, Packet, SharedBlob};
 use crate::repair_service::RepairType;
-use crate::result::Result;
+use crate::result::{Error, Result};
+use crate::sendmmsg::multicast;
 use crate::staking_utils;
 use crate::streamer::{BlobReceiver, BlobSender};
 use crate::weighted_shuffle::{weighted_best, weighted_shuffle};
@@ -737,29 +738,33 @@ impl ClusterInfo {
     /// # Remarks
     /// We need to avoid having obj locked while doing a io, such as the `send_to`
     pub fn retransmit_to(
-        id: &Pubkey,
         peers: &[&ContactInfo],
-        packet: &Packet,
+        packet: &mut Packet,
         slot_leader_pubkey: Option<Pubkey>,
         s: &UdpSocket,
         forwarded: bool,
     ) -> Result<()> {
         trace!("retransmit orders {}", peers.len());
-        let errs: Vec<_> = peers
+        let dests: Vec<_> = peers
             .iter()
             .filter(|v| v.id != slot_leader_pubkey.unwrap_or_default())
-            .map(|v| {
-                let dest = if forwarded { &v.tvu_forwards } else { &v.tvu };
-                debug!("{}: retransmit packet to {} {}", id, v.id, *dest,);
-                s.send_to(&packet.data, dest)
-            })
+            .map(|v| if forwarded { &v.tvu_forwards } else { &v.tvu })
             .collect();
-        for e in errs {
-            if let Err(e) = &e {
-                inc_new_counter_error!("cluster_info-retransmit-send_to_error", 1, 1);
+
+        let mut sent = 0;
+        while sent < dests.len() {
+            match multicast(s, packet, &dests[sent..]) {
+                Ok(n) => sent += n,
+                Err(e) => {
+                    inc_new_counter_error!(
+                        "cluster_info-retransmit-send_to_error",
+                        dests.len() - sent,
+                        1
+                    );
                     error!("retransmit result {:?}", e);
+                    return Err(Error::IO(e));
+                }
             }
-            e?;
         }
         Ok(())
     }

core/src/retransmit_stage.rs

@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ fn retransmit(
     let me = cluster_info.read().unwrap().my_data().clone();
     let mut retransmit_total = 0;
     let mut compute_turbine_peers_total = 0;
-    for packets in packet_v {
-        for packet in &packets.packets {
+    for mut packets in packet_v {
+        for packet in packets.packets.iter_mut() {
             // skip repair packets
             if packet.meta.repair {
                 total_packets -= 1;
@@ -100,10 +100,10 @@ fn retransmit(
                 leader_schedule_cache.slot_leader_at(packet.meta.slot, Some(r_bank.as_ref()));
             let mut retransmit_time = Measure::start("retransmit_to");
             if !packet.meta.forward {
-                ClusterInfo::retransmit_to(&me.id, &neighbors, packet, leader, sock, true)?;
-                ClusterInfo::retransmit_to(&me.id, &children, packet, leader, sock, false)?;
+                ClusterInfo::retransmit_to(&neighbors, packet, leader, sock, true)?;
+                ClusterInfo::retransmit_to(&children, packet, leader, sock, false)?;
             } else {
-                ClusterInfo::retransmit_to(&me.id, &children, packet, leader, sock, true)?;
+                ClusterInfo::retransmit_to(&children, packet, leader, sock, true)?;
             }
             retransmit_time.stop();
             retransmit_total += retransmit_time.as_ms();

core/tests/gossip.rs

@@ -177,9 +177,8 @@ pub fn cluster_info_retransmit() -> result::Result<()> {
     let mut p = Packet::default();
     p.meta.size = 10;
     let peers = c1.read().unwrap().retransmit_peers();
-    let self_id = c1.read().unwrap().id();
     let retransmit_peers: Vec<_> = peers.iter().collect();
-    ClusterInfo::retransmit_to(&self_id, &retransmit_peers, &p, None, &tn1, false)?;
+    ClusterInfo::retransmit_to(&retransmit_peers, &mut p, None, &tn1, false)?;
     let res: Vec<_> = [tn1, tn2, tn3]
         .into_par_iter()
         .map(|s| {