replace lock/semaphore by readerwriterlockslim to avoid lock contenti… (#1716)

* replace lock/semaphore by readerwriterlockslim to avoid lock contention while dispatch messages

* Update MqttClientSubscriptionsManager.cs

removed comment out codes

* Update ReleaseNotes.md

---------
Co-authored-by: NZeheng Feng <hf944813@broadcom.com>
Co-authored-by: NChristian <6939810+chkr1011@users.noreply.github.com>

.github/workflows/ReleaseNotes.md

-* [Core] Add validation of maximum string lengths (#1718).
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+* [Core] Add validation of maximum string lengths (#1718).
+* [Server] Improved performance by changing internal locking strategy for subscriptions (#1716, thanks to @zeheng).

Source/MQTTnet/Server/Internal/MqttClientSessionsManager.cs

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ namespace MQTTnet.Server
         // See the MqttSubscription object for a detailed explanation.
         readonly Dictionary<string, MqttSession> _sessions = new Dictionary<string, MqttSession>(4096);
 
-        readonly object _sessionsManagementLock = new object();
+        readonly ReaderWriterLockSlim _sessionsManagementLock = new ReaderWriterLockSlim();
         readonly HashSet<MqttSession> _subscriberSessions = new HashSet<MqttSession>();
 
         public MqttClientSessionsManager(
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ namespace MQTTnet.Server
 
             MqttSession session;
 
-            lock (_sessionsManagementLock)
+            _sessionsManagementLock.EnterWriteLock();
+            try
             {
                 _sessions.TryGetValue(clientId, out session);
                 _sessions.Remove(clientId);
@@ -96,6 +97,10 @@ namespace MQTTnet.Server
                     _subscriberSessions.Remove(session);
                 }
             }
+            finally
+            {
+                _sessionsManagementLock.ExitWriteLock();
+            }
 
             try
             {
@@ -173,10 +178,15 @@ namespace MQTTnet.Server
                     }
 
                     List<MqttSession> subscriberSessions;
-                    lock (_sessionsManagementLock)
+                    _sessionsManagementLock.EnterReadLock();
+                    try
                     {
                         subscriberSessions = _subscriberSessions.ToList();
                     }
+                    finally
+                    {
+                        _sessionsManagementLock.ExitReadLock();
+                    }
 
                     // Calculate application message topic hash once for subscription checks
                     MqttTopicHash.Calculate(applicationMessage.Topic, out var topicHash, out _, out _);
@@ -256,13 +266,23 @@ namespace MQTTnet.Server
         {
             _createConnectionSyncRoot.Dispose();
 
-            lock (_sessionsManagementLock)
+            _sessionsManagementLock.EnterWriteLock();
+            try
             {
                 foreach (var sessionItem in _sessions)
                 {
                     sessionItem.Value.Dispose();
                 }
             }
+            finally
+            {
+                _sessionsManagementLock.ExitWriteLock();
+            }
+
+            if (_sessionsManagementLock != null)
+            {
+                _sessionsManagementLock.Dispose();
+            }
         }
 
         public MqttClient GetClient(string id)
@@ -310,7 +330,8 @@ namespace MQTTnet.Server
         {
             var result = new List<MqttSessionStatus>();
 
-            lock (_sessionsManagementLock)
+            _sessionsManagementLock.EnterReadLock();
+            try
             {
                 foreach (var sessionItem in _sessions)
                 {
@@ -318,6 +339,10 @@ namespace MQTTnet.Server
                     result.Add(sessionStatus);
                 }
             }
+            finally
+            {
+                _sessionsManagementLock.ExitReadLock();
+            }
 
             return Task.FromResult((IList<MqttSessionStatus>)result);
         }
@@ -415,7 +440,8 @@ namespace MQTTnet.Server
 
         public void OnSubscriptionsAdded(MqttSession clientSession, List<string> topics)
         {
-            lock (_sessionsManagementLock)
+            _sessionsManagementLock.EnterWriteLock();
+            try
             {
                 if (!clientSession.HasSubscribedTopics)
                 {
@@ -428,11 +454,16 @@ namespace MQTTnet.Server
                     clientSession.AddSubscribedTopic(topic);
                 }
             }
+            finally
+            {
+                _sessionsManagementLock.ExitWriteLock();
+            }
         }
 
         public void OnSubscriptionsRemoved(MqttSession clientSession, List<string> subscriptionTopics)
         {
-            lock (_sessionsManagementLock)
+            _sessionsManagementLock.EnterWriteLock();
+            try
             {
                 foreach (var subscriptionTopic in subscriptionTopics)
                 {
@@ -445,6 +476,10 @@ namespace MQTTnet.Server
                     _subscriberSessions.Remove(clientSession);
                 }
             }
+            finally
+            {
+                _sessionsManagementLock.ExitWriteLock();
+            }
         }
 
         public void Start()
@@ -545,7 +580,8 @@ namespace MQTTnet.Server
                 MqttSession oldSession;
                 MqttClient oldClient;
 
-                lock (_sessionsManagementLock)
+                _sessionsManagementLock.EnterWriteLock();
+                try
                 {
                     MqttSession session;
 
@@ -590,6 +626,10 @@ namespace MQTTnet.Server
 
                     _clients[connectPacket.ClientId] = client;
                 }
+                finally
+                {
+                    _sessionsManagementLock.ExitWriteLock();
+                }
 
                 if (!connAckPacket.IsSessionPresent)
                 {
@@ -636,7 +676,8 @@ namespace MQTTnet.Server
 
         MqttSession GetClientSession(string clientId)
         {
-            lock (_sessionsManagementLock)
+            _sessionsManagementLock.EnterReadLock();
+            try
             {
                 if (!_sessions.TryGetValue(clientId, out var session))
                 {
@@ -645,6 +686,10 @@ namespace MQTTnet.Server
 
                 return session;
             }
+            finally
+            {
+                _sessionsManagementLock.ExitReadLock();
+            }
         }
 
         async Task<MqttConnectPacket> ReceiveConnectPacket(IMqttChannelAdapter channelAdapter, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
@@ -695,4 +740,4 @@ namespace MQTTnet.Server
             return eventArgs;
         }
     }
-}
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+}

Source/MQTTnet/Server/Internal/MqttClientSubscriptionsManager.cs

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ namespace MQTTnet.Server
         readonly Dictionary<string, MqttSubscription> _subscriptions = new Dictionary<string, MqttSubscription>();
 
         // Use subscription lock to maintain consistency across subscriptions and topic hash dictionaries
-        readonly AsyncLock _subscriptionsLock = new AsyncLock();
+        readonly ReaderWriterLockSlim _subscriptionsLock = new ReaderWriterLockSlim();
         readonly Dictionary<ulong, TopicHashMaskSubscriptions> _wildcardSubscriptionsByTopicHash = new Dictionary<ulong, TopicHashMaskSubscriptions>();
 
         public MqttClientSubscriptionsManager(
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ namespace MQTTnet.Server
             var possibleSubscriptions = new List<MqttSubscription>();
 
             // Check for possible subscriptions. They might have collisions but this is fine.
-            using (_subscriptionsLock.EnterAsync(CancellationToken.None).GetAwaiter().GetResult())
+            _subscriptionsLock.EnterReadLock();
+            try
             {
                 if (_noWildcardSubscriptionsByTopicHash.TryGetValue(topicHash, out var noWildcardSubscriptions))
                 {
@@ -73,6 +74,10 @@ namespace MQTTnet.Server
                     }
                 }
             }
+            finally
+            {
+                _subscriptionsLock.ExitReadLock();
+            }
 
             // The pre check has evaluated that nothing is subscribed.
             // If there were some possible candidates they get checked below
@@ -157,7 +162,10 @@ namespace MQTTnet.Server
 
         public void Dispose()
         {
-            _subscriptionsLock.Dispose();
+            if (_subscriptionsLock != null)
+            {
+                _subscriptionsLock.Dispose();
+            }
         }
 
         public async Task<SubscribeResult> Subscribe(MqttSubscribePacket subscribePacket, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
@@ -232,7 +240,8 @@ namespace MQTTnet.Server
 
             var removedSubscriptions = new List<string>();
 
-            using (await _subscriptionsLock.EnterAsync(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false))
+            _subscriptionsLock.EnterWriteLock();
+            try
             {
                 foreach (var topicFilter in unsubscribePacket.TopicFilters)
                 {
@@ -293,8 +302,11 @@ namespace MQTTnet.Server
                     }
                 }
             }
-
-            _subscriptionChangedNotification?.OnSubscriptionsRemoved(_session, removedSubscriptions);
+            finally
+            {
+                _subscriptionsLock.ExitWriteLock();
+                _subscriptionChangedNotification?.OnSubscriptionsRemoved(_session, removedSubscriptions);
+            }
 
             if (_eventContainer.ClientUnsubscribedTopicEvent.HasHandlers)
             {
@@ -341,7 +353,8 @@ namespace MQTTnet.Server
 
             // Add to subscriptions and maintain topic hash dictionaries
 
-            using (_subscriptionsLock.EnterAsync(CancellationToken.None).GetAwaiter().GetResult())
+            _subscriptionsLock.EnterWriteLock();
+            try
             {
                 MqttTopicHash.Calculate(topicFilter.Topic, out var topicHash, out _, out var hasWildcard);
 
@@ -391,6 +404,10 @@ namespace MQTTnet.Server
                     subscriptions.Add(subscription);
                 }
             }
+            finally
+            {
+                _subscriptionsLock.ExitWriteLock();
+            }
 
             return new CreateSubscriptionResult
             {
@@ -511,4 +528,4 @@ namespace MQTTnet.Server
             public MqttSubscription Subscription { get; set; }
         }
     }
-}
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+}