Github user zhijiangW commented on a diff in the pull request: https://github.com/apache/flink/pull/4509#discussion_r141794461 --- Diff: flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/io/network/partition/consumer/RemoteInputChannel.java --- @@ -390,7 +390,63 @@ public BufferProvider getBufferProvider() throws IOException { return inputGate.getBufferProvider(); } - public void onBuffer(Buffer buffer, int sequenceNumber) { + /** + * Requests buffer from input channel directly for receiving network data. + * It should always return an available buffer in credit-based mode. + * + * @return The available buffer. + */ + public Buffer requestBuffer() { + synchronized (availableBuffers) { + return availableBuffers.poll(); + } + } + + /** + * Receives the backlog from producer's buffer response. If the number of available + * buffers is less than the backlog length, it will request floating buffers from buffer + * pool, and then notify unannounced credits to the producer. + * + * @param backlog The number of unsent buffers in the producer's sub partition. + */ + private void onSenderBacklog(int backlog) { + int numRequestedBuffers = 0; + + synchronized (availableBuffers) { + // Important: the isReleased check should be inside the synchronized block. + if (!isReleased.get()) { + senderBacklog.set(backlog); + + while (senderBacklog.get() > availableBuffers.size() && !isWaitingForFloatingBuffers.get()) { + Buffer buffer = null; + try { + buffer = inputGate.getBufferPool().requestBuffer(); + } catch (IOException ex) { --- End diff -- If throw `IOException` directly here, `onSenderBacklog()` and `onBuffer()` methods should both declare to throw this exception, and all the related upper methods have to handle this exception. I will consider this issue and may modify it along time the distribution of floating buffers above. BTW, all the other comments have been fixed.
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