[release-18.0] Throttler: Use tmclient pool for CheckThrottler tabletmanager RPC

go/flags/endtoend/vtbackup.txt

@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ Flags:
       --stderrthreshold severityFlag                                logs at or above this threshold go to stderr (default 1)
       --tablet_manager_grpc_ca string                               the server ca to use to validate servers when connecting
       --tablet_manager_grpc_cert string                             the cert to use to connect
-      --tablet_manager_grpc_concurrency int                         concurrency to use to talk to a vttablet server for performance-sensitive RPCs (like ExecuteFetchAs{Dba,AllPrivs,App}) (default 8)
+      --tablet_manager_grpc_concurrency int                         concurrency to use to talk to a vttablet server for performance-sensitive RPCs (like ExecuteFetchAs{Dba,App} and CheckThrottler) (default 8)
       --tablet_manager_grpc_connpool_size int                       number of tablets to keep tmclient connections open to (default 100)
       --tablet_manager_grpc_crl string                              the server crl to use to validate server certificates when connecting
       --tablet_manager_grpc_key string                              the key to use to connect

go/flags/endtoend/vtcombo.txt

@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ Flags:
       --tablet_hostname string                                           if not empty, this hostname will be assumed instead of trying to resolve it
       --tablet_manager_grpc_ca string                                    the server ca to use to validate servers when connecting
       --tablet_manager_grpc_cert string                                  the cert to use to connect
-      --tablet_manager_grpc_concurrency int                              concurrency to use to talk to a vttablet server for performance-sensitive RPCs (like ExecuteFetchAs{Dba,AllPrivs,App}) (default 8)
+      --tablet_manager_grpc_concurrency int                              concurrency to use to talk to a vttablet server for performance-sensitive RPCs (like ExecuteFetchAs{Dba,App} and CheckThrottler) (default 8)
       --tablet_manager_grpc_connpool_size int                            number of tablets to keep tmclient connections open to (default 100)
       --tablet_manager_grpc_crl string                                   the server crl to use to validate server certificates when connecting
       --tablet_manager_grpc_key string                                   the key to use to connect

go/flags/endtoend/vtctld.txt

@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ Flags:
       --tablet_health_keep_alive duration                                close streaming tablet health connection if there are no requests for this long (default 5m0s)
       --tablet_manager_grpc_ca string                                    the server ca to use to validate servers when connecting
       --tablet_manager_grpc_cert string                                  the cert to use to connect
-      --tablet_manager_grpc_concurrency int                              concurrency to use to talk to a vttablet server for performance-sensitive RPCs (like ExecuteFetchAs{Dba,AllPrivs,App}) (default 8)
+      --tablet_manager_grpc_concurrency int                              concurrency to use to talk to a vttablet server for performance-sensitive RPCs (like ExecuteFetchAs{Dba,App} and CheckThrottler) (default 8)
       --tablet_manager_grpc_connpool_size int                            number of tablets to keep tmclient connections open to (default 100)
       --tablet_manager_grpc_crl string                                   the server crl to use to validate server certificates when connecting
       --tablet_manager_grpc_key string                                   the key to use to connect

go/flags/endtoend/vtorc.txt

@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ Flags:
       --table-refresh-interval int                                  interval in milliseconds to refresh tables in status page with refreshRequired class
       --tablet_manager_grpc_ca string                               the server ca to use to validate servers when connecting
       --tablet_manager_grpc_cert string                             the cert to use to connect
-      --tablet_manager_grpc_concurrency int                         concurrency to use to talk to a vttablet server for performance-sensitive RPCs (like ExecuteFetchAs{Dba,AllPrivs,App}) (default 8)
+      --tablet_manager_grpc_concurrency int                         concurrency to use to talk to a vttablet server for performance-sensitive RPCs (like ExecuteFetchAs{Dba,App} and CheckThrottler) (default 8)
       --tablet_manager_grpc_connpool_size int                       number of tablets to keep tmclient connections open to (default 100)
       --tablet_manager_grpc_crl string                              the server crl to use to validate server certificates when connecting
       --tablet_manager_grpc_key string                              the key to use to connect

go/flags/endtoend/vttablet.txt

@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ Flags:
       --tablet_hostname string                                           if not empty, this hostname will be assumed instead of trying to resolve it
       --tablet_manager_grpc_ca string                                    the server ca to use to validate servers when connecting
       --tablet_manager_grpc_cert string                                  the cert to use to connect
-      --tablet_manager_grpc_concurrency int                              concurrency to use to talk to a vttablet server for performance-sensitive RPCs (like ExecuteFetchAs{Dba,AllPrivs,App}) (default 8)
+      --tablet_manager_grpc_concurrency int                              concurrency to use to talk to a vttablet server for performance-sensitive RPCs (like ExecuteFetchAs{Dba,App} and CheckThrottler) (default 8)
       --tablet_manager_grpc_connpool_size int                            number of tablets to keep tmclient connections open to (default 100)
       --tablet_manager_grpc_crl string                                   the server crl to use to validate server certificates when connecting
       --tablet_manager_grpc_key string                                   the key to use to connect

go/flags/endtoend/vttestserver.txt

@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ Flags:
       --tablet_hostname string                                           The hostname to use for the tablet otherwise it will be derived from OS' hostname (default "localhost")
       --tablet_manager_grpc_ca string                                    the server ca to use to validate servers when connecting
       --tablet_manager_grpc_cert string                                  the cert to use to connect
-      --tablet_manager_grpc_concurrency int                              concurrency to use to talk to a vttablet server for performance-sensitive RPCs (like ExecuteFetchAs{Dba,AllPrivs,App}) (default 8)
+      --tablet_manager_grpc_concurrency int                              concurrency to use to talk to a vttablet server for performance-sensitive RPCs (like ExecuteFetchAs{Dba,App} and CheckThrottler) (default 8)
       --tablet_manager_grpc_connpool_size int                            number of tablets to keep tmclient connections open to (default 100)
       --tablet_manager_grpc_crl string                                   the server crl to use to validate server certificates when connecting
       --tablet_manager_grpc_key string                                   the key to use to connect

go/vt/vttablet/grpctmclient/client.go

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ var (
 )
 
 func registerFlags(fs *pflag.FlagSet) {
-	fs.IntVar(&concurrency, "tablet_manager_grpc_concurrency", concurrency, "concurrency to use to talk to a vttablet server for performance-sensitive RPCs (like ExecuteFetchAs{Dba,AllPrivs,App})")
+	fs.IntVar(&concurrency, "tablet_manager_grpc_concurrency", concurrency, "concurrency to use to talk to a vttablet server for performance-sensitive RPCs (like ExecuteFetchAs{Dba,App} and CheckThrottler)")
 	fs.StringVar(&cert, "tablet_manager_grpc_cert", cert, "the cert to use to connect")
 	fs.StringVar(&key, "tablet_manager_grpc_key", key, "the key to use to connect")
 	fs.StringVar(&ca, "tablet_manager_grpc_ca", ca, "the server ca to use to validate servers when connecting")
@@ -94,10 +94,9 @@ type tmc struct {
 
 // grpcClient implements both dialer and poolDialer.
 type grpcClient struct {
-	// This cache of connections is to maximize QPS for ExecuteFetch.
-	// Note we'll keep the clients open and close them upon Close() only.
-	// But that's OK because usually the tasks that use them are
-	// one-purpose only.
+	// This cache of connections is to maximize QPS for ExecuteFetchAs{Dba,App} and
+	// CheckThrottler. Note we'll keep the clients open and close them upon Close() only.
+	// But that's OK because usually the tasks that use them are one-purpose only.
 	// The map is protected by the mutex.
 	mu           sync.Mutex
 	rpcClientMap map[string]chan *tmc
@@ -115,16 +114,17 @@ type poolDialer interface {
 // Client implements tmclient.TabletManagerClient.
 //
 // Connections are produced by the dialer implementation, which is either the
-// grpcClient implementation, which reuses connections only for ExecuteFetch and
-// otherwise makes single-purpose connections that are closed after use.
+// grpcClient implementation, which reuses connections only for ExecuteFetchAs{Dba,App}
+// and CheckThrottler, otherwise making single-purpose connections that are closed
+// after use.
 //
 // In order to more efficiently use the underlying tcp connections, you can
 // instead use the cachedConnDialer implementation by specifying
 //
-//	-tablet_manager_protocol "grpc-cached"
+//	--tablet_manager_protocol "grpc-cached"
 //
-// The cachedConnDialer keeps connections to up to -tablet_manager_grpc_connpool_size distinct
-// tablets open at any given time, for faster per-RPC call time, and less
+// The cachedConnDialer keeps connections to up to --tablet_manager_grpc_connpool_size
+// distinct tablets open at any given time, for faster per-RPC call time, and less
 // connection churn.
 type Client struct {
 	dialer dialer
@@ -1002,12 +1002,29 @@ func (client *Client) Backup(ctx context.Context, tablet *topodatapb.Tablet, req
 }
 
 // CheckThrottler is part of the tmclient.TabletManagerClient interface.
+// It always tries to use a cached client via the dialer pool as this is
+// called very frequently between tablets when the throttler is enabled in
+// a keyspace and the overhead of creating a new gRPC connection/channel
+// and dialing the other tablet every time is not practical.
 func (client *Client) CheckThrottler(ctx context.Context, tablet *topodatapb.Tablet, req *tabletmanagerdatapb.CheckThrottlerRequest) (*tabletmanagerdatapb.CheckThrottlerResponse, error) {
-	c, closer, err := client.dialer.dial(ctx, tablet)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+	var c tabletmanagerservicepb.TabletManagerClient
+	var err error
+	if poolDialer, ok := client.dialer.(poolDialer); ok {
+		c, err = poolDialer.dialPool(ctx, tablet)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 	}
-	defer closer.Close()
+
+	if c == nil {
+		var closer io.Closer
+		c, closer, err = client.dialer.dial(ctx, tablet)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		defer closer.Close()
+	}
+
 	response, err := c.CheckThrottler(ctx, req)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err