[PROF-10201] Disable profiler allocation counting feature by default

ext/datadog_profiling_native_extension/collectors_cpu_and_wall_time_worker.c

@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ struct cpu_and_wall_time_worker_state {
   bool no_signals_workaround_enabled;
   bool dynamic_sampling_rate_enabled;
   bool allocation_profiling_enabled;
+  bool allocation_counting_enabled;
   bool skip_idle_samples_for_testing;
   VALUE self_instance;
   VALUE thread_context_collector_instance;
@@ -181,6 +182,7 @@ static VALUE _native_initialize(
   VALUE dynamic_sampling_rate_enabled,
   VALUE dynamic_sampling_rate_overhead_target_percentage,
   VALUE allocation_profiling_enabled,
+  VALUE allocation_counting_enabled,
   VALUE skip_idle_samples_for_testing
 );
 static void cpu_and_wall_time_worker_typed_data_mark(void *state_ptr);
@@ -278,7 +280,7 @@ void collectors_cpu_and_wall_time_worker_init(VALUE profiling_module) {
   // https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/18007 for a discussion around this.
   rb_define_alloc_func(collectors_cpu_and_wall_time_worker_class, _native_new);
 
-  rb_define_singleton_method(collectors_cpu_and_wall_time_worker_class, "_native_initialize", _native_initialize, 9);
+  rb_define_singleton_method(collectors_cpu_and_wall_time_worker_class, "_native_initialize", _native_initialize, 10);
   rb_define_singleton_method(collectors_cpu_and_wall_time_worker_class, "_native_sampling_loop", _native_sampling_loop, 1);
   rb_define_singleton_method(collectors_cpu_and_wall_time_worker_class, "_native_stop", _native_stop, 2);
   rb_define_singleton_method(collectors_cpu_and_wall_time_worker_class, "_native_reset_after_fork", _native_reset_after_fork, 1);
@@ -325,6 +327,7 @@ static VALUE _native_new(VALUE klass) {
   state->no_signals_workaround_enabled = false;
   state->dynamic_sampling_rate_enabled = true;
   state->allocation_profiling_enabled = false;
+  state->allocation_counting_enabled = false;
   state->skip_idle_samples_for_testing = false;
   state->thread_context_collector_instance = Qnil;
   state->idle_sampling_helper_instance = Qnil;
@@ -366,13 +369,15 @@ static VALUE _native_initialize(
   VALUE dynamic_sampling_rate_enabled,
   VALUE dynamic_sampling_rate_overhead_target_percentage,
   VALUE allocation_profiling_enabled,
+  VALUE allocation_counting_enabled,
   VALUE skip_idle_samples_for_testing
 ) {
   ENFORCE_BOOLEAN(gc_profiling_enabled);
   ENFORCE_BOOLEAN(no_signals_workaround_enabled);
   ENFORCE_BOOLEAN(dynamic_sampling_rate_enabled);
   ENFORCE_TYPE(dynamic_sampling_rate_overhead_target_percentage, T_FLOAT);
   ENFORCE_BOOLEAN(allocation_profiling_enabled);
+  ENFORCE_BOOLEAN(allocation_counting_enabled);
   ENFORCE_BOOLEAN(skip_idle_samples_for_testing)
 
   struct cpu_and_wall_time_worker_state *state;
@@ -382,6 +387,7 @@ static VALUE _native_initialize(
   state->no_signals_workaround_enabled = (no_signals_workaround_enabled == Qtrue);
   state->dynamic_sampling_rate_enabled = (dynamic_sampling_rate_enabled == Qtrue);
   state->allocation_profiling_enabled = (allocation_profiling_enabled == Qtrue);
+  state->allocation_counting_enabled = (allocation_counting_enabled == Qtrue);
   state->skip_idle_samples_for_testing = (skip_idle_samples_for_testing == Qtrue);
 
   double total_overhead_target_percentage = NUM2DBL(dynamic_sampling_rate_overhead_target_percentage);
@@ -1040,7 +1046,9 @@ static void sleep_for(uint64_t time_ns) {
 }
 
 static VALUE _native_allocation_count(DDTRACE_UNUSED VALUE self) {
-  bool are_allocations_being_tracked = active_sampler_instance_state != NULL && active_sampler_instance_state->allocation_profiling_enabled;
+  struct cpu_and_wall_time_worker_state *state = active_sampler_instance_state;
+
+  bool are_allocations_being_tracked = state != NULL && state->allocation_profiling_enabled && state->allocation_counting_enabled;
 
   return are_allocations_being_tracked ? ULL2NUM(allocation_count) : Qnil;
 }
@@ -1067,19 +1075,21 @@ static VALUE _native_allocation_count(DDTRACE_UNUSED VALUE self) {
 // On big applications, path 1. is the hottest, since we don't sample every option. So it's quite important for it to
 // be as fast as possible.
 static void on_newobj_event(VALUE tracepoint_data, DDTRACE_UNUSED void *unused) {
-  // Update thread-local allocation count
-  if (RB_UNLIKELY(allocation_count == UINT64_MAX)) {
-    allocation_count = 0;
-  } else {
-    allocation_count++;
-  }
-
   struct cpu_and_wall_time_worker_state *state = active_sampler_instance_state; // Read from global variable, see "sampler global state safety" note above
 
   // This should not happen in a normal situation because the tracepoint is always enabled after the instance is set
   // and disabled before it is cleared, but just in case...
   if (state == NULL) return;
 
+  if (RB_UNLIKELY(state->allocation_counting_enabled)) {
+    // Update thread-local allocation count
+    if (RB_UNLIKELY(allocation_count == UINT64_MAX)) {
+      allocation_count = 0;
+    } else {
+      allocation_count++;
+    }
+  }
+
   // In rare cases, we may actually be allocating an object as part of profiler sampling. We don't want to recursively
   // sample, so we just return early
   if (state->during_sample) {

lib/datadog/core/configuration/settings.rb

@@ -301,6 +301,16 @@ def initialize(*_)
               o.default true
             end
 
+            # Can be used to enable/disable the Datadog::Profiling.allocation_count feature.
+            #
+            # Requires allocation profiling to be enabled.
+            #
+            # @default false
+            option :allocation_counting_enabled do |o|
+              o.type :bool
+              o.default false
+            end
+
             # Can be used to enable/disable the collection of heap profiles.
             #
             # This feature is alpha and disabled by default

lib/datadog/profiling.rb

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ def self.start_if_enabled
     # (This is similar to some OS-based time representations.)
     #
     # Note 2: All fibers in the same thread will share the same counter values.
+    # Note 3: This counter is not accurate when using the M:N scheduler.
     #
     # Only available when the profiler is running, and allocation-related features are not disabled via configuration.
     #

lib/datadog/profiling/collectors/cpu_and_wall_time_worker.rb

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ def initialize(
           thread_context_collector:,
           dynamic_sampling_rate_overhead_target_percentage:,
           allocation_profiling_enabled:,
+          allocation_counting_enabled:,
           # **NOTE**: This should only be used for testing; disabling the dynamic sampling rate will increase the
           # profiler overhead!
           dynamic_sampling_rate_enabled: true,
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ def initialize(
             dynamic_sampling_rate_enabled,
             dynamic_sampling_rate_overhead_target_percentage,
             allocation_profiling_enabled,
+            allocation_counting_enabled,
             skip_idle_samples_for_testing,
           )
           @worker_thread = nil

lib/datadog/profiling/component.rb

@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ def self.build_profiler_component(settings:, agent_settings:, optional_tracer:)
           thread_context_collector: thread_context_collector,
           dynamic_sampling_rate_overhead_target_percentage: overhead_target_percentage,
           allocation_profiling_enabled: allocation_profiling_enabled,
+          allocation_counting_enabled: settings.profiling.advanced.allocation_counting_enabled,
         )
 
         internal_metadata = {

sig/datadog/profiling/collectors/cpu_and_wall_time_worker.rbs

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ module Datadog
           ?idle_sampling_helper: Datadog::Profiling::Collectors::IdleSamplingHelper,
           ?dynamic_sampling_rate_enabled: bool,
           allocation_profiling_enabled: bool,
+          allocation_counting_enabled: bool,
           ?skip_idle_samples_for_testing: false,
         ) -> void
 
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ module Datadog
           bool dynamic_sampling_rate_enabled,
           Float dynamic_sampling_rate_overhead_target_percentage,
           bool allocation_profiling_enabled,
+          bool allocation_counting_enabled,
           bool skip_idle_samples_for_testing,
         ) -> true
 

spec/datadog/core/configuration/settings_spec.rb

@@ -526,6 +526,21 @@
         end
       end
 
+      describe '#allocation_counting_enabled' do
+        subject(:allocation_counting_enabled) { settings.profiling.advanced.allocation_counting_enabled }
+
+        it { is_expected.to be false }
+      end
+
+      describe '#allocation_counting_enabled=' do
+        it 'updates the #allocation_counting_enabled setting' do
+          expect { settings.profiling.advanced.allocation_counting_enabled = true }
+            .to change { settings.profiling.advanced.allocation_counting_enabled }
+            .from(false)
+            .to(true)
+        end
+      end
+
       describe '#experimental_heap_enabled' do
         subject(:experimental_heap_enabled) { settings.profiling.advanced.experimental_heap_enabled }
 

spec/datadog/profiling/collectors/cpu_and_wall_time_worker_spec.rb

@@ -15,13 +15,15 @@
   let(:no_signals_workaround_enabled) { false }
   let(:timeline_enabled) { false }
   let(:options) { {} }
+  let(:allocation_counting_enabled) { false }
   let(:worker_settings) do
     {
       gc_profiling_enabled: gc_profiling_enabled,
       no_signals_workaround_enabled: no_signals_workaround_enabled,
       thread_context_collector: build_thread_context_collector(recorder),
       dynamic_sampling_rate_overhead_target_percentage: 2.0,
       allocation_profiling_enabled: allocation_profiling_enabled,
+      allocation_counting_enabled: allocation_counting_enabled,
       **options
     }
   end
@@ -961,8 +963,9 @@
         cpu_and_wall_time_worker.stop
       end
 
-      context 'when allocation profiling is enabled' do
+      context 'when allocation profiling and allocation counting is enabled' do
         let(:allocation_profiling_enabled) { true }
+        let(:allocation_counting_enabled) { true }
 
         it 'always returns a >= 0 value' do
           expect(described_class._native_allocation_count).to be >= 0
@@ -1040,10 +1043,21 @@
           expect(after_t1 - before_t1).to be 100
           expect(after_allocations - before_allocations).to be < 10
         end
+
+        context 'when allocation profiling is enabled but allocation counting is disabled' do
+          let(:allocation_counting_enabled) { false }
+
+          it 'always returns a nil value' do
+            100.times { Object.new }
+
+            expect(described_class._native_allocation_count).to be nil
+          end
+        end
       end
 
       context 'when allocation profiling is disabled' do
         let(:allocation_profiling_enabled) { false }
+
         it 'always returns a nil value' do
           100.times { Object.new }
 

spec/datadog/profiling/component_spec.rb

@@ -84,13 +84,16 @@
             .and_return(:overhead_target_percentage_config)
           expect(described_class).to receive(:valid_overhead_target)
             .with(:overhead_target_percentage_config).and_return(:overhead_target_percentage_config)
+          expect(settings.profiling.advanced)
+            .to receive(:allocation_counting_enabled).and_return(:allocation_counting_enabled_config)
 
           expect(Datadog::Profiling::Collectors::CpuAndWallTimeWorker).to receive(:new).with(
             gc_profiling_enabled: anything,
             no_signals_workaround_enabled: :no_signals_result,
             thread_context_collector: instance_of(Datadog::Profiling::Collectors::ThreadContext),
             dynamic_sampling_rate_overhead_target_percentage: :overhead_target_percentage_config,
             allocation_profiling_enabled: false,
+            allocation_counting_enabled: :allocation_counting_enabled_config,
           )
 
           build_profiler_component