Github user NicoK commented on a diff in the pull request: https://github.com/apache/flink/pull/4509#discussion_r152852133 --- Diff: flink-runtime/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/runtime/io/network/partition/consumer/RemoteInputChannel.java --- @@ -572,20 +560,53 @@ void addExclusiveBuffer(Buffer buffer) { exclusiveBuffers.add(buffer); } - Buffer takeExclusiveBuffer() { - return exclusiveBuffers.poll(); - } - void addFloatingBuffer(Buffer buffer) { floatingBuffers.add(buffer); } - Buffer takeFloatingBuffer() { - return floatingBuffers.poll(); + /** + * Add the exclusive buffer into the queue, and recycle one floating buffer if the + * number of available buffers in queue is more than required amount. + * + * @param buffer The exclusive buffer of this channel. + * @return Whether to recycle one floating buffer. + */ + boolean maintainTargetSize(Buffer buffer) { + exclusiveBuffers.add(buffer); + + if (getAvailableBufferSize() > numRequiredBuffers) { + Buffer floatingBuffer = floatingBuffers.poll(); + floatingBuffer.recycle(); + return true; + } else { + return false; + } } - int getFloatingBufferSize() { - return floatingBuffers.size(); + /** + * Take the floating buffer first if possible. + */ + @Nullable + Buffer takeBuffer() { --- End diff -- please explain when the result may be `null`
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