feat(rocksdb): Adapt rate limiter to prevent bust writes and huge compaction

src/server/config.ini

@@ -311,6 +311,8 @@
   rocksdb_multi_get_max_iteration_size = 31457280
   rocksdb_max_iteration_count = 1000
   rocksdb_iteration_threshold_time_ms = 30000
+  rocksdb_limiter_max_write_megabytes_per_sec = 500
+  rocksdb_limiter_enable_auto_tune = false
 
   checkpoint_reserve_min_count = 2
   checkpoint_reserve_time_seconds = 1800

src/server/pegasus_server_impl.cpp

@@ -42,12 +42,16 @@ static bool chkpt_init_from_dir(const char *name, int64_t &decree)
            std::string(name) == chkpt_get_dir_name(decree);
 }
 
+std::shared_ptr<rocksdb::RateLimiter> pegasus_server_impl::_s_rate_limiter;
+int64_t pegasus_server_impl::_rocksdb_limiter_last_total_through;
 std::shared_ptr<rocksdb::Cache> pegasus_server_impl::_s_block_cache;
 ::dsn::task_ptr pegasus_server_impl::_update_server_rdb_stat;
 ::dsn::perf_counter_wrapper pegasus_server_impl::_pfc_rdb_block_cache_mem_usage;
+::dsn::perf_counter_wrapper pegasus_server_impl::_pfc_rdb_write_limiter_rate_bytes;
 const std::string pegasus_server_impl::COMPRESSION_HEADER = "per_level:";
 const std::string pegasus_server_impl::DATA_COLUMN_FAMILY_NAME = "default";
 const std::string pegasus_server_impl::META_COLUMN_FAMILY_NAME = "pegasus_meta_cf";
+const std::chrono::seconds pegasus_server_impl::kServerStatUpdateTimeSec = std::chrono::seconds(10);
 
 void pegasus_server_impl::parse_checkpoints()
 {
@@ -1424,16 +1428,18 @@ ::dsn::error_code pegasus_server_impl::start(int argc, char **argv)
                                       [this]() { this->update_replica_rocksdb_statistics(); },
                                       _update_rdb_stat_interval);
 
-    // Block cache is a singleton on this server shared by all replicas, its metrics update task
-    // should be scheduled once an interval on the server view.
+    // These counters are singletons on this server shared by all replicas, their metrics update
+    // task should be scheduled once an interval on the server view.
     static std::once_flag flag;
     std::call_once(flag, [&]() {
         // The timer task will always running even though there is no replicas
+        dassert(kServerStatUpdateTimeSec.count() != 0,
+                "kServerStatUpdateTimeSec shouldn't be zero");
         _update_server_rdb_stat = ::dsn::tasking::enqueue_timer(
             LPC_REPLICATION_LONG_COMMON,
             nullptr, // TODO: the tracker is nullptr, we will fix it later
             [this]() { update_server_rocksdb_statistics(); },
-            _update_rdb_stat_interval);
+            kServerStatUpdateTimeSec);
     });
 
     // initialize cu calculator and write service after server being initialized.
@@ -2107,9 +2113,16 @@ void pegasus_server_impl::update_server_rocksdb_statistics()
     if (_s_block_cache) {
         uint64_t val = _s_block_cache->GetUsage();
         _pfc_rdb_block_cache_mem_usage->set(val);
-        dinfo_f("_pfc_rdb_block_cache_mem_usage: {} bytes", val);
-    } else {
-        dinfo("_pfc_rdb_block_cache_mem_usage: 0 bytes because block cache is disabled");
+    }
+
+    // Update _pfc_rdb_write_limiter_rate_bytes
+    if (_s_rate_limiter) {
+        uint64_t current_total_through = _s_rate_limiter->GetTotalBytesThrough();
+        uint64_t through_bytes_per_sec =
+            (current_total_through - _rocksdb_limiter_last_total_through) /
+            kServerStatUpdateTimeSec.count();
+        _pfc_rdb_write_limiter_rate_bytes->set(through_bytes_per_sec);
+        _rocksdb_limiter_last_total_through = current_total_through;
     }
 }
 

src/server/pegasus_server_impl.h

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <dsn/dist/replication/replication.codes.h>
 #include <rrdb/rrdb_types.h>
 #include <gtest/gtest_prod.h>
+#include <rocksdb/rate_limiter.h>
 
 #include "key_ttl_compaction_filter.h"
 #include "pegasus_scan_context.h"
@@ -317,6 +318,7 @@ class pegasus_server_impl : public pegasus_read_service
     ::dsn::error_code flush_all_family_columns(bool wait);
 
 private:
+    static const std::chrono::seconds kServerStatUpdateTimeSec;
     static const std::string COMPRESSION_HEADER;
     // Column family names.
     static const std::string DATA_COLUMN_FAMILY_NAME;
@@ -346,6 +348,8 @@ class pegasus_server_impl : public pegasus_read_service
     rocksdb::ColumnFamilyHandle *_data_cf;
     rocksdb::ColumnFamilyHandle *_meta_cf;
     static std::shared_ptr<rocksdb::Cache> _s_block_cache;
+    static std::shared_ptr<rocksdb::RateLimiter> _s_rate_limiter;
+    static int64_t _rocksdb_limiter_last_total_through;
     volatile bool _is_open;
     uint32_t _pegasus_data_version;
     std::atomic<int64_t> _last_durable_decree;
@@ -392,6 +396,7 @@ class pegasus_server_impl : public pegasus_read_service
 
     // rocksdb internal statistics
     // server level
+    static ::dsn::perf_counter_wrapper _pfc_rdb_write_limiter_rate_bytes;
     static ::dsn::perf_counter_wrapper _pfc_rdb_block_cache_mem_usage;
     // replica level
     ::dsn::perf_counter_wrapper _pfc_rdb_sst_count;

src/server/pegasus_server_impl_init.cpp

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #include "pegasus_server_impl.h"
 
+#include <dsn/utility/flags.h>
 #include <rocksdb/filter_policy.h>
 
 #include "capacity_unit_calculator.h"
@@ -14,6 +15,18 @@
 
 namespace pegasus {
 namespace server {
+
+DSN_DEFINE_int64(
+    "pegasus.server",
+    rocksdb_limiter_max_write_megabytes_per_sec,
+    500,
+    "max rate of rocksdb flush and compaction(MB/s), if less than or equal to 0 means close limit");
+
+DSN_DEFINE_bool("pegasus.server",
+                rocksdb_limiter_enable_auto_tune,
+                false,
+                "whether to enable write rate auto tune when open rocksdb write limit");
+
 pegasus_server_impl::pegasus_server_impl(dsn::replication::replica *r)
     : pegasus_read_service(r),
       _db(nullptr),
@@ -251,6 +264,22 @@ pegasus_server_impl::pegasus_server_impl(dsn::replication::replica *r)
         tbl_opts.block_cache = _s_block_cache;
     }
 
+    // FLAGS_rocksdb_limiter_max_write_megabytes_per_sec <= 0 means close the rate limit.
+    // For more detail arguments see
+    // https://github.com/facebook/rocksdb/blob/v6.6.4/include/rocksdb/rate_limiter.h#L111-L137
+    if (FLAGS_rocksdb_limiter_max_write_megabytes_per_sec > 0) {
+        static std::once_flag flag;
+        std::call_once(flag, [&]() {
+            _s_rate_limiter = std::shared_ptr<rocksdb::RateLimiter>(rocksdb::NewGenericRateLimiter(
+                FLAGS_rocksdb_limiter_max_write_megabytes_per_sec << 20,
+                100 * 1000, // refill_period_us
+                10,         // fairness
+                rocksdb::RateLimiter::Mode::kWritesOnly,
+                FLAGS_rocksdb_limiter_enable_auto_tune));
+        });
+        _db_opts.rate_limiter = _s_rate_limiter;
+    }
+
     // Bloom filter configurations.
     bool disable_bloom_filter = dsn_config_get_value_bool(
         "pegasus.server", "rocksdb_disable_bloom_filter", false, "Whether to disable bloom filter");
@@ -400,8 +429,8 @@ pegasus_server_impl::pegasus_server_impl(dsn::replication::replica *r)
         COUNTER_TYPE_NUMBER,
         "statistic the total count of rocksdb block cache");
 
-    // Block cache is a singleton on this server shared by all replicas, so we initialize
-    // `_pfc_rdb_block_cache_mem_usage` only once.
+    // These counters are singletons on this server shared by all replicas, so we initialize
+    // them only once.
     static std::once_flag flag;
     std::call_once(flag, [&]() {
         _pfc_rdb_block_cache_mem_usage.init_global_counter(
@@ -410,6 +439,13 @@ pegasus_server_impl::pegasus_server_impl(dsn::replication::replica *r)
             "rdb.block_cache.memory_usage",
             COUNTER_TYPE_NUMBER,
             "statistic the memory usage of rocksdb block cache");
+
+        _pfc_rdb_write_limiter_rate_bytes.init_global_counter(
+            "replica",
+            "app.pegasus",
+            "rdb.write_limiter_rate_bytes",
+            COUNTER_TYPE_NUMBER,
+            "statistic the through bytes of rocksdb write rate limiter");
     });
 
     snprintf(name, 255, "rdb.index_and_filter_blocks.memory_usage@%s", str_gpid.c_str());