refactor: use file backed CID hashset to reduce memory usage in chain export

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 
 ### Changed
 
+- [#6939](https://github.com/ChainSafe/forest/pull/6939): Refactored snapshot export and garbage collection logic to use disk-backed hash set for de-de-duplicating reachable blocks. This results in less RAM usage (~6-7GiB) and more disk usage (~7-8GiB on mainnet).
+
 ### Removed
 
 ### Fixed

Cargo.toml

@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ num-traits = "0.2"
 num_cpus = "1"
 nunny = { version = "0.2", features = ["serde", "quickcheck", "schemars1"] }
 openrpc-types = "0.5"
-parity-db = { version = "0.5" }
+parity-db = { version = "0.5", features = ["bytes"] }
 parking_lot = { version = "0.12", features = ["deadlock_detection"] }
 pastey = "0.2"
 pathfinding = "4"

docs/docs/users/guides/gc.md

@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ Always remember to enable GC when moving back to production or long-term testing
 
 During the GC process, Forest consumes extra RAM and disk space temporarily:
 
-- While traversing reachable blocks, it uses 32 bytes of RAM per reachable block.
+- While traversing reachable blocks, it uses ~80MiB of RAM and ~8GiB disk space on mainnet (and ~2GiB on calibnet) for de-duplicating reachable blocks.
 - While exporting a lite snapshot, it uses extra disk space before cleaning up parity-db and stale CAR snapshots.
 
-For a typical ~80 GiB mainnet snapshot, this results in ~2.5 GiB of additional RAM and ~80 GiB disk space usage.
+For a typical ~80 GiB mainnet snapshot, this results in ~80 MiB of additional RAM and ~90 GiB disk space usage.
 
 ### Syncing Pauses or Performance Overheads
 

src/chain/mod.rs

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ mod weight;
 pub use self::{snapshot_format::*, store::*, weight::*};
 
 use crate::blocks::{Tipset, TipsetKey};
-use crate::cid_collections::CidHashSet;
+use crate::cid_collections::CidHashSetLike;
 use crate::db::car::forest::{self, ForestCarFrame, finalize_frame};
 use crate::db::{SettingsStore, SettingsStoreExt};
 use crate::ipld::stream_chain;
@@ -32,50 +32,61 @@ use std::io::{Read, Seek, SeekFrom};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use tokio::io::{AsyncWrite, AsyncWriteExt, BufWriter};
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default)]
-pub struct ExportOptions {
+pub struct ExportOptions<S> {
     pub skip_checksum: bool,
     pub include_receipts: bool,
     pub include_events: bool,
     pub include_tipset_keys: bool,
-    pub seen: CidHashSet,
+    pub seen: S,
 }
 
-pub async fn export_from_head<D: Digest>(
+impl<S: Default> Default for ExportOptions<S> {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            skip_checksum: Default::default(),
+            include_receipts: Default::default(),
+            include_events: Default::default(),
+            include_tipset_keys: Default::default(),
+            seen: Default::default(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub async fn export_from_head<D: Digest, S: CidHashSetLike + Send + Sync + 'static>(
     db: &Arc<impl Blockstore + SettingsStore + Send + Sync + 'static>,
     lookup_depth: ChainEpochDelta,
     writer: impl AsyncWrite + Unpin,
-    options: Option<ExportOptions>,
+    options: ExportOptions<S>,
 ) -> anyhow::Result<(Tipset, Option<digest::Output<D>>)> {
     let head_key = SettingsStoreExt::read_obj::<TipsetKey>(db, crate::db::setting_keys::HEAD_KEY)?
         .context("chain head key not found")?;
     let head_ts = Tipset::load_required(&db, &head_key)?;
-    let digest = export::<D>(db, &head_ts, lookup_depth, writer, options).await?;
+    let digest = export::<D, S>(db, &head_ts, lookup_depth, writer, options).await?;
     Ok((head_ts, digest))
 }
 
 /// Exports a Filecoin snapshot in v1 format
 /// See <https://github.com/filecoin-project/FIPs/blob/98e33b9fa306959aa0131519eb4cc155522b2081/FRCs/frc-0108.md#v1-specification>
-pub async fn export<D: Digest>(
+pub async fn export<D: Digest, S: CidHashSetLike + Send + Sync + 'static>(
     db: &Arc<impl Blockstore + Send + Sync + 'static>,
     tipset: &Tipset,
     lookup_depth: ChainEpochDelta,
     writer: impl AsyncWrite + Unpin,
-    options: Option<ExportOptions>,
+    options: ExportOptions<S>,
 ) -> anyhow::Result<Option<digest::Output<D>>> {
     let roots = tipset.key().to_cids();
-    export_to_forest_car::<D>(roots, None, db, tipset, lookup_depth, writer, options).await
+    export_to_forest_car::<D, S>(roots, None, db, tipset, lookup_depth, writer, options).await
 }
 
 /// Exports a Filecoin snapshot in v2 format
 /// See <https://github.com/filecoin-project/FIPs/blob/98e33b9fa306959aa0131519eb4cc155522b2081/FRCs/frc-0108.md#v2-specification>
-pub async fn export_v2<D: Digest, F: Seek + Read>(
+pub async fn export_v2<D: Digest, F: Seek + Read, S: CidHashSetLike + Send + Sync + 'static>(
     db: &Arc<impl Blockstore + Send + Sync + 'static>,
     mut f3: Option<(Cid, F)>,
     tipset: &Tipset,
     lookup_depth: ChainEpochDelta,
     writer: impl AsyncWrite + Unpin,
-    options: Option<ExportOptions>,
+    options: ExportOptions<S>,
 ) -> anyhow::Result<Option<digest::Output<D>>> {
     // validate f3 data
     if let Some((f3_cid, f3_data)) = &mut f3 {
@@ -121,7 +132,7 @@ pub async fn export_v2<D: Digest, F: Seek + Read>(
         });
     }
 
-    export_to_forest_car::<D>(
+    export_to_forest_car::<D, S>(
         roots,
         Some(prefix_data_frames),
         db,
@@ -134,23 +145,21 @@ pub async fn export_v2<D: Digest, F: Seek + Read>(
 }
 
 #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
-async fn export_to_forest_car<D: Digest>(
+async fn export_to_forest_car<D: Digest, S: CidHashSetLike + Send + Sync + 'static>(
     roots: NonEmpty<Cid>,
     prefix_data_frames: Option<Vec<anyhow::Result<ForestCarFrame>>>,
     db: &Arc<impl Blockstore + Send + Sync + 'static>,
     tipset: &Tipset,
     lookup_depth: ChainEpochDelta,
     writer: impl AsyncWrite + Unpin,
-    options: Option<ExportOptions>,
-) -> anyhow::Result<Option<digest::Output<D>>> {
-    let ExportOptions {
+    ExportOptions {
         skip_checksum,
         include_receipts,
         include_events,
         include_tipset_keys,
         seen,
-    } = options.unwrap_or_default();
-
+    }: ExportOptions<S>,
+) -> anyhow::Result<Option<digest::Output<D>>> {
     if include_events && !include_receipts {
         anyhow::bail!("message receipts must be included when events are included");
     }
@@ -171,8 +180,8 @@ async fn export_to_forest_car<D: Digest>(
             db.shallow_clone(),
             tipset.shallow_clone().chain_owned(db.shallow_clone()),
             stateroot_lookup_limit,
+            seen,
         )
-        .with_seen(seen)
         .with_message_receipts(include_receipts)
         .with_events(include_events)
         .with_tipset_keys(include_tipset_keys)

src/chain/tests.rs

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 use super::*;
 use crate::{
     blocks::{CachingBlockHeader, Chain4U, Tipset, TipsetKey, chain4u},
+    cid_collections::CidHashSet,
     db::{MemoryDB, car::ForestCar},
     utils::db::CborStoreExt,
 };
@@ -60,10 +61,25 @@ async fn test_export_inner(version: FilecoinSnapshotVersion) -> anyhow::Result<(
 
     let checksum = match version {
         FilecoinSnapshotVersion::V1 => {
-            export::<Sha256>(&db, &head, 0, &mut car_bytes, None).await?
+            export::<Sha256, _>(
+                &db,
+                &head,
+                0,
+                &mut car_bytes,
+                ExportOptions::<CidHashSet>::default(),
+            )
+            .await?
         }
         FilecoinSnapshotVersion::V2 => {
-            export_v2::<Sha256, File>(&db, None, &head, 0, &mut car_bytes, None).await?
+            export_v2::<Sha256, File, _>(
+                &db,
+                None,
+                &head,
+                0,
+                &mut car_bytes,
+                ExportOptions::<CidHashSet>::default(),
+            )
+            .await?
         }
     };
 

src/cid_collections/hash_set.rs

@@ -2,10 +2,20 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0, MIT
 
 use super::*;
+use anyhow::Context as _;
+use bytes::Bytes;
 use cid::Cid;
 
 #[cfg(doc)]
 use std::collections::HashSet;
+use std::{path::Path, sync::LazyLock};
+
+pub trait CidHashSetLike {
+    /// Adds a value to the set.
+    ///
+    /// Returns whether the value was newly inserted.
+    fn insert(&mut self, cid: Cid) -> anyhow::Result<bool>;
+}
 
 /// A hash set implemented as a `HashMap` where the value is `()`.
 ///
@@ -56,6 +66,12 @@ impl CidHashSet {
     }
 }
 
+impl CidHashSetLike for CidHashSet {
+    fn insert(&mut self, cid: Cid) -> anyhow::Result<bool> {
+        Ok(self.insert(cid))
+    }
+}
+
 ////////////////////
 // Collection Ops //
 ////////////////////
@@ -73,3 +89,129 @@ impl FromIterator<Cid> for CidHashSet {
         this
     }
 }
+
+/// A file-backed CID hash set.
+/// This is intended to be used for large sets of CIDs that may not fit in memory, such as when tracking seen CIDs during a chain export.
+pub struct FileBackedCidHashSet {
+    db: parity_db::Db,
+    // for dropping the temporary directory when the set is dropped
+    _dir: tempfile::TempDir,
+    lru: hashlink::LruCache<SmallCid, ()>,
+}
+
+impl FileBackedCidHashSet {
+    pub fn new(temp_dir_root: impl AsRef<Path>) -> anyhow::Result<Self> {
+        let dir = tempfile::tempdir_in(temp_dir_root.as_ref()).with_context(|| {
+            format!(
+                "failed to create temp dir in {}",
+                temp_dir_root.as_ref().display(),
+            )
+        })?;
+        let options = parity_db::Options {
+            path: dir.path().to_path_buf(),
+            sync_wal: false,
+            sync_data: false,
+            stats: false,
+            salt: None,
+            columns: vec![
+                parity_db::ColumnOptions {
+                    uniform: true,
+                    append_only: true,
+                    ..Default::default()
+                },
+                parity_db::ColumnOptions {
+                    append_only: true,
+                    ..Default::default()
+                },
+            ],
+            compression_threshold: Default::default(),
+        };
+        let db = parity_db::Db::open_or_create(&options).with_context(|| {
+            format!(
+                "failed to create temp parity-db at {}",
+                options.path.display()
+            )
+        })?;
+        Ok(Self {
+            db,
+            _dir: dir,
+            #[allow(clippy::disallowed_methods)]
+            lru: hashlink::LruCache::new(2 << 19), // ~80MiB for 1M entries
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn new_in_temp_dir() -> anyhow::Result<Self> {
+        Self::new(std::env::temp_dir())
+    }
+}
+
+impl CidHashSetLike for FileBackedCidHashSet {
+    fn insert(&mut self, cid: Cid) -> anyhow::Result<bool> {
+        static EMPTY_VALUE: LazyLock<Bytes> = LazyLock::new(|| Bytes::from_static(&[]));
+
+        let small = SmallCid::from(cid);
+        if self.lru.get(&small).is_some() {
+            return Ok(false);
+        }
+
+        let (col, key) = match &small {
+            SmallCid::Inline(c) => (0, c.digest().to_vec()),
+            SmallCid::Indirect(u) => (1, u.inner().to_bytes()),
+        };
+        if self.db.get(col, &key).ok().flatten().is_some() {
+            self.lru.insert(small, ());
+            Ok(false)
+        } else {
+            self.db.commit_changes_bytes([(
+                col,
+                parity_db::Operation::Set(key, EMPTY_VALUE.clone()),
+            )])?;
+            self.lru.insert(small, ());
+            Ok(true)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+impl Default for FileBackedCidHashSet {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::new_in_temp_dir().expect("failed to create FileBackedCidHashSet")
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use ahash::HashSet;
+
+    #[quickcheck_macros::quickcheck]
+    fn test_cid_hashset(cids: HashSet<Cid>) {
+        let mut set = CidHashSet::default();
+        for cid in cids.iter() {
+            all_asserts::assert_true!(set.insert(*cid), "expected CID to be newly inserted");
+        }
+        for cid in cids.iter() {
+            all_asserts::assert_false!(set.insert(*cid), "expected CID to be present in the set");
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[quickcheck_macros::quickcheck]
+    fn test_file_backed_cid_hashset(cids: HashSet<Cid>) {
+        let mut set = FileBackedCidHashSet::default();
+        let dir = set._dir.path().to_path_buf();
+        for cid in cids.iter() {
+            all_asserts::assert_true!(
+                set.insert(*cid).unwrap(),
+                "expected CID to be newly inserted"
+            );
+        }
+        for cid in cids.iter() {
+            all_asserts::assert_false!(
+                set.insert(*cid).unwrap(),
+                "expected CID to be present in the set"
+            );
+        }
+        drop(set);
+        all_asserts::assert_false!(dir.exists(), "expected temporary directory to be deleted");
+    }
+}