I've opened a PR which adds an integration test
<https://github.com/apache/kafka/pull/17668/files#diff-a60b518846fc0f770164d55b6d7cd31e03a002514377578c80c6e22cc120af40R88>
to show the impact of this change/KIP. PTAL.

--
Kamal

On Fri, Nov 1, 2024 at 3:31 PM Kamal Chandraprakash <
kamal.chandraprak...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks for the review!
>
> > 5
> Updated the KIP to include the `isEmpty` method in the transaction index
>
> > 6
> You're right. The offset parameter will be equal to the
> next-segment-to-consider base offset.
> But, the API introduced in RLMM is for *one* epoch. The next epoch
> start-offset may not be
> the base-offset. You can refer to this line
> <https://github.com/apache/kafka/pull/17659/files#diff-380e4d8859ea9148f21794c09039425c82d9012a392c2dbbe1ce2ec8677a1970R1857>
> in the draft PR.
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 1, 2024 at 3:16 PM Divij Vaidya <divijvaidy...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Last few things -
>>
>> # 5
>> About setting the TrxIndexEmpty field, could we introduce an isEmpty()
>> function in TransactionIndex which has the following implementation:
>>
>> public boolean isEmpty() {
>>     return !iterable().iterator().hasNext();
>> }
>>
>>
>> The advantages of this approach is:
>> 1. It works for both cases when the file is not present and also when the
>> file is present but is empty.
>> 2. It prevents leaking the underlying implementation of TransactionIndex
>> outside via the file() method. I think that making file() as public is an
>> implementation leak (for example, what is the trx indx is not file
>> based!).
>>
>>
>> #6
>> In the documentation for nextSegmentWithTxnIndex, the offset parameter
>> should be equal to the next-segment-to-consider's base offset, no?
>> I assume that we will add a new fetch here with nextSegmentBaseOffset
>>
>> https://github.com/apache/kafka/blob/346fdbafc539bc48bb66eedae89a15e240007fd9/core/src/main/java/kafka/log/remote/RemoteLogManager.java#L1801
>> . Is there a case where the parameter "offset" will not be equal to the
>> baseOffset of a segment?
>>
>> --
>> Divij Vaidya
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Nov 1, 2024 at 10:26 AM Kamal Chandraprakash <
>> kamal.chandraprak...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Hi Divij,
>> >
>> > Thanks for the detailed review!
>> >
>> > > 1, 2, 3, 4
>> > Updated the KIP-1058
>> > <
>> >
>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-1058%3A+Txn+consumer+exerts+pressure+on+remote+storage+when+collecting+aborted+transactions
>> > >
>> > with the feedback received and also opened a draft PR for #17659
>> > <https://github.com/apache/kafka/pull/17659/files> reference.
>> > PTAL.
>> >
>> > > 5. How are we determining the value of the TrxIndexEmpty field on
>> segment
>> > rotation?
>> > Transaction index file is optional, the file does not exists when there
>> are
>> > no aborted txn entries for a
>> > segment, we will be using the file null check. Also, updated it in the
>> KIP.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Kamal
>> >
>> >
>> > On Tue, Oct 29, 2024 at 8:47 PM Divij Vaidya <divijvaidy...@gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> > > A few more points to discuss (please add to the KIP as well)
>> > >
>> > > 5. How are we determining the value of the TrxIndexEmpty field on
>> segment
>> > > rotation?
>> > >
>> > > One option is to do a boolean txnIdxEmpty =
>> > > segment.txnIndex().allAbortedTxns().isEmpty() but this will have an
>> > > overhead of reading the contents of the file and storing them in
>> memory,
>> > > when we have a non-empty index.
>> > > The other option (preferred) is to add an isEmpty() public method to
>> the
>> > > TransactionIndex and perform a segment.txnIndex().isEmpty() check
>> which
>> > > will internally use Files.size() java API.
>> > >
>> > > On Tue, Oct 29, 2024 at 1:21 PM Divij Vaidya <divijvaidy...@gmail.com
>> >
>> > > wrote:
>> > >
>> > > > Let's get the ball rolling (again) on this one.
>> > > >
>> > > > Kamal, could you please add the following to the KIP:
>> > > > 1. the API as discussed above. Please add the failure modes for this
>> > API
>> > > > as well such as the exceptions thrown and a recommendation on how a
>> > > caller
>> > > > is expected to handle those. I am assuming that the three parameters
>> > for
>> > > > this API will be topicPartition, epoch and offset.
>> > > > 2. implementation details for Topic based RLMM. I am assuming that
>> the
>> > > > plugin will default the field to false if this field is absent
>> (case of
>> > > old
>> > > > metadata).
>> > > > 3. In the test plan section, additionally, we need to assert that we
>> > > don't
>> > > > read metadata for all segments (i.e. it is not a linear search) from
>> > the
>> > > > Topic based RLMM.
>> > > > 4. in the compatibility section, please document how the existing
>> > > clusters
>> > > > with Tiered Storage metadata will work during/after a rolling
>> upgrade
>> > to
>> > > a
>> > > > version which contains this new change.
>> > > >
>> > > > --
>> > > > Divij Vaidya
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > On Fri, Oct 11, 2024 at 12:26 PM Kamal Chandraprakash <
>> > > > kamal.chandraprak...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > >> Bump for review.
>> > > >>
>> > > >> If the additional proposal looks good, I'll append them to the KIP.
>> > > PTAL.
>> > > >>
>> > > >> New API in RLMM#nextRemoteLogSegmentMetadataWithTxnIndex
>> > > >>
>> > > >> --
>> > > >> Kamal
>> > > >>
>> > > >> On Sun, Oct 6, 2024 at 7:20 PM Kamal Chandraprakash <
>> > > >> kamal.chandraprak...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > > >>
>> > > >> > Hi Christo,
>> > > >> >
>> > > >> > Thanks for the review!
>> > > >> >
>> > > >> > Adding the new API `nextRemoteLogSegmentMetadataWithTxnIndex` in
>> > RLMM
>> > > >> > helps to
>> > > >> > reduce the complexity of linear search. With this API, we have
>> to:
>> > > >> >
>> > > >> > 1. Maintain one more skip-list [1] for each of the epochs in the
>> > > >> partition
>> > > >> > in RLMM that might
>> > > >> >     increase the memory usage of TopicBased RLMM implementation.
>> > > >> >     1a) The skip-list will be empty when there are no aborted txn
>> > > >> entries
>> > > >> > for a partition/epoch which is the predominant case.
>> > > >> >     1b) The skip-list will act as a duplicate when *most* of the
>> > > >> segments
>> > > >> > have aborted txn entries, assuming aborted txn are quite low,
>> this
>> > > >> should
>> > > >> > be fine.
>> > > >> > 2. Change the logic to retrieve the aborted txns (we have to
>> query
>> > the
>> > > >> > nextRLSMWithTxnIndex
>> > > >> >     for each of the leader-epoch).
>> > > >> > 3. Logic divergence from how we retrieve the aborted txn entries
>> > > >> compared
>> > > >> > to the local-log.
>> > > >> >
>> > > >> > The approach looks good to me. If everyone is aligned, then we
>> can
>> > > >> proceed
>> > > >> > to add this API to RLMM.
>> > > >> >
>> > > >> > Another option I was thinking of is to capture the
>> > > `lastStableOffsetLag`
>> > > >> > [2] while rotating the segment.
>> > > >> > But, that is a bigger change we can take later.
>> > > >> >
>> > > >> > [1]:
>> > > >> >
>> > > >>
>> > >
>> >
>> https://sourcegraph.com/github.com/apache/kafka/-/blob/storage/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/server/log/remote/metadata/storage/RemoteLogLeaderEpochState.java?L43
>> > > >> > [2]:
>> > > >> >
>> > > >>
>> > >
>> >
>> https://sourcegraph.com/github.com/apache/kafka/-/blob/core/src/main/scala/kafka/log/UnifiedLog.scala?L432
>> > > >> >
>> > > >> >
>> > > >> > Thanks,
>> > > >> > Kamal
>> > > >> >
>> > > >> > On Fri, Oct 4, 2024 at 4:21 PM Christo Lolov <
>> > christolo...@gmail.com>
>> > > >> > wrote:
>> > > >> >
>> > > >> >> Heya,
>> > > >> >>
>> > > >> >> Apologies for the delay. I have been thinking about this problem
>> > > >> recently
>> > > >> >> as well and while I believe storing a boolean in the metadata is
>> > > good,
>> > > >> I
>> > > >> >> think we can do better by introducing a new method to the RLMM
>> > along
>> > > >> the
>> > > >> >> lines of
>> > > >> >>
>> > > >> >> Optional<RemoteLogSegmentMetadata>
>> > > >> >> nextRemoteLogSegmentMetadataWithTxnIndex(TopicIdPartition
>> > > >> >> topicIdPartition,
>> > > >> >> int epochForOffset, long offset) throws RemoteStorageException
>> > > >> >>
>> > > >> >> This will help plugin implementers to build optimisations such
>> as
>> > > skip
>> > > >> >> lists which will give them the next segment quicker than a
>> linear
>> > > >> search.
>> > > >> >>
>> > > >> >> I am keen to hear your thoughts!
>> > > >> >>
>> > > >> >> Best,
>> > > >> >> Christo
>> > > >> >>
>> > > >> >> On Fri, 4 Oct 2024 at 10:48, Kamal Chandraprakash <
>> > > >> >> kamal.chandraprak...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > > >> >>
>> > > >> >> > Hi Luke,
>> > > >> >> >
>> > > >> >> > Thanks for the review!
>> > > >> >> >
>> > > >> >> > > Do you think it is helpful if we store the "least abort
>> start
>> > > >> offset
>> > > >> >> in
>> > > >> >> > the
>> > > >> >> > segment", and -1 means no txnIndex. So that we can have a way
>> to
>> > > know
>> > > >> >> if we
>> > > >> >> > need to fetch this txn index or not.
>> > > >> >> >
>> > > >> >> > 1. No, this change won't have an effect. To find the
>> upper-bound
>> > > >> offset
>> > > >> >> > [1], we have to
>> > > >> >> >     fetch that segment's offset index file. The
>> RemoteIndexCache
>> > > [2]
>> > > >> >> > fetches all the 3
>> > > >> >> >     index files together and caches them for subsequent use,
>> so
>> > > this
>> > > >> >> > improvement
>> > > >> >> >     won't have an effect as the current segment txn index gets
>> > > >> >> downloaded
>> > > >> >> > anyway.
>> > > >> >> >
>> > > >> >> > 2. The reason for choosing boolean is to make the change
>> backward
>> > > >> >> > compatible.
>> > > >> >> >      There can be existing RLM events for the uploaded
>> segments.
>> > > The
>> > > >> >> > default
>> > > >> >> >      value of `txnIdxEmpty` is false so the *old* RLM events
>> are
>> > > >> >> assumed to
>> > > >> >> > contain
>> > > >> >> >      the txn index files and those files are downloaded if
>> they
>> > > >> exist.
>> > > >> >> >
>> > > >> >> > [1]:
>> > > >> >> >
>> > > >> >> >
>> > > >> >>
>> > > >>
>> > >
>> >
>> https://sourcegraph.com/github.com/apache/kafka@trunk/-/blob/core/src/main/java/kafka/log/remote/RemoteLogManager.java?L1732
>> > > >> >> > [2]:
>> > > >> >> >
>> > > >> >> >
>> > > >> >>
>> > > >>
>> > >
>> >
>> https://sourcegraph.com/github.com/apache/kafka@trunk/-/blob/storage/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/storage/internals/log/RemoteIndexCache.java?L383
>> > > >> >> >
>> > > >> >> > Thanks,
>> > > >> >> > Kamal
>> > > >> >> >
>> > > >> >> > On Thu, Oct 3, 2024 at 3:11 PM Luke Chen <show...@gmail.com>
>> > > wrote:
>> > > >> >> >
>> > > >> >> > > Hi Kamal,
>> > > >> >> > >
>> > > >> >> > > Sorry for the late review.
>> > > >> >> > > Thanks for the KIP, this will improve the transaction
>> reading
>> > for
>> > > >> >> remote
>> > > >> >> > > storage.
>> > > >> >> > > Overall LGTM, just one minor thought:
>> > > >> >> > >
>> > > >> >> > > Currently, we only store the `TxnIndexEmpty` bool value in
>> the
>> > > >> segment
>> > > >> >> > > metadata.
>> > > >> >> > > Do you think it is helpful if we store the "least abort
>> start
>> > > >> offset
>> > > >> >> in
>> > > >> >> > the
>> > > >> >> > > segment", and -1 means no txnIndex. So that we can have a
>> way
>> > to
>> > > >> know
>> > > >> >> if
>> > > >> >> > we
>> > > >> >> > > need to fetch this txn index or not.
>> > > >> >> > >
>> > > >> >> > > Thanks.
>> > > >> >> > > Luke
>> > > >> >> > >
>> > > >> >> > > On Mon, Sep 9, 2024 at 3:26 PM Kamal Chandraprakash <
>> > > >> >> > > kamal.chandraprak...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > > >> >> > >
>> > > >> >> > > > Hi all,
>> > > >> >> > > >
>> > > >> >> > > > If there are no more comments, I'll start a voting thread
>> > soon.
>> > > >> >> > > >
>> > > >> >> > > > Thanks,
>> > > >> >> > > > Kamal
>> > > >> >> > > >
>> > > >> >> > > > On Fri, Sep 6, 2024 at 7:28 PM Kamal Chandraprakash <
>> > > >> >> > > > kamal.chandraprak...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > > >> >> > > >
>> > > >> >> > > > > Bumping this thread again for review!
>> > > >> >> > > > >
>> > > >> >> > > > > Reduced the scope of the proposal to minimum. We will be
>> > > adding
>> > > >> >> only
>> > > >> >> > > one
>> > > >> >> > > > > field (txnIdxEmpty) to the
>> > > >> >> > > > > RemoteLogSegmentMetadata event which is backward
>> > compatible.
>> > > >> PTAL.
>> > > >> >> > > > >
>> > > >> >> > > > > Thanks,
>> > > >> >> > > > > Kamal
>> > > >> >> > > > >
>> > > >> >> > > > >
>> > > >> >> > > > > On Tue, Aug 13, 2024 at 6:33 PM Kamal Chandraprakash <
>> > > >> >> > > > > kamal.chandraprak...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > > >> >> > > > >
>> > > >> >> > > > >> Bumping this thread for KIP review!
>> > > >> >> > > > >>
>> > > >> >> > > > >> We can go for the simplest solution that is proposed in
>> > this
>> > > >> KIP
>> > > >> >> and
>> > > >> >> > > > >> it can be improved in the subsequent iteration. PTAL.
>> > > >> >> > > > >>
>> > > >> >> > > > >> Thanks,
>> > > >> >> > > > >> Kamal
>> > > >> >> > > > >>
>> > > >> >> > > > >> On Fri, Aug 2, 2024 at 11:42 AM Kamal Chandraprakash <
>> > > >> >> > > > >> kamal.chandraprak...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > > >> >> > > > >>
>> > > >> >> > > > >>> Hi Divij,
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>
>> > > >> >> > > > >>> Thanks for the review! And, sorry for the late reply.
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>
>> > > >> >> > > > >>> From the UnifiedLog.scala
>> > > >> >> > > > >>> <
>> > > >> >> > > >
>> > > >> >> > >
>> > > >> >> >
>> > > >> >>
>> > > >>
>> > >
>> >
>> https://sourcegraph.com/github.com/apache/kafka@trunk/-/blob/core/src/main/scala/kafka/log/UnifiedLog.scala?L421-427
>> > > >> >> > > > >
>> > > >> >> > > > >>> doc:
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>
>> > > >> >> > > > >>> """
>> > > >> >> > > > >>> The last stable offset (LSO) is defined as the first
>> > offset
>> > > >> such
>> > > >> >> > that
>> > > >> >> > > > >>> all lower offsets have been "decided."
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>    * Non-transactional messages are considered decided
>> > > >> >> immediately,
>> > > >> >> > > but
>> > > >> >> > > > >>> transactional messages are only decided when
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>    * the corresponding COMMIT or ABORT marker is
>> written.
>> > > >> This
>> > > >> >> > > implies
>> > > >> >> > > > >>> that the last stable offset will be equal
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>    * to the high watermark if there are no
>> transactional
>> > > >> >> messages
>> > > >> >> > in
>> > > >> >> > > > the
>> > > >> >> > > > >>> log. Note also that the LSO cannot advance
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>    * beyond the high watermark.
>> > > >> >> > > > >>> """
>> > > >> >> > > > >>> While rolling the active segment to passive, if LSO
>> > equals
>> > > to
>> > > >> >> HW,
>> > > >> >> > > then
>> > > >> >> > > > >>> all the messages in that segment are
>> > > >> >> > > > >>> decided and we can store the `lastStableOffsetLag` as
>> an
>> > > >> >> attribute
>> > > >> >> > in
>> > > >> >> > > > >>> the rolled segment. We can then propagate
>> > > >> >> > > > >>> the `lastStableOffsetLag` information in the
>> > > >> RemoteLogMetadata
>> > > >> >> > > events.
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>
>> > > >> >> > > > >>> While reading the remote log segment, if the
>> > > >> >> `lastStableOffsetLag`
>> > > >> >> > is
>> > > >> >> > > > 0,
>> > > >> >> > > > >>> then there is no need to traverse to
>> > > >> >> > > > >>> the subsequent segments for aborted transactions which
>> > > covers
>> > > >> >> the
>> > > >> >> > > case
>> > > >> >> > > > >>> for the dominant case where the
>> > > >> >> > > > >>> partition had no transactions at all.
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>
>> > > >> >> > > > >>> With Log compaction, the shrinked segments might get
>> > > merged.
>> > > >> One
>> > > >> >> > > option
>> > > >> >> > > > >>> is to take the max of `lastStableOffsetLag`
>> > > >> >> > > > >>> and store it in the new LogSegment. Since, the tiered
>> > > storage
>> > > >> >> does
>> > > >> >> > > not
>> > > >> >> > > > >>> support compacted topics / historical compacted
>> > > >> >> > > > >>> topics, we can omit this case.
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>
>> > > >> >> > > > >>> If this approach looks good, I can update the KIP with
>> > the
>> > > >> >> details.
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>
>> > > >> >> > > > >>> --
>> > > >> >> > > > >>> Kamal
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>
>> > > >> >> > > > >>> On Tue, Jun 25, 2024 at 4:24 PM Divij Vaidya <
>> > > >> >> > > divijvaidy...@gmail.com>
>> > > >> >> > > > >>> wrote:
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> Hi Kamal
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>>
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> Thanks for the bump. I have been thinking about this
>> > > >> passively
>> > > >> >> for
>> > > >> >> > > the
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> past
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> few days.
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>>
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> The simplest solution is to store a state at segment
>> > level
>> > > >> >> > metadata.
>> > > >> >> > > > The
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> state should specify whether the trx index is empty
>> or
>> > > not.
>> > > >> It
>> > > >> >> > would
>> > > >> >> > > > be
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> populated during segment archival. We would then
>> iterate
>> > > >> over
>> > > >> >> the
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> metadata
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> for future segments without having to make a remote
>> call
>> > > to
>> > > >> >> > download
>> > > >> >> > > > the
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> trx index itself.
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>>
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> The other solution for storing state at a partition
>> > level
>> > > >> >> wouldn't
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> work, as
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> you mentioned, because we will have to change the
>> state
>> > on
>> > > >> >> every
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> mutation
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> to the log i.e. at expiration of segments and append.
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>>
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> I have been thinking whether we can do something
>> better
>> > > than
>> > > >> >> the
>> > > >> >> > > > simple
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> solution, hence the delay in replying. Let me tell
>> you
>> > my
>> > > >> half
>> > > >> >> > baked
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> train
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> of thoughts, perhaps, you can explore this as well. I
>> > have
>> > > >> been
>> > > >> >> > > > thinking
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> about using LSO (last stable offset) to handle the
>> case
>> > > when
>> > > >> >> the
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> partition
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> never had any transactions. For a partition which
>> never
>> > > had
>> > > >> any
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> transaction, I would assume that the LSO is never
>> > > >> initialized
>> > > >> >> (or
>> > > >> >> > is
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> equal
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> to log start offset)? Or is it equal to HW in that
>> case?
>> > > >> This
>> > > >> >> is
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> something
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> that I am yet to verify. If this idea works, then we
>> > would
>> > > >> not
>> > > >> >> > have
>> > > >> >> > > to
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> iterate through the metadata for the dominant case
>> where
>> > > the
>> > > >> >> > > partition
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> had
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> no transactions at all.
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>>
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> --
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> Divij Vaidya
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>>
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>>
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>>
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> On Tue, Jun 25, 2024 at 11:42 AM Kamal
>> Chandraprakash <
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> kamal.chandraprak...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>>
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > Bump. Please review this proposal.
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> >
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> >
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > On Mon, Jun 17, 2024 at 6:55 PM Kamal
>> Chandraprakash <
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > kamal.chandraprak...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> >
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > > Divij,
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > > Thanks for the review! Updated the KIP with 1,
>> 2, 3,
>> > > >> and 4
>> > > >> >> > > review
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > > comments.
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > > > 4. Potential alternative - Instead of having an
>> > > >> algorithm
>> > > >> >> > > where
>> > > >> >> > > > we
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > > traverse
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > > across segment metadata and looking for
>> > isTxnIdxEmpty
>> > > >> flag,
>> > > >> >> > > should
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> we
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > > directly introduce a nextSegmentWithTrxInx()
>> > function?
>> > > >> This
>> > > >> >> > > would
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> allow
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > > implementers to optimize the otherwise linear
>> scan
>> > > >> across
>> > > >> >> > > metadata
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> for
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > all
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > > segments by using techniques such as skip list
>> etc.
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > > This is a good point to optimize the scan. We
>> need
>> > to
>> > > >> >> maintain
>> > > >> >> > > the
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > > skip-list
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > > for each leader-epoch. With unclean leader
>> election,
>> > > >> some
>> > > >> >> > > brokers
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> may not
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > > have
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > > the complete lineage. This will expand the scope
>> of
>> > > the
>> > > >> >> work.
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > > In this version, we plan to optimize only for the
>> > > below
>> > > >> 2
>> > > >> >> > cases:
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > > 1. A partition does not have the transaction
>> index
>> > for
>> > > >> any
>> > > >> >> of
>> > > >> >> > > the
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > uploaded
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > > segments.
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >    The individual log segments `isTxnIdxEmpty`
>> flag
>> > > can
>> > > >> be
>> > > >> >> > > reduced
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> to a
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > > single flag
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >    in RLMM (using AND operator) that can serve
>> the
>> > > >> query -
>> > > >> >> "Is
>> > > >> >> > > all
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> the
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > > transaction indexes empty for a partition?".
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >    If yes, then we can directly scan the
>> local-log
>> > for
>> > > >> >> aborted
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > > transactions.
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > > 2. A partition is produced using the
>> transactional
>> > > >> >> producer.
>> > > >> >> > The
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > > assumption made is that
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >     the transaction will either commit/rollback
>> > within
>> > > >> 15
>> > > >> >> > > minutes
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >     (default transaction.max.timeout.ms = 15
>> mins),
>> > > >> >> possibly
>> > > >> >> > we
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> may have
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > > to search only
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >     a few consecutive remote log segments to
>> collect
>> > > the
>> > > >> >> > aborted
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > > transactions.
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > > 3. A partition is being produced with both normal
>> > and
>> > > >> >> > > > transactional
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > > producers. In this case,
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >     we will be doing linear traversal.
>> Maintaining a
>> > > >> >> skip-list
>> > > >> >> > > > might
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > > improve the performance but
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >     we delegate the RLMM implementation to
>> users. If
>> > > >> >> > implemented
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > > incorrectly, then it can lead
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >     to delivery of the aborted transaction
>> records
>> > to
>> > > >> the
>> > > >> >> > > > consumer.
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > > I notice two drawbacks with the reduction method
>> as
>> > > >> >> proposed
>> > > >> >> > in
>> > > >> >> > > > the
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> KIP:
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > > 1. Even if one segment has a transaction index,
>> then
>> > > we
>> > > >> >> have
>> > > >> >> > to
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> iterate
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > > over all the metadata events.
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > > 2. Assume that there are 10 segments and
>> segment-5
>> > > has a
>> > > >> >> txn
>> > > >> >> > > > index.
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> Once
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > > the first 6 segments are deleted,
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >     due to breach by time/size/start-offset,
>> then we
>> > > >> should
>> > > >> >> > > return
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> `true`
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > > for "Is all the transaction indexes empty for a
>> > > >> partition?"
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >    query but it will return `false` until the
>> broker
>> > > >> gets
>> > > >> >> > > > restarted
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> and
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > we
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > > have to resort to iterate over all the metadata
>> > > events.
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > > > 5. Potential alternative#2 - We know that we
>> may
>> > > want
>> > > >> the
>> > > >> >> > > > indexes
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> of
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > > multiple higher segments. Instead of fetching
>> them
>> > > >> >> > sequentially,
>> > > >> >> > > > we
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> could
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > > implement a parallel fetch or a pre-fetch for the
>> > > >> indexes.
>> > > >> >> > This
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> would
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > help
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > > hide the latency of sequentially fetching the trx
>> > > >> indexes.
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > > We can implement parallel-fetch/prefetch once the
>> > > tiered
>> > > >> >> > storage
>> > > >> >> > > > is
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> GAed.
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > > Since this feature will be useful
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > > to prefetch the next remote log segment and it
>> > expands
>> > > >> the
>> > > >> >> > scope
>> > > >> >> > > > of
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> the
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > > work.
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > > > 6. Should the proposed API take "segmentId" as
>> a
>> > > >> >> parameter
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> instead of
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > > "topicIdPartition"? Suggesting because
>> isTxnIdEmpty
>> > is
>> > > >> not
>> > > >> >> a
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> property of
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > a
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > > partition, instead it's a property of a specific
>> > > >> segment.
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > > We propose to use the `topicIdPartition` in
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> RemoteLogMetadataManager.
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > > The implementation can fold/reduce the value of
>> the
>> > > >> >> individual
>> > > >> >> > > log
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > segment
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > > `isTxnIdEmpty` flag. This is added to avoid
>> scanning
>> > > all
>> > > >> >> the
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> metadata
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > > events
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > > when the partition does not have a transaction
>> index
>> > > in
>> > > >> >> any of
>> > > >> >> > > the
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > > segments.
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > > On Mon, Jun 17, 2024 at 4:05 PM Divij Vaidya <
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> divijvaidy...@gmail.com>
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > > wrote:
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >> Hi Kamal
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >>
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >> Thanks for bringing this up. This is a problem
>> > worth
>> > > >> >> solving.
>> > > >> >> > > We
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> have
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >> faced
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >> this in situations where some Kafka clients
>> default
>> > > to
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> read_committed
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > mode
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >> and end up having high latencies for remote
>> fetches
>> > > >> due to
>> > > >> >> > this
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > traversal
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >> across all segments.
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >>
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >> First some nits to clarify the KIP:
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >> 1. The motivation should make it clear that
>> > traversal
>> > > >> of
>> > > >> >> all
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> segments is
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >> only in the worst case. If I am not mistaken
>> > (please
>> > > >> >> correct
>> > > >> >> > me
>> > > >> >> > > > if
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > wrong),
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >> the traversal stops when it has found a segment
>> > > >> containing
>> > > >> >> > LSO.
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >> 2. There is nothing like a non-txn topic. A
>> > > transaction
>> > > >> >> may
>> > > >> >> > be
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> started
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > on
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >> any topic. Perhaps, rephrase the statement in
>> the
>> > KIP
>> > > >> so
>> > > >> >> that
>> > > >> >> > > it
>> > > >> >> > > > is
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > clear
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >> to the reader.
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >> 3. The hyperlink in the "the broker has to
>> traverse
>> > > all
>> > > >> >> > the..."
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> seems
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >> incorrect. Did you want to point to
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >>
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >>
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> >
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>>
>> > > >> >> > > >
>> > > >> >> > >
>> > > >> >> >
>> > > >> >>
>> > > >>
>> > >
>> >
>> https://github.com/apache/kafka/blob/21d60eabab8a14c8002611c65e092338bf584314/core/src/main/scala/kafka/log/LocalLog.scala#L444
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >> ?
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >> 4. In the testing section, could we add a test
>> > plan?
>> > > >> For
>> > > >> >> > > > example, I
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > would
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >> list down adding a test which would verify the
>> > number
>> > > >> of
>> > > >> >> > calls
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> made to
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >> RLMM. This test would have a higher number of
>> calls
>> > > >> >> earlier
>> > > >> >> > vs.
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> after
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > this
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >> KIP.
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >>
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >> Other thoughts:
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >> 4. Potential alternative - Instead of having an
>> > > >> algorithm
>> > > >> >> > where
>> > > >> >> > > > we
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >> traverse
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >> across segment metadata and looking for
>> > isTxnIdxEmpty
>> > > >> >> flag,
>> > > >> >> > > > should
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> we
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >> directly introduce a nextSegmentWithTrxInx()
>> > > function?
>> > > >> >> This
>> > > >> >> > > would
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> allow
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >> implementers to optimize the otherwise linear
>> scan
>> > > >> across
>> > > >> >> > > > metadata
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> for
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > all
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >> segments by using techniques such as skip list
>> etc.
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >> 5. Potential alternative#2 - We know that we may
>> > want
>> > > >> the
>> > > >> >> > > indexes
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> of
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >> multiple higher segments. Instead of fetching
>> them
>> > > >> >> > > sequentially,
>> > > >> >> > > > we
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > could
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >> implement a parallel fetch or a pre-fetch for
>> the
>> > > >> indexes.
>> > > >> >> > This
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> would
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > help
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >> hide the latency of sequentially fetching the
>> trx
>> > > >> indexes.
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >> 6. Should the proposed API take "segmentId" as a
>> > > >> parameter
>> > > >> >> > > > instead
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> of
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >> "topicIdPartition"? Suggesting because
>> isTxnIdEmpty
>> > > is
>> > > >> >> not a
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> property
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > of a
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >> partition, instead it's a property of a specific
>> > > >> segment.
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >>
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >> Looking forward to hearing your thoughts about
>> the
>> > > >> >> > > alternatives.
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> Let's
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > get
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >> this fixed.
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >>
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >> --
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >> Divij Vaidya
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >>
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >>
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >>
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >> On Mon, Jun 17, 2024 at 11:40 AM Kamal
>> > > Chandraprakash <
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >> kamal.chandraprak...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >>
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >> > Hi all,
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >> >
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >> > I have opened a KIP-1058
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >> > <
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >> >
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >>
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> >
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>>
>> > > >> >> > > >
>> > > >> >> > >
>> > > >> >> >
>> > > >> >>
>> > > >>
>> > >
>> >
>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-1058%3A+Txn+consumer+exerts+pressure+on+remote+storage+when+reading+non-txn+topic
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >> > >
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >> > to reduce the pressure on remote storage when
>> > > >> >> transactional
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> consumers
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >> are
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >> > reading non-txn topics from remote storage.
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >> >
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >> >
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >> >
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >>
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> >
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>>
>> > > >> >> > > >
>> > > >> >> > >
>> > > >> >> >
>> > > >> >>
>> > > >>
>> > >
>> >
>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-1058%3A+Txn+consumer+exerts+pressure+on+remote+storage+when+reading+non-txn+topic
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >> >
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >> > Feedbacks and suggestions are welcome.
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >> >
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >> > Thanks,
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >> > Kamal
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >> >
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >>
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> > >
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>> >
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>>
>> > > >> >> > > > >>>
>> > > >> >> > > >
>> > > >> >> > >
>> > > >> >> >
>> > > >> >>
>> > > >> >
>> > > >>
>> > > >
>> > >
>> >
>>
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