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Find the differing rows of a mismatched block through a key map - #198
When a block's hashes differ on two nodes, table-diff must find the differing rows. Today it splits the block in two again and again, with new hash queries on both nodes at every level, down to compare_unit_size rows. Then it reads all rows of the last ranges from both nodes, with all columns, even when only one row differs. A block with several differences is scanned many times, and for wide rows, most network traffic is rows that are equal. mtree table-diff reads the key and the row hash of every row of both nodes into two maps and builds the row identity from the Go value of the key, so a numeric or time key stops it with an error.
What changes
A new package, keydiff, compares one mismatched block of two nodes in one pass over the block on each node. table-diff (and so repset-diff and schema-diff) and mtree table-diff both use it.
Key query. On both nodes, one query over the block (the same key range and filter as the block hash) returns the text of each primary key column and the first 8 bytes of the row hash. The query has no ORDER BY.
Build and probe. The block hash query now also returns count(*). The node with fewer rows is the build side: its keys and row hashes go into a map. The key query of the other node is read as a stream and checked against the map. Only the keys that differ are kept. The client compares bytes for equality only; it never orders key values and never converts them to Go types, so every key type works the same way.
Row read. The full rows of the differing keys are read from both nodes by key, 2000 keys per query, through the primary key index. The rows are read in the same form as every other row of a diff report. The final result uses the row hashes from the server.
Memory limit. The keys of one block may use at most table_diff.key_map_max_memory_mb (mtree.diff.key_map_max_memory_mb for mtree), 512 MB by default; 0 means no limit. ACE estimates memory from the row count and pg_stats before the build, then counts bytes during the build and probe. A block that needs more stops the run with an error that names the table, the block, the nodes and the setting.
Recursion removed. The split of a mismatched range, its count and median queries, and the old row fetch are gone.
Connections and time limits
The comparison of a block runs its queries one after another, so it uses one connection at a time. The number of comparison tasks therefore stays within a node's connection limit, as before. Each key query and each row read is one operation on the block: it gets a connection from the pool first, then runs under block_timeout, so waiting for a connection does not count.
Settings and compatibility
compare_unit_size (--compare-unit-size / -u, the HTTP API field, the scheduler job argument and table_diff.compare_unit_size in ace.yaml) has no meaning any more. ACE still accepts it, ignores it and writes a warning once. The CHANGELOG lists it under Upgrading.
New settings table_diff.key_map_max_memory_mb and mtree.diff.key_map_max_memory_mb, in ace.yaml only.
The format of the diff report does not change.
Benchmark results
Here are the benchmarking results for main/ace-235 branches. Vary the block size b and see the test execution time. u <X%> - informs the distribution of unmatched rows, c <X%> - the 80-20 rule.
-b
0
u 0.01%
u 1%
u 5%
c 1%
10
72 / 73
67 / 68
104 / 93
261 / 205
85 / 85
100
32 / 32
32 / 30
229 / 79
295 / 136
46 / 46
1000
28 / 28
44 / 29
221 / 66
288 / 123
43 / 42
10000
27 / 27
208 / 50
228 / 65
298 / 121
44 / 42
100000
27 / 27
237 / 59
323 / 73
390 / 124
45 / 46
1000000
31 / 32
300 / 75
365 / 90
427 / 152
58 / 73
Known limitation
When max_diff_rows stops the search, ACE reads the rest of the key query instead of cancelling it, so that the connection stays open. A cancel closes the connection, and with a strict connection limit, the pool may not be able to open a new one. For a very large block of very wide rows, the rest of the key query costs extra work on the server, because the server computes the row hash of every row left in the block. We can revisit this if users report it.
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Walkthrough
The diff replaces recursive range splitting with key-and-row-hash comparison for mismatched blocks in table diff and Merkle diff. It adds configurable key-map memory limits, updates block-query timeout handling, and marks compare_unit_size as deprecated and unused.
Changes: Mismatched-block comparison
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Summary
Key comparison and row retrieval internal/consistency/keydiff/*, tests/integration/keydiff_test.go
The new keydiff package encodes keys, streams keys and row hashes, checks memory and result limits, then fetches and classifies full rows for differing keys. Unit and integration tests cover key types, batching, filtering, inheritance, query plans, limits, and cancellation.
Table-diff integration and query limits db/queries/queries.go, internal/consistency/diff/*, tests/integration/table_diff_test.go
Table diff now sends mismatched blocks to key-based comparison and carries row counts with block hashes. It adds shared block predicates, prepares key metadata, applies row and memory limits, and manages query timeouts and comparison concurrency.
Merkle diff uses keydiff for mismatched work items and applies the key-memory limit and per-pair row cap. Tests cover numeric primary keys, comparison results, and performance reporting.
Configuration and compatibility updates ace.sample.yaml, internal/cli/*, pkg/config/config.go, docs/*, pkg/common/html_reporter.go, tests/integration/*
Configuration adds key-map memory limits for table diff and Merkle diff. CLI, API, and documentation mark compare_unit_size as deprecated and unused. Integration test setups remove explicit values for that option.
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The change replaces recursive range splitting with a one-pass key comparison and adds configurable memory limits. No remaining merge-blocking risk was identified in the supplied review context.
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I’m a rabbit by the diffing tree, Keys hop through rows in harmony. Hashes guide the careful search, Limits keep the map from burst. Changed rows land in baskets neat, I thump my paws to mark the feat. Then nibble clover, pleased and sweet.
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- Around line 1748-1754: Update the inheritance-child check in prepareKeyCompare
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The key query returns, for every row of a block, the text of each
primary key column and the first 8 bytes of the row hash. The keys of
the node with fewer rows go into a map, and the rows of the other node
are read as a stream and checked against it. Only the differing keys
are kept. The full rows of these keys are then read from both nodes by
key, in batches: one LATERAL lookup per key with OFFSET 0, so the plan
is a nested loop over the primary key index and never a scan of the
whole table. A plain table with inheritance children is the exception:
its index does not cover the children, so the keys are joined with the
table and the planner chooses the plan. The final result is decided by
the row hashes from the server; no values are compared in Go. The rows
are read in the same form as every other row of a diff report.
The memory for the keys of one block is limited in bytes. The limit is
checked before the build from the row count and pg_stats, and during
the build and the probe with a byte counter.
The search can stop after a given number of differing keys. Then the
rest of the probe query is read and dropped, because a cancel of the
query would close its connection.
A key can have more than one row in an inheritance tree, so the map
and the final step treat the rows of a key as a multiset.
…ey map
A mismatched block was split in two again and again, with new hash
queries on both nodes at every level, down to compare_unit_size rows.
Then all rows of the last ranges were read from both nodes, with all
columns, even when one row differed.
Now each mismatched block goes to keydiff once. The block hash query
also returns the number of rows of the block, so the node with fewer
rows becomes the build side of the key map. The block of the row search
uses the same WHERE clause as the block hash, now built in one place.
Each query of the row search is one operation on the block: the key
query of a node and each row read get a connection from the pool of the
node first, and then run under the block timeout. A comparison runs its
queries one after another, so it uses one connection at a time, and the
number of comparison tasks stays within the connection limit of a node.
compare_unit_size has no meaning any more. ACE still accepts it from the
command line, the HTTP API, jobs and the settings file, and warns once.
The new setting table_diff.key_map_max_memory_mb (default 512) limits
the memory for the keys of one block.
The column types of the row hash are now taken from the same node for
every hash of a run, not from whichever node a map gives first.
The integration test that compares mtree table-diff with table-diff only
logs the two times now. table-diff is faster, and at 0.01% of changed
rows the gap is too small for a stable pass/fail check when other tests
run on the same machine.
The diff of the mismatched leaves read the key and the row hash of every
row from both nodes into two maps, and built the row identity from the
Go value of the key. A key that decodes into a struct, such as numeric or
time, stopped the comparison with an error.
Now the leaves of a work item go to keydiff, with the same WHERE clause
as before. The rows are matched by the text of the key, so the key type
does not matter for the row identity. The row read applies the commit
timestamp limit of --until, as the key query does.
The new setting mtree.diff.key_map_max_memory_mb (default 512) limits
the memory for the keys of one work item.
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…time
Two blocks of one node pair can be compared at the same time. Each one
checks the pair counter before the comparison, so both can pass while the
pair has room for one row only. The rows of a block are added under
diffMutex, but the counter was not checked again there, and the second
block added one more row than max_diff_rows allows.
Check the counter under diffMutex before the first row of a block is
added. Add a unit test for two blocks that both find a difference while
the limit is 1.
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When a block's hashes differ on two nodes, table-diff must find the differing rows. Today it splits the block in two again and again, with new hash queries on both nodes at every level, down to compare_unit_size rows. Then it reads all rows of the last ranges from both nodes, with all columns, even when only one row differs. A block with several differences is scanned many times, and for wide rows, most network traffic is rows that are equal. mtree table-diff reads the key and the row hash of every row of both nodes into two maps and builds the row identity from the Go value of the key, so a numeric or time key stops it with an error.
What changes
A new package, keydiff, compares one mismatched block of two nodes in one pass over the block on each node. table-diff (and so repset-diff and schema-diff) and mtree table-diff both use it.
Key query. On both nodes, one query over the block (the same key range and filter as the block hash) returns the text of each primary key column and the first 8 bytes of the row hash. The query has no ORDER BY.
Build and probe. The block hash query now also returns count(*). The node with fewer rows is the build side: its keys and row hashes go into a map. The key query of the other node is read as a stream and checked against the map. Only the keys that differ are kept. The client compares bytes for equality only; it never orders key values and never converts them to Go types, so every key type works the same way.
Row read. The full rows of the differing keys are read from both nodes by key, 2000 keys per query, through the primary key index. The rows are read in the same form as every other row of a diff report. The final result uses the row hashes from the server.
Memory limit. The keys of one block may use at most table_diff.key_map_max_memory_mb (mtree.diff.key_map_max_memory_mb for mtree), 512 MB by default; 0 means no limit. ACE estimates memory from the row count and pg_stats before the build, then counts bytes during the build and probe. A block that needs more stops the run with an error that names the table, the block, the nodes and the setting.
Recursion removed. The split of a mismatched range, its count and median queries, and the old row fetch are gone.
Connections and time limits
The comparison of a block runs its queries one after another, so it uses one connection at a time. The number of comparison tasks therefore stays within a node's connection limit, as before. Each key query and each row read is one operation on the block: it gets a connection from the pool first, then runs under block_timeout, so waiting for a connection does not count.
Settings and compatibility
Benchmark results
Here are the benchmarking results for
main/ace-235branches. Vary the block sizeband see the test execution time. u <X%> - informs the distribution of unmatched rows, c <X%> - the80-20rule.Known limitation
When max_diff_rows stops the search, ACE reads the rest of the key query instead of cancelling it, so that the connection stays open. A cancel closes the connection, and with a strict connection limit, the pool may not be able to open a new one. For a very large block of very wide rows, the rest of the key query costs extra work on the server, because the server computes the row hash of every row left in the block. We can revisit this if users report it.