fix: raise LMDB max_readers to avoid MDB_READERS_FULL (#783) - #785
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heed's default reader table is 126 slots and fff opened envs in default TLS mode, so each long-lived reader thread pinned a slot for its lifetime. Long-lived embedders (Neovim, node agents) sharing one lock file across many processes/threads exhausted the table with MDB_READERS_FULL. Raise max_readers to 1024 (slots are ~64B, cost negligible) and expose FFF_LMDB_MAX_READERS for hosts to tune. NOTLS left for maintainer. Closes #783
📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughLMDB environments now use ChangesLMDB reader capacity
Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to This change raises the LMDB reader limit and adds host-level tuning to reduce reader-exhaustion failures. It is mergeable with owner awareness that the regression test should also validate the production environment-opening path, leaving a bounded risk that configuration regressions could go undetected. Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant Threads
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participant LMDB
Threads->>EnvPool: acquire read transaction
EnvPool->>LMDB: allocate non-TLS reader slot
LMDB-->>Threads: return transaction
Threads->>LMDB: drop transaction
LMDB-->>EnvPool: release reader slot
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crates/fff-core/src/dbs/env_pool.rs (1)
223-226: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick winReduce these Rust comments.
crates/fff-core/src/dbs/env_pool.rs#L223-L226: reduce this to two lines or less.crates/fff-core/tests/lmdb_readers_full_repro.rs#L1-L4: remove the top-file comment.crates/fff-core/tests/lmdb_readers_full_repro.rs#L19-L21: reduce this to two lines or less.crates/fff-core/tests/lmdb_readers_full_repro.rs#L87-L89: reduce this to two lines or less.As per coding guidelines, “NO TOP FILE COMMENTS” and “NO COMMENT LONGER THAN 2 LINES UNLESS ASKED EXPLICITLY.”
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In `@crates/fff-core/tests/lmdb_readers_full_repro.rs`:
- Around line 27-31: Update the test setup around EnvOpenOptions to open the
LMDB environment through SharedEnv::get_or_open and the production max_readers()
configuration instead of setting max_readers directly. Preserve the existing
200-reader contention check and ensure the test exercises the production open
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In `@crates/fff-core/src/dbs/env_pool.rs`:
- Around line 223-226: Shorten the comment near the reader-capacity
configuration in crates/fff-core/src/dbs/env_pool.rs (lines 223-226) to at most
two lines. Remove the top-file comment in
crates/fff-core/tests/lmdb_readers_full_repro.rs (lines 1-4), and shorten the
comments at lines 19-21 and 87-89 in that file to at most two lines each.
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| let env = unsafe { | ||
| EnvOpenOptions::new() | ||
| .map_size(10 * 1024 * 1024) | ||
| .max_readers(FFF_MAX_READERS) | ||
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Test the production open path.
This test sets max_readers directly. It bypasses SharedEnv::get_or_open and max_readers().
The test still passes if production line 97 is removed. Open the environment through the production path, then retain the 200-reader contention check.
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In `@crates/fff-core/tests/lmdb_readers_full_repro.rs` around lines 27 - 31,
Update the test setup around EnvOpenOptions to open the LMDB environment through
SharedEnv::get_or_open and the production max_readers() configuration instead of
setting max_readers directly. Preserve the existing 200-reader contention check
and ensure the test exercises the production open path.
…783) Reader slots are now tied to txn objects instead of pinned per thread for the thread's lifetime, so long-lived embedders no longer accumulate slots. Env/RoTxn become WithoutTls-typed; RwTxn is unaffected.
mdb_env_setup_locks references InitializeSecurityDescriptor / SetSecurityDescriptorDacl but lmdb-master-sys's build script never links advapi32; minimal test binaries fail with LNK2019 without it.
The test links heed directly and rustc elides the unused fff lib, so build-script link flags never reach this binary; declare the dependency on advapi32 (mdb_env_setup_locks security-descriptor APIs) in the test.
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crates/fff-core/tests/lmdb_readers_full_repro.rs (1)
106-109: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low valueShorten this test comment.
Lines 106-109 use four lines. State the test invariant in two lines.
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In `@crates/fff-core/tests/lmdb_readers_full_repro.rs`:
- Line 157: After joining the workers in the test, explicitly drop the env value
before calling remove_dir_all on dir, and assert that the directory removal
succeeds instead of discarding its result.
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In `@crates/fff-core/tests/lmdb_readers_full_repro.rs`:
- Around line 106-109: Shorten the comment describing the MDB_NOTLS reader-slot
behavior and test invariant to two concise lines, retaining only that dropped
transactions release slots and all 200 threads must succeed against the default
126-slot table.
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| h.join().unwrap(); | ||
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heed 0.22.0 Env Drop Windows LMDB environment directory remove_dir_all
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In heed version 0.22.0, the Env struct does not automatically remove the LMDB environment directory on drop [1][2]. Consequently, you do not need to worry about std::fs::remove_dir_all behavior during the drop process for heed::Env [2][3]. heed manages the LMDB environment through RAII by dropping the Env object [2][3]. When all references to an Env are dropped, the environment is closed [2][3][4]. heed uses an internal OPENED_ENV tracker to keep track of these environments, and the environment's canonical path is removed from this tracker when the Env is closed [4]. However, this process involves closing the underlying LMDB environment pointer via ffi::mdb_env_close [1] and does not trigger any filesystem deletion operations [1][2]. If you need to remove the directory where the LMDB environment resides (for example, to clean up a temporary environment), you must do so manually after the environment has been safely closed [3]. Regarding the mention of remove_dir_all and Windows: The std::fs::remove_dir_all function in Rust is known to be unreliable on Windows, often failing due to file locking or the need to reset read-only flags [5][6][7]. For reliable recursive directory deletion on Windows, the community standard is to use the remove_dir_all crate [5][8][9], which specifically handles Windows-specific issues like read-only file attributes and directory locking [9]. If your application requires cleanup of LMDB directories, it is recommended to: 1. Ensure all Env instances are dropped (or call prepare_for_closing and wait for the event) [2][3]. 2. Use the remove_dir_all crate to perform the deletion, as it provides a more robust, cross-platform implementation than std::fs::remove_dir_all [8][9].
Citations:
- 1: https://github.com/meilisearch/heed/blob/d4e3cfde9a843d8b04869d8bd432183dee156df2/heed/src/envs/env.rs
- 2: https://docs.rs/heed/latest/heed/struct.Env.html
- 3: Close environment safely meilisearch/heed#64
- 4: https://docs.rs/heed/latest/src/heed/envs/mod.rs.html
- 5: https://docs.rs/temp-dir/latest/src/temp_dir/lib.rs.html
- 6: https://docs.rs/crate/temp-dir/0.1.11/source/src/lib.rs
- 7: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/fs/fn.remove_dir_all.html
- 8: https://docs.rs/remove_dir_all/latest/remove_dir_all/fn.remove_dir_all.html
- 9: https://docs.rs/remove_dir_all/latest/remove_dir_all/index.html
Drop env before cleanup.
After joining workers, call drop(env) before remove_dir_all(&dir). Do not discard cleanup errors; assert the removal result.
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In `@crates/fff-core/tests/lmdb_readers_full_repro.rs` at line 157, After joining
the workers in the test, explicitly drop the env value before calling
remove_dir_all on dir, and assert that the directory removal succeeds instead of
discarding its result.
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Closes #783
Root cause
LMDB envs are opened with only
map_size(+max_dbs) incrates/fff-core/src/dbs/env_pool.rs:94-101, leaving heed's defaultmax_readers=126and default TLS mode. In TLS mode a reader slot is pinned per thread until process exit, so long-lived embedders (Neovim, node agents) sharing one lock file across many live processes/threads accumulate>126reader threads and every subsequent env open fails withMDB_READERS_FULL.clear_stale_readers()(#468) only reclaims dead PIDs, so it cannot help when all holders are alive.Fix
Set
max_readers(1024)on env open (reader slots are ~64B, cost negligible) and exposeFFF_LMDB_MAX_READERSfor hosts to tune (floored at heed's 126).MDB_NOTLS(the structural fix) is intentionally left out — it changes read-txn thread discipline and heed'sRoTxnSend bounds; @dmtrKovalenko to decide.Steps to reproduce
Pre-fix, on
origin/main. Drop this test incrates/fff-core/tests/and run it — it opens LMDB exactly like fff (map_sizeonly) and spawns 200 long-lived threads each holding a read txn:cargo test -p fff-search --test repro -- --nocaptureExpected: all 200 threads get a reader slot.
Actual (pre-fix):
How verified
Committed test
crates/fff-core/tests/lmdb_readers_full_repro.rs(opens with the raised cap, asserts all 200 live readers succeed) + unit test forFFF_LMDB_MAX_READERSparsing/flooring:Migration checked: reopening an env whose
lock.mdbwas created at 126 slots picks up the raised cap on next open (LMDB re-sizes the reader table when no other process maps it) —200/200slots, no manuallock.mdbdeletion needed.Automated triage via Gustav. Honk-Honk 🪿
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