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A row append, update, delete, or batch update reads the staged DuckDB table and writes derived contents back, and nothing ordered those writes against each other. The cached DuckDB connection serializes them only while every writer shares it. Dropping that cache entry, which LRU pressure does on its own, leaves an in-flight writer holding the old connection while the next writer opens its own to the same file, and from there the two discard one another's rows while each caller is told its own write succeeded. `core::data_frame_locks` adds one lock per data frame, keyed by the path of its staged DuckDB file, so the exclusion holds regardless of what the connection cache is currently holding. The four row operations in `repositories::workspaces::data_frames::rows` take it for the whole read-modify-write, which covers every caller: the server's row endpoints, the CLI, and the Python bindings. The repository's shared write reservation is unchanged. This lock only orders writers against each other, and nothing that indexes or rebuilds a staged table waits on it, so it cannot deadlock with the read path.
Extends the per-data-frame write guard from the four row operations to the rest
of the mutation surface on a workspace data frame's staged DuckDB table:
`columns::{add, update, delete}`, `unindex`, and the rebuild inside `index`.
Each takes the guard around its DuckDB work only, so nothing holds it across an
`.await` and the ordering against the connection lock is unchanged. `index`
acquires it inside the `spawn_blocking` task that owns the rebuild.
Serializing those is not sufficient on its own. `put` read `is_indexed` and then
rebuilt, so two list requests could both observe an unindexed frame, and the
second one's rebuild would discard rows a row write committed after its check.
Every request involved reports success. `index_if_absent` closes that by
re-reading the table's state under the same guard that performs the rebuild,
making the decision and the rebuild one step. `index` keeps rebuilding
unconditionally, which is what `restore` needs.
`restore` remains two separately guarded steps. A row write landing between its
unindex and its index fails with `DatasetNotIndexed` rather than being
discarded, which is the right failure for a caller that asked to rebuild.
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WalkthroughThe PR adds process-local, per-data-frame write locks. Row, column, embedding, indexing, recovery, rename, and unindex operations use these locks. Indexing now supports atomic ChangesData-frame write coordination
Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to The PR prevents several same-process concurrent-write data-loss cases, but the current implementation still has bounded merge-readiness risks: lock metadata grows for every staged path, indexed requests may perform unnecessary full object fetches, restore can block runtime workers during DuckDB work, embedding updates can race with indexing, and rename operations can conflict with concurrent source or destination access. These issues should be addressed or explicitly accepted before merging. Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant DataFrameController
participant WorkspaceDataFramesRepository
participant VersionedDataFrames
participant StagedDuckDBTable
DataFrameController->>WorkspaceDataFramesRepository: index_if_absent
WorkspaceDataFramesRepository->>VersionedDataFrames: index_if_absent
VersionedDataFrames->>StagedDuckDBTable: check staged table under exclusive lock
alt table is fully indexed
StagedDuckDBTable-->>VersionedDataFrames: preserve staged table
else table is absent or partial
VersionedDataFrames->>StagedDuckDBTable: drop and rebuild table
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233-302: 🚀 Performance & Scalability | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift
index_if_absentmaterializes the committed version file before it checks whether indexing is needed.
p_indexrunsversion_store.materializeat Line 280 for both modes. TheOnlyIfAbsentshort-circuit only runs later, inside the lock at Line 305. So a call on an already-indexed frame still downloads and writes the full committed file, then discards it.The server
puthandler now callsindex_if_absenton every request withdata.is_indexed == true(seecrates/oxen-server/src/controllers/workspaces/data_frames.rsLines 675-677), where the previous code skipped indexing after anis_indexedread. On an S3 version store this turns a metadata read into a full object download per request.Add a cheap fast path before materialization, and keep the authoritative check inside the lock so atomicity is preserved.
⚡ Proposed fast path before materialization
async fn p_index(workspace: &Workspace, path: &Path, rebuild: Rebuild) -> Result<(), OxenError> { + // Fast path: an already-indexed frame needs no version file. The authoritative check still + // runs under the data frame lock below, so this only avoids materializing the committed file. + if rebuild == Rebuild::OnlyIfAbsent { + let db_path = repositories::workspaces::data_frames::duckdb_path(workspace, path); + if db_path.exists() + && matches!( + with_data_frame_write(&db_path, || with_df_db_manager(&db_path, |manager| { + manager.with_conn(|conn| Ok(df_db::table_is_fully_indexed(conn, TABLE_NAME)?)) + })), + Ok(true) + ) + { + return Ok(()); + } + } + // Is tabular just looks at the file extensions let file_node =Note: run the fast path off the async runtime, per the sync-core / async-edge policy already followed at Line 298.
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In `@crates/liboxen/src/core/data_frame_locks.rs`:
- Around line 34-37: Verify the process-boundary assumptions around the
in-process lock registry and repository write paths. If multiple server workers,
CLI commands, or Python-binding processes may update the same staged DuckDB
file, replace the per-process coordination with an inter-process lock; otherwise
enforce and document a one-process-per-repository constraint while preserving
serialized writes.
- Around line 48-60: Update REGISTRY and with_data_frame_write to reclaim
per-db_path lock entries safely after the final active writer releases them,
ensuring concurrent callers cannot remove or replace an entry while it is in
use. Preserve exclusive serialization for callers targeting the same path while
preventing unbounded growth for paths no longer active.
In `@crates/liboxen/src/core/v_latest/workspaces/data_frames.rs`:
- Around line 299-351: Wrap both reindex_preserving_rows and
embeddings::perform_indexing in with_data_frame_write(&db_path, || ...),
ensuring the write lock is acquired before with_df_db_manager and all
staged-table writes occur within that lock. Preserve their existing indexing
behavior while preventing overlap with row mutations and rebuilds.
In `@crates/liboxen/src/repositories/workspaces/data_frames.rs`:
- Around line 102-116: Move the synchronous unindex operation off Tokio runtime
threads at both async call sites: the restore flow and the server put handler’s
else branch. Wrap the entire synchronous call chain, including unindex and its
data-frame locking/IO, in the project’s blocking-task mechanism rather than
offloading only a leaf or changing unindex itself.
- Around line 625-686: Extend test_index_if_absent_leaves_staged_rows_alone with
a partial-table scenario using the existing
test_stale_or_partial_index_reads_as_not_indexed_and_reindex_repairs pattern,
such as dropping OXEN_ID_COL after indexing. Assert the partial table is
considered not fully indexed, then call index_if_absent and verify it rebuilds
successfully with the expected committed rows.
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In `@crates/liboxen/src/core/v_latest/workspaces/data_frames.rs`:
- Around line 233-302: In p_index, add an OnlyIfAbsent fast path before
version_store.materialize that checks whether the data frame is already indexed,
running this synchronous check via spawn_blocking. Return early when present,
but retain the existing authoritative emptiness/existence check inside
with_data_frame_write so concurrent callers remain atomic.
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| static REGISTRY: LazyLock<Mutex<HashMap<PathBuf, Arc<Mutex<()>>>>> = | ||
| LazyLock::new(|| Mutex::new(HashMap::new())); | ||
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| /// Run `work` with exclusive access to the data frame whose staged DuckDB table lives at | ||
| /// `db_path`, blocking until any other row write on that same data frame finishes. | ||
| pub fn with_data_frame_write<T>(db_path: &Path, work: impl FnOnce() -> T) -> T { | ||
| // The registry guard is released at the end of this statement, before the data frame's own | ||
| // lock is taken — holding both would serialize unrelated data frames. | ||
| let lock = REGISTRY | ||
| .lock() | ||
| .entry(db_path.to_path_buf()) | ||
| .or_insert_with(|| Arc::new(Mutex::new(()))) | ||
| .clone(); |
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Prevent unbounded registry growth.
REGISTRY retains one PathBuf and one Arc<Mutex<()>> for every distinct db_path for the full process lifetime. A long-lived process that creates and deletes many workspaces or data frames will grow this map without bound. Add safe entry reclamation or enforce a bounded path cardinality.
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In `@crates/liboxen/src/core/data_frame_locks.rs` around lines 48 - 60, Update
REGISTRY and with_data_frame_write to reclaim per-db_path lock entries safely
after the final active writer releases them, ensuring concurrent callers cannot
remove or replace an entry while it is in use. Preserve exclusive serialization
for callers targeting the same path while preventing unbounded growth for paths
no longer active.
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Low priority for now, can revisit later. Same shape as repo_locks.
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@jcelliott, acknowledged. The unbounded REGISTRY lifetime matches repo_locks, so this can remain a low-priority follow-up.
Would you like me to open a GitHub issue to track safe lock-entry reclamation or bounded registry growth?
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| // Hold the data frame exclusively for the whole rebuild. Under `OnlyIfAbsent` that also | ||
| // covers the emptiness check, so the rebuild cannot proceed on a table another caller | ||
| // populated after the caller's own check. | ||
| with_data_frame_write(&db_path, || { | ||
| with_df_db_manager(&db_path, |manager| { | ||
| manager.with_conn(|conn| { | ||
| if rebuild == Rebuild::OnlyIfAbsent | ||
| && df_db::table_is_fully_indexed(conn, TABLE_NAME)? | ||
| { | ||
| return Ok(()); | ||
| } | ||
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| // A workspace data frame is only queryable once the hidden | ||
| // `_oxen_id` column is present, so build the table inside a | ||
| // transaction and publish it only on success. On any failure, roll | ||
| // back (and drop defensively) so the read path never sees a | ||
| // half-built table. | ||
| conn.execute_batch("BEGIN TRANSACTION")?; | ||
| let build = (|| -> Result<(), DataFrameError> { | ||
| df_db::index_file_with_id(&version_path, conn, &extension)?; | ||
| Ok(()) | ||
| })(); | ||
| match build { | ||
| Ok(()) => { | ||
| conn.execute_batch("COMMIT")?; | ||
| // Fold the WAL into the db file right away. The | ||
| // indexing DDL includes function defaults (uuid(), | ||
| // nextval()) whose WAL entries the bundled DuckDB | ||
| // cannot replay after an unclean shutdown; once | ||
| // checkpointed they are out of the WAL entirely. | ||
| // Best-effort: a concurrent transaction can block a | ||
| // checkpoint, and the next clean open checkpoints too. | ||
| if let Err(e) = conn.execute_batch("CHECKPOINT") { | ||
| log::warn!("index: CHECKPOINT after build failed for {db_path:?}: {e}"); | ||
| } | ||
| Ok(()) | ||
| // Drop any prior table (possibly partial or stale) and commit that | ||
| // drop before the rebuild, so a failed rebuild leaves no table at | ||
| // all rather than rolling back to a partial one. | ||
| if df_db::table_exists(conn, TABLE_NAME)? { | ||
| df_db::drop_table(conn, TABLE_NAME)?; | ||
| } | ||
| Err(e) => { | ||
| let _ = conn.execute_batch("ROLLBACK"); | ||
| let _ = df_db::drop_table(conn, TABLE_NAME); | ||
| Err(e) | ||
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| // A workspace data frame is only queryable once the hidden | ||
| // `_oxen_id` column is present, so build the table inside a | ||
| // transaction and publish it only on success. On any failure, roll | ||
| // back (and drop defensively) so the read path never sees a | ||
| // half-built table. | ||
| conn.execute_batch("BEGIN TRANSACTION")?; | ||
| let build = (|| -> Result<(), DataFrameError> { | ||
| df_db::index_file_with_id(&version_path, conn, &extension)?; | ||
| Ok(()) | ||
| })(); | ||
| match build { | ||
| Ok(()) => { | ||
| conn.execute_batch("COMMIT")?; | ||
| // Fold the WAL into the db file right away. The | ||
| // indexing DDL includes function defaults (uuid(), | ||
| // nextval()) whose WAL entries the bundled DuckDB | ||
| // cannot replay after an unclean shutdown; once | ||
| // checkpointed they are out of the WAL entirely. | ||
| // Best-effort: a concurrent transaction can block a | ||
| // checkpoint, and the next clean open checkpoints too. | ||
| if let Err(e) = conn.execute_batch("CHECKPOINT") { | ||
| log::warn!( | ||
| "index: CHECKPOINT after build failed for {db_path:?}: {e}" | ||
| ); | ||
| } | ||
| Ok(()) | ||
| } | ||
| Err(e) => { | ||
| let _ = conn.execute_batch("ROLLBACK"); | ||
| let _ = df_db::drop_table(conn, TABLE_NAME); | ||
| Err(e) | ||
| } | ||
| } | ||
| } | ||
| }) |
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Acquire with_data_frame_write on every staged-table write path.
reindex_preserving_rows and embeddings::perform_indexing acquire only the connection manager. They can overlap with row mutations or this rebuild. reindex_preserving_rows can then replace a table using stale exported rows and lose staged changes. Wrap both paths with with_data_frame_write(&db_path, || ...) before acquiring the connection manager.
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In `@crates/liboxen/src/core/v_latest/workspaces/data_frames.rs` around lines 299
- 351, Wrap both reindex_preserving_rows and embeddings::perform_indexing in
with_data_frame_write(&db_path, || ...), ensuring the write lock is acquired
before with_df_db_manager and all staged-table writes occur within that lock.
Preserve their existing indexing behavior while preventing overlap with row
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| /// Drop the staged table for `path`, discarding any staged edits it holds. Editing the path again | ||
| /// re-indexes it from the committed file. | ||
| pub fn unindex(workspace: &Workspace, path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Result<(), DataFrameError> { | ||
| let path = path.as_ref(); | ||
| let db_path = repositories::workspaces::data_frames::duckdb_path(workspace, path); | ||
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| with_df_db_manager(&db_path, |manager| { | ||
| manager.with_conn(|conn| { | ||
| df_db::drop_table(conn, TABLE_NAME)?; | ||
| Ok(()) | ||
| with_data_frame_write(&db_path, || { | ||
| with_df_db_manager(&db_path, |manager| { | ||
| manager.with_conn(|conn| { | ||
| df_db::drop_table(conn, TABLE_NAME)?; | ||
| Ok(()) | ||
| }) | ||
| }) | ||
| }) | ||
| } |
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unindex now blocks on the data-frame lock while it runs on async worker threads.
unindex is synchronous. with_data_frame_write acquires a blocking mutex. That mutex can be held for the full duration of an index rebuild, which includes a DuckDB parse of the whole committed file.
Two async callers invoke unindex directly on a runtime thread:
restoreat Line 124.- The server handler
putatcrates/oxen-server/src/controllers/workspaces/data_frames.rsLine 679.
Before this change the blocking window was one connection mutex around a DROP TABLE. Now a single concurrent rebuild can park a Tokio worker for seconds. Move the call off the runtime at the async edge, wrapping the whole sync chain rather than a leaf.
Based on learnings: "when an async function needs to perform a chain of sync IO ... wrap the entire sync-IO call chain at the async edge (the async entrypoint that triggers the operation)".
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pub async fn restore(
repo: &LocalRepository,
workspace: &Workspace,
path: impl AsRef<Path>,
) -> Result<(), OxenError> {
// Unstage and then restage the df
- unindex(workspace, &path)?;
+ {
+ let workspace = workspace.clone();
+ let path = path.as_ref().to_path_buf();
+ tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || unindex(&workspace, &path)).await??;
+ }Apply the same offload in the server put handler's else branch.
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In `@crates/liboxen/src/repositories/workspaces/data_frames.rs` around lines 102 -
116, Move the synchronous unindex operation off Tokio runtime threads at both
async call sites: the restore flow and the server put handler’s else branch.
Wrap the entire synchronous call chain, including unindex and its data-frame
locking/IO, in the project’s blocking-task mechanism rather than offloading only
a leaf or changing unindex itself.
Source: Learnings
…exed Three paths mutate a workspace data frame's staged table without holding the data frame's write guard, leaving them exposed to the same divergence the guard exists to prevent. `rename` is the sharpest: it drops the cached connection by hand and then copies and removes the directory that connection was reading, so an overlapping write lands in a database about to be deleted. `reindex_preserving_rows` exports the table's rows to a temp file and rebuilds from that export, so a row written in between is absent from the rebuilt table. `embeddings::perform_indexing` retypes a column, rewriting the table. `index_if_absent` was also materializing the committed file before checking whether it had anything to do. On an S3-backed version store that is a full object fetch, discarded as soon as the check reports the table is present. The check moves ahead of the materialize as an advisory fast path; the authoritative check stays under the guard, which is what keeps the decision and the rebuild atomic. `test_index_if_absent_leaves_staged_rows_alone` now covers a table that exists but is missing `_oxen_id`. Such a table cannot be queried, so "absent" has to include it, or the frame stays unqueryable however many times a caller asks for it.
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In `@crates/liboxen/src/core/v_latest/workspaces/data_frames.rs`:
- Around line 571-595: Move the synchronous rename block containing
with_data_frame_write, DuckDB checkpoint/cache removal, directory creation,
copying, and cleanup into tokio::task::spawn_blocking, then await the returned
join result and propagate both task and operation errors. Keep the existing
rename ordering and behavior unchanged inside the blocking closure.
- Around line 567-595: Update the rename flow around with_data_frame_write so it
reserves both the source path and new_db_path for the entire copy, removal, and
staged-mapping update sequence, acquiring the two locks in stable path order.
Add an early return or equivalent handling when both paths are equal to avoid
acquiring the same non-reentrant lock twice, and retain both reservations until
all rename-related updates complete.
In `@crates/liboxen/src/repositories/workspaces/data_frames/embeddings.rs`:
- Around line 107-124: Update the index flow to acquire the data-frame write
lock once before get_embedding_length and retain it through perform_indexing and
update_embedding_status. Remove the inner or early lock around the column-type
rewrite so the lock spans the complete embedding-indexing operation, including
configuration updates for different embedding columns.
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| // Hold the source data frame for the whole move: it drops the cached connection and then | ||
| // copies and removes the directory that connection was reading, so a write that overlaps lands | ||
| // in a database about to be deleted. Only the source is held. The destination has no writers | ||
| // until this returns, so one lock is enough and there is no lock ordering to reason about. | ||
| with_data_frame_write(&og_db_path, || -> Result<(), OxenError> { | ||
| // Explicitly checkpoint and then close the cached connection before copying. | ||
| // CHECKPOINT forces DuckDB to flush its WAL into the main database file. | ||
| // Without this, the copy could include a WAL file that references the | ||
| // original catalog name, causing replay failures when the copy is opened. | ||
| with_df_db_manager(&og_db_path, |manager| { | ||
| manager.with_conn(|conn| { | ||
| if let Err(e) = conn.execute_batch("CHECKPOINT") { | ||
| log::warn!("rename: CHECKPOINT before copy failed for {og_db_path:?}: {e}"); | ||
| } | ||
| Ok(()) | ||
| }) | ||
| })?; | ||
| df_db::remove_df_db_from_cache(&og_db_path)?; | ||
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| if !new_db_path_parent.exists() { | ||
| util::fs::create_dir_all(new_db_path_parent)?; | ||
| } | ||
| if !new_db_path_parent.exists() { | ||
| util::fs::create_dir_all(new_db_path_parent)?; | ||
| } | ||
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| util::fs::copy_dir_all(og_db_path_parent, new_db_path_parent)?; | ||
| util::fs::copy_dir_all(og_db_path_parent, new_db_path_parent)?; | ||
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| util::fs::remove_dir_all(og_db_path_parent)?; | ||
| util::fs::remove_dir_all(og_db_path_parent)?; | ||
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| })?; |
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rows_file = Path("crates/liboxen/src/repositories/workspaces/data_frames/rows.rs").read_text()
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Reserve both data-frame paths for the complete rename.
copy_dir_all overwrites existing destination files, but new_db_path uses a separate lock. Acquire source and destination reservations in stable path order. Keep both reservations until the staged mapping updates finish. If both paths are equal, return before acquiring the same non-reentrant lock. Otherwise, a destination write can be overwritten, or a source write can recreate the old database before its staged entry is deleted.
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In `@crates/liboxen/src/core/v_latest/workspaces/data_frames.rs` around lines 567
- 595, Update the rename flow around with_data_frame_write so it reserves both
the source path and new_db_path for the entire copy, removal, and staged-mapping
update sequence, acquiring the two locks in stable path order. Add an early
return or equivalent handling when both paths are equal to avoid acquiring the
same non-reentrant lock twice, and retain both reservations until all
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| with_data_frame_write(&og_db_path, || -> Result<(), OxenError> { | ||
| // Explicitly checkpoint and then close the cached connection before copying. | ||
| // CHECKPOINT forces DuckDB to flush its WAL into the main database file. | ||
| // Without this, the copy could include a WAL file that references the | ||
| // original catalog name, causing replay failures when the copy is opened. | ||
| with_df_db_manager(&og_db_path, |manager| { | ||
| manager.with_conn(|conn| { | ||
| if let Err(e) = conn.execute_batch("CHECKPOINT") { | ||
| log::warn!("rename: CHECKPOINT before copy failed for {og_db_path:?}: {e}"); | ||
| } | ||
| Ok(()) | ||
| }) | ||
| })?; | ||
| df_db::remove_df_db_from_cache(&og_db_path)?; | ||
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| if !new_db_path_parent.exists() { | ||
| util::fs::create_dir_all(new_db_path_parent)?; | ||
| } | ||
| if !new_db_path_parent.exists() { | ||
| util::fs::create_dir_all(new_db_path_parent)?; | ||
| } | ||
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| util::fs::copy_dir_all(og_db_path_parent, new_db_path_parent)?; | ||
| util::fs::copy_dir_all(og_db_path_parent, new_db_path_parent)?; | ||
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Move the blocking rename work to tokio::task::spawn_blocking.
rename uses a synchronous parking_lot::Mutex and performs blocking DuckDB and filesystem operations before its next .await. Run this section inside spawn_blocking and await its join result so Tokio workers remain available.
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In `@crates/liboxen/src/core/v_latest/workspaces/data_frames.rs` around lines 571
- 595, Move the synchronous rename block containing with_data_frame_write,
DuckDB checkpoint/cache removal, directory creation, copying, and cleanup into
tokio::task::spawn_blocking, then await the returned join result and propagate
both task and operation errors. Keep the existing rename ordering and behavior
unchanged inside the blocking closure.
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| // Retyping a column rewrites the table, so hold the data frame against the row and column | ||
| // writes for the duration. | ||
| with_data_frame_write(&db_path, || { | ||
| with_df_db_manager(&db_path, |manager| { | ||
| manager.with_conn(|conn| { | ||
| // Execute VSS commands separately | ||
| conn.execute("INSTALL vss;", [])?; | ||
| conn.execute("LOAD vss;", [])?; | ||
| conn.execute("SET hnsw_enable_experimental_persistence = true;", [])?; | ||
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| // Convert column type | ||
| let sql = format!( | ||
| "ALTER TABLE df ALTER COLUMN {column_name} TYPE FLOAT[{vector_length}];" | ||
| ); | ||
| log::debug!("Updating column type: {sql}"); | ||
| conn.execute(&sql, [])?; | ||
| Ok(()) | ||
| }) |
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Hold the lock across the complete embedding-indexing operation.
index calls get_embedding_length before perform_indexing at Line 148. That function reads the staged table and writes EMBEDDING_CONFIG_FILENAME with EmbeddingStatus::InProgress at Line 234. The new lock starts at Line 109 and ends before update_embedding_status at Line 133.
Concurrent indexing can use a vector length computed before another staged-table mutation. Concurrent indexing of different embedding columns can also overwrite configuration updates. Acquire the lock before get_embedding_length and release it after update_embedding_status. Acquire the lock only once.
Suggested structure
fn perform_indexing(
workspace: &Workspace,
path: &Path,
column_name: &str,
- vector_length: usize,
) -> Result<(), DataFrameError> {
let db_path = repositories::workspaces::data_frames::duckdb_path(workspace, path);
with_data_frame_write(&db_path, || {
+ let vector_length = get_embedding_length(workspace, path, column_name)?;
with_df_db_manager(&db_path, |manager| {
manager.with_conn(|conn| {
// Existing VSS setup and ALTER TABLE logic.
Ok(())
})
})?;
+ update_embedding_status(workspace, path, column_name, EmbeddingStatus::Complete)?;
+ Ok(())
})?;
- update_embedding_status(workspace, path, column_name, EmbeddingStatus::Complete)?;
Ok(())
}
pub fn index(...) -> Result<(), DataFrameError> {
- let vector_length = get_embedding_length(workspace, path, column)?;
// Start or run the complete operation, including length discovery.
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In `@crates/liboxen/src/repositories/workspaces/data_frames/embeddings.rs` around
lines 107 - 124, Update the index flow to acquire the data-frame write lock once
before get_embedding_length and retain it through perform_indexing and
update_embedding_status. Remove the inner or early lock around the column-type
rewrite so the lock spans the complete embedding-indexing operation, including
configuration updates for different embedding columns.
The doc comments explained the lost rows as a read-modify-write race, which `rows::add` is not: it reads the schema and runs one `INSERT ... RETURNING *`. The rows are lost because opening a DuckDB file this process already has open yields a second, independent database, and the one that folds its state into the file last is the version that survives. Any write is exposed to that, a lone `INSERT` included, so the old framing invited the conclusion that an atomic statement would remove the need for the lock. The `shortcut:` comment offered exactly that as an upgrade path; it now says why it is not one. Two other claims had gone stale. The guard no longer wraps row operations only, and the rebuild paths do now wait on it, so the deadlock argument rests on where the guard is taken rather than on who takes it: inside a `spawn_blocking` and around synchronous work only, so no holder is ever suspended on a future that needs the same guard. `restore`'s two separate guards are deliberate and were unexplained. A row write landing between its unindex and its index fails with `DatasetNotIndexed` rather than vanishing, which is the outcome a caller discarding staged edits wants.
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Opening a DuckDB database file that the process already has open yields a second, independent database rather than joining the first: DuckDB's single-writer protection is a file lock that excludes other processes. The two then diverge, and whichever folds its state into the file last is the version that survives, so the other's rows are gone while both callers were told they succeeded.
What normally keeps one database per file is the
df_dbconnection cache, whose entry is a connection behind a mutex. That serializes writers only while they share the entry, and the entry is not guaranteed to be there: the cache evicts under LRU pressure, andrename, workspace delete, and repo delete evict by hand. An eviction while one writer is still inside its operation hands the next writer its own database over the same file.core::data_frame_locksadds one lock per data frame, keyed by the path of its staged DuckDB file, so exclusion no longer depends on what the cache happens to be holding. Everything that mutates a staged table now takes it: the four row operations, the three column operations,unindex, theindexrebuild,reindex_preserving_rows,rename, and the embeddings column retype. Different data frames, workspaces, and repositories never contend.Serializing the writers leaves a second way to lose a row, and it survives precisely because every touch of the table is now ordered. The
PUT .../data_frames/resource/{path}handler readis_indexedand then calledindex, with the read outside the guard and the rebuild inside it, so two list requests could both observe "not indexed" and the second one's rebuild would discard rows an append had committed in between.index_if_absentre-reads that check under the same guard that rebuilds, making the decision and the rebuild one step. Plainindexstays unconditional, which is whatrestoredepends on.The repository's shared write reservation is unchanged; this lock only orders writers against each other. It cannot deadlock: it is always taken outside the DuckDB connection lock, and it is never held across an
.await, becausewith_data_frame_writetakes a synchronous closure and the rebuild paths take it inside aspawn_blockingaround synchronous work only.Tests
test_concurrent_row_appends_all_landfires three rounds of 16 concurrent appends at one data frame while a task evicts its cache entry, asserting the exact row count after each round. It fails 10 out of 10 runs without the lock, first failing in round 0 with 20 rows where 22 were expected, and passes 10 out of 10 with it. Reaching the hazard needs the eviction to land inside another writer's critical section, so the test amplifies rather than forces it.test_index_if_absent_leaves_staged_rows_alonecovers the conditional rebuild deterministically: absent builds, fully indexed skips and the staged row survives, partial rebuilds, and plainindexstill discards.Also here
index_if_absentwas materializing the committed file before checking whether it had anything to do, which on an S3-backed version store is a full object fetch discarded as soon as the check reports the table is present. The check now runs ahead of the materialize as an advisory fast path, with the authoritative check still under the guard.Follow-ups, not in this PR
The staged-table write path runs synchronous DuckDB IO on async runtime threads, and this guard puts a reliable queue in front of it, so a caller can park a runtime thread for the length of another caller's rebuild. That is pre-existing (the same wait existed via the connection mutex whenever two callers shared a cached connection) and the conversion spans the row handlers as well, so it wants its own change.