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Summary

Replace physically allocated weighted ingestion buffers with Valkey external
memory accounting. This preserves the memory charge for queued mutations while
avoiding allocations whose only purpose was memory accounting.

Closes : #1391

Benchmark results

The writer worker was paused so mutations remained queued during measurement.
Each workload uses a TEXT index with the default 550% mutation weight.

Workload Metric Weighted buffer External memory accounting Difference
8 x 2 MiB TEXT fields (88 MiB weighted charge) used_memory 145.07 MB 145.10 MB Nearly identical
allocator_active 164.85 MB 72.40 MB -92.45 MB
Process RSS 161.09 MiB 70.80 MiB -90.29 MiB
used_memory_module_external 0 92,274,688 B (88 MiB) +88 MiB
1,000 x 16 KiB TEXT fields (86 MiB weighted charge) allocator_active 240.86 MB 142.42 MB -98.44 MB
Process RSS 229.8 MiB 135.9 MiB -93.9 MiB
used_memory_module_external 0 90,112,000 B (86 MiB) +86 MiB

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The change replaces mutation-buffer pre-allocation with Valkey external-memory accounting. It adds the required APIs, raises the minimum Valkey version to 9.2.0, updates IndexSchema contracts, and expands accounting tests.

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External Memory Accounting and IndexSchema Updates

Layer / File(s) Summary
External-memory API and version contract
src/version.h, src/vector_registry.cc, vmsdk/src/valkey_module_api/valkey_module.h, scripts/common.rc, testing/integration/run.sh
The module API exposes external-memory increment and decrement functions. The minimum Valkey version and default test-server version are 9.2.0. Initialization diagnostics identify the required APIs.
IndexSchema filter and mutation contracts
src/index_schema.h
IndexSchema gains filter compilation interfaces, filter statistics, database and vector-index overrides, shared AttributeData types, inline queue processing, and updated mutation-processing declarations.
Mutation external-memory accounting
src/index_schema.cc, src/index_schema.h
DocumentMutation stores weighted_memory instead of a buffer. Mutation insertion, updates, and erasure adjust external-memory totals through UpdateWeightedMemory.
Mock API and accounting validation
vmsdk/src/testing_infra/module.h, testing/index_schema_test.cc, integration/test_fulltext_inflight_blocking.py
Testing infrastructure mocks the new APIs. Unit and integration tests cover weighted values, attribute growth and shrinkage, null data, configurable weights, queued mutations, and schema destruction.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant TrackMutatedRecord
  participant UpdateWeightedMemory
  participant ValkeyModuleExternalMemory
  TrackMutatedRecord->>UpdateWeightedMemory: Compute weighted memory
  UpdateWeightedMemory->>ValkeyModuleExternalMemory: Increment or decrement delta
  ValkeyModuleExternalMemory-->>UpdateWeightedMemory: Return status
  UpdateWeightedMemory-->>TrackMutatedRecord: Store weighted_memory
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Priority: ⬇️ Low

Change: Refactor

Merge Risk: 🟠 High · up to 9c5a4

On the required Valkey 9.2 server, the module uses unavailable external-memory API names, preventing the accounting feature from initializing and potentially blocking deployment. Fix the API wiring before merging.

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Description check ✅ Passed The description clearly explains replacing physical weighted ingestion buffers with Valkey external-memory accounting and includes relevant benchmark results.
Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly and concisely identifies the main change: replacing physical weighted ingestion buffers with VM_ExternalMemory.
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RetriggerConfidence Score: 5/5

Safe to merge.

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  1. P2 Add live accounting coverage
Summary

Replaces physically allocated weighted ingestion buffers with Valkey external-memory accounting while preserving queued-mutation memory charges.

  • Increments or decrements external memory as queued mutation data changes.
  • Releases outstanding charges when mutations are consumed or schemas are destroyed.
  • Raises the minimum supported Valkey version to 9.2 and aligns test setup accordingly.
  • Adds unit and live-server integration coverage for charging and releasing external memory.

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TEST_F(IndexSchemaFriendTest, WeightedMemoryAccounting) {
EXPECT_CALL(*kMockValkeyModule, IncrExternalMemory(520));
EXPECT_CALL(*kMockValkeyModule, IncrExternalMemory(1100)).Times(2);
EXPECT_CALL(*kMockValkeyModule, IncrExternalMemory(34));
EXPECT_CALL(*kMockValkeyModule, IncrExternalMemory(330));
EXPECT_CALL(*kMockValkeyModule, IncrExternalMemory(1650));
EXPECT_CALL(*kMockValkeyModule, IncrExternalMemory(800));
EXPECT_CALL(*kMockValkeyModule, DecrExternalMemory(520));
EXPECT_CALL(*kMockValkeyModule, DecrExternalMemory(1100)).Times(2);
EXPECT_CALL(*kMockValkeyModule, DecrExternalMemory(34));
EXPECT_CALL(*kMockValkeyModule, DecrExternalMemory(330));
EXPECT_CALL(*kMockValkeyModule, DecrExternalMemory(1650));
EXPECT_CALL(*kMockValkeyModule, DecrExternalMemory(800));

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P2 Add live accounting coverage

These expectations verify mocked external-memory API calls but do not verify that a running Valkey server updates used_memory_module_external. Add a live test that queues a mutation, checks the counter increase, then consumes or drops the queued mutation and checks that it returns to baseline. Without this coverage, integration or cleanup regressions can reach production while the mock-based tests still pass. This is a non-blocking coverage concern.

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In `@integration/test_fulltext_inflight_blocking.py`:
- Around line 36-58: Wrap the HSET execution, queue wait, and memory assertion
in a try/finally block so mutation_processing is always reset and the worker
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client.execute_command("FT._DEBUG PAUSEPOINT SET mutation_processing")

hset_thread, _, hset_err = run_in_thread(
lambda: self.server.get_new_client().execute_command(
"HSET", "doc:1", "content", payload
)
)

def mutation_is_queued():
if hset_err[0] is not None:
raise hset_err[0]
if not hset_thread.is_alive():
raise RuntimeError("HSET finished before reaching mutation_processing")
return client.execute_command(
"FT._DEBUG PAUSEPOINT TEST", "mutation_processing"
) > 0

waiters.wait_for_true(mutation_is_queued)
assert client.info("memory")["used_memory_module_external"] == (
baseline + expected_charge
)

client.execute_command("FT._DEBUG PAUSEPOINT RESET mutation_processing")

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

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Clean up the HSET thread before fixture teardown.

If the queue wait or memory assertion fails, this method skips the reset and join. The fixture tears down the server, so the pausepoint does not affect later tests, but the non-daemon HSET thread remains live during teardown. Use finally for cleanup and keep the HSET exception assertion after join():

        hset_thread = None
        try:
            hset_thread, _, hset_err = run_in_thread(
                lambda: self.server.get_new_client().execute_command(
                    "HSET", "doc:1", "content", payload
                )
            )
            # Wait and assert accounting.
            ...
        finally:
            client.execute_command("FT._DEBUG PAUSEPOINT RESET mutation_processing")
            if hset_thread is not None:
                hset_thread.join()

        assert hset_err[0] is None
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mutation_processing is always reset and the worker thread is joined, including
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🟠 Major · Use the Valkey 9.2 external-memory API names. · valkey_module.h:1027-1030

vmsdk/src/valkey_module_api/valkey_module.h:1027-1030
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Use the Valkey 9.2 external-memory API names. ValkeyModule_Init resolves ValkeyModule_IncrExternalMemory and ValkeyModule_DecrExternalMemory, but Valkey 9.2 provides ValkeyModule_AllocateExternalMemory and ValkeyModule_FreeExternalMemory. The renamed symbols are therefore unavailable on the supported server, so the module cannot initialize this API. Update the declarations, symbol resolution, and callers to use the Valkey 9.2 names and semantics.

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In `@vmsdk/src/valkey_module_api/valkey_module.h` around lines 1027 - 1030,
Replace ValkeyModule_IncrExternalMemory and ValkeyModule_DecrExternalMemory with
ValkeyModule_AllocateExternalMemory and ValkeyModule_FreeExternalMemory
throughout the external-memory API: update the declarations, ValkeyModule_Init
symbol resolution, and all callers to match the Valkey 9.2 names and semantics.
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In `@vmsdk/src/valkey_module_api/valkey_module.h`:
- Around line 1027-1030: Replace ValkeyModule_IncrExternalMemory and
ValkeyModule_DecrExternalMemory with ValkeyModule_AllocateExternalMemory and
ValkeyModule_FreeExternalMemory throughout the external-memory API: update the
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