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fix(mrg): avoid UUID map create/free churn during metric lookups - #23538

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  • Add uuidmap_peek_id() for non-owning UUID-to-ID lookups.
  • Use it in MRG metric lookups instead of creating and immediately freeing UUID map entries.
  • Avoid unnecessary UUID-map mutations and partition write-lock contention during MRG population.
  • Preserve lookup safety: unknown or stale UUID IDs cleanly miss and cannot alias another UUID.

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  • Bug Fixes
    • Improved UUID-based metric lookups without creating unnecessary temporary mappings.
    • Unknown UUIDs are handled cleanly without creating new entries.
    • Reduced lock contention during metric retrieval.
    • Improved reliability during concurrent lookups and metric deletion.
    • Prevented stale identifiers from resolving to a different metric after deletion and UUID changes.
  • Tests
    • Expanded coverage for lookup behavior, deletion, concurrency, and identifier stability.
    • Added metric lookup validation to supported full test runs.

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The change adds uuidmap_peek_id() for non-mutating UUID lookup. Metric retrieval uses the returned ID without creating temporary UUID-map references. Unit tests cover lookup behavior, ID-sequence behavior, stale IDs, and concurrent lookup-versus-delete execution.

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UUID metric lookup

Layer / File(s) Summary
Read-only UUID lookup contract and implementation
src/libnetdata/uuid/uuidmap.h, src/libnetdata/uuid/uuidmap.c
The new API reads existing mappings under a read lock and returns zero for unknown or deleted UUIDs. Documentation and tests cover non-owning behavior and ID reuse across map lifetimes.
Metric lookup integration
src/database/engine/mrg.c
Metric UUID lookup returns NULL for unknown UUIDs and retrieves known metrics by ID without modifying the UUID map.
Concurrent lookup and deletion validation
src/database/engine/mrg-unittest.c, src/daemon/main.c
The DB-engine unittest path runs deterministic stale-ID and concurrent lookup-versus-delete tests. The tests check UUID identity, deletion behavior, cleanup, and failure propagation.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 8c037

The PR changes MRG metric lookups to avoid unnecessary UUID-map churn and lock contention while preserving safe misses for unknown or stale IDs; no actionable merge-blocking risk remains beyond normal checks and review.

Suggested reviewers: vkalintiris, thiagoftsm

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  participant Caller
  participant mrg_metric_get_and_acquire_by_uuid
  participant uuidmap_peek_id
  participant metric_get_and_acquire_by_id
  Caller->>mrg_metric_get_and_acquire_by_uuid: provide UUID
  mrg_metric_get_and_acquire_by_uuid->>uuidmap_peek_id: perform non-mutating lookup
  uuidmap_peek_id-->>mrg_metric_get_and_acquire_by_uuid: return ID or zero
  mrg_metric_get_and_acquire_by_uuid->>metric_get_and_acquire_by_id: retrieve metric by ID
  metric_get_and_acquire_by_id-->>Caller: return metric or NULL
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src/libnetdata/uuid/uuidmap.c (1)

114-131: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Consider sharing the JudyHS lookup with uuidmap_acquire_by_uuid().

uuidmap_peek_id() repeats the JudyHSGet() plus PJERR check plus *(UUIDMAP_ID *)PValue sequence from uuidmap_acquire_by_uuid() at Lines 92-99. A small static helper that returns the raw id under an already-held read lock would keep both paths in sync if the key layout changes later.

The locking and the no-reference semantics are correct: uuidmap_free() removes the uuid_to_id key and transitions the refcount inside the same write-lock section, so a reader under the partition read lock cannot observe an id whose entry is already claimed for deletion.

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+static ALWAYS_INLINE UUIDMAP_ID get_id_by_uuid_locked(const nd_uuid_t uuid, uint8_t partition) {
+    Pvoid_t *PValue = JudyHSGet(uuid_map.p[partition].uuid_to_id, (void *)uuid, sizeof(nd_uuid_t));
+    if(unlikely(PValue == PJERR))
+        fatal("UUIDMAP: corrupted JudyHS array");
+
+    return (PValue && *PValue) ? *(UUIDMAP_ID *)PValue : 0;
+}
+
 UUIDMAP_ID uuidmap_peek_id(const nd_uuid_t uuid) {
-    UUIDMAP_ID id = 0;
-
     uint8_t partition = uuid_to_uuidmap_partition(uuid);
 
     rw_spinlock_read_lock(&uuid_map.p[partition].spinlock);
-
-    Pvoid_t *PValue = JudyHSGet(uuid_map.p[partition].uuid_to_id, (void *)uuid, sizeof(nd_uuid_t));
-    if(unlikely(PValue == PJERR))
-        fatal("UUIDMAP: corrupted JudyHS array");
-
-    if(PValue && *PValue)
-        id = *(UUIDMAP_ID *)PValue;
-
+    UUIDMAP_ID id = get_id_by_uuid_locked(uuid, partition);
     rw_spinlock_read_unlock(&uuid_map.p[partition].spinlock);
-
     return id;
 }

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In `@src/libnetdata/uuid/uuidmap.c` around lines 114 - 131, Extract the shared
JudyHS lookup, PJERR validation, and UUIDMAP_ID dereference from
uuidmap_peek_id() and uuidmap_acquire_by_uuid() into a small static helper that
assumes the caller already holds the partition read lock. Update both callers to
use it while preserving their existing locking and no-reference semantics.

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In `@src/libnetdata/uuid/uuidmap.c`:
- Around line 114-131: Extract the shared JudyHS lookup, PJERR validation, and
UUIDMAP_ID dereference from uuidmap_peek_id() and uuidmap_acquire_by_uuid() into
a small static helper that assumes the caller already holds the partition read
lock. Update both callers to use it while preserving their existing locking and
no-reference semantics.

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src/database/engine/mrg-unittest.c (2)

677-677: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Check the referenced count when the stale test destroys the MRG.

The race test at lines 581-585 fails when mrg_destroy() reports referenced metrics. This test discards the same value. Every metric here is released, so a non-zero count signals a leaked reference in the add/release path.

♻️ Proposed change
-    (void)mrg_destroy(mrg);
+    size_t referenced = mrg_destroy(mrg);
+    if(referenced) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: %zu metrics still referenced after the stale-id test\n", referenced);
+        errors++;
+    }
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In `@src/database/engine/mrg-unittest.c` at line 677, Update the stale race test
cleanup around mrg_destroy so it captures and asserts the returned
referenced-metric count is zero instead of discarding it. Preserve the existing
metric release flow and use the test’s established assertion style.

627-631: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Return early when the peek fails.

If uuidmap_peek_id() returns 0 at line 627, the test records an error and then still calls mrg_metric_get_and_acquire_by_id(mrg, 0, ...) at line 666. An id of 0 is not a stale id, so the final assertion tests nothing in that path and can add a confusing second error.

♻️ Proposed change
     UUIDMAP_ID borrowed = uuidmap_peek_id(victim);
     if(!borrowed) {
         fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: peek could not resolve a uuid that has a metric\n");
-        errors++;
+        mrg_metric_release_and_delete(mrg, metric);
+        mrg_destroy(mrg);
+        return 1;
     }

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In `@src/database/engine/mrg-unittest.c` around lines 627 - 631, In the test flow
around uuidmap_peek_id, return or otherwise skip the remaining victim-validation
logic immediately when borrowed is zero after recording the error. Ensure
mrg_metric_get_and_acquire_by_id is never called with an invalid zero ID, while
preserving the existing checks for successfully resolved IDs.
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In `@src/database/engine/mrg-unittest.c`:
- Line 677: Update the stale race test cleanup around mrg_destroy so it captures
and asserts the returned referenced-metric count is zero instead of discarding
it. Preserve the existing metric release flow and use the test’s established
assertion style.
- Around line 627-631: In the test flow around uuidmap_peek_id, return or
otherwise skip the remaining victim-validation logic immediately when borrowed
is zero after recording the error. Ensure mrg_metric_get_and_acquire_by_id is
never called with an invalid zero ID, while preserving the existing checks for
successfully resolved IDs.

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Pull request overview

This PR optimizes UUID-based metric lookups in the DBEngine MRG by adding a non-owning UUID→ID lookup (uuidmap_peek_id()) and using it instead of uuidmap_create()/uuidmap_free() pairs, reducing uuidmap mutations and write-lock contention during lookups and MRG population. It also expands unit tests to validate the non-owning lookup contract and the “stale ID can only miss, never alias” safety property under both deterministic and concurrent conditions.

Changes:

  • Add uuidmap_peek_id() for non-owning UUID→ID lookups and refactor internal uuidmap lookup code to support it.
  • Switch mrg_metric_get_and_acquire_by_uuid() to use uuidmap_peek_id() to avoid create/free churn and uuidmap write-lock contention.
  • Add/extend uuidmap + MRG unit tests to validate safety and concurrency behavior; run mrg_unittest() as part of the full unit-test suite when DBEngine is enabled.

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src/libnetdata/uuid/uuidmap.h Documents and exposes uuidmap_peek_id() and clarifies ID lifetime semantics.
src/libnetdata/uuid/uuidmap.c Implements uuidmap_peek_id() and adds targeted unit tests for its contract and ID-sequence behavior.
src/database/engine/mrg.c Uses uuidmap_peek_id() for UUID-based metric lookups to avoid uuidmap mutation/write-lock churn.
src/database/engine/mrg-unittest.c Adds deterministic + concurrent tests to validate non-owning lookup safety (no aliasing under churn/delete).
src/daemon/main.c Runs mrg_unittest() during the full unit-test run when ENABLE_DBENGINE is set.

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Comment thread src/database/engine/mrg-unittest.c Resolved
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PR is working as expected. LGTM!

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stelfrag merged commit 296f7ac into netdata:master Aug 18, 2026
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* fix(mrg): optimize UUID lookup by adding uuidmap_peek_id function

* test(mrg): add concurrent lookup vs delete race unit test for UUIDs

* fix(uuidmap): clarify uniqueness of IDs within map lifetime in comments

* test(mrg): enhance UUID race test with detailed hit/miss tracking and add stale peeked ID validation

* test(mrg): improve stale peeked ID validation and enhance deletion tracking in UUID race tests

(cherry picked from commit 296f7ac)
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