Logs and Cache Dump

Intro

Logs and caches can be extracted using two scripts cache_dump.erl and log_dump.erl, both available here.

Dependencies

General

Antidote

Erlang Remote Procedure Calls All of the interaction with Antidote is executed via RPC calls

cache_dump.erl specific

ETS - Erlang Term Storage The script uses RPCs and pulls information from Erlang's built-in storage tables used to store the caches and snapshots

log_dump.erl specific

Erlang Disk Log Antidote uses the Erlang Disk Log module to handle logs internally.

Caches

Available tables discovery

All the calls are executed with RPC inside the script, but will be explained as local calls for simplicity's sake. Example outputs have also been shortened, to keep this page concise.

We use ets:all() to retrieve a list of all the tables available at the node we're connecting to, example output should yield something like this:

Alternatively, ets:i() can be used to obtain more details about tables. Additional informations compared to ets:all() call include id, type, size, mem, owner.

> ets:i().
> id              name              type  size   mem      owner
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 2031729         committed_tx      set   1      314      <0.1580.0>
 'snapshot_cache-502391187832497878132516661246222288006726811648'
 'snapshot_cache-502391187832497878132516661246222288006726811648' set   1    504    <0.1966.0>
...

Table information

The info function - ets:info(Tab) - displays detailed information about table Tab.

> ets:info('ops_cache-502391187832497878132516661246222288006726811648').
>[{read_concurrency,true},
 {write_concurrency,false},
 {compressed,false},
 {memory,2922},
 {owner,<0.1966.0>},
 {heir,none},
 {name,'ops_cache-502391187832497878132516661246222288006726811648'},
 {size,1},
 {node,'antidote@127.0.0.1'},
 {named_table,true},
 {type,set},
 {keypos,1},
 {protection,protected}]

Reading a table

The tab2list function - ets:tab2list(Tab) - comfortably presents the table contents on screen (our particular output is explained a bit later)

> ets:tab2list('ops_cache-502391187832497878132516661246222288006726811648').
[{{my_counter,my_bucket},
  {29,50},
  29,
  {1,
   {clocksi_payload,{my_counter,my_bucket},
                    antidote_crdt_counter_pn,1,
                    {dict,1,16,16,8,80,48,
                          {[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],...},
                          {{[],[],[],[],[],[],[],...}}},
                    {{'antidote@127.0.0.1',{1489,496827,67871}},
                     1489504668107078},
                    {tx_id,1489504668106333,<0.5317.0>}}},
  {2,
   {clocksi_payload,{my_counter,my_bucket},
                    antidote_crdt_counter_pn,1,
                    {dict,1,16,16,8,80,48,
                          {[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],...},
                          {{[],[],[],[],[],[],...}}},
                    {{'antidote@127.0.0.1',{1489,496827,67871}},
                     1489504655615008},
                    {tx_id,1489504655614713,<0.5307.0>}}},
…}]

Table to file

The tab2file function - ets:tab2file(Tab, Filename) - dumps table Tab to file Filename in binary format.

> ets:tab2file('ops_cache-502391187832497878132516661246222288006726811648', 'outputFile.ets').

File to table

The file2tab - ets:file2tab(Filename, Options) - function reads a file produced by ets:tab2file and creates the corresponding table.

> ets:file2tab('outputFile.ets', [{verify, true}]).
{ok,'ops_cache-502391187832497878132516661246222288006726811648'}

Understanding the contents

Supposing the following interaction with Antidote

CounterObj = {my_counter, antidote_crdt_counter_pn, my_bucket},
CounterVal = rpc:call(Node, antidote, read_objects, [ignore, [], [CounterObj]]),
{ok, CT}  = rpc:call(Node, antidote, update_objects, [ignore, [], [{CounterObj, increment, 1}]])

Snapshot cache contents

Contents

Pattern

key, snapshot_time, 
materialized_snapshot {
    last_op_id :: op_num = 0, 
    value :: snapshot = 0
}

Operations cache contents

Contents

> ets:tab2list('ops_cache-502391187832497878132516661246222288006726811648').
[{{my_counter,my_bucket},
  {1,50},
  1,
  {1,
   {clocksi_payload,{my_counter,my_bucket},
                    antidote_crdt_counter_pn,1,
                    {dict,1,16,16,8,80,48,
                          {[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[]},
                          {{[[{'antidote@127.0.0.1',{1490,186897,598677}}|
                              1490186922302506]],
                            [],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[]}}},
                    {{'antidote@127.0.0.1',{1490,186897,598677}},
                     1490186922302997},
                    {tx_id,1490186922302506,<0.3610.0>}}},
  0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,
  0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0}]
Ok

Pattern

clocksi_payload {
    key={my_counter,my_bucket}
    type=antidote_crdt_counter_pn
    op_param=1
    snapshot_time={dict,1,16,16,8,80,48, {[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[]}, {{[[{'antidote@127.0.0.1',{1490,186897,598677}}|1490186922302506]],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[]}}}
    commit_time {
        dcid={'antidote@127.0.0.1',{1490,186897,598677}}
        clock_time=1490186922302997
    }
    tx_id {
        local_start_time=1490186922302506, 
        server_pid=<0.3610.0>
    }
}

OpID Table

Contents

> ets:tab2list(6226140). 
[{{[502391187832497878132516661246222288006726811648],
   {'antidote@127.0.0.1',{1490,186897,598677}}},
  {op_number,
      {'antidote@127.0.0.1',
          {'antidote@127.0.0.1',
              {1490,186897,598677}}},3,3}},
 {{[502391187832497878132516661246222288006726811648],
   undefined,
  {'antidote@127.0.0.1',
           {1490,186897,598677}}},
  {op_number,
      {'antidote@127.0.0.1',
          {'antidote@127.0.0.1',{1490,186897,598677}}},
             1,1}}]

Pattern

key_hash= 502391187832497878132516661246222288006726811648,
op_number {
        node {
              node = 'antidote@127.0.0.1', 
            dcid {
                  node = 'antidote@127.0.0.1'
                  tuple = { 1490, 186897, 598677 
                }
          }
},
bucket_op_number = 
    {op_number { 
      node {
        node = 'antidote@127.0.0.1', 
        dcid {
          node = 'antidote@127.0.0.1'
          tuple = { 1490, 186897, 598677 }
        }
      },
    global = 3, 
    local = 3
}

Committed TXs table

Contents

> ets:tab2list(2031729). 
[{{my_counter,my_bucket},1490186922302997}]

Pattern

key {mycounter, mybucket}
timestamp = 1490186922302997

Script Usage Example

Assuming an Antidote instance is running at localhost 127.0.0.1, registered under name antidote, and your target dump directory is ./dump_dir/ (which will be created if it doesn't exist)

Important: The trailing / in the dump directory's name is necessary. ./dump_dir won't work, as it references a file according to unix conventions.

$ cache_dump.erl 'antidote@127.0.0.1', "./dump_dir/"

Logs

Logs in storage

Structure

Logs in storage only consist of log_operation :: log_operation() part, that is, tx_id, op_type, log_payload

Log files naming

Log file names come from key hashes, meaning that 123-456.LOG contains data relative to keys, where the first hashes to 123 and the last to 456, they're stored in $_build/default/rel/antidote/data/*.LOG

Key space partitions

Partitions are vnodes handling key spaces, routing keys are calculated with

-spec riak_core_util:chash_key(Key :: {any(), any()}) -> binary().

This function returns an integer between 0 and 2^160 - 1. The obtained integer refers to a particular position in Riak Core as 160-bit circular key-space.

> dc_utilities:get_all_partitions()

Returns a list of all partition indices in the cluster.

sync_log parameter

sync_log, definable in src/antidote.app.src

true : local transactions will be stored on log synchronously, i.e. when the reply is sent the updates are guaranteed to be stored to disk (this is very slow in the current logging setup)

false : all updates are sent to the operating system to be stored to disk (eventually), but are not guaranteed to be stored durably on disk when the reply is sent

Understanding the log contents

Prepare record

{[1370157784997721485815954530671515330927436759040],
  {log_record,0,
      {op_number,
          {'antidote@127.0.0.1',{'antidote@127.0.0.1',{1490,186897,598677}}},
          574,574},
      {op_number,
          {'antidote@127.0.0.1',{'antidote@127.0.0.1',{1490,186897,598677}}},
          574,574},
      {log_operation,
          {tx_id,1490876555089336,<0.7102.0>},
          prepare,
          {prepare_log_payload,1490876555415447}}}},

Contents

{[key_hash = 1370157784997721485815954530671515330927436759040],
    {type=log_record, version = 0, 
        {op_number ={node{node='antidote@127.0.0.1', dcid = {'antidote@127.0.0.1',{1490,186897,598677}}, global=574, local=574},
        {bucket_op_number = node, 
            node={node='antidote@127.0.0.1', dcid = {'antidote@127.0.0.1',{1490,186897,598677}}, global=574, local=574},
        {log_operation, 
            {tx_id, local_start_time=1490876555089336, server_pid=<0.7102.0>, 
            op_type=prepare, 
{prepare_log_payload, prepare_time=1490876555415447}}}}

Update record

  {log_record,0,
      {op_number,
          {'antidote@127.0.0.1',{'antidote@127.0.0.1',{1490,186897,598677}}},
          1,1},
      {op_number,
          {'antidote@127.0.0.1',{'antidote@127.0.0.1',{1490,186897,598677}}},
          1,1},
      {log_operation,
          {tx_id,1490876399777331,<9613.5640.0>},
          update,
          {update_log_payload,
              {<<"5548">>,<<"antidote_bench_bucket">>},
              undefined,antidote_crdt_counter_pn,-1}}}}

Contents

{log_operation, 
    {tx_id, local_start_time=1490876399777331, pid=<9613.5640.0>,
op_type=update

Commit record

 {[1370157784997721485815954530671515330927436759040],
  {log_record,0,
      {op_number,
          {'antidote@127.0.0.1',{'antidote@127.0.0.1',{1490,186897,598677}}},
          575,575},
      {op_number,
          {'antidote@127.0.0.1',{'antidote@127.0.0.1',{1490,186897,598677}}},
          575,575},
      {log_operation,
          {tx_id,1490876555089336,<0.7102.0>},
          commit,
          {commit_log_payload,
              {{'antidote@127.0.0.1',{1490,186897,598677}},1490876555487478},
              {dict,1,16,16,8,80,48,
                  {[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[]},
                  {{[[{'antidote@127.0.0.1',{1490,186897,598677}}|
                      1490876555089336]],
                    [],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[]}}}}}}}, …
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Commit log payload pattern (the rest remains the same) 
op_type=commit, 
{commit_log_payload, 
    {commit_time={dcid={'antidote@127.0.0.1',{1490,186897,598677}}, clock_time=1490876555487478},
    snapshot_time (vectorclock) =
          {dict,1,16,16,8,80,48,
                      {[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[]},
                      {{[[{'antidote@127.0.0.1',{1490,186897,598677}}|
                          1490876555089336]],
                    [],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[]}}}}}}}, …

Script Usage Example

Prerequisites

  • Antidote is running, logs are not empty

  • Script parameters : node_name@address dump_directory

    • The trailing slash in dump_directory is required per unix conventions

How the script works

  • Connect with a redundant connection verification

  • Create, if needed, the dump directory specified in 2nd argument

  • Retrieve log files handles available at the node. Note that both local and distributed log handles are fetched, however the tool only processes the local logs

  • Fetch logs accessible at the node

disk_log:accessible_logs() -> {[LocalLog], [DistributedLog]}
disk_log:accessible_logs().
{["data/0--0",  
"data/1004782375664995756265033322492444576013453623296--1004782375664995756265033322492444576013453623296", 
"data/1027618338748291114361965898003636498195577569280--1027618338748291114361965898003636498195577569280",
"data/1050454301831586472458898473514828420377701515264--1050454301831586472458898473514828420377701515264",
"data/1073290264914881830555831049026020342559825461248--1073290264914881830555831049026020342559825461248",
"data/1096126227998177188652763624537212264741949407232--1096126227998177188652763624537212264741949407232",
      [...]|...],
     []}

  • Prepare the dump filename, which respects following syntax for facilitated differentiation: log_dump-YEAR_MONTH_DAY-HOUR_MINUTE_SECOND.txt

    The time values are fetched with Erlang's BIF: calendar:now_to_local_time(erlang:timestamp()).

  • The log files are treated sequentially in the alphanumerical order (i.e. as provided by disk_log:accessible_logs() call) and delivered following many-to-one scenario (all the logs are stored in a single dump file), in the directory specified as 2nd call argument.

    Erlang terms formatting is maintained, in order to ensure compatibility with BIF functions used to reload records into memory. Notably the file:consult/1 and erlang:is_record/2,3. The former allows to parse a file and store its contents into Erlang records - assuming they're properly formatted - the latter verifies the record integrity

    Turns out because of specific formatting used within Antidote, those BIFs do not work in this particular scenario.

  • Example log contents of a prepare and commit statements

$ cat ./dump_dir/log_dump-2017_4_11-13_57_25.txt
...
{[1370157784997721485815954530671515330927436759040],
  {log_record,0,
      {op_number,
          {'antidote@127.0.0.1',{'antidote@127.0.0.1',{1490,186897,598677}}},
          574,574},
      {op_number,
          {'antidote@127.0.0.1',{'antidote@127.0.0.1',{1490,186897,598677}}},
          574,574},
      {log_operation,
          {tx_id,1490876555089336,<0.7102.0>},
          prepare,
          {prepare_log_payload,1490876555415447}}}},
 {[1370157784997721485815954530671515330927436759040],
  {log_record,0,
      {op_number,
          {'antidote@127.0.0.1',{'antidote@127.0.0.1',{1490,186897,598677}}},
          575,575},
      {op_number,
          {'antidote@127.0.0.1',{'antidote@127.0.0.1',{1490,186897,598677}}},
          575,575},
      {log_operation,
          {tx_id,1490876555089336,<0.7102.0>},
          commit,
          {commit_log_payload,
              {{'antidote@127.0.0.1',{1490,186897,598677}},1490876555487478},
              {dict,1,16,16,8,80,48,
                  {[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[]},
                  {{[[{'antidote@127.0.0.1',{1490,186897,598677}}|
                      1490876555089336]],
                    [],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[]}}}}}}}, ...

Run

$ log_dump.erl "antidote@127.0.0.1" "./dump_dir"
Connected: 'antidote@127.0.0.1'
Dir created: ./dump_dir/
Retrieved 64 local and 0 distributed logs
Processing logs from 'antidote@127.0.0.1' to "./dump_dir/log_dump-2017_4_11-13_57_25.txt"
---------------------------------------------------------------- ok
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