src/garage/cli/layout.rs

@@ -365,9 +365,9 @@ pub async fn cmd_layout_history(
 		table.push(format!(
 			"{:?}\t#{}\t#{}\t#{}",
 			node,
-			layout.update_trackers.ack_map.get(node),
+			layout.update_trackers.ack_map.get(node, min_stored),
-			layout.update_trackers.sync_map.get(node),
+			layout.update_trackers.sync_map.get(node, min_stored),
-			layout.update_trackers.sync_ack_map.get(node),
+			layout.update_trackers.sync_ack_map.get(node, min_stored),
 		));
 	}
 	table[1..].sort();

src/rpc/layout/helper.rs

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use garage_util::data::*;
 
 use super::schema::*;
+use crate::replication_mode::ReplicationMode;
 use crate::rpc_helper::RpcHelper;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, Default, PartialEq, Eq)]
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ pub struct LayoutDigest {
 }
 
 pub struct LayoutHelper {
+	replication_mode: ReplicationMode,
 	layout: Option<LayoutHistory>,
 
 	// cached values
@@ -48,7 +50,23 @@ impl Deref for LayoutHelper {
 }
 
 impl LayoutHelper {
-	pub fn new(mut layout: LayoutHistory, mut ack_lock: HashMap<u64, AtomicUsize>) -> Self {
+	pub fn new(
+		replication_mode: ReplicationMode,
+		mut layout: LayoutHistory,
+		mut ack_lock: HashMap<u64, AtomicUsize>,
+	) -> Self {
+		// In the new() function of the helper, we do a bunch of cleanup
+		// and calculations on the layout history to make sure things are
+		// correct and we have rapid access to important values such as
+		// the layout versions to use when reading to ensure consistency.
+
+		if !replication_mode.is_read_after_write_consistent() {
+			// Fast path for when no consistency is required.
+			// In this case we only need to keep the last version of the layout,
+			// we don't care about coordinating stuff in the cluster.
+			layout.keep_current_version_only();
+		}
+
 		layout.cleanup_old_versions();
 
 		let all_nodes = layout.get_all_nodes();
@@ -68,7 +86,7 @@ impl LayoutHelper {
 			.ack_map
 			.min_among(&all_nodes, min_version);
 
-		// sync_map_min is the minimum value of sync_map among all storage nodes
+		// sync_map_min is the minimum value of sync_map among storage nodes
 		// in the cluster (non-gateway nodes only, current and previous layouts).
 		// It is the highest layout version for which we know that all relevant
 		// storage nodes have fullfilled a sync, and therefore it is safe to
@@ -76,11 +94,10 @@ impl LayoutHelper {
 		// Gateway nodes are excluded here because they hold no relevant data
 		// (they store the bucket and access key tables, but we don't have
 		// consistency on those).
-		// TODO: this value could take quorums into account instead.
+		// This value is calculated using quorums to allow progress even
-		let sync_map_min = layout
+		// if not all nodes have successfully completed a sync.
-			.update_trackers
+		let sync_map_min =
-			.sync_map
+			layout.calculate_sync_map_min_with_quorum(replication_mode, &all_nongateway_nodes);
-			.min_among(&all_nongateway_nodes, min_version);
 
 		let trackers_hash = layout.calculate_trackers_hash();
 		let staging_hash = layout.calculate_staging_hash();
@@ -91,6 +108,7 @@ impl LayoutHelper {
 			.or_insert(AtomicUsize::new(0));
 
 		LayoutHelper {
+			replication_mode,
 			layout: Some(layout),
 			ack_map_min,
 			sync_map_min,
@@ -115,6 +133,7 @@ impl LayoutHelper {
 		let changed = f(&mut self.layout.as_mut().unwrap());
 		if changed {
 			*self = Self::new(
+				self.replication_mode,
 				self.layout.take().unwrap(),
 				std::mem::take(&mut self.ack_lock),
 			);

src/rpc/layout/history.rs

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use garage_util::encode::nonversioned_encode;
 use garage_util::error::*;
 
 use super::*;
+use crate::replication_mode::ReplicationMode;
 
 impl LayoutHistory {
 	pub fn new(replication_factor: usize) -> Self {
@@ -64,6 +65,13 @@ impl LayoutHistory {
 
 	// ---- housekeeping (all invoked by LayoutHelper) ----
 
+	pub(crate) fn keep_current_version_only(&mut self) {
+		while self.versions.len() > 1 {
+			let removed = self.versions.remove(0);
+			self.old_versions.push(removed);
+		}
+	}
+
 	pub(crate) fn cleanup_old_versions(&mut self) {
 		// If there are invalid versions before valid versions, remove them
 		if self.versions.len() > 1 && self.current().check().is_ok() {
@@ -114,6 +122,99 @@ impl LayoutHistory {
 		}
 	}
 
+	pub(crate) fn calculate_sync_map_min_with_quorum(
+		&self,
+		replication_mode: ReplicationMode,
+		all_nongateway_nodes: &[Uuid],
+	) -> u64 {
+		// This function calculates the minimum layout version from which
+		// it is safe to read if we want to maintain read-after-write consistency.
+		// In the general case the computation can be a bit expensive so
+		// we try to optimize it in several ways.
+
+		// If there is only one layout version, we know that's the one
+		// we need to read from.
+		if self.versions.len() == 1 {
+			return self.current().version;
+		}
+
+		let quorum = replication_mode.write_quorum();
+
+		let min_version = self.min_stored();
+		let global_min = self
+			.update_trackers
+			.sync_map
+			.min_among(&all_nongateway_nodes, min_version);
+
+		// If the write quorums are equal to the total number of nodes,
+		// i.e. no writes can succeed while they are not written to all nodes,
+		// then we must in all case wait for all nodes to complete a sync.
+		// This is represented by reading from the layout with version
+		// number global_min, the smallest layout version for which all nodes
+		// have completed a sync.
+		if quorum == self.current().replication_factor {
+			return global_min;
+		}
+
+		// In the general case, we need to look at all write sets for all partitions,
+		// and find a safe layout version to read for that partition. We then
+		// take the minimum value among all partition as the safe layout version
+		// to read in all cases (the layout version to which all reads are directed).
+		let mut current_min = self.current().version;
+		let mut sets_done = HashSet::<Vec<Uuid>>::new();
+
+		for (_, p_hash) in self.current().partitions() {
+			for v in self.versions.iter() {
+				if v.version == self.current().version {
+					// We don't care about whether nodes in the latest layout version
+					// have completed a sync or not, as the sync is push-only
+					// and by definition nodes in the latest layout version do not
+					// hold data that must be pushed to nodes in the latest layout
+					// version, since that's the same version (any data that's
+					// already in the latest version is assumed to have been written
+					// by an operation that ensured a quorum of writes within
+					// that version).
+					continue;
+				}
+
+				// Determine set of nodes for partition p in layout version v.
+				// Sort the node set to avoid duplicate computations.
+				let mut set = v
+					.nodes_of(&p_hash, v.replication_factor)
+					.collect::<Vec<Uuid>>();
+				set.sort();
+
+				// If this set was already processed, skip it.
+				if sets_done.contains(&set) {
+					continue;
+				}
+
+				// Find the value of the sync update trackers that is the
+				// highest possible minimum within a quorum of nodes.
+				let mut sync_values = set
+					.iter()
+					.map(|x| self.update_trackers.sync_map.get(x, min_version))
+					.collect::<Vec<_>>();
+				sync_values.sort();
+				let set_min = sync_values[sync_values.len() - quorum];
+				if set_min < current_min {
+					current_min = set_min;
+				}
+				// defavorable case, we know we are at the smallest possible version,
+				// so we can stop early
+				assert!(current_min >= global_min);
+				if current_min == global_min {
+					return current_min;
+				}
+
+				// Add set to already processed sets
+				sets_done.insert(set);
+			}
+		}
+
+		current_min
+	}
+
 	pub(crate) fn calculate_trackers_hash(&self) -> Hash {
 		blake2sum(&nonversioned_encode(&self.update_trackers).unwrap()[..])
 	}

src/rpc/layout/manager.rs

@@ -14,12 +14,13 @@ use garage_util::error::*;
 use garage_util::persister::Persister;
 
 use super::*;
+use crate::replication_mode::ReplicationMode;
 use crate::rpc_helper::*;
 use crate::system::*;
 
 pub struct LayoutManager {
 	node_id: Uuid,
-	replication_factor: usize,
+	replication_mode: ReplicationMode,
 	persist_cluster_layout: Persister<LayoutHistory>,
 
 	layout: Arc<RwLock<LayoutHelper>>,
@@ -37,14 +38,16 @@ impl LayoutManager {
 		node_id: NodeID,
 		system_endpoint: Arc<Endpoint<SystemRpc, System>>,
 		fullmesh: Arc<FullMeshPeeringStrategy>,
-		replication_factor: usize,
+		replication_mode: ReplicationMode,
 	) -> Result<Arc<Self>, Error> {
+		let replication_factor = replication_mode.replication_factor();
+
 		let persist_cluster_layout: Persister<LayoutHistory> =
 			Persister::new(&config.metadata_dir, "cluster_layout");
 
 		let cluster_layout = match persist_cluster_layout.load() {
 			Ok(x) => {
-				if x.current().replication_factor != replication_factor {
+				if x.current().replication_factor != replication_mode.replication_factor() {
 					return Err(Error::Message(format!(
 						"Prevous cluster layout has replication factor {}, which is different than the one specified in the config file ({}). The previous cluster layout can be purged, if you know what you are doing, simply by deleting the `cluster_layout` file in your metadata directory.",
 						x.current().replication_factor,
@@ -62,7 +65,8 @@ impl LayoutManager {
 			}
 		};
 
-		let mut cluster_layout = LayoutHelper::new(cluster_layout, Default::default());
+		let mut cluster_layout =
+			LayoutHelper::new(replication_mode, cluster_layout, Default::default());
 		cluster_layout.update_trackers(node_id.into());
 
 		let layout = Arc::new(RwLock::new(cluster_layout));
@@ -77,7 +81,7 @@ impl LayoutManager {
 
 		Ok(Arc::new(Self {
 			node_id: node_id.into(),
-			replication_factor,
+			replication_mode,
 			persist_cluster_layout,
 			layout,
 			change_notify,
@@ -291,11 +295,11 @@ impl LayoutManager {
 			adv.update_trackers
 		);
 
-		if adv.current().replication_factor != self.replication_factor {
+		if adv.current().replication_factor != self.replication_mode.replication_factor() {
 			let msg = format!(
 				"Received a cluster layout from another node with replication factor {}, which is different from what we have in our configuration ({}). Discarding the cluster layout we received.",
 				adv.current().replication_factor,
-				self.replication_factor
+				self.replication_mode.replication_factor()
 			);
 			error!("{}", msg);
 			return Err(Error::Message(msg));

src/rpc/layout/schema.rs

@@ -411,13 +411,13 @@ impl UpdateTracker {
 	pub(crate) fn min_among(&self, storage_nodes: &[Uuid], min_version: u64) -> u64 {
 		storage_nodes
 			.iter()
-			.map(|x| self.0.get(x).copied().unwrap_or(min_version))
+			.map(|x| self.get(x, min_version))
 			.min()
 			.unwrap_or(min_version)
 	}
 
-	pub fn get(&self, node: &Uuid) -> u64 {
+	pub fn get(&self, node: &Uuid, min_version: u64) -> u64 {
-		self.0.get(node).copied().unwrap_or(0)
+		self.0.get(node).copied().unwrap_or(min_version)
 	}
 }
 

src/rpc/replication_mode.rs

@@ -54,4 +54,11 @@ impl ReplicationMode {
 			Self::ThreeWayDangerous => 1,
 		}
 	}
+
+	pub fn is_read_after_write_consistent(&self) -> bool {
+		match self {
+			Self::None | Self::TwoWay | Self::ThreeWay => true,
+			_ => false,
+		}
+	}
 }

src/rpc/system.rs

@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ impl System {
 			netapp.id,
 			system_endpoint.clone(),
 			fullmesh.clone(),
-			replication_factor,
+			replication_mode,
 		)?;
 
 		// ---- set up metrics and status exchange ----