perf(file): eliminate two full-payload copies on the non-mmap read path (LAB-770) - #267
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…in zero-copy in default gate (LAB-770) Expert-panel findings applied: - deserialize() catches BufferError so a non-u8 exporter (e.g. numpy float array) rejected at the PyO3 boundary still raises SerializationError, as documented (pre-change bytes() coercion surfaced these as ValueError) - retrieve(): single detach/map_err tail; SAFETY comment states the data-race residual is UB accepted per the hashlib GIL-release precedent; empty-buffer arm documents the from_raw_parts non-null requirement - new non-slow tracemalloc test pins the zero-copy borrow (<1.5x payload) so a to_vec revert fails the default gate, not just the slow suite - dropped a redundant equivalence assert
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ChangesCache storage memory handling
Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes Merge Risk: 🟠 High · up to The new read path can borrow data from a read-only view backed by mutable storage while execution continues without the interpreter lock. If that storage changes concurrently, reads may be corrupted or the process may crash, so the change is not safe to merge until mutable-backed views are copied or immutable backing storage is guaranteed. Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant StandardSerializer
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StandardSerializer->>PyByteStorage: pass buffer-protocol input
PyByteStorage->>DetachedRetrieval: retrieve buffer or owned copy
DetachedRetrieval-->>PyByteStorage: decompress and validate payload
PyByteStorage-->>StandardSerializer: return payload or error
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In `@rust/src/python_bindings.rs`:
- Line 67: Update the buffer handling around the readonly/is_c_contiguous branch
in the Python binding to copy data before detaching unless immutable backing
storage is proven; do not treat PyBuffer::readonly() alone as sufficient for a
zero-copy from_raw_parts slice. Add a regression test covering a read-only
memoryview backed by bytearray.
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| ) -> PyResult<(Vec<u8>, String)> { | ||
| let owned: Vec<u8>; | ||
| let data: &[u8] = if envelope_bytes.readonly() && envelope_bytes.is_c_contiguous() { |
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Copy read-only buffers before detaching.
PyBuffer::readonly() describes the view, not the backing storage. A read-only, C-contiguous view from memoryview(bytearray(envelope)).toreadonly() can enter the from_raw_parts branch. Another thread can mutate the bytearray while py.detach releases the GIL, causing Rust to read &[u8] during a concurrent write. This is undefined behaviour.
Copy buffers before detaching unless immutable backing storage is proven. Add a regression test for a read-only view backed by bytearray.
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In `@rust/src/python_bindings.rs` at line 67, Update the buffer handling around
the readonly/is_c_contiguous branch in the Python binding to copy data before
detaching unless immutable backing storage is proven; do not treat
PyBuffer::readonly() alone as sufficient for a zero-copy from_raw_parts slice.
Add a regression test covering a read-only memoryview backed by bytearray.
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What
Eliminates both avoidable full-payload copies on the non-mmap File read path (default serializer) — LAB-770.
Copy 2 (header slice) —
FileBackend.get()now reads the 14-byte header separately and the payload in a singleos.read, instead of reading the whole file and slicingfile_data[HEADER_SIZE:]. Variant chosen: the header-first prefix read, the same patternget_buffer()already uses atbackend.py:275.get()still returns ownedbytes; no caller or annotation changes.Copy 3 (
bytes()coercion) —ByteStorage.retrieve(rust/src/python_bindings.rs) now accepts the buffer protocol (PyBuffer<u8>), following thechecksum_pyprecedent from PR #212. Readonly C-contiguous buffers (bytes, and the zero-copymemoryviewSerializationWrapper.unwrapproduces) are borrowed directly across thepy.detachGIL release — the same idiom CPython'shashlibuses. Writable or non-contiguous exporters fall back to a copy, which is exactly the pre-change behaviour.data = bytes(data)is gone fromStandardSerializer.deserialize(), so unwrap's zero-copy design finally pays off on every read — and every backend benefits, not just File.Measured
tracemalloc, 50 MB incompressible payload, end-to-end default-serializer File read (
operation.get_cached_value), release build:Guard test
test_file_backend_bytes_read_python_allocations_bounded: bound lowered 5.7 → 3.5 (measured 3.004x + margin; one full-payload copy creeping back at ~4x fails loudly). Composition docstring rewritten to the three copies that actually remain: payloados.read, decompressed msgpack document,msgpack.unpackboutput — the inherent floor, sinceretrievereturns an ownedVec<u8>by construction.Behaviour unchanged
bytes/str/object payloads; on-disk format byte-identical (existing File backend unit + critical suites pass unmodified).cachekit-coreuntouched,StorageEnvelopewire format untouched —Cargo.tomlis not in the diff.deserialize(memoryview)round-trip.Verification
pytest tests --ignore=tests/fuzzing -m "not slow": 2726 passed; remaining failures are pre-existing onmainin this environment (SaaS suite needs a livelocalhost:8787dev server; one circuit-breaker load test — verified identical undergit stash).cargo clippy --all-features -- -D warnings,cargo fmt --check,ruff check,ruff format --check: clean.Closes LAB-770.
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New Features
bytes,memoryview, andbytearrayinputs.Performance
Bug Fixes
Tests