Make 'nix copy' to file:// binary caches run in constant memory

src/libstore/binary-cache-store.cc

@@ -57,6 +57,14 @@ void BinaryCacheStore::init()
     }
 }
 
+void BinaryCacheStore::upsertFile(const std::string & path,
+    const std::string & data,
+    const std::string & mimeType)
+{
+    StringSource source(data);
+    upsertFile(path, source, mimeType);
+}
+
 void BinaryCacheStore::getFile(const std::string & path,
     Callback<std::shared_ptr<std::string>> callback) noexcept
 {
@@ -113,13 +121,70 @@ void BinaryCacheStore::writeNarInfo(ref<NarInfo> narInfo)
         diskCache->upsertNarInfo(getUri(), hashPart, std::shared_ptr<NarInfo>(narInfo));
 }
 
+AutoCloseFD openFile(const Path & path)
+{
+    auto fd = open(path.c_str(), O_RDONLY | O_CLOEXEC);
+    if (!fd)
+        throw SysError("opening file '%1%'", path);
+    return fd;
+}
+
+struct FileSource : FdSource
+{
+    AutoCloseFD fd2;
+
+    FileSource(const Path & path)
+        : fd2(openFile(path))
+    {
+        fd = fd2.get();
+    }
+};
+
 void BinaryCacheStore::addToStore(const ValidPathInfo & info, Source & narSource,
     RepairFlag repair, CheckSigsFlag checkSigs, std::shared_ptr<FSAccessor> accessor)
 {
-    // FIXME: See if we can use the original source to reduce memory usage.
-    auto nar = make_ref<std::string>(narSource.drain());
+    assert(info.narHash && info.narSize);
+
+    if (!repair && isValidPath(info.path)) {
+        // FIXME: copyNAR -> null sink
+        narSource.drain();
+        return;
+    }
+
+    auto [fdTemp, fnTemp] = createTempFile();
+
+    auto now1 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+    HashSink fileHashSink(htSHA256);
+
+    {
+    FdSink fileSink(fdTemp.get());
+    TeeSink teeSink(fileSink, fileHashSink);
+    auto compressionSink = makeCompressionSink(compression, teeSink);
+    copyNAR(narSource, *compressionSink);
+    compressionSink->finish();
+    }
+
+    auto now2 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+    auto narInfo = make_ref<NarInfo>(info);
+    narInfo->narSize = info.narSize;
+    narInfo->narHash = info.narHash;
+    narInfo->compression = compression;
+    auto [fileHash, fileSize] = fileHashSink.finish();
+    narInfo->fileHash = fileHash;
+    narInfo->fileSize = fileSize;
+    narInfo->url = "nar/" + narInfo->fileHash.to_string(Base32, false) + ".nar"
+        + (compression == "xz" ? ".xz" :
+           compression == "bzip2" ? ".bz2" :
+           compression == "br" ? ".br" :
+           "");
 
-    if (!repair && isValidPath(info.path)) return;
+    auto duration = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(now2 - now1).count();
+    printMsg(lvlTalkative, "copying path '%1%' (%2% bytes, compressed %3$.1f%% in %4% ms) to binary cache",
+        printStorePath(narInfo->path), info.narSize,
+        ((1.0 - (double) fileSize / info.narSize) * 100.0),
+        duration);
 
     /* Verify that all references are valid. This may do some .narinfo
        reads, but typically they'll already be cached. */
@@ -132,16 +197,7 @@ void BinaryCacheStore::addToStore(const ValidPathInfo & info, Source & narSource
                 printStorePath(info.path), printStorePath(ref));
         }
 
-    assert(nar->compare(0, narMagic.size(), narMagic) == 0);
-
-    auto narInfo = make_ref<NarInfo>(info);
-
-    narInfo->narSize = nar->size();
-    narInfo->narHash = hashString(htSHA256, *nar);
-
-    if (info.narHash && info.narHash != narInfo->narHash)
-        throw Error("refusing to copy corrupted path '%1%' to binary cache", printStorePath(info.path));
-
+    #if 0
     auto accessor_ = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<RemoteFSAccessor>(accessor);
 
     auto narAccessor = makeNarAccessor(nar);
@@ -166,27 +222,9 @@ void BinaryCacheStore::addToStore(const ValidPathInfo & info, Source & narSource
 
         upsertFile(std::string(info.path.to_string()) + ".ls", jsonOut.str(), "application/json");
     }
+    #endif
 
-    /* Compress the NAR. */
-    narInfo->compression = compression;
-    auto now1 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
-    auto narCompressed = compress(compression, *nar, parallelCompression);
-    auto now2 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
-    narInfo->fileHash = hashString(htSHA256, *narCompressed);
-    narInfo->fileSize = narCompressed->size();
-
-    auto duration = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(now2 - now1).count();
-    printMsg(lvlTalkative, "copying path '%1%' (%2% bytes, compressed %3$.1f%% in %4% ms) to binary cache",
-        printStorePath(narInfo->path), narInfo->narSize,
-        ((1.0 - (double) narCompressed->size() / nar->size()) * 100.0),
-        duration);
-
-    narInfo->url = "nar/" + narInfo->fileHash.to_string(Base32, false) + ".nar"
-        + (compression == "xz" ? ".xz" :
-           compression == "bzip2" ? ".bz2" :
-           compression == "br" ? ".br" :
-           "");
-
+    #if 0
     /* Optionally maintain an index of DWARF debug info files
        consisting of JSON files named 'debuginfo/<build-id>' that
        specify the NAR file and member containing the debug info. */
@@ -243,16 +281,18 @@ void BinaryCacheStore::addToStore(const ValidPathInfo & info, Source & narSource
             threadPool.process();
         }
     }
+    #endif
 
     /* Atomically write the NAR file. */
     if (repair || !fileExists(narInfo->url)) {
         stats.narWrite++;
-        upsertFile(narInfo->url, *narCompressed, "application/x-nix-nar");
+        FileSource source(fnTemp);
+        upsertFile(narInfo->url, source, "application/x-nix-nar");
     } else
         stats.narWriteAverted++;
 
-    stats.narWriteBytes += nar->size();
-    stats.narWriteCompressedBytes += narCompressed->size();
+    stats.narWriteBytes += info.narSize;
+    stats.narWriteCompressedBytes += fileSize;
     stats.narWriteCompressionTimeMs += duration;
 
     /* Atomically write the NAR info file.*/

src/libstore/binary-cache-store.hh

@@ -36,9 +36,13 @@ public:
     virtual bool fileExists(const std::string & path) = 0;
 
     virtual void upsertFile(const std::string & path,
-        const std::string & data,
+        Source & source,
         const std::string & mimeType) = 0;
 
+    void upsertFile(const std::string & path,
+        const std::string & data,
+        const std::string & mimeType);
+
     /* Note: subclasses must implement at least one of the two
        following getFile() methods. */
 

src/libstore/daemon.cc

@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ static void performOp(TunnelLogger * logger, ref<Store> store,
         if (GET_PROTOCOL_MINOR(clientVersion) >= 21)
             source = std::make_unique<TunnelSource>(from, to);
         else {
-            TeeSink tee(from);
+            TeeParseSink tee(from);
             parseDump(tee, tee.source);
             saved = std::move(*tee.source.data);
             source = std::make_unique<StringSource>(saved);

src/libstore/export-import.cc

@@ -7,24 +7,6 @@
 
 namespace nix {
 
-struct HashAndWriteSink : Sink
-{
-    Sink & writeSink;
-    HashSink hashSink;
-    HashAndWriteSink(Sink & writeSink) : writeSink(writeSink), hashSink(htSHA256)
-    {
-    }
-    virtual void operator () (const unsigned char * data, size_t len)
-    {
-        writeSink(data, len);
-        hashSink(data, len);
-    }
-    Hash currentHash()
-    {
-        return hashSink.currentHash().first;
-    }
-};
-
 void Store::exportPaths(const StorePathSet & paths, Sink & sink)
 {
     auto sorted = topoSortPaths(paths);
@@ -47,23 +29,24 @@ void Store::exportPath(const StorePath & path, Sink & sink)
 {
     auto info = queryPathInfo(path);
 
-    HashAndWriteSink hashAndWriteSink(sink);
+    HashSink hashSink(htSHA256);
+    TeeSink teeSink(sink, hashSink);
 
-    narFromPath(path, hashAndWriteSink);
+    narFromPath(path, teeSink);
 
     /* Refuse to export paths that have changed.  This prevents
        filesystem corruption from spreading to other machines.
        Don't complain if the stored hash is zero (unknown). */
-    Hash hash = hashAndWriteSink.currentHash();
+    Hash hash = hashSink.currentHash().first;
     if (hash != info->narHash && info->narHash != Hash(*info->narHash.type))
         throw Error("hash of path '%s' has changed from '%s' to '%s'!",
             printStorePath(path), info->narHash.to_string(Base32, true), hash.to_string(Base32, true));
 
-    hashAndWriteSink
+    teeSink
         << exportMagic
         << printStorePath(path);
-    writeStorePaths(*this, hashAndWriteSink, info->references);
-    hashAndWriteSink
+    writeStorePaths(*this, teeSink, info->references);
+    teeSink
         << (info->deriver ? printStorePath(*info->deriver) : "")
         << 0;
 }
@@ -77,7 +60,7 @@ StorePaths Store::importPaths(Source & source, std::shared_ptr<FSAccessor> acces
         if (n != 1) throw Error("input doesn't look like something created by 'nix-store --export'");
 
         /* Extract the NAR from the source. */
-        TeeSink tee(source);
+        TeeParseSink tee(source);
         parseDump(tee, tee.source);
 
         uint32_t magic = readInt(source);

src/libstore/http-binary-cache-store.cc

@@ -100,11 +100,11 @@ class HttpBinaryCacheStore : public BinaryCacheStore
     }
 
     void upsertFile(const std::string & path,
-        const std::string & data,
+        Source & source,
         const std::string & mimeType) override
     {
         auto req = FileTransferRequest(cacheUri + "/" + path);
-        req.data = std::make_shared<string>(data); // FIXME: inefficient
+        req.data = std::make_shared<string>(source.drain());
         req.mimeType = mimeType;
         try {
             getFileTransfer()->upload(req);

src/libstore/local-binary-cache-store.cc

@@ -31,8 +31,17 @@ class LocalBinaryCacheStore : public BinaryCacheStore
     bool fileExists(const std::string & path) override;
 
     void upsertFile(const std::string & path,
-        const std::string & data,
-        const std::string & mimeType) override;
+        Source & source,
+        const std::string & mimeType)
+    {
+        auto path2 = binaryCacheDir + "/" + path;
+        Path tmp = path2 + ".tmp." + std::to_string(getpid());
+        AutoDelete del(tmp, false);
+        writeFile(tmp, source);
+        if (rename(tmp.c_str(), path2.c_str()))
+            throw SysError("renaming '%1%' to '%2%'", tmp, path2);
+        del.cancel();
+    }
 
     void getFile(const std::string & path, Sink & sink) override
     {
@@ -70,28 +79,11 @@ void LocalBinaryCacheStore::init()
     BinaryCacheStore::init();
 }
 
-static void atomicWrite(const Path & path, const std::string & s)
-{
-    Path tmp = path + ".tmp." + std::to_string(getpid());
-    AutoDelete del(tmp, false);
-    writeFile(tmp, s);
-    if (rename(tmp.c_str(), path.c_str()))
-        throw SysError("renaming '%1%' to '%2%'", tmp, path);
-    del.cancel();
-}
-
 bool LocalBinaryCacheStore::fileExists(const std::string & path)
 {
     return pathExists(binaryCacheDir + "/" + path);
 }
 
-void LocalBinaryCacheStore::upsertFile(const std::string & path,
-    const std::string & data,
-    const std::string & mimeType)
-{
-    atomicWrite(binaryCacheDir + "/" + path, data);
-}
-
 static RegisterStoreImplementation regStore([](
     const std::string & uri, const Store::Params & params)
     -> std::shared_ptr<Store>

src/libstore/s3-binary-cache-store.cc

@@ -355,9 +355,10 @@ struct S3BinaryCacheStoreImpl : public S3BinaryCacheStore
         stats.put++;
     }
 
-    void upsertFile(const std::string & path, const std::string & data,
+    void upsertFile(const std::string & path, Source & source,
         const std::string & mimeType) override
     {
+        auto data = source.drain();
         if (narinfoCompression != "" && hasSuffix(path, ".narinfo"))
             uploadFile(path, *compress(narinfoCompression, data), mimeType, narinfoCompression);
         else if (lsCompression != "" && hasSuffix(path, ".ls"))

src/libutil/archive.hh

@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@ struct ParseSink
     virtual void createSymlink(const Path & path, const string & target) { };
 };
 
-struct TeeSink : ParseSink
+struct TeeParseSink : ParseSink
 {
     TeeSource source;
 
-    TeeSink(Source & source) : source(source) { }
+    TeeParseSink(Source & source) : source(source) { }
 };
 
 void parseDump(ParseSink & sink, Source & source);

src/libutil/serialise.hh

@@ -166,6 +166,19 @@ struct StringSource : Source
 };
 
 
+/* A sink that writes all incoming data to two other sinks. */
+struct TeeSink : Sink
+{
+    Sink & sink1, & sink2;
+    TeeSink(Sink & sink1, Sink & sink2) : sink1(sink1), sink2(sink2) { }
+    virtual void operator () (const unsigned char * data, size_t len)
+    {
+        sink1(data, len);
+        sink2(data, len);
+    }
+};
+
+
 /* Adapter class of a Source that saves all data read to `s'. */
 struct TeeSource : Source
 {