Unify the re-balancing logic for ec.encode with ec.balance. (#6339)

Among others, this enables recent changes related to topology aware
re-balancing at EC encoding time.

weed/shell/command_ec_balance.go

@@ -24,73 +24,7 @@ func (c *commandEcBalance) Help() string {
 	ec.balance [-c EACH_COLLECTION|<collection_name>] [-force] [-dataCenter <data_center>] [-shardReplicaPlacement <replica_placement>]
 
 	Algorithm:
-
+	` + ecBalanceAlgorithmDescription
-	func EcBalance() {
-		for each collection:
-			balanceEcVolumes(collectionName)
-		for each rack:
-			balanceEcRack(rack)
-	}
-
-	func balanceEcVolumes(collectionName){
-		for each volume:
-			doDeduplicateEcShards(volumeId)
-
-		tracks rack~shardCount mapping
-		for each volume:
-			doBalanceEcShardsAcrossRacks(volumeId)
-
-		for each volume:
-			doBalanceEcShardsWithinRacks(volumeId)
-	}
-
-	// spread ec shards into more racks
-	func doBalanceEcShardsAcrossRacks(volumeId){
-		tracks rack~volumeIdShardCount mapping
-		averageShardsPerEcRack = totalShardNumber / numRacks  // totalShardNumber is 14 for now, later could varies for each dc
-		ecShardsToMove = select overflown ec shards from racks with ec shard counts > averageShardsPerEcRack
-		for each ecShardsToMove {
-			destRack = pickOneRack(rack~shardCount, rack~volumeIdShardCount, ecShardReplicaPlacement)
-			destVolumeServers = volume servers on the destRack
-			pickOneEcNodeAndMoveOneShard(destVolumeServers)
-		}
-	}
-
-	func doBalanceEcShardsWithinRacks(volumeId){
-		racks = collect all racks that the volume id is on
-		for rack, shards := range racks
-			doBalanceEcShardsWithinOneRack(volumeId, shards, rack)
-	}
-
-	// move ec shards 
-	func doBalanceEcShardsWithinOneRack(volumeId, shards, rackId){
-		tracks volumeServer~volumeIdShardCount mapping
-		averageShardCount = len(shards) / numVolumeServers
-		volumeServersOverAverage = volume servers with volumeId's ec shard counts > averageShardsPerEcRack
-		ecShardsToMove = select overflown ec shards from volumeServersOverAverage
-		for each ecShardsToMove {
-			destVolumeServer = pickOneVolumeServer(volumeServer~shardCount, volumeServer~volumeIdShardCount, ecShardReplicaPlacement)
-			pickOneEcNodeAndMoveOneShard(destVolumeServers)
-		}
-	}
-
-	// move ec shards while keeping shard distribution for the same volume unchanged or more even
-	func balanceEcRack(rack){
-		averageShardCount = total shards / numVolumeServers
-		for hasMovedOneEcShard {
-			sort all volume servers ordered by the number of local ec shards
-			pick the volume server A with the lowest number of ec shards x
-			pick the volume server B with the highest number of ec shards y
-			if y > averageShardCount and x +1 <= averageShardCount {
-				if B has a ec shard with volume id v that A does not have {
-					move one ec shard v from B to A
-					hasMovedOneEcShard = true
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-`
 }
 
 func (c *commandEcBalance) HasTag(CommandTag) bool {

weed/shell/command_ec_common.go

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"math/rand/v2"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/glog"
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/operation"
@@ -40,6 +41,72 @@ type EcRack struct {
 }
 
 var (
+	ecBalanceAlgorithmDescription = `
+	func EcBalance() {
+		for each collection:
+			balanceEcVolumes(collectionName)
+		for each rack:
+			balanceEcRack(rack)
+	}
+
+	func balanceEcVolumes(collectionName){
+		for each volume:
+			doDeduplicateEcShards(volumeId)
+
+		tracks rack~shardCount mapping
+		for each volume:
+			doBalanceEcShardsAcrossRacks(volumeId)
+
+		for each volume:
+			doBalanceEcShardsWithinRacks(volumeId)
+	}
+
+	// spread ec shards into more racks
+	func doBalanceEcShardsAcrossRacks(volumeId){
+		tracks rack~volumeIdShardCount mapping
+		averageShardsPerEcRack = totalShardNumber / numRacks  // totalShardNumber is 14 for now, later could varies for each dc
+		ecShardsToMove = select overflown ec shards from racks with ec shard counts > averageShardsPerEcRack
+		for each ecShardsToMove {
+			destRack = pickOneRack(rack~shardCount, rack~volumeIdShardCount, ecShardReplicaPlacement)
+			destVolumeServers = volume servers on the destRack
+			pickOneEcNodeAndMoveOneShard(destVolumeServers)
+		}
+	}
+
+	func doBalanceEcShardsWithinRacks(volumeId){
+		racks = collect all racks that the volume id is on
+		for rack, shards := range racks
+			doBalanceEcShardsWithinOneRack(volumeId, shards, rack)
+	}
+
+	// move ec shards
+	func doBalanceEcShardsWithinOneRack(volumeId, shards, rackId){
+		tracks volumeServer~volumeIdShardCount mapping
+		averageShardCount = len(shards) / numVolumeServers
+		volumeServersOverAverage = volume servers with volumeId's ec shard counts > averageShardsPerEcRack
+		ecShardsToMove = select overflown ec shards from volumeServersOverAverage
+		for each ecShardsToMove {
+			destVolumeServer = pickOneVolumeServer(volumeServer~shardCount, volumeServer~volumeIdShardCount, ecShardReplicaPlacement)
+			pickOneEcNodeAndMoveOneShard(destVolumeServers)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// move ec shards while keeping shard distribution for the same volume unchanged or more even
+	func balanceEcRack(rack){
+		averageShardCount = total shards / numVolumeServers
+		for hasMovedOneEcShard {
+			sort all volume servers ordered by the number of local ec shards
+			pick the volume server A with the lowest number of ec shards x
+			pick the volume server B with the highest number of ec shards y
+			if y > averageShardCount and x +1 <= averageShardCount {
+				if B has a ec shard with volume id v that A does not have {
+					move one ec shard v from B to A
+					hasMovedOneEcShard = true
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	`
 	// Overridable functions for testing.
 	getDefaultReplicaPlacement = _getDefaultReplicaPlacement
 )
@@ -58,6 +125,7 @@ func _getDefaultReplicaPlacement(commandEnv *CommandEnv) (*super_block.ReplicaPl
 
 	return super_block.NewReplicaPlacementFromString(resp.DefaultReplication)
 }
+
 func parseReplicaPlacementArg(commandEnv *CommandEnv, replicaStr string) (*super_block.ReplicaPlacement, error) {
 	if replicaStr != "" {
 		rp, err := super_block.NewReplicaPlacementFromString(replicaStr)
@@ -75,6 +143,45 @@ func parseReplicaPlacementArg(commandEnv *CommandEnv, replicaStr string) (*super
 	return rp, err
 }
 
+func collectTopologyInfo(commandEnv *CommandEnv, delayBeforeCollecting time.Duration) (topoInfo *master_pb.TopologyInfo, volumeSizeLimitMb uint64, err error) {
+
+	if delayBeforeCollecting > 0 {
+		time.Sleep(delayBeforeCollecting)
+	}
+
+	var resp *master_pb.VolumeListResponse
+	err = commandEnv.MasterClient.WithClient(false, func(client master_pb.SeaweedClient) error {
+		resp, err = client.VolumeList(context.Background(), &master_pb.VolumeListRequest{})
+		return err
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	return resp.TopologyInfo, resp.VolumeSizeLimitMb, nil
+
+}
+
+func collectEcNodesForDC(commandEnv *CommandEnv, selectedDataCenter string) (ecNodes []*EcNode, totalFreeEcSlots int, err error) {
+	// list all possible locations
+	// collect topology information
+	topologyInfo, _, err := collectTopologyInfo(commandEnv, 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	// find out all volume servers with one slot left.
+	ecNodes, totalFreeEcSlots = collectEcVolumeServersByDc(topologyInfo, selectedDataCenter)
+
+	sortEcNodesByFreeslotsDescending(ecNodes)
+
+	return
+}
+
+func collectEcNodes(commandEnv *CommandEnv) (ecNodes []*EcNode, totalFreeEcSlots int, err error) {
+	return collectEcNodesForDC(commandEnv, "")
+}
+
 func moveMountedShardToEcNode(commandEnv *CommandEnv, existingLocation *EcNode, collection string, vid needle.VolumeId, shardId erasure_coding.ShardId, destinationEcNode *EcNode, applyBalancing bool) (err error) {
 
 	if !commandEnv.isLocked() {
@@ -243,22 +350,6 @@ func (ecNode *EcNode) localShardIdCount(vid uint32) int {
 	return 0
 }
 
-func collectEcNodes(commandEnv *CommandEnv, selectedDataCenter string) (ecNodes []*EcNode, totalFreeEcSlots int, err error) {
-	// list all possible locations
-	// collect topology information
-	topologyInfo, _, err := collectTopologyInfo(commandEnv, 0)
-	if err != nil {
-		return
-	}
-
-	// find out all volume servers with one slot left.
-	ecNodes, totalFreeEcSlots = collectEcVolumeServersByDc(topologyInfo, selectedDataCenter)
-
-	sortEcNodesByFreeslotsDescending(ecNodes)
-
-	return
-}
-
 func collectEcVolumeServersByDc(topo *master_pb.TopologyInfo, selectedDataCenter string) (ecNodes []*EcNode, totalFreeEcSlots int) {
 	eachDataNode(topo, func(dc DataCenterId, rack RackId, dn *master_pb.DataNodeInfo) {
 		if selectedDataCenter != "" && selectedDataCenter != string(dc) {
@@ -523,7 +614,6 @@ func countShardsByRack(vid needle.VolumeId, locations []*EcNode) map[string]int
 	})
 }
 
-// TODO: Maybe remove averages constraints? We don't need those anymore now that we're properly balancing shards.
 func (ecb *ecBalancer) doBalanceEcShardsAcrossRacks(collection string, vid needle.VolumeId, locations []*EcNode) error {
 	racks := ecb.racks()
 
@@ -876,7 +966,7 @@ func EcBalance(commandEnv *CommandEnv, collections []string, dc string, ecReplic
 	}
 
 	// collect all ec nodes
-	allEcNodes, totalFreeEcSlots, err := collectEcNodes(commandEnv, dc)
+	allEcNodes, totalFreeEcSlots, err := collectEcNodesForDC(commandEnv, dc)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}

weed/shell/command_ec_common_test.go

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ func errorCheck(got error, want string) error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
 func TestParseReplicaPlacementArg(t *testing.T) {
 	getDefaultReplicaPlacementOrig := getDefaultReplicaPlacement
 	getDefaultReplicaPlacement = func(commandEnv *CommandEnv) (*super_block.ReplicaPlacement, error) {

weed/shell/command_ec_decode.go

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb"
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/storage/types"
@@ -241,25 +240,6 @@ func lookupVolumeIds(commandEnv *CommandEnv, volumeIds []string) (volumeIdLocati
 	return resp.VolumeIdLocations, nil
 }
 
-func collectTopologyInfo(commandEnv *CommandEnv, delayBeforeCollecting time.Duration) (topoInfo *master_pb.TopologyInfo, volumeSizeLimitMb uint64, err error) {
-
-	if delayBeforeCollecting > 0 {
-		time.Sleep(delayBeforeCollecting)
-	}
-
-	var resp *master_pb.VolumeListResponse
-	err = commandEnv.MasterClient.WithClient(false, func(client master_pb.SeaweedClient) error {
-		resp, err = client.VolumeList(context.Background(), &master_pb.VolumeListRequest{})
-		return err
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return
-	}
-
-	return resp.TopologyInfo, resp.VolumeSizeLimitMb, nil
-
-}
-
 func collectEcShardIds(topoInfo *master_pb.TopologyInfo, selectedCollection string) (vids []needle.VolumeId) {
 
 	vidMap := make(map[uint32]bool)

weed/shell/command_ec_encode.go

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func (c *commandEcEncode) Help() string {
 	This command will:
 	1. freeze one volume
 	2. apply erasure coding to the volume
-	3. move the encoded shards to multiple volume servers
+	3. (optionally) re-balance encoded shards across multiple volume servers
 
 	The erasure coding is 10.4. So ideally you have more than 14 volume servers, and you can afford
 	to lose 4 volume servers.
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ func (c *commandEcEncode) Help() string {
 	If you only have less than 4 volume servers, with erasure coding, at least you can afford to
 	have 4 corrupted shard files.
 
-`
+	Re-balancing algorithm:
+	` + ecBalanceAlgorithmDescription
 }
 
 func (c *commandEcEncode) HasTag(CommandTag) bool {
@@ -67,15 +68,22 @@ func (c *commandEcEncode) Do(args []string, commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer io.Wr
 	collection := encodeCommand.String("collection", "", "the collection name")
 	fullPercentage := encodeCommand.Float64("fullPercent", 95, "the volume reaches the percentage of max volume size")
 	quietPeriod := encodeCommand.Duration("quietFor", time.Hour, "select volumes without no writes for this period")
-	parallelCopy := encodeCommand.Bool("parallelCopy", true, "copy shards in parallel")
+	// TODO: Add concurrency support to EcBalance and reenable this switch?
+	//parallelCopy := encodeCommand.Bool("parallelCopy", true, "copy shards in parallel")
 	forceChanges := encodeCommand.Bool("force", false, "force the encoding even if the cluster has less than recommended 4 nodes")
+	shardReplicaPlacement := encodeCommand.String("shardReplicaPlacement", "", "replica placement for EC shards, or master default if empty")
+	applyBalancing := encodeCommand.Bool("rebalance", false, "re-balance EC shards after creation")
+
 	if err = encodeCommand.Parse(args); err != nil {
 		return nil
 	}
-
 	if err = commandEnv.confirmIsLocked(args); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
+	rp, err := parseReplicaPlacementArg(commandEnv, *shardReplicaPlacement)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
 	// collect topology information
 	topologyInfo, _, err := collectTopologyInfo(commandEnv, 0)
@@ -94,29 +102,44 @@ func (c *commandEcEncode) Do(args []string, commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer io.Wr
 		}
 	}
 
-	vid := needle.VolumeId(*volumeId)
+	var volumeIds []needle.VolumeId
-
+	if vid := needle.VolumeId(*volumeId); vid != 0 {
-	// volumeId is provided
+		// volumeId is provided
-	if vid != 0 {
+		volumeIds = append(volumeIds, vid)
-		return doEcEncode(commandEnv, *collection, vid, *parallelCopy)
+	} else {
-	}
+		// apply to all volumes in the collection
-
+		volumeIds, err = collectVolumeIdsForEcEncode(commandEnv, *collection, *fullPercentage, *quietPeriod)
-	// apply to all volumes in the collection
+		if err != nil {
-	volumeIds, err := collectVolumeIdsForEcEncode(commandEnv, *collection, *fullPercentage, *quietPeriod)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	fmt.Printf("ec encode volumes: %v\n", volumeIds)
-	for _, vid := range volumeIds {
-		if err = doEcEncode(commandEnv, *collection, vid, *parallelCopy); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
 
+	var collections []string
+	if *collection != "" {
+		collections = []string{*collection}
+	} else {
+		// TODO: should we limit this to collections associated with the provided volume ID?
+		collections, err = ListCollectionNames(commandEnv, false, true)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	// encode all requested volumes...
+	for _, vid := range volumeIds {
+		if err = doEcEncode(commandEnv, *collection, vid); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("ec encode for volume %d: %v", vid, err)
+		}
+	}
+	// ...then re-balance ec shards.
+	if err := EcBalance(commandEnv, collections, "", rp, *applyBalancing); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("re-balance ec shards for collection(s) %v: %v", collections, err)
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
-func doEcEncode(commandEnv *CommandEnv, collection string, vid needle.VolumeId, parallelCopy bool) (err error) {
+func doEcEncode(commandEnv *CommandEnv, collection string, vid needle.VolumeId) error {
 	if !commandEnv.isLocked() {
 		return fmt.Errorf("lock is lost")
 	}
@@ -130,23 +153,15 @@ func doEcEncode(commandEnv *CommandEnv, collection string, vid needle.VolumeId,
 	// fmt.Printf("found ec %d shards on %v\n", vid, locations)
 
 	// mark the volume as readonly
-	err = markVolumeReplicasWritable(commandEnv.option.GrpcDialOption, vid, locations, false, false)
+	if err := markVolumeReplicasWritable(commandEnv.option.GrpcDialOption, vid, locations, false, false); err != nil {
-	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("mark volume %d as readonly on %s: %v", vid, locations[0].Url, err)
 	}
 
 	// generate ec shards
-	err = generateEcShards(commandEnv.option.GrpcDialOption, vid, collection, locations[0].ServerAddress())
+	if err := generateEcShards(commandEnv.option.GrpcDialOption, vid, collection, locations[0].ServerAddress()); err != nil {
-	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("generate ec shards for volume %d on %s: %v", vid, locations[0].Url, err)
 	}
 
-	// balance the ec shards to current cluster
-	err = spreadEcShards(commandEnv, vid, collection, locations, parallelCopy)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("spread ec shards for volume %d from %s: %v", vid, locations[0].Url, err)
-	}
-
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -166,9 +181,10 @@ func generateEcShards(grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, volumeId needle.VolumeId,
 
 }
 
+// TODO: delete this (now unused) shard spread logic.
 func spreadEcShards(commandEnv *CommandEnv, volumeId needle.VolumeId, collection string, existingLocations []wdclient.Location, parallelCopy bool) (err error) {
 
-	allEcNodes, totalFreeEcSlots, err := collectEcNodes(commandEnv, "")
+	allEcNodes, totalFreeEcSlots, err := collectEcNodes(commandEnv)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -296,7 +312,6 @@ func balancedEcDistribution(servers []*EcNode) (allocated [][]uint32) {
 }
 
 func collectVolumeIdsForEcEncode(commandEnv *CommandEnv, selectedCollection string, fullPercentage float64, quietPeriod time.Duration) (vids []needle.VolumeId, err error) {
-
 	// collect topology information
 	topologyInfo, volumeSizeLimitMb, err := collectTopologyInfo(commandEnv, 0)
 	if err != nil {

weed/shell/command_ec_rebuild.go

@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb"
 	"io"
 
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/operation"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb"
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/volume_server_pb"
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/storage/erasure_coding"
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/storage/needle"
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func (c *commandEcRebuild) Do(args []string, commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer io.W
 	}
 
 	// collect all ec nodes
-	allEcNodes, _, err := collectEcNodes(commandEnv, "")
+	allEcNodes, _, err := collectEcNodes(commandEnv)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}