seaweedfs/seaweedfs-rdma-sidecar/FUTURE-WORK-TODO.md

SeaweedFS RDMA Sidecar - Future Work TODO

🎯 Current Status (✅ COMPLETED)

Phase 1: Architecture & Integration - DONE

• ✅ Complete Go ↔ Rust IPC Pipeline: Unix sockets + MessagePack
• ✅ SeaweedFS Integration: Mount client with RDMA acceleration
• ✅ Docker Orchestration: Multi-service setup with proper networking
• ✅ Error Handling: Robust fallback and recovery mechanisms
• ✅ Performance Optimizations: Zero-copy page cache + connection pooling
• ✅ Code Quality: All GitHub PR review comments addressed
• ✅ Testing Framework: Integration tests and benchmarking tools

Phase 2: Mock Implementation - DONE

• ✅ Mock RDMA Engine: Complete Rust implementation for development
• ✅ Pattern Data Generation: Predictable test data for validation
• ✅ Simulated Performance: Realistic latency and throughput modeling
• ✅ Development Environment: Full testing without hardware requirements

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🚀 PHASE 3: REAL RDMA IMPLEMENTATION

3.1 Hardware Abstraction Layer 🔴 HIGH PRIORITY

Replace Mock RDMA Context

File: rdma-engine/src/rdma.rs Current:

RdmaContextImpl::Mock(MockRdmaContext::new(config).await?)

TODO:

// Enable UCX feature and implement
RdmaContextImpl::Ucx(UcxRdmaContext::new(config).await?)

Tasks:

• Implement UcxRdmaContext struct
• Add UCX FFI bindings for Rust
• Handle UCX initialization and cleanup
• Add feature flag: real-ucx vs mock

Real Memory Management

File: rdma-engine/src/rdma.rs lines 245-270 Current: Fake memory regions in vector TODO:

• Integrate with UCX memory registration APIs
• Implement HugePage support for large transfers
• Add memory region caching for performance
• Handle registration/deregistration errors

Actual RDMA Operations

File: rdma-engine/src/rdma.rs lines 273-335 Current: Pattern data + artificial latency TODO:

• Replace post_read() with real UCX RDMA operations
• Implement post_write() with actual memory transfers
• Add completion polling from hardware queues
• Handle partial transfers and retries

3.2 Data Path Replacement 🟡 MEDIUM PRIORITY

Real Data Transfer

File: pkg/rdma/client.go lines 420-442 Current:

// MOCK: Pattern generation
mockData[i] = byte(i % 256)

TODO:

// Get actual data from RDMA buffer
realData := getRdmaBufferContents(startResp.LocalAddr, startResp.TransferSize)
validateDataIntegrity(realData, completeResp.ServerCrc)

Tasks:

• Remove mock data generation
• Access actual RDMA transferred data
• Implement CRC validation: completeResp.ServerCrc
• Add data integrity error handling

Hardware Device Detection

File: rdma-engine/src/rdma.rs lines 222-233 Current: Hardcoded Mellanox device info TODO:

• Enumerate real RDMA devices using UCX
• Query actual device capabilities
• Handle multiple device scenarios
• Add device selection logic

3.3 Performance Optimization 🟢 LOW PRIORITY

Memory Registration Caching

TODO:

• Implement MR (Memory Region) cache
• Add LRU eviction for memory pressure
• Optimize for frequently accessed regions
• Monitor cache hit rates

Advanced RDMA Features

TODO:

• Implement RDMA Write operations
• Add Immediate Data support
• Implement RDMA Write with Immediate
• Add Atomic operations (if needed)

Multi-Transport Support

TODO:

• Leverage UCX's automatic transport selection
• Add InfiniBand support
• Add RoCE (RDMA over Converged Ethernet) support
• Implement TCP fallback via UCX

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🔧 PHASE 4: PRODUCTION HARDENING

4.1 Error Handling & Recovery

• Add RDMA-specific error codes
• Implement connection recovery
• Add retry logic for transient failures
• Handle device hot-plug scenarios

4.2 Monitoring & Observability

• Add RDMA-specific metrics (bandwidth, latency, errors)
• Implement tracing for RDMA operations
• Add health checks for RDMA devices
• Create performance dashboards

4.3 Configuration & Tuning

• Add RDMA-specific configuration options
• Implement auto-tuning based on workload
• Add support for multiple RDMA ports
• Create deployment guides for different hardware

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📋 IMMEDIATE NEXT STEPS

Step 1: UCX Integration Setup

1. Add UCX dependencies to Rust:

   [dependencies]
   ucx-sys = "0.1"  # UCX FFI bindings
   

2. Create UCX wrapper module:

   touch rdma-engine/src/ucx.rs
   

3. Implement basic UCX context:

   pub struct UcxRdmaContext {
       context: *mut ucx_sys::ucp_context_h,
       worker: *mut ucx_sys::ucp_worker_h,
   }
   

Step 2: Development Environment

1. Install UCX library:

   # Ubuntu/Debian
   sudo apt-get install libucx-dev
      
   # CentOS/RHEL  
   sudo yum install ucx-devel
   

2. Update Cargo.toml features:

   [features]
   default = ["mock"]
   mock = []
   real-ucx = ["ucx-sys"]
   

Step 3: Testing Strategy

1. Add hardware detection tests
2. Create UCX initialization tests
3. Implement gradual feature migration
4. Maintain mock fallback for CI/CD

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🏗️ ARCHITECTURE NOTES

Current Working Components

• ✅ Go Sidecar: Production-ready HTTP API
• ✅ IPC Layer: Robust Unix socket + MessagePack
• ✅ SeaweedFS Integration: Complete mount client integration
• ✅ Docker Setup: Multi-service orchestration
• ✅ Error Handling: Comprehensive fallback mechanisms

Mock vs Real Boundary

┌─────────────────┐     ┌─────────────────┐     ┌─────────────────┐
│   SeaweedFS     │────▶│   Go Sidecar    │────▶│  Rust Engine    │
│   (REAL)        │     │   (REAL)        │     │   (MOCK)        │
└─────────────────┘     └─────────────────┘     └─────────────────┘
                                                          │
                                                          ▼
                                                 ┌─────────────────┐
                                                 │ RDMA Hardware   │
                                                 │ (TO IMPLEMENT)  │
                                                 └─────────────────┘

Performance Expectations

• Current Mock: ~403 ops/sec, 2.48ms latency
• Target Real: ~4000 ops/sec, 250μs latency (UCX optimized)
• Bandwidth Goal: 25-100 Gbps (depending on hardware)

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📚 REFERENCE MATERIALS

UCX Documentation

• GitHub: https://github.com/openucx/ucx
• API Reference: https://openucx.readthedocs.io/
• Rust Bindings: https://crates.io/crates/ucx-sys

RDMA Programming

• InfiniBand Architecture: Volume 1 Specification
• RoCE Standards: IBTA Annex A17
• Performance Tuning: UCX Performance Guide

SeaweedFS Integration

• File ID Format: weed/storage/needle/file_id.go
• Volume Server: weed/server/volume_server_handlers_read.go
• Mount Client: weed/mount/filehandle_read.go

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⚠️ IMPORTANT NOTES

Breaking Changes to Avoid

• Keep IPC Protocol Stable: Don't change MessagePack format
• Maintain HTTP API: Existing endpoints must remain compatible
• Preserve Configuration: Environment variables should work unchanged

Testing Requirements

• Hardware Tests: Require actual RDMA NICs
• CI/CD Compatibility: Must fallback to mock for automated testing
• Performance Benchmarks: Compare mock vs real performance

Security Considerations

• Memory Protection: Ensure RDMA regions are properly isolated
• Access Control: Validate remote memory access permissions
• Data Validation: Always verify CRC checksums

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🎯 SUCCESS CRITERIA

Phase 3 Complete When:

• Real RDMA data transfers working
• Hardware device detection functional
• Performance exceeds mock implementation
• All integration tests passing with real hardware

Phase 4 Complete When:

• Production deployment successful
• Monitoring and alerting operational
• Performance targets achieved
• Error handling validated under load

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📅 Last Updated: December 2024 👤 Contact: Resume from seaweedfs-rdma-sidecar/ directory 🏷️ Version: v1.0 (Mock Implementation Complete)

🚀 Ready to resume: All infrastructure is in place, just need to replace the mock RDMA layer with UCX integration!