//! This module implements the data storage and access layer. //! //! # Data formats //! //! PBS splits large files into chunks, and stores them deduplicated using //! a content addressable storage format. //! //! Backup snapshots are stored as folders containing a manifest file and //! potentially one or more index or blob files. //! //! The manifest contains hashes of all other files and can be signed by //! the client. //! //! Blob files contain data directly. They are used for config files and //! the like. //! //! Index files are used to reconstruct an original file. They contain a //! list of SHA256 checksums. The `DynamicIndex*` format is able to deal //! with dynamic chunk sizes (CT and host backups), whereas the //! `FixedIndex*` format is an optimization to store a list of equal sized //! chunks (VMs, whole block devices). //! //! A chunk is defined as a binary blob, which is stored inside a //! [ChunkStore](struct.ChunkStore.html) instead of the backup directory //! directly, and can be addressed by its SHA256 digest. //! //! //! # Garbage Collection (GC) //! //! Deleting backups is as easy as deleting the corresponding .idx files. //! However, this does not free up any storage, because those files just //! contain references to chunks. //! //! To free up some storage, we run a garbage collection process at //! regular intervals. The collector uses a mark and sweep approach. In //! the first phase, it scans all .idx files to mark used chunks. The //! second phase then removes all unmarked chunks from the store. //! //! The locking mechanisms mentioned below make sure that we are the only //! process running GC. We still want to be able to create backups during //! GC, so there may be multiple backup threads/tasks running, either //! started before GC, or while GC is running. //! //! ## `atime` based GC //! //! The idea here is to mark chunks by updating the `atime` (access //! timestamp) on the chunk file. This is quite simple and does not need //! additional RAM. //! //! One minor problem is that recent Linux versions use the `relatime` //! mount flag by default for performance reasons (and we want that). When //! enabled, `atime` data is written to the disk only if the file has been //! modified since the `atime` data was last updated (`mtime`), or if the //! file was last accessed more than a certain amount of time ago (by //! default 24h). So we may only delete chunks with `atime` older than 24 //! hours. //! //! Another problem arises from running backups. The mark phase does not //! find any chunks from those backups, because there is no .idx file for //! them (created after the backup). Chunks created or touched by those //! backups may have an `atime` as old as the start time of those backups. //! Please note that the backup start time may predate the GC start time. //! So we may only delete chunks older than the start time of those //! running backup jobs, which might be more than 24h back (this is the //! reason why ProcessLocker exclusive locks only have to be exclusive //! between processes, since within one we can determine the age of the //! oldest shared lock). //! //! ## Store `marks` in RAM using a HASH //! //! Might be better. Under investigation. //! //! //! # Locking //! //! Since PBS allows multiple potentially interfering operations at the //! same time (e.g. garbage collect, prune, multiple backup creations //! (only in separate groups), forget, ...), these need to lock against //! each other in certain scenarios. There is no overarching global lock //! though, instead always the finest grained lock possible is used, //! because running these operations concurrently is treated as a feature //! on its own. //! //! ## Inter-process Locking //! //! We need to be able to restart the proxmox-backup service daemons, so //! that we can update the software without rebooting the host. But such //! restarts must not abort running backup jobs, so we need to keep the //! old service running until those jobs are finished. This implies that //! we need some kind of locking for modifying chunks and indices in the //! ChunkStore. //! //! Please note that it is perfectly valid to have multiple //! parallel ChunkStore writers, even when they write the same chunk //! (because the chunk would have the same name and the same data, and //! writes are completed atomically via a rename). The only problem is //! garbage collection, because we need to avoid deleting chunks which are //! still referenced. //! //! To do this we use the //! [ProcessLocker](../tools/struct.ProcessLocker.html). //! //! ### ChunkStore-wide //! //! * Create Index Files: //! //! Acquire shared lock for ChunkStore. //! //! Note: When creating .idx files, we create a temporary .tmp file, //! then do an atomic rename. //! //! * Garbage Collect: //! //! Acquire exclusive lock for ChunkStore. If we have //! already a shared lock for the ChunkStore, try to upgrade that //! lock. //! //! Exclusive locks only work _between processes_. It is valid to have an //! exclusive and one or more shared locks held within one process. Writing //! chunks within one process is synchronized using the gc_mutex. //! //! On server restart, we stop any running GC in the old process to avoid //! having the exclusive lock held for too long. //! //! ## Locking table //! //! Below table shows all operations that play a role in locking, and which //! mechanisms are used to make their concurrent usage safe. //! //! | starting >
v during | read index file | create index file | GC mark | GC sweep | update manifest | forget | prune | create backup | verify | reader api | //! |-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-| //! | **read index file** | / | / | / | / | / | mmap stays valid, oldest_shared_lock prevents GC | see forget column | / | / | / | //! | **create index file** | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | /, happens at the end, after all chunks are touched | /, only happens without a manifest | / | //! | **GC mark** | / | Datastore process-lock shared | gc_mutex, exclusive ProcessLocker | gc_mutex | /, GC only cares about index files, not manifests | tells GC about removed chunks | see forget column | /, index files don’t exist yet | / | / | //! | **GC sweep** | / | Datastore process-lock shared | gc_mutex, exclusive ProcessLocker | gc_mutex | / | /, chunks already marked | see forget column | chunks get touched; chunk_store.mutex; oldest PL lock | / | / | //! | **update manifest** | / | / | / | / | update_manifest lock | update_manifest lock, remove dir under lock | see forget column | /, “write manifest” happens at the end | /, can call “write manifest”, see that column | / | //! | **forget** | / | / | removed_during_gc mutex is held during unlink | marking done, doesn’t matter if forgotten now | update_manifest lock, forget waits for lock | /, unlink is atomic | causes forget to fail, but that’s OK | running backup has snapshot flock | /, potentially detects missing folder | shared snap flock | //! | **prune** | / | / | see forget row | see forget row | see forget row | causes warn in prune, but no error | see forget column | running and last non-running can’t be pruned | see forget row | shared snap flock | //! | **create backup** | / | only time this happens, thus has snapshot flock | / | chunks get touched; chunk_store.mutex; oldest PL lock | no lock, but cannot exist beforehand | snapshot flock, can’t be forgotten | running and last non-running can’t be pruned | snapshot group flock, only one running per group | /, won’t be verified since manifest missing | / | //! | **verify** | / | / | / | / | see “update manifest” row | /, potentially detects missing folder | see forget column | / | /, but useless (“update manifest” protects itself) | / | //! | **reader api** | / | / | / | /, open snap can’t be forgotten, so ref must exist | / | prevented by shared snap flock | prevented by shared snap flock | / | / | /, lock is shared |! //! * / = no interaction //! * shared/exclusive from POV of 'starting' process // Note: .pcat1 => Proxmox Catalog Format version 1 pub const CATALOG_NAME: &str = "catalog.pcat1.didx"; #[macro_export] macro_rules! PROXMOX_BACKUP_PROTOCOL_ID_V1 { () => { "proxmox-backup-protocol-v1" }; } #[macro_export] macro_rules! PROXMOX_BACKUP_READER_PROTOCOL_ID_V1 { () => { "proxmox-backup-reader-protocol-v1" }; } pub mod backup_info; pub mod catalog; pub mod cached_chunk_reader; pub mod checksum_reader; pub mod checksum_writer; pub mod chunk_stat; pub mod chunk_store; pub mod chunker; pub mod crypt_reader; pub mod crypt_writer; pub mod data_blob; pub mod data_blob_reader; pub mod data_blob_writer; pub mod file_formats; pub mod index; pub mod manifest; pub mod paperkey; pub mod prune; pub mod read_chunk; pub mod store_progress; pub mod dynamic_index; pub mod fixed_index; pub use backup_info::{BackupDir, BackupGroup, BackupInfo}; pub use checksum_reader::ChecksumReader; pub use checksum_writer::ChecksumWriter; pub use chunk_store::ChunkStore; pub use chunker::Chunker; pub use crypt_reader::CryptReader; pub use crypt_writer::CryptWriter; pub use data_blob::DataBlob; pub use data_blob_reader::DataBlobReader; pub use data_blob_writer::DataBlobWriter; pub use manifest::BackupManifest; pub use store_progress::StoreProgress;