fix: limit range partition flush batch size

[Meowooh]

This is a follow-up to #558. Slice preparation is now bounded, but the subsequent range-partition data-
sync scan can still produce a flush batch that is too large for the checkpoint memory budget.

The total data-sync flush quota is calculated as:

flush_data_mem_quota
  = node_memory_limit * ckpt_buffer_ratio

In my case, with node_memory_limit set to 2 GiB, flush_data_mem_quota is 256MB

This quota is divided among the data-sync workers when constructing their current flush buffers. Before
this change, range-partition scans were primarily bounded by record count rather than exported payload
size, so large values could still produce an oversized batch.

Observed failure

In the affected deployment:

1. A range grew beyond approximately 256 MiB and triggered a range split.

2. The split transaction wrote its PrepareSplit log, installed the dirty range state, enabled splitting/
   forwarding, and retained the range write intent.

3. The split data-sync task generated batches with approximately 135–158 MiB of exported payload. The
   final flush_data_size also included FlushRecord and vector allocation overhead.

4. When a single accounted flush object exceeded the 256 MiB controller quota,
   DataSyncMemoryController::AllocateFlushDataMemQuota() deliberately admitted it to preserve checkpoint
   progress:

   if (quota > flush_data_mem_quota_)
   {
       LOG(WARNING) << "Flush object is too large ...";
       return true;
   }

   This produced the observed log:

   Flush object is too large ... flush data mem quota ...
   

5. Admitting the oversized object caused additional shard memory pressure and eventually OOM. The range
   data-sync scan then failed with SCAN_ERROR.

6. For a split-range task, the SCAN_ERROR path resets the error and puts the same task back at the front
   of the same worker queue. It has no retry limit or backoff and does not abort the parent split transaction
   or release its range write intent.

7. The same range was therefore scanned again, hit OOM again, and was requeued at the front again. Other
   checkpoint tasks assigned to the worker were also starved.

8. The parent split transaction remained at PrepareSplit (stage 0). It never reached CommitSplit or
   CleanSplit, so the range remained in splitting/forwarding state and the range write intent stayed held.

9. Checkpoint progress and log truncation were blocked, making memory reclamation more difficult and
   reinforcing the cycle:

   OOM -> front-of-queue retry -> checkpoint stalls
       -> memory cannot be reclaimed -> OOM again
   

Other nodes periodically detected the long-held range lock:

orphan lock detected ... try to recover

However, recovery found that the coordinator still reported the parent split transaction as ongoing:

The tx ... is ongoing. Does nothing for recovery.

Recovery therefore could not take over or release the lock. The externally visible failure was a range-
split livelock with repeated orphan-lock detection, rather than only a transient memory spike.

Behavior before and after

Before:

• Range-partition scans stopped based on record count, scan-heap pressure, or scan completion.
• Variable-sized values could produce a single flush batch larger than its worker's intended flush-buffer
  budget.
• An oversized allocation could bypass the global data-sync quota and trigger the OOM/retry livelock
  described above.

After:

• Each range-partition scan receives an explicit exported-payload limit derived from one quarter of its
  worker's flush-buffer capacity.
• Once the accumulated payload reaches that limit, the current scan batch finishes and the next batch
  resumes from the existing pause position.
• Split data is emitted as smaller flush tasks, preventing one scan batch from consuming the checkpoint
  memory budget and triggering the observed failure chain.
• Callers that do not produce flush batches, such as secondary-index generation, retain the previous
  behavior.

There are no external API, persistent-format, or configuration changes.

Implementation

• Add an optional flush_data_size_limit argument to RangePartitionDataSyncScanCc.

• Use zero as the default value to disable the limit for non-flush callers.

• Add HasReachedFlushDataSizeLimit() based on accumulated_flush_data_size_.

• Check the limit before exporting another record and when deciding whether the current scan request is
  complete.

• Derive the limit in LocalCcShards::DataSyncForRangePartition() as:

  worker_flush_buffer
      = flush_data_mem_quota / data_sync_worker_num
  
  range_scan_payload_limit
      = max(1, worker_flush_buffer / 4)
  

• Preserve the existing pause/resume, flush, range-split, and checkpoint control flow.

Design decisions and alternatives

The limit uses actual accumulated payload bytes instead of record count because record count cannot bound
memory usage when values have significantly different sizes.

One quarter of the worker buffer leaves capacity for other batches accumulated by the same worker and for
memory overhead that is added to flush_data_size after payload generation.

The threshold is intentionally a soft limit. An individual record may take the batch past the threshold,
after which the scan stops. This guarantees forward progress even when one record is larger than the batch
target.

A zero limit preserves the existing behavior for callers such as secondary-index generation that reuse
RangePartitionDataSyncScanCc but do not create flush batches.

This PR prevents the oversized range-scan batch that initiates the incident. It does not change the memory
controller's oversized-object bypass or the existing unbounded SCAN_ERROR retry policy.

Test plan

• Reproduce with node_memory_limit_mb=2048 and a range larger than the split threshold
• Verify range-split scan batches stop near the calculated per-worker payload limit
• Verify the split reaches CommitSplit and CleanSplit
• Verify the parent transaction completes and releases the range write intent
• Verify other checkpoint tasks on the same worker continue to make progress
• Verify checkpoint/log-truncation progress is restored
• Formatting/whitespace validation

Commands and results:

git diff --check refs/remotes/upstream/main...HEAD
# PASS

overhead and an individually oversized record may still take the final allocation above the target, which
is why the limit reserves most of the worker buffer as headroom.

The change does not alter record selection, checkpoint timestamps, persistence formats, or recovery
semantics. Existing pause-position handling ensures that records after the size boundary are processed by
a subsequent batch.

Rollback plan

Revert this PR. No configuration or data migration rollback is required.

Reviewer guide

Please focus on:

• RangePartitionDataSyncScanCc default-disabled limit and reset behavior.
• The scan-loop exit conditions in template_cc_map.h, especially pause-position preservation and forward
  progress.
• The per-worker buffer calculation in LocalCcShards::DataSyncForRangePartition().
• The relationship between accumulated_flush_data_size_ and the final flush_data_size passed to
  AllocateFlushDataMemQuota().
• Ensuring secondary-index generation remains unaffected through the default zero limit.

Follow-up work

• Add a focused regression test for payload-based range scan batching and the split-livelock scenario.
• Add bounded retry/backoff or terminal handling for repeatedly failing split-range SCAN_ERROR tasks.
• Revisit the oversized-object bypass in AllocateFlushDataMemQuota() so a single allocation cannot
  undermine the global memory budget.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features

  • Added configurable data-size limits for range-partition synchronization scans.
  • Scans now stop early when the configured flush-data threshold is reached.
  • Automatic per-worker limits help control memory used by scan batches.

• Bug Fixes

  • Prevented synchronization scans from accumulating excessive flush data before completing.

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Walkthrough

Range-partition data-sync scans now accept an optional flush-data size limit. Local workers set the limit to one quarter of their flush buffer, and scan execution stops when the limit is reached.

Changes

Flush Data Size Limited Scans

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Scan limit contract tx_service/include/cc/cc_request.h	RangePartitionDataSyncScanCc stores an optional flush-data size limit. Zero keeps the limit disabled. The request reports when accumulated flushed data reaches the limit.
Scan execution and worker budget tx_service/src/cc/local_cc_shards.cpp, tx_service/include/cc/template_cc_map.h	Local workers calculate a minimum one-byte budget from one quarter of the flush buffer. The scan request receives this budget, and scan execution stops and finishes when the limit is reached.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 3a18c

The change bounds range-partition flush batches while preserving existing behavior for non-flush callers. The remaining documentation improvement is localized and creates no actionable merge-blocking risk; the PR is merge-ready after normal checks.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant LocalWorker
  participant RangePartitionDataSyncScanCc
  participant ScanExecutor
  LocalWorker->>RangePartitionDataSyncScanCc: Set per-worker flush-data limit
  LocalWorker->>ScanExecutor: Execute range-partition scan
  ScanExecutor->>RangePartitionDataSyncScanCc: Check accumulated flush data
  ScanExecutor-->>LocalWorker: Finish when the limit is reached

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Poem

A rabbit counts each byte in flight
The scan hops onward, neat and light
When the buffer’s quarter mark is near
The request says, “Stop here!”
And rests its fluffy ears just right

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tx_service/include/cc/cc_request.h (1)

3948-3949: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Document the new public constructor parameter.

flush_data_size_limit is caller-visible, but the constructor does not document its semantics. Add a comment that defines zero as disabled and explains that reaching the limit preserves the existing pause/resume position.

Proposed documentation

+    /**
+     * `@brief` Optionally limits exported payload bytes per flush batch.
+     * `@param` flush_data_size_limit Maximum payload bytes per batch.
+     *        Zero disables the limit. Reaching the limit resumes from the
+     *        existing scan pause position.
+     */
     RangePartitionDataSyncScanCc(

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In `@tx_service/include/cc/cc_request.h` around lines 3948 - 3949, Document the
public constructor parameter flush_data_size_limit at its declaration, stating
that zero disables the limit and that reaching the limit preserves the existing
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In `@tx_service/include/cc/cc_request.h`:
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