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Context

Data Substrate and the standalone DataStoreService currently map maxclients to RLIMIT_NOFILE, which changes their process-wide file-descriptor ceilings and can prevent non-client files, storage files, and internal RPC connections from opening. EloqKV needs the setting to be enforced only by its Redis listener.

This PR consumes merged eloqdata/brpc#29 and its plaintext rejection follow-up eloqdata/brpc#30, ending at commit bf7c9cb8a233a370c16e3ebb7664c7db57d97ac8 on master.

It also consumes the matching merged EloqStore module adaptation in eloqdata/eloqstore#498 at commit 09a4227028cc0de58bd5e4af4e10577438ca5563 on main.

Behavior before and after

Before, loading maxclients in DataSubstrate or the standalone DataStoreService changed both the soft and hard RLIMIT_NOFILE values for the whole process.

After, Data Substrate still loads and exposes maxclients, but leaves file-descriptor limits unchanged. API servers can pass the value to the brpc Redis-only listener, so other RPC servers and ordinary file opens are unaffected. The standalone DataStoreService has no Redis listener, so it no longer defines or loads maxclients and inherits its OS file-descriptor limit.

Implementation

Design decisions and alternatives

Connection admission belongs to the protocol listener that can distinguish Redis clients from internal RPC traffic. Data Substrate remains responsible for loading the shared configuration value, while the consuming API server applies it to its Redis acceptor. The standalone DataStoreService is a brpc storage RPC process without a Redis listener, so it inherits an operator-managed OS file-descriptor limit instead of interpreting maxclients.

Test plan

  • Unit/CTest coverage
  • Parent-project integration or manual validation
  • Formatting/build checks
  • Recovery, compatibility, or performance validation, when relevant
  • Documentation updated, when behavior changed

Commands and results:

clang-format-18 -i core/src/data_substrate.cpp tx_service/include/tx_service.h
  completed successfully

git diff --check origin/main...HEAD
  passed

git submodule status data_substrate
  +1d12310a50e36d6f372103cd223cd9c30c32a5d4 data_substrate (heads/agent/redis-maxclients)

cmake -S . -B bld-ci-maxclients \
  -DWITH_TESTS=ON \
  -DWITH_DATA_STORE=ELOQDSS_ELOQSTORE \
  -DWITH_LOG_STATE=ROCKSDB \
  -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug \
  -DELOQ_THIRD_PARTY_PREFIX=/opt/eloq/third_party \
  -DELOQ_THIRD_PARTY_REQUIRED=ON
  passed

LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/eloq/third_party/lib:/opt/eloq/third_party/lib64 \
  cmake --build bld-ci-maxclients --parallel 4
  passed: [100%] Built target ClusterCrossNg-Test

cmake -S store_handler/eloq_data_store_service \
  -B /tmp/tx-service-dss-maxclients-build \
  -DWITH_DATA_STORE=ELOQDSS_ELOQSTORE \
  -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug \
  -DELOQ_THIRD_PARTY_PREFIX=/opt/eloq/third_party
  completed and generated build files; CMake emitted non-fatal existing
  google/protobuf/empty.proto generation diagnostics

cmake --build /tmp/tx-service-dss-maxclients-build \
  --target dss_server --parallel 4
  passed: [100%] Built target dss_server

cmake --build . --target eloqkv --parallel 4
  passed: [100%] Built target eloqkv

tclsh tests/test_helper.tcl --host 127.0.0.1 --port 17779 \
  --tags -needs:repl --tags -needs:config-maxmemory --tags -needs:debug \
  --tags -needs:redis_config --tags -needs:redis_expire \
  --tags -needs:slow_test --tags -needs:support_cmd_later \
  --tags -needs:cluster_mode --tags -needs:fault_inject \
  --single /unit/eloq/maxclients
  passed: 1/1, all tests passed without errors

With the test server configured with maxclients=3:
  /proc/<eloqkv-pid>/limits reported soft=1024, hard=1048576
  CONFIG GET maxclients reported 3

The standalone Data Substrate CTest suite and the full EloqKV TCL suite have not been run. Both dependency commits are reachable from their repositories' default branches.

Risk assessment

Removing the process-wide rlimit adjustments may expose deployments that relied on Data Substrate or the standalone DataStoreService to lower or raise RLIMIT_NOFILE; those deployments should manage OS limits independently. Transaction, WAL, durability, and recovery paths are unchanged.

Rollback plan

Revert this PR and restore the prior brpc and EloqStore submodule pointers. OS file-descriptor limits can be managed independently during rollout or rollback.

Reviewer guide

Start with core/src/data_substrate.cpp to verify that API-server config loading remains intact while rlimit mutation is removed. Check store_handler/eloq_data_store_service/main.cpp to verify the standalone RPC service no longer interprets maxclients. Then verify the brpc and EloqStore gitlinks are exactly the merged commits of their dependency PRs and review the module Type() overrides as the compatibility adaptation.

Follow-up work

None.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Configuration

    • maxclients remains available as a configuration option with a default limit of 500,000 API-server connections.
    • The setting no longer changes the operating system’s process file-descriptor limit.
  • Compatibility

    • Updated underlying service components to incorporate the latest improvements.
  • Architecture

    • Improved module identification within the service framework.

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Walkthrough

The change stops applying maxclients as the process file-descriptor limit, documents its API-server connection limit, adds TxServiceModule type metadata, and advances two subproject references.

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Client limit behavior

Layer / File(s) Summary
Remove process file-descriptor limit assignment
store_handler/eloq_data_store_service/main.cpp, core/src/data_substrate.cpp, docs/01-architecture-overview.md
Startup and data substrate code no longer sets RLIMIT_NOFILE from maxclients. The architecture overview documents a 500,000 API-server connection admission limit without changing process file-descriptor limits.

Module type metadata

Layer / File(s) Summary
Add TxServiceModule type override
tx_service/include/tx_service.h
TxServiceModule::Type() now returns eloq::ModuleType::kTxService.

Subproject updates

Layer / File(s) Summary
Advance subproject references
third_party/src/brpc, store_handler/eloq_data_service/eloqstore
The brpc and eloqstore subproject pointers advance to newer commits.

Estimated code review effort: 1 (Trivial) | ~5 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 1d123

The change confines maxclients to Redis listener admission and stops the standalone service from modifying process-wide file-descriptor limits. No actionable merge-blocking risk remains after normal checks and review.

Suggested reviewers: zhangh43, liangjchen

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The file limit now stays straight.
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Document the new public Type() override.

This public override defines the module type used by Eloq module registration and dispatch. Add a Doxygen comment that documents this contract and explains why the return value must remain eloq::ModuleType::kTxService.

As per coding guidelines, add documentation comments to new public APIs and document non-obvious compatibility constraints rather than restating code.

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+    /**
+     * `@brief` Returns the module type used for Eloq module registration.
+     *
+     * This value must remain kTxService for TxServiceModule dispatch.
+     */
    eloq::ModuleType Type() const override
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In `@tx_service/include/tx_service.h` around lines 1071 - 1075, Add a concise
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it identifies this module as the transaction service for Eloq registration and
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In `@docs/01-architecture-overview.md`:
- Line 78: Qualify the maxclients statement in the architecture overview so it
applies only to the API-server/DataSubstrate process, reflecting that
DataStoreService still maps maxclients to RLIMIT_NOFILE through its existing
startup behavior. Do not present the limitation as a repository-wide rule unless
the DataStoreService implementation is changed accordingly.

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In `@tx_service/include/tx_service.h`:
- Around line 1071-1075: Add a concise Doxygen comment immediately before the
public Type() override documenting that it identifies this module as the
transaction service for Eloq registration and dispatch, and that it must
continue returning eloq::ModuleType::kTxService for compatibility. Keep the
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