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Incoming query will stay in queue till the server's memory is under a set threshold. The timeout is set to 10s, failing quickly is better than staying in limbo.

Fixes #XXXX.

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This PR has:

  • been tested to ensure log ingestion and log query works.
  • added comments explaining the "why" and the intent of the code wherever would not be obvious for an unfamiliar reader.
  • added documentation for new or modified features or behaviors.

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  • New Features

    • Added configurable query memory thresholds, including environment-based configuration.
    • Queries now wait for available memory before execution and return a busy response if resources remain unavailable.
    • Explain output now includes query statistics.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved memory monitoring accuracy in containerized environments by using container limits and usage when available.
    • Execution errors now return their appropriate HTTP status codes.
    • Memory-related failures return 503 Service Unavailable with a plain-text explanation.

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The changes add a configurable query memory threshold, cgroup-aware memory checks, pre-execution query admission with a timeout, DataFusion explain statistics, and HTTP response mapping for query execution errors.

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Query memory controls

Layer / File(s) Summary
Memory threshold configuration
src/cli.rs
Options adds the validated query_mem_threshold percentage. Query memory documentation now uses bytes and describes queuing behavior.
Pre-execution resource guard
src/handlers/http/resource_check.rs, src/query/mod.rs
Memory checks prefer cgroup RSS and limits when available. Query execution waits for memory availability and returns ServerBusy after 10 seconds when the threshold remains exceeded. Query memory sizing uses cgroup or system total memory.
Query response and explain output
src/query/mod.rs, src/handlers/http/query.rs
DataFusion explain plans include statistics. Query execution errors use mapped status codes, including 503 Service Unavailable for memory-related failures.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟠 High · up to f5ee1

Concurrent queries can bypass the memory threshold because admission capacity is not reserved, allowing bursts that may increase memory pressure and affect server availability. Server-side query timeouts also return the wrong HTTP status. The PR is not merge-ready until these issues are addressed.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant QueryRequest
  participant execute
  participant MemoryGuard
  participant ResourceMetrics
  participant ActixResponse
  QueryRequest->>execute: submit query
  execute->>MemoryGuard: check memory
  MemoryGuard->>ResourceMetrics: read cgroup or system metrics
  ResourceMetrics-->>MemoryGuard: return memory utilization
  alt memory available
    MemoryGuard-->>execute: permit execution
    execute-->>QueryRequest: return query response
  else threshold exceeded for 10 seconds
    MemoryGuard-->>execute: return ServerBusy
    execute->>ActixResponse: map error to HTTP 503 plaintext response
    ActixResponse-->>QueryRequest: return 503 response
  end
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A rabbit checked the memory gate,
And watched each query calmly wait.
Cgroups measured space with care,
While errors gained responses fair.
Explain plans showed statistics there.

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Inline comments:
In `@src/cli.rs`:
- Line 464: Update the help text for the memory threshold option near the CLI
configuration so its stated queue wait duration matches the 10-second timeout
implemented in the query handling flow. Change only the documented duration and
preserve the existing threshold description.

In `@src/query/mod.rs`:
- Around line 160-163: Update enough_available_memory so the no-cgroup-limits
branch compares System::used_memory() against threshold multiplied by
System::total_memory(), and refreshes the System memory measurements before each
retry while polling. Preserve the existing threshold and timeout behavior.
- Line 151: Update the admission-check loop around System::cgroup_limits() to
call s.refresh_memory() before evaluating used_memory() and available_memory().
Keep the initial s.refresh_all() and existing timeout behavior unchanged, while
ensuring each check observes current memory values.
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src/query/mod.rs (2)

1010-1025: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Delegate ExecuteError status codes through QueryError. The ? operator converts ExecuteError to QueryError::Execute, whose ResponseError::status_code() currently returns 500 for every execution error. Therefore, StreamNotFound, Timeout, and ServerBusy do not reach clients as 404, 408, and 503. Delegate the wrapped error's status and add handler tests for these cases.

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In `@src/query/mod.rs` around lines 1010 - 1025, Update QueryError’s ResponseError
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wrapped ExecuteError::status_code(), preserving the specific 404, 408, and 503
mappings for StreamNotFound, Timeout, and ServerBusy. Add handler tests covering
these three execution-error cases and their expected HTTP statuses.

154-167: 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Add shared admission state for concurrent requests.

execute() checks memory before running each query, but each enough_available_memory() call creates its own System and only samples memory. Concurrent calls can all pass before their allocations become visible. The shared DataFusion memory pool does not account for all query memory, so it is not an equivalent aggregate admission guarantee. Add a shared reservation or semaphore.

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In `@src/query/mod.rs` around lines 154 - 167, Update execute() and
enough_available_memory() to use shared admission state, such as a reservation
mechanism or semaphore, so concurrent requests cannot all pass independent
memory samples before allocation visibility catches up. Ensure each request
acquires admission capacity before running and releases it when complete, while
preserving the existing wait behavior when capacity is unavailable.
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- Around line 1010-1025: Update QueryError’s ResponseError status_code
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ExecuteError::status_code(), preserving the specific 404, 408, and 503 mappings
for StreamNotFound, Timeout, and ServerBusy. Add handler tests covering these
three execution-error cases and their expected HTTP statuses.
- Around line 154-167: Update execute() and enough_available_memory() to use
shared admission state, such as a reservation mechanism or semaphore, so
concurrent requests cannot all pass independent memory samples before allocation
visibility catches up. Ensure each request acquires admission capacity before
running and releases it when complete, while preserving the existing wait
behavior when capacity is unavailable.

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parmesant force-pushed the query-throttling branch 2 times, most recently from 63d6606 to d5fa042 Compare August 25, 2026 11:16

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147-182: 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Reserve capacity before admitting concurrent queries.

enough_available_memory() only observes current usage. If several requests enter while Lines [156-163] pass, all requests can start before any query allocation changes RSS. The 10-second polling loop does not reserve capacity or limit concurrent admissions. Add shared admission accounting or permits before spawning queries.

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In `@src/query/mod.rs` around lines 147 - 182, Update enough_available_memory and
the execute admission path to reserve capacity before allowing a query to
proceed, using shared accounting or a permit-based limiter so concurrent
requests cannot all pass based only on unchanged RSS. Acquire the reservation
before spawning or starting query work, retain it for the query’s lifetime, and
release it on completion or failure while preserving the existing
memory-threshold and timeout checks.

147-182: 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Cap the default DataFusion memory pool with the active cgroup limit.

When query_memory_pool_size is unset, create_session_state passes system-wide System::available_memory() to with_memory_limit. The admission check uses cgroup_limits().total_memory in containers. The DataFusion pool can therefore exceed the cgroup limit and trigger an OOM. Cap the default pool with the active cgroup limit.

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In `@src/query/mod.rs` around lines 147 - 182, Update create_session_state’s
default query memory-pool sizing so the value passed to with_memory_limit is
capped by the active cgroup_limits().total_memory when available, while
preserving the configured query_memory_pool_size override and system-wide
available-memory fallback when no cgroup limit exists.

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In `@src/query/mod.rs`:
- Around line 147-182: Update enough_available_memory and the execute admission
path to reserve capacity before allowing a query to proceed, using shared
accounting or a permit-based limiter so concurrent requests cannot all pass
based only on unchanged RSS. Acquire the reservation before spawning or starting
query work, retain it for the query’s lifetime, and release it on completion or
failure while preserving the existing memory-threshold and timeout checks.
- Around line 147-182: Update create_session_state’s default query memory-pool
sizing so the value passed to with_memory_limit is capped by the active
cgroup_limits().total_memory when available, while preserving the configured
query_memory_pool_size override and system-wide available-memory fallback when
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161-167: 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Reserve capacity across waiting queries.

Each request performs an independent memory check. When memory falls below the threshold, all queued requests can pass before their query allocations increase. This can admit a burst of queries and defeat the memory threshold.

Use a shared admission controller that reserves capacity before returning and releases it when batch or streaming execution finishes, including cancellation.

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In `@src/query/mod.rs` around lines 161 - 167, Update the memory-waiting logic
around refresh_memory and used_memory to use a shared admission controller that
reserves capacity before allowing a query to proceed, rather than performing
independent checks. Release each reservation when batch or streaming execution
completes, and ensure cancellation paths also release it.

1014-1022: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Map server-side query timeouts to HTTP 504.

ExecuteError::Timeout is created when query.execute(...) exceeds PARSEABLE.options.sql_timeout. QueryError::Execute preserves this status for HTTP query handlers. HTTP 408 is incorrect for this server-side deadline. Use StatusCode::GATEWAY_TIMEOUT and add an endpoint test.

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In `@src/query/mod.rs` around lines 1014 - 1022, Update ExecuteError::Timeout in
the ResponseError implementation to return StatusCode::GATEWAY_TIMEOUT instead
of REQUEST_TIMEOUT, preserving the existing mappings for other variants. Add an
endpoint test covering a query that exceeds the configured SQL timeout and
asserting the HTTP 504 response.
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In `@src/query/mod.rs`:
- Around line 161-167: Update the memory-waiting logic around refresh_memory and
used_memory to use a shared admission controller that reserves capacity before
allowing a query to proceed, rather than performing independent checks. Release
each reservation when batch or streaming execution completes, and ensure
cancellation paths also release it.
- Around line 1014-1022: Update ExecuteError::Timeout in the ResponseError
implementation to return StatusCode::GATEWAY_TIMEOUT instead of REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
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Incoming query will stay in queue till the server's memory is under a set threshold.
The timeout is set to 10s, failing faster is better than staying in limbo.
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nikhilsinhaparseable merged commit d9de7fb into parseablehq:main Aug 25, 2026
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