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tdb2: limit coalescing based on how successful we are.
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index e6d871a58607180c9a81afec54ccbdc7a88c0e2a..be9b18455342a76ee316f98eff4363ade141849e 100644 (file)
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
- /* 
+ /*
    Trivial Database 2: free list/block handling
    Copyright (C) Rusty Russell 2010
-   
+
    This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
    modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
    License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ static unsigned fls64(uint64_t val)
 }
 
 /* In which bucket would we find a particular record size? (ignoring header) */
-unsigned int size_to_bucket(unsigned int zone_bits, tdb_len_t data_len)
+unsigned int size_to_bucket(tdb_len_t data_len)
 {
        unsigned int bucket;
 
@@ -44,358 +44,730 @@ unsigned int size_to_bucket(unsigned int zone_bits, tdb_len_t data_len)
                bucket = fls64(data_len - TDB_MIN_DATA_LEN) + 2;
        }
 
-       if (unlikely(bucket > BUCKETS_FOR_ZONE(zone_bits)))
-               bucket = BUCKETS_FOR_ZONE(zone_bits);
+       if (unlikely(bucket >= TDB_FREE_BUCKETS))
+               bucket = TDB_FREE_BUCKETS - 1;
        return bucket;
 }
 
-/* Subtract 1-byte tailer and header.  Then round up to next power of 2. */
-static unsigned max_zone_bits(struct tdb_context *tdb)
+tdb_off_t first_ftable(struct tdb_context *tdb)
 {
-       return fls64(tdb->map_size-1-sizeof(struct tdb_header)-1) + 1;
+       return tdb_read_off(tdb, offsetof(struct tdb_header, free_table));
 }
 
-/* Start by using a random zone to spread the load: returns the offset. */
-static uint64_t random_zone(struct tdb_context *tdb)
+tdb_off_t next_ftable(struct tdb_context *tdb, tdb_off_t ftable)
 {
-       struct free_zone_header zhdr;
-       tdb_off_t off = sizeof(struct tdb_header);
-       tdb_len_t half_bits;
-       uint64_t randbits = 0;
-       unsigned int i;
-
-       for (i = 0; i < 64; i += fls64(RAND_MAX)) 
-               randbits ^= ((uint64_t)random()) << i;
+       return tdb_read_off(tdb, ftable + offsetof(struct tdb_freetable,next));
+}
 
-       /* FIXME: Does this work?  Test! */
-       half_bits = max_zone_bits(tdb) - 1;
-       do {
-               /* Pick left or right side (not outside file) */
-               if ((randbits & 1)
-                   && !tdb->methods->oob(tdb, off + (1ULL << half_bits)
-                                         + sizeof(zhdr), true)) {
-                       off += 1ULL << half_bits;
-               }
-               randbits >>= 1;
+enum TDB_ERROR tdb_ftable_init(struct tdb_context *tdb)
+{
+       /* Use reservoir sampling algorithm to select a free list at random. */
+       unsigned int rnd, max = 0, count = 0;
+       tdb_off_t off;
 
-               if (tdb_read_convert(tdb, off, &zhdr, sizeof(zhdr)) == -1) 
-                       return TDB_OFF_ERR;
+       tdb->ftable_off = off = first_ftable(tdb);
+       tdb->ftable = 0;
 
-               if (zhdr.zone_bits == half_bits)
+       while (off) {
+               if (TDB_OFF_IS_ERR(off)) {
                        return off;
+               }
 
-               half_bits--;
-       } while (half_bits >= INITIAL_ZONE_BITS);
+               rnd = random();
+               if (rnd >= max) {
+                       tdb->ftable_off = off;
+                       tdb->ftable = count;
+                       max = rnd;
+               }
 
-       tdb->ecode = TDB_ERR_CORRUPT;
-       tdb->log(tdb, TDB_DEBUG_FATAL, tdb->log_priv,
-                "random_zone: zone at %llu smaller than %u bits?",
-                (long long)off, INITIAL_ZONE_BITS);
-       return TDB_OFF_ERR;
+               off = next_ftable(tdb, off);
+               count++;
+       }
+       return TDB_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-int tdb_zone_init(struct tdb_context *tdb)
+/* Offset of a given bucket. */
+tdb_off_t bucket_off(tdb_off_t ftable_off, unsigned bucket)
 {
-       tdb->zone_off = random_zone(tdb);
-       if (tdb->zone_off == TDB_OFF_ERR)
-               return -1;
-       if (tdb_read_convert(tdb, tdb->zone_off,
-                            &tdb->zhdr, sizeof(tdb->zhdr)) == -1) 
-               return -1;
-       return 0;
+       return ftable_off + offsetof(struct tdb_freetable, buckets)
+               + bucket * sizeof(tdb_off_t);
 }
 
-/* Where's the header, given a zone size of 1 << zone_bits? */
-static tdb_off_t zone_off(tdb_off_t off, unsigned int zone_bits)
+/* Returns free_buckets + 1, or list number to search, or -ve error. */
+static tdb_off_t find_free_head(struct tdb_context *tdb,
+                               tdb_off_t ftable_off,
+                               tdb_off_t bucket)
 {
-       off -= sizeof(struct tdb_header);
-       return (off & ~((1ULL << zone_bits) - 1)) + sizeof(struct tdb_header);
+       /* Speculatively search for a non-zero bucket. */
+       return tdb_find_nonzero_off(tdb, bucket_off(ftable_off, 0),
+                                   bucket, TDB_FREE_BUCKETS);
 }
 
-/* Offset of a given bucket. */
-/* FIXME: bucket can be "unsigned" everywhere, or even uint8/16. */
-tdb_off_t bucket_off(tdb_off_t zone_off, tdb_off_t bucket)
+static void check_list(struct tdb_context *tdb, tdb_off_t b_off)
 {
-       return zone_off
-               + sizeof(struct free_zone_header)
-               + bucket * sizeof(tdb_off_t);
-}
+#ifdef CCAN_TDB2_DEBUG
+       tdb_off_t off, prev = 0, first;
+       struct tdb_free_record r;
+
+       first = off = (tdb_read_off(tdb, b_off) & TDB_OFF_MASK);
+       while (off != 0) {
+               tdb_read_convert(tdb, off, &r, sizeof(r));
+               if (frec_magic(&r) != TDB_FREE_MAGIC)
+                       abort();
+               if (prev && frec_prev(&r) != prev)
+                       abort();
+               prev = off;
+               off = r.next;
+       }
 
-/* Returns free_buckets + 1, or list number to search. */
-static tdb_off_t find_free_head(struct tdb_context *tdb, tdb_off_t bucket)
-{
-       /* Speculatively search for a non-zero bucket. */
-       return tdb_find_nonzero_off(tdb, bucket_off(tdb->zone_off, 0),
-                                   bucket,
-                                   BUCKETS_FOR_ZONE(tdb->zhdr.zone_bits) + 1);
+       if (first) {
+               tdb_read_convert(tdb, first, &r, sizeof(r));
+               if (frec_prev(&r) != prev)
+                       abort();
+       }
+#endif
 }
 
 /* Remove from free bucket. */
-static int remove_from_list(struct tdb_context *tdb,
-                           tdb_off_t b_off, struct tdb_free_record *r)
+static enum TDB_ERROR remove_from_list(struct tdb_context *tdb,
+                                      tdb_off_t b_off, tdb_off_t r_off,
+                                      const struct tdb_free_record *r)
 {
-       tdb_off_t off;
-
-       /* Front of list? */
-       if (r->prev == 0) {
-               off = b_off;
+       tdb_off_t off, prev_next, head;
+       enum TDB_ERROR ecode;
+
+       /* Is this only element in list?  Zero out bucket, and we're done. */
+       if (frec_prev(r) == r_off)
+               return tdb_write_off(tdb, b_off, 0);
+
+       /* off = &r->prev->next */
+       off = frec_prev(r) + offsetof(struct tdb_free_record, next);
+
+       /* Get prev->next */
+       prev_next = tdb_read_off(tdb, off);
+       if (TDB_OFF_IS_ERR(prev_next))
+               return prev_next;
+
+       /* If prev->next == 0, we were head: update bucket to point to next. */
+       if (prev_next == 0) {
+               /* We must preserve upper bits. */
+               head = tdb_read_off(tdb, b_off);
+               if (TDB_OFF_IS_ERR(head))
+                       return head;
+
+               if ((head & TDB_OFF_MASK) != r_off) {
+                       return tdb_logerr(tdb, TDB_ERR_CORRUPT, TDB_LOG_ERROR,
+                                         "remove_from_list:"
+                                         " %llu head %llu on list %llu",
+                                         (long long)r_off,
+                                         (long long)head,
+                                         (long long)b_off);
+               }
+               head = ((head & ~TDB_OFF_MASK) | r->next);
+               ecode = tdb_write_off(tdb, b_off, head);
+               if (ecode != TDB_SUCCESS)
+                       return ecode;
        } else {
-               off = r->prev + offsetof(struct tdb_free_record, next);
+               /* r->prev->next = r->next */
+               ecode = tdb_write_off(tdb, off, r->next);
+               if (ecode != TDB_SUCCESS)
+                       return ecode;
        }
-       /* r->prev->next = r->next */
-       if (tdb_write_off(tdb, off, r->next)) {
-               return -1;
+
+       /* If we were the tail, off = &head->prev. */
+       if (r->next == 0) {
+               head = tdb_read_off(tdb, b_off);
+               if (TDB_OFF_IS_ERR(head))
+                       return head;
+               head &= TDB_OFF_MASK;
+               off = head + offsetof(struct tdb_free_record, magic_and_prev);
+       } else {
+               /* off = &r->next->prev */
+               off = r->next + offsetof(struct tdb_free_record,
+                                        magic_and_prev);
        }
 
-       if (r->next != 0) {
-               off = r->next + offsetof(struct tdb_free_record, prev);
-               /* r->next->prev = r->prev */
-               if (tdb_write_off(tdb, off, r->prev)) {
-                       return -1;
-               }
+#ifdef CCAN_TDB2_DEBUG
+       /* *off == r */
+       if ((tdb_read_off(tdb, off) & TDB_OFF_MASK) != r_off) {
+               return tdb_logerr(tdb, TDB_ERR_CORRUPT, TDB_LOG_ERROR,
+                                 "remove_from_list:"
+                                 " %llu bad prev in list %llu",
+                                 (long long)r_off, (long long)b_off);
        }
-       return 0;
+#endif
+       /* r->next->prev = r->prev */
+       return tdb_write_off(tdb, off, r->magic_and_prev);
 }
 
-/* Enqueue in this free bucket. */
-static int enqueue_in_free(struct tdb_context *tdb,
-                          tdb_off_t b_off,
-                          tdb_off_t off,
-                          struct tdb_free_record *new)
+/* Enqueue in this free bucket: sets coalesce if we've added 128
+ * entries to it. */
+static enum TDB_ERROR enqueue_in_free(struct tdb_context *tdb,
+                                     tdb_off_t b_off,
+                                     tdb_off_t off,
+                                     tdb_len_t len,
+                                     bool *coalesce)
 {
-       new->prev = 0;
+       struct tdb_free_record new;
+       enum TDB_ERROR ecode;
+       tdb_off_t prev, head;
+       uint64_t magic = (TDB_FREE_MAGIC << (64 - TDB_OFF_UPPER_STEAL));
+
+       head = tdb_read_off(tdb, b_off);
+       if (TDB_OFF_IS_ERR(head))
+               return head;
+
+       /* We only need to set ftable_and_len; rest is set in enqueue_in_free */
+       new.ftable_and_len = ((uint64_t)tdb->ftable << (64 - TDB_OFF_UPPER_STEAL))
+               | len;
+
        /* new->next = head. */
-       new->next = tdb_read_off(tdb, b_off);
-       if (new->next == TDB_OFF_ERR)
-               return -1;
+       new.next = (head & TDB_OFF_MASK);
 
-       if (new->next) {
+       /* First element?  Prev points to ourselves. */
+       if (!new.next) {
+               new.magic_and_prev = (magic | off);
+       } else {
+               /* new->prev = next->prev */
+               prev = tdb_read_off(tdb,
+                                   new.next + offsetof(struct tdb_free_record,
+                                                       magic_and_prev));
+               new.magic_and_prev = prev;
+               if (frec_magic(&new) != TDB_FREE_MAGIC) {
+                       return tdb_logerr(tdb, TDB_ERR_CORRUPT, TDB_LOG_ERROR,
+                                         "enqueue_in_free: %llu bad head"
+                                         " prev %llu",
+                                         (long long)new.next,
+                                         (long long)prev);
+               }
                /* next->prev = new. */
-               if (tdb_write_off(tdb, new->next
-                                 + offsetof(struct tdb_free_record, prev),
-                                 off) != 0)
-                       return -1;
-       }
-       /* head = new */
-       if (tdb_write_off(tdb, b_off, off) != 0)
-               return -1;
-
-       return tdb_write_convert(tdb, off, new, sizeof(*new));
-}
+               ecode = tdb_write_off(tdb, new.next
+                                     + offsetof(struct tdb_free_record,
+                                                magic_and_prev),
+                                     off | magic);
+               if (ecode != TDB_SUCCESS) {
+                       return ecode;
+               }
 
-/* List need not be locked. */
-int add_free_record(struct tdb_context *tdb,
-                   unsigned int zone_bits,
-                   tdb_off_t off, tdb_len_t len_with_header)
-{
-       struct tdb_free_record new;
-       tdb_off_t b_off;
-       int ret;
+#ifdef CCAN_TDB2_DEBUG
+               prev = tdb_read_off(tdb, frec_prev(&new)
+                                   + offsetof(struct tdb_free_record, next));
+               if (prev != 0) {
+                       return tdb_logerr(tdb, TDB_ERR_CORRUPT, TDB_LOG_ERROR,
+                                         "enqueue_in_free:"
+                                         " %llu bad tail next ptr %llu",
+                                         (long long)frec_prev(&new)
+                                         + offsetof(struct tdb_free_record,
+                                                    next),
+                                         (long long)prev);
+               }
+#endif
+       }
 
-       assert(len_with_header >= sizeof(new));
-       assert(zone_bits < (1 << 6));
+       /* Update enqueue count, but don't set high bit: see TDB_OFF_IS_ERR */
+       if (*coalesce)
+               head += (1ULL << (64 - TDB_OFF_UPPER_STEAL));
+       head &= ~(TDB_OFF_MASK | (1ULL << 63));
+       head |= off;
 
-       new.magic_and_meta = TDB_FREE_MAGIC | zone_bits;
-       new.data_len = len_with_header - sizeof(struct tdb_used_record);
+       ecode = tdb_write_off(tdb, b_off, head);
+       if (ecode != TDB_SUCCESS) {
+               return ecode;
+       }
 
-       b_off = bucket_off(zone_off(off, zone_bits),
-                          size_to_bucket(zone_bits, new.data_len));
-       if (tdb_lock_free_bucket(tdb, b_off, TDB_LOCK_WAIT) != 0)
-               return -1;
+       /* It's time to coalesce if counter wrapped. */
+       if (*coalesce)
+               *coalesce = ((head & ~TDB_OFF_MASK) == 0);
 
-       ret = enqueue_in_free(tdb, b_off, off, &new);
-       tdb_unlock_free_bucket(tdb, b_off);
-       return ret;
+       return tdb_write_convert(tdb, off, &new, sizeof(new));
 }
 
-/* If we have enough left over to be useful, split that off. */
-static int to_used_record(struct tdb_context *tdb,
-                         unsigned int zone_bits,
-                         tdb_off_t off,
-                         tdb_len_t needed,
-                         tdb_len_t total_len,
-                         tdb_len_t *actual)
+static tdb_off_t ftable_offset(struct tdb_context *tdb, unsigned int ftable)
 {
-       struct tdb_used_record used;
-       tdb_len_t leftover;
-
-       leftover = total_len - needed;
-       if (leftover < sizeof(struct tdb_free_record))
-               leftover = 0;
+       tdb_off_t off;
+       unsigned int i;
 
-       *actual = total_len - leftover;
+       if (likely(tdb->ftable == ftable))
+               return tdb->ftable_off;
 
-       if (leftover) {
-               if (add_free_record(tdb, zone_bits,
-                                   off + sizeof(used) + *actual,
-                                   total_len - needed))
-                       return -1;
+       off = first_ftable(tdb);
+       for (i = 0; i < ftable; i++) {
+               if (TDB_OFF_IS_ERR(off)) {
+                       break;
+               }
+               off = next_ftable(tdb, off);
        }
-       return 0;
+       return off;
 }
 
-/* Note: we unlock the current bucket if we coalesce or fail. */
-static int coalesce(struct tdb_context *tdb,
-                   tdb_off_t zone_off, unsigned zone_bits,
-                   tdb_off_t off, tdb_off_t b_off, tdb_len_t data_len)
+/* Note: we unlock the current bucket if fail (-ve), or coalesce (+ve) and
+ * need to blatt the *protect record (which is set to an error). */
+static tdb_len_t coalesce(struct tdb_context *tdb,
+                         tdb_off_t off, tdb_off_t b_off,
+                         tdb_len_t data_len,
+                         tdb_off_t *protect)
 {
-       struct tdb_free_record pad, *r;
-       tdb_off_t end = off + sizeof(struct tdb_used_record) + data_len;
+       tdb_off_t end;
+       struct tdb_free_record rec;
+       enum TDB_ERROR ecode;
+
+       tdb->stats.alloc_coalesce_tried++;
+       end = off + sizeof(struct tdb_used_record) + data_len;
 
-       while (end < (zone_off + (1ULL << zone_bits))) {
+       while (end < tdb->file->map_size) {
+               const struct tdb_free_record *r;
                tdb_off_t nb_off;
+               unsigned ftable, bucket;
 
-               /* FIXME: do tdb_get here and below really win? */
-               r = tdb_get(tdb, end, &pad, sizeof(pad));
-               if (!r)
+               r = tdb_access_read(tdb, end, sizeof(*r), true);
+               if (TDB_PTR_IS_ERR(r)) {
+                       ecode = TDB_PTR_ERR(r);
                        goto err;
+               }
 
-               if (frec_magic(r) != TDB_FREE_MAGIC)
+               if (frec_magic(r) != TDB_FREE_MAGIC
+                   || frec_ftable(r) == TDB_FTABLE_NONE) {
+                       tdb_access_release(tdb, r);
                        break;
+               }
 
-               nb_off = bucket_off(zone_off,
-                                   size_to_bucket(zone_bits, r->data_len));
+               ftable = frec_ftable(r);
+               bucket = size_to_bucket(frec_len(r));
+               nb_off = ftable_offset(tdb, ftable);
+               if (TDB_OFF_IS_ERR(nb_off)) {
+                       tdb_access_release(tdb, r);
+                       ecode = nb_off;
+                       goto err;
+               }
+               nb_off = bucket_off(nb_off, bucket);
+               tdb_access_release(tdb, r);
 
                /* We may be violating lock order here, so best effort. */
-               if (tdb_lock_free_bucket(tdb, nb_off, TDB_LOCK_NOWAIT) == -1)
+               if (tdb_lock_free_bucket(tdb, nb_off, TDB_LOCK_NOWAIT)
+                   != TDB_SUCCESS) {
+                       tdb->stats.alloc_coalesce_lockfail++;
                        break;
+               }
 
                /* Now we have lock, re-check. */
-               r = tdb_get(tdb, end, &pad, sizeof(pad));
-               if (!r) {
+               ecode = tdb_read_convert(tdb, end, &rec, sizeof(rec));
+               if (ecode != TDB_SUCCESS) {
                        tdb_unlock_free_bucket(tdb, nb_off);
                        goto err;
                }
 
-               if (unlikely(frec_magic(r) != TDB_FREE_MAGIC)) {
+               if (unlikely(frec_magic(&rec) != TDB_FREE_MAGIC)) {
+                       tdb->stats.alloc_coalesce_race++;
+                       tdb_unlock_free_bucket(tdb, nb_off);
+                       break;
+               }
+
+               if (unlikely(frec_ftable(&rec) != ftable)
+                   || unlikely(size_to_bucket(frec_len(&rec)) != bucket)) {
+                       tdb->stats.alloc_coalesce_race++;
                        tdb_unlock_free_bucket(tdb, nb_off);
                        break;
                }
 
-               if (remove_from_list(tdb, nb_off, r) == -1) {
+               /* Did we just mess up a record you were hoping to use? */
+               if (end == *protect)
+                       *protect = TDB_ERR_NOEXIST;
+
+               ecode = remove_from_list(tdb, nb_off, end, &rec);
+               check_list(tdb, nb_off);
+               if (ecode != TDB_SUCCESS) {
                        tdb_unlock_free_bucket(tdb, nb_off);
                        goto err;
                }
 
-               end += sizeof(struct tdb_used_record) + r->data_len;
+               end += sizeof(struct tdb_used_record) + frec_len(&rec);
                tdb_unlock_free_bucket(tdb, nb_off);
+               tdb->stats.alloc_coalesce_num_merged++;
        }
 
        /* Didn't find any adjacent free? */
        if (end == off + sizeof(struct tdb_used_record) + data_len)
                return 0;
 
-       /* OK, expand record */
-       r = tdb_get(tdb, off, &pad, sizeof(pad));
-       if (!r)
+       /* Before we expand, check this isn't one you wanted protected? */
+       if (off == *protect)
+               *protect = TDB_ERR_EXISTS;
+
+       /* OK, expand initial record */
+       ecode = tdb_read_convert(tdb, off, &rec, sizeof(rec));
+       if (ecode != TDB_SUCCESS) {
                goto err;
+       }
 
-       if (r->data_len != data_len) {
-               tdb->ecode = TDB_ERR_CORRUPT;
-               tdb->log(tdb, TDB_DEBUG_FATAL, tdb->log_priv,
-                        "coalesce: expected data len %llu not %llu\n",
-                        (long long)data_len, (long long)r->data_len);
+       if (frec_len(&rec) != data_len) {
+               ecode = tdb_logerr(tdb, TDB_ERR_CORRUPT, TDB_LOG_ERROR,
+                                  "coalesce: expected data len %zu not %zu",
+                                  (size_t)data_len, (size_t)frec_len(&rec));
                goto err;
        }
 
-       if (remove_from_list(tdb, b_off, r) == -1)
+       ecode = remove_from_list(tdb, b_off, off, &rec);
+       check_list(tdb, b_off);
+       if (ecode != TDB_SUCCESS) {
                goto err;
+       }
 
-       /* We have to drop this to avoid deadlocks. */
-       tdb_unlock_free_bucket(tdb, b_off);
+       /* Try locking violation first.  We don't allow coalesce recursion! */
+       ecode = add_free_record(tdb, off, end - off, TDB_LOCK_NOWAIT, false);
+       if (ecode != TDB_SUCCESS) {
+               /* Need to drop lock.  Can't rely on anything stable. */
+               *protect = TDB_ERR_CORRUPT;
+
+               /* We have to drop this to avoid deadlocks, so make sure record
+                * doesn't get coalesced by someone else! */
+               rec.ftable_and_len = (TDB_FTABLE_NONE
+                                     << (64 - TDB_OFF_UPPER_STEAL))
+                       | (end - off - sizeof(struct tdb_used_record));
+               ecode = tdb_write_off(tdb,
+                                     off + offsetof(struct tdb_free_record,
+                                                    ftable_and_len),
+                                     rec.ftable_and_len);
+               if (ecode != TDB_SUCCESS) {
+                       goto err;
+               }
 
-       if (add_free_record(tdb, zone_bits, off, end - off) == -1)
-               return -1;
-       return 1;
+               tdb_unlock_free_bucket(tdb, b_off);
+
+               ecode = add_free_record(tdb, off, end - off, TDB_LOCK_WAIT,
+                                       false);
+               if (ecode != TDB_SUCCESS) {
+                       return ecode;
+               }
+       } else if (TDB_OFF_IS_ERR(*protect)) {
+               /* For simplicity, we always drop lock if they can't continue */
+               tdb_unlock_free_bucket(tdb, b_off);
+       }
+       tdb->stats.alloc_coalesce_succeeded++;
+
+       /* Return usable length. */
+       return end - off - sizeof(struct tdb_used_record);
 
 err:
        /* To unify error paths, we *always* unlock bucket on error. */
        tdb_unlock_free_bucket(tdb, b_off);
-       return -1;
+       return ecode;
+}
+
+/* List is locked: we unlock it. */
+static enum TDB_ERROR coalesce_list(struct tdb_context *tdb,
+                                   tdb_off_t ftable_off,
+                                   tdb_off_t b_off,
+                                   unsigned int limit)
+{
+       enum TDB_ERROR ecode;
+       tdb_off_t off;
+
+       off = tdb_read_off(tdb, b_off);
+       if (TDB_OFF_IS_ERR(off)) {
+               ecode = off;
+               goto unlock_err;
+       }
+       /* A little bit of paranoia: counter should be 0. */
+       off &= TDB_OFF_MASK;
+
+       while (off && limit--) {
+               struct tdb_free_record rec;
+               tdb_len_t coal;
+               tdb_off_t next;
+
+               ecode = tdb_read_convert(tdb, off, &rec, sizeof(rec));
+               if (ecode != TDB_SUCCESS)
+                       goto unlock_err;
+
+               next = rec.next;
+               coal = coalesce(tdb, off, b_off, frec_len(&rec), &next);
+               if (TDB_OFF_IS_ERR(coal)) {
+                       /* This has already unlocked on error. */
+                       return coal;
+               }
+               if (TDB_OFF_IS_ERR(next)) {
+                       /* Coalescing had to unlock, so stop. */
+                       return TDB_SUCCESS;
+               }
+               /* Keep going if we're doing well... */
+               limit += size_to_bucket(coal / 16 + TDB_MIN_DATA_LEN);
+               off = next;
+       }
+
+       /* Now, move those elements to the tail of the list so we get something
+        * else next time. */
+       if (off) {
+               struct tdb_free_record oldhrec, newhrec, oldtrec, newtrec;
+               tdb_off_t oldhoff, oldtoff, newtoff;
+
+               /* The record we were up to is the new head. */
+               ecode = tdb_read_convert(tdb, off, &newhrec, sizeof(newhrec));
+               if (ecode != TDB_SUCCESS)
+                       goto unlock_err;
+
+               /* Get the new tail. */
+               newtoff = frec_prev(&newhrec);
+               ecode = tdb_read_convert(tdb, newtoff, &newtrec,
+                                        sizeof(newtrec));
+               if (ecode != TDB_SUCCESS)
+                       goto unlock_err;
+
+               /* Get the old head. */
+               oldhoff = tdb_read_off(tdb, b_off);
+               if (TDB_OFF_IS_ERR(oldhoff)) {
+                       ecode = oldhoff;
+                       goto unlock_err;
+               }
+
+               /* This could happen if they all coalesced away. */
+               if (oldhoff == off)
+                       goto out;
+
+               ecode = tdb_read_convert(tdb, oldhoff, &oldhrec,
+                                        sizeof(oldhrec));
+               if (ecode != TDB_SUCCESS)
+                       goto unlock_err;
+
+               /* Get the old tail. */
+               oldtoff = frec_prev(&oldhrec);
+               ecode = tdb_read_convert(tdb, oldtoff, &oldtrec,
+                                        sizeof(oldtrec));
+               if (ecode != TDB_SUCCESS)
+                       goto unlock_err;
+
+               /* Old tail's next points to old head. */
+               oldtrec.next = oldhoff;
+
+               /* Old head's prev points to old tail. */
+               oldhrec.magic_and_prev
+                       = (TDB_FREE_MAGIC << (64 - TDB_OFF_UPPER_STEAL))
+                       | oldtoff;
+
+               /* New tail's next is 0. */
+               newtrec.next = 0;
+
+               /* Write out the modified versions. */
+               ecode = tdb_write_convert(tdb, oldtoff, &oldtrec,
+                                         sizeof(oldtrec));
+               if (ecode != TDB_SUCCESS)
+                       goto unlock_err;
+
+               ecode = tdb_write_convert(tdb, oldhoff, &oldhrec,
+                                         sizeof(oldhrec));
+               if (ecode != TDB_SUCCESS)
+                       goto unlock_err;
+
+               ecode = tdb_write_convert(tdb, newtoff, &newtrec,
+                                         sizeof(newtrec));
+               if (ecode != TDB_SUCCESS)
+                       goto unlock_err;
+               
+               /* And finally link in new head. */
+               ecode = tdb_write_off(tdb, b_off, off);
+               if (ecode != TDB_SUCCESS)
+                       goto unlock_err;
+       }
+out:
+       tdb_unlock_free_bucket(tdb, b_off);
+       return TDB_SUCCESS;
+
+unlock_err:
+       tdb_unlock_free_bucket(tdb, b_off);
+       return ecode;
+}
+
+/* List must not be locked if coalesce_ok is set. */
+enum TDB_ERROR add_free_record(struct tdb_context *tdb,
+                              tdb_off_t off, tdb_len_t len_with_header,
+                              enum tdb_lock_flags waitflag,
+                              bool coalesce)
+{
+       tdb_off_t b_off;
+       tdb_len_t len;
+       enum TDB_ERROR ecode;
+
+       assert(len_with_header >= sizeof(struct tdb_free_record));
+
+       len = len_with_header - sizeof(struct tdb_used_record);
+
+       b_off = bucket_off(tdb->ftable_off, size_to_bucket(len));
+       ecode = tdb_lock_free_bucket(tdb, b_off, waitflag);
+       if (ecode != TDB_SUCCESS) {
+               return ecode;
+       }
+
+       ecode = enqueue_in_free(tdb, b_off, off, len, &coalesce);
+       check_list(tdb, b_off);
+
+       /* Coalescing unlocks free list. */
+       if (!ecode && coalesce)
+               ecode = coalesce_list(tdb, tdb->ftable_off, b_off, 2);
+       else
+               tdb_unlock_free_bucket(tdb, b_off);
+       return ecode;
+}
+
+static size_t adjust_size(size_t keylen, size_t datalen)
+{
+       size_t size = keylen + datalen;
+
+       if (size < TDB_MIN_DATA_LEN)
+               size = TDB_MIN_DATA_LEN;
+
+       /* Round to next uint64_t boundary. */
+       return (size + (sizeof(uint64_t) - 1ULL)) & ~(sizeof(uint64_t) - 1ULL);
+}
+
+/* If we have enough left over to be useful, split that off. */
+static size_t record_leftover(size_t keylen, size_t datalen,
+                             bool want_extra, size_t total_len)
+{
+       ssize_t leftover;
+
+       if (want_extra)
+               datalen += datalen / 2;
+       leftover = total_len - adjust_size(keylen, datalen);
+
+       if (leftover < (ssize_t)sizeof(struct tdb_free_record))
+               return 0;
+
+       return leftover;
 }
 
 /* We need size bytes to put our key and data in. */
 static tdb_off_t lock_and_alloc(struct tdb_context *tdb,
-                               tdb_off_t zone_off,
-                               unsigned zone_bits,
+                               tdb_off_t ftable_off,
                                tdb_off_t bucket,
-                               size_t size,
-                               tdb_len_t *actual)
+                               size_t keylen, size_t datalen,
+                               bool want_extra,
+                               unsigned magic,
+                               unsigned hashlow)
 {
        tdb_off_t off, b_off,best_off;
-       struct tdb_free_record pad, best = { 0 }, *r;
+       struct tdb_free_record best = { 0 };
        double multiplier;
+       size_t size = adjust_size(keylen, datalen);
+       enum TDB_ERROR ecode;
 
-again:
-       b_off = bucket_off(zone_off, bucket);
+       tdb->stats.allocs++;
+       b_off = bucket_off(ftable_off, bucket);
 
-       /* FIXME: Try non-blocking wait first, to measure contention.
-        * If we're contented, try switching zones, and don't enlarge zone
-        * next time (we want more zones). */
+       /* FIXME: Try non-blocking wait first, to measure contention. */
        /* Lock this bucket. */
-       if (tdb_lock_free_bucket(tdb, b_off, TDB_LOCK_WAIT) == -1) {
-               return TDB_OFF_ERR;
+       ecode = tdb_lock_free_bucket(tdb, b_off, TDB_LOCK_WAIT);
+       if (ecode != TDB_SUCCESS) {
+               return ecode;
        }
 
-       best.data_len = -1ULL;
+       best.ftable_and_len = -1ULL;
        best_off = 0;
-       /* FIXME: Start with larger multiplier if we're growing. */
-       multiplier = 1.0;
+
+       /* Get slack if we're after extra. */
+       if (want_extra)
+               multiplier = 1.5;
+       else
+               multiplier = 1.0;
 
        /* Walk the list to see if any are large enough, getting less fussy
         * as we go. */
        off = tdb_read_off(tdb, b_off);
-       if (unlikely(off == TDB_OFF_ERR))
+       if (TDB_OFF_IS_ERR(off)) {
+               ecode = off;
                goto unlock_err;
+       }
+       off &= TDB_OFF_MASK;
 
        while (off) {
-               /* FIXME: Does tdb_get win anything here? */
-               r = tdb_get(tdb, off, &pad, sizeof(*r));
-               if (!r)
+               const struct tdb_free_record *r;
+               tdb_len_t len;
+               tdb_off_t next;
+
+               r = tdb_access_read(tdb, off, sizeof(*r), true);
+               if (TDB_PTR_IS_ERR(r)) {
+                       ecode = TDB_PTR_ERR(r);
                        goto unlock_err;
+               }
 
                if (frec_magic(r) != TDB_FREE_MAGIC) {
-                       tdb->log(tdb, TDB_DEBUG_ERROR, tdb->log_priv,
-                                "lock_and_alloc: %llu non-free 0x%llx\n",
-                                (long long)off, (long long)r->magic_and_meta);
+                       ecode = tdb_logerr(tdb, TDB_ERR_CORRUPT, TDB_LOG_ERROR,
+                                          "lock_and_alloc:"
+                                          " %llu non-free 0x%llx",
+                                          (long long)off,
+                                          (long long)r->magic_and_prev);
+                       tdb_access_release(tdb, r);
                        goto unlock_err;
                }
 
-               if (r->data_len >= size && r->data_len < best.data_len) {
+               if (frec_len(r) >= size && frec_len(r) < frec_len(&best)) {
                        best_off = off;
                        best = *r;
                }
 
-               if (best.data_len < size * multiplier && best_off)
-                       goto use_best;
+               if (frec_len(&best) <= size * multiplier && best_off) {
+                       tdb_access_release(tdb, r);
+                       break;
+               }
 
                multiplier *= 1.01;
 
-               /* Since we're going slow anyway, try coalescing here. */
-               switch (coalesce(tdb, zone_off, zone_bits, off, b_off,
-                                r->data_len)) {
-               case -1:
-                       /* This has already unlocked on error. */
-                       return -1;
-               case 1:
-                       /* This has unlocked list, restart. */
-                       goto again;
-               }
-               off = r->next;
+               next = r->next;
+               len = frec_len(r);
+               tdb_access_release(tdb, r);
+               off = next;
        }
 
        /* If we found anything at all, use it. */
        if (best_off) {
-       use_best:
+               struct tdb_used_record rec;
+               size_t leftover;
+
                /* We're happy with this size: take it. */
-               if (remove_from_list(tdb, b_off, &best) != 0)
+               ecode = remove_from_list(tdb, b_off, best_off, &best);
+               check_list(tdb, b_off);
+               if (ecode != TDB_SUCCESS) {
                        goto unlock_err;
-               tdb_unlock_free_bucket(tdb, b_off);
+               }
+
+               leftover = record_leftover(keylen, datalen, want_extra,
+                                          frec_len(&best));
+
+               assert(keylen + datalen + leftover <= frec_len(&best));
+               /* We need to mark non-free before we drop lock, otherwise
+                * coalesce() could try to merge it! */
+               ecode = set_header(tdb, &rec, magic, keylen, datalen,
+                                  frec_len(&best) - leftover, hashlow);
+               if (ecode != TDB_SUCCESS) {
+                       goto unlock_err;
+               }
+
+               ecode = tdb_write_convert(tdb, best_off, &rec, sizeof(rec));
+               if (ecode != TDB_SUCCESS) {
+                       goto unlock_err;
+               }
 
-               if (to_used_record(tdb, zone_bits, best_off, size,
-                                  best.data_len, actual)) {
-                       return -1;
+               /* For futureproofing, we put a 0 in any unused space. */
+               if (rec_extra_padding(&rec)) {
+                       ecode = tdb->methods->twrite(tdb, best_off + sizeof(rec)
+                                                    + keylen + datalen, "", 1);
+                       if (ecode != TDB_SUCCESS) {
+                               goto unlock_err;
+                       }
                }
+
+               /* Bucket of leftover will be <= current bucket, so nested
+                * locking is allowed. */
+               if (leftover) {
+                       tdb->stats.alloc_leftover++;
+                       ecode = add_free_record(tdb,
+                                               best_off + sizeof(rec)
+                                               + frec_len(&best) - leftover,
+                                               leftover, TDB_LOCK_WAIT, false);
+                       if (ecode != TDB_SUCCESS) {
+                               best_off = ecode;
+                       }
+               }
+               tdb_unlock_free_bucket(tdb, b_off);
+
                return best_off;
        }
 
@@ -404,249 +776,188 @@ again:
 
 unlock_err:
        tdb_unlock_free_bucket(tdb, b_off);
-       return TDB_OFF_ERR;
+       return ecode;
 }
 
-static bool next_zone(struct tdb_context *tdb)
+/* Get a free block from current free list, or 0 if none, -ve on error. */
+static tdb_off_t get_free(struct tdb_context *tdb,
+                         size_t keylen, size_t datalen, bool want_extra,
+                         unsigned magic, unsigned hashlow)
 {
-       tdb_off_t next = tdb->zone_off + (1ULL << tdb->zhdr.zone_bits);
-
-       /* We must have a header. */
-       if (tdb->methods->oob(tdb, next + sizeof(tdb->zhdr), true))
-               return false;
-
-       tdb->zone_off = next;
-       return tdb_read_convert(tdb, next, &tdb->zhdr, sizeof(tdb->zhdr)) == 0;
-}
-
-/* Offset returned is within current zone (which it may alter). */
-static tdb_off_t get_free(struct tdb_context *tdb, size_t size,
-                         tdb_len_t *actual)
-{
-       tdb_off_t start_zone = tdb->zone_off, off;
+       tdb_off_t off, ftable_off;
+       tdb_off_t start_b, b, ftable;
        bool wrapped = false;
 
-       /* FIXME: If we don't get a hit in the first bucket we want,
-        * try changing zones for next time.  That should help wear
-        * zones evenly, so we don't need to search all of them before
-        * expanding. */
-       while (!wrapped || tdb->zone_off != start_zone) {
-               tdb_off_t b;
-
-               /* Shortcut for really huge allocations... */
-               if ((size >> tdb->zhdr.zone_bits) != 0)
-                       continue;
+       /* If they are growing, add 50% to get to higher bucket. */
+       if (want_extra)
+               start_b = size_to_bucket(adjust_size(keylen,
+                                                    datalen + datalen / 2));
+       else
+               start_b = size_to_bucket(adjust_size(keylen, datalen));
 
+       ftable_off = tdb->ftable_off;
+       ftable = tdb->ftable;
+       while (!wrapped || ftable_off != tdb->ftable_off) {
                /* Start at exact size bucket, and search up... */
-               b = size_to_bucket(tdb->zhdr.zone_bits, size);
-               for (b = find_free_head(tdb, b);
-                    b <= BUCKETS_FOR_ZONE(tdb->zhdr.zone_bits);
-                    b += find_free_head(tdb, b + 1)) {
+               for (b = find_free_head(tdb, ftable_off, start_b);
+                    b < TDB_FREE_BUCKETS;
+                    b = find_free_head(tdb, ftable_off, b + 1)) {
                        /* Try getting one from list. */
-                       off = lock_and_alloc(tdb, tdb->zone_off,
-                                            tdb->zhdr.zone_bits,
-                                            b, size, actual);
-                       if (off == TDB_OFF_ERR)
-                               return TDB_OFF_ERR;
-                       if (off != 0)
+                       off = lock_and_alloc(tdb, ftable_off,
+                                            b, keylen, datalen, want_extra,
+                                            magic, hashlow);
+                       if (TDB_OFF_IS_ERR(off))
                                return off;
+                       if (off != 0) {
+                               if (b == start_b)
+                                       tdb->stats.alloc_bucket_exact++;
+                               if (b == TDB_FREE_BUCKETS - 1)
+                                       tdb->stats.alloc_bucket_max++;
+                               /* Worked?  Stay using this list. */
+                               tdb->ftable_off = ftable_off;
+                               tdb->ftable = ftable;
+                               return off;
+                       }
                        /* Didn't work.  Try next bucket. */
                }
 
-               /* Didn't work, try next zone, if it exists. */
-               if (!next_zone(tdb)) {
+               if (TDB_OFF_IS_ERR(b)) {
+                       return b;
+               }
+
+               /* Hmm, try next table. */
+               ftable_off = next_ftable(tdb, ftable_off);
+               if (TDB_OFF_IS_ERR(ftable_off)) {
+                       return ftable_off;
+               }
+               ftable++;
+
+               if (ftable_off == 0) {
                        wrapped = true;
-                       tdb->zone_off = sizeof(struct tdb_header);
-                       if (tdb_read_convert(tdb, tdb->zone_off,
-                                            &tdb->zhdr, sizeof(tdb->zhdr))) {
-                               return TDB_OFF_ERR;
+                       ftable_off = first_ftable(tdb);
+                       if (TDB_OFF_IS_ERR(ftable_off)) {
+                               return ftable_off;
                        }
+                       ftable = 0;
                }
        }
+
        return 0;
 }
 
-int set_header(struct tdb_context *tdb,
-              struct tdb_used_record *rec,
-              uint64_t keylen, uint64_t datalen,
-              uint64_t actuallen, uint64_t hash,
-              unsigned int zone_bits)
+enum TDB_ERROR set_header(struct tdb_context *tdb,
+                         struct tdb_used_record *rec,
+                         unsigned magic, uint64_t keylen, uint64_t datalen,
+                         uint64_t actuallen, unsigned hashlow)
 {
        uint64_t keybits = (fls64(keylen) + 1) / 2;
 
        /* Use bottom bits of hash, so it's independent of hash table size. */
-       rec->magic_and_meta
-               = zone_bits
-               | ((hash & ((1 << 5)-1)) << 6)
+       rec->magic_and_meta = (hashlow & ((1 << 11)-1))
                | ((actuallen - (keylen + datalen)) << 11)
                | (keybits << 43)
-               | (TDB_MAGIC << 48);
+               | ((uint64_t)magic << 48);
        rec->key_and_data_len = (keylen | (datalen << (keybits*2)));
 
        /* Encoding can fail on big values. */
        if (rec_key_length(rec) != keylen
            || rec_data_length(rec) != datalen
            || rec_extra_padding(rec) != actuallen - (keylen + datalen)) {
-               tdb->ecode = TDB_ERR_IO;
-               tdb->log(tdb, TDB_DEBUG_ERROR, tdb->log_priv,
-                        "Could not encode k=%llu,d=%llu,a=%llu\n",
-                        (long long)keylen, (long long)datalen,
-                        (long long)actuallen);
-               return -1;
+               return tdb_logerr(tdb, TDB_ERR_IO, TDB_LOG_ERROR,
+                                 "Could not encode k=%llu,d=%llu,a=%llu",
+                                 (long long)keylen, (long long)datalen,
+                                 (long long)actuallen);
        }
-       return 0;
+       return TDB_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-static bool zones_happy(struct tdb_context *tdb)
+/* Expand the database. */
+static enum TDB_ERROR tdb_expand(struct tdb_context *tdb, tdb_len_t size)
 {
-       /* FIXME: look at distribution of zones. */
-       return true;
-}
-
-/* Assume we want buckets up to the comfort factor. */
-static tdb_len_t overhead(unsigned int zone_bits)
-{
-       return sizeof(struct free_zone_header)
-               + (BUCKETS_FOR_ZONE(zone_bits) + 1) * sizeof(tdb_off_t);
-}
-
-/* Expand the database (by adding a zone). */
-static int tdb_expand(struct tdb_context *tdb, tdb_len_t size)
-{
-       uint64_t old_size;
-       tdb_off_t off;
-       uint8_t zone_bits;
-       unsigned int num_buckets;
+       uint64_t old_size, rec_size, map_size;
        tdb_len_t wanted;
-       struct free_zone_header zhdr;
-       bool enlarge_zone;
+       enum TDB_ERROR ecode;
 
-       /* We need room for the record header too. */
-       wanted = sizeof(struct tdb_used_record) + size;
+       /* Need to hold a hash lock to expand DB: transactions rely on it. */
+       if (!(tdb->flags & TDB_NOLOCK)
+           && !tdb->file->allrecord_lock.count && !tdb_has_hash_locks(tdb)) {
+               return tdb_logerr(tdb, TDB_ERR_LOCK, TDB_LOG_ERROR,
+                                 "tdb_expand: must hold lock during expand");
+       }
 
        /* Only one person can expand file at a time. */
-       if (tdb_lock_expand(tdb, F_WRLCK) != 0)
-               return -1;
+       ecode = tdb_lock_expand(tdb, F_WRLCK);
+       if (ecode != TDB_SUCCESS) {
+               return ecode;
+       }
 
        /* Someone else may have expanded the file, so retry. */
-       old_size = tdb->map_size;
-       tdb->methods->oob(tdb, tdb->map_size + 1, true);
-       if (tdb->map_size != old_size)
-               goto success;
-
-       /* FIXME: Tailer is a bogus optimization, remove it. */
-       /* zone bits tailer char is protected by EXPAND lock. */
-       if (tdb->methods->read(tdb, old_size - 1, &zone_bits, 1) == -1)
-               goto fail;
-
-       /* If zones aren't working well, add larger zone if possible. */
-       enlarge_zone = !zones_happy(tdb);
-
-       /* New zone can be between zone_bits or larger if we're on the right
-        * boundary. */
-       for (;;) {
-               /* Does this fit the allocation comfortably? */
-               if ((1ULL << zone_bits) >= overhead(zone_bits) + wanted) {
-                       /* Only let enlarge_zone enlarge us once. */
-                       if (!enlarge_zone)
-                               break;
-                       enlarge_zone = false;
-               }
-               if ((old_size - 1 - sizeof(struct tdb_header))
-                   & (1 << zone_bits))
-                       break;
-               zone_bits++;
+       old_size = tdb->file->map_size;
+       tdb->methods->oob(tdb, tdb->file->map_size + 1, true);
+       if (tdb->file->map_size != old_size) {
+               tdb_unlock_expand(tdb, F_WRLCK);
+               return TDB_SUCCESS;
        }
 
-       zhdr.zone_bits = zone_bits;
-       num_buckets = BUCKETS_FOR_ZONE(zone_bits);
-
-       /* FIXME: I don't think we need to expand to full zone, do we? */
-       if (tdb->methods->expand_file(tdb, 1ULL << zone_bits) == -1)
-               goto fail;
-
-       /* Write new tailer. */
-       if (tdb->methods->write(tdb, tdb->map_size - 1, &zone_bits, 1) == -1)
-               goto fail;
-
-       /* Write new zone header (just before old tailer). */
-       off = old_size - 1;
-       if (tdb_write_convert(tdb, off, &zhdr, sizeof(zhdr)) == -1)
-               goto fail;
+       /* limit size in order to avoid using up huge amounts of memory for
+        * in memory tdbs if an oddball huge record creeps in */
+       if (size > 100 * 1024) {
+               rec_size = size * 2;
+       } else {
+               rec_size = size * 100;
+       }
 
-       /* Now write empty buckets. */
-       off += sizeof(zhdr);
-       if (zero_out(tdb, off, (num_buckets+1) * sizeof(tdb_off_t)) == -1)
-               goto fail;
-       off += (num_buckets+1) * sizeof(tdb_off_t);
+       /* always make room for at least rec_size more records, and at
+          least 25% more space. if the DB is smaller than 100MiB,
+          otherwise grow it by 10% only. */
+       if (old_size > 100 * 1024 * 1024) {
+               map_size = old_size / 10;
+       } else {
+               map_size = old_size / 4;
+       }
 
-       /* Now add the rest as our free record. */
-       if (add_free_record(tdb, zone_bits, off, tdb->map_size-1-off) == -1)
-               goto fail;
+       if (map_size > rec_size) {
+               wanted = map_size;
+       } else {
+               wanted = rec_size;
+       }
 
-       /* Try allocating from this zone now. */
-       tdb->zone_off = old_size - 1;
-       tdb->zhdr = zhdr;
+       /* We need room for the record header too. */
+       wanted = adjust_size(0, sizeof(struct tdb_used_record) + wanted);
 
-success:
-       tdb_unlock_expand(tdb, F_WRLCK);
-       return 0;
+       ecode = tdb->methods->expand_file(tdb, wanted);
+       if (ecode != TDB_SUCCESS) {
+               tdb_unlock_expand(tdb, F_WRLCK);
+               return ecode;
+       }
 
-fail:
+       /* We need to drop this lock before adding free record. */
        tdb_unlock_expand(tdb, F_WRLCK);
-       return -1;
-}
 
-static tdb_len_t adjust_size(size_t keylen, size_t datalen, bool growing)
-{
-       tdb_len_t size = keylen + datalen;
-
-       if (size < TDB_MIN_DATA_LEN)
-               size = TDB_MIN_DATA_LEN;
-
-       /* Overallocate if this is coming from an enlarging store. */
-       if (growing)
-               size += datalen / 2;
-
-       /* Round to next uint64_t boundary. */
-       return (size + (sizeof(uint64_t) - 1ULL)) & ~(sizeof(uint64_t) - 1ULL);
+       tdb->stats.expands++;
+       return add_free_record(tdb, old_size, wanted, TDB_LOCK_WAIT, true);
 }
 
 /* This won't fail: it will expand the database if it has to. */
 tdb_off_t alloc(struct tdb_context *tdb, size_t keylen, size_t datalen,
-               uint64_t hash, bool growing)
+               uint64_t hash, unsigned magic, bool growing)
 {
        tdb_off_t off;
-       tdb_len_t size, actual;
-       struct tdb_used_record rec;
 
        /* We can't hold pointers during this: we could unmap! */
        assert(!tdb->direct_access);
 
-       size = adjust_size(keylen, datalen, growing);
-
-again:
-       off = get_free(tdb, size, &actual);
-       if (unlikely(off == TDB_OFF_ERR))
-               return off;
-
-       if (unlikely(off == 0)) {
-               if (tdb_expand(tdb, size) == -1)
-                       return TDB_OFF_ERR;
-               goto again;
-       }
+       for (;;) {
+               enum TDB_ERROR ecode;
+               off = get_free(tdb, keylen, datalen, growing, magic, hash);
+               if (likely(off != 0))
+                       break;
 
-       /* Some supergiant values can't be encoded. */
-       /* FIXME: Check before, and limit actual in get_free. */
-       if (set_header(tdb, &rec, keylen, datalen, actual, hash,
-                      tdb->zhdr.zone_bits) != 0) {
-               add_free_record(tdb, tdb->zhdr.zone_bits, off,
-                               sizeof(rec) + actual);
-               return TDB_OFF_ERR;
+               ecode = tdb_expand(tdb, adjust_size(keylen, datalen));
+               if (ecode != TDB_SUCCESS) {
+                       return ecode;
+               }
        }
 
-       if (tdb_write_convert(tdb, off, &rec, sizeof(rec)) != 0)
-               return TDB_OFF_ERR;
-       
        return off;
 }