* test(heal): add failing regressions for a source-independent absent verdict Add the regression tests for backlog#2900 that fail on the current code, where the same object-level not-found is treated as deleted on the plain heal path but as recreate_failed on the recreate path, and where the erasure-set healer, the task predicates and the error helpers disagree on wrapped not-found and transient inputs. Also add the per-object disposition cache module with its unit tests, the manager admission tests for it, the compat register entry for the display boundary, and the admission-invariant notes. The module and the manager tests are not declared yet, so nothing is wired into the build. * fix(heal): decide object absence from storage evidence, not request source Replace the five heal error classifiers (erasure-set healer outcome mapping, task-level not-found and lock predicates, error.rs recovery helpers and the storage existence-check matcher) with one typed classify_heal_error. An object-level not-found from the locked storage read is Absent for every source and every recreate_missing value; the recreate path, the usage-observation and scanner object-dir whitelists are gone, and display-text matching survives only in the marked classify_error_display boundary. Add a bounded, expiring per-object disposition memory consulted before queue admission so a best-effort producer cannot requeue an absent or terminally failed object on every tick; durable MRF, admin, forced, high-priority and dry-run requests bypass it. The read-repair producer no longer forces recreate_missing. * fix(heal): keep rendered grace windows out of task retries A grace window rendered into a task message belongs to an attempt that already finished; its owner schedules the next one. Only typed grace errors replay the task, as before the classifier merge. Update the ecstore read-repair black-box test: the producer no longer forces recreate_missing. * fix(heal): classify ambiguous legacy delete residue as permanent explicitly * fix(heal): scope disposition memory and bound absence parsing
Architecture Documentation
Use this when: you need the contract, invariant, or boundary rule that governs a change, and you want the one document that owns it.
Source of truth: the code and the guards. scripts/check_architecture_migration_rules.sh enforces the CI-anchored documents below; scripts/check_doc_paths.sh fails the pre-commit gate when any doc under docs/ cites a repository path that no longer exists.
Two rules keep this directory healthy:
- Durable reference only. One-shot plans, task trackers, dated analyses, status snapshots, and PR-scoped notes do not belong in the repository; keep them in the issue tracker or a local worktree and delete them when the work closes.
- No copies of other sources of truth. Crate lists come from
Cargo.toml, CI steps from.github/workflows/, code structure from the code. Cite a file path plus a symbol name, never a line number, and never paste counts or tables that a command can regenerate.
Every document starts with a **Use this when:** line so an agent can decide in one glance whether to read further. The index below repeats those lines.
CI-anchored core
Required headings and strings in these files are asserted by scripts/check_architecture_migration_rules.sh; rename a heading only together with the guard.
| Document | Use this when |
|---|---|
| crate-boundaries.md | you add a crate dependency, move code across crates, touch a storage_api.rs boundary file, or need the change-type vocabulary the architecture guard enforces |
| runtime-lifecycle.md | moving or reordering anything in rustfs/src/startup_*.rs, changing readiness publication, or touching shutdown ordering |
| readiness-matrix.md | changing what a request surface does before storage or IAM is ready, changing probe semantics, or adding a runtime dependency that readiness must wait for |
| storage-control-data-plane.md | adding a storage API surface, a cluster read model, or a background-service status/reconcile surface, and you need to know which layer owns it |
| global-state-crate-split-plan.md | business logic needs runtime state (object store, endpoints, lock clients, lifecycle state, config) and you must pick the right boundary, or you are evaluating a crate split out of ECStore |
| global-state-inventory.md | you meet a GLOBAL_* static or an OnceLock and need to know whether it is a runtime ownership handle, an owner-local static, or process-global by design |
| ecstore-module-split-plan.md | you add lifecycle or replication logic and need to know which crate it belongs in, plan to move an operation family out of SetDisks, or the guard fails on one of the split rules |
| ecstore-api-facade-inventory.md | you need something from rustfs_ecstore in another crate, you are narrowing a rustfs_ecstore::api facade group, or the guard reports a facade bypass |
| obs-ecstore-dependency-inventory.md | adding, removing, or moving any rustfs_ecstore or rustfs_storage_api reference inside crates/obs |
| compat-cleanup-register.md | you add, review, or remove a temporary compatibility path and need the RUSTFS_COMPAT_TODO marker format and its removal condition |
| overview.md | you need the historical framing of the architecture-migration program or the phase names that other contracts refer to |
Contracts and invariants
| Document | Use this when |
|---|---|
| local-descriptor-cache.md | changing descriptor cache keys/open modes or invalidation after local mutations |
| erasure-coding.md | changing anything under crates/ecstore/src/erasure/, crates/filemeta/, crates/ecstore/src/set_disk/, storage-class or layout code, or any decode, quorum, or heal boundary (normative spec) |
| placement-repair-invariants.md | changing anything that resolves an object to a pool, set, or disk, or that admits scanner or heal work |
| heal-concurrency-model.md | changing heal, PUT/multipart commit, delete, lifecycle expiry, or data-movement code that shares the (bucket, object) commit surface, or asking whether RustFS needs a persistent healing marker |
| heal-terminal-reports.md | changing retained admin heal outcomes, terminal report publication, cancellation refinement, or report upgrade/rollback behavior |
| unified-object-generation.md | adding or changing anything that fences a commit, scopes a read lease, gates old-directory cleanup, binds prepared pool reads, or settles quota against the current object version |
| ilm-tiering-persistence-contracts.md | changing an ILM transition, tier configuration mutation, manual transition job, tier-delete recovery path, pool decommission, or any code that can create, transfer, or destroy ownership of a remote-tier object |
| decommission-compatibility.md | changing pool decommission or rebalance behavior, its admin API shape, the persisted PoolMeta fields, or how tier free versions move between pools |
| ecstore-layout-boundary.md | touching endpoint expansion, FormatV3, pool/set layout, or moving files between ECStore's internal directories |
| runtime-capability-contracts.md | changing the read-only observability or topology snapshot contracts in rustfs-storage-api, their providers, or the storage_classes payload of GET /rustfs/admin/v4/runtime/capabilities |
| workload-admission-contracts.md | adding a workload class or snapshot provider, or consuming admission state from a background job |
| background-controller-contract.md | adding a status snapshot or reconcile surface for a background service, or being tempted to fold several services into a generic controller |
| background-services-inventory.md | you need one audited background service's desired source, current-status inputs, status surface, and declared side effects |
| scanner-usage-publication.md | changing scanner data-usage cache publication, quota-visible usage snapshots, scanner cycle recovery, or the persisted scanner usage artifacts |
| scanner-usage-authority-decision.md | deciding whether quota admission depends on scanner data usage, removing scanner publication layers, or designing a scanner storage boundary |
| scanner-per-bucket-convergence.md | changing what makes a scanner cycle Complete, Superseded, or converged, adding or re-classifying a dirty-usage producer, deciding whether a background writeback may invalidate a cycle, changing scanner worker concurrency or throttling, or activating scoped dirty acknowledgements |
| config-model-boundary-adr.md | touching the server-config model (Config, KV, KVS) or its persistence, or asking which crate owns which part of server configuration |
| admin-route-action-snapshot.md | adding, moving, or re-authorizing an admin route and needing to know where the route → handler → AdminAction contract is enforced |
| kms-bulk-rekey-contract.md | changing the bulk envelope re-wrap sweep, its admin endpoints, the re-wrap primitive, or which objects a rekey may touch |
| remote-credential-sealing-adr.md | adding, reading, or persisting a stored remote credential (replication target, remote tier, on-demand migration source), or needing the sealed-envelope format, the mixed-version rules, or the reason this is worth doing in one deployment and not in another |
| tier-stats-contract.md | changing what GET /rustfs/admin/v3/tier-stats returns, adding a tier accounting source, or wiring a metric to a remote tier request |
Support and compatibility matrices (release-facing, keep current)
| Document | Use this when |
|---|---|
| s3-compatibility-matrix.md | writing or checking a user-facing S3 compatibility claim, or moving a Ceph s3tests case between lists |
| s3-tables-support-matrix.md | writing a release note or client-compatibility statement about S3 Tables / Iceberg REST Catalog (cutover procedure: ../operations/s3-tables-cutover-runbook.md) |
| minio-rustfs-router-compatibility.md | a client or mc call that works against MinIO fails against RustFS and you need to know whether the endpoint is missing, stubbed, or deliberately different |
| minio-file-format-compat.md | deciding whether a MinIO drive set, bucket-metadata blob, or SSE object can be read or imported by a given RustFS build, or before touching a listed version anchor |
Operations runbooks are registered in the documentation operations index, and testing references live in ../testing/README.md.
For replication operations, start with site replication operations, replication target check, replication object size limits, and replication outbound transport.
For per-node HTTP failure ratios and cached storage probe provenance, see S3 write failure diagnostics.