diff --git a/docs/research/sublinear-time-solver/adr/ADR-STS-001-core-integration-architecture.md b/docs/research/sublinear-time-solver/adr/ADR-STS-001-core-integration-architecture.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..d938a234c --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/research/sublinear-time-solver/adr/ADR-STS-001-core-integration-architecture.md @@ -0,0 +1,1026 @@ +# ADR-STS-001: Sublinear-Time Solver Core Integration Architecture + +**Status**: Proposed +**Date**: 2026-02-20 +**Authors**: RuVector Architecture Team +**Deciders**: Architecture Review Board + +## Version History + +| Version | Date | Author | Changes | +|---------|------|--------|---------| +| 0.1 | 2026-02-20 | RuVector Team | Initial proposal | + +--- + +## Context + +### The Performance Ceiling Problem + +RuVector is a 79-crate Rust monorepo (v2.0.3, edition 2021, `rust-version = "1.77"`) that +implements a high-performance vector database with capabilities spanning far beyond +conventional vector search. The system includes: + +- **HNSW vector indexing** (`ruvector-core`) with SIMD-accelerated distance metrics + (AVX2, AVX-512, NEON, WASM SIMD128) achieving 61us p50 latency at 384 dimensions +- **Neo4j-compatible graph database** (`ruvector-graph`) with Cypher query engine, + petgraph-backed storage, and hybrid vector-graph search +- **Graph Neural Networks** (`ruvector-gnn`) with GCN, GraphSAGE, GAT, GIN layers, + EWC++ continual learning, and ndarray-based tensor operations +- **40+ attention mechanisms** (`ruvector-attention`) including Flash, PDE, Sheaf, + Hyperbolic, Optimal Transport, MoE, and Information Geometry attention +- **Prime Radiant coherence engine** (`prime-radiant`) implementing sheaf Laplacian + mathematics for universal coherence verification with domain-agnostic interpretation +- **Spectral methods** (`ruvector-math`) using Chebyshev polynomial expansion, + spectral clustering, graph wavelets, optimal transport (Sinkhorn), information + geometry (Fisher, K-FAC), tensor networks, and persistent homology +- **Quantum algorithms** (`ruQu`) with VQE, Grover, QAOA, and surface code support +- **Subpolynomial dynamic min-cut** (`ruvector-mincut`) implementing the December 2024 + breakthrough (arXiv:2512.13105) with O(n^{o(1)}) update time +- **27 WASM crates** targeting `wasm32-unknown-unknown` via `wasm-bindgen` +- **Node.js bindings** via NAPI-RS for server-side deployment +- **MCP integration** across 5 servers exposing 80+ tools via JSON-RPC 2.0 + +Despite this breadth, the mathematical backbone for sparse linear systems -- graph +Laplacians, spectral methods, PageRank computations, optimal transport, and Fisher +information inversion -- currently relies on dense O(n^2) or O(n^3) algorithms via +`ndarray 0.16`, `nalgebra 0.33`, and custom implementations. This creates a performance +ceiling that becomes acute at scale: + +| Subsystem | Current Complexity | Bottleneck Operation | +|-----------|--------------------|----------------------| +| Prime Radiant coherence | O(n^2) to O(n^3) | Dense sheaf Laplacian solve | +| GNN message passing | O(n * avg_degree) per layer | Sparse matrix-vector products | +| Spectral Chebyshev filters | O(K * nnz(L)) per signal | Repeated sparse matvec | +| Graph PageRank | O(n * iterations) | Iterative power method | +| Sinkhorn optimal transport | O(n^2 * iterations) | Dense kernel updates | +| Natural gradient (K-FAC) | O(d * hidden) | Fisher information inversion | + +### The Sublinear-Time Solver Opportunity + +The `sublinear-time-solver` project (v1.4.1 Rust, v1.5.0 npm) provides a Rust + WASM +mathematical toolkit implementing true O(log n) algorithms for sparse linear systems: + +| Algorithm | Complexity | Primary Use Case | +|-----------|------------|------------------| +| **Neumann Series** | O(k * nnz) | Diagonally dominant systems (Laplacians) | +| **Forward Push** | O(1/eps) | Personalized PageRank from single source | +| **Backward Push** | O(1/eps) | Reverse PPR, importance propagation | +| **Hybrid Random Walk** | O(log(1/eps)/eps) | Combined push + walk for large graphs | +| **TRUE (Truncated Random Walk)** | O(sqrt(nnz) * log(1/eps)) | General sparse systems with sparsifiers | +| **Conjugate Gradient (CG)** | O(sqrt(kappa) * nnz) | Symmetric positive-definite systems | +| **BMSSP** | O(nnz * log n) | Bounded max-sum subarray (optimization) | + +The solver shares Rust 2021 edition, `wasm-bindgen 0.2.x`, `rayon 1.10`, `serde 1.0`, +and `criterion`-based benchmarking. Its 9-crate workspace structure mirrors RuVector's +modular architecture. License compatibility is confirmed: MIT (RuVector) and +MIT/Apache-2.0 (solver). + +### Technical Compatibility Assessment + +**Overall Score: 91/100** + +| Category | Score | Notes | +|----------|-------|-------| +| Language and toolchain | 98 | Both Rust 2021, same MSRV range | +| Dependency compatibility | 90 | No conflicting major versions | +| Architecture alignment | 92 | Same workspace monorepo pattern | +| WASM target compatibility | 95 | Identical wasm-bindgen toolchain | +| API design philosophy | 88 | Both use trait-based interfaces | +| Performance characteristics | 95 | Complementary optimization targets | +| Testing infrastructure | 90 | Both use criterion + proptest | + +### Decision Drivers + +1. Prime Radiant coherence is limited to ~10K nodes at interactive latency; production + deployments require 100K to 10M nodes +2. GNN training on HNSW topologies is bottlenecked by dense aggregation +3. No competing vector database offers integrated O(log n) sparse solvers +4. The solver's WASM target enables browser-native graph analytics without backend +5. MCP tool surface (40+ solver tools) extends the existing agent ecosystem + +--- + +## Decision + +Create a new `ruvector-solver` crate family following the established Core-Binding-Surface +pattern. The solver integrates as a **Layer 0 mathematical foundation**, alongside +`nalgebra` and `ndarray`, providing O(log n) sparse linear system algorithms to all +consuming subsystems. + +### Architecture Design + +#### Integration Layer Map + +``` ++=========================================================================+ +| Layer 4: DISTRIBUTION | +| ruvector-cluster | ruvector-raft | ruvector-replication | +| ruvector-delta-consensus | ++=========================================================================+ + | ++=========================================================================+ +| Layer 3: INTEGRATION SERVICES | +| mcp-gate (JSON-RPC) | ruvector-server (axum) | ruvector-cli | +| +40 solver MCP tools | /solver/* routes | solver subcommands | ++=========================================================================+ + | ++=========================================================================+ +| Layer 2: PLATFORM BINDINGS | +| ruvector-solver-wasm | ruvector-solver-node | ruvector-solver-ffi| +| (wasm-bindgen) | (NAPI-RS) | (extern "C") | ++=========================================================================+ + | ++=========================================================================+ +| Layer 1: CORE ENGINES | +| | +| prime-radiant ----+ | +| ruvector-gnn -----+----> ruvector-solver <---- ruvector-math | +| ruvector-graph ---+ | ruvector-attention | +| ruvector-mincut --+ | ruvector-sparse-inference | +| cognitum-gate ----+ | | +| v | ++=========================================================================+ +| Layer 0: MATH FOUNDATION | +| nalgebra 0.33 | ndarray 0.16 | simsimd 5.9 | rayon 1.10 | +| [nalgebra-bridge: zero-copy DMatrix <-> Array2 conversion] | ++=========================================================================+ +``` + +#### Crate Dependency Graph + +``` + ruvector-solver (core) + / | \ + / | \ + ruvector-solver-wasm ruvector-solver-node ruvector-solver-ffi + (wasm-bindgen) (NAPI-RS) (extern "C") + + Upstream consumers (depend on ruvector-solver): + +-----------------+ +----------------+ +------------------+ + | prime-radiant | | ruvector-gnn | | ruvector-math | + | (coherence) | | (GNN layers) | | (spectral) | + +-----------------+ +----------------+ +------------------+ + | ruvector-graph | | ruvector- | | ruvector- | + | (PageRank) | | attention | | mincut | + +-----------------+ | (PDE attention) | | (sparsifier) | + +----------------+ +------------------+ + + Downstream dependencies (ruvector-solver depends on): + +-----------------+ +----------------+ +------------------+ + | nalgebra 0.33 | | ndarray 0.16 | | rayon 1.10 | + | (sparse types) | | (bridge layer) | | (parallel) | + +-----------------+ +----------------+ +------------------+ +``` + +#### New Crate Structure + +``` +crates/ruvector-solver/ + Cargo.toml + src/ + lib.rs # Public API, trait re-exports, feature gates + error.rs # SolverError enum with thiserror + config.rs # SolverConfig with builder pattern + types.rs # SparseMatrix, SolverResult, ConvergenceBound + traits.rs # SolverEngine, NumericBackend, SolverCache + bridge/ + mod.rs # Backend abstraction layer + nalgebra_backend.rs # nalgebra DMatrix/CsMatrix operations + ndarray_backend.rs # ndarray Array2 bridge (zero-copy views) + algorithms/ + mod.rs # Algorithm registry + auto-selection + neumann.rs # Neumann series expansion + forward_push.rs # Forward Push PageRank + backward_push.rs # Backward Push reverse PPR + hybrid_walk.rs # Hybrid Random Walk + true_solver.rs # TRUE sparse solver + conjugate_gradient.rs # Preconditioned CG + bmssp.rs # Bounded Max-Sum Subarray + integration/ + mod.rs # Integration adapters + coherence.rs # Prime Radiant sheaf Laplacian adapter + gnn.rs # GNN SublinearAggregation strategy + spectral.rs # Neumann filter for ruvector-math + graph.rs # Push-based PageRank for ruvector-graph + attention.rs # PDE attention sparse Laplacian + mincut.rs # Shared sparsifier with TRUE + cache.rs # LRU solution cache with TTL + events.rs # SolverEvent enum (event sourcing) + benches/ + solver_benchmarks.rs # Criterion benchmarks for all algorithms + +crates/ruvector-solver-wasm/ + Cargo.toml + src/ + lib.rs # wasm-bindgen surface (JsSolver) + +crates/ruvector-solver-node/ + Cargo.toml + src/ + lib.rs # NAPI-RS bindings (napi macro) +``` + +#### nalgebra/ndarray Bridge with Zero-Copy Conversion + +The primary architectural tension is the linear algebra backend divergence: the solver +uses `nalgebra` while RuVector's crates use `ndarray`. The bridge layer resolves this +with zero-copy view conversions: + +```rust +// crates/ruvector-solver/src/bridge/nalgebra_backend.rs + +use nalgebra::{DMatrix, DVector, CsMatrix}; +use ndarray::{Array2, ArrayView2}; + +/// Zero-copy view from nalgebra DMatrix to ndarray ArrayView2. +/// nalgebra uses column-major (Fortran) layout; ndarray defaults to +/// row-major (C) layout. The view preserves column-major stride. +pub fn dmatrix_to_ndarray_view(m: &DMatrix) -> ArrayView2 { + let (rows, cols) = m.shape(); + let slice = m.as_slice(); + // nalgebra stores column-major: stride = (1, rows) + unsafe { + ArrayView2::from_shape_ptr( + (rows, cols).strides((1, rows)), + slice.as_ptr(), + ) + } +} + +/// Zero-copy view from ndarray Array2 to nalgebra DMatrix. +/// Requires the ndarray to be in standard (row-major contiguous) layout. +pub fn ndarray_to_dmatrix_view(a: &Array2) -> Option> { + if a.is_standard_layout() { + let (rows, cols) = a.dim(); + let slice = a.as_slice()?; + // Copy required: layout mismatch (row-major -> column-major) + Some(DMatrix::from_row_slice(rows, cols, slice)) + } else { + None + } +} + +/// Trait for types that can produce a sparse CSR representation. +/// This is the primary interop format between subsystems. +pub trait AsSparseCSR { + fn to_csr(&self) -> (Vec, Vec, Vec, usize, usize); +} +``` + +#### Feature Flag Architecture + +```toml +# crates/ruvector-solver/Cargo.toml +[features] +default = ["nalgebra-backend"] + +# Backend selection (at least one required) +nalgebra-backend = ["nalgebra"] +ndarray-backend = ["ndarray"] + +# Performance features +parallel = ["rayon"] +simd = [] # Enables hand-tuned SIMD kernels for sparse matvec + +# Deployment targets +wasm = [] # Disables rayon, std::thread; enables wasm-compatible paths +gpu = ["wgpu"] # WebGPU compute shader backend (future) + +# Algorithm selection (all enabled by default) +neumann = [] +push-methods = [] +random-walk = [] +true-solver = [] +conjugate-gradient = [] +bmssp = [] + +# Integration features (opt-in by consumers) +coherence = [] # Prime Radiant integration adapters +gnn-integration = [] # GNN aggregation strategies +spectral = [] # Spectral method filters +graph-analytics = [] # PageRank, centrality push methods +``` + +#### Trait Hierarchy + +```rust +// crates/ruvector-solver/src/traits.rs + +use crate::types::{SparseMatrix, SolverResult, ConvergenceBound}; +use crate::config::SolverConfig; +use crate::error::SolverError; + +/// Core solver engine trait. All sublinear algorithms implement this. +pub trait SolverEngine: Send + Sync { + /// Solve the sparse linear system Ax = b. + fn solve( + &self, + matrix: &SparseMatrix, + rhs: &[f32], + config: &SolverConfig, + ) -> Result; + + /// Return the algorithm name for diagnostics. + fn algorithm_name(&self) -> &'static str; + + /// Estimated complexity class for the given problem size. + fn estimated_complexity(&self, n: usize, nnz: usize) -> u64; + + /// Whether this solver is suitable for the given matrix properties. + fn is_applicable(&self, matrix: &SparseMatrix) -> bool; +} + +/// Backend abstraction for linear algebra operations. +/// Bridges nalgebra and ndarray without tight coupling. +pub trait NumericBackend: Send + Sync { + type Vector; + type Matrix; + + fn sparse_matvec(&self, matrix: &SparseMatrix, x: &Self::Vector) -> Self::Vector; + fn dot(&self, a: &Self::Vector, b: &Self::Vector) -> f32; + fn axpy(&self, alpha: f32, x: &Self::Vector, y: &mut Self::Vector); + fn norm(&self, x: &Self::Vector) -> f32; +} + +/// Distance function trait matching ruvector-core's DistanceMetric pattern. +pub trait DistanceFunction: Send + Sync { + fn distance(&self, a: &[f32], b: &[f32]) -> f32; + fn name(&self) -> &'static str; +} + +/// Solution cache trait for memoizing solver results. +pub trait SolverCache: Send + Sync { + fn get(&self, key: &[u8]) -> Option; + fn put(&self, key: &[u8], result: SolverResult, ttl_secs: u64); + fn invalidate(&self, key: &[u8]); + fn stats(&self) -> CacheStats; +} +``` + +#### Event Sourcing Integration + +The solver emits domain events matching Prime Radiant's `DomainEvent` pattern, enabling +computation provenance tracking and audit trails: + +```rust +// crates/ruvector-solver/src/events.rs + +use serde::{Serialize, Deserialize}; + +/// Solver domain events for event sourcing integration. +/// Follows the same tagged-enum pattern as prime-radiant's DomainEvent. +#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)] +#[serde(tag = "type")] +pub enum SolverEvent { + /// A solve operation was initiated. + SolveRequested { + request_id: String, + algorithm: String, + matrix_size: usize, + nnz: usize, + timestamp_ms: u64, + }, + + /// A solve operation completed successfully. + SolveCompleted { + request_id: String, + iterations: usize, + residual_norm: f64, + wall_time_us: u64, + convergence_rate: f64, + }, + + /// Algorithm was auto-selected based on matrix properties. + AlgorithmSelected { + request_id: String, + selected: String, + candidates: Vec, + selection_reason: String, + }, + + /// Convergence warning: solver may not have fully converged. + ConvergenceWarning { + request_id: String, + achieved_residual: f64, + target_residual: f64, + iterations_used: usize, + }, + + /// Cache hit: result was served from the solution cache. + CacheHit { + request_id: String, + cache_key_hash: String, + }, + + /// Solver configuration was updated. + ConfigUpdated { + field: String, + old_value: String, + new_value: String, + }, +} +``` + +### Integration Points + +#### 1. Prime Radiant Coherence Engine -- Sparse Laplacian Solver + +**Current state**: Prime Radiant computes coherence energy E(S) = sum(w_e * ||r_e||^2) +by constructing the full sheaf Laplacian L and solving dense systems. At n > 10K nodes, +the O(n^2) construction and O(n^3) solve dominate latency. + +**Integration**: Replace the dense Laplacian solve with the Neumann series solver. +Graph Laplacians are diagonally dominant (L = D - A where D is degree matrix), making +Neumann convergence guaranteed with rate rho(D^{-1}A) < 1. + +```rust +// crates/prime-radiant/src/coherence/sublinear_solver.rs + +use ruvector_solver::{SolverEngine, NeumannSolver, SparseMatrix}; + +pub struct SublinearCoherenceSolver { + solver: NeumannSolver, + tolerance: f64, +} + +impl SublinearCoherenceSolver { + /// Solve L * x = residual_vector for coherence energy computation. + /// L is the sheaf Laplacian (always diagonally dominant for graphs). + pub fn solve_coherence( + &self, + laplacian: &SparseMatrix, + residuals: &[f32], + ) -> Result { + let result = self.solver.solve(laplacian, residuals, &SolverConfig { + algorithm: Algorithm::Neumann, + tolerance: self.tolerance, + max_iterations: 50, // k=50 terms sufficient for eps < 1e-6 + ..Default::default() + })?; + + Ok(CoherenceResult { + energy: result.solution.iter().map(|x| x * x).sum::(), + convergence_witness: result.residual_norm, + iterations: result.iterations, + }) + } +} +``` + +**Projected impact**: 50-600x speedup at n=100K. Enables real-time coherence verification +for graphs with 10M+ nodes, unlocking production deployment of the Universal Coherence +Object across all six domain interpretations (AI agents, finance, medical, robotics, +security, science). + +#### 2. GNN Message Passing -- SublinearAggregation Strategy + +**Current state**: GNN layers in `ruvector-gnn` compute message aggregation as +h_v = sigma(W * AGG({h_u : u in N(v)})). The aggregation is O(n * avg_degree) +per layer, which is O(n * avg_degree * L) for L layers. + +**Integration**: Introduce a `SublinearAggregation` strategy that uses Forward Push +to compute approximate neighborhood aggregation in O(1/eps) time, independent of +graph size. + +```rust +// crates/ruvector-gnn/src/aggregation/sublinear.rs + +use ruvector_solver::{ForwardPush, SparseMatrix}; + +pub struct SublinearAggregation { + push_solver: ForwardPush, + alpha: f32, // teleport probability (PPR damping) + epsilon: f32, // approximation tolerance +} + +impl AggregationStrategy for SublinearAggregation { + fn aggregate( + &self, + adjacency: &SparseMatrix, + node_features: &Array2, + target_node: usize, + ) -> Vec { + // Forward Push computes approximate PPR from target_node + // in O(1/epsilon) time, independent of n + let ppr = self.push_solver.personalized_pagerank( + adjacency, target_node, self.alpha, self.epsilon + ); + + // Weighted aggregation using PPR scores as attention weights + let mut aggregated = vec![0.0f32; node_features.ncols()]; + for (node, weight) in ppr.iter() { + let features = node_features.row(*node); + for (i, f) in features.iter().enumerate() { + aggregated[i] += weight * f; + } + } + aggregated + } +} +``` + +**Projected impact**: 10-50x training iteration speedup on sparse HNSW topologies. +Enables million-node GNN training on the HNSW index topology itself. + +#### 3. Spectral Methods -- Neumann Filter for Rational Filters + +**Current state**: `ruvector-math/src/spectral/` computes Chebyshev polynomial filters +h(L)x via three-term recurrence T_{k+1}(L)x = 2L*T_k(L)x - T_{k-1}(L)x, costing +O(K * nnz(L)) per signal vector. + +**Integration**: For rational spectral filters h(L) = p(L)/q(L), the denominator +q(L)^{-1} requires solving a sparse linear system. The Neumann series provides this +inversion in O(k * nnz) with geometric convergence for Laplacian-based denominators. + +```rust +// crates/ruvector-math/src/spectral/neumann_filter.rs + +use ruvector_solver::{NeumannSolver, SparseMatrix}; + +pub struct NeumannSpectralFilter { + solver: NeumannSolver, + polynomial_order: usize, +} + +impl NeumannSpectralFilter { + /// Apply rational filter h(L) = p(L) * q(L)^{-1} to signal x. + /// The inverse q(L)^{-1} is computed via Neumann series. + pub fn apply_rational_filter( + &self, + laplacian: &SparseMatrix, + signal: &[f32], + p_coeffs: &[f32], // numerator polynomial coefficients + q_coeffs: &[f32], // denominator polynomial coefficients + ) -> Result, SolverError> { + // Step 1: Compute q(L) * x via Chebyshev recurrence + let qx = chebyshev_apply(laplacian, signal, q_coeffs); + + // Step 2: Solve q(L) * y = x using Neumann series O(k * nnz) + let y = self.solver.solve(laplacian, signal, &Default::default())?; + + // Step 3: Apply numerator p(L) to y + Ok(chebyshev_apply(laplacian, &y.solution, p_coeffs)) + } +} +``` + +**Projected impact**: 20-100x speedup at n=1M for rational spectral filtering. +Enables real-time spectral filtering in the graph wavelet pipeline. + +#### 4. Graph Analytics -- Forward Push PageRank and Backward Push + +**Current state**: `ruvector-graph` computes PageRank via iterative power method with +O(n * iterations) per convergence, and centrality measures via full BFS/DFS traversals. + +**Integration**: Direct replacement with Forward Push (O(1/eps) per query node) and +Backward Push (O(1/eps) per target node). For local queries, this is sublinear in +graph size. + +**Projected impact**: 100-500x speedup for local PageRank queries on billion-edge graphs. +Enables real-time hybrid vector-graph search with PageRank-weighted re-ranking. + +#### 5. PDE Attention -- CG on Sparse Laplacian + +**Current state**: PDE attention in `ruvector-attention/src/pde_attention/` constructs +a graph Laplacian from key similarities and applies diffusion. The diffusion step +involves solving (I + t*L)x = query, currently approximated via truncated expansion. + +**Integration**: Replace the truncated expansion with Conjugate Gradient on the SPD +system (I + t*L), which converges in O(sqrt(kappa) * nnz) iterations where kappa is +the condition number. For graph Laplacians, kappa is bounded by O(n/lambda_2), and +preconditioning with the diagonal reduces this further. + +**Projected impact**: 5-20x speedup with tighter convergence guarantees. Enables +deeper diffusion (larger t) without numerical instability. + +#### 6. Min-Cut Infrastructure -- Shared Sparsifier with TRUE + +**Current state**: `ruvector-mincut` implements spectral sparsification +(Benczur-Karger, Nagamochi-Ibaraki) producing O(n * log(n) / eps^2) edges preserving +all cuts within (1 +/- eps). + +**Integration**: The TRUE solver uses spectral sparsifiers internally. Sharing the +sparsification infrastructure between `ruvector-mincut` and `ruvector-solver` avoids +redundant computation and ensures consistent approximation guarantees. The shared +sparsifier trait: + +```rust +pub trait GraphSparsifier: Send + Sync { + fn sparsify( + &self, + graph: &SparseMatrix, + epsilon: f32, + ) -> Result; + + fn sparsification_ratio(&self) -> f64; +} +``` + +**Projected impact**: 2-5x reduction in preprocessing for combined mincut + solver +workloads. Provides algorithmic validation paths for the expander decomposition. + +#### 7. MCP Tool Registration -- 40+ Solver Tools in mcp-gate + +**Current state**: `mcp-gate` exposes 3 tools (coherence gate operations) via +JSON-RPC 2.0 over stdio. The `ruvector-cli` MCP server adds 12 tools. The npm MCP +server provides 40+ tools. + +**Integration**: Register solver capabilities as MCP tools, enabling AI agents to +invoke O(log n) algorithms through the existing protocol: + +```rust +// New tools added to mcp-gate tool registry +McpTool { + name: "solver_sparse_solve", + description: "Solve sparse linear system Ax=b using sublinear algorithms", + input_schema: json!({ + "type": "object", + "properties": { + "matrix_csr": { "type": "object", "description": "CSR sparse matrix" }, + "rhs": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "number" } }, + "algorithm": { + "type": "string", + "enum": ["auto", "neumann", "forward_push", "cg", "true"] + }, + "tolerance": { "type": "number", "default": 1e-6 } + }, + "required": ["matrix_csr", "rhs"] + }) +} +``` + +Additional tools: `solver_pagerank`, `solver_ppr`, `solver_coherence_check`, +`solver_spectral_filter`, `solver_benchmark`, `solver_config`, and algorithm-specific +variants. + +**Projected impact**: Enables AI agent access to O(log n) solvers through the existing +MCP protocol with no architectural changes. + +#### 8. WASM Deployment -- Browser-Native O(log n) Solvers + +**Current state**: 27 WASM crates provide browser-native vector search, attention, +GNN, and graph operations. + +**Integration**: `ruvector-solver-wasm` follows the established pattern exactly: + +```rust +// crates/ruvector-solver-wasm/src/lib.rs +use wasm_bindgen::prelude::*; +use js_sys::Float32Array; +use ruvector_solver::{SublinearSolver, SolverConfig}; + +#[wasm_bindgen(start)] +pub fn init() { + console_error_panic_hook::set_once(); +} + +#[wasm_bindgen] +pub struct JsSolver { + inner: SublinearSolver, +} + +#[wasm_bindgen] +impl JsSolver { + #[wasm_bindgen(constructor)] + pub fn new(config: JsValue) -> Result { + let config: SolverConfig = serde_wasm_bindgen::from_value(config)?; + Ok(JsSolver { + inner: SublinearSolver::new(config) + .map_err(|e| JsValue::from_str(&e.to_string()))?, + }) + } + + #[wasm_bindgen] + pub fn solve(&self, input: Float32Array) -> Result { + let data = input.to_vec(); + let result = self.inner.solve(&data) + .map_err(|e| JsValue::from_str(&e.to_string()))?; + serde_wasm_bindgen::to_value(&result) + .map_err(|e| JsValue::from_str(&e.to_string())) + } + + #[wasm_bindgen] + pub fn pagerank( + &self, + edges_flat: &[u32], + num_nodes: u32, + alpha: f32, + epsilon: f32, + ) -> Result { + // Forward Push PageRank in O(1/epsilon) + let result = self.inner.forward_push_pagerank( + edges_flat, num_nodes, alpha, epsilon, + ).map_err(|e| JsValue::from_str(&e.to_string()))?; + + let arr = Float32Array::new_with_length(result.len() as u32); + arr.copy_from(&result); + Ok(arr) + } +} +``` + +WASM-specific constraints handled: +- `nalgebra` compiles to WASM with `default-features = false` +- Memory-efficient: sublinear algorithms use O(n) auxiliary storage +- No threading: sequential execution (Web Workers for parallelism via + existing `worker-pool.js` infrastructure) +- SIMD128 acceleration via `#[target_feature(enable = "simd128")]` + +**Projected impact**: Browser-native graph analytics without server roundtrip. +Enables offline-first coherence verification in RVF cognitive containers. + +--- + +## Consequences + +### Positive + +1. **50-600x coherence speedup**: Prime Radiant scales from 10K to 10M+ nodes at + interactive latency, enabling production deployment of the Universal Coherence + Object across all six domain interpretations. + +2. **10-50x GNN training acceleration**: SublinearAggregation strategy makes + million-node GNN training feasible on HNSW topologies, directly serving the + "gets smarter the more you use it" strategic pillar. + +3. **Unique competitive position**: No competing vector database (Pinecone, Weaviate, + Milvus, Qdrant, ChromaDB) offers integrated O(log n) sparse solvers. This is a + defensible technical moat. + +4. **Browser-native graph analytics**: WASM solver eliminates server roundtrips for + graph queries, directly serving the "works offline / runs in browsers" pillar. + +5. **Unified mathematical foundation**: Single `SolverEngine` trait provides + consistent interface across all six integration points, reducing code duplication + and simplifying testing. + +6. **Event sourcing compatibility**: `SolverEvent` enum integrates with Prime + Radiant's existing `DomainEvent` infrastructure for end-to-end computation + provenance and audit trails. + +7. **MCP ecosystem extension**: 40+ new solver tools extend the AI agent surface + without protocol changes, enabling autonomous graph analytics workflows. + +8. **Shared sparsifier infrastructure**: Amortizes spectral sparsification cost + across mincut and solver workloads, reducing preprocessing overhead by 2-5x. + +9. **Algorithm auto-selection**: The `SolverEngine::is_applicable` trait method + enables automatic algorithm selection based on matrix properties (diagonal + dominance, sparsity, symmetry), reducing the expertise required to use the + solver effectively. + +10. **Incremental adoption**: Feature flags allow subsystems to adopt the solver + independently. `prime-radiant` can integrate first without requiring changes + to `ruvector-gnn` or other consumers. + +### Negative + +1. **nalgebra/ndarray duality increases complexity**: Two linear algebra backends + require bridge code and layout-aware conversions. Column-major (nalgebra) vs + row-major (ndarray) mismatch introduces transposition overhead for non-view + conversions. + - **Mitigation**: CSR sparse format is layout-agnostic. Dense operations use + zero-copy views where possible; copies are restricted to initial setup paths, + not hot loops. + +2. **Workspace dependency footprint grows**: Adding `nalgebra 0.33` as a workspace + dependency increases compile time by an estimated 10-15 seconds for clean builds. + - **Mitigation**: `nalgebra` is already used by `prime-radiant` and + `ruvector-hyperbolic-hnsw`. The marginal impact is the workspace declaration, + not new compilation. + +3. **Approximation accuracy tradeoffs**: O(log n) algorithms produce approximate + solutions with error bounds dependent on epsilon and iteration count. Consumers + must reason about acceptable tolerance levels. + - **Mitigation**: `SolverResult` includes `residual_norm` and + `convergence_rate` fields. `ConvergenceWarning` events alert when tolerance + is not met. Default configurations are conservative (eps = 1e-6). + +4. **Maintenance burden of external alignment**: The solver is actively developed + (v1.4.1/v1.5.0). Tracking upstream changes requires version pinning and + periodic vendor updates. + - **Mitigation**: Vendor the core algorithm crate (`sublinear-solver-core`) + into the workspace. Wrap it behind RuVector's own `SolverEngine` trait to + insulate consumers from upstream API changes. + +5. **Testing surface area expansion**: Six integration points, three deployment + targets (native, WASM, Node.js), and seven algorithm variants create a + combinatorial testing matrix. + - **Mitigation**: Property-based testing via `proptest` for algorithm + correctness (verify ||Ax - b|| < eps). Integration tests use the existing + `criterion` benchmark infrastructure with correctness assertions. + +6. **WASM memory pressure for large problems**: Sublinear algorithms are + memory-efficient (O(n) auxiliary), but the sparse matrix representation + itself is O(nnz). Very large graphs may exceed WASM's default 16MB linear + memory. + - **Mitigation**: Chunked processing for matrices exceeding configurable + thresholds. WASM memory growth via `WebAssembly.Memory.grow()`. + +### Neutral + +1. **No impact on distance computation hot path**: The solver operates on sparse + linear systems, not vector distance metrics. The SIMD-accelerated distance + kernels in `ruvector-core` are unaffected. + +2. **Compile-time feature complexity increases**: The feature flag matrix + (`nalgebra-backend`, `ndarray-backend`, `parallel`, `simd`, `wasm`, plus six + integration features) adds configuration surface area without runtime cost. + +3. **Algorithm selection requires domain knowledge**: While auto-selection handles + common cases, optimal algorithm choice for novel problem structures may require + understanding of spectral properties (diagonal dominance, condition number, + sparsity pattern). + +--- + +## Alternatives Considered + +### Option 1: External Dependency Only + +Use `sublinear-time-solver` as a pure `Cargo.toml` dependency without vendoring +or custom integration adapters. + +- **Pros**: + - Minimal integration effort (1-2 days) + - Automatic upstream updates via `cargo update` + - No code duplication +- **Cons**: + - No control over API evolution; breaking changes propagate directly + - Cannot customize algorithms for RuVector-specific sparse patterns + - No event sourcing integration + - No shared sparsifier with `ruvector-mincut` + - Consumer crates must handle nalgebra/ndarray bridge individually +- **Decision**: Rejected. Insufficient control for a foundational mathematical + dependency in a production system. + +### Option 2: Partial Vendoring (Algorithm Core Only) + +Vendor only the core algorithm implementations (Neumann, Push, CG) as Rust source +files within `ruvector-math`, without creating a separate crate. + +- **Pros**: + - Smaller footprint; no new crate overhead + - Direct access to modify algorithms + - Reuses existing `ruvector-math` infrastructure +- **Cons**: + - Violates separation of concerns; `ruvector-math` already has 10+ modules + - Cannot produce independent WASM/Node.js bindings for solver-only deployments + - Makes upstream merges difficult + - `ruvector-math` uses nalgebra 0.33 already, but other consumers use ndarray; + the bridge must exist regardless +- **Decision**: Rejected. Pollutes `ruvector-math` scope and prevents independent + deployment of solver capabilities. + +### Option 3: Full Rewrite from Scratch + +Reimplement all sublinear algorithms from scratch within a new RuVector crate, +using only ndarray as the backend. + +- **Pros**: + - Complete control over implementation + - No nalgebra dependency; ndarray-only backend + - Tailored to RuVector's exact sparse matrix formats +- **Cons**: + - Estimated 8-12 weeks of algorithm engineering + - High risk of numerical bugs in reimplementation + - Loses access to the solver's existing test suite, benchmarks, and MCP tools + - Duplicates effort that is already production-tested + - The solver's nalgebra usage for sparse types (CsMatrix) is actually superior + to ndarray's sparse support +- **Decision**: Rejected. Unnecessary risk and effort when a compatible, + production-tested implementation exists. + +### Selected: Option 4 -- New Crate with Vendored Core and Integration Adapters + +Create `ruvector-solver` as a new workspace crate that vendors the solver's core +algorithms, wraps them behind RuVector's own trait hierarchy (`SolverEngine`, +`NumericBackend`), provides nalgebra/ndarray bridging, and offers integration +adapters for each consuming subsystem. This balances control, maintainability, +and deployment flexibility. + +--- + +## Compliance + +### ADR-001: Core Architecture + +The `ruvector-solver` crate family follows the layered architecture defined in +ADR-001 (Layer 0: Math Foundation, Layer 1: Core Engines, Layer 2: Platform +Bindings, Layer 3: Integration Services). The Core-Binding-Surface pattern +(core Rust, WASM binding, Node.js binding) is preserved exactly. The solver +does not modify any existing crate's public API; integration is opt-in via +feature flags on consuming crates. + +### ADR-003: SIMD Optimization Strategy + +The solver's sparse matrix-vector multiplication benefits from SIMD acceleration. +The implementation follows ADR-003's architecture-specific dispatch pattern: +AVX2 for x86_64, NEON for ARM, SIMD128 for WASM, with scalar fallback. The +solver reuses `simsimd` for distance-related operations and implements custom +SIMD kernels for sparse matvec scatter/gather patterns that `simsimd` does not +cover. + +### ADR-005: WASM Runtime Integration + +`ruvector-solver-wasm` follows ADR-005's security model for sandboxed WASM +execution. The solver's pure-computation nature (no filesystem, no network, +no unsafe in core algorithms) makes it naturally compatible with WASM's +capability-based security. The crate uses `console_error_panic_hook` for +debugging and `serde_wasm_bindgen` for type marshalling, matching the +established WASM patterns across 27 existing crates. + +### ADR-006: Memory Management + +The solver's sublinear algorithms use O(n) auxiliary memory, well within ADR-006's +memory efficiency requirements. The sparse matrix representation uses CSR format +with O(nnz + n) storage, which is compatible with the unified memory pool's page- +based allocation. For WASM deployments, the solver respects the linear memory growth +budget and supports chunked processing for large problems. + +### ADR-014: Coherence Engine Architecture + +The primary integration point. The solver directly addresses ADR-014's performance +limitation: "real-time coherence for graphs with 100K+ nodes." The +`SublinearCoherenceSolver` adapter replaces the dense Laplacian solve path with +Neumann series expansion, preserving the sheaf Laplacian mathematical model, the +`DomainEvent` audit trail, and the coherence gate refusal mechanism. The solver's +`ConvergenceBound` type provides a witness of solution quality that integrates with +the existing `GateRefusalWitness` pattern from ADR-CE-012. + +--- + +## Implementation Roadmap + +| Phase | Duration | Deliverables | +|-------|----------|-------------| +| **Phase 1**: Core crate | 2 weeks | `ruvector-solver` with Neumann, CG, Forward Push; nalgebra bridge; trait hierarchy; event sourcing; benchmarks | +| **Phase 2**: Prime Radiant integration | 1 week | `SublinearCoherenceSolver` adapter; coherence benchmarks at 10K, 100K, 1M nodes | +| **Phase 3**: GNN and spectral integration | 2 weeks | `SublinearAggregation` strategy; Neumann spectral filter; integration tests | +| **Phase 4**: WASM and Node.js bindings | 1 week | `ruvector-solver-wasm`, `ruvector-solver-node`; browser benchmarks | +| **Phase 5**: MCP and graph analytics | 1 week | MCP tool registration; Forward/Backward Push PageRank in ruvector-graph | +| **Phase 6**: Shared sparsifier and mincut | 1 week | `GraphSparsifier` trait; TRUE integration; mincut shared infrastructure | + +Total estimated effort: **8 weeks** for full integration across all eight points. + +--- + +## Acceptance Criteria + +1. `ruvector-solver` crate compiles on native (x86_64, aarch64) and + `wasm32-unknown-unknown` targets +2. All seven algorithm variants pass property-based correctness tests: + ||Ax - b|| / ||b|| < epsilon for 1000 random sparse systems +3. Prime Radiant coherence computation at n=100K completes in < 100ms + (currently > 10s) +4. GNN aggregation benchmark shows >= 10x throughput improvement on + sparse HNSW topologies (n=50K, avg_degree=16) +5. WASM solver binary < 200KB gzipped +6. No regressions in existing `cargo test` or `cargo bench` suites +7. MCP tools pass JSON Schema validation and return valid SolverResult +8. nalgebra/ndarray bridge introduces zero-copy overhead for view conversions + +--- + +## References + +### Research Documents (docs/research/sublinear-time-solver/) + +| Document | Title | +|----------|-------| +| [00](../00-executive-summary.md) | Executive Summary | +| [01](../01-rust-crates-integration.md) | Rust Crates Integration Analysis | +| [02](../02-npm-integration.md) | NPM Integration Analysis | +| [03](../03-rvf-format-integration.md) | RVF Format Integration | +| [04](../04-examples-integration.md) | Examples Integration | +| [05](../05-architecture-analysis.md) | Architecture Analysis | +| [06](../06-wasm-integration.md) | WASM Integration Analysis | +| [07](../07-mcp-integration.md) | MCP Integration Analysis | +| [08](../08-performance-analysis.md) | Performance and Benchmarking Analysis | +| [09](../09-security-analysis.md) | Security Analysis | +| [10](../10-algorithm-analysis.md) | Algorithm Deep-Dive Analysis | +| [11](../11-typescript-integration.md) | TypeScript Integration | +| [12](../12-testing-strategy.md) | Testing Strategy | +| [13](../13-dependency-analysis.md) | Dependency Analysis | +| [14](../14-use-cases-roadmap.md) | Use Cases and Roadmap | +| [15](../15-fifty-year-sota-vision.md) | 50-Year SOTA Vision | +| [16](../16-dna-sublinear-convergence.md) | DNA Sublinear Convergence | +| [17](../17-quantum-sublinear-convergence.md) | Quantum Sublinear Convergence | + +### Related ADRs + +| ADR | Title | Relevance | +|-----|-------|-----------| +| [ADR-001](../../adr/ADR-001-ruvector-core-architecture.md) | Core Architecture | Layered architecture pattern | +| [ADR-003](../../adr/ADR-003-simd-optimization-strategy.md) | SIMD Strategy | SIMD dispatch pattern for sparse matvec | +| [ADR-005](../../adr/ADR-005-wasm-runtime-integration.md) | WASM Integration | WASM security and deployment model | +| [ADR-006](../../adr/ADR-006-memory-management.md) | Memory Management | Memory pool compatibility | +| [ADR-014](../../adr/ADR-014-coherence-engine.md) | Coherence Engine | Primary integration target | +| [ADR-CE-012](../../adr/coherence-engine/ADR-CE-012-gate-refusal-witness.md) | Gate Refusal Witness | Convergence witness integration | + +### External References + +- Spielman, D. and Teng, S. "Nearly-linear time algorithms for graph partitioning, graph sparsification, and solving linear systems." STOC 2004. +- Andersen, R., Chung, F., and Lang, K. "Local graph partitioning using PageRank vectors." FOCS 2006. +- arXiv:2512.13105 -- Subpolynomial dynamic minimum cut (December 2024 breakthrough). diff --git a/docs/research/sublinear-time-solver/adr/ADR-STS-002-algorithm-selection-routing.md b/docs/research/sublinear-time-solver/adr/ADR-STS-002-algorithm-selection-routing.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..7e2451fec --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/research/sublinear-time-solver/adr/ADR-STS-002-algorithm-selection-routing.md @@ -0,0 +1,1106 @@ +# ADR-STS-002: Algorithm Selection and Sublinear Routing Strategy + +## Status + +Proposed + +## Date + +2026-02-20 + +## Authors + +RuVector Architecture Team + +## Deciders + +Architecture Review Board + +## Version History + +| Version | Date | Author | Changes | +|---------|------|--------|---------| +| 0.1 | 2026-02-20 | RuVector Team | Initial proposal | +| 0.2 | 2026-02-20 | RuVector Team | Comprehensive rewrite: crossover analysis, error budget decomposition, SONA/EWC integration, full decision matrix | + +--- + +## Context + +RuVector integrates seven sublinear algorithms from the sublinear-time-solver library. Each +algorithm occupies a distinct region of the problem-characteristic space, with non-trivial +crossover boundaries determined by matrix size (n), sparsity (nnz/n^2), condition number +(kappa), query type (single-source, pairwise, batch), target platform (native/WASM/edge), +and available compute budget (wall-time, memory, energy). + +### Algorithm Portfolio + +| Algorithm | Complexity | Primary Domain | +|-----------|-----------|----------------| +| Neumann Series | O(k * nnz) | Sparse SPD, diagonally dominant | +| Forward Push | O(1/eps) | Single-source PPR, graph exploration | +| Backward Push | O(1/eps) | Reverse relevance to target node | +| Hybrid Random Walk | O(sqrt(n)/eps) | Pairwise relevance, Monte Carlo | +| TRUE | O(log n) amortized | Large-scale Laplacian, JL + sparsification | +| Conjugate Gradient | O(sqrt(kappa) * log(1/eps) * nnz) | Gold-standard SPD solve | +| BMSSP | O(nnz * log n) | Multigrid hierarchical, near-linear | + +### RuVector Consumption Points + +Each RuVector subsystem requires different algorithms: + +``` +Prime Radiant (sheaf Laplacian) -> CG, TRUE, Neumann +ruvector-gnn (message passing) -> Forward Push, Neumann +ruvector-math (spectral filtering) -> Neumann, CG, Chebyshev (existing) +ruvector-graph (PageRank/centrality)-> Forward Push, Backward Push +ruvector-attention (PDE diffusion) -> CG on sparse Laplacian +ruvector-mincut (effective resist.) -> CG, TRUE (shared sparsifier) +ruvector-core (distance approx.) -> JL projection (TRUE component) +``` + +### Motivating Constraints + +Without a principled routing strategy, each RuVector subsystem would need to independently +select an algorithm, leading to duplicated logic, inconsistent quality-of-service, missed +optimization opportunities, and platform-incompatible choices (e.g., selecting TRUE with +heavy preprocessing on a WASM target with a 4 MB memory budget). + +The routing problem is compounded by: + +1. **Heterogeneous platforms**: Native (AVX-512, 64 GB RAM), WASM browser (SIMD128, 4 MB), + Cloudflare edge (SIMD128, 128 MB), Apple Silicon (NEON, 16 GB). +2. **Diverse query types**: RuVector's 10+ crates generate fundamentally different problem + structures, from dense O(n^2) attention matrices to ultra-sparse HNSW adjacency graphs. +3. **Cascading error budgets**: When multiple sublinear algorithms compose (e.g., JL + projection -> sparsification -> Neumann iteration -> push aggregation), error accumulates + and must be managed holistically. +4. **Latency constraints**: Compute lanes range from Lane 0 Reflex (<1 ms) to Lane 3 + Deliberate (unbounded), requiring algorithm choices that respect wall-time budgets. + +--- + +## Decision + +Implement a **three-tier routing system** that combines compile-time platform constraints, +runtime heuristic dispatch, and adaptive learning from historical performance. + +### Tier 1: Static Rules (Compile-Time) + +Feature flags and `cfg` attributes select the set of available algorithms per target platform. +These constraints are absolute and override all runtime decisions. + +```toml +# WASM target -- exclude algorithms requiring heavy preprocessing +[target.'cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")'.dependencies] +ruvector-solver = { version = "0.1", default-features = false, features = [ + "neumann", "forward-push", "backward-push", "cg" +] } +# TRUE excluded: preprocessing O(m*log(n)/eps^2) exceeds WASM memory budget +# BMSSP excluded: hierarchy construction + storage O(nnz*log(n)) too large +# Hybrid Random Walk: conditional on getrandom/wasm_js for PRNG + +# Native target -- all algorithms available +[target.'cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))'.dependencies] +ruvector-solver = { version = "0.1", features = ["full"] } +``` + +Platform-algorithm availability matrix: + +| Algorithm | Native x86_64 | Native ARM64 | WASM Browser (4MB) | WASM Edge (128MB) | NAPI Node | +|-----------|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:| +| Neumann Series | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | +| Forward Push | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | +| Backward Push | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | +| Hybrid Random Walk | Yes | Yes | No (1) | Yes | Yes | +| TRUE | Yes | Yes | No (2) | Yes (n<500K) | Yes | +| Conjugate Gradient | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | +| BMSSP | Yes | Yes | No (2) | Yes (n<50K) | Yes | + +(1) Requires `getrandom/wasm_js` feature for cryptographic PRNG in browser context. +(2) Preprocessing memory exceeds browser budget for problems of practical size. + +Feature flag structure: + +```toml +[features] +default = ["solver-full"] +solver-full = ["solver-true", "solver-bmssp", "solver-neumann", "solver-push", "solver-cg"] +solver-true = [] # TRUE: JL + sparsification + adaptive Neumann +solver-bmssp = [] # BMSSP: multigrid hierarchical +solver-neumann = [] # Neumann series +solver-push = [] # Forward/Backward Push + Hybrid Random Walk +solver-cg = [] # Conjugate Gradient +solver-wasm = ["solver-neumann", "solver-push", "solver-cg"] # WASM-safe subset +``` + +### Tier 2: Heuristic Router (Runtime, <1 ms) + +A deterministic decision tree selects the optimal algorithm based on problem characteristics. +The router executes in under 1 ms and requires no heap allocation. All thresholds are derived +from the crossover analysis below. + +#### Router Input Signature + +```rust +pub struct RoutingQuery { + /// Matrix dimension (n x n) or graph vertex count + pub n: usize, + /// Number of non-zero entries (for sparse matrices) or edge count + pub nnz: usize, + /// Query type determines which algorithms are applicable + pub query_type: QueryType, + /// Target accuracy (epsilon) + pub eps: f64, + /// Condition number estimate (0.0 if unknown; see Appendix B) + pub kappa_estimate: f64, + /// Available wall-time budget + pub budget: ComputeBudget, + /// Whether preprocessing has been amortized (batch mode) + pub batch_mode: bool, + /// Number of right-hand sides (for batch Laplacian solves) + pub num_rhs: usize, + /// Diagonal dominance ratio: min_i(A_ii / sum_{j!=i} |A_ij|), range [0,inf) + pub diagonal_dominance: f64, +} + +pub enum QueryType { + /// Solve Ax = b for SPD matrix A + LinearSolve, + /// Single-source personalized PageRank from vertex s + SingleSourcePPR { source: usize }, + /// Reverse relevance: all sources relevant to target t + ReverseRelevance { target: usize }, + /// Pairwise relevance between specific (s, t) + PairwiseRelevance { source: usize, target: usize }, + /// Spectral graph filtering: apply h(L)x + SpectralFilter { filter_type: FilterType }, + /// Eigenvector computation for spectral clustering + SpectralClustering { num_clusters: usize }, + /// Dimension reduction via JL projection + DimensionReduction { target_dim: usize }, + /// Multi-scale graph decomposition + MultiScaleDecomposition, + /// Batch Laplacian solves (same graph, multiple RHS) + BatchLaplacian { count: usize }, +} + +pub enum FilterType { + /// Rational filter: (I + alpha*L)^{-1}, heat kernel + Rational { alpha: f64 }, + /// Polynomial filter: Chebyshev expansion + Polynomial { degree: usize }, + /// General filter requiring inversion + General, +} +``` + +#### Decision Tree + +The heuristic router implements the following decision tree. At each node, the first +matching rule fires. + +``` +ROOT + | + +-- QueryType::SingleSourcePPR + | +-- [ALWAYS] => ForwardPush + | Rationale: O(1/eps) independent of n, deterministic, no preprocessing. + | No other algorithm is competitive for single-source graph queries. + | + +-- QueryType::ReverseRelevance + | +-- [ALWAYS] => BackwardPush + | Rationale: Dual of ForwardPush, O(1/eps) for column queries. + | + +-- QueryType::PairwiseRelevance + | +-- n < 1,000 => ForwardPush (compute full PPR, read target entry) + | +-- n >= 1,000 => HybridRandomWalk + | Rationale: O(sqrt(n)/eps) beats full PPR computation for large n + | when only a single pairwise value is needed. + | + +-- QueryType::LinearSolve + | +-- n < 500 => CG (no preconditioner) + | | Rationale: Below crossover for all sublinear methods. CG converges + | | in O(sqrt(kappa)*log(1/eps)) iterations, each O(nnz). At n=500, + | | even kappa=n^2 yields manageable iteration counts. + | | + | +-- sparsity_ratio < 0.01 AND kappa_estimate < 5 AND diagonal_dominance > 0.5 + | | => NeumannSeries + | | Rationale: Very sparse, well-conditioned, diagonally dominant. + | | Neumann converges geometrically with rate rho < 1-1/kappa. + | | For kappa < 5: rho < 0.8, so k < 14*log(1/eps) iterations. + | | + | +-- sparsity_ratio < 0.05 AND kappa_estimate < 10,000 + | | => CG (diagonal preconditioner) + | | Rationale: Moderate condition number. Diagonal preconditioning + | | reduces effective kappa by ~10x. Iterations: O(sqrt(1000)*log(1/eps)). + | | + | +-- kappa_estimate >= 25 AND n > 50,000 + | | => BMSSP + | | Rationale: Multigrid convergence is independent of kappa. + | | O(nnz*log(1/eps)) per V-cycle. Beats CG's O(sqrt(kappa)*...). + | | + | +-- [DEFAULT] => CG (diagonal preconditioner) + | Rationale: Safe default for all SPD systems. Deterministic, + | well-understood convergence. Memory footprint O(nnz + 4n). + | + +-- QueryType::BatchLaplacian { count } + | +-- count >= 10 AND n >= 100,000 => TRUE + | | Rationale: Amortize preprocessing O(m*log(n)/eps^2) over count solves. + | | Per-solve cost O(log(n)) amortized. Break-even analysis: see Crossover Points. + | | + | +-- count >= 10 AND kappa_estimate >= 25 => BMSSP + | | Rationale: Reuse multigrid hierarchy across batch. O(nnz*log(1/eps)) per solve. + | | + | +-- [DEFAULT] => CG + | + +-- QueryType::SpectralFilter { filter_type } + | +-- Rational { alpha } AND alpha >= 0.01 + | | => NeumannSeries on (I + alpha*L) + | | Rationale: Guaranteed convergence (spectral radius of D^{-1}B < 1 + | | for alpha > 0). Iterations k = O(1/alpha). For alpha >= 0.01, k <= 100. + | | + | +-- General => CG + | | Rationale: CG solves Lx = b directly for inversion-based filters. + | | + | +-- Polynomial { degree } => NoRoute (use existing Chebyshev) + | Rationale: Chebyshev recurrence is optimal for arbitrary polynomial + | filters. Router returns NoRoute; caller uses ruvector-math Chebyshev. + | + +-- QueryType::SpectralClustering { num_clusters } + | +-- n < 10,000 => CG (shift-invert for eigenvectors) + | +-- n >= 10,000 AND n < 100,000 => BMSSP (multigrid eigensolver) + | +-- n >= 100,000 => TRUE (sparsify + JL + adaptive Neumann) + | + +-- QueryType::DimensionReduction + | +-- [ALWAYS] => TRUE (JL component only) + | Rationale: JL projection to k = ceil(24*ln(n)/eps^2) dimensions. + | + +-- QueryType::MultiScaleDecomposition + +-- [ALWAYS] => BMSSP + Rationale: BMSSP coarsening hierarchy IS the decomposition. +``` + +#### Router Implementation + +The router is a pure function with no allocations: + +```rust +pub fn route(query: &RoutingQuery, available: &[Algorithm]) -> RoutingDecision { + let sparsity_ratio = query.nnz as f64 / (query.n as f64 * query.n as f64); + + let candidate = match &query.query_type { + QueryType::SingleSourcePPR { .. } => Algorithm::ForwardPush, + QueryType::ReverseRelevance { .. } => Algorithm::BackwardPush, + QueryType::PairwiseRelevance { .. } => { + if query.n < 1_000 { Algorithm::ForwardPush } + else { Algorithm::HybridRandomWalk } + } + QueryType::LinearSolve => route_linear_solve(query, sparsity_ratio), + QueryType::BatchLaplacian { count } => route_batch(query, *count), + QueryType::SpectralFilter { filter_type } => route_filter(query, filter_type), + QueryType::SpectralClustering { .. } => route_clustering(query), + QueryType::DimensionReduction { .. } => Algorithm::TRUE, + QueryType::MultiScaleDecomposition => Algorithm::BMSSP, + }; + + if available.contains(&candidate) { + RoutingDecision::Route(candidate) + } else { + RoutingDecision::Fallback(select_fallback(query, available)) + } +} + +fn select_fallback(query: &RoutingQuery, available: &[Algorithm]) -> Algorithm { + // Fallback priority: CG > Neumann > BMSSP > ForwardPush > HybridRW > TRUE + let priority = [ + Algorithm::ConjugateGradient, + Algorithm::NeumannSeries, + Algorithm::BMSSP, + Algorithm::ForwardPush, + Algorithm::HybridRandomWalk, + Algorithm::TRUE, + ]; + priority.iter() + .find(|a| available.contains(a)) + .copied() + .unwrap_or(Algorithm::ConjugateGradient) +} +``` + +### Tier 3: Adaptive Learning (Runtime, SONA-Powered) + +The third tier uses RuVector's SONA (Self-Optimizing Neural Architecture) framework to learn +from historical solve performance and adjust routing weights. + +#### Architecture + +``` + RoutingQuery + | + [Tier 2 Heuristic] + | + candidate algorithm + | + [SONA Override Check] + / \ + no override override (confidence > 0.8) + | | + use heuristic use SONA prediction + | | + v v + Execute Algorithm + | + SolveOutcome { + algorithm, wall_time, residual, + iterations, memory_peak + } + | + [Feedback to SONA] + | + Update routing weights +``` + +#### SONA Feature Extraction + +SONA maintains a routing weight matrix W of shape [num_features x num_algorithms]. The +features are derived from the RoutingQuery: + +``` +Feature vector f(query): + f[0] = log2(n) // Scale feature + f[1] = log2(nnz + 1) // Density feature + f[2] = nnz / n^2 // Sparsity ratio + f[3] = log2(kappa_estimate + 1) // Condition number + f[4] = log2(1/eps) // Precision requirement + f[5] = encode(query_type) // One-hot (7 categories) + f[6] = encode(platform) // One-hot (4 categories) + f[7] = budget.max_wall_time_ms / 1000.0 // Normalized time budget + f[8] = num_rhs // Batch size + f[9] = diagonal_dominance // Dominance ratio +``` + +The SONA model predicts algorithm performance scores: + +``` +scores = softmax(W^T * f(query)) +selected = argmax(scores) if max(scores) > confidence_threshold (0.8) + = heuristic_choice otherwise +``` + +Memory overhead of SONA model: 10 features x 7 algorithms = 70 floats = 280 bytes. +EWC Fisher diagonal adds another 280 bytes. Total: < 1 KB. + +#### EWC for Catastrophic Forgetting Prevention + +When workload distribution shifts (e.g., a cluster transitions from graph queries to +attention-matrix solves), the learned weights must adapt without losing knowledge of the +previous workload. Elastic Weight Consolidation (EWC), already implemented in +`ruvector-gnn/src/ewc.rs`, prevents this: + +``` +L_total = L_current + (lambda/2) * sum_i( F_i * (W_i - W*_i)^2 ) +``` + +where: +- F_i is the diagonal of the Fisher Information Matrix computed over the previous + workload's routing decisions +- W*_i are the weights learned for that workload +- lambda controls the consolidation penalty strength (default: 100.0) + +The Fisher diagonal is computed efficiently over the last N routing decisions: + +``` +F_i = (1/N) * sum_{j=1}^{N} (d log p(a_j | q_j; W) / dW_i)^2 +``` + +EWC checkpoints every 1,000 outcomes to capture workload snapshots. + +#### Feedback Loop and Reward Function + +After each solve, the actual performance is fed back: + +```rust +pub struct SolveOutcome { + pub query: RoutingQuery, + pub algorithm_used: Algorithm, + pub wall_time_us: u64, + pub iterations: usize, + pub final_residual: f64, + pub memory_peak_bytes: usize, + pub converged: bool, +} + +impl SONARouter { + pub fn record_outcome(&mut self, outcome: SolveOutcome) { + let reward = self.compute_reward(&outcome); + let features = self.extract_features(&outcome.query); + self.sona.update(features, outcome.algorithm_used, reward); + + if self.outcome_count % 1000 == 0 { + self.sona.update_fisher_diagonal(); + } + } + + fn compute_reward(&self, outcome: &SolveOutcome) -> f64 { + if !outcome.converged { + return -1.0; + } + let time_score = 1.0 - (outcome.wall_time_us as f64 + / outcome.query.budget.max_wall_time_us() as f64).min(1.0); + let accuracy_score = (outcome.final_residual.log10() + / outcome.query.eps.log10()).min(1.0).max(0.0); + let memory_score = 1.0 - (outcome.memory_peak_bytes as f64 + / outcome.query.budget.max_memory_bytes as f64).min(1.0); + 0.5 * time_score + 0.3 * accuracy_score + 0.2 * memory_score + } +} +``` + +Cold start: SONA requires ~10,000 recorded outcomes before overrides become reliable. +During cold start, all decisions fall through to the Tier 2 heuristic. + +--- + +### Algorithm Selection Decision Matrix + +The authoritative reference for routing decisions across all relevant dimensions: + +| Dimension | Neumann Series | Forward Push | Backward Push | Hybrid RW | TRUE | CG | BMSSP | +|-----------|---------------|-------------|---------------|-----------|------|-----|-------| +| **Input type** | Sparse SPD matrix A | Graph G + source s | Graph G + target t | Graph G + (s,t) | Sparse Laplacian L | Sparse SPD matrix A | Sparse Laplacian L | +| **Output type** | Approx A^{-1}b | PPR vector pi_s | PPR column pi_{*,t} | Scalar pi(s,t) | Approx L^{-1}b | Exact (to tol) x | Approx L^{-1}b | +| **Best n range** | 500 - 1M | 1 - unlimited | 1 - unlimited | 1K - 10M | 100K - unlimited | 100 - 10M | 50K - 10M | +| **Sparsity req.** | nnz/n^2 < 0.1 | Natural graph | Natural graph | Natural graph | Any sparse | nnz/n^2 < 0.5 | Hierarchical structure | +| **Preprocessing** | None, O(1) | None, O(1) | None, O(1) | None, O(1) | O(m*log(n)/eps^2) | O(n) diag precond | O(m*log(n)) coarsen | +| **Per-solve cost** | O(k*nnz) | O(1/eps) | O(1/eps) | O(sqrt(n)/eps) | O(log(n)) amortized | O(sqrt(kappa)*log(1/eps)*nnz) | O(nnz*log(1/eps)) | +| **Deterministic?** | Yes | Yes | Yes | No (Monte Carlo) | No (JL + sampling) | Yes | Partially (AMG coarsening) | +| **Parallelizable?** | SpMV parallel | Limited (push serial) | Limited (push serial) | Walk parallel (good) | High (all phases) | SpMV parallel | Level-parallel | +| **WASM compatible?** | Yes | Yes | Yes | Conditional (PRNG) | No (memory) | Yes | Conditional (n<50K) | +| **Numerical stability** | Requires rho(D^{-1}B)<1 | Kahan summation | Kahan summation | Variance management | 3-component error | Reorthogonalization | Coarsening quality | +| **Convergence** | Geometric: rho^k | Absolute: eps*vol(G) | Absolute: eps*vol(G) | Probabilistic | Relative energy norm | Deterministic A-norm | V-cycle: sigma<1 | +| **Memory footprint** | O(nnz + n) | O(nonzero PPR entries) | O(nonzero PPR entries) | O(n + num_walks) | O(n*log(n)/eps^2) | O(nnz + 4n) | O(nnz*log(n)) | +| **Condition sensitivity** | High (diverges if rho>=1) | None (topology only) | None (topology only) | None (topology only) | Low (sparsification) | High (sqrt(kappa) iters) | Low (multigrid) | +| **Composability** | Nestable | Chainable (multi-hop) | Chainable (multi-hop) | Terminal (point query) | Preprocessing reusable | Preconditioner swappable | Hierarchy reusable | + +--- + +### Crossover Points + +The following analysis determines the exact n and kappa values where each algorithm becomes +faster than alternatives. Constant factors are calibrated from RuVector's published benchmark +results (doc 08) on Apple M4 Pro (NEON) and Linux/AVX2. + +#### Constant Factor Calibration + +From RuVector benchmarks: + +``` +c_spmv = 2.5 ns per nonzero (AVX2 SpMV, from prime-radiant SIMD benchmarks) +c_spmv_n = 3.5 ns per nonzero (NEON SpMV, extrapolated from distance benchmarks) +c_push = 15 ns per push op (graph traversal, from HNSW benchmark overhead) +c_walk = 50 ns per RW step (includes PRNG + graph access, from ruvector-core) +c_jl = 1.5 ns per f32 mul (from dot product: 12 ns / 8 dims) +c_alloc = 20 ns per arena alloc (from bench_memory.rs) +``` + +#### Crossover 1: Neumann Series vs Conjugate Gradient + +Both solve Ax = b for sparse SPD A. Wall-time models: + +``` +T_neumann(n) = k_neumann * nnz * c_spmv + where k_neumann = ceil( log(1/eps) / log(1/rho) ) + and rho = 1 - 1/kappa (for regularized Laplacian with shift delta ~ lambda_min) + +T_cg(n) = k_cg * nnz * c_spmv + where k_cg = ceil( sqrt(kappa) * log(2/eps) ) +``` + +Setting T_neumann = T_cg and simplifying (nnz and c_spmv cancel): + +``` +log(1/eps) / log(1/(1-1/kappa)) = sqrt(kappa) * log(2/eps) +``` + +For kappa >> 1, using log(1/(1-x)) ~ x for small x: + +``` +log(1/eps) / (1/kappa) ~ sqrt(kappa) * log(2/eps) +kappa * log(1/eps) ~ sqrt(kappa) * log(2/eps) +sqrt(kappa) ~ log(2/eps) / log(1/eps) ~ 1 +kappa ~ 1 +``` + +This means Neumann iteration count grows as O(kappa * log(1/eps)), while CG grows as +O(sqrt(kappa) * log(1/eps)). CG dominates for kappa > ~4. + +Concrete comparison at eps = 1e-6: + +| kappa | k_neumann | k_cg | Winner | +|-------|----------|------|--------| +| 2 | 20 | 20 | Tie | +| 4 | 55 | 28 | CG (2.0x) | +| 10 | 138 | 44 | CG (3.1x) | +| 100 | 1,382 | 138 | CG (10x) | +| 1,000 | 13,816 | 437 | CG (31.6x) | + +**Router threshold**: Use Neumann only when kappa_estimate < 5 AND diagonal_dominance > 0.5. +For graph Laplacians, expander graphs have kappa ~ O(1), making Neumann competitive. + +#### Crossover 2: CG vs BMSSP + +``` +T_cg = sqrt(kappa) * log(1/eps) * nnz * c_spmv +T_bmssp = C_mg * nnz * log(1/eps) * c_spmv + T_coarsen + where C_mg ~ 5 (multigrid cycle overhead: 2 smoothing sweeps + restriction + prolongation) + and T_coarsen = nnz * log(n) * c_spmv (one-time hierarchy construction) +``` + +Ignoring preprocessing (batch mode or amortized): + +``` +sqrt(kappa) > C_mg = 5 +kappa > 25 +``` + +Including preprocessing over B solves: + +``` +sqrt(kappa) * nnz * c > C_mg * nnz * c + (nnz * log(n) * c) / B +sqrt(kappa) > 5 + log(n) / (B * log(1/eps)) +``` + +For n = 100K, eps = 1e-6, B = 10: + +``` +sqrt(kappa) > 5 + 17 / (10 * 14) = 5.12 +kappa > 26.2 +``` + +**Router threshold**: Use BMSSP when kappa > 25 (single solve, n > 50K) or +kappa > 25 + log(n) / B (batch mode). + +#### Crossover 3: CG vs TRUE (Batch Mode) + +TRUE has heavy preprocessing but very fast per-solve amortized cost: + +``` +T_true_prep = m * log(n) / eps^2 * c_spmv (sparsification + JL) +T_true_solve = log^2(n) * n / eps^2 * c_jl (per-solve, JL-dominated) +T_cg_solve = sqrt(kappa) * log(1/eps) * nnz * c_spmv (per-solve) +``` + +TRUE wins over B solves when: + +``` +T_true_prep + B * T_true_solve < B * T_cg_solve +T_true_prep / B < T_cg_solve - T_true_solve +``` + +For n = 100K, nnz = 10n = 10^6, eps = 0.01, kappa = 1000, c_spmv = 2.5 ns, c_jl = 1.5 ns: + +``` +T_true_prep = 10^6 * 17 / 0.0001 * 2.5e-9 = 425 ms +T_true_solve = 289 * 10^5 / 0.0001 * 1.5e-9 = 43 ms +T_cg_solve = 31.6 * 14 * 10^6 * 2.5e-9 = 1.1 ms +``` + +TRUE per-solve (43 ms) is 39x slower than CG (1.1 ms) at this configuration. TRUE only +becomes viable when the preprocessing is amortized over a very large batch: + +``` +425 ms / B + 43 ms < 1.1 ms => impossible (43 ms > 1.1 ms) +``` + +TRUE per-solve dominates CG at this scale. TRUE becomes practical only for n >> 10^6 +or when eps is relaxed to ~0.1 (reducing JL target dimension dramatically): + +At eps = 0.1: T_true_solve = 289 * 10^5 / 0.01 * 1.5e-9 = 0.43 ms. +Now: 425 ms / B + 0.43 ms < 1.1 ms => B > 425 / 0.67 = 634. + +**Router threshold**: Use TRUE when n >= 100K AND batch_mode AND num_rhs >= max(10, n/1000) +AND eps >= 0.05. + +#### Crossover 4: Forward Push vs Hybrid Random Walk (Pairwise) + +For pairwise PPR(s,t): + +``` +T_push = (1/eps) * c_push (computes full PPR vector, reads entry t) +T_hybrid = (sqrt(n)/eps) * c_walk (directly estimates pairwise value) +``` + +However, Forward Push for pairwise is wasteful because it computes the entire PPR vector +but only needs one entry. The relevant comparison accounts for the push's "wasted work": + +``` +T_push_effective = (1/eps) * c_push (total, regardless of target) +T_hybrid = (sqrt(n)/eps) * c_walk +``` + +Crossover at T_push = T_hybrid: + +``` +c_push / eps = sqrt(n) * c_walk / eps +sqrt(n) = c_push / c_walk = 15 / 50 = 0.3 +n = 0.09 +``` + +This suggests push is always cheaper in raw operations. But for large graphs (n > 10^5), +the push generates O(1/eps) nonzero PPR entries that must be stored in memory, while +Hybrid RW uses O(sqrt(n)) memory. The practical crossover considers memory pressure and +cache behavior: + +- For n < 1,000: Push is faster and memory is not a concern. +- For n >= 1,000: Hybrid RW has better cache locality (walks are sequential in the + adjacency list) and provides probabilistic confidence bounds. +- For n >= 10^6: Push may exceed L3 cache with its O(1/eps) nonzero entries when eps < 10^{-4}. + +**Router threshold**: Use Forward Push for pairwise when n < 1,000. Use Hybrid RW otherwise. + +#### Crossover Summary Table + +| Algorithm A | Algorithm B | Crossover Condition | Winner Below | Winner Above | +|------------|------------|-------------------|-------------|-------------| +| Neumann | CG | kappa ~ 4 | Neumann | CG | +| CG | BMSSP | kappa ~ 25 (n > 50K) | CG | BMSSP | +| CG | TRUE (batch) | n*B ~ 10^7, eps >= 0.05 | CG | TRUE | +| Forward Push | Hybrid RW | n ~ 1K (pairwise query) | Push | Hybrid RW | +| CG | BMSSP (batch) | kappa ~ 25 + log(n)/B | CG | BMSSP | +| Neumann | BMSSP | kappa ~ 5 (n > 50K) | Neumann | BMSSP | +| Chebyshev | Neumann | alpha ~ 0.01 (rational) | Chebyshev | Neumann | + +--- + +### Error Budget Decomposition + +When multiple sublinear algorithms compose in a RuVector pipeline, the total approximation +error is bounded by the sum of individual component errors. + +#### Error Accumulation Model + +For additive error components (independent approximations): + +``` +eps_total <= eps_quantization + eps_jl + eps_sparsify + eps_solver + eps_push +``` + +For multiplicative error components (chained distance-preserving transformations): + +``` +(1 + eps_total) <= (1 + eps_jl) * (1 + eps_sparsify) * (1 + eps_solver) +``` + +For small eps (< 0.1), the multiplicative model approximates to: + +``` +eps_total ~ eps_jl + eps_sparsify + eps_solver + O(eps^2) +``` + +We use the additive model with conservative bounds throughout. + +#### Default Budget Allocation (eps_total = 0.1) + +| Component | Symbol | Budget | Fraction | Rationale | +|-----------|--------|--------|----------|-----------| +| Quantization | eps_q | 0.030 | 30% | Scalar u8: error per dim ~ range/255. For normalized [-1,1]: 2/255 ~ 0.0078/dim. Over d dims with sqrt cancellation: 0.0078*sqrt(d). At d=128: 0.088 (within budget). At d=384: 0.153 (exceeds; use f32 inputs to solver). | +| JL Projection | eps_jl | 0.020 | 20% | Target dim k = ceil(24*ln(n)/eps_jl^2). For n=1M, eps_jl=0.02: k=840K (impractical). JL is practical only when eps_jl >= 0.1 (k=3360 for n=1M). Reallocate when JL absent. | +| Sparsification | eps_s | 0.020 | 20% | Benczur-Karger: O(n*log(n)/eps_s^2) edges. For n=100K, eps_s=0.02: 4.25e9 edges (too many). Practical: eps_s >= 0.05 yields 6.8e8 edges. Adjust per problem. | +| Solver Residual | eps_r | 0.020 | 20% | CG: \|\|r\|\|/\|\|b\|\| < eps_r. Neumann: rho^k < eps_r. BMSSP: sigma^k < eps_r. Cheapest to improve (logarithmic in 1/eps_r). | +| Push Approx | eps_p | 0.010 | 10% | Forward/Backward Push: \|\|pi - pi_approx\|\|_1 < eps_p*vol(G). For search: PPR rank errors at eps_p=0.01 are negligible for top-k retrieval. | + +#### Adaptive Budget Reallocation + +Not all components are active in every pipeline. The router reallocates unused budget +proportionally: + +```rust +pub fn allocate_error_budget( + eps_total: f64, + active_components: &[ErrorComponent], +) -> HashMap { + let base_weights: HashMap = [ + (ErrorComponent::Quantization, 0.30), + (ErrorComponent::JLProjection, 0.20), + (ErrorComponent::Sparsification, 0.20), + (ErrorComponent::SolverResidual, 0.20), + (ErrorComponent::PushApprox, 0.10), + ].into_iter().collect(); + + let active_weight_sum: f64 = active_components.iter() + .filter_map(|c| base_weights.get(c)) + .sum(); + + active_components.iter() + .filter_map(|c| { + base_weights.get(c).map(|w| (*c, eps_total * w / active_weight_sum)) + }) + .collect() +} +``` + +Example allocations for common pipelines: + +**Pipeline: CG-only linear solve** (active: SolverResidual) + +``` +eps_solver = eps_total = 0.1 +``` + +**Pipeline: Forward Push for hybrid search** (active: Quantization, PushApprox) + +``` +eps_quantization = 0.1 * 0.30 / 0.40 = 0.075 +eps_push = 0.1 * 0.10 / 0.40 = 0.025 +``` + +**Pipeline: TRUE for batch spectral clustering** (active: JL, Sparsification, Solver) + +``` +eps_jl = 0.1 * 0.20 / 0.60 = 0.0333 +eps_sparsify = 0.1 * 0.20 / 0.60 = 0.0333 +eps_solver = 0.1 * 0.20 / 0.60 = 0.0333 +``` + +**Pipeline: Full stack** (Quantized input -> JL -> Sparsify -> Neumann -> Push) + +``` +eps_q = 0.030, eps_jl = 0.020, eps_s = 0.020, eps_r = 0.020, eps_p = 0.010 +Total = 0.100 +``` + +#### Precision Requirements by RuVector Use Case + +| Use Case | Required eps | Recommended Algorithm | Justification | +|----------|-------------|----------------------|---------------| +| k-NN vector search | 0.1 | Forward Push + quantized dist | Top-k robust to 10% distance error | +| Spectral clustering | 0.05 | CG + diagonal preconditioner | Eigenvector sign determines partition | +| GNN attention weights | 0.01 | CG or Neumann | Softmax amplifies small errors | +| Optimal transport plan | 0.001 | CG (high precision) | Marginal constraints are strict | +| Min-cut value | 0.01 | Sparsification + exact | Cut value used for structural decisions | +| Natural gradient (FIM) | 0.1 | Diagonal approx or CG | FIM is inherently ill-conditioned | + +#### Post-Solve Error Verification + +```rust +pub struct ErrorAudit { + pub component: ErrorComponent, + pub budget: f64, + pub actual: f64, + pub within_budget: bool, +} + +pub fn audit_error_budget( + budgets: &HashMap, + actuals: &HashMap, +) -> Vec { + budgets.iter().map(|(component, budget)| { + let actual = actuals.get(component).copied().unwrap_or(0.0); + ErrorAudit { + component: *component, + budget: *budget, + actual, + within_budget: actual <= budget * 1.1, // 10% slack + } + }).collect() +} +``` + +If any component exceeds its budget by more than 10%, the router logs a warning and +the SONA feedback loop penalizes the algorithm selection for that problem profile. + +--- + +## Consequences + +### Positive + +1. **Automatic optimization**: Consumers (ruvector-math, ruvector-graph, ruvector-attention, + ruvector-mincut, ruvector-gnn) call a single `route()` function instead of manually + selecting algorithms. This eliminates duplicated selection logic across 10+ crates. + +2. **Platform safety**: Compile-time Tier 1 rules make it impossible to select + memory-exceeding algorithms on WASM targets. Prevents runtime OOM in browsers. + +3. **Quantified crossover points**: The crossover analysis provides concrete thresholds + (kappa < 4 for Neumann, kappa > 25 for BMSSP, n >= 100K + batch for TRUE) validated + against benchmark-calibrated constant factors. + +4. **Error budget composability**: Adaptive error allocation ensures multi-algorithm + pipelines maintain end-to-end accuracy guarantees without manual per-component tuning. + +5. **Continuous improvement**: SONA adaptive learning improves routing over time. EWC + prevents catastrophic forgetting during workload shifts. + +6. **Latency predictability**: Tier 2 heuristic executes in <1 ms with zero heap allocation, + making routing overhead negligible relative to solve times (10 us - 10 ms). + +7. **Batch optimization**: TRUE amortization analysis provides clear break-even criteria + (num_rhs >= max(10, n/1000), eps >= 0.05) for when expensive preprocessing is justified. + +### Negative + +1. **Implementation complexity**: Three routing tiers add code. SONA adaptive tier requires + training data collection, EWC checkpoint management, and model validation. + +2. **Threshold brittleness**: Tier 2 thresholds (kappa < 4, kappa > 25, n >= 100K) are + calibrated on AVX2 at c_spmv = 2.5 ns. NEON and WASM have different constants, requiring + per-platform threshold tuning or dynamic calibration. + +3. **Condition number estimation cost**: Several decisions depend on kappa_estimate. If the + caller does not provide it, the router must use a default (risking suboptimal selection) + or estimate it at O(40 * nnz) cost (~100 us for nnz = 10^6). See Appendix B. + +4. **Error budget conservatism**: The additive error model is conservative; in practice + errors may partially cancel. This means allocated budgets are slightly tighter than + necessary, leading to marginally more computation. + +5. **SONA cold start**: ~10,000 outcomes needed before adaptive overrides are reliable. + During cold start, the system operates as a two-tier (static + heuristic) router. + +6. **Testing surface**: 7 algorithms x 8 query types x 5 platforms = 280 configurations. + Exhaustive testing is infeasible; sampling-based CI validation is required. + +### Neutral + +1. **Fallback degradation**: When the preferred algorithm is excluded by Tier 1, the router + selects the best available alternative. This degrades gracefully but may produce + unexpected performance characteristics for platform-constrained targets. + +2. **Chebyshev path preserved**: The router returns `NoRoute` for polynomial spectral + filters, preserving the existing ruvector-math Chebyshev infrastructure unchanged. + +3. **SONA memory**: < 1 KB total (280 bytes weights + 280 bytes Fisher diagonal). Negligible. + +--- + +## Options Considered + +### Option 1: Single-Tier Static Dispatch (Rejected) + +Map each RuVector subsystem to a fixed algorithm at compile time: +- ruvector-graph -> Forward Push +- ruvector-attention -> CG +- ruvector-math/spectral -> Neumann +- ruvector-mincut -> BMSSP + +**Pros**: +- Zero runtime overhead. +- Simple implementation, easy to test. + +**Cons**: +- No adaptation to problem characteristics. A 100-node graph gets the same algorithm as + a 10M-node graph. +- No error budget management across composed components. +- Each subsystem locked to one algorithm regardless of query type. + +**Rejected**: The problem-characteristic space is too varied (n from 100 to 10M, +kappa from 1 to 10^6). A single algorithm cannot be optimal across this range. + +### Option 2: Per-Call Manual Selection (Rejected) + +Expose all seven algorithms directly; each caller selects explicitly: + +```rust +solver.solve_with(Algorithm::ConjugateGradient, input, eps) +``` + +**Pros**: +- Maximum flexibility. No routing overhead. + +**Cons**: +- Duplicates selection logic across every call site (10+ crates). +- Requires every caller to understand crossover analysis and numerical tradeoffs. +- No centralized error budget management. + +**Rejected**: Violates DRY. Algorithm selection expertise should be centralized. + +### Option 3: Two-Tier Without Adaptive Learning (Accepted as Phase 1) + +Implement only Tier 1 (static rules) and Tier 2 (heuristic router), deferring SONA. + +**Pros**: +- Simpler implementation. Fully deterministic. No cold-start problem. +- Easier to debug and validate. + +**Cons**: +- Cannot adapt to hardware-specific performance characteristics. +- Cannot improve as workload patterns emerge. +- Heuristic thresholds may become stale as hardware evolves. + +**Accepted as Phase 1**: The two-tier system is the initial implementation. SONA Tier 3 +is added in Phase 2 after the heuristic router is validated in production. This ADR +documents all three tiers as the target architecture. + +--- + +## Compliance + +- **ADR-STS-001**: Routing integrates within the SolverEngine trait hierarchy +- **ADR-STS-007**: Feature flags control per-platform algorithm availability +- **ADR-STS-008**: Fallback chain (sublinear -> CG -> dense) triggered by routing failures +- **ADR-STS-009**: Parallel dispatch of solver operations via Rayon (feature-gated) +- **ADR-STS-010**: Router exposed through the SolverEngine API surface + +--- + +## Related Decisions + +- **ADR-STS-001**: Core Integration Architecture (trait hierarchy, crate structure) +- **ADR-002**: Modular DDD Architecture (bounded context separation) +- **ADR-004**: MCP Transport Optimization (solver routing exposed via MCP tools) +- **ADR-006**: Unified Memory Service (SONA model + cache stored in memory service) +- **ADR-008**: Neural Learning Integration (SONA framework for Tier 3) +- **ADR-009**: Hybrid Memory Backend (HNSW search for similar routing queries in SONA) +- **ADR-026**: 3-Tier Model Routing (solver tiers mirror agent model tiers) + +--- + +## References + +1. `/home/user/ruvector/docs/research/sublinear-time-solver/10-algorithm-analysis.md` -- Full mathematical analysis of all seven algorithms, convergence guarantees, error bounds, and RuVector use-case mappings. + +2. `/home/user/ruvector/docs/research/sublinear-time-solver/08-performance-analysis.md` -- Benchmark infrastructure, SIMD acceleration, memory efficiency, crossover projections. + +3. `/home/user/ruvector/docs/research/sublinear-time-solver/05-architecture-analysis.md` -- Layered integration strategy, module boundaries, event-driven patterns. + +4. 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PNAS. + +--- + +## Appendix A: Router Configuration Schema + +```toml +[solver.router] +# Tier 1: Platform (auto-detected, overridable) +platform = "auto" # "native", "wasm-browser", "wasm-edge", "auto" + +# Tier 2: Heuristic thresholds +[solver.router.thresholds] +neumann_max_kappa = 4.0 +neumann_min_diagonal_dominance = 0.5 +bmssp_min_kappa = 25.0 +bmssp_min_n = 50_000 +true_min_n = 100_000 +true_min_batch_size = 10 +true_min_eps = 0.05 +hybrid_rw_min_n = 1_000 +cg_default_preconditioner = "diagonal" +spectral_cluster_bmssp_min_n = 10_000 +spectral_cluster_true_min_n = 100_000 +neumann_filter_min_alpha = 0.01 +small_n_threshold = 500 + +# Tier 3: SONA adaptive learning +[solver.router.sona] +enabled = false # Enable after Phase 1 validation +confidence_threshold = 0.8 +ewc_lambda = 100.0 +ewc_checkpoint_interval = 1000 +learning_rate = 0.001 +feature_dim = 10 +cold_start_outcomes = 10_000 +exploration_rate_initial = 0.1 +exploration_decay = 1000.0 +``` + +## Appendix B: Condition Number Estimation + +When kappa_estimate is not provided, the router estimates it using power iteration: + +``` +Algorithm: Estimate kappa(A) for SPD matrix A + +1. lambda_max via 20 power iterations: + v = random unit vector + for i in 1..20: + v = A * v / ||A * v|| + lambda_max_est = v^T * A * v + +2. lambda_min via shifted inverse iteration: + Use trace-based estimate: + lambda_min_est = trace(A)/n - sqrt( trace(A^2)/n - (trace(A)/n)^2 ) + (Requires one SpMV for trace(A^2) = sum of squared row norms) + +3. kappa_est = lambda_max_est / max(lambda_min_est, 1e-15) + +Cost: ~22 SpMV = O(22 * nnz). +At nnz = 10^6, c_spmv = 2.5 ns: ~55 us (acceptable overhead). +``` + +The router caches kappa estimates per matrix fingerprint (hash of dimensions + first 64 +nonzero values) to avoid recomputation on repeated calls with the same matrix. + +## Appendix C: Platform Detection + +```rust +pub fn detect_platform() -> Platform { + #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")] + { + let pages = core::arch::wasm32::memory_size(0); + let bytes = pages * 65536; + if bytes < 32 * 1024 * 1024 { + Platform::WasmBrowser + } else { + Platform::WasmEdge + } + } + + #[cfg(all(not(target_arch = "wasm32"), target_arch = "x86_64"))] + { + if is_x86_feature_detected!("avx512f") { + Platform::NativeAVX512 + } else if is_x86_feature_detected!("avx2") { + Platform::NativeAVX2 + } else { + Platform::NativeScalar + } + } + + #[cfg(all(not(target_arch = "wasm32"), target_arch = "aarch64"))] + { + Platform::NativeNEON + } +} +``` + +## Appendix D: Notation Reference + +| Symbol | Meaning | +|--------|---------| +| n | Matrix dimension or graph vertex count | +| m | Edge count (m = nnz/2 for symmetric graphs) | +| nnz | Number of nonzero entries in sparse matrix | +| d | Vector dimensionality | +| kappa | Condition number: lambda_max / lambda_min | +| eps | Target approximation accuracy | +| rho | Spectral radius of iteration matrix D^{-1}B | +| k | Number of iterations, clusters, or neighbors (context-dependent) | +| alpha | PPR teleportation probability (typically 0.15) or filter parameter | +| vol(G) | Volume of graph: sum of all vertex degrees = 2m | +| L | Graph Laplacian: L = D - A | +| D | Degree diagonal matrix | +| A | Adjacency matrix | +| sigma | Multigrid V-cycle convergence factor (< 1 for convergence) | +| delta | Failure probability for probabilistic algorithms | +| C_mg | Multigrid cycle overhead constant (~5 for typical AMG) | +| c_spmv | Nanoseconds per nonzero for sparse matrix-vector multiply | +| c_push | Nanoseconds per push operation in Forward/Backward Push | +| c_walk | Nanoseconds per random walk step (includes PRNG) | +| c_jl | Nanoseconds per f32 multiply in JL projection | +| F_i | Fisher Information Matrix diagonal entry (EWC) | +| W | SONA routing weight matrix, shape [features x algorithms] | +| B | Batch size (number of right-hand sides for batch solves) | diff --git a/docs/research/sublinear-time-solver/adr/ADR-STS-003-memory-management-strategy.md b/docs/research/sublinear-time-solver/adr/ADR-STS-003-memory-management-strategy.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..b2c339aaa --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/research/sublinear-time-solver/adr/ADR-STS-003-memory-management-strategy.md @@ -0,0 +1,1440 @@ +# ADR-STS-003: Memory Management and HNSW Integration Strategy + +| Field | Value | +|-------|-------| +| **Status** | Proposed | +| **Date** | 2026-02-20 | +| **Authors** | RuVector Architecture Team | +| **Deciders** | Architecture Review Board | +| **Supersedes** | None | +| **Related** | ADR-006 (Unified Memory Pool), ADR-003 (SIMD Optimization), ADR-005 (WASM Runtime), ADR-STS-001, ADR-STS-002 | + +--- + +## 1. Context and Problem Statement + +RuVector possesses a sophisticated, multi-layered memory infrastructure designed for +high-performance vector operations at scale. The sublinear-time solver integration +introduces new memory allocation patterns -- temporary scratch space for iterative +Neumann series expansion, sparse matrix storage in CSR format, random walk state +buffers, and HNSW graph topology extraction -- that must interoperate with the existing +memory subsystem without degrading performance or exceeding platform-specific budgets. + +### 1.1 Existing RuVector Memory Infrastructure + +The following memory subsystems are already operational in the RuVector codebase: + +| Subsystem | Source | Characteristics | +|-----------|--------|-----------------| +| **Arena Allocator** | `ruvector-core/src/arena.rs` | Cache-aligned (64-byte), O(1) bump allocation, batch reset, thread-local | +| **SoA Storage** | `ruvector-core/src/cache_optimized.rs` | Column-major layout for SIMD-friendly sequential dimension access | +| **Paged Memory (ADR-006)** | `ruvector-core/src/memory.rs` | 2MB pages, LRU eviction, Hot/Warm/Cold tiers, ref-counted pinning | +| **Quantization** | `ruvector-core/src/quantization.rs` | Scalar 4x, INT4 8x, PQ 16x, Binary 32x compression ratios | +| **Memory-Mapped Files** | via `memmap2` crate | OS-managed paging for large datasets exceeding physical RAM | +| **Lock-Free Structures** | `ruvector-core/src/lockfree.rs` | `AtomicVectorPool`, `LockFreeWorkQueue`, concurrent allocation | + +### 1.2 Solver Memory Requirements + +The sublinear-time solver introduces the following allocation patterns: + +| Component | Allocation Pattern | Lifetime | Size Characteristics | +|-----------|--------------------|----------|---------------------| +| Neumann iteration vectors | k temporary n-vectors per solve | Per-solve (reset between solves) | k * n * 4 bytes | +| CSR sparse matrix | Persistent for problem duration | Per-problem (may be cached) | nnz * 12 bytes (value + col + row_ptr) | +| Random walk state | s active walker states | Per-estimation | s * 24 bytes (position + weight + rng) | +| Convergence residuals | Small vector per iteration | Per-iteration (overwritten) | n * 4 bytes | +| HNSW adjacency extraction | One-time graph copy | Per-query or cached | E * 8 bytes (edge list) | +| Solver scheduler state | Fixed overhead | Process lifetime | ~1 KB | + +### 1.3 Memory Profiles at Scale + +The following table models total memory consumption for representative workloads, +combining RuVector's existing storage with solver overhead: + +``` +Workload A: 1M vectors at 384D (production vector search) + Vector storage: 1,000,000 * 384 * 4 = 1,536 MB + HNSW graph (M=16): 1,000,000 * 16 * 2 * 8 = 256 MB + HNSW metadata: 1,000,000 * 100 = 100 MB + Index overhead (redb): = 50 MB + ------------------------------------------------------- + RuVector baseline: 1,942 MB + + Solver: 10K x 10K sparse Laplacian at 1% density: + CSR values: 100,000 * 4 = 0.4 MB + CSR col_indices: 100,000 * 4 = 0.4 MB + CSR row_ptr: 10,001 * 4 = 0.04 MB + Working vectors (k=20 iterations): + 20 * 10,000 * 4 = 0.8 MB + ------------------------------------------------------- + Solver overhead: 1.6 MB (0.08% of baseline) + +Workload B: 100K vectors at 768D (large embedding model) + Vector storage: 100,000 * 768 * 4 = 307 MB + HNSW graph: 100,000 * 16 * 2 * 8 = 26 MB + Solver: 100K x 100K Laplacian at 0.1% density: + CSR storage: 10,000,000 * 12 = 120 MB + Working vectors (k=20): + 20 * 100,000 * 4 = 8 MB + ------------------------------------------------------- + Solver overhead: 128 MB (38% of baseline) + +Workload C: WASM browser deployment (constrained) + Total linear memory budget: = 8 MB + Vector storage (1K vectors at 128D): + 1,000 * 128 * 4 = 0.5 MB + HNSW graph: 1,000 * 16 * 2 * 8 = 0.3 MB + Available for solver: = 4-5 MB + Solver: 1K x 1K at 5% density: + CSR storage: 50,000 * 12 = 0.6 MB + Working vectors (k=15): + 15 * 1,000 * 4 = 0.06 MB + ------------------------------------------------------- + Solver overhead: 0.66 MB (within budget) +``` + +### 1.4 Decision Drivers + +- **DR-1**: Solver temporaries must not fragment the global heap or degrade HNSW search latency +- **DR-2**: Large sparse matrices (>1M x 1M) must not cause OOM; paged eviction required +- **DR-3**: WASM solver must operate within a 4-8 MB memory budget in browser contexts +- **DR-4**: Zero-copy data paths between SoA vector storage and solver inputs +- **DR-5**: Cache behavior must be predictable; tiling strategy required for DRAM-bound operations +- **DR-6**: Memory usage must be observable via existing metrics infrastructure +- **DR-7**: Quantized vectors should remain in compressed form until final distance computation + +--- + +## 2. Decision + +We adopt a seven-part memory management strategy that integrates the sublinear-time +solver into RuVector's existing memory infrastructure. + +### 2.1 Arena-Based Scratch Space for Solver Temporaries + +All per-solve temporary allocations use RuVector's existing arena allocator from +`ruvector-core/src/arena.rs`. The arena is reset between solves, providing O(1) +allocation with zero fragmentation. + +```rust +use ruvector_core::arena::{Arena, CACHE_LINE_SIZE}; + +/// Solver scratch space backed by RuVector's arena allocator. +/// All temporaries are cache-line aligned (64 bytes) for SIMD access. +/// The arena is reset between solves, freeing all temporaries at once. +pub struct SolverScratch { + arena: Arena, + // Pre-computed offsets into arena for each working vector + vector_offsets: Vec, + // Dimensions of the current problem + n: usize, + // Number of iteration slots allocated + k_slots: usize, +} + +impl SolverScratch { + /// Create a new scratch space for problems of dimension `n` + /// with `k` iteration slots. + /// + /// Total allocation: k * n * sizeof(f32) bytes, cache-line aligned. + /// For n=10,000 and k=20: 800 KB (fits in L3 cache). + pub fn new(n: usize, k: usize) -> Self { + let bytes_per_vector = n * std::mem::size_of::(); + let aligned_size = (bytes_per_vector + CACHE_LINE_SIZE - 1) + & !(CACHE_LINE_SIZE - 1); + let total_bytes = k * aligned_size; + + let arena = Arena::with_capacity(total_bytes); + let mut vector_offsets = Vec::with_capacity(k); + for i in 0..k { + vector_offsets.push(i * aligned_size); + } + + Self { arena, vector_offsets, n, k_slots: k } + } + + /// Borrow working vector `i` as a mutable f32 slice. + /// Panics if `i >= k_slots`. + #[inline(always)] + pub fn working_vector_mut(&mut self, i: usize) -> &mut [f32] { + debug_assert!(i < self.k_slots, "vector index out of bounds"); + let offset = self.vector_offsets[i]; + unsafe { + let ptr = self.arena.as_mut_ptr().add(offset) as *mut f32; + std::slice::from_raw_parts_mut(ptr, self.n) + } + } + + /// Borrow working vector `i` as an immutable f32 slice. + #[inline(always)] + pub fn working_vector(&self, i: usize) -> &[f32] { + debug_assert!(i < self.k_slots, "vector index out of bounds"); + let offset = self.vector_offsets[i]; + unsafe { + let ptr = self.arena.as_ptr().add(offset) as *const f32; + std::slice::from_raw_parts(ptr, self.n) + } + } + + /// Reset all scratch space for the next solve. + /// O(1) operation -- just resets the arena bump pointer. + #[inline] + pub fn reset(&mut self) { + self.arena.reset(); + } + + /// Returns the total bytes allocated by this scratch space. + pub fn allocated_bytes(&self) -> usize { + self.k_slots * ((self.n * 4 + CACHE_LINE_SIZE - 1) + & !(CACHE_LINE_SIZE - 1)) + } +} +``` + +**Memory formula for scratch space**: + +``` +scratch_bytes = k * ceil(n * 4 / 64) * 64 + +Where: + k = number of Neumann iteration slots (typically 10-30) + n = problem dimension (number of unknowns) + 64 = cache line size in bytes + +Examples: + n=1,000, k=15: 15 * ceil(4000/64) * 64 = 15 * 4032 = 60,480 bytes (~59 KB) + n=10,000, k=20: 20 * ceil(40000/64) * 64 = 20 * 40000 = 800,000 bytes (~781 KB) + n=100,000, k=25: 25 * ceil(400000/64) * 64 = 25 * 400000 = 10,000,000 bytes (~9.5 MB) + n=1,000,000, k=30: 30 * 4,000,000 = 120,000,000 bytes (~114 MB) +``` + +### 2.2 CSR Matrix Storage with SIMD-Friendly Layout + +Sparse matrices are stored in Compressed Sparse Row (CSR) format with data layout +optimized for SIMD-accelerated Sparse Matrix-Vector multiply (SpMV). + +```rust +/// CSR (Compressed Sparse Row) matrix storage. +/// +/// Memory layout is optimized for row-oriented SpMV with SIMD: +/// - `values` and `col_indices` are aligned to 32 bytes (AVX2 boundary) +/// - Rows are padded to SIMD width for branchless remainder handling +/// - Row pointers use u32 to halve pointer array size vs u64 +/// +/// Memory consumption formula: +/// total_bytes = nnz * 4 (values) +/// + nnz * 4 (col_indices) +/// + (nrows + 1) * 4 (row_ptr) +/// + padding (at most nrows * simd_width * 4) +/// +/// For a 10K x 10K matrix at 1% density (nnz = 1,000,000): +/// values: 4,000,000 bytes (3.8 MB) +/// col_indices: 4,000,000 bytes (3.8 MB) +/// row_ptr: 40,004 bytes (39 KB) +/// padding: ~320,000 bytes (worst case, ~312 KB) +/// total: ~8.2 MB +#[repr(C)] +pub struct CsrMatrix { + /// Non-zero values, aligned to 32 bytes. + /// Length: nnz (with SIMD padding per row). + values: Vec, + + /// Column indices for each non-zero, aligned to 32 bytes. + /// Length: same as values. + col_indices: Vec, + + /// Row pointers: row_ptr[i] is the index into values/col_indices + /// where row i begins. row_ptr[nrows] = nnz. + /// Length: nrows + 1. + row_ptr: Vec, + + /// Number of rows. + nrows: usize, + + /// Number of columns. + ncols: usize, + + /// Total non-zeros (before padding). + nnz: usize, +} + +impl CsrMatrix { + /// Construct CSR from COO (coordinate) triplets. + /// + /// The triplets are sorted by row, then by column within each row. + /// Duplicate entries are summed. + /// + /// Cost: O(nnz * log(nnz)) for sorting. + pub fn from_triplets( + nrows: usize, + ncols: usize, + mut triplets: Vec<(u32, u32, f32)>, + ) -> Self { + // Sort by (row, col) for CSR construction + triplets.sort_unstable_by(|a, b| { + a.0.cmp(&b.0).then(a.1.cmp(&b.1)) + }); + + // Merge duplicates + let mut values = Vec::with_capacity(triplets.len()); + let mut col_indices = Vec::with_capacity(triplets.len()); + let mut row_ptr = vec![0u32; nrows + 1]; + + let mut prev_row = 0u32; + let mut prev_col = u32::MAX; + let mut nnz = 0usize; + + for (r, c, v) in &triplets { + if *r == prev_row && *c == prev_col { + // Duplicate: sum values + if let Some(last) = values.last_mut() { + *last += v; + } + } else { + values.push(*v); + col_indices.push(*c); + nnz += 1; + // Fill row_ptr for any skipped rows + for row_idx in (prev_row + 1)..=*r { + row_ptr[row_idx as usize] = nnz as u32 - 1; + } + prev_row = *r; + prev_col = *c; + } + } + + // Fill remaining row_ptr entries + for row_idx in (prev_row as usize + 1)..=nrows { + row_ptr[row_idx] = nnz as u32; + } + + Self { values, col_indices, row_ptr, nrows, ncols, nnz } + } + + /// SIMD-accelerated sparse matrix-vector multiply: y = A * x. + /// + /// Uses gather operations on x86_64 (AVX2 _mm256_i32gather_ps) + /// and scalar gather with NEON FMA on aarch64. + /// + /// Cache behavior: + /// - `values` and `col_indices` are streamed sequentially (prefetch-friendly) + /// - `x` is accessed randomly via col_indices (cache-hostile for large x) + /// - For n > L2_SIZE / 4, tiling is required (see Section 2.5) + #[inline] + pub fn spmv(&self, x: &[f32], y: &mut [f32]) { + debug_assert_eq!(x.len(), self.ncols); + debug_assert_eq!(y.len(), self.nrows); + + for i in 0..self.nrows { + let start = self.row_ptr[i] as usize; + let end = self.row_ptr[i + 1] as usize; + let mut sum = 0.0f32; + + // Inner loop: dot product of sparse row with dense vector + // Compiler auto-vectorizes this for sequential value access. + // For explicit SIMD gather, see spmv_avx2() below. + for j in start..end { + unsafe { + let col = *self.col_indices.get_unchecked(j) as usize; + let val = *self.values.get_unchecked(j); + sum += val * *x.get_unchecked(col); + } + } + + y[i] = sum; + } + } + + /// Returns memory consumed by this matrix in bytes. + pub fn memory_bytes(&self) -> usize { + self.values.len() * 4 + + self.col_indices.len() * 4 + + self.row_ptr.len() * 4 + } + + /// Returns the density (fraction of non-zero entries). + pub fn density(&self) -> f64 { + self.nnz as f64 / (self.nrows as f64 * self.ncols as f64) + } +} +``` + +**CSR memory consumption table**: + +| Matrix Size | Density | nnz | CSR Bytes | Notes | +|-------------|---------|-----|-----------|-------| +| 1K x 1K | 5% | 50,000 | 0.6 MB | Fits in L2 cache | +| 10K x 10K | 1% | 1,000,000 | 8.2 MB | Fits in L3 cache | +| 10K x 10K | 0.1% | 100,000 | 0.8 MB | Fits in L2 cache | +| 100K x 100K | 0.1% | 10,000,000 | 82 MB | DRAM, needs tiling | +| 100K x 100K | 0.01% | 1,000,000 | 8.2 MB | Fits in L3 cache | +| 1M x 1M | 0.001% | 10,000,000 | 82 MB | DRAM, needs paging | +| 1M x 1M | 0.01% | 100,000,000 | 820 MB | Must use ADR-006 paged memory | + +### 2.3 Paged Memory Integration for Large Matrices + +When sparse matrices exceed the L3 cache threshold (typically 16-32 MB), the solver +integrates with ADR-006's paged memory system. Large CSR arrays are stored in 2 MB +pages with LRU eviction, using the `SOLVER_MATRIX` content type. + +```rust +use ruvector_core::memory::{MemoryPool, ContentType, PageRange, PinGuard}; + +/// Content type for solver matrices within ADR-006 paged memory. +/// Priority is between TEMP_BUFFER (evict first) and LORA_WEIGHT (keep longer), +/// reflecting the solver's medium-term caching behavior. +const SOLVER_MATRIX: ContentType = ContentType::new( + "SOLVER_MATRIX", + /* eviction_priority */ 2, // Between TEMP_BUFFER(1) and LORA_WEIGHT(3) +); + +/// A large CSR matrix backed by ADR-006 paged memory. +/// +/// For matrices exceeding the paging threshold (default 16 MB), +/// the CSR arrays (values, col_indices, row_ptr) are stored in +/// 2 MB pages managed by the unified memory pool. Pages are +/// pinned during SpMV and unpinned afterward, allowing LRU +/// eviction when memory pressure is high. +/// +/// Memory layout within pages: +/// Pages 0..V: values array (f32, contiguous) +/// Pages V..C: col_indices array (u32, contiguous) +/// Pages C..R: row_ptr array (u32, contiguous) +/// +/// Page count formula: +/// value_pages = ceil(nnz * 4 / PAGE_SIZE) +/// colind_pages = ceil(nnz * 4 / PAGE_SIZE) +/// rowptr_pages = ceil((nrows + 1) * 4 / PAGE_SIZE) +/// total_pages = value_pages + colind_pages + rowptr_pages +/// +/// For 1M x 1M at 0.01% density (nnz = 100M): +/// value_pages = ceil(400 MB / 2 MB) = 200 pages +/// colind_pages = ceil(400 MB / 2 MB) = 200 pages +/// rowptr_pages = ceil(4 MB / 2 MB) = 2 pages +/// total = 402 pages = 804 MB +pub struct PagedCsrMatrix { + pool: Arc, + value_pages: PageRange, + colind_pages: PageRange, + rowptr_pages: PageRange, + nrows: usize, + ncols: usize, + nnz: usize, +} + +impl PagedCsrMatrix { + /// Allocate a paged CSR matrix from the memory pool. + /// + /// The pages are allocated as SOLVER_MATRIX content type, + /// which has eviction priority 2 (medium). + pub fn allocate( + pool: Arc, + nrows: usize, + ncols: usize, + nnz: usize, + ) -> Result { + const PAGE_SIZE: usize = 2 * 1024 * 1024; // 2 MB + + let value_page_count = (nnz * 4 + PAGE_SIZE - 1) / PAGE_SIZE; + let colind_page_count = (nnz * 4 + PAGE_SIZE - 1) / PAGE_SIZE; + let rowptr_page_count = ((nrows + 1) * 4 + PAGE_SIZE - 1) / PAGE_SIZE; + + let value_pages = pool.allocate(value_page_count, SOLVER_MATRIX)?; + let colind_pages = pool.allocate(colind_page_count, SOLVER_MATRIX)?; + let rowptr_pages = pool.allocate(rowptr_page_count, SOLVER_MATRIX)?; + + Ok(Self { + pool, value_pages, colind_pages, rowptr_pages, + nrows, ncols, nnz, + }) + } + + /// Pin all pages during SpMV to prevent LRU eviction. + /// Returns a guard that unpins on drop (RAII). + pub fn pin_for_spmv(&self) -> Result { + let v_guard = self.pool.pin(&self.value_pages)?; + let c_guard = self.pool.pin(&self.colind_pages)?; + let r_guard = self.pool.pin(&self.rowptr_pages)?; + Ok(SpmvPinGuard { + _value_pin: v_guard, + _colind_pin: c_guard, + _rowptr_pin: r_guard, + }) + } + + /// Total memory consumed in pages. + pub fn page_count(&self) -> usize { + self.value_pages.len() + self.colind_pages.len() + self.rowptr_pages.len() + } +} + +/// RAII guard that keeps CSR pages pinned during SpMV. +/// All pages are unpinned when this guard is dropped. +pub struct SpmvPinGuard { + _value_pin: PinGuard, + _colind_pin: PinGuard, + _rowptr_pin: PinGuard, +} +``` + +**Paging threshold decision logic**: + +``` +if csr_bytes < 16 MB: + Use in-memory CsrMatrix (heap-allocated Vec) +elif csr_bytes < pool_capacity * 0.5: + Use PagedCsrMatrix with ADR-006 paging +else: + Use memory-mapped CsrMatrix via memmap2 + (OS manages paging, solver treats as &[f32] slice) +``` + +### 2.4 Zero-Copy Data Path + +The solver borrows vector data directly from RuVector's SoA storage and HNSW graph +without copying. This is critical for maintaining the performance characteristics +established by the existing memory architecture. + +#### 2.4.1 Native Zero-Copy (Rust) + +```rust +use ruvector_core::cache_optimized::SoAVectorStorage; +use ruvector_core::index::hnsw::HnswIndex; + +/// Extract a dimension slice from SoA storage as a solver input. +/// +/// SoA storage stores all values of dimension d contiguously: +/// [v0_d, v1_d, v2_d, ..., vn_d] +/// +/// This is a zero-copy borrow -- no allocation, no memcpy. +/// The returned slice is valid for the lifetime of the SoA storage. +/// +/// Use case: When the solver needs to operate on a single dimension +/// across all vectors (e.g., constructing a distance-based adjacency +/// matrix for a specific dimension). +#[inline] +pub fn borrow_dimension_slice<'a>( + soa: &'a SoAVectorStorage, + dimension: usize, +) -> &'a [f32] { + soa.dimension_slice(dimension) +} + +/// Extract HNSW neighbor lists as CSR adjacency matrix. +/// +/// The HNSW graph at layer 0 provides the adjacency structure +/// for solver operations. This function constructs a CSR matrix +/// from the HNSW neighbor lists without copying vector data. +/// +/// Memory: O(E) where E = total edges in HNSW layer 0. +/// For M=16 and N=100K vectors: E = ~3.2M edges, ~25 MB CSR. +/// +/// The adjacency weights can be: +/// - Unweighted (1.0 for all edges) +/// - Distance-weighted (using precomputed distances from HNSW) +/// - Similarity-weighted (1 / (1 + distance)) +pub fn hnsw_to_csr_adjacency( + hnsw: &HnswIndex, + weight_fn: AdjacencyWeightFn, +) -> CsrMatrix { + let n = hnsw.len(); + let mut triplets = Vec::with_capacity(n * 16); // M=16 avg + + for node_id in 0..n { + let neighbors = hnsw.neighbors_at_layer(node_id, 0); + for &neighbor_id in neighbors { + let weight = match weight_fn { + AdjacencyWeightFn::Unweighted => 1.0, + AdjacencyWeightFn::Distance => { + hnsw.distance_between(node_id, neighbor_id) + } + AdjacencyWeightFn::Similarity => { + 1.0 / (1.0 + hnsw.distance_between(node_id, neighbor_id)) + } + }; + triplets.push((node_id as u32, neighbor_id as u32, weight)); + } + } + + CsrMatrix::from_triplets(n, n, triplets) +} + +/// Weight function for HNSW adjacency extraction. +pub enum AdjacencyWeightFn { + /// All edges have weight 1.0. + Unweighted, + /// Edge weight = distance between endpoints. + Distance, + /// Edge weight = 1 / (1 + distance). + Similarity, +} +``` + +#### 2.4.2 WASM Zero-Copy (Float32Array::view) + +```rust +use wasm_bindgen::prelude::*; +use js_sys::Float32Array; + +#[wasm_bindgen] +pub struct WasmSolver { + scratch: SolverScratch, + // Solver state... +} + +#[wasm_bindgen] +impl WasmSolver { + /// Solve a sparse system using data from a JS Float32Array. + /// + /// ZERO-COPY path: Float32Array::view() creates a view into + /// WASM linear memory without copying the data. The JS side + /// writes directly into the solver's input buffer. + /// + /// Safety: The Float32Array view is only valid until the next + /// WASM memory growth. The solver must not trigger allocation + /// (and thus potential memory growth) while the view is live. + /// We enforce this by pre-allocating all scratch space in the + /// constructor. + #[wasm_bindgen] + pub fn solve_from_view(&mut self, input: &Float32Array) -> Result { + // Zero-copy: borrow the WASM linear memory directly + let input_slice = unsafe { + let ptr = input.as_ptr() as *const f32; + let len = input.length() as usize; + std::slice::from_raw_parts(ptr, len) + }; + + // All scratch space was pre-allocated; no growth occurs here. + let result = self.solve_internal(input_slice) + .map_err(|e| JsValue::from_str(&e.to_string()))?; + + // Return result as a zero-copy Float32Array view. + let result_vec = self.scratch.working_vector(0); + let result_view = unsafe { + Float32Array::view(result_vec) + }; + + Ok(result_view.into()) + } + + /// Pre-allocate all scratch space to avoid WASM memory growth + /// during solve operations. This is called once in the constructor. + /// + /// Budget enforcement: total allocation must not exceed + /// max_memory_bytes from ComputeBudget. + fn preallocate(&mut self, n: usize, k: usize, max_bytes: usize) -> Result<(), SolverError> { + let required = k * ((n * 4 + 63) & !63); + if required > max_bytes { + return Err(SolverError::MemoryBudgetExceeded { + required, + budget: max_bytes, + }); + } + self.scratch = SolverScratch::new(n, k); + Ok(()) + } +} +``` + +**WASM linear memory budget allocation**: + +``` +Total WASM linear memory: 8 MB (4 * 64 KB pages initial, grow to 128 pages) + +Allocation: + WASM stack + globals: 256 KB (fixed) + Solver scratch space: 2,048 KB (configurable, up to 4 MB) + CSR matrix storage: 2,048 KB (configurable) + Vector data (imported): 512 KB (from JS Float32Array view) + HNSW adjacency cache: 512 KB (optional, can be recomputed) + Result buffers: 256 KB (output Float32Array views) + Overhead (allocator): 128 KB (wee_alloc or dlmalloc) + Reserved: 2,240 KB (growth headroom) + ------------------------------------------------------- + Total: 8,000 KB (8 MB) +``` + +### 2.5 Cache-Aware Tiling Strategy + +When the solver's working set exceeds L2 cache, a tiling strategy partitions the +SpMV computation into cache-resident tiles. + +#### 2.5.1 Cache Hierarchy Working Set Analysis + +``` +Modern CPU cache hierarchy (typical server): + L1 data cache: 48 KB per core (4-cycle latency) + L2 cache: 256 KB per core (12-cycle latency) + L3 cache: 32 MB shared (40-cycle latency) + DRAM: ~ (100+ cycle latency) + +Working set sizes for SpMV y = A * x: + - Row of CSR values + col_indices: ~8 * nnz_per_row bytes (streamed) + - x vector (random access): n * 4 bytes + - y vector (sequential write): n * 4 bytes + +Critical threshold: when n * 4 > L2 cache, random access into x +causes cache thrashing. Tiling the x vector into L2-resident blocks +restores locality. + +Cache-residency table: + n <= 12,000 (48 KB / 4): x fits in L1 -- no tiling needed + n <= 64,000 (256 KB / 4): x fits in L2 -- no tiling needed + n <= 8,000,000 (32 MB / 4): x fits in L3 -- optional tiling + n > 8,000,000: x in DRAM -- mandatory tiling +``` + +#### 2.5.2 Tiled SpMV Implementation + +```rust +/// Tile size for cache-blocked SpMV. +/// +/// Chosen to keep the tile of x within L2 cache: +/// TILE_SIZE * 4 bytes <= L2_SIZE / 2 +/// TILE_SIZE = L2_SIZE / 8 = 256 KB / 8 = 32,768 elements +/// +/// We use L2/2 (not full L2) to leave room for CSR values and +/// col_indices streaming through L2 simultaneously. +const SPMV_TILE_SIZE: usize = 32_768; + +impl CsrMatrix { + /// Cache-tiled SpMV for large vectors that exceed L2 cache. + /// + /// Strategy: partition columns into tiles of SPMV_TILE_SIZE. + /// For each tile, iterate all rows but only accumulate contributions + /// from columns within the tile. The x[tile] block stays in L2. + /// + /// Cost overhead vs untiled: one extra pass through row_ptr per tile. + /// For t = ceil(ncols / TILE_SIZE) tiles, overhead is O(t * nrows). + /// This is negligible when nnz >> nrows (typical for sparse matrices). + pub fn spmv_tiled(&self, x: &[f32], y: &mut [f32]) { + debug_assert_eq!(x.len(), self.ncols); + debug_assert_eq!(y.len(), self.nrows); + + // Zero output + y.iter_mut().for_each(|v| *v = 0.0); + + let num_tiles = (self.ncols + SPMV_TILE_SIZE - 1) / SPMV_TILE_SIZE; + + for tile in 0..num_tiles { + let col_start = tile * SPMV_TILE_SIZE; + let col_end = ((tile + 1) * SPMV_TILE_SIZE).min(self.ncols); + + // The x[col_start..col_end] slice now fits in L2 cache. + // Prefetch it to avoid cold-start misses. + #[cfg(target_arch = "x86_64")] + { + for i in (col_start..col_end).step_by(16) { + unsafe { + use std::arch::x86_64::*; + let ptr = x.as_ptr().add(i); + _mm_prefetch(ptr as *const i8, _MM_HINT_T0); + } + } + } + + for i in 0..self.nrows { + let start = self.row_ptr[i] as usize; + let end = self.row_ptr[i + 1] as usize; + let mut sum = 0.0f32; + + for j in start..end { + let col = unsafe { *self.col_indices.get_unchecked(j) } as usize; + if col >= col_start && col < col_end { + unsafe { + sum += *self.values.get_unchecked(j) + * *x.get_unchecked(col); + } + } + } + + y[i] += sum; + } + } + } + + /// Choose between tiled and untiled SpMV based on vector size. + #[inline] + pub fn spmv_auto(&self, x: &[f32], y: &mut [f32]) { + // L2 threshold: 64K elements (256 KB at f32) + if self.ncols > 64_000 { + self.spmv_tiled(x, y); + } else { + self.spmv(x, y); + } + } +} +``` + +#### 2.5.3 DRAM-Bound Operation Tiling + +For operations where the full problem is DRAM-resident (n > 8M), the solver +additionally tiles the rows to keep the output vector y in L1: + +``` +Two-level tiling for DRAM-bound SpMV: + +Outer loop: tiles of rows (row_tile_size = L1_SIZE / (2 * 4) = 6,000 rows) + Inner loop: tiles of cols (col_tile_size = L2_SIZE / (2 * 4) = 32,768 cols) + Accumulate y[row_tile] += A[row_tile, col_tile] * x[col_tile] + +Cache residency during inner loop: + y[row_tile]: 6,000 * 4 = 24 KB -- in L1 + x[col_tile]: 32,768 * 4 = 128 KB -- in L2 + CSR stream: bandwidth-limited -- streamed through L2/L3 +``` + +### 2.6 HNSW Graph as Solver Input + +The HNSW index graph provides a natural adjacency structure for solver operations +(graph Laplacian, spectral methods, PageRank). The solver derives its matrices +directly from HNSW topology without requiring a separate graph representation. + +```rust +/// Construct a graph Laplacian from HNSW topology for solver input. +/// +/// The graph Laplacian L = D - A where: +/// A = adjacency matrix from HNSW layer 0 +/// D = degree matrix (diagonal, D_ii = sum_j A_ij) +/// +/// For a similarity-weighted adjacency (w_ij = 1/(1+d_ij)), +/// the Laplacian's spectral properties reflect cluster structure: +/// - Eigenvalue 0: always present (connected graph) +/// - Small eigenvalues: indicate near-disconnected clusters +/// - Large eigenvalues: indicate high-conductance regions +/// +/// Memory: CSR storage for L uses same space as A, plus n diagonal entries. +/// For M=16, N=100K: ~25 MB CSR + 400 KB diagonal = ~25.4 MB. +pub fn hnsw_to_laplacian( + hnsw: &HnswIndex, + weight_fn: AdjacencyWeightFn, +) -> CsrMatrix { + let adjacency = hnsw_to_csr_adjacency(hnsw, weight_fn); + + // Compute degree vector + let n = adjacency.nrows; + let mut degree = vec![0.0f32; n]; + for i in 0..n { + let start = adjacency.row_ptr[i] as usize; + let end = adjacency.row_ptr[i + 1] as usize; + for j in start..end { + degree[i] += adjacency.values[j]; + } + } + + // Construct L = D - A as CSR (negate adjacency, add degree to diagonal) + let mut triplets = Vec::with_capacity(adjacency.nnz + n); + + // Diagonal entries: L_ii = degree_i + for i in 0..n { + triplets.push((i as u32, i as u32, degree[i])); + } + + // Off-diagonal entries: L_ij = -A_ij + for i in 0..n { + let start = adjacency.row_ptr[i] as usize; + let end = adjacency.row_ptr[i + 1] as usize; + for j in start..end { + let col = adjacency.col_indices[j]; + if col as usize != i { + triplets.push((i as u32, col, -adjacency.values[j])); + } + } + } + + CsrMatrix::from_triplets(n, n, triplets) +} + +/// Normalized Laplacian for spectral methods. +/// +/// L_sym = I - D^{-1/2} A D^{-1/2} +/// +/// This normalization ensures eigenvalues lie in [0, 2] and +/// makes the Laplacian independent of node degree, which improves +/// Neumann series convergence (spectral radius < 1 guaranteed). +pub fn hnsw_to_normalized_laplacian( + hnsw: &HnswIndex, + weight_fn: AdjacencyWeightFn, +) -> CsrMatrix { + let adjacency = hnsw_to_csr_adjacency(hnsw, weight_fn); + let n = adjacency.nrows; + + // Compute D^{-1/2} + let mut inv_sqrt_degree = vec![0.0f32; n]; + for i in 0..n { + let start = adjacency.row_ptr[i] as usize; + let end = adjacency.row_ptr[i + 1] as usize; + let mut deg = 0.0f32; + for j in start..end { + deg += adjacency.values[j]; + } + inv_sqrt_degree[i] = if deg > 0.0 { 1.0 / deg.sqrt() } else { 0.0 }; + } + + // L_sym entries: L_sym_ij = -A_ij / sqrt(d_i * d_j) for i != j + // L_sym_ii = 1 (if degree > 0) + let mut triplets = Vec::with_capacity(adjacency.nnz + n); + + for i in 0..n { + if inv_sqrt_degree[i] > 0.0 { + triplets.push((i as u32, i as u32, 1.0)); + } + + let start = adjacency.row_ptr[i] as usize; + let end = adjacency.row_ptr[i + 1] as usize; + for j in start..end { + let col = adjacency.col_indices[j] as usize; + if col != i { + let weight = -adjacency.values[j] + * inv_sqrt_degree[i] + * inv_sqrt_degree[col]; + triplets.push((i as u32, col as u32, weight)); + } + } + } + + CsrMatrix::from_triplets(n, n, triplets) +} +``` + +### 2.7 Quantization-Aware Solving + +The solver uses full precision (f32) for all internal iterative computations to +preserve convergence guarantees. Quantized representations are used only at +the boundary: reading compressed input vectors and writing compressed outputs. + +```rust +use ruvector_core::quantization::{ + ScalarQuantizer, BinaryQuantizer, ProductQuantizer, + QuantizationType, +}; + +/// Precision strategy for solver operations. +/// +/// Design principle: quantization is a STORAGE concern, not a COMPUTE concern. +/// The solver always computes in f32 to maintain epsilon-convergence guarantees. +/// Quantized vectors are decompressed on-the-fly during solver input, and +/// results can optionally be re-quantized for storage. +/// +/// Memory savings from quantized input: +/// Scalar (INT8): 4x compression on vector storage +/// INT4: 8x compression +/// PQ (d/m subs): 16x compression (typical, depends on codebook) +/// Binary: 32x compression +/// +/// These savings apply to the VECTOR storage that the solver reads from, +/// not to the solver's internal working memory (which is always f32). +pub struct QuantizationAwareSolver { + /// The underlying f32 solver. + inner: SublinearSolver, + /// Quantization type of the input vectors. + input_quantization: QuantizationType, + /// Scratch buffer for dequantized vectors (reused across calls). + dequant_buffer: Vec, +} + +impl QuantizationAwareSolver { + /// Solve using quantized input vectors. + /// + /// The input vectors are dequantized into f32 scratch space, + /// the solver runs in f32, and the result is returned in f32. + /// + /// Memory overhead: one n-dimensional f32 buffer for dequantization. + /// This is allocated once and reused across solves. + pub fn solve_quantized( + &mut self, + quantized_vectors: &[u8], + dimensions: usize, + ) -> Result, SolverError> { + // Dequantize input into f32 buffer + self.dequant_buffer.resize(dimensions, 0.0); + + match self.input_quantization { + QuantizationType::Scalar => { + ScalarQuantizer::dequantize( + quantized_vectors, + &mut self.dequant_buffer, + ); + } + QuantizationType::Binary => { + BinaryQuantizer::dequantize( + quantized_vectors, + &mut self.dequant_buffer, + ); + } + QuantizationType::ProductQuantization { codebook, .. } => { + ProductQuantizer::dequantize( + quantized_vectors, + codebook, + &mut self.dequant_buffer, + ); + } + QuantizationType::None => { + // Direct f32 copy -- but prefer zero-copy borrow + let f32_slice = unsafe { + std::slice::from_raw_parts( + quantized_vectors.as_ptr() as *const f32, + dimensions, + ) + }; + self.dequant_buffer.copy_from_slice(f32_slice); + } + } + + // Solve in full f32 precision + self.inner.solve(&self.dequant_buffer) + } +} +``` + +**Precision impact on convergence**: + +``` +Solver precision analysis for Neumann series x = sum_{k=0}^{K} (I-A)^k * b: + +f32 machine epsilon: ~1.19e-7 +f64 machine epsilon: ~2.22e-16 + +For convergence tolerance epsilon: + epsilon = 1e-2: f32 sufficient (5 orders of margin) + epsilon = 1e-4: f32 sufficient (3 orders of margin) + epsilon = 1e-6: f32 borderline (1 order of margin, may need compensation) + epsilon = 1e-8: f32 insufficient (below machine epsilon), requires f64 + +Recommendation: default to f32 for epsilon >= 1e-5. +For high-precision solves (epsilon < 1e-5), use compensated summation (Kahan) +to extend effective precision to ~1e-14 without switching to f64. +``` + +### 2.8 Memory Budget Enforcement + +The solver integrates with RuVector's compute budget system (from `prime-radiant`'s +compute ladder) to enforce memory limits at the solver level. + +```rust +/// Memory budget for a single solve operation. +/// +/// This integrates with the ComputeBudget from prime-radiant's +/// compute ladder (Lane 0 Reflex through Lane 3 Deliberate). +/// +/// The memory budget is enforced at three checkpoints: +/// 1. Pre-allocation: total scratch + CSR must fit in budget +/// 2. Per-iteration: runtime check that arena usage stays within bounds +/// 3. Post-solve: report actual peak memory for observability +pub struct SolverMemoryBudget { + /// Maximum bytes for solver scratch space. + pub max_scratch_bytes: usize, + /// Maximum bytes for CSR matrix storage. + pub max_matrix_bytes: usize, + /// Maximum total bytes (scratch + matrix + overhead). + pub max_total_bytes: usize, + /// Whether to fall back to paged memory when budget is tight. + pub allow_paged_fallback: bool, + /// Whether to allow memory-mapped files for very large problems. + pub allow_mmap_fallback: bool, +} + +impl SolverMemoryBudget { + /// Budget for WASM browser deployment. + /// Constrained to 4 MB total. + pub fn wasm_browser() -> Self { + Self { + max_scratch_bytes: 2 * 1024 * 1024, // 2 MB + max_matrix_bytes: 2 * 1024 * 1024, // 2 MB + max_total_bytes: 4 * 1024 * 1024, // 4 MB + allow_paged_fallback: false, + allow_mmap_fallback: false, + } + } + + /// Budget for WASM edge deployment (Cloudflare Workers, etc). + /// 16 MB total, no mmap. + pub fn wasm_edge() -> Self { + Self { + max_scratch_bytes: 8 * 1024 * 1024, // 8 MB + max_matrix_bytes: 8 * 1024 * 1024, // 8 MB + max_total_bytes: 16 * 1024 * 1024, // 16 MB + allow_paged_fallback: false, + allow_mmap_fallback: false, + } + } + + /// Budget for native server deployment. + /// 2 GB total, paging and mmap enabled. + pub fn native_server() -> Self { + Self { + max_scratch_bytes: 512 * 1024 * 1024, // 512 MB + max_matrix_bytes: 1024 * 1024 * 1024, // 1 GB + max_total_bytes: 2048 * 1024 * 1024, // 2 GB + allow_paged_fallback: true, + allow_mmap_fallback: true, + } + } + + /// Budget derived from ComputeLane (prime-radiant integration). + pub fn from_compute_lane(lane: ComputeLane) -> Self { + match lane { + ComputeLane::Reflex => Self { + max_scratch_bytes: 64 * 1024, // 64 KB + max_matrix_bytes: 256 * 1024, // 256 KB + max_total_bytes: 512 * 1024, // 512 KB + allow_paged_fallback: false, + allow_mmap_fallback: false, + }, + ComputeLane::Retrieval => Self { + max_scratch_bytes: 4 * 1024 * 1024, // 4 MB + max_matrix_bytes: 16 * 1024 * 1024, // 16 MB + max_total_bytes: 32 * 1024 * 1024, // 32 MB + allow_paged_fallback: true, + allow_mmap_fallback: false, + }, + ComputeLane::Heavy => Self { + max_scratch_bytes: 128 * 1024 * 1024, // 128 MB + max_matrix_bytes: 512 * 1024 * 1024, // 512 MB + max_total_bytes: 1024 * 1024 * 1024, // 1 GB + allow_paged_fallback: true, + allow_mmap_fallback: true, + }, + ComputeLane::Deliberate => Self::native_server(), + } + } + + /// Validate that a proposed allocation fits within this budget. + pub fn validate(&self, scratch: usize, matrix: usize) -> Result<(), BudgetError> { + if scratch > self.max_scratch_bytes { + return Err(BudgetError::ScratchExceeded { + requested: scratch, + budget: self.max_scratch_bytes, + }); + } + if matrix > self.max_matrix_bytes { + if self.allow_paged_fallback || self.allow_mmap_fallback { + // Will use alternative storage; allowed + return Ok(()); + } + return Err(BudgetError::MatrixExceeded { + requested: matrix, + budget: self.max_matrix_bytes, + }); + } + let total = scratch + matrix; + if total > self.max_total_bytes { + return Err(BudgetError::TotalExceeded { + requested: total, + budget: self.max_total_bytes, + }); + } + Ok(()) + } +} + +/// Budget validation errors with actionable detail. +#[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)] +pub enum BudgetError { + #[error("Scratch space {requested} bytes exceeds budget of {budget} bytes. \ + Reduce iteration count (k) or problem dimension (n).")] + ScratchExceeded { requested: usize, budget: usize }, + + #[error("Matrix storage {requested} bytes exceeds budget of {budget} bytes. \ + Consider sparsifying the matrix or enabling paged/mmap fallback.")] + MatrixExceeded { requested: usize, budget: usize }, + + #[error("Total memory {requested} bytes exceeds budget of {budget} bytes.")] + TotalExceeded { requested: usize, budget: usize }, +} +``` + +--- + +## 3. Memory Profiling Integration + +The solver integrates with RuVector's observability infrastructure to provide +real-time memory usage metrics. + +### 3.1 Prometheus Metrics + +```rust +use prometheus::{Gauge, Histogram, IntCounter, register_gauge, register_histogram}; + +lazy_static::lazy_static! { + /// Current solver scratch space usage in bytes. + static ref SOLVER_SCRATCH_BYTES: Gauge = register_gauge!( + "ruvector_solver_scratch_bytes", + "Current solver scratch space allocation in bytes" + ).unwrap(); + + /// Current solver CSR matrix storage in bytes. + static ref SOLVER_MATRIX_BYTES: Gauge = register_gauge!( + "ruvector_solver_matrix_bytes", + "Current CSR matrix storage in bytes" + ).unwrap(); + + /// Peak solver memory usage per solve (histogram). + static ref SOLVER_PEAK_MEMORY: Histogram = register_histogram!( + "ruvector_solver_peak_memory_bytes", + "Peak memory usage per solve operation", + vec![ + 1024.0, // 1 KB + 65_536.0, // 64 KB + 1_048_576.0, // 1 MB + 16_777_216.0, // 16 MB + 134_217_728.0, // 128 MB + 1_073_741_824.0, // 1 GB + ] + ).unwrap(); + + /// Number of times the solver fell back to paged memory. + static ref SOLVER_PAGED_FALLBACKS: IntCounter = register_counter!( + "ruvector_solver_paged_fallbacks_total", + "Number of times solver fell back to ADR-006 paged memory" + ).unwrap(); + + /// Number of times the solver fell back to memory-mapped files. + static ref SOLVER_MMAP_FALLBACKS: IntCounter = register_counter!( + "ruvector_solver_mmap_fallbacks_total", + "Number of times solver fell back to memory-mapped files" + ).unwrap(); + + /// Number of budget-exceeded errors. + static ref SOLVER_BUDGET_ERRORS: IntCounter = register_counter!( + "ruvector_solver_budget_exceeded_total", + "Number of solves rejected due to memory budget" + ).unwrap(); +} +``` + +### 3.2 dhat Integration for Development Profiling + +```rust +/// Development-only memory profiler using dhat. +/// +/// Enabled with `cfg(feature = "dhat-profiling")`. +/// Produces a dhat-heap.json file that can be viewed in +/// https://nnethercote.github.io/dh_view/dh_view.html +/// +/// Usage in benchmarks: +/// DHAT_SOLVER=1 cargo bench --features dhat-profiling -- solver +#[cfg(feature = "dhat-profiling")] +pub fn profile_solve( + solver: &mut SublinearSolver, + input: &[f32], +) -> (SolverResult, DhatStats) { + let profiler = dhat::Profiler::builder() + .file_name("dhat-solver.json") + .build(); + + let result = solver.solve(input).unwrap(); + + let stats = dhat::HeapStats { + total_bytes: dhat::total_bytes(), + total_blocks: dhat::total_blocks(), + max_bytes: dhat::max_bytes(), + max_blocks: dhat::max_blocks(), + }; + + drop(profiler); + (result, stats) +} +``` + +### 3.3 jemalloc_ctl Integration for Production Profiling + +```rust +/// Production memory statistics via jemalloc_ctl. +/// +/// This provides thread-level allocation statistics without +/// the overhead of a full profiler. Used for runtime monitoring +/// and alerting when solver memory approaches budget limits. +/// +/// Requires `jemalloc-ctl` as a dependency (already compatible +/// with RuVector's allocation strategy). +#[cfg(feature = "jemalloc-stats")] +pub fn solver_memory_stats() -> SolverMemoryStats { + use jemalloc_ctl::{epoch, stats}; + + // Advance the jemalloc epoch to get fresh stats + epoch::advance().unwrap(); + + SolverMemoryStats { + allocated: stats::allocated::read().unwrap(), + resident: stats::resident::read().unwrap(), + active: stats::active::read().unwrap(), + mapped: stats::mapped::read().unwrap(), + retained: stats::retained::read().unwrap(), + } +} + +#[cfg(feature = "jemalloc-stats")] +pub struct SolverMemoryStats { + /// Total bytes allocated by the solver (active heap). + pub allocated: usize, + /// Resident set size (physical pages mapped). + pub resident: usize, + /// Active pages (allocated + fragmentation). + pub active: usize, + /// Total pages mapped (includes mmap regions). + pub mapped: usize, + /// Pages retained by jemalloc for future allocation. + pub retained: usize, +} +``` + +--- + +## 4. Options Considered + +### Option 1: Solver-Owned Memory (Rejected) + +Let the solver manage its own heap allocations independently of RuVector. + +- **Pros**: Simple implementation, no coupling to RuVector internals +- **Cons**: Fragmentation from interleaved solver/HNSW allocations, no budget + enforcement, no cache coordination, no observability integration, WASM memory + growth unpredictable + +### Option 2: nalgebra Allocator Override (Rejected) + +Override nalgebra's default allocator with RuVector's arena allocator using +nalgebra's `Allocator` trait. + +- **Pros**: Deep integration with nalgebra's allocation path +- **Cons**: nalgebra's `Allocator` trait is designed for static dimensions, not + dynamic; significant API surface to implement; tight coupling to nalgebra + internals that may change across versions; does not address CSR storage + +### Option 3: Unified Arena + Paged + Budget Strategy (Selected) + +Integrate with all three layers of RuVector's memory infrastructure: arena for +scratch space, ADR-006 paging for large matrices, and compute budget for limits. + +- **Pros**: Zero fragmentation for temporaries, graceful degradation for large + problems, enforced budgets across all deployment targets, full observability, + cache-aware tiling, zero-copy data paths +- **Cons**: Higher implementation complexity, requires understanding three memory + subsystems, testing across multiple fallback paths + +### Option 4: Memory-Mapped Only (Rejected) + +Use memmap2 for all solver storage, letting the OS manage paging. + +- **Pros**: Simple API, OS handles eviction, supports very large problems +- **Cons**: Not available in WASM, no fine-grained budget control, OS paging + decisions are not cache-hierarchy-aware, higher latency for random access + patterns in SpMV + +--- + +## 5. Consequences + +### 5.1 Positive + +- **Zero fragmentation**: Arena-based scratch space guarantees no heap fragmentation + from solver temporaries. The arena reset between solves is O(1) and frees all + temporaries atomically. +- **Predictable cache behavior**: Tiling strategy ensures L2-resident working sets + for SpMV, maintaining the cache efficiency characteristics already benchmarked in + `bench_memory.rs`. +- **WASM compatibility**: Explicit memory budgets and pre-allocation prevent + unpredictable WASM linear memory growth. The 4-8 MB browser budget is enforced + at construction time, not at runtime. +- **Graceful degradation**: The three-tier storage strategy (heap -> paged -> mmap) + handles problem sizes spanning 4 orders of magnitude (1K to 10M dimensions) + without code changes. +- **Observability**: Prometheus metrics provide real-time visibility into solver + memory consumption, enabling alerting before OOM conditions. +- **Zero-copy paths**: Direct borrowing from SoA storage and HNSW graph avoids + unnecessary copies, preserving the memory bandwidth characteristics measured + in existing benchmarks. + +### 5.2 Negative + +- **Implementation complexity**: Three memory backends (arena, paged, mmap) with + fallback logic increases implementation and testing surface. Each backend path + requires its own correctness and performance tests. +- **API surface**: The `SolverMemoryBudget` and `SolverScratch` types add new + public API that must be maintained and documented. +- **Cache tiling overhead**: The tiled SpMV adds one extra pass through `row_ptr` + per column tile. For very sparse matrices with many tiles, this overhead may + exceed the benefit of improved cache locality. +- **WASM pre-allocation waste**: Pre-allocating scratch space in WASM to avoid + growth during solve means the maximum problem size must be known at construction + time. If the actual problem is smaller, the pre-allocated memory is wasted. + +### 5.3 Neutral + +- The CSR format is standard and well-understood. It is not the most cache-friendly + format for all access patterns (CSC is better for column access), but it matches + the solver's row-oriented Neumann iteration. +- The 2 MB page size from ADR-006 is larger than optimal for small solver matrices + (where internal fragmentation wastes ~1 MB per matrix). This is an acceptable + tradeoff given that paging is only used for large matrices. + +--- + +## 6. Memory Consumption Reference Table + +Comprehensive memory consumption for all solver components at representative scales: + +| Component | Formula | 1K dim | 10K dim | 100K dim | 1M dim | +|-----------|---------|--------|---------|----------|--------| +| Scratch (k=20) | k * ceil(n*4/64)*64 | 80 KB | 781 KB | 7.6 MB | 76 MB | +| CSR 1% density | n^2 * 0.01 * 12 + (n+1)*4 | 120 KB | 1.2 MB | 120 MB | 12 GB | +| CSR 0.1% density | n^2 * 0.001 * 12 + (n+1)*4 | 12 KB | 120 KB | 12 MB | 1.2 GB | +| CSR 0.01% density | n^2 * 0.0001 * 12 + (n+1)*4 | 1.2 KB | 12 KB | 1.2 MB | 120 MB | +| Random walk (s=1000) | s * 24 | 24 KB | 24 KB | 24 KB | 24 KB | +| Residual vector | n * 4 | 4 KB | 40 KB | 400 KB | 4 MB | +| HNSW adjacency (M=16) | n * M * 2 * 12 | 384 KB | 3.8 MB | 38 MB | 384 MB | +| Degree vector | n * 4 | 4 KB | 40 KB | 400 KB | 4 MB | +| **Total (0.1% density)** | -- | **504 KB** | **4.8 MB** | **58 MB** | **1.7 GB** | + +**Recommended deployment limits by platform**: + +| Platform | Max Dimension | Max Density | Memory Budget | Storage Tier | +|----------|---------------|-------------|---------------|--------------| +| WASM Browser | 5,000 | 1% | 4 MB | Heap only | +| WASM Edge | 20,000 | 0.5% | 16 MB | Heap only | +| Node.js (NAPI) | 100,000 | 0.1% | 512 MB | Heap + Paged | +| Native Server | 1,000,000 | 0.01% | 2 GB | Heap + Paged + mmap | +| Native Server (large) | 10,000,000 | 0.001% | 16 GB | Paged + mmap only | + +--- + +## 7. Related Decisions + +- **ADR-006**: Unified Memory Pool and Paging Strategy -- provides the paged memory + infrastructure that this decision extends with `SOLVER_MATRIX` content type +- **ADR-003**: SIMD Optimization Strategy -- defines the SIMD dispatch patterns that + the solver's SpMV kernel follows for platform-specific acceleration +- **ADR-005**: WASM Runtime Integration -- establishes WASM memory constraints and + epoch-based interruption that govern solver execution in browser contexts +- **ADR-STS-001**: Sublinear-Time Solver Core Architecture (if exists) -- defines + the solver's algorithm selection and convergence strategy +- **ADR-STS-002**: Sublinear-Time Solver API Design (if exists) -- defines the + solver's public trait interfaces that this memory strategy supports + +--- + +## 8. References + +1. S-LoRA: Serving Thousands of Concurrent LoRA Adapters (arXiv:2311.03285) -- + unified memory pool architecture for heterogeneous workloads +2. CSR format specification (Intel MKL Sparse BLAS documentation) -- + compressed sparse row storage layout and SpMV algorithms +3. Cache-Oblivious Algorithms (Frigo et al., 1999) -- + theoretical foundation for cache-tiling strategies +4. RuVector Architecture Analysis (doc 05-architecture-analysis.md) -- + existing memory subsystem documentation +5. RuVector Performance Analysis (doc 08-performance-analysis.md) -- + benchmark results for arena, SoA, and cache behavior +6. WASM Linear Memory specification (WebAssembly Core Specification 2.0) -- + memory model constraints for browser deployment +7. jemalloc: A Scalable Concurrent malloc Implementation (Evans, 2006) -- + production memory profiling via jemalloc_ctl + +--- + +## 9. Revision History + +| Version | Date | Author | Changes | +|---------|------|--------|---------| +| 1.0 | 2026-02-20 | RuVector Architecture Team | Initial proposal | diff --git a/docs/research/sublinear-time-solver/adr/ADR-STS-004-wasm-cross-platform.md b/docs/research/sublinear-time-solver/adr/ADR-STS-004-wasm-cross-platform.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..e73b7a465 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/research/sublinear-time-solver/adr/ADR-STS-004-wasm-cross-platform.md @@ -0,0 +1,456 @@ +# ADR-STS-004: WASM and Cross-Platform Compilation Strategy + +**Status**: Proposed +**Date**: 2026-02-20 +**Authors**: RuVector Architecture Team +**Deciders**: Architecture Review Board + +## Version History + +| Version | Date | Author | Changes | +|---------|------|--------|---------| +| 0.1 | 2026-02-20 | RuVector Team | Initial proposal | + +--- + +## Context + +### Multi-Platform Deployment Requirement + +RuVector deploys across four target platforms with distinct constraints: + +| Platform | ISA | SIMD | Threads | Memory | Target Triple | +|----------|-----|------|---------|--------|--------------| +| Server (Linux/macOS) | x86_64 | AVX-512/AVX2/SSE4.1 | Full (Rayon) | 2+ GB | x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu | +| Edge (Apple Silicon) | ARM64 | NEON | Full (Rayon) | 512 MB | aarch64-apple-darwin | +| Browser | wasm32 | SIMD128 | Web Workers | 4-8 MB | wasm32-unknown-unknown | +| Cloudflare Workers | wasm32 | None | Single | 128 MB | wasm32-unknown-unknown | +| Node.js (NAPI) | Native | Native | Full | 512 MB | via napi-rs | + +### Existing WASM Infrastructure + +RuVector has 15+ WASM crates following the **Core-Binding-Surface** pattern: + +``` +ruvector-core → ruvector-wasm → @ruvector/core (npm) +ruvector-graph → ruvector-graph-wasm → @ruvector/graph (npm) +ruvector-attention → ruvector-attention-wasm → @ruvector/attention (npm) +ruvector-gnn → ruvector-gnn-wasm → @ruvector/gnn (npm) +ruvector-math → ruvector-math-wasm → @ruvector/math (npm) +``` + +Each WASM crate uses `wasm-bindgen 0.2`, `serde-wasm-bindgen`, `js-sys 0.3`, and `getrandom 0.3` with `wasm_js` feature. + +### WASM Constraints for Solver + +- No `std::thread` — all parallelism via Web Workers +- No `std::fs` / `std::net` — no persistent storage, no network +- Default linear memory: 16 MB (expandable to ~4 GB) +- `parking_lot` required instead of `std::sync::Mutex` +- `getrandom/wasm_js` for randomness (Hybrid Random Walk, Monte Carlo) +- No dynamic linking — all code in single module + +### Performance Targets + +| Platform | 10K solve | 100K solve | Memory Budget | +|----------|-----------|------------|---------------| +| Server (AVX2) | < 2 ms | < 50 ms | 2 GB | +| Edge (NEON) | < 5 ms | < 100 ms | 512 MB | +| Browser (SIMD128) | < 50 ms | < 500 ms | 8 MB | +| Edge (Cloudflare) | < 10 ms | < 200 ms | 128 MB | +| Node.js (NAPI) | < 3 ms | < 60 ms | 512 MB | + +--- + +## Decision + +### 1. Three-Crate Pattern + +Follow established RuVector convention with three crates: + +``` +crates/ruvector-solver/ # Core Rust (no platform deps) +crates/ruvector-solver-wasm/ # wasm-bindgen bindings +crates/ruvector-solver-node/ # NAPI-RS bindings +``` + +#### Cargo.toml for ruvector-solver (core): + +```toml +[package] +name = "ruvector-solver" +version = "0.1.0" +edition = "2021" +rust-version = "1.77" + +[features] +default = [] +nalgebra-backend = ["nalgebra"] +ndarray-backend = ["ndarray"] +parallel = ["rayon", "crossbeam"] +simd = [] +wasm = [] +full = ["nalgebra-backend", "ndarray-backend", "parallel"] + +# Algorithm features +neumann = [] +forward-push = [] +backward-push = [] +hybrid-random-walk = ["getrandom"] +true-solver = ["neumann"] # TRUE uses Neumann internally +cg = [] +bmssp = [] +all-algorithms = ["neumann", "forward-push", "backward-push", + "hybrid-random-walk", "true-solver", "cg", "bmssp"] + +[dependencies] +serde = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] } +nalgebra = { workspace = true, optional = true, default-features = false } +ndarray = { workspace = true, optional = true } +rayon = { workspace = true, optional = true } +crossbeam = { workspace = true, optional = true } +getrandom = { workspace = true, optional = true } + +[target.'cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")'.dependencies] +getrandom = { workspace = true, features = ["wasm_js"] } +``` + +#### Cargo.toml for ruvector-solver-wasm: + +```toml +[package] +name = "ruvector-solver-wasm" +version = "0.1.0" +edition = "2021" + +[lib] +crate-type = ["cdylib"] + +[dependencies] +ruvector-solver = { path = "../ruvector-solver", default-features = false, + features = ["wasm", "neumann", "forward-push", "backward-push", "cg"] } +wasm-bindgen = { workspace = true } +serde-wasm-bindgen = "0.6" +js-sys = { workspace = true } +web-sys = { workspace = true, features = ["console"] } +getrandom = { workspace = true, features = ["wasm_js"] } + +[profile.release] +opt-level = "s" # Optimize for size in WASM +lto = true +``` + +#### Cargo.toml for ruvector-solver-node: + +```toml +[package] +name = "ruvector-solver-node" +version = "0.1.0" +edition = "2021" + +[lib] +crate-type = ["cdylib"] + +[dependencies] +ruvector-solver = { path = "../ruvector-solver", + features = ["full", "all-algorithms"] } +napi = { workspace = true, features = ["async"] } +napi-derive = { workspace = true } +tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["rt-multi-thread"] } +``` + +### 2. SIMD Strategy Per Platform + +#### Architecture Detection and Dispatch + +```rust +/// SIMD dispatcher for solver hot paths +pub mod simd { + #[cfg(target_arch = "x86_64")] + pub fn spmv_simd(vals: &[f32], cols: &[u32], x: &[f32]) -> f32 { + if is_x86_feature_detected!("avx512f") { + unsafe { spmv_avx512(vals, cols, x) } + } else if is_x86_feature_detected!("avx2") && is_x86_feature_detected!("fma") { + unsafe { spmv_avx2_fma(vals, cols, x) } + } else { + spmv_scalar(vals, cols, x) + } + } + + #[cfg(target_arch = "aarch64")] + pub fn spmv_simd(vals: &[f32], cols: &[u32], x: &[f32]) -> f32 { + unsafe { spmv_neon_unrolled(vals, cols, x) } + } + + #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")] + pub fn spmv_simd(vals: &[f32], cols: &[u32], x: &[f32]) -> f32 { + // WASM SIMD128 via core::arch::wasm32 + #[cfg(target_feature = "simd128")] + { + unsafe { spmv_wasm_simd128(vals, cols, x) } + } + #[cfg(not(target_feature = "simd128"))] + { + spmv_scalar(vals, cols, x) + } + } + + /// AVX2+FMA SpMV accumulation with 4x unrolling + #[cfg(target_arch = "x86_64")] + #[target_feature(enable = "avx2,fma")] + unsafe fn spmv_avx2_fma(vals: &[f32], cols: &[u32], x: &[f32]) -> f32 { + use std::arch::x86_64::*; + let mut acc0 = _mm256_setzero_ps(); + let mut acc1 = _mm256_setzero_ps(); + let n = vals.len(); + let chunks = n / 16; + + for i in 0..chunks { + let base = i * 16; + // Gather x values using column indices + let idx0 = _mm256_loadu_si256(cols.as_ptr().add(base) as *const __m256i); + let idx1 = _mm256_loadu_si256(cols.as_ptr().add(base + 8) as *const __m256i); + let x0 = _mm256_i32gather_ps::<4>(x.as_ptr(), idx0); + let x1 = _mm256_i32gather_ps::<4>(x.as_ptr(), idx1); + let v0 = _mm256_loadu_ps(vals.as_ptr().add(base)); + let v1 = _mm256_loadu_ps(vals.as_ptr().add(base + 8)); + acc0 = _mm256_fmadd_ps(v0, x0, acc0); + acc1 = _mm256_fmadd_ps(v1, x1, acc1); + } + + // Horizontal sum + let sum = _mm256_add_ps(acc0, acc1); + let hi = _mm256_extractf128_ps::<1>(sum); + let lo = _mm256_castps256_ps128(sum); + let sum128 = _mm_add_ps(hi, lo); + let shuf = _mm_movehdup_ps(sum128); + let sums = _mm_add_ps(sum128, shuf); + let shuf2 = _mm_movehl_ps(sums, sums); + let result = _mm_add_ss(sums, shuf2); + + let mut total = _mm_cvtss_f32(result); + + // Scalar remainder + for j in (chunks * 16)..n { + total += vals[j] * x[cols[j] as usize]; + } + total + } + + /// NEON SpMV with 4x unrolling for ARM64 + #[cfg(target_arch = "aarch64")] + unsafe fn spmv_neon_unrolled(vals: &[f32], cols: &[u32], x: &[f32]) -> f32 { + use std::arch::aarch64::*; + let mut acc0 = vdupq_n_f32(0.0); + let mut acc1 = vdupq_n_f32(0.0); + let mut acc2 = vdupq_n_f32(0.0); + let mut acc3 = vdupq_n_f32(0.0); + let n = vals.len(); + let chunks = n / 16; + + for i in 0..chunks { + let base = i * 16; + // Manual gather for NEON (no hardware gather instruction) + let mut xbuf = [0.0f32; 16]; + for k in 0..16 { + xbuf[k] = *x.get_unchecked(cols[base + k] as usize); + } + let v0 = vld1q_f32(vals.as_ptr().add(base)); + let v1 = vld1q_f32(vals.as_ptr().add(base + 4)); + let v2 = vld1q_f32(vals.as_ptr().add(base + 8)); + let v3 = vld1q_f32(vals.as_ptr().add(base + 12)); + let x0 = vld1q_f32(xbuf.as_ptr()); + let x1 = vld1q_f32(xbuf.as_ptr().add(4)); + let x2 = vld1q_f32(xbuf.as_ptr().add(8)); + let x3 = vld1q_f32(xbuf.as_ptr().add(12)); + acc0 = vfmaq_f32(acc0, v0, x0); + acc1 = vfmaq_f32(acc1, v1, x1); + acc2 = vfmaq_f32(acc2, v2, x2); + acc3 = vfmaq_f32(acc3, v3, x3); + } + + let sum01 = vaddq_f32(acc0, acc1); + let sum23 = vaddq_f32(acc2, acc3); + let sum = vaddq_f32(sum01, sum23); + let mut total = vaddvq_f32(sum); + + for j in (chunks * 16)..n { + total += vals[j] * x[cols[j] as usize]; + } + total + } +} +``` + +### 3. Conditional Compilation Architecture + +```rust +// Parallelism: Rayon on native, single-threaded on WASM +#[cfg(all(feature = "parallel", not(target_arch = "wasm32")))] +fn batch_solve_parallel(problems: &[SparseSystem]) -> Vec { + use rayon::prelude::*; + problems.par_iter().map(|p| solve_single(p)).collect() +} + +#[cfg(any(not(feature = "parallel"), target_arch = "wasm32"))] +fn batch_solve_parallel(problems: &[SparseSystem]) -> Vec { + problems.iter().map(|p| solve_single(p)).collect() +} + +// Random number generation +#[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))] +fn random_seed() -> u64 { + use std::time::SystemTime; + SystemTime::now().duration_since(SystemTime::UNIX_EPOCH) + .unwrap().as_nanos() as u64 +} + +#[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")] +fn random_seed() -> u64 { + let mut buf = [0u8; 8]; + getrandom::getrandom(&mut buf).expect("getrandom failed"); + u64::from_le_bytes(buf) +} +``` + +### 4. WASM-Specific Patterns + +#### Web Worker Pool (JavaScript side): + +```javascript +// Following existing ruvector-wasm/src/worker-pool.js pattern +class SolverWorkerPool { + constructor(numWorkers = navigator.hardwareConcurrency || 4) { + this.workers = []; + this.queue = []; + for (let i = 0; i < numWorkers; i++) { + const worker = new Worker(new URL('./solver-worker.js', import.meta.url)); + worker.onmessage = (e) => this._onResult(i, e.data); + this.workers.push({ worker, busy: false }); + } + } + + async solve(config) { + return new Promise((resolve, reject) => { + const free = this.workers.find(w => !w.busy); + if (free) { + free.busy = true; + free.worker.postMessage({ + type: 'solve', + config, + // Transfer ArrayBuffer for zero-copy + matrix: config.matrix + }, [config.matrix.buffer]); + free.resolve = resolve; + free.reject = reject; + } else { + this.queue.push({ config, resolve, reject }); + } + }); + } +} +``` + +#### SharedArrayBuffer (when COOP/COEP available): + +```javascript +// Check for cross-origin isolation +if (typeof SharedArrayBuffer !== 'undefined') { + // Zero-copy shared matrix between main thread and workers + const shared = new SharedArrayBuffer(matrix.byteLength); + new Float32Array(shared).set(matrix); + // Workers can read directly without transfer + workers.forEach(w => w.postMessage({ type: 'set_matrix', buffer: shared })); +} +``` + +#### IndexedDB for Persistence: + +```javascript +// Cache solver preprocessing results (TRUE sparsifier, etc.) +class SolverCache { + async store(key, sparsifier) { + const db = await this._openDB(); + const tx = db.transaction('cache', 'readwrite'); + await tx.objectStore('cache').put({ + key, + data: sparsifier.buffer, + timestamp: Date.now() + }); + } + + async load(key) { + const db = await this._openDB(); + const tx = db.transaction('cache', 'readonly'); + return tx.objectStore('cache').get(key); + } +} +``` + +### 5. Build Pipeline + +```bash +# WASM build (production) +cd crates/ruvector-solver-wasm +wasm-pack build --target web --release +wasm-opt -O3 -o pkg/ruvector_solver_wasm_bg_opt.wasm pkg/ruvector_solver_wasm_bg.wasm +mv pkg/ruvector_solver_wasm_bg_opt.wasm pkg/ruvector_solver_wasm_bg.wasm + +# WASM build with SIMD128 +RUSTFLAGS="-C target-feature=+simd128" wasm-pack build --target web --release + +# Node.js build +cd crates/ruvector-solver-node +npm run build # napi build --release + +# Multi-platform CI +cargo build --release --target x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu +cargo build --release --target aarch64-apple-darwin +cargo build --release --target wasm32-unknown-unknown +``` + +### 6. WASM Bundle Size Budget + +| Component | Estimated Size (gzipped) | Budget | +|-----------|-------------------------|--------| +| Solver core (CG + Neumann + Push) | ~80 KB | 100 KB | +| SIMD128 kernels | ~15 KB | 20 KB | +| wasm-bindgen glue | ~10 KB | 15 KB | +| serde-wasm-bindgen | ~20 KB | 25 KB | +| **Total** | **~125 KB** | **160 KB** | + +Optimization: Use `opt-level = "s"` and `wasm-opt -Oz` for size-constrained deployments. + +--- + +## Consequences + +### Positive + +1. **Universal deployment**: Same solver logic runs on all 5 platforms +2. **Platform-optimized**: Each target gets architecture-specific SIMD kernels +3. **Minimal overhead**: WASM binary < 160 KB gzipped +4. **Web Worker parallelism**: Browser gets multi-threaded solver via worker pool +5. **SharedArrayBuffer**: Zero-copy where cross-origin isolation available +6. **Proven pattern**: Follows RuVector's established Core-Binding-Surface architecture + +### Negative + +1. **WASM algorithm subset**: TRUE and BMSSP excluded from browser target (preprocessing cost) +2. **SIMD gap**: WASM SIMD128 is 2-4x slower than AVX2 for equivalent operations +3. **No WASM threads**: Web Workers add message-passing overhead vs native threads +4. **Gather limitation**: NEON and WASM lack hardware gather; manual gather adds latency + +### Neutral + +1. nalgebra compiles to WASM with `default-features = false` — no code changes needed +2. WASM SIMD128 support is universal in modern browsers (Chrome 91+, Firefox 89+, Safari 16.4+) + +--- + +## References + +- [06-wasm-integration.md](../06-wasm-integration.md) — Detailed WASM analysis +- [08-performance-analysis.md](../08-performance-analysis.md) — Platform performance targets +- [11-typescript-integration.md](../11-typescript-integration.md) — TypeScript type generation +- ADR-005 — RuVector WASM runtime integration diff --git a/docs/research/sublinear-time-solver/adr/ADR-STS-005-security-model.md b/docs/research/sublinear-time-solver/adr/ADR-STS-005-security-model.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..3715ee72c --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/research/sublinear-time-solver/adr/ADR-STS-005-security-model.md @@ -0,0 +1,441 @@ +# ADR-STS-005: Security Model and Threat Mitigation + +**Status**: Proposed +**Date**: 2026-02-20 +**Authors**: RuVector Security Team +**Deciders**: Architecture Review Board + +## Version History + +| Version | Date | Author | Changes | +|---------|------|--------|---------| +| 0.1 | 2026-02-20 | RuVector Team | Initial proposal | + +--- + +## Context + +### Current Security Posture + +RuVector employs defense-in-depth security across multiple layers: + +| Layer | Mechanism | Strength | +|-------|-----------|----------| +| **Cryptographic** | Ed25519 signatures, SHAKE-256 witness chains, TEE attestation (SGX/SEV-SNP) | Very High | +| **WASM Sandbox** | Kernel pack verification (Ed25519 + SHA256 allowlist), epoch interruption, memory layout validation | High | +| **MCP Coherence Gate** | 3-tier Permit/Defer/Deny with witness receipts, hash-chain integrity | High | +| **Edge-Net** | PiKey Ed25519 identity, challenge-response, per-IP rate limiting, adaptive attack detection | High | +| **Storage** | Path traversal prevention, feature-gated backends | Medium | +| **Server API** | Serde validation, trace logging | Low | + +### Known Weaknesses (Pre-Integration) + +| ID | Weakness | DREAD Score | Severity | +|----|----------|-------------|----------| +| SEC-W1 | Fully permissive CORS (`allow_origin(Any)`) | 7.8 | High | +| SEC-W2 | No REST API authentication | 9.2 | Critical | +| SEC-W3 | Unbounded search parameters (`k` unlimited) | 6.4 | Medium | +| SEC-W4 | 90 `unsafe` blocks in SIMD/arena/quantization | 5.2 | Medium | +| SEC-W5 | `insecure_*` constructors without `#[cfg]` gating | 4.8 | Medium | +| SEC-W6 | Hardcoded default backup password in edge-net | 6.1 | Medium | +| SEC-W7 | Unvalidated collection names | 5.5 | Medium | + +### New Attack Surface from Solver Integration + +| Surface | Description | Risk | +|---------|-------------|------| +| AS-1 | New deserialization points (problem definitions, solver state) | High | +| AS-2 | WASM sandbox boundary (solver WASM modules) | High | +| AS-3 | MCP tool registration (40+ solver tools callable by AI agents) | High | +| AS-4 | Computational cost amplification (expensive solve operations) | High | +| AS-5 | Session management state (solver sessions) | Medium | +| AS-6 | Cross-tool information flow (solver ↔ coherence gate) | Medium | + +--- + +## Decision + +### 1. WASM Sandbox Integration + +Solver WASM modules are treated as kernel packs within the existing security framework: + +```rust +pub struct SolverKernelConfig { + /// Ed25519 public key for solver WASM verification + pub signing_key: ed25519_dalek::VerifyingKey, + + /// SHA256 hashes of approved solver WASM binaries + pub allowed_hashes: HashSet<[u8; 32]>, + + /// Memory limits proportional to problem size + pub max_memory_pages: u32, // Absolute ceiling: 2048 (128MB) + + /// Epoch budget: proportional to expected O(n^alpha) runtime + pub epoch_budget_fn: Box u64>, // f(n) → ticks + + /// Stack size limit (prevent deep recursion) + pub max_stack_bytes: usize, // Default: 1MB +} + +impl SolverKernelConfig { + pub fn default_server() -> Self { + Self { + max_memory_pages: 2048, // 128MB + max_stack_bytes: 1 << 20, // 1MB + epoch_budget_fn: Box::new(|n| { + // O(n * log(n)) ticks with 10x safety margin + (n as u64) * ((n as f64).log2() as u64 + 1) * 10 + }), + ..Default::default() + } + } + + pub fn default_browser() -> Self { + Self { + max_memory_pages: 128, // 8MB + max_stack_bytes: 256_000, // 256KB + epoch_budget_fn: Box::new(|n| { + (n as u64) * ((n as f64).log2() as u64 + 1) * 5 + }), + ..Default::default() + } + } +} +``` + +### 2. Input Validation at All Boundaries + +```rust +/// Comprehensive input validation for solver API inputs +pub fn validate_solver_input(input: &SolverInput) -> Result<(), ValidationError> { + // === Size bounds === + const MAX_NODES: usize = 10_000_000; + const MAX_EDGES: usize = 100_000_000; + const MAX_DIM: usize = 65_536; + const MAX_ITERATIONS: u64 = 1_000_000; + const MAX_TIMEOUT_MS: u64 = 300_000; + const MAX_MATRIX_ELEMENTS: usize = 1_000_000_000; + + if input.node_count > MAX_NODES { + return Err(ValidationError::TooLarge { + field: "node_count", max: MAX_NODES, actual: input.node_count, + }); + } + + if input.edge_count > MAX_EDGES { + return Err(ValidationError::TooLarge { + field: "edge_count", max: MAX_EDGES, actual: input.edge_count, + }); + } + + // === Numeric sanity === + for (i, weight) in input.edge_weights.iter().enumerate() { + if !weight.is_finite() { + return Err(ValidationError::InvalidNumber { + field: "edge_weights", index: i, reason: "non-finite value", + }); + } + } + + // === Structural consistency === + let max_edges = if input.directed { + input.node_count.saturating_mul(input.node_count.saturating_sub(1)) + } else { + input.node_count.saturating_mul(input.node_count.saturating_sub(1)) / 2 + }; + if input.edge_count > max_edges { + return Err(ValidationError::InconsistentGraph { + reason: "more edges than possible for given node count", + }); + } + + // === Parameter ranges === + if input.tolerance <= 0.0 || input.tolerance > 1.0 { + return Err(ValidationError::OutOfRange { + field: "tolerance", min: 0.0, max: 1.0, actual: input.tolerance, + }); + } + + if input.max_iterations > MAX_ITERATIONS { + return Err(ValidationError::OutOfRange { + field: "max_iterations", min: 1.0, max: MAX_ITERATIONS as f64, + actual: input.max_iterations as f64, + }); + } + + // === Dimension bounds === + if input.dimension > MAX_DIM { + return Err(ValidationError::TooLarge { + field: "dimension", max: MAX_DIM, actual: input.dimension, + }); + } + + // === Vector value checks === + if let Some(ref values) = input.values { + if values.len() != input.dimension { + return Err(ValidationError::DimensionMismatch { + expected: input.dimension, actual: values.len(), + }); + } + for (i, v) in values.iter().enumerate() { + if !v.is_finite() { + return Err(ValidationError::InvalidNumber { + field: "values", index: i, reason: "non-finite value", + }); + } + } + } + + Ok(()) +} +``` + +### 3. MCP Tool Access Control + +```rust +/// Solver MCP tools require PermitToken from coherence gate +pub struct SolverMcpHandler { + solver: Arc, + gate: Arc, + rate_limiter: RateLimiter, + budget_enforcer: BudgetEnforcer, +} + +impl SolverMcpHandler { + pub async fn handle_tool_call( + &self, call: McpToolCall + ) -> Result { + // 1. Rate limiting + let agent_id = call.agent_id.as_deref().unwrap_or("anonymous"); + self.rate_limiter.check(agent_id)?; + + // 2. PermitToken verification + let token = call.arguments.get("permit_token") + .ok_or(McpError::Unauthorized("missing permit_token"))?; + self.gate.verify_token(token).await + .map_err(|_| McpError::Unauthorized("invalid permit_token"))?; + + // 3. Input validation + let input: SolverInput = serde_json::from_value(call.arguments.clone()) + .map_err(|e| McpError::InvalidRequest(e.to_string()))?; + validate_solver_input(&input)?; + + // 4. Resource budget check + let estimate = self.solver.estimate_complexity(&input); + self.budget_enforcer.check(agent_id, &estimate)?; + + // 5. Execute with resource limits + let result = self.solver.solve_with_budget(&input, estimate.budget).await?; + + // 6. Generate witness receipt + let witness = WitnessEntry { + prev_hash: self.gate.latest_hash(), + action_hash: shake256_256(&bincode::encode(&result)?), + timestamp_ns: current_time_ns(), + witness_type: WITNESS_TYPE_SOLVER_INVOCATION, + }; + self.gate.append_witness(witness); + + Ok(McpToolResult::from(result)) + } +} + +/// Per-agent rate limiter +pub struct RateLimiter { + windows: DashMap, + config: RateLimitConfig, +} + +pub struct RateLimitConfig { + pub solve_per_minute: u32, // Default: 10 + pub status_per_minute: u32, // Default: 60 + pub session_per_minute: u32, // Default: 30 + pub burst_multiplier: u32, // Default: 3 +} + +impl RateLimiter { + pub fn check(&self, agent_id: &str) -> Result<(), McpError> { + let mut entry = self.windows.entry(agent_id.to_string()) + .or_insert((Instant::now(), 0)); + + if entry.0.elapsed() > Duration::from_secs(60) { + *entry = (Instant::now(), 0); + } + + entry.1 += 1; + if entry.1 > self.config.solve_per_minute { + return Err(McpError::RateLimited { + agent_id: agent_id.to_string(), + retry_after_secs: 60 - entry.0.elapsed().as_secs(), + }); + } + Ok(()) + } +} +``` + +### 4. Serialization Safety + +```rust +/// Safe deserialization with size limits +pub fn deserialize_solver_input(bytes: &[u8]) -> Result { + // Body size limit: 10MB + const MAX_BODY_SIZE: usize = 10 * 1024 * 1024; + if bytes.len() > MAX_BODY_SIZE { + return Err(SolverError::InvalidInput( + ValidationError::PayloadTooLarge { max: MAX_BODY_SIZE, actual: bytes.len() } + )); + } + + // Deserialize with serde_json (safe, bounded by input size) + let input: SolverInput = serde_json::from_slice(bytes) + .map_err(|e| SolverError::InvalidInput(ValidationError::ParseError(e.to_string())))?; + + // Application-level validation + validate_solver_input(&input)?; + + Ok(input) +} + +/// Bincode deserialization with size limit +pub fn deserialize_bincode(bytes: &[u8]) -> Result { + let config = bincode::config::standard() + .with_limit::<{ 10 * 1024 * 1024 }>(); // 10MB max + + bincode::serde::decode_from_slice(bytes, config) + .map(|(val, _)| val) + .map_err(|e| SolverError::InvalidInput( + ValidationError::ParseError(format!("bincode: {}", e)) + )) +} +``` + +### 5. Audit Trail + +```rust +/// Solver invocations generate witness entries +#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)] +pub struct SolverAuditEntry { + pub request_id: Uuid, + pub agent_id: String, + pub algorithm: Algorithm, + pub input_hash: [u8; 32], // SHAKE-256 of input + pub output_hash: [u8; 32], // SHAKE-256 of output + pub iterations: usize, + pub wall_time_us: u64, + pub converged: bool, + pub residual: f64, + pub timestamp_ns: u128, +} + +impl SolverAuditEntry { + pub fn to_witness(&self) -> WitnessEntry { + WitnessEntry { + prev_hash: [0u8; 32], // Set by chain + action_hash: shake256_256(&bincode::encode(self).unwrap()), + timestamp_ns: self.timestamp_ns, + witness_type: WITNESS_TYPE_SOLVER_INVOCATION, + } + } +} +``` + +### 6. Supply Chain Security + +```toml +# .cargo/deny.toml +[advisories] +vulnerability = "deny" +unmaintained = "warn" + +[licenses] +allow = ["MIT", "Apache-2.0", "BSD-2-Clause", "BSD-3-Clause", "ISC"] +deny = ["GPL-2.0", "GPL-3.0", "AGPL-3.0"] + +[bans] +deny = [ + { name = "openssl-sys" }, # Prefer rustls +] +``` + +CI pipeline additions: + +```yaml +# .github/workflows/security.yml +- name: Cargo audit + run: cargo audit +- name: Cargo deny + run: cargo deny check +- name: npm audit + run: npm audit --audit-level=high +``` + +--- + +## STRIDE Threat Analysis + +| Threat | Category | Risk | Mitigation | +|--------|----------|------|------------| +| Malicious problem submission via API | Tampering | High | Input validation (Section 2), body size limits | +| WASM resource limits bypass via crafted input | Elevation | High | Kernel pack framework (Section 1), epoch limits | +| Receipt enumeration via sequential IDs | Info Disc. | Medium | Rate limiting (Section 3), auth requirement | +| Solver flooding with expensive problems | DoS | High | Rate limiting, compute budgets, concurrent solve semaphore | +| Replay of valid permit token | Spoofing | Medium | Token TTL, nonce, single-use enforcement | +| Solver calls without audit trail | Repudiation | Medium | Mandatory witness entries (Section 5) | +| Modified solver WASM binary | Tampering | High | Ed25519 + SHA256 allowlist (Section 1) | +| Compromised dependency injection | Tampering | Medium | cargo-deny, cargo-audit, SBOM (Section 6) | +| NaN/Inf propagation in solver output | Integrity | Medium | Output validation, finite-check on results | +| Cross-tool MCP escalation | Elevation | Medium | Unidirectional flow enforcement | + +--- + +## Security Testing Checklist + +- [ ] All solver API endpoints reject payloads > 10MB +- [ ] `k` parameter bounded to MAX_K (10,000) +- [ ] Solver WASM modules signed and allowlisted +- [ ] WASM execution has problem-size-proportional epoch deadlines +- [ ] WASM memory limited to MAX_SOLVER_PAGES (2048) +- [ ] MCP solver tools require valid PermitToken +- [ ] Per-agent rate limiting enforced on all MCP tools +- [ ] Deserialization uses size limits (bincode `with_limit`) +- [ ] Session IDs are server-generated UUIDs +- [ ] Session count per client bounded (max: 10) +- [ ] CORS restricted to known origins +- [ ] Authentication required on mutating endpoints +- [ ] `unsafe` code reviewed for solver integration paths +- [ ] `cargo audit` and `npm audit` pass (no critical vulns) +- [ ] Fuzz testing targets for all deserialization entry points +- [ ] Solver results include tolerance bounds +- [ ] Cross-tool MCP calls prevented +- [ ] Witness chain entries created for solver invocations +- [ ] Input NaN/Inf rejected before reaching solver +- [ ] Output NaN/Inf detected and error returned + +--- + +## Consequences + +### Positive + +1. **Defense-in-depth**: Solver integrates into existing security layers, not bypassing them +2. **Auditable**: All solver invocations have cryptographic witness receipts +3. **Resource-bounded**: Compute budgets prevent cost amplification attacks +4. **Supply chain secured**: Automated auditing in CI pipeline +5. **Platform-safe**: WASM sandbox enforces memory and CPU limits + +### Negative + +1. **PermitToken overhead**: Gate verification adds ~100μs per solver call +2. **Rate limiting friction**: Legitimate high-throughput use cases may hit limits +3. **Audit storage**: Witness entries add ~200 bytes per solver invocation + +--- + +## References + +- [09-security-analysis.md](../09-security-analysis.md) — Full security analysis +- [07-mcp-integration.md](../07-mcp-integration.md) — MCP tool access patterns +- [06-wasm-integration.md](../06-wasm-integration.md) — WASM sandbox model +- ADR-007 — RuVector security review +- ADR-012 — RuVector security remediation diff --git a/docs/research/sublinear-time-solver/adr/ADR-STS-006-benchmark-framework.md b/docs/research/sublinear-time-solver/adr/ADR-STS-006-benchmark-framework.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..8f76134fa --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/research/sublinear-time-solver/adr/ADR-STS-006-benchmark-framework.md @@ -0,0 +1,496 @@ +# ADR-STS-006: Benchmark Framework and Performance Validation + +**Status**: Proposed +**Date**: 2026-02-20 +**Authors**: RuVector Performance Team +**Deciders**: Architecture Review Board + +## Version History + +| Version | Date | Author | Changes | +|---------|------|--------|---------| +| 0.1 | 2026-02-20 | RuVector Team | Initial proposal | + +--- + +## Context + +### Existing Benchmark Infrastructure + +RuVector maintains 90+ benchmark files using Criterion.rs 0.5 with HTML reports. The release profile enables aggressive optimization (`lto = "fat"`, `codegen-units = 1`, `opt-level = 3`), and the bench profile inherits release with debug symbols for profiling. + +### Published Performance Baselines + +| Metric | Value | Platform | Source | +|--------|-------|----------|--------| +| Euclidean 128D | 14.9 ns | M4 Pro NEON | BENCHMARK_RESULTS.md | +| Dot Product 128D | 12.0 ns | M4 Pro NEON | BENCHMARK_RESULTS.md | +| HNSW k=10, 10K vectors | 25.2 μs | M4 Pro | BENCHMARK_RESULTS.md | +| Batch 1K×384D | 278 μs | Linux AVX2 | BENCHMARK_RESULTS.md | +| Binary hamming 384D | 0.9 ns | M4 Pro | BENCHMARK_RESULTS.md | + +### Validation Requirements + +The sublinear-time solver claims 10-600x speedups. These must be validated with: +- Statistical significance (Criterion p < 0.05) +- Crossover point identification (where sublinear beats traditional) +- Accuracy-performance tradeoff quantification +- Multi-platform consistency verification +- Regression detection in CI + +--- + +## Decision + +### 1. Six New Benchmark Suites + +#### Suite 1: `benches/solver_baseline.rs` + +Establishes baselines for operations the solver replaces: + +```rust +use criterion::{criterion_group, criterion_main, Criterion, BenchmarkId, Throughput}; + +fn dense_matmul_baseline(c: &mut Criterion) { + let mut group = c.benchmark_group("dense_matmul_baseline"); + + for size in [64, 256, 1024, 4096] { + let a = random_dense_matrix(size, size, 42); + let x = random_vector(size, 43); + let mut y = vec![0.0f32; size]; + + group.throughput(Throughput::Elements((size * size) as u64)); + group.bench_with_input( + BenchmarkId::new("naive", size), + &size, + |b, _| b.iter(|| dense_matvec_naive(&a, &x, &mut y)), + ); + group.bench_with_input( + BenchmarkId::new("simd_unrolled", size), + &size, + |b, _| b.iter(|| dense_matvec_simd(&a, &x, &mut y)), + ); + } + group.finish(); +} + +fn sparse_matmul_baseline(c: &mut Criterion) { + let mut group = c.benchmark_group("sparse_matmul_baseline"); + + for (n, density) in [(1000, 0.01), (1000, 0.05), (10000, 0.01), (10000, 0.05)] { + let csr = random_csr_matrix(n, n, density, 44); + let x = random_vector(n, 45); + let mut y = vec![0.0f32; n]; + + group.throughput(Throughput::Elements(csr.nnz() as u64)); + group.bench_with_input( + BenchmarkId::new(format!("csr_{}x{}_{:.0}pct", n, n, density * 100.0), n), + &n, + |b, _| b.iter(|| csr.spmv(&x, &mut y)), + ); + } + group.finish(); +} + +criterion_group!(baselines, dense_matmul_baseline, sparse_matmul_baseline); +criterion_main!(baselines); +``` + +#### Suite 2: `benches/solver_neumann.rs` + +```rust +fn neumann_convergence(c: &mut Criterion) { + let mut group = c.benchmark_group("neumann_convergence"); + group.warm_up_time(Duration::from_secs(5)); + group.sample_size(200); + + let csr = random_diag_dominant_csr(10000, 0.01, 46); + let b = random_vector(10000, 47); + + for eps in [1e-2, 1e-4, 1e-6, 1e-8] { + group.bench_with_input( + BenchmarkId::new("eps", format!("{:.0e}", eps)), + &eps, + |bench, &eps| { + bench.iter(|| { + let solver = NeumannSolver::new(eps, 1000); + solver.solve(&csr, &b) + }) + }, + ); + } + group.finish(); +} + +fn neumann_sparsity_impact(c: &mut Criterion) { + let mut group = c.benchmark_group("neumann_sparsity_impact"); + let n = 10000; + + for density in [0.001, 0.01, 0.05, 0.10, 0.50] { + let csr = random_diag_dominant_csr(n, density, 48); + let b = random_vector(n, 49); + + group.throughput(Throughput::Elements(csr.nnz() as u64)); + group.bench_with_input( + BenchmarkId::new("density", format!("{:.1}pct", density * 100.0)), + &density, + |bench, _| { + bench.iter(|| { + NeumannSolver::new(1e-4, 1000).solve(&csr, &b) + }) + }, + ); + } + group.finish(); +} + +fn neumann_vs_direct(c: &mut Criterion) { + let mut group = c.benchmark_group("neumann_vs_direct"); + + for n in [100, 500, 1000, 5000, 10000] { + let csr = random_diag_dominant_csr(n, 0.01, 50); + let b = random_vector(n, 51); + let dense = csr.to_dense(); + + group.bench_with_input( + BenchmarkId::new("neumann", n), &n, + |bench, _| bench.iter(|| NeumannSolver::new(1e-6, 1000).solve(&csr, &b)), + ); + group.bench_with_input( + BenchmarkId::new("dense_direct", n), &n, + |bench, _| bench.iter(|| dense_solve(&dense, &b)), + ); + } + group.finish(); +} + +criterion_group!(neumann, neumann_convergence, neumann_sparsity_impact, neumann_vs_direct); +``` + +#### Suite 3: `benches/solver_push.rs` + +```rust +fn forward_push_scaling(c: &mut Criterion) { + let mut group = c.benchmark_group("forward_push_scaling"); + + for n in [100, 1000, 10000, 100000] { + let graph = random_sparse_graph(n, 0.005, 52); + + for eps in [1e-2, 1e-4, 1e-6] { + group.bench_with_input( + BenchmarkId::new(format!("n{}_eps{:.0e}", n, eps), n), + &(n, eps), + |bench, &(_, eps)| { + bench.iter(|| { + let solver = ForwardPushSolver::new(0.85, eps); + solver.ppr_from_source(&graph, 0) + }) + }, + ); + } + } + group.finish(); +} + +fn backward_push_vs_forward(c: &mut Criterion) { + let mut group = c.benchmark_group("push_direction_comparison"); + let n = 10000; + let graph = random_sparse_graph(n, 0.005, 53); + + for eps in [1e-2, 1e-4] { + group.bench_with_input( + BenchmarkId::new("forward", format!("{:.0e}", eps)), &eps, + |bench, &eps| bench.iter(|| ForwardPushSolver::new(0.85, eps).ppr_from_source(&graph, 0)), + ); + group.bench_with_input( + BenchmarkId::new("backward", format!("{:.0e}", eps)), &eps, + |bench, &eps| bench.iter(|| BackwardPushSolver::new(0.85, eps).ppr_to_target(&graph, 0)), + ); + } + group.finish(); +} +``` + +#### Suite 4: `benches/solver_random_walk.rs` + +```rust +fn random_walk_entry_estimation(c: &mut Criterion) { + let mut group = c.benchmark_group("random_walk_estimation"); + + for n in [1000, 10000, 100000] { + let csr = random_laplacian_csr(n, 0.005, 54); + + group.bench_with_input( + BenchmarkId::new("single_entry", n), &n, + |bench, _| bench.iter(|| { + HybridRandomWalkSolver::new(1e-4, 1000).estimate_entry(&csr, 0, n/2) + }), + ); + + group.bench_with_input( + BenchmarkId::new("batch_100_entries", n), &n, + |bench, _| bench.iter(|| { + let pairs: Vec<(usize, usize)> = (0..100).map(|i| (i, n - 1 - i)).collect(); + HybridRandomWalkSolver::new(1e-4, 1000).estimate_batch(&csr, &pairs) + }), + ); + } + group.finish(); +} +``` + +#### Suite 5: `benches/solver_scheduler.rs` + +```rust +fn scheduler_latency(c: &mut Criterion) { + let mut group = c.benchmark_group("scheduler_latency"); + + group.bench_function("noop_task", |b| { + let scheduler = SolverScheduler::new(4); + b.iter(|| scheduler.submit(|| {})) + }); + + group.bench_function("100ns_task", |b| { + let scheduler = SolverScheduler::new(4); + b.iter(|| scheduler.submit(|| { + std::hint::spin_loop(); // ~100ns + })) + }); + + group.bench_function("1us_task", |b| { + let scheduler = SolverScheduler::new(4); + b.iter(|| scheduler.submit(|| { + for _ in 0..100 { std::hint::spin_loop(); } + })) + }); + + group.finish(); +} + +fn scheduler_throughput(c: &mut Criterion) { + let mut group = c.benchmark_group("scheduler_throughput"); + + for task_count in [1000, 10_000, 100_000, 1_000_000] { + group.throughput(Throughput::Elements(task_count)); + group.bench_with_input( + BenchmarkId::new("tasks", task_count), &task_count, + |bench, &count| { + let scheduler = SolverScheduler::new(4); + let counter = Arc::new(AtomicU64::new(0)); + bench.iter(|| { + counter.store(0, Ordering::Relaxed); + for _ in 0..count { + let c = counter.clone(); + scheduler.submit(move || { c.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed); }); + } + scheduler.flush(); + assert_eq!(counter.load(Ordering::Relaxed), count); + }) + }, + ); + } + group.finish(); +} +``` + +#### Suite 6: `benches/solver_e2e.rs` + +```rust +fn accelerated_search(c: &mut Criterion) { + let mut group = c.benchmark_group("accelerated_search"); + group.sample_size(50); + group.warm_up_time(Duration::from_secs(5)); + + for n in [10_000, 100_000] { + let db = build_test_db(n, 384, 56); + let query = random_vector(384, 57); + + group.bench_with_input( + BenchmarkId::new("hnsw_only", n), &n, + |bench, _| bench.iter(|| db.search(&query, 10)), + ); + + group.bench_with_input( + BenchmarkId::new("hnsw_plus_solver_rerank", n), &n, + |bench, _| bench.iter(|| { + let candidates = db.search(&query, 100); // Broad HNSW + solver_rerank(&db, &query, &candidates, 10) // Solver-accelerated reranking + }), + ); + } + group.finish(); +} + +fn accelerated_batch_analytics(c: &mut Criterion) { + let mut group = c.benchmark_group("batch_analytics"); + group.sample_size(10); + + let n = 10_000; + let vectors = random_matrix(n, 384, 58); + + group.bench_function("pairwise_brute_force", |b| { + b.iter(|| pairwise_distances_brute(&vectors)) + }); + + group.bench_function("pairwise_solver_estimated", |b| { + b.iter(|| pairwise_distances_solver(&vectors, 1e-4)) + }); + + group.finish(); +} +``` + +### 2. Regression Prevention + +Hard thresholds enforced in CI: + +```rust +// In each benchmark suite, add regression markers +fn solver_regression_tests(c: &mut Criterion) { + let mut group = c.benchmark_group("solver_regression"); + + // These thresholds trigger CI failure if exceeded + group.bench_function("neumann_10k_1pct", |b| { + let csr = random_diag_dominant_csr(10000, 0.01, 60); + let rhs = random_vector(10000, 61); + b.iter(|| NeumannSolver::new(1e-4, 1000).solve(&csr, &rhs)) + // Target: < 500μs + }); + + group.bench_function("forward_push_10k", |b| { + let graph = random_sparse_graph(10000, 0.005, 62); + b.iter(|| ForwardPushSolver::new(0.85, 1e-4).ppr_from_source(&graph, 0)) + // Target: < 100μs + }); + + group.bench_function("cg_10k_1pct", |b| { + let csr = random_laplacian_csr(10000, 0.01, 63); + let rhs = random_vector(10000, 64); + b.iter(|| ConjugateGradientSolver::new(1e-6, 1000).solve(&csr, &rhs)) + // Target: < 1ms + }); + + group.finish(); +} +``` + +### 3. Accuracy Validation Suite + +Alongside latency benchmarks, accuracy must be tracked: + +```rust +fn accuracy_validation() { + // Neumann vs exact solve + let csr = random_diag_dominant_csr(1000, 0.01, 70); + let b = random_vector(1000, 71); + let exact = dense_solve(&csr.to_dense(), &b); + + for eps in [1e-2, 1e-4, 1e-6] { + let approx = NeumannSolver::new(eps, 1000).solve(&csr, &b).unwrap(); + let relative_error = l2_distance(&exact, &approx.solution) / l2_norm(&exact); + assert!(relative_error < eps * 10.0, // 10x margin + "Neumann eps={}: relative error {} exceeds bound {}", + eps, relative_error, eps * 10.0); + } + + // Forward Push recall@k + let graph = random_sparse_graph(10000, 0.005, 72); + let exact_ppr = exact_pagerank(&graph, 0, 0.85); + let top_k_exact: Vec = exact_ppr.top_k(100); + + for eps in [1e-2, 1e-4] { + let approx_ppr = ForwardPushSolver::new(0.85, eps).ppr_from_source(&graph, 0); + let top_k_approx: Vec = approx_ppr.top_k(100); + let recall = set_overlap(&top_k_exact, &top_k_approx) as f64 / 100.0; + assert!(recall > 0.9, "Forward Push eps={}: recall@100 = {} < 0.9", eps, recall); + } +} +``` + +### 4. CI Integration + +```yaml +# .github/workflows/bench.yml +name: Benchmark Suite +on: + pull_request: + paths: ['crates/ruvector-solver/**'] + schedule: + - cron: '0 2 * * *' # Nightly at 2 AM + +jobs: + bench-pr: + runs-on: ubuntu-latest + if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' + steps: + - uses: actions/checkout@v4 + - run: cargo bench -p ruvector-solver -- solver_regression + - uses: benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark@v1 + with: + tool: 'cargo' + output-file-path: target/criterion/report/index.html + + bench-nightly: + runs-on: ubuntu-latest + if: github.event_name == 'schedule' + strategy: + matrix: + target: [x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu] + steps: + - uses: actions/checkout@v4 + - run: cargo bench -p ruvector-solver --target ${{ matrix.target }} + - run: cargo bench -p ruvector-solver -- solver_accuracy + - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4 + with: + name: bench-results-${{ matrix.target }} + path: target/criterion/ +``` + +### 5. Reporting Format + +Following existing BENCHMARK_RESULTS.md conventions: + +```markdown +## Solver Integration Benchmarks + +### Environment +- **Date**: 2026-02-20 +- **Platform**: Linux x86_64, AMD EPYC 7763 (AVX-512) +- **Rust**: 1.77, release profile (lto=fat, codegen-units=1) +- **Criterion**: 0.5, 200 samples, 5s warmup + +### Results + +| Operation | Baseline | Solver | Speedup | Accuracy | +|-----------|----------|--------|---------|----------| +| MatVec 10K×10K (1%) | 400 μs | 15 μs | 26.7x | ε < 1e-4 | +| PageRank 10K nodes | 50 ms | 80 μs | 625x | recall@100 > 0.95 | +| Spectral gap est. | N/A | 50 μs | New | within 5% of exact | +| Batch pairwise 10K | 480 s | 15 s | 32x | ε < 1e-3 | +``` + +--- + +## Consequences + +### Positive + +1. **Reproducible validation**: All speedup claims backed by Criterion benchmarks +2. **Regression prevention**: CI catches performance degradations before merge +3. **Multi-platform**: Benchmarks run on x86_64 and aarch64 +4. **Accuracy tracking**: Approximate algorithms validated against exact baselines +5. **Aligned infrastructure**: Uses existing Criterion.rs setup, no new tools + +### Negative + +1. **Benchmark maintenance**: 6 new benchmark files to maintain +2. **CI time**: Nightly full suite adds ~30 minutes to CI +3. **Flaky thresholds**: Regression thresholds may need periodic recalibration + +--- + +## References + +- [08-performance-analysis.md](../08-performance-analysis.md) — Existing benchmarks and methodology +- [10-algorithm-analysis.md](../10-algorithm-analysis.md) — Algorithm complexity for threshold derivation +- [12-testing-strategy.md](../12-testing-strategy.md) — Testing strategy integration diff --git a/docs/research/sublinear-time-solver/adr/ADR-STS-007-feature-flags-rollout.md b/docs/research/sublinear-time-solver/adr/ADR-STS-007-feature-flags-rollout.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..9a4dbb17e --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/research/sublinear-time-solver/adr/ADR-STS-007-feature-flags-rollout.md @@ -0,0 +1,933 @@ +# ADR-STS-007: Feature Flag Architecture and Progressive Rollout + +## Status + +**Proposed** + +## Metadata + +| Field | Value | +|-------------|------------------------------------------------| +| Date | 2026-02-20 | +| Authors | RuVector Architecture Team | +| Deciders | Architecture Review Board | +| Supersedes | N/A | +| Related | ADR-STS-001 (Solver Integration), ADR-STS-003 (WASM Strategy) | + +--- + +## Context + +The RuVector workspace (v2.0.3, Rust 2021 edition, resolver v2) contains 100+ crates +spanning vector storage, graph databases, GNN layers, attention mechanisms, sparse +inference, and mathematics. Feature flags are already used extensively throughout the +codebase: + +- **ruvector-core**: `default = ["simd", "storage", "hnsw", "api-embeddings", "parallel"]` +- **ruvector-graph**: `default = ["full"]` with `full`, `simd`, `storage`, `async-runtime`, + `compression`, `distributed`, `federation`, `wasm` +- **ruvector-math**: `default = ["std"]` with `simd`, `parallel`, `serde` +- **ruvector-gnn**: `default = ["simd", "mmap"]` with `wasm`, `napi` +- **ruvector-attention**: `default = ["simd"]` with `wasm`, `napi`, `math`, `sheaf` + +The sublinear-time-solver (v0.1.3) introduces new algorithmic capabilities --- coherence +verification, spectral graph methods, GNN-accelerated search, and sublinear query +resolution --- that must be integrated without disrupting any of these existing feature +surfaces. + +### Constraints + +1. **Zero breaking changes** to the public API of any existing crate. +2. **Opt-in per subsystem**: each solver capability must be individually selectable. +3. **Gradual rollout**: phased introduction from experimental to default. +4. **Platform parity**: feature gates must account for native, WASM, and Node.js targets. +5. **CI tractability**: the feature matrix must remain testable without combinatorial + explosion. +6. **Dependency hygiene**: enabling a solver feature must not pull in nalgebra when only + ndarray is needed, and vice versa. + +--- + +## Decision + +We adopt a **hierarchical feature flag architecture** with four tiers: the solver crate +defines its own backend and acceleration flags, consuming crates expose subsystem-scoped +`sublinear-*` flags, the workspace root provides aggregate flags for convenience, and CI +tests a curated feature matrix rather than all 2^N combinations. + +### 1. Solver Crate Feature Definitions + +```toml +# crates/ruvector-solver/Cargo.toml + +[package] +name = "ruvector-solver" +version = "0.1.0" +edition.workspace = true +rust-version.workspace = true +license.workspace = true +authors.workspace = true +repository.workspace = true +description = "Sublinear-time solver: coherence verification, spectral methods, GNN search" + +[features] +default = [] + +# Linear algebra backends (mutually independent, both can be active) +nalgebra-backend = ["dep:nalgebra"] +ndarray-backend = ["dep:ndarray"] + +# Acceleration +parallel = ["dep:rayon"] +simd = [] # Auto-detected at build time via cfg +gpu = ["ruvector-math/parallel"] # Future: GPU dispatch through ruvector-math + +# Platform targets +wasm = [ + "dep:wasm-bindgen", + "dep:serde_wasm_bindgen", + "dep:js-sys", +] + +# Convenience aggregates +full = ["nalgebra-backend", "ndarray-backend", "parallel"] + +[dependencies] +# Core (always present) +ruvector-math = { path = "../ruvector-math", default-features = false } +serde = { workspace = true } +serde_json = { workspace = true } +thiserror = { workspace = true } +tracing = { workspace = true } +rand = { workspace = true } +rand_distr = { workspace = true } + +# Optional backends +nalgebra = { version = "0.33", default-features = false, features = ["std"], optional = true } +ndarray = { workspace = true, features = ["serde"], optional = true } + +# Optional acceleration +rayon = { workspace = true, optional = true } + +# Optional WASM +wasm-bindgen = { workspace = true, optional = true } +serde_wasm_bindgen = { version = "0.6", optional = true } +js-sys = { workspace = true, optional = true } + +[dev-dependencies] +criterion = { workspace = true } +proptest = { workspace = true } +approx = "0.5" +``` + +### 2. Consuming Crate Feature Gates + +Each crate that integrates solver capabilities exposes granular `sublinear-*` flags +that map onto solver features. This keeps the dependency graph explicit and auditable. + +#### 2.1 ruvector-core + +```toml +# Additions to crates/ruvector-core/Cargo.toml [features] + +# Sublinear solver integration (opt-in) +sublinear = ["dep:ruvector-solver"] + +# Coherence verification for HNSW index quality +sublinear-coherence = [ + "sublinear", + "ruvector-solver/nalgebra-backend", +] +``` + +The `sublinear-coherence` flag enables runtime coherence checks on HNSW graph edges. +It requires the nalgebra backend because the coherence verifier uses sheaf-theoretic +linear algebra that maps naturally to nalgebra's matrix abstractions. + +#### 2.2 ruvector-graph + +```toml +# Additions to crates/ruvector-graph/Cargo.toml [features] + +# Sublinear spectral partitioning and Laplacian solvers +sublinear = ["dep:ruvector-solver"] + +sublinear-graph = [ + "sublinear", + "ruvector-solver/ndarray-backend", +] + +# Spectral methods for graph partitioning +sublinear-spectral = [ + "sublinear-graph", + "ruvector-solver/parallel", +] +``` + +Graph crates use the ndarray backend because ruvector-graph already depends on ndarray +for adjacency matrices and spectral embeddings. Pulling in nalgebra here would add an +unnecessary second linear algebra library. + +#### 2.3 ruvector-gnn + +```toml +# Additions to crates/ruvector-gnn/Cargo.toml [features] + +# GNN-accelerated sublinear search +sublinear = ["dep:ruvector-solver"] + +sublinear-gnn = [ + "sublinear", + "ruvector-solver/ndarray-backend", +] +``` + +#### 2.4 ruvector-attention + +```toml +# Additions to crates/ruvector-attention/Cargo.toml [features] + +# Sublinear attention routing +sublinear = ["dep:ruvector-solver"] + +sublinear-attention = [ + "sublinear", + "ruvector-solver/nalgebra-backend", + "math", +] +``` + +#### 2.5 ruvector-collections + +```toml +# Additions to crates/ruvector-collections/Cargo.toml [features] + +# Sublinear collection-level query dispatch +sublinear = ["ruvector-core/sublinear"] +``` + +Collections delegates to ruvector-core and does not directly depend on the solver crate. + +### 3. Workspace-Level Aggregate Flags + +```toml +# Additions to workspace Cargo.toml [workspace.dependencies] + +ruvector-solver = { path = "crates/ruvector-solver", default-features = false } +``` + +No workspace-level default features are set for the solver. Each consumer pulls exactly +the features it needs. + +### 4. Conditional Compilation Patterns + +All solver-gated code uses consistent `cfg` attribute patterns to ensure the compiler +eliminates dead code paths when features are disabled. + +#### 4.1 Module-Level Gating + +```rust +// In crates/ruvector-core/src/lib.rs + +#[cfg(feature = "sublinear")] +pub mod sublinear; + +#[cfg(feature = "sublinear-coherence")] +pub mod coherence; +``` + +#### 4.2 Trait Implementation Gating + +```rust +// In crates/ruvector-core/src/index/hnsw.rs + +#[cfg(feature = "sublinear-coherence")] +impl HnswIndex { + /// Verify edge coherence across the HNSW graph using sheaf Laplacian. + /// + /// Returns the coherence score in [0, 1] where 1.0 means perfectly coherent. + /// Only available when the `sublinear-coherence` feature is enabled. + pub fn verify_coherence(&self, config: &CoherenceConfig) -> Result { + use ruvector_solver::coherence::SheafCoherenceVerifier; + + let verifier = SheafCoherenceVerifier::new(config.clone()); + verifier.verify(&self.graph) + } +} +``` + +#### 4.3 Function-Level Gating with Fallback + +```rust +// In crates/ruvector-graph/src/query/planner.rs + +/// Select the optimal query execution strategy. +/// +/// When `sublinear-spectral` is enabled, the planner considers spectral +/// partitioning for large graph traversals. Otherwise, it falls back to +/// the existing cost-based optimizer. +pub fn select_strategy(&self, query: &GraphQuery) -> ExecutionStrategy { + #[cfg(feature = "sublinear-spectral")] + { + if self.should_use_spectral(query) { + return self.plan_spectral(query); + } + } + + // Default path: cost-based optimizer (always available) + self.plan_cost_based(query) +} +``` + +#### 4.4 Compile-Time Backend Selection + +```rust +// In crates/ruvector-solver/src/backend.rs + +/// Marker type for the active linear algebra backend. +/// +/// The solver supports nalgebra and ndarray simultaneously. Consumers +/// select which backend(s) to activate via feature flags. When both +/// are active, the solver can dispatch to whichever backend is more +/// efficient for a given operation. + +#[cfg(feature = "nalgebra-backend")] +pub mod nalgebra_ops { + use nalgebra::{DMatrix, DVector}; + + pub fn solve_laplacian(laplacian: &DMatrix, rhs: &DVector) -> DVector { + // Cholesky decomposition for positive semi-definite Laplacians + let chol = laplacian.clone().cholesky() + .expect("Laplacian must be positive semi-definite"); + chol.solve(rhs) + } +} + +#[cfg(feature = "ndarray-backend")] +pub mod ndarray_ops { + use ndarray::{Array1, Array2}; + + pub fn spectral_embedding(adjacency: &Array2, dim: usize) -> Array2 { + // Eigendecomposition of the normalized Laplacian + // ... implementation details + todo!("spectral embedding via ndarray") + } +} +``` + +### 5. Runtime Algorithm Selection + +Beyond compile-time feature gates, the solver provides a runtime dispatch layer +that selects between dense and sublinear code paths based on data characteristics. + +```rust +// In crates/ruvector-solver/src/dispatch.rs + +/// Configuration for runtime algorithm selection. +#[derive(Debug, Clone, serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize)] +pub struct SolverDispatchConfig { + /// Sparsity threshold above which the sublinear path is preferred. + /// Default: 0.95 (95% sparse). Range: [0.0, 1.0]. + pub sparsity_threshold: f64, + + /// Minimum number of elements before sublinear algorithms are considered. + /// Below this threshold, dense algorithms are always faster due to setup costs. + /// Default: 10_000. + pub min_elements_for_sublinear: usize, + + /// Maximum fraction of elements the sublinear path may touch. + /// If the solver would need to examine more than this fraction, + /// it falls back to the dense path. + /// Default: 0.1 (10%). + pub max_touch_fraction: f64, + + /// Force a specific path regardless of data characteristics. + /// None means auto-detection (recommended). + pub force_path: Option, +} + +impl Default for SolverDispatchConfig { + fn default() -> Self { + Self { + sparsity_threshold: 0.95, + min_elements_for_sublinear: 10_000, + max_touch_fraction: 0.1, + force_path: None, + } + } +} + +/// Which execution path to use. +#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize)] +pub enum SolverPath { + /// Traditional dense algorithms. + Dense, + /// Sublinear-time algorithms (only touches a fraction of the data). + Sublinear, +} + +/// Determine the optimal execution path for the given data. +pub fn select_path( + total_elements: usize, + nonzero_elements: usize, + config: &SolverDispatchConfig, +) -> SolverPath { + if let Some(forced) = config.force_path { + return forced; + } + + if total_elements < config.min_elements_for_sublinear { + return SolverPath::Dense; + } + + let sparsity = 1.0 - (nonzero_elements as f64 / total_elements as f64); + if sparsity >= config.sparsity_threshold { + SolverPath::Sublinear + } else { + SolverPath::Dense + } +} +``` + +### 6. WASM Feature Interaction Matrix + +WASM targets cannot use certain features (mmap, threads via rayon, SIMD on older +runtimes). The following matrix defines valid feature combinations per platform. + +``` +Legend: Y = supported N = not supported P = partial (polyfill) + +Feature | native-x86_64 | native-aarch64 | wasm32-unknown | wasm32-wasi +---------------------------+---------------+----------------+----------------+------------ +sublinear | Y | Y | Y | Y +sublinear-coherence | Y | Y | Y | Y +sublinear-graph | Y | Y | Y | Y +sublinear-gnn | Y | Y | Y | Y +sublinear-spectral | Y | Y | N (no rayon) | N +sublinear-attention | Y | Y | Y | Y +nalgebra-backend | Y | Y | Y | Y +ndarray-backend | Y | Y | Y | Y +parallel (rayon) | Y | Y | N | N +simd | Y | Y | P (128-bit) | P +gpu | Y | P | N | N +solver + storage | Y | Y | N | Y (fs) +solver + hnsw | Y | Y | N | N +``` + +#### WASM Guard Pattern + +```rust +// In crates/ruvector-solver/src/lib.rs + +// Prevent invalid feature combinations at compile time. +#[cfg(all(feature = "parallel", target_arch = "wasm32"))] +compile_error!( + "The `parallel` feature (rayon) is not supported on wasm32 targets. \ + Remove it or use `--no-default-features` when building for WASM." +); + +#[cfg(all(feature = "gpu", target_arch = "wasm32"))] +compile_error!( + "The `gpu` feature is not supported on wasm32 targets." +); +``` + +### 7. Feature Flag Documentation Pattern + +Every feature flag must include a doc comment in the crate-level documentation. + +```rust +// In crates/ruvector-solver/src/lib.rs + +//! # Feature Flags +//! +//! | Flag | Default | Description | +//! |--------------------|---------|--------------------------------------------------| +//! | `nalgebra-backend` | off | Enable nalgebra for sheaf/coherence operations | +//! | `ndarray-backend` | off | Enable ndarray for spectral/graph operations | +//! | `parallel` | off | Enable rayon for multi-threaded solver execution | +//! | `simd` | off | Enable SIMD intrinsics (auto-detected at build) | +//! | `gpu` | off | Enable GPU dispatch through ruvector-math | +//! | `wasm` | off | Enable WASM bindings via wasm-bindgen | +//! | `full` | off | Enable nalgebra + ndarray + parallel | +``` + +--- + +## Progressive Rollout Plan + +### Phase 1: Foundation (Weeks 1-3) + +**Goal**: Introduce the solver crate with zero consumer integration. + +| Task | Acceptance Criteria | +|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| +| Create `crates/ruvector-solver` with empty public API | Crate compiles, no downstream changes | +| Define all feature flags in Cargo.toml | `cargo check --all-features` passes | +| Add solver to workspace members list | `cargo build -p ruvector-solver` succeeds | +| Write compile-time WASM guards | WASM build fails gracefully on invalid combos| +| Add `ruvector-solver` to workspace dependencies | Resolver v2 is satisfied | +| Set up CI job for `ruvector-solver` feature matrix | All matrix entries pass | + +**Feature flags available**: `nalgebra-backend`, `ndarray-backend`, `parallel`, `simd`, +`wasm`, `full`. + +**Consumer flags available**: None (solver is not yet a dependency of any consumer). + +**Risk**: Minimal. No consumer code changes. + +### Phase 2: Core Integration (Weeks 4-7) + +**Goal**: Enable coherence verification in ruvector-core and GNN acceleration in +ruvector-gnn behind opt-in feature flags. + +| Task | Acceptance Criteria | +|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| +| Add `sublinear` flag to ruvector-core | Flag compiles with no behavioral change | +| Add `sublinear-coherence` flag to ruvector-core | Coherence verifier runs on HNSW graphs | +| Add `sublinear-gnn` flag to ruvector-gnn | GNN training uses sublinear message passing | +| Write integration tests for coherence | Tests pass with and without the flag | +| Write integration tests for GNN acceleration | Tests pass with and without the flag | +| Benchmark coherence overhead | Less than 5% latency increase on default path| +| Update ruvector-core README with new flags | Documentation is current | + +**Feature flags available**: Phase 1 flags + `sublinear`, `sublinear-coherence`, +`sublinear-gnn`. + +**Rollback plan**: Remove the `sublinear*` feature flags from consumer Cargo.toml and +delete the gated modules. No API changes to revert because all new code is behind +feature gates. + +### Phase 3: Extended Integration (Weeks 8-11) + +**Goal**: Bring sublinear spectral methods to ruvector-graph and sublinear attention +routing to ruvector-attention. + +| Task | Acceptance Criteria | +|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| +| Add `sublinear-graph` flag to ruvector-graph | Spectral partitioning available behind flag | +| Add `sublinear-spectral` flag to ruvector-graph | Parallel spectral solver works | +| Add `sublinear-attention` flag to ruvector-attention | Attention routing uses solver dispatch | +| Add `sublinear` flag to ruvector-collections | Collection query dispatch delegates properly | +| WASM builds for all new flags | `cargo build --target wasm32-unknown-unknown`| +| Performance benchmarks for spectral partitioning | At least 2x speedup on graphs with >100k nodes| +| Cross-crate integration tests | Multi-crate feature combos work end-to-end | + +**Feature flags available**: Phase 2 flags + `sublinear-graph`, `sublinear-spectral`, +`sublinear-attention`. + +### Phase 4: Default Promotion (Weeks 12-16) + +**Goal**: After validation, promote selected sublinear features to default feature sets. + +| Task | Acceptance Criteria | +|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| +| Collect benchmark data from all phases | Data covers all target platforms | +| Run `cargo semver-checks` on all modified crates | Zero breaking changes detected | +| Promote `sublinear-coherence` to ruvector-core default | Default build includes coherence checks | +| Promote `sublinear-gnn` to ruvector-gnn default | Default GNN build uses solver acceleration | +| Update ruvector workspace version to 2.1.0 | Minor version bump signals new capabilities | +| Publish updated crates to crates.io | All crates pass `cargo publish --dry-run` | + +**Promotion criteria** (all must be met): + +1. Zero regressions in existing benchmark suite. +2. Less than 2% compile-time increase for `cargo build` with default features. +3. Less than 50 KB binary size increase for default builds. +4. All platform CI targets pass. +5. At least 4 weeks of Phase 3 stability with no feature-related bug reports. + +**Feature changes at promotion**: + +```toml +# BEFORE (Phase 3) +# crates/ruvector-core/Cargo.toml +[features] +default = ["simd", "storage", "hnsw", "api-embeddings", "parallel"] + +# AFTER (Phase 4) +# crates/ruvector-core/Cargo.toml +[features] +default = ["simd", "storage", "hnsw", "api-embeddings", "parallel", "sublinear-coherence"] +``` + +--- + +## CI Configuration for Feature Matrix Testing + +### Strategy: Tiered Matrix + +Testing all 2^N feature combinations is infeasible. Instead, we test a curated set of +meaningful profiles that cover: (a) each feature in isolation, (b) common real-world +combinations, and (c) platform-specific builds. + +```yaml +# .github/workflows/solver-features.yml + +name: Solver Feature Matrix +on: + push: + paths: + - 'crates/ruvector-solver/**' + - 'crates/ruvector-core/**' + - 'crates/ruvector-graph/**' + - 'crates/ruvector-gnn/**' + - 'crates/ruvector-attention/**' + pull_request: + paths: + - 'crates/ruvector-solver/**' + +jobs: + feature-matrix: + runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }} + strategy: + fail-fast: false + matrix: + include: + # Tier 1: Individual features on Linux + - os: ubuntu-latest + target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu + features: "nalgebra-backend" + name: "nalgebra-only" + - os: ubuntu-latest + target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu + features: "ndarray-backend" + name: "ndarray-only" + - os: ubuntu-latest + target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu + features: "parallel" + name: "parallel-only" + - os: ubuntu-latest + target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu + features: "simd" + name: "simd-only" + + # Tier 2: Common combinations + - os: ubuntu-latest + target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu + features: "nalgebra-backend,parallel" + name: "coherence-profile" + - os: ubuntu-latest + target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu + features: "ndarray-backend,parallel" + name: "spectral-profile" + - os: ubuntu-latest + target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu + features: "full" + name: "full-profile" + - os: ubuntu-latest + target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu + features: "" + name: "no-features" + + # Tier 3: Platform-specific + - os: ubuntu-latest + target: wasm32-unknown-unknown + features: "wasm,nalgebra-backend" + name: "wasm-nalgebra" + - os: ubuntu-latest + target: wasm32-unknown-unknown + features: "wasm,ndarray-backend" + name: "wasm-ndarray" + - os: ubuntu-latest + target: wasm32-unknown-unknown + features: "wasm" + name: "wasm-minimal" + - os: macos-latest + target: aarch64-apple-darwin + features: "full" + name: "aarch64-full" + + steps: + - uses: actions/checkout@v4 + - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable + with: + targets: ${{ matrix.target }} + - name: Check ${{ matrix.name }} + run: | + cargo check -p ruvector-solver \ + --target ${{ matrix.target }} \ + --no-default-features \ + --features "${{ matrix.features }}" + - name: Test ${{ matrix.name }} + if: matrix.target != 'wasm32-unknown-unknown' + run: | + cargo test -p ruvector-solver \ + --no-default-features \ + --features "${{ matrix.features }}" + + # Consumer crate integration matrix + consumer-integration: + runs-on: ubuntu-latest + strategy: + fail-fast: false + matrix: + include: + - crate: ruvector-core + features: "sublinear-coherence" + - crate: ruvector-graph + features: "sublinear-spectral" + - crate: ruvector-gnn + features: "sublinear-gnn" + - crate: ruvector-attention + features: "sublinear-attention" + - crate: ruvector-collections + features: "sublinear" + steps: + - uses: actions/checkout@v4 + - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable + - name: Test ${{ matrix.crate }} + ${{ matrix.features }} + run: | + cargo test -p ${{ matrix.crate }} \ + --features "${{ matrix.features }}" + + # Semver compliance check + semver-check: + runs-on: ubuntu-latest + steps: + - uses: actions/checkout@v4 + - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable + - name: Install cargo-semver-checks + run: cargo install cargo-semver-checks + - name: Check semver compliance + run: | + for crate in ruvector-core ruvector-graph ruvector-gnn ruvector-attention; do + cargo semver-checks check-release -p "$crate" + done +``` + +### Local Developer Workflow + +```bash +# Verify a single feature +cargo check -p ruvector-solver --no-default-features --features nalgebra-backend + +# Verify WASM compatibility +cargo check -p ruvector-solver --target wasm32-unknown-unknown --no-default-features --features wasm + +# Run the full matrix locally (requires cargo-hack) +cargo install cargo-hack +cargo hack check -p ruvector-solver --feature-powerset --depth 2 + +# Verify no semver breakage +cargo install cargo-semver-checks +cargo semver-checks check-release -p ruvector-core +``` + +--- + +## Migration Guide for Existing Users + +### Users Who Do Not Want Sublinear Features + +No action required. All sublinear features default to `off`. Existing builds, APIs, +and binary sizes are unchanged. + +```toml +# This continues to work exactly as before: +[dependencies] +ruvector-core = "2.1" +``` + +### Users Who Want Coherence Verification + +```toml +# Cargo.toml +[dependencies] +ruvector-core = { version = "2.1", features = ["sublinear-coherence"] } +``` + +```rust +// main.rs +use ruvector_core::index::HnswIndex; +use ruvector_core::coherence::CoherenceConfig; + +fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> { + let index = HnswIndex::new(/* ... */)?; + // ... insert vectors ... + + let config = CoherenceConfig::default(); + let score = index.verify_coherence(&config)?; + println!("HNSW coherence score: {score:.4}"); + Ok(()) +} +``` + +### Users Who Want GNN-Accelerated Search + +```toml +# Cargo.toml +[dependencies] +ruvector-gnn = { version = "2.1", features = ["sublinear-gnn"] } +``` + +```rust +use ruvector_gnn::SublinearGnnSearch; + +let searcher = SublinearGnnSearch::builder() + .sparsity_threshold(0.90) + .min_elements(5_000) + .build()?; + +let results = searcher.search(&graph, &query_vector, k)?; +``` + +### Users Who Want Spectral Graph Partitioning + +```toml +# Cargo.toml +[dependencies] +ruvector-graph = { version = "2.1", features = ["sublinear-spectral"] } +``` + +```rust +use ruvector_graph::spectral::SpectralPartitioner; + +let partitioner = SpectralPartitioner::new(num_partitions); +let partition_map = partitioner.partition(&graph)?; +``` + +### Users Who Want Everything + +```toml +# Cargo.toml +[dependencies] +ruvector-core = { version = "2.1", features = ["sublinear-coherence"] } +ruvector-graph = { version = "2.1", features = ["sublinear-spectral"] } +ruvector-gnn = { version = "2.1", features = ["sublinear-gnn"] } +ruvector-attention = { version = "2.1", features = ["sublinear-attention"] } +``` + +### WASM Users + +```toml +# Cargo.toml +[dependencies] +ruvector-core = { version = "2.1", default-features = false, features = [ + "memory-only", + "sublinear-coherence", +] } +``` + +Note: `sublinear-spectral` is not available on WASM because it depends on rayon. +Use `sublinear-graph` (without parallel spectral) instead. + +--- + +## Consequences + +### Positive + +- **Zero disruption**: all existing users, builds, and CI pipelines continue to work + unchanged because every new capability is behind an opt-in feature flag. +- **Granular adoption**: teams can enable exactly the solver capabilities they need + without pulling in unused backends or dependencies. +- **Dependency isolation**: nalgebra users do not pay for ndarray, and vice versa. + The feature flag hierarchy enforces this separation at the Cargo resolver level. +- **Platform safety**: compile-time guards prevent invalid feature combinations on + WASM, eliminating a class of runtime surprises. +- **Auditable dependency graph**: `cargo tree --features sublinear-coherence` shows + exactly what each flag brings in, making security review straightforward. +- **Reversible**: any phase can be rolled back by removing feature flags from consumer + crates, with zero API changes to revert. +- **CI efficiency**: the tiered matrix tests meaningful combinations rather than an + exponential powerset, keeping CI times tractable. + +### Negative + +- **Cognitive overhead**: developers must understand the feature flag hierarchy to + choose the right flags. The naming convention (`sublinear-*`) and documentation + mitigate this but do not eliminate it. +- **Combinatorial testing gap**: we cannot test every possible combination. Edge-case + interactions between features (e.g., `sublinear-coherence` + `distributed` + `wasm`) + may surface late. +- **Conditional compilation complexity**: `#[cfg(feature = "...")]` blocks add + indirection to the codebase. Code navigation tools may not resolve cfg-gated items + correctly. +- **Feature flag drift**: if a consuming crate adds a solver feature but the solver + crate reorganizes its flag names, the consumer will fail to compile. Cargo's resolver + catches this at build time, but the error message may be unclear. +- **Binary size**: each additional feature flag adds code behind conditional compilation, + potentially increasing binary size for users who enable many features. + +### Neutral + +- The solver crate is a new workspace member, increasing the total crate count by one. +- Workspace dependency resolution time increases marginally due to one additional crate. +- Feature flags become the primary coordination mechanism between solver and consumer + crates, replacing what would otherwise be runtime configuration. + +--- + +## Options Considered + +### Option 1: Monolithic Feature Flag (Rejected) + +A single `sublinear` flag on each consumer crate that enables all solver capabilities. + +- **Pros**: Simple to understand, one flag per crate, minimal documentation needed. +- **Cons**: All-or-nothing adoption. Users who only need coherence must also pull in + ndarray for spectral methods and rayon for parallel solvers. This violates the + dependency hygiene constraint and increases binary size unnecessarily. +- **Verdict**: Rejected because it forces unnecessary dependencies on consumers. + +### Option 2: Runtime-Only Selection (Rejected) + +No feature flags. The solver crate is always compiled with all backends. Algorithm +selection happens purely at runtime. + +- **Pros**: No conditional compilation, simpler build system, no feature matrix in CI. +- **Cons**: Every consumer always pays the compile-time and binary-size cost of all + backends. WASM targets would fail to compile because rayon and mmap are always + included. This violates the platform parity constraint. +- **Verdict**: Rejected because it is incompatible with WASM and wastes resources. + +### Option 3: Separate Crates Per Algorithm (Rejected) + +Instead of feature flags, create `ruvector-solver-coherence`, +`ruvector-solver-spectral`, `ruvector-solver-gnn` as separate crates. + +- **Pros**: Maximum isolation, each crate has its own version and changelog. Consumers + depend only on the crate they need. +- **Cons**: High maintenance overhead (4+ additional Cargo.toml files, CI jobs, crate + publications). Shared types between solver algorithms require a `ruvector-solver-types` + crate, adding another layer. The workspace already has 100+ crates; adding 4-5 more + for one integration is disproportionate. +- **Verdict**: Rejected due to maintenance burden and workspace bloat. + +### Option 4: Hierarchical Feature Flags (Accepted) + +The approach described in this ADR. One solver crate with backend flags, consumer crates +with `sublinear-*` flags, workspace-level aggregates for convenience. + +- **Pros**: Balances granularity with simplicity. One new crate, N feature flags. + Cargo's feature unification handles transitive activation. CI matrix is tractable. +- **Cons**: Requires careful documentation and naming conventions. Some cognitive + overhead for new contributors. +- **Verdict**: Accepted as the best balance of isolation, usability, and maintenance cost. + +--- + +## Related Decisions + +- **ADR-STS-001**: Solver Integration Architecture -- defines the overall integration + strategy that this ADR implements via feature flags. +- **ADR-STS-003**: WASM Strategy -- defines platform constraints that this ADR enforces + via compile-time guards. +- **ADR-STS-004**: Performance Benchmarks -- defines the benchmarking framework used to + validate Phase 4 promotion criteria. + +--- + +## References + +- [Cargo Features Reference](https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/features.html) +- [cargo-semver-checks](https://github.com/obi1kenobi/cargo-semver-checks) +- [cargo-hack](https://github.com/taiki-e/cargo-hack) -- for feature powerset testing +- [MADR 3.0 Template](https://adr.github.io/madr/) +- [ruvector-core Cargo.toml](/home/user/ruvector/crates/ruvector-core/Cargo.toml) +- [ruvector-graph Cargo.toml](/home/user/ruvector/crates/ruvector-graph/Cargo.toml) +- [ruvector-math Cargo.toml](/home/user/ruvector/crates/ruvector-math/Cargo.toml) +- [ruvector-gnn Cargo.toml](/home/user/ruvector/crates/ruvector-gnn/Cargo.toml) +- [ruvector-attention Cargo.toml](/home/user/ruvector/crates/ruvector-attention/Cargo.toml) +- [Workspace Cargo.toml](/home/user/ruvector/Cargo.toml) diff --git a/docs/research/sublinear-time-solver/adr/ADR-STS-008-error-handling-fault-tolerance.md b/docs/research/sublinear-time-solver/adr/ADR-STS-008-error-handling-fault-tolerance.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..a0da02bea --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/research/sublinear-time-solver/adr/ADR-STS-008-error-handling-fault-tolerance.md @@ -0,0 +1,1526 @@ +# ADR-STS-008: Error Handling and Fault Tolerance + +## Status + +Proposed + +## Date + +2026-02-20 + +## Authors + +RuVector Architecture Team + +## Deciders + +Architecture Review Board + +--- + +## Context + +Integrating the sublinear-time-solver into RuVector introduces a class of failure modes that do not exist in traditional dense linear algebra: non-convergence when the spectral radius of the Neumann iteration matrix is at or above 1, floating-point accumulation errors compounding across thousands of sparse matrix-vector products, Monte Carlo variance in hybrid random walk methods exceeding acceptable bounds, coarsening pathology in BMSSP multigrid when the graph structure defeats the aggregation heuristic, and Johnson-Lindenstrauss projection distortion compounding through the TRUE pipeline. These failure modes are distinct from standard I/O or resource errors because they are mathematical in nature -- the computation completes without panicking, but the result is numerically meaningless or insufficiently precise. + +RuVector subsystems that will consume solver results -- Prime Radiant coherence energy, GNN message-passing aggregation, spectral Chebyshev filtering, graph PageRank, optimal transport, and sparse inference calibration -- each have different tolerance thresholds for approximation error. A coherence energy computation that diverges by 10% may trigger false contradiction detection. A PageRank vector with excess variance may produce incorrect search rankings. The system must detect these conditions, report them with sufficient diagnostic information for debugging, and fall back to methods with stronger guarantees. + +Additionally, the solver will operate under compute budgets (wall-clock time, iteration count, memory) imposed by the calling subsystem. Budget exhaustion must not result in undefined behavior or silent corruption. The solver must return the best result achieved so far alongside a clear indication that the budget was exceeded. + +The error handling strategy must also account for the quantization layer: RuVector stores vectors at multiple precision levels (f32, u8, int4, binary), and solver output that will be quantized must track solver error and quantization error as separate budgets to ensure the combined error stays within the caller's epsilon. + +--- + +## Decision + +### 1. Error Type Hierarchy + +A structured error hierarchy that captures the mathematical nature of solver failures, providing enough diagnostic information for the calling subsystem to decide whether to retry, fall back, or propagate the error. + +```rust +use std::fmt; + +/// Compute budget constraining solver execution. +#[derive(Debug, Clone)] +pub struct ComputeBudget { + /// Maximum wall-clock time in microseconds. + pub max_wall_time_us: u64, + /// Maximum number of solver iterations. + pub max_iterations: usize, + /// Maximum memory allocation in bytes. + pub max_memory_bytes: usize, + /// Elapsed wall-clock time at point of check. + pub elapsed_us: u64, + /// Iterations consumed so far. + pub iterations_used: usize, + /// Memory allocated so far in bytes. + pub memory_used_bytes: usize, +} + +impl ComputeBudget { + pub fn remaining_iterations(&self) -> usize { + self.max_iterations.saturating_sub(self.iterations_used) + } + + pub fn remaining_time_us(&self) -> u64 { + self.max_wall_time_us.saturating_sub(self.elapsed_us) + } + + pub fn is_exhausted(&self) -> bool { + self.iterations_used >= self.max_iterations + || self.elapsed_us >= self.max_wall_time_us + || self.memory_used_bytes >= self.max_memory_bytes + } + + pub fn utilization_fraction(&self) -> f64 { + let iter_frac = self.iterations_used as f64 / self.max_iterations.max(1) as f64; + let time_frac = self.elapsed_us as f64 / self.max_wall_time_us.max(1) as f64; + let mem_frac = self.memory_used_bytes as f64 / self.max_memory_bytes.max(1) as f64; + iter_frac.max(time_frac).max(mem_frac) + } +} + +/// Validation errors for solver input. +#[derive(Debug, Clone)] +pub enum ValidationError { + /// Matrix dimensions do not match right-hand side. + DimensionMismatch { matrix_rows: usize, rhs_len: usize }, + /// Matrix is not square. + NonSquareMatrix { rows: usize, cols: usize }, + /// Matrix contains NaN or infinity values. + NonFiniteValues { location: String }, + /// Matrix has zero diagonal entries (cannot use Neumann/Jacobi). + ZeroDiagonal { indices: Vec }, + /// Requested epsilon is non-positive or NaN. + InvalidEpsilon { value: f64 }, + /// Sparsity ratio is outside [0, 1]. + InvalidSparsity { value: f64 }, + /// Empty input (zero-dimension system). + EmptySystem, +} + +impl fmt::Display for ValidationError { + fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result { + match self { + Self::DimensionMismatch { matrix_rows, rhs_len } => { + write!(f, "dimension mismatch: matrix has {} rows but RHS has {} entries", + matrix_rows, rhs_len) + } + Self::NonSquareMatrix { rows, cols } => { + write!(f, "non-square matrix: {} x {}", rows, cols) + } + Self::NonFiniteValues { location } => { + write!(f, "non-finite values detected at {}", location) + } + Self::ZeroDiagonal { indices } => { + write!(f, "zero diagonal entries at indices {:?}", &indices[..indices.len().min(10)]) + } + Self::InvalidEpsilon { value } => { + write!(f, "invalid epsilon: {}", value) + } + Self::InvalidSparsity { value } => { + write!(f, "invalid sparsity ratio: {}", value) + } + Self::EmptySystem => write!(f, "empty system (zero dimensions)"), + } + } +} + +/// Primary solver error type. +#[derive(Debug)] +pub enum SolverError { + /// Iterative solver did not reach target residual within budget. + NonConvergence { + iterations: usize, + best_residual: f64, + target_residual: f64, + budget: ComputeBudget, + /// The best solution vector achieved before stopping. + best_solution: Option>, + }, + + /// Numerical instability detected during computation. + NumericalInstability { + source: &'static str, + detail: String, + /// The iteration at which instability was detected. + iteration: usize, + /// The metric that triggered the instability detection. + metric_value: f64, + metric_threshold: f64, + }, + + /// Compute budget (time, iterations, or memory) exhausted. + BudgetExhausted { + budget: ComputeBudget, + /// Fraction of convergence achieved (0.0 = no progress, 1.0 = converged). + progress: f64, + /// Best solution at point of exhaustion. + best_solution: Option>, + best_residual: f64, + }, + + /// Input validation failed before solver execution. + InvalidInput(ValidationError), + + /// Achieved precision is worse than requested. + PrecisionLoss { + expected_eps: f64, + achieved_eps: f64, + /// Which component lost precision (e.g., "jl_projection", "sparsification"). + component: &'static str, + }, + + /// Matrix sparsity is insufficient for sublinear algorithms. + SparsityInsufficient { + actual_density: f64, + required_max_density: f64, + nnz: usize, + n: usize, + }, + + /// Spectral radius check failed (Neumann series will not converge). + SpectralRadiusExceeded { + estimated_rho: f64, + threshold: f64, + }, + + /// Coarsening hierarchy is degenerate (BMSSP pathology). + CoarseningPathology { + level: usize, + coarsening_ratio: f64, + detail: String, + }, + + /// Random walk variance exceeds statistical bound. + ExcessiveVariance { + coefficient_of_variation: f64, + threshold: f64, + sample_count: usize, + }, + + /// Wrapped error from an underlying backend. + BackendError(Box), +} + +impl fmt::Display for SolverError { + fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result { + match self { + Self::NonConvergence { iterations, best_residual, target_residual, .. } => { + write!(f, "non-convergence after {} iterations: residual {:.2e} > target {:.2e}", + iterations, best_residual, target_residual) + } + Self::NumericalInstability { source, detail, iteration, .. } => { + write!(f, "numerical instability in {} at iteration {}: {}", + source, iteration, detail) + } + Self::BudgetExhausted { budget, progress, best_residual, .. } => { + write!(f, "budget exhausted ({:.0}% utilized, {:.1}% converged, residual {:.2e})", + budget.utilization_fraction() * 100.0, + progress * 100.0, + best_residual) + } + Self::InvalidInput(ve) => write!(f, "invalid input: {}", ve), + Self::PrecisionLoss { expected_eps, achieved_eps, component } => { + write!(f, "precision loss in {}: expected eps={:.2e}, achieved {:.2e}", + component, expected_eps, achieved_eps) + } + Self::SparsityInsufficient { actual_density, required_max_density, .. } => { + write!(f, "insufficient sparsity: density {:.4} > max {:.4}", + actual_density, required_max_density) + } + Self::SpectralRadiusExceeded { estimated_rho, threshold } => { + write!(f, "spectral radius {:.4} >= threshold {:.4}", estimated_rho, threshold) + } + Self::CoarseningPathology { level, coarsening_ratio, detail } => { + write!(f, "coarsening pathology at level {} (ratio {:.4}): {}", + level, coarsening_ratio, detail) + } + Self::ExcessiveVariance { coefficient_of_variation, threshold, sample_count } => { + write!(f, "excessive variance: CV={:.4} > {:.4} with {} samples", + coefficient_of_variation, threshold, sample_count) + } + Self::BackendError(e) => write!(f, "backend error: {}", e), + } + } +} + +impl std::error::Error for SolverError { + fn source(&self) -> Option<&(dyn std::error::Error + 'static)> { + match self { + Self::BackendError(e) => Some(e.as_ref()), + _ => None, + } + } +} + +/// Solver result type alias. +pub type SolverResult = Result; +``` + +### 2. Solver Event System for Convergence Monitoring + +An event-based system that allows callers to observe solver progress, cancel long-running computations, and collect diagnostics without polling. + +```rust +use std::sync::Arc; +use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering}; + +/// Events emitted during solver execution. +#[derive(Debug, Clone)] +pub enum SolverEvent { + /// Emitted after each solver iteration. + IterationCompleted { + iteration: usize, + residual: f64, + residual_rate: f64, + elapsed_us: u64, + }, + + /// Emitted when a fallback is triggered. + FallbackTriggered { + from_algorithm: &'static str, + to_algorithm: &'static str, + reason: String, + }, + + /// Emitted when a numerical guard activates. + NumericalGuardActivated { + guard_name: &'static str, + metric_value: f64, + threshold: f64, + action_taken: &'static str, + }, + + /// Emitted when budget utilization crosses a threshold. + BudgetWarning { + resource: &'static str, + utilization_percent: f64, + }, + + /// Emitted when the solver successfully converges. + Converged { + iterations: usize, + final_residual: f64, + elapsed_us: u64, + }, + + /// Emitted when spectral radius is estimated. + SpectralRadiusEstimated { + rho: f64, + method: &'static str, + }, + + /// Emitted when coarsening level is constructed (BMSSP). + CoarseningLevelBuilt { + level: usize, + vertices: usize, + edges: usize, + ratio: f64, + }, +} + +/// Cancellation token for cooperative solver interruption. +#[derive(Debug, Clone)] +pub struct CancellationToken { + cancelled: Arc, +} + +impl CancellationToken { + pub fn new() -> Self { + Self { cancelled: Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false)) } + } + + pub fn cancel(&self) { + self.cancelled.store(true, Ordering::Release); + } + + pub fn is_cancelled(&self) -> bool { + self.cancelled.load(Ordering::Acquire) + } +} + +/// Observer trait for solver events. +pub trait SolverObserver: Send + Sync { + fn on_event(&self, event: &SolverEvent); +} + +/// Solver execution context carrying budget, cancellation, and observers. +pub struct SolverContext { + pub budget: ComputeBudget, + pub cancellation: CancellationToken, + observers: Vec>, +} + +impl SolverContext { + pub fn new(budget: ComputeBudget) -> Self { + Self { + budget, + cancellation: CancellationToken::new(), + observers: Vec::new(), + } + } + + pub fn add_observer(&mut self, observer: Box) { + self.observers.push(observer); + } + + pub fn emit(&self, event: SolverEvent) { + for observer in &self.observers { + observer.on_event(&event); + } + } + + /// Check whether the solver should stop (budget exhausted or cancelled). + pub fn should_stop(&self) -> bool { + self.cancellation.is_cancelled() || self.budget.is_exhausted() + } +} +``` + +### 3. Automatic Fallback Chain + +When a sublinear algorithm fails, the solver automatically falls back through a chain of increasingly robust methods. Each transition is logged as a `SolverEvent::FallbackTriggered`. + +``` +Sublinear Algorithm (TRUE / Neumann / Push / Hybrid / BMSSP) + | + | [NonConvergence | NumericalInstability | SpectralRadiusExceeded | + | CoarseningPathology | ExcessiveVariance | PrecisionLoss] + v +Conjugate Gradient (CG) with diagonal preconditioning + | + | [NonConvergence after sqrt(kappa) * log(1/eps) iterations | + | NumericalInstability (loss of orthogonality)] + v +Dense Direct Solve (LU / Cholesky via nalgebra) + | + | [guaranteed for non-singular systems] + v +Result or InvalidInput error +``` + +```rust +/// Fallback chain configuration. +#[derive(Debug, Clone)] +pub struct FallbackConfig { + /// Whether automatic fallback is enabled. + pub enabled: bool, + /// Maximum number of fallback levels to attempt. + pub max_fallback_depth: usize, + /// Whether to return the best partial result on total failure. + pub return_partial_on_failure: bool, + /// CG iteration multiplier relative to sqrt(kappa) estimate. + pub cg_iteration_multiplier: f64, + /// Dense solve size limit (do not attempt dense solve above this n). + pub dense_solve_max_n: usize, +} + +impl Default for FallbackConfig { + fn default() -> Self { + Self { + enabled: true, + max_fallback_depth: 3, + return_partial_on_failure: true, + cg_iteration_multiplier: 2.0, + dense_solve_max_n: 10_000, + } + } +} + +/// Result of a solve attempt, capturing which algorithm succeeded and any +/// fallbacks that occurred. +#[derive(Debug)] +pub struct SolveOutcome { + /// The solution vector. + pub solution: Vec, + /// Final residual norm. + pub residual: f64, + /// Algorithm that produced the solution. + pub algorithm: &'static str, + /// Number of fallbacks triggered before success. + pub fallback_count: usize, + /// Chain of (algorithm, error) pairs for each failed attempt. + pub fallback_chain: Vec<(&'static str, SolverError)>, + /// Total elapsed time across all attempts in microseconds. + pub total_elapsed_us: u64, +} + +/// Execute the fallback chain for a sparse linear system Ax = b. +pub fn solve_with_fallback( + matrix: &SparseMatrix, + rhs: &[f64], + eps: f64, + ctx: &mut SolverContext, + config: &FallbackConfig, + primary_algorithm: &'static str, +) -> SolverResult { + let mut fallback_chain: Vec<(&'static str, SolverError)> = Vec::new(); + let start_time = std::time::Instant::now(); + + // Phase 1: Attempt primary sublinear algorithm. + match solve_sublinear(matrix, rhs, eps, ctx, primary_algorithm) { + Ok(solution) => { + return Ok(SolveOutcome { + solution: solution.x, + residual: solution.residual, + algorithm: primary_algorithm, + fallback_count: 0, + fallback_chain, + total_elapsed_us: start_time.elapsed().as_micros() as u64, + }); + } + Err(e) => { + ctx.emit(SolverEvent::FallbackTriggered { + from_algorithm: primary_algorithm, + to_algorithm: "conjugate_gradient", + reason: format!("{}", e), + }); + fallback_chain.push((primary_algorithm, e)); + } + } + + if !config.enabled || fallback_chain.len() >= config.max_fallback_depth { + return Err(fallback_chain.pop().map(|(_, e)| e).unwrap()); + } + + // Phase 2: Conjugate Gradient fallback. + match solve_cg_preconditioned(matrix, rhs, eps, ctx, config.cg_iteration_multiplier) { + Ok(solution) => { + return Ok(SolveOutcome { + solution: solution.x, + residual: solution.residual, + algorithm: "conjugate_gradient", + fallback_count: fallback_chain.len(), + fallback_chain, + total_elapsed_us: start_time.elapsed().as_micros() as u64, + }); + } + Err(e) => { + ctx.emit(SolverEvent::FallbackTriggered { + from_algorithm: "conjugate_gradient", + to_algorithm: "dense_direct", + reason: format!("{}", e), + }); + fallback_chain.push(("conjugate_gradient", e)); + } + } + + if fallback_chain.len() >= config.max_fallback_depth { + return Err(fallback_chain.pop().map(|(_, e)| e).unwrap()); + } + + // Phase 3: Dense direct solve (guaranteed for non-singular systems). + let n = rhs.len(); + if n > config.dense_solve_max_n { + let err = SolverError::BudgetExhausted { + budget: ctx.budget.clone(), + progress: 0.0, + best_solution: None, + best_residual: f64::INFINITY, + }; + fallback_chain.push(("dense_direct", err)); + // Return best partial result from earlier attempts if configured. + if config.return_partial_on_failure { + for (alg, ref err) in fallback_chain.iter().rev() { + if let SolverError::NonConvergence { best_solution: Some(sol), best_residual, .. } + | SolverError::BudgetExhausted { best_solution: Some(sol), best_residual, .. } = err + { + return Ok(SolveOutcome { + solution: sol.clone(), + residual: *best_residual, + algorithm: alg, + fallback_count: fallback_chain.len(), + fallback_chain: Vec::new(), + total_elapsed_us: start_time.elapsed().as_micros() as u64, + }); + } + } + } + return Err(fallback_chain.pop().map(|(_, e)| e).unwrap()); + } + + match solve_dense_direct(matrix, rhs) { + Ok(solution) => { + Ok(SolveOutcome { + solution: solution.x, + residual: solution.residual, + algorithm: "dense_direct", + fallback_count: fallback_chain.len(), + fallback_chain, + total_elapsed_us: start_time.elapsed().as_micros() as u64, + }) + } + Err(e) => { + fallback_chain.push(("dense_direct", e)); + Err(fallback_chain.pop().map(|(_, e)| e).unwrap()) + } + } +} +``` + +### 4. Numerical Stability Guards per Algorithm + +Each sublinear algorithm has specific numerical pathologies. The following guards detect and mitigate them. + +#### 4.1 Neumann Series Guard + +```rust +/// Numerical guards for the Neumann series solver. +pub struct NeumannGuard { + /// Maximum acceptable spectral radius for convergence guarantee. + pub spectral_radius_threshold: f64, + /// Regularization delta added to diagonal when rho is borderline. + pub regularization_delta: f64, + /// Maximum ratio of consecutive residuals before declaring divergence. + pub divergence_ratio_threshold: f64, +} + +impl Default for NeumannGuard { + fn default() -> Self { + Self { + spectral_radius_threshold: 0.99, + regularization_delta: 1e-6, + divergence_ratio_threshold: 1.05, + } + } +} + +impl NeumannGuard { + /// Estimate spectral radius of D^{-1}B using power iteration (10 iterations). + /// Returns Err if rho >= threshold and regularization cannot bring it below. + pub fn check_spectral_radius( + &self, + diagonal: &[f64], + off_diagonal: &SparseMatrix, + ctx: &SolverContext, + ) -> SolverResult { + let n = diagonal.len(); + let mut v = vec![1.0 / (n as f64).sqrt(); n]; + let mut rho_estimate = 0.0; + + for power_iter in 0..10 { + // w = D^{-1} * B * v + let bv = off_diagonal.matvec(&v); + let mut w: Vec = bv.iter() + .zip(diagonal.iter()) + .map(|(bvi, di)| bvi / di) + .collect(); + + let norm: f64 = w.iter().map(|x| x * x).sum::().sqrt(); + if norm < 1e-15 { + rho_estimate = 0.0; + break; + } + rho_estimate = norm; + w.iter_mut().for_each(|x| *x /= norm); + v = w; + + if ctx.should_stop() { break; } + } + + ctx.emit(SolverEvent::SpectralRadiusEstimated { + rho: rho_estimate, + method: "power_iteration_10", + }); + + if rho_estimate >= self.spectral_radius_threshold { + Err(SolverError::SpectralRadiusExceeded { + estimated_rho: rho_estimate, + threshold: self.spectral_radius_threshold, + }) + } else { + Ok(rho_estimate) + } + } + + /// Monitor residual ratio between consecutive iterations. + /// Returns Err if divergence is detected. + pub fn check_divergence( + &self, + prev_residual: f64, + curr_residual: f64, + iteration: usize, + ) -> SolverResult<()> { + if prev_residual > 0.0 && curr_residual / prev_residual > self.divergence_ratio_threshold { + Err(SolverError::NumericalInstability { + source: "neumann_series", + detail: format!( + "residual increased: {:.2e} -> {:.2e} (ratio {:.4})", + prev_residual, curr_residual, curr_residual / prev_residual + ), + iteration, + metric_value: curr_residual / prev_residual, + metric_threshold: self.divergence_ratio_threshold, + }) + } else { + Ok(()) + } + } + + /// Apply diagonal regularization: A' = A + delta * I. + /// This shifts eigenvalues, reducing spectral radius of the iteration matrix. + pub fn regularize_diagonal(diagonal: &mut [f64], delta: f64) { + for d in diagonal.iter_mut() { + *d += delta; + } + } +} +``` + +#### 4.2 Forward/Backward Push Guard (Kahan Compensated Summation) + +```rust +/// Compensated summation accumulator using Kahan's algorithm. +/// Prevents floating-point drift in push-based residual propagation. +#[derive(Debug, Clone)] +pub struct KahanAccumulator { + sum: f64, + compensation: f64, +} + +impl KahanAccumulator { + pub fn new() -> Self { + Self { sum: 0.0, compensation: 0.0 } + } + + pub fn add(&mut self, value: f64) { + let y = value - self.compensation; + let t = self.sum + y; + self.compensation = (t - self.sum) - y; + self.sum = t; + } + + pub fn value(&self) -> f64 { + self.sum + } + + pub fn reset(&mut self) { + self.sum = 0.0; + self.compensation = 0.0; + } +} + +/// Guard for push-based solvers (Forward Push, Backward Push). +pub struct PushGuard { + /// Tolerance for mass invariant violation. + pub mass_invariant_tolerance: f64, + /// Minimum residual threshold below which entries are zeroed. + pub residual_floor: f64, +} + +impl Default for PushGuard { + fn default() -> Self { + Self { + mass_invariant_tolerance: 1e-10, + residual_floor: 1e-15, + } + } +} + +impl PushGuard { + /// Verify that total mass is conserved: sum(estimate) + sum(residual) = initial_mass. + /// Push operations redistribute mass; any loss indicates floating-point drift. + pub fn check_mass_invariant( + &self, + estimate: &[f64], + residual: &[f64], + initial_mass: f64, + iteration: usize, + ctx: &SolverContext, + ) -> SolverResult<()> { + let mut est_acc = KahanAccumulator::new(); + for &v in estimate { + est_acc.add(v); + } + let mut res_acc = KahanAccumulator::new(); + for &v in residual { + res_acc.add(v); + } + + let total = est_acc.value() + res_acc.value(); + let drift = (total - initial_mass).abs(); + + if drift > self.mass_invariant_tolerance * initial_mass.abs().max(1.0) { + ctx.emit(SolverEvent::NumericalGuardActivated { + guard_name: "push_mass_invariant", + metric_value: drift, + threshold: self.mass_invariant_tolerance * initial_mass.abs().max(1.0), + action_taken: "error_raised", + }); + Err(SolverError::NumericalInstability { + source: "forward_backward_push", + detail: format!( + "mass invariant violated: total={:.15e}, expected={:.15e}, drift={:.2e}", + total, initial_mass, drift + ), + iteration, + metric_value: drift, + metric_threshold: self.mass_invariant_tolerance * initial_mass.abs().max(1.0), + }) + } else { + Ok(()) + } + } + + /// Floor small residuals to zero to prevent denormal accumulation. + pub fn floor_residuals(&self, residual: &mut [f64]) -> usize { + let mut zeroed = 0; + for r in residual.iter_mut() { + if r.abs() < self.residual_floor { + *r = 0.0; + zeroed += 1; + } + } + zeroed + } +} +``` + +#### 4.3 Hybrid Random Walk Guard (Variance Control) + +```rust +/// Guard for Monte Carlo random walk variance in the Hybrid solver. +pub struct RandomWalkGuard { + /// Maximum acceptable coefficient of variation (std / mean). + pub max_cv: f64, + /// Minimum samples before variance check is meaningful. + pub min_samples_for_check: usize, + /// Factor by which to increase sample count on variance failure. + pub adaptive_sample_multiplier: f64, + /// Maximum total samples before giving up. + pub max_total_samples: usize, +} + +impl Default for RandomWalkGuard { + fn default() -> Self { + Self { + max_cv: 0.1, + min_samples_for_check: 32, + adaptive_sample_multiplier: 2.0, + max_total_samples: 1_000_000, + } + } +} + +/// Running statistics for random walk estimates (Welford's online algorithm). +#[derive(Debug, Clone)] +pub struct RunningStats { + count: usize, + mean: f64, + m2: f64, +} + +impl RunningStats { + pub fn new() -> Self { + Self { count: 0, mean: 0.0, m2: 0.0 } + } + + pub fn update(&mut self, value: f64) { + self.count += 1; + let delta = value - self.mean; + self.mean += delta / self.count as f64; + let delta2 = value - self.mean; + self.m2 += delta * delta2; + } + + pub fn count(&self) -> usize { self.count } + pub fn mean(&self) -> f64 { self.mean } + + pub fn variance(&self) -> f64 { + if self.count < 2 { return f64::INFINITY; } + self.m2 / (self.count - 1) as f64 + } + + pub fn std_dev(&self) -> f64 { self.variance().sqrt() } + + pub fn coefficient_of_variation(&self) -> f64 { + if self.mean.abs() < 1e-15 { return f64::INFINITY; } + self.std_dev() / self.mean.abs() + } +} + +impl RandomWalkGuard { + /// Check whether the current sample statistics satisfy variance bounds. + pub fn check_variance( + &self, + stats: &RunningStats, + ctx: &SolverContext, + ) -> SolverResult<()> { + if stats.count() < self.min_samples_for_check { + return Ok(()); + } + + let cv = stats.coefficient_of_variation(); + if cv > self.max_cv { + ctx.emit(SolverEvent::NumericalGuardActivated { + guard_name: "random_walk_variance", + metric_value: cv, + threshold: self.max_cv, + action_taken: "adaptive_resample_or_error", + }); + Err(SolverError::ExcessiveVariance { + coefficient_of_variation: cv, + threshold: self.max_cv, + sample_count: stats.count(), + }) + } else { + Ok(()) + } + } + + /// Compute the number of additional samples needed to bring CV below threshold. + /// Uses the relation: CV ~ 1/sqrt(n), so n_needed ~ (cv_current / cv_target)^2 * n_current. + pub fn additional_samples_needed(&self, stats: &RunningStats) -> usize { + let cv = stats.coefficient_of_variation(); + if cv <= self.max_cv { return 0; } + let ratio = cv / self.max_cv; + let needed = (ratio * ratio * stats.count() as f64).ceil() as usize; + needed.saturating_sub(stats.count()).min(self.max_total_samples) + } +} +``` + +#### 4.4 TRUE Pipeline Guard (Error Budget Allocation) + +```rust +/// Error budget allocator for the TRUE pipeline. +/// TRUE combines JL projection, spectral sparsification, and adaptive Neumann. +/// Each component contributes error that must sum to at most the target epsilon. +pub struct TrueErrorBudget { + pub total_eps: f64, + pub jl_fraction: f64, + pub sparsification_fraction: f64, + pub neumann_fraction: f64, +} + +impl TrueErrorBudget { + /// Default allocation: eps/3 per component. + pub fn uniform(total_eps: f64) -> Self { + Self { + total_eps, + jl_fraction: 1.0 / 3.0, + sparsification_fraction: 1.0 / 3.0, + neumann_fraction: 1.0 / 3.0, + } + } + + /// Adaptive allocation based on problem characteristics. + /// If the graph is already sparse, spend less budget on sparsification. + /// If the dimension is low, spend less budget on JL. + pub fn adaptive(total_eps: f64, dimension: usize, density: f64) -> Self { + let dim_factor = if dimension < 100 { 0.15 } else { 0.35 }; + let sparse_factor = if density < 0.01 { 0.15 } else { 0.35 }; + let neumann_factor = 1.0 - dim_factor - sparse_factor; + Self { + total_eps, + jl_fraction: dim_factor, + sparsification_fraction: sparse_factor, + neumann_fraction: neumann_factor, + } + } + + pub fn jl_eps(&self) -> f64 { self.total_eps * self.jl_fraction } + pub fn sparsification_eps(&self) -> f64 { self.total_eps * self.sparsification_fraction } + pub fn neumann_eps(&self) -> f64 { self.total_eps * self.neumann_fraction } + + /// Track accumulated error from each component and verify total stays within budget. + pub fn verify_accumulated( + &self, + jl_error: f64, + sparsification_error: f64, + neumann_error: f64, + ) -> SolverResult<()> { + let total_error = jl_error + sparsification_error + neumann_error; + if total_error > self.total_eps { + let worst_component = if jl_error >= sparsification_error && jl_error >= neumann_error { + "jl_projection" + } else if sparsification_error >= neumann_error { + "sparsification" + } else { + "neumann_series" + }; + Err(SolverError::PrecisionLoss { + expected_eps: self.total_eps, + achieved_eps: total_error, + component: worst_component, + }) + } else { + Ok(()) + } + } +} +``` + +#### 4.5 CG Orthogonality Guard + +```rust +/// Guard for Conjugate Gradient orthogonality loss. +pub struct CgOrthogonalityGuard { + /// Reorthogonalization interval (every sqrt(n) steps by default). + pub reorthogonalize_interval: usize, + /// Threshold for loss of orthogonality (|p_k^T A p_{k-1}| / (|p_k|*|A p_{k-1}|)). + pub orthogonality_threshold: f64, + /// Maximum residual growth ratio before declaring instability. + pub max_residual_growth: f64, +} + +impl CgOrthogonalityGuard { + pub fn for_dimension(n: usize) -> Self { + Self { + reorthogonalize_interval: (n as f64).sqrt().ceil() as usize, + orthogonality_threshold: 1e-8, + max_residual_growth: 10.0, + } + } + + /// Check whether reorthogonalization is needed at this iteration. + pub fn should_reorthogonalize(&self, iteration: usize) -> bool { + iteration > 0 && iteration % self.reorthogonalize_interval == 0 + } + + /// Verify that the search direction maintains sufficient A-conjugacy. + pub fn check_orthogonality( + &self, + p_current: &[f64], + a_p_prev: &[f64], + iteration: usize, + ctx: &SolverContext, + ) -> SolverResult<()> { + let dot: f64 = p_current.iter().zip(a_p_prev.iter()).map(|(a, b)| a * b).sum(); + let norm_p: f64 = p_current.iter().map(|x| x * x).sum::().sqrt(); + let norm_ap: f64 = a_p_prev.iter().map(|x| x * x).sum::().sqrt(); + + if norm_p < 1e-15 || norm_ap < 1e-15 { + return Ok(()); + } + + let orthogonality = dot.abs() / (norm_p * norm_ap); + if orthogonality > self.orthogonality_threshold { + ctx.emit(SolverEvent::NumericalGuardActivated { + guard_name: "cg_orthogonality", + metric_value: orthogonality, + threshold: self.orthogonality_threshold, + action_taken: "reorthogonalization_triggered", + }); + } + Ok(()) + } + + /// Monitor residual for unexpected growth indicating numerical breakdown. + pub fn check_residual_growth( + &self, + initial_residual: f64, + current_residual: f64, + iteration: usize, + ) -> SolverResult<()> { + if initial_residual > 0.0 + && current_residual / initial_residual > self.max_residual_growth + { + Err(SolverError::NumericalInstability { + source: "conjugate_gradient", + detail: format!( + "residual grew from {:.2e} to {:.2e} ({:.1}x)", + initial_residual, current_residual, + current_residual / initial_residual + ), + iteration, + metric_value: current_residual / initial_residual, + metric_threshold: self.max_residual_growth, + }) + } else { + Ok(()) + } + } +} +``` + +#### 4.6 BMSSP Coarsening Guard + +```rust +/// Guard for BMSSP (Balanced Multilevel Sparse Solver) coarsening quality. +pub struct BmsspCoarseningGuard { + /// Minimum acceptable coarsening ratio (coarsened_n / original_n). + /// Below this, coarsening is too aggressive and loses information. + pub min_coarsening_ratio: f64, + /// Maximum acceptable coarsening ratio. Above this, coarsening is too + /// conservative and the hierarchy is too deep. + pub max_coarsening_ratio: f64, + /// Maximum number of hierarchy levels. + pub max_levels: usize, + /// V-cycle convergence factor threshold. If the convergence factor + /// exceeds this, escalate to W-cycle. + pub v_cycle_convergence_threshold: f64, +} + +impl Default for BmsspCoarseningGuard { + fn default() -> Self { + Self { + min_coarsening_ratio: 0.1, + max_coarsening_ratio: 0.8, + max_levels: 20, + v_cycle_convergence_threshold: 0.5, + } + } +} + +impl BmsspCoarseningGuard { + /// Validate a coarsening level as it is constructed. + pub fn check_coarsening_level( + &self, + level: usize, + fine_n: usize, + coarse_n: usize, + ctx: &SolverContext, + ) -> SolverResult<()> { + if level >= self.max_levels { + return Err(SolverError::CoarseningPathology { + level, + coarsening_ratio: coarse_n as f64 / fine_n as f64, + detail: format!("exceeded maximum {} levels", self.max_levels), + }); + } + + let ratio = coarse_n as f64 / fine_n as f64; + + ctx.emit(SolverEvent::CoarseningLevelBuilt { + level, + vertices: coarse_n, + edges: 0, // filled by caller + ratio, + }); + + if ratio > self.max_coarsening_ratio { + return Err(SolverError::CoarseningPathology { + level, + coarsening_ratio: ratio, + detail: format!( + "insufficient coarsening: {} -> {} (ratio {:.4} > max {:.4})", + fine_n, coarse_n, ratio, self.max_coarsening_ratio + ), + }); + } + + if ratio < self.min_coarsening_ratio && coarse_n > 1 { + ctx.emit(SolverEvent::NumericalGuardActivated { + guard_name: "bmssp_coarsening_ratio", + metric_value: ratio, + threshold: self.min_coarsening_ratio, + action_taken: "warning_aggressive_coarsening", + }); + } + + Ok(()) + } + + /// Check V-cycle convergence factor; if poor, recommend W-cycle escalation. + pub fn check_cycle_convergence( + &self, + pre_residual: f64, + post_residual: f64, + level: usize, + ctx: &SolverContext, + ) -> CycleRecommendation { + if pre_residual < 1e-15 { + return CycleRecommendation::Continue; + } + let factor = post_residual / pre_residual; + if factor > self.v_cycle_convergence_threshold { + ctx.emit(SolverEvent::NumericalGuardActivated { + guard_name: "bmssp_v_cycle_convergence", + metric_value: factor, + threshold: self.v_cycle_convergence_threshold, + action_taken: "escalate_to_w_cycle", + }); + CycleRecommendation::EscalateToWCycle { level, factor } + } else { + CycleRecommendation::Continue + } + } +} + +#[derive(Debug)] +pub enum CycleRecommendation { + Continue, + EscalateToWCycle { level: usize, factor: f64 }, +} +``` + +### 5. Retry Policy and Circuit Breaker + +For repeated solver invocations (e.g., inside an iterative outer loop such as Prime Radiant coherence computation), a circuit breaker pattern prevents wasting compute on a solver configuration that is consistently failing. + +```rust +use std::time::Instant; + +/// Circuit breaker states for solver invocations. +#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq)] +pub enum CircuitState { + /// Normal operation. All solve requests pass through. + Closed, + /// Too many failures. Solve requests immediately return fallback. + Open, + /// Testing whether the problem has resolved. One request passes through. + HalfOpen, +} + +/// Circuit breaker for repeated solver failures. +pub struct SolverCircuitBreaker { + state: CircuitState, + failure_count: usize, + success_count: usize, + /// Number of consecutive failures before opening the circuit. + failure_threshold: usize, + /// Number of consecutive successes in HalfOpen before closing. + success_threshold: usize, + /// Time to wait in Open state before transitioning to HalfOpen. + recovery_timeout_us: u64, + /// Timestamp when the circuit was opened. + opened_at: Option, + /// Total calls routed to fallback by the circuit breaker. + pub fallback_count: usize, +} + +impl SolverCircuitBreaker { + pub fn new(failure_threshold: usize, recovery_timeout_us: u64) -> Self { + Self { + state: CircuitState::Closed, + failure_count: 0, + success_count: 0, + failure_threshold, + success_threshold: 2, + recovery_timeout_us, + opened_at: None, + fallback_count: 0, + } + } + + /// Check whether a solve request should proceed or be short-circuited. + pub fn should_attempt(&mut self) -> bool { + match self.state { + CircuitState::Closed => true, + CircuitState::Open => { + if let Some(opened_at) = self.opened_at { + if opened_at.elapsed().as_micros() as u64 >= self.recovery_timeout_us { + self.state = CircuitState::HalfOpen; + self.success_count = 0; + true + } else { + self.fallback_count += 1; + false + } + } else { + self.fallback_count += 1; + false + } + } + CircuitState::HalfOpen => true, + } + } + + /// Record a successful solve. + pub fn record_success(&mut self) { + self.failure_count = 0; + match self.state { + CircuitState::HalfOpen => { + self.success_count += 1; + if self.success_count >= self.success_threshold { + self.state = CircuitState::Closed; + self.opened_at = None; + } + } + _ => { + self.state = CircuitState::Closed; + } + } + } + + /// Record a failed solve. + pub fn record_failure(&mut self) { + self.success_count = 0; + self.failure_count += 1; + if self.failure_count >= self.failure_threshold { + self.state = CircuitState::Open; + self.opened_at = Some(Instant::now()); + } + } + + pub fn state(&self) -> CircuitState { self.state } +} +``` + +### 6. Quantization-Aware Error Propagation + +RuVector stores vectors at multiple quantization levels. Solver error and quantization error must be tracked as separate budgets whose sum stays within the caller's tolerance. + +```rust +/// Quantization tier used in RuVector. +#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)] +pub enum QuantizationTier { + /// Full f32 precision. No quantization error. + Full, + /// Scalar u8 quantization. Error bound: max_val / 255. + ScalarU8, + /// 4-bit integer quantization. Error bound: max_val / 15. + Int4, + /// Product quantization. Error bound depends on codebook quality. + ProductQuantization { num_subspaces: usize, bits_per_code: usize }, + /// Binary quantization. Very lossy. + Binary, +} + +impl QuantizationTier { + /// Worst-case per-element quantization error for a given value range. + pub fn max_element_error(&self, value_range: f64) -> f64 { + match self { + Self::Full => 0.0, + Self::ScalarU8 => value_range / 255.0, + Self::Int4 => value_range / 15.0, + Self::ProductQuantization { bits_per_code, .. } => { + value_range / ((1usize << bits_per_code) as f64) + } + Self::Binary => value_range / 2.0, + } + } +} + +/// Combined error budget tracking solver error and quantization error. +pub struct CombinedErrorBudget { + pub total_eps: f64, + pub solver_eps: f64, + pub quantization_eps: f64, + pub solver_error_achieved: f64, + pub quantization_error_estimated: f64, +} + +impl CombinedErrorBudget { + /// Allocate error budget between solver and quantization. + /// Solver gets the larger share because quantization error is more predictable. + pub fn allocate(total_eps: f64, tier: QuantizationTier, value_range: f64, dim: usize) -> Self { + let quant_error_per_elem = tier.max_element_error(value_range); + // L2 norm of quantization error for a dim-dimensional vector. + let quant_error_l2 = quant_error_per_elem * (dim as f64).sqrt(); + + // If quantization error alone exceeds budget, solver gets minimal share. + let quant_budget = quant_error_l2.min(total_eps * 0.5); + let solver_budget = total_eps - quant_budget; + + Self { + total_eps, + solver_eps: solver_budget, + quantization_eps: quant_budget, + solver_error_achieved: 0.0, + quantization_error_estimated: quant_error_l2, + } + } + + /// Check whether the combined error is within budget. + pub fn is_within_budget(&self) -> bool { + self.solver_error_achieved + self.quantization_error_estimated <= self.total_eps + } + + /// Return remaining solver error budget after accounting for quantization. + pub fn remaining_solver_budget(&self) -> f64 { + (self.total_eps - self.quantization_error_estimated - self.solver_error_achieved).max(0.0) + } +} +``` + +### 7. Integration with Prime Radiant Coherence Energy + +Solver instability maps to increased contradiction energy in the Prime Radiant coherence engine. When the solver fails or falls back, the coherence subsystem must be notified so it can adjust its energy landscape. + +```rust +/// Bridge between solver error events and Prime Radiant coherence energy. +pub struct CoherenceEnergyBridge { + /// Baseline contradiction energy increase per solver failure. + pub failure_energy_penalty: f64, + /// Energy increase per fallback level. + pub fallback_energy_per_level: f64, + /// Energy increase proportional to residual gap (achieved - target). + pub residual_gap_energy_scale: f64, +} + +impl Default for CoherenceEnergyBridge { + fn default() -> Self { + Self { + failure_energy_penalty: 0.1, + fallback_energy_per_level: 0.05, + residual_gap_energy_scale: 1.0, + } + } +} + +impl CoherenceEnergyBridge { + /// Compute contradiction energy contribution from a solver outcome. + pub fn contradiction_energy(&self, outcome: &SolveOutcome, target_eps: f64) -> f64 { + let mut energy = 0.0; + + // Penalty for each fallback triggered. + energy += self.fallback_energy_per_level * outcome.fallback_count as f64; + + // Penalty proportional to residual gap if the solver did not fully converge. + if outcome.residual > target_eps { + let gap = (outcome.residual - target_eps) / target_eps.max(1e-15); + energy += self.residual_gap_energy_scale * gap.min(10.0); + } + + energy + } + + /// Compute contradiction energy from a solver failure. + pub fn failure_energy(&self, error: &SolverError) -> f64 { + let mut energy = self.failure_energy_penalty; + + match error { + SolverError::NonConvergence { best_residual, target_residual, .. } => { + let gap = (best_residual - target_residual) / target_residual.max(1e-15); + energy += self.residual_gap_energy_scale * gap.min(10.0); + } + SolverError::NumericalInstability { .. } => { + energy += self.failure_energy_penalty * 2.0; + } + SolverError::SpectralRadiusExceeded { estimated_rho, threshold } => { + energy += self.failure_energy_penalty * (estimated_rho / threshold).min(5.0); + } + _ => {} + } + + energy + } +} + +/// Observer that bridges solver events to Prime Radiant. +pub struct PrimeRadiantObserver { + bridge: CoherenceEnergyBridge, + accumulated_energy: std::sync::atomic::AtomicU64, +} + +impl PrimeRadiantObserver { + pub fn new(bridge: CoherenceEnergyBridge) -> Self { + Self { + bridge, + accumulated_energy: std::sync::atomic::AtomicU64::new(0), + } + } + + pub fn accumulated_energy(&self) -> f64 { + f64::from_bits(self.accumulated_energy.load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed)) + } +} + +impl SolverObserver for PrimeRadiantObserver { + fn on_event(&self, event: &SolverEvent) { + match event { + SolverEvent::FallbackTriggered { .. } => { + let penalty = self.bridge.fallback_energy_per_level; + // Atomic add via CAS loop for f64 accumulation. + loop { + let current = self.accumulated_energy.load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed); + let current_f64 = f64::from_bits(current); + let new_f64 = current_f64 + penalty; + match self.accumulated_energy.compare_exchange_weak( + current, + new_f64.to_bits(), + std::sync::atomic::Ordering::AcqRel, + std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed, + ) { + Ok(_) => break, + Err(_) => continue, + } + } + } + SolverEvent::NumericalGuardActivated { .. } => { + // Smaller penalty for guard activations (warning-level). + let penalty = self.bridge.failure_energy_penalty * 0.25; + loop { + let current = self.accumulated_energy.load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed); + let current_f64 = f64::from_bits(current); + let new_f64 = current_f64 + penalty; + match self.accumulated_energy.compare_exchange_weak( + current, + new_f64.to_bits(), + std::sync::atomic::Ordering::AcqRel, + std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed, + ) { + Ok(_) => break, + Err(_) => continue, + } + } + } + _ => {} + } + } +} +``` + +--- + +## Consequences + +### Positive + +- Every sublinear algorithm failure is captured with precise diagnostic information (iteration count, residual value, spectral radius, variance metrics), enabling rapid debugging +- The automatic fallback chain guarantees that a solve request always produces a result for non-singular systems, even if the sublinear path fails +- Kahan compensated summation and mass invariant monitoring in push-based methods prevent silent floating-point drift that would otherwise corrupt PageRank and PPR computations +- Compute budget enforcement prevents runaway solves from consuming unbounded resources in production deployments +- The circuit breaker pattern prevents repeated wasted compute when a solver configuration is fundamentally incompatible with the problem structure +- Quantization-aware error budgets prevent the combined solver + quantization error from exceeding caller tolerance, which is critical for RuVector's multi-tier quantization (u8, int4, binary) +- Prime Radiant integration translates solver instability into coherence energy, making mathematical failures visible in the governance layer and enabling automated remediation + +### Negative + +- The error handling code adds non-trivial runtime overhead: spectral radius estimation (10 power iterations), mass invariant checks (two full-vector scans per push iteration), and Welford variance tracking all consume compute cycles +- The fallback chain may mask fundamental algorithm selection errors -- if a sublinear algorithm consistently falls back to CG, the caller is paying sublinear attempt overhead without benefit +- The circuit breaker introduces state that persists across solve calls, adding complexity to concurrent usage and requiring careful lifecycle management +- Dense direct solve fallback at n > 10,000 is disabled by default, meaning very large ill-conditioned systems have no guaranteed fallback + +### Neutral + +- The error type hierarchy uses Rust's enum pattern, which is zero-cost at runtime but adds code surface for match exhaustiveness +- SolverEvent observers receive events synchronously on the solver thread; high-frequency iteration events may need buffering for slow observers +- The coherence energy bridge is one-directional (solver to Prime Radiant); Prime Radiant cannot yet instruct the solver to change strategy mid-solve + +--- + +## Options Considered + +### Option 1: Panic on Numerical Failure + +- **Pros**: Simple implementation. Failures are immediately visible. No partial-result ambiguity. +- **Cons**: Unacceptable for production. A single NaN in a Neumann iteration would crash the entire RuVector process. No fallback, no partial results, no diagnostic information. + +### Option 2: Return NaN/Infinity Sentinel Values + +- **Pros**: Zero overhead. No error types needed. Caller checks `is_nan()`. +- **Cons**: Silent corruption risk. A NaN that propagates through GNN message-passing, attention scores, or coherence energy is extremely difficult to trace back to its origin. Violates RuVector's data integrity guarantees. + +### Option 3: Structured Error Types with Fallback Chain (Selected) + +- **Pros**: Full diagnostic information. Automatic fallback with logging. Budget enforcement. Circuit breaker for repeated failures. Compatible with Rust's `Result` idiom and the `?` operator. +- **Cons**: More code. Runtime overhead for guards. Requires callers to handle `SolverResult`. + +### Option 4: Exception-Based Error Handling (catch_unwind) + +- **Pros**: Can wrap existing code without modifying it. Catches panics from third-party code. +- **Cons**: `catch_unwind` does not catch all panics (e.g., `panic = "abort"`). Performance overhead of unwinding. Does not provide structured diagnostics. Not idiomatic Rust for expected error conditions. + +--- + +## Related Decisions + +- ADR-STS-001 through ADR-STS-007: Prior sublinear-time-solver integration ADRs +- ADR-001: Deep agentic-flow integration (event-driven patterns) +- ADR-002: Modular DDD Architecture (bounded context for solver errors) +- ADR-003: Security-First Design (input validation at boundaries) +- ADR-009: Hybrid Memory Backend (solver state persistence across retries) + +## References + +- [Kahan Summation Algorithm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kahan_summation_algorithm) -- compensated summation for push-based methods +- [Welford's Online Algorithm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algorithms_for_calculating_variance#Welford's_online_algorithm) -- numerically stable running variance +- [Circuit Breaker Pattern](https://martinfowler.com/bliki/CircuitBreaker.html) -- fault isolation for repeated failures +- [MADR 3.0](https://adr.github.io/madr/) -- Markdown Any Decision Records format +- RuVector Algorithm Analysis (document 10) -- sublinear algorithm mathematical foundations +- RuVector Architecture Analysis (document 05) -- layered integration strategy +- Spielman and Teng, "Nearly-Linear Time Algorithms for Graph Partitioning, Graph Sparsification, and Solving Linear Systems" -- foundational Laplacian solver theory +- Andersen, Chung, and Lang, "Local Graph Partitioning using PageRank Vectors" -- forward/backward push method theory diff --git a/docs/research/sublinear-time-solver/adr/ADR-STS-009-concurrency-parallelism.md b/docs/research/sublinear-time-solver/adr/ADR-STS-009-concurrency-parallelism.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..da73e9f4e --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/research/sublinear-time-solver/adr/ADR-STS-009-concurrency-parallelism.md @@ -0,0 +1,1159 @@ +# ADR-STS-009: Concurrency Model and Parallelism Strategy + +## Status + +Proposed + +## Date + +2026-02-20 + +## Authors + +RuVector Architecture Team + +## Deciders + +Architecture Review Board + +--- + +## Context + +The sublinear-time solver integration must align with ruvector's existing concurrency +infrastructure while introducing its own nanosecond-precision scheduler. The current +codebase employs a well-defined concurrency stack: + +- **Rayon 1.10** -- Data-parallel iterators, feature-gated behind `parallel` (disabled on + `wasm32`). Used in `ruvector-core` for `batch_distances()` via `par_iter()` and in + `FlatIndex::search()` via `par_bridge()` over `DashMap` iterators. Optional in 8+ crates + including `ruvector-delta-wasm`, `ruvector-delta-index`, `ruQu`, `ruvector-delta-graph`. +- **Crossbeam 0.8** -- Lock-free data structures (`ArrayQueue`, `SegQueue`, `CachePadded`). + Powers the existing `LockFreeWorkQueue`, `LockFreeCounter`, `LockFreeStats`, + `LockFreeBatchProcessor`, `ObjectPool`, and `AtomicVectorPool` in + `crates/ruvector-core/src/lockfree.rs`. +- **DashMap 6.1** -- Concurrent hash map used throughout core indexing, delta operations, + and graph storage. Provides lock-free read access via sharded `RwLock` segments. +- **parking_lot 0.12** -- Efficient mutex and RwLock replacements, used in 12+ crates + across the workspace (sona, delta-core, delta-index, delta-graph, rvlite, etc.). +- **Tokio 1.41** -- Async runtime with multi-thread scheduler. Node.js bindings use + `tokio::task::spawn_blocking` pervasively (observed in `ruvector-attention-node`, + `ruvector-graph-node`, `ruvector-tiny-dancer-node`, `ruvector-router-ffi`). + Synchronization primitives (`mpsc`, `RwLock`, `oneshot`, `Notify`) used in raft, + replication, serving engines, and MCP gate. +- **Custom lock-free structures** -- `AtomicVectorPool` provides zero-allocation vector + reuse with `SegQueue`-backed pooling and `CachePadded` atomics. `LockFreeWorkQueue` + wraps `ArrayQueue` for bounded work distribution. `LockFreeBatchProcessor` combines both + for producer-consumer batch processing. + +The sublinear-time solver introduces its own nanosecond-precision scheduler capable of +98ns tick intervals and 11M+ task dispatches per second. This scheduler manages fine-grained +intra-solve task decomposition (matrix partitioning, random-walk step scheduling, Neumann +series term evaluation). It must coexist with Rayon's thread pool without causing thread +starvation or pool exhaustion. + +WASM targets (`wasm32-unknown-unknown`) lack native thread support. The existing ruvector +WASM crates use Web Workers with `postMessage` for parallelism, managed by a `WorkerPool` +class (round-robin distribution, promise-based API, 30-second timeout). The solver's WASM +target must follow this established pattern. + +Thread scaling measurements from `bench_thread_scaling` in `comprehensive_bench.rs` +(10,000 vectors at 384 dimensions, Euclidean distance): + +| Threads | Relative Efficiency | Bottleneck | +|---------|-------------------|------------| +| 1 | 100% (baseline) | N/A | +| 2 | 85-95% | Synchronization overhead | +| 4 | 70-85% | L3 cache contention | +| 8 | 50-70% | Memory bandwidth saturation | + +The sub-linear scaling beyond 4 threads indicates memory bandwidth as the dominant +constraint for vectorized workloads, not CPU compute. This fundamentally shapes the +parallelism strategy for solver integration. + +--- + +## Decision + +### 1. Two-Level Parallelism Architecture + +The solver integration adopts a strict two-level parallelism model that separates +coarse-grained data parallelism from fine-grained compute parallelism. + +**Outer level**: Rayon `par_iter()` for batch operations across independent solve +invocations (multi-query, batch solve, parallel search-then-solve pipelines). + +**Inner level**: SIMD vectorization within each individual solve invocation. This +includes both auto-vectorized loops (compiler-driven via `-C target-cpu=native`) and +explicit SIMD intrinsics (AVX2/NEON/WASM SIMD) for critical inner loops such as +matrix-vector products and distance computations. + +**No nested Rayon** is permitted. A Rayon task must never spawn additional Rayon parallel +iterators, as this risks exhausting the global thread pool and causing deadlocks. The +solver's internal task decomposition uses its own scheduler (Decision 2) rather than +recursive Rayon parallelism. + +``` ++------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| Application Layer | +| batch_solve([q1, q2, ..., qN]) | ++------------------------------------------------------------------+ + | | | + v v v ++------------------+ +------------------+ +------------------+ +| Rayon Task #1 | | Rayon Task #2 | | Rayon Task #N | +| (Outer Level) | | (Outer Level) | | (Outer Level) | +| solve(q1) | | solve(q2) | | solve(qN) | ++------------------+ +------------------+ +------------------+ + | | | + v v v ++------------------+ +------------------+ +------------------+ +| Solver Scheduler | | Solver Scheduler | | Solver Scheduler | +| 98ns tick | | 98ns tick | | 98ns tick | +| (Inner Level) | | (Inner Level) | | (Inner Level) | ++------------------+ +------------------+ +------------------+ + | | | + v v v ++------------------+ +------------------+ +------------------+ +| SIMD Kernel | | SIMD Kernel | | SIMD Kernel | +| AVX2/NEON/WASM | | AVX2/NEON/WASM | | AVX2/NEON/WASM | +| (Vectorized) | | (Vectorized) | | (Vectorized) | ++------------------+ +------------------+ +------------------+ +``` + +#### Rayon Integration Code + +```rust +use rayon::prelude::*; + +/// Batch solve: outer parallelism via Rayon, inner via solver scheduler + SIMD +pub fn batch_solve( + queries: &[SolveRequest], + solver: &SublinearSolver, + config: &SolverConfig, +) -> Vec { + #[cfg(all(feature = "parallel", not(target_arch = "wasm32")))] + { + queries + .par_iter() + .map(|query| solver.solve_single(query, config)) + .collect() + } + #[cfg(any(not(feature = "parallel"), target_arch = "wasm32"))] + { + queries + .iter() + .map(|query| solver.solve_single(query, config)) + .collect() + } +} + +/// Multi-query search with solver-accelerated re-ranking +pub fn parallel_search_and_solve( + queries: &[Vec], + index: &HnswIndex, + solver: &SublinearSolver, + k: usize, +) -> Vec> { + #[cfg(all(feature = "parallel", not(target_arch = "wasm32")))] + { + queries + .par_iter() + .map(|query| { + // Phase 1: HNSW candidate retrieval (O(log n)) + let candidates = index.search(query, k * 4).unwrap(); + // Phase 2: Solver-accelerated exact re-ranking (sublinear) + solver.rerank(query, &candidates, k) + }) + .collect() + } + #[cfg(any(not(feature = "parallel"), target_arch = "wasm32"))] + { + queries + .iter() + .map(|query| { + let candidates = index.search(query, k * 4).unwrap(); + solver.rerank(query, &candidates, k) + }) + .collect() + } +} +``` + +### 2. Solver Scheduler Integration + +The solver's nanosecond-precision scheduler operates exclusively within a single Rayon +task. It manages fine-grained intra-solve task decomposition without interacting with +Rayon's thread pool or work-stealing queues. + +``` ++---------------------------------------------------------------+ +| Single Rayon Task | +| | +| +----------------------------------------------------------+ | +| | Solver Scheduler (98ns tick) | | +| | | | +| | Task Queue: | | +| | [Neumann Term 0] [Neumann Term 1] [Random Walk Step] | | +| | [Matrix Partition A] [Matrix Partition B] [Reduce] | | +| | | | +| | Execution Timeline (single thread): | | +| | |--98ns--|--98ns--|--98ns--|--98ns--|--98ns--| | | +| | | T0 | T1 | T2 | T3 | T0 | ... | | +| | | run | run | run | run | cont | | | +| | | | +| | Scheduler Responsibilities: | | +| | - Task priority ordering | | +| | - Convergence checking per tick | | +| | - Early termination on epsilon satisfaction | | +| | - Budget enforcement (max ticks per solve) | | +| +----------------------------------------------------------+ | ++---------------------------------------------------------------+ +``` + +#### Scheduler Isolation Contract + +```rust +/// The solver scheduler runs entirely within a single OS thread. +/// It MUST NOT: +/// - Call rayon::spawn() or any Rayon parallel iterator +/// - Acquire locks held by other Rayon tasks +/// - Block on tokio channels or async primitives +/// - Allocate from the global allocator in the hot loop +/// +/// It MAY: +/// - Use thread-local storage for scratch buffers +/// - Use AtomicVectorPool for zero-alloc vector operations +/// - Read from shared immutable data (index, graph adjacency) +/// - Write to its own output buffer (non-shared) +pub struct SolverScheduler { + /// Task queue using crossbeam for efficient scheduling + task_queue: crossbeam::deque::Worker, + /// Pre-allocated scratch space from AtomicVectorPool + scratch_pool: AtomicVectorPool, + /// Tick interval in nanoseconds (default: 98) + tick_ns: u64, + /// Maximum ticks per solve invocation + max_ticks: u64, + /// Convergence threshold + epsilon: f64, +} + +impl SolverScheduler { + pub fn new(dimensions: usize, config: &SchedulerConfig) -> Self { + Self { + task_queue: crossbeam::deque::Worker::new_fifo(), + scratch_pool: AtomicVectorPool::new(dimensions, 16, 64), + tick_ns: config.tick_ns.unwrap_or(98), + max_ticks: config.max_ticks.unwrap_or(100_000), + epsilon: config.epsilon.unwrap_or(1e-6), + } + } + + /// Execute a solve within the scheduler's tick loop. + /// This function is called from within a Rayon task and runs + /// entirely on the calling thread. + pub fn execute(&self, problem: &SolveProblem) -> SolveResult { + let mut state = SolverState::init(problem, &self.scratch_pool); + let mut ticks: u64 = 0; + + loop { + // Process one tick worth of work + if let Some(task) = self.task_queue.pop() { + task.execute(&mut state); + } + + ticks += 1; + + // Check convergence + if state.residual() < self.epsilon { + return SolveResult::converged(state, ticks); + } + + // Check budget + if ticks >= self.max_ticks { + return SolveResult::budget_exhausted(state, ticks); + } + + // Generate follow-up tasks based on current state + self.generate_tasks(&state); + } + } + + fn generate_tasks(&self, state: &SolverState) { + // Neumann series: schedule next term if not converged + if state.needs_next_term() { + self.task_queue.push(SolverTask::NeumannTerm { + term_index: state.current_term + 1, + }); + } + // Random walk: schedule additional walks if variance too high + if state.variance_too_high() { + self.task_queue.push(SolverTask::RandomWalkBatch { + count: state.walks_needed(), + }); + } + } +} +``` + +### 3. Crossbeam Integration + +The solver extends ruvector's existing lock-free infrastructure with two additional +integration points. + +#### Work-Stealing Task Queue + +The solver's task queue uses `crossbeam::deque::Injector` for work distribution when +operating in multi-solve mode. Each Rayon worker thread owns a local +`crossbeam::deque::Worker` deque; the `Injector` distributes initial tasks, and +`Stealer` handles load balancing across solver instances. + +``` ++----------------------------------------------------------+ +| Work-Stealing Topology | +| | +| +--------------------+ | +| | Injector | <-- batch_solve() pushes here | +| | (Global Task Queue)| | +| +--------+-----------+ | +| | | +| +-----+------+------+ | +| | | | | +| +--v---+ +----v-+ +-v----+ | +| |Worker| |Worker| |Worker| <-- Rayon thread-local | +| |Deque | |Deque | |Deque | | +| +--+---+ +--+---+ +--+---+ | +| | | | | +| v v v | +| Steal <----> Steal <--> Steal (work stealing) | ++----------------------------------------------------------+ +``` + +```rust +use crossbeam::deque::{Injector, Stealer, Worker}; + +/// Multi-solve work distributor using crossbeam work-stealing deques. +/// Integrates with Rayon by running within install() scope. +pub struct SolverWorkDistributor { + injector: Injector, + stealers: Vec>, + workers: Vec>, +} + +impl SolverWorkDistributor { + pub fn new(num_workers: usize) -> Self { + let injector = Injector::new(); + let mut workers = Vec::with_capacity(num_workers); + let mut stealers = Vec::with_capacity(num_workers); + + for _ in 0..num_workers { + let worker = Worker::new_fifo(); + stealers.push(worker.stealer()); + workers.push(worker); + } + + Self { injector, stealers, workers } + } + + /// Submit a batch of solve requests for parallel execution. + pub fn submit_batch(&self, requests: Vec) { + for request in requests { + self.injector.push(request); + } + } + + /// Attempt to steal work. Called by idle Rayon threads. + pub fn find_work(&self, worker_id: usize) -> Option { + // Try local deque first + let local = &self.workers[worker_id]; + if let Some(task) = local.pop() { + return Some(task); + } + + // Try global injector + loop { + match self.injector.steal_batch_and_pop(local) { + crossbeam::deque::Steal::Success(task) => return Some(task), + crossbeam::deque::Steal::Empty => break, + crossbeam::deque::Steal::Retry => continue, + } + } + + // Try stealing from other workers + for (i, stealer) in self.stealers.iter().enumerate() { + if i == worker_id { continue; } + loop { + match stealer.steal() { + crossbeam::deque::Steal::Success(task) => return Some(task), + crossbeam::deque::Steal::Empty => break, + crossbeam::deque::Steal::Retry => continue, + } + } + } + + None + } +} +``` + +#### Lock-Free Statistics + +Solver statistics collection extends the existing `LockFreeStats` pattern from +`crates/ruvector-core/src/lockfree.rs`, using `CachePadded` for contention-free +updates across Rayon worker threads. + +```rust +use crossbeam::utils::CachePadded; +use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicU64, Ordering}; + +/// Lock-free solver statistics, following ruvector's LockFreeStats pattern. +/// Each field is cache-line padded to prevent false sharing between threads. +#[repr(align(64))] +pub struct SolverStats { + solves_completed: CachePadded, + total_ticks: CachePadded, + convergences: CachePadded, + budget_exhaustions: CachePadded, + total_latency_ns: CachePadded, + neumann_terms_computed: CachePadded, + random_walks_executed: CachePadded, +} + +impl SolverStats { + pub fn new() -> Self { + Self { + solves_completed: CachePadded::new(AtomicU64::new(0)), + total_ticks: CachePadded::new(AtomicU64::new(0)), + convergences: CachePadded::new(AtomicU64::new(0)), + budget_exhaustions: CachePadded::new(AtomicU64::new(0)), + total_latency_ns: CachePadded::new(AtomicU64::new(0)), + neumann_terms_computed: CachePadded::new(AtomicU64::new(0)), + random_walks_executed: CachePadded::new(AtomicU64::new(0)), + } + } + + #[inline] + pub fn record_solve(&self, result: &SolveResult) { + self.solves_completed.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed); + self.total_ticks.fetch_add(result.ticks, Ordering::Relaxed); + self.total_latency_ns.fetch_add(result.latency_ns, Ordering::Relaxed); + + if result.converged { + self.convergences.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed); + } else { + self.budget_exhaustions.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed); + } + } + + pub fn snapshot(&self) -> SolverStatsSnapshot { + let completed = self.solves_completed.load(Ordering::Relaxed); + let total_latency = self.total_latency_ns.load(Ordering::Relaxed); + let total_ticks = self.total_ticks.load(Ordering::Relaxed); + + SolverStatsSnapshot { + solves_completed: completed, + convergence_rate: if completed > 0 { + self.convergences.load(Ordering::Relaxed) as f64 / completed as f64 + } else { 0.0 }, + avg_latency_ns: if completed > 0 { + total_latency / completed + } else { 0 }, + avg_ticks_per_solve: if completed > 0 { + total_ticks / completed + } else { 0 }, + neumann_terms: self.neumann_terms_computed.load(Ordering::Relaxed), + random_walks: self.random_walks_executed.load(Ordering::Relaxed), + } + } +} +``` + +### 4. WASM Parallelism + +WASM targets lack native thread support. The solver's WASM binding follows the established +ruvector pattern: a `WorkerPool` (JavaScript) manages Web Workers, each running an +independent WASM solver instance. + +``` ++---------------------------------------------------------------+ +| Browser Main Thread | +| | +| +----------------------------------------------------------+ | +| | SolverWorkerPool (extends WorkerPool pattern) | | +| | | | +| | init() -> spawns N Web Workers (navigator.hardwareConcurrency) | +| | solve(request) -> round-robin to next idle worker | | +| | batchSolve(requests) -> chunk and distribute | | +| | terminate() -> cleanup all workers | | +| +--+--------+--------+--------+----------------------------+ | +| | | | | | ++-----+--------+--------+--------+-------------------------------+ + | | | | + v v v v postMessage / onmessage ++--------+ +--------+ +--------+ +--------+ +|Worker 0| |Worker 1| |Worker 2| |Worker 3| +| | | | | | | | +|+------+| |+------+| |+------+| |+------+| +||WASM || ||WASM || ||WASM || ||WASM || +||Solver|| ||Solver|| ||Solver|| ||Solver|| +||Module|| ||Module|| ||Module|| ||Module|| +|+------+| |+------+| |+------+| |+------+| +| | | | | | | | +|Scheduler| |Scheduler| |Scheduler| |Scheduler| +|(98ns) | |(98ns) | |(98ns) | |(98ns) | ++--------+ +--------+ +--------+ +--------+ + | | | | + v v v v + [WASM SIMD] [WASM SIMD] [WASM SIMD] [WASM SIMD] + (128-bit) (128-bit) (128-bit) (128-bit) +``` + +#### SharedArrayBuffer Zero-Copy Path + +When `SharedArrayBuffer` is available (requires `Cross-Origin-Isolation` headers: +`Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy: same-origin` and +`Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy: require-corp`), the solver uses shared memory for +zero-copy data transfer between workers. + +```javascript +/** + * Solver Worker Pool -- extends ruvector's WorkerPool pattern + * with SharedArrayBuffer support and solver-specific operations. + */ +export class SolverWorkerPool { + constructor(workerUrl, wasmUrl, options = {}) { + this.workerUrl = workerUrl; + this.wasmUrl = wasmUrl; + this.poolSize = options.poolSize || navigator.hardwareConcurrency || 4; + this.workers = []; + this.nextWorker = 0; + this.pendingRequests = new Map(); + this.requestId = 0; + this.initialized = false; + this.sharedMemoryAvailable = typeof SharedArrayBuffer !== 'undefined'; + this.sharedBuffer = null; + } + + async init() { + if (this.initialized) return; + + // Allocate shared memory if available + if (this.sharedMemoryAvailable) { + const bufferSize = this.poolSize * 4 * 1024 * 1024; // 4MB per worker + this.sharedBuffer = new SharedArrayBuffer(bufferSize); + console.log(`SharedArrayBuffer allocated: ${bufferSize} bytes`); + } + + const initPromises = []; + for (let i = 0; i < this.poolSize; i++) { + const worker = new Worker(this.workerUrl, { type: 'module' }); + worker.onmessage = (e) => this.handleMessage(i, e); + worker.onerror = (error) => this.handleError(i, error); + + this.workers.push({ worker, busy: false, id: i }); + + const initData = { + wasmUrl: this.wasmUrl, + workerId: i, + sharedBuffer: this.sharedBuffer, + bufferOffset: i * 4 * 1024 * 1024, + bufferSize: 4 * 1024 * 1024, + }; + initPromises.push(this.sendToWorker(i, 'init', initData)); + } + + await Promise.all(initPromises); + this.initialized = true; + } + + /** + * Solve a single request on the next available worker. + */ + async solve(request) { + if (!this.initialized) await this.init(); + const workerId = this.getNextWorker(); + + if (this.sharedMemoryAvailable) { + // Zero-copy path: write input to shared buffer + const view = new Float32Array( + this.sharedBuffer, + workerId * 4 * 1024 * 1024, + request.data.length + ); + view.set(request.data); + return this.sendToWorker(workerId, 'solveShared', { + offset: 0, + length: request.data.length, + config: request.config, + }); + } else { + // Transferable path: transfer ownership of ArrayBuffer + const buffer = new Float32Array(request.data).buffer; + return this.sendToWorkerTransfer(workerId, 'solve', { + config: request.config, + }, [buffer]); + } + } + + /** + * Batch solve distributes requests across all workers. + */ + async batchSolve(requests) { + if (!this.initialized) await this.init(); + + const chunkSize = Math.ceil(requests.length / this.poolSize); + const chunks = []; + for (let i = 0; i < requests.length; i += chunkSize) { + chunks.push(requests.slice(i, i + chunkSize)); + } + + const promises = chunks.map((chunk, i) => + this.sendToWorker(i % this.poolSize, 'batchSolve', { + requests: chunk.map(r => ({ + data: Array.from(r.data), + config: r.config, + })), + }) + ); + + const results = await Promise.all(promises); + return results.flat(); + } + + // -- Utility methods following WorkerPool pattern -- + + getNextWorker() { + for (let i = 0; i < this.workers.length; i++) { + const idx = (this.nextWorker + i) % this.workers.length; + if (!this.workers[idx].busy) { + this.nextWorker = (idx + 1) % this.workers.length; + return idx; + } + } + const idx = this.nextWorker; + this.nextWorker = (this.nextWorker + 1) % this.workers.length; + return idx; + } + + handleMessage(workerId, event) { + const { requestId, data, error } = event.data; + const request = this.pendingRequests.get(requestId); + if (!request) return; + + this.workers[workerId].busy = false; + this.pendingRequests.delete(requestId); + + if (error) { + request.reject(new Error(error.message)); + } else { + request.resolve(data); + } + } + + handleError(workerId, error) { + console.error(`Solver worker ${workerId} error:`, error); + for (const [requestId, request] of this.pendingRequests) { + if (request.workerId === workerId) { + request.reject(error); + this.pendingRequests.delete(requestId); + } + } + } + + sendToWorker(workerId, type, data) { + return new Promise((resolve, reject) => { + const requestId = this.requestId++; + this.pendingRequests.set(requestId, { resolve, reject, workerId }); + this.workers[workerId].busy = true; + this.workers[workerId].worker.postMessage({ + type, data: { ...data, requestId }, + }); + }); + } + + sendToWorkerTransfer(workerId, type, data, transferables) { + return new Promise((resolve, reject) => { + const requestId = this.requestId++; + this.pendingRequests.set(requestId, { resolve, reject, workerId }); + this.workers[workerId].busy = true; + this.workers[workerId].worker.postMessage( + { type, data: { ...data, requestId } }, + transferables + ); + }); + } + + terminate() { + for (const { worker } of this.workers) { + worker.terminate(); + } + this.workers = []; + this.initialized = false; + this.sharedBuffer = null; + } +} +``` + +#### Fallback Path (No SharedArrayBuffer) + +When `SharedArrayBuffer` is unavailable (non-isolated context, older browsers, iOS Safari +prior to 16.4), the solver falls back to `postMessage` with transferable `ArrayBuffer` +objects. Ownership of the buffer transfers to the worker, avoiding copies at the cost of +making the source buffer neutered (zero-length) after transfer. + +``` +SharedArrayBuffer available? + | + +----+----+ + | | + YES NO + | | + v v +Zero-copy Transferable ArrayBuffer +shared (ownership transfer, +memory source buffer neutered) + | | + v v +Worker reads Worker receives +from shared full copy via +view at structured clone +offset of postMessage +``` + +### 5. Async Integration + +The solver is CPU-bound and must not block the Tokio async runtime. All solver invocations +from async contexts use `tokio::task::spawn_blocking`, following the pattern established +in `ruvector-attention-node`, `ruvector-graph-node`, and `ruvector-router-ffi`. + +```rust +use tokio::sync::broadcast; +use tokio::task; + +/// Async wrapper for solver operations. +/// Uses spawn_blocking to avoid blocking the Tokio runtime. +pub struct AsyncSolver { + solver: Arc, + event_tx: broadcast::Sender, + semaphore: Arc, +} + +/// Events emitted during solver operations for observability. +#[derive(Clone, Debug)] +pub enum SolverEvent { + SolveStarted { request_id: u64 }, + SolveCompleted { request_id: u64, latency_ns: u64, converged: bool }, + SolveFailed { request_id: u64, error: String }, + BatchStarted { batch_id: u64, count: usize }, + BatchCompleted { batch_id: u64, count: usize, total_latency_ns: u64 }, + ConcurrencyLimitReached { current: usize, max: usize }, +} + +impl AsyncSolver { + pub fn new(solver: SublinearSolver, max_concurrent: usize) -> Self { + let (event_tx, _) = broadcast::channel(1024); + Self { + solver: Arc::new(solver), + event_tx, + semaphore: Arc::new(tokio::sync::Semaphore::new(max_concurrent)), + } + } + + /// Subscribe to solver events for monitoring/observability. + pub fn subscribe(&self) -> broadcast::Receiver { + self.event_tx.subscribe() + } + + /// Solve a single request asynchronously. + /// Acquires a semaphore permit to enforce concurrency limits. + pub async fn solve(&self, request: SolveRequest) -> Result { + let permit = self.semaphore.acquire().await + .map_err(|_| SolverError::Shutdown)?; + + let solver = Arc::clone(&self.solver); + let event_tx = self.event_tx.clone(); + let request_id = request.id; + + let _ = event_tx.send(SolverEvent::SolveStarted { request_id }); + + let result = task::spawn_blocking(move || { + let start = std::time::Instant::now(); + let result = solver.solve_single(&request, &SolverConfig::default()); + let latency_ns = start.elapsed().as_nanos() as u64; + + let _ = event_tx.send(SolverEvent::SolveCompleted { + request_id, + latency_ns, + converged: result.converged, + }); + + result + }) + .await + .map_err(|e| SolverError::TaskPanicked(e.to_string()))?; + + drop(permit); + Ok(result) + } + + /// Batch solve with Rayon parallelism inside spawn_blocking. + pub async fn batch_solve( + &self, + requests: Vec, + ) -> Result, SolverError> { + let solver = Arc::clone(&self.solver); + let event_tx = self.event_tx.clone(); + let batch_id = requests.first().map(|r| r.id).unwrap_or(0); + let count = requests.len(); + + let _ = event_tx.send(SolverEvent::BatchStarted { batch_id, count }); + + let results = task::spawn_blocking(move || { + let start = std::time::Instant::now(); + let results = batch_solve(&requests, &solver, &SolverConfig::default()); + let total_latency_ns = start.elapsed().as_nanos() as u64; + + let _ = event_tx.send(SolverEvent::BatchCompleted { + batch_id, count, total_latency_ns, + }); + + results + }) + .await + .map_err(|e| SolverError::TaskPanicked(e.to_string()))?; + + Ok(results) + } +} +``` + +#### Event Stream Architecture + +``` ++------------------+ +------------------+ +------------------+ +| AsyncSolver | | Event Subscriber | | Event Subscriber | +| (spawn_blocking) | | (Metrics) | | (Logging) | ++--------+---------+ +--------+---------+ +--------+---------+ + | | | + v v v + +------+------------------------+------------------------+------+ + | broadcast::channel(1024) | + | | + | SolverEvent::SolveStarted { request_id } | + | SolverEvent::SolveCompleted { request_id, latency_ns, ... } | + | SolverEvent::BatchCompleted { batch_id, count, ... } | + +----------------------------------------------------------------+ +``` + +### 6. Concurrent Solve Limit + +A bounded `tokio::sync::Semaphore` limits the number of solver invocations executing +simultaneously. This prevents memory exhaustion when many async callers submit concurrent +solve requests, each of which allocates scratch buffers from `AtomicVectorPool`. + +**Default limit**: `num_cpus::get() * 2` + +This follows the pattern used in `ruvector-postgres` (`max_concurrent_searches: 64`) and +`prime-radiant` (`max_concurrent_ops`), but tunes for CPU-bound solver work rather than +I/O-bound database queries. + +```rust +/// Configuration for concurrent solve limits. +pub struct ConcurrencyConfig { + /// Maximum concurrent solver invocations. + /// Default: num_cpus * 2 (allows slight oversubscription for + /// work that mixes solver compute with I/O waits). + pub max_concurrent_solves: usize, + + /// Maximum total memory allocated to solver scratch space. + /// Enforced via AtomicVectorPool capacity. + pub max_scratch_memory_bytes: usize, + + /// Backpressure strategy when limit is reached. + pub backpressure: BackpressureStrategy, +} + +#[derive(Debug, Clone)] +pub enum BackpressureStrategy { + /// Block until a permit becomes available (default). + Wait, + /// Return an error immediately. + Reject, + /// Wait up to the specified duration, then return an error. + WaitTimeout(std::time::Duration), +} + +impl Default for ConcurrencyConfig { + fn default() -> Self { + let cpus = num_cpus::get(); + Self { + max_concurrent_solves: cpus * 2, + max_scratch_memory_bytes: cpus * 16 * 1024 * 1024, // 16MB per CPU + backpressure: BackpressureStrategy::Wait, + } + } +} +``` + +--- + +## Consequences + +### Positive + +- **No thread pool exhaustion**: Two-level separation ensures Rayon's global pool is never + starved by nested parallelism. Each solve invocation consumes exactly one Rayon thread. +- **Predictable memory usage**: The semaphore-bounded concurrency limit combined with + `AtomicVectorPool` capacity bounds prevents out-of-memory conditions under load. +- **WASM compatibility**: The Web Worker pattern matches ruvector's existing 27 WASM crates + and their `WorkerPool` infrastructure. No new paradigm to learn or maintain. +- **Observable**: The `broadcast::channel` event stream provides real-time solve metrics + without polling, enabling integration with ruvector's existing `tracing` infrastructure. +- **Zero contention statistics**: Cache-padded atomics in `SolverStats` eliminate false + sharing. Measurements from `LockFreeCounter` tests confirm 10K increments across 10 + threads with zero lost updates. +- **Lock-free hot path**: The solver's inner loop uses `AtomicVectorPool` (SegQueue-backed) + and `crossbeam::deque::Worker` (thread-local). No mutex or RwLock on the critical path. +- **Crossbeam alignment**: Work-stealing deques integrate naturally with Rayon's existing + work-stealing model since Rayon itself uses crossbeam internally. + +### Negative + +- **Scheduler complexity**: The 98ns tick scheduler requires careful calibration per + platform. Timer resolution on Linux (`clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC)`) provides ~25ns + precision, but macOS and Windows have coarser clocks (~1us). +- **WASM overhead**: Web Worker `postMessage` serialization adds ~50-200us per invocation, + dwarfing the solver's sub-microsecond tick cost. Batch operations are essential to + amortize this overhead. +- **SharedArrayBuffer restrictions**: Cross-origin isolation headers (`COOP`/`COEP`) break + third-party integrations (e.g., iframes, analytics scripts). Deployments must weigh + zero-copy benefits against integration constraints. +- **Memory bandwidth ceiling**: Thread scaling beyond 4 threads provides diminishing + returns (50-70% efficiency at 8 threads). The solver cannot overcome this hardware + limitation; it can only work within it by maximizing SIMD utilization per thread. +- **Rayon global pool coupling**: Solver batch operations share Rayon's global thread pool + with other subsystems (`batch_distances`, `FlatIndex::search`, delta operations). Under + contention, solver tasks compete with index operations for threads. + +### Neutral + +- **Feature flag gating**: Parallelism continues to be gated behind + `#[cfg(all(feature = "parallel", not(target_arch = "wasm32")))]`, consistent with + existing crate convention. No new feature flags required. +- **Tokio spawn_blocking pool**: `spawn_blocking` uses a separate thread pool from Rayon. + Default pool size is 512 threads (Tokio default), which is more than sufficient for + `max_concurrent_solves = num_cpus * 2`. +- **Crossbeam version alignment**: Both ruvector (0.8) and the solver target crossbeam 0.8. + No version conflict. + +--- + +## Options Considered + +### Option 1: Rayon-Only Parallelism (Flat Model) + +Use Rayon `par_iter()` for all parallelism, including intra-solve task decomposition. + +- **Pros**: Simplest implementation. Single threading model. No scheduler complexity. + Rayon's adaptive work stealing handles load balancing automatically. +- **Cons**: Nested `par_iter()` calls risk thread pool exhaustion. Rayon's work-stealing + granularity (~1us minimum) is too coarse for the solver's 98ns tick. Cannot express + solver-specific scheduling policies (convergence checking, budget enforcement) within + Rayon's map/reduce model. Forces all solver tasks through Rayon's global deque, adding + contention with other subsystems. + +### Option 2: Dedicated Thread Pool per Solver + +Create a separate `rayon::ThreadPool` for solver operations, isolated from the global pool. + +- **Pros**: Complete isolation from other subsystems. No contention with index operations. + Can size the pool independently (e.g., 4 threads for solver, remaining for index). +- **Cons**: Thread oversubscription: a 4-thread solver pool plus Rayon's global pool (8 + threads by default) creates 12 threads on an 8-core machine. Context switching overhead + negates throughput gains. Memory bandwidth is the bottleneck, not thread count; more + threads do not help. Cannot share work between pools when one is idle. Increases total + memory consumption (each pool maintains its own deque infrastructure). + +### Option 3: Tokio-Native Async Solve (Chosen Against) + +Run the solver on the Tokio runtime using `tokio::task::spawn` with cooperative yielding. + +- **Pros**: Native async integration. No spawn_blocking overhead. Natural backpressure + via Tokio's task budget system. +- **Cons**: The solver is CPU-bound; running on Tokio's cooperative scheduler would block + other async tasks. Tokio's tick granularity (~10us) is 100x coarser than the solver's + 98ns target. Would require `.await` points in inner loops, destroying SIMD pipeline + throughput. Fundamentally wrong tool for CPU-bound computation. + +### Option 4: Two-Level with Scheduler (Chosen) + +Rayon for outer-level batch parallelism; solver's own nanosecond scheduler for inner-level +task management; crossbeam for lock-free data structures; Tokio integration via +spawn_blocking. + +- **Pros**: Matches ruvector's existing patterns exactly. Respects memory bandwidth limits + by not oversubscribing threads. Preserves solver's 98ns scheduling precision. Lock-free + hot path. Observable via broadcast channels. WASM-compatible via established WorkerPool. +- **Cons**: Two scheduling systems to understand and maintain. Potential for subtle bugs + at the Rayon/scheduler boundary (e.g., accidentally calling par_iter inside a solve). + +--- + +## Thread Scaling Analysis + +### Memory Bandwidth Model + +The dominant performance constraint for vectorized solver workloads is memory bandwidth, +not CPU compute. The following model explains the measured scaling behavior. + +``` +Memory Bandwidth Utilization vs Thread Count +(10K vectors x 384 dimensions x 4 bytes = 15.36 MB working set) + +Threads | BW Used (GB/s) | BW Available | Efficiency | Bottleneck +---------|----------------|--------------|------------|------------------ +1 | ~8 | ~50 (DDR5) | 16% | CPU-bound (good) +2 | ~15 | ~50 | 30% | CPU-bound (good) +4 | ~28 | ~50 | 56% | Approaching BW limit +8 | ~38 | ~50 | 76% | BW-saturated +16 | ~42 | ~50 | 84% | Diminishing returns + +Note: Effective BW is lower than theoretical peak due to cache coherence +traffic (MESI protocol overhead) and TLB pressure at scale. +``` + +### Solver-Specific Scaling Predictions + +The solver's workload differs from pure distance computation in two important ways: + +1. **Higher arithmetic intensity**: Neumann series evaluation performs multiple matrix-vector + products per memory access, increasing the compute-to-bandwidth ratio. This should + improve scaling beyond 4 threads relative to simple distance computation. + +2. **Smaller working sets per solve**: Individual solve problems typically involve matrices + of size 128x128 to 1024x1024 (~64KB to ~4MB), fitting within L2/L3 cache. This reduces + memory bandwidth pressure compared to scanning 10K vectors. + +``` +Predicted Solver Thread Scaling: + +Threads | Distance Comp | Neumann Solve | Random Walk + | (measured) | (predicted) | (predicted) +---------|----------------|----------------|---------------- +1 | 100% | 100% | 100% +2 | 85-95% | 90-97% | 92-98% +4 | 70-85% | 80-92% | 85-95% +8 | 50-70% | 65-82% | 70-85% + +Neumann: Higher arithmetic intensity -> better scaling +Random Walk: Independent walks -> near-linear scaling +``` + +### Avoiding Nested Parallelism + +Nested Rayon parallelism is the single most dangerous anti-pattern for this integration. +The following diagram illustrates the deadlock scenario. + +``` +DANGEROUS (do NOT do this): + + batch_solve() + .par_iter() <-- Rayon global pool (8 threads) + | + +-> solve_single() + .par_iter() <-- NESTED: tries to use same 8 threads + | + +-> [DEADLOCK: all 8 threads waiting for inner + par_iter work, but no threads available + to execute it] + +CORRECT (this ADR's approach): + + batch_solve() + .par_iter() <-- Rayon global pool (8 threads) + | + +-> solve_single() + SolverScheduler::execute() <-- Sequential on calling thread + | + +-> SIMD kernel <-- Vectorized, single thread + +-> crossbeam::deque <-- Thread-local, no contention +``` + +--- + +## Lock-Free Data Structure Usage Map + +The following table maps each lock-free structure in the codebase to its role in the +solver integration. + +| Structure | Source | Solver Role | Contention Profile | +|-----------|--------|-------------|-------------------| +| `AtomicVectorPool` | `lockfree.rs` | Scratch buffer allocation for Neumann terms, walk accumulators | Per-thread pool instance; no cross-thread contention | +| `LockFreeWorkQueue` | `lockfree.rs` | Bounded result collection from parallel batch_solve | Producers: Rayon threads; Consumer: batch_solve caller | +| `LockFreeStats` | `lockfree.rs` | Pattern template for `SolverStats` | Write-only from Rayon threads; Read from monitoring | +| `LockFreeCounter` | `lockfree.rs` | Request ID generation, tick counting | Single atomic increment per solve; negligible contention | +| `LockFreeBatchProcessor` | `lockfree.rs` | Orchestration of multi-phase solve pipelines | Phase transitions; moderate contention at boundaries | +| `ObjectPool` | `lockfree.rs` | Reusable solver state objects | Per-thread acquire/release; low contention | +| `crossbeam::deque::Worker` | crossbeam | Solver scheduler task queue | Thread-local; zero contention | +| `crossbeam::deque::Injector` | crossbeam | Batch task distribution | Single producer (submit), multiple consumers (steal) | +| `DashMap` | dashmap | Solver result cache (optional) | Read-heavy; sharded RwLock minimizes contention | + +--- + +## Benchmark Predictions for Parallel Solver + +Based on existing ruvector benchmark data and the solver's algorithmic properties. + +### Single-Threaded Solver Performance + +| Operation | Estimated Latency | Basis | +|-----------|------------------|-------| +| Neumann solve (128x128 sparse) | 2-5 us | 3-5 terms x 500ns matmul | +| Neumann solve (1024x1024 sparse) | 20-80 us | 5-8 terms x 5us matmul | +| Random walk estimate (single entry) | 0.5-2 us | 10-50 steps x 50ns/step | +| Scheduler overhead per solve | 50-200 ns | 1-2 ticks of bookkeeping | +| AtomicVectorPool acquire/release | 15-30 ns | SegQueue push/pop | + +### Parallel Batch Performance (8 threads) + +| Operation | 1 Thread | 8 Threads | Speedup | Efficiency | +|-----------|----------|-----------|---------|------------| +| 1000x Neumann (128x128) | 3.5 ms | 0.55 ms | 6.4x | 80% | +| 1000x Neumann (1024x1024) | 50 ms | 8.5 ms | 5.9x | 74% | +| 10000x Random walk | 12 ms | 1.8 ms | 6.7x | 84% | +| Mixed batch (Neumann + walk) | 30 ms | 5.2 ms | 5.8x | 72% | + +### WASM Performance (4 Web Workers) + +| Operation | 1 Worker | 4 Workers | Speedup | Overhead | +|-----------|----------|-----------|---------|----------| +| 100x Neumann (128x128) | 0.8 ms | 0.25 ms | 3.2x | ~100us postMessage | +| 100x Neumann (SAB zero-copy) | 0.8 ms | 0.22 ms | 3.6x | ~10us shared read | +| WASM SIMD vs scalar | - | - | 2-4x | Per-operation | + +--- + +## Related Decisions + +- **ADR-STS-001**: Rust crates integration (establishes the `parallel` feature flag + convention that this ADR extends) +- **ADR-STS-005**: Architecture analysis (defines the Core-Binding-Surface pattern that + the async wrapper follows) +- **ADR-STS-006**: WASM integration (defines Web Worker and SharedArrayBuffer patterns + that this ADR's WASM parallelism builds on) +- **ADR-STS-008**: Performance analysis (provides the thread scaling measurements and + benchmark framework referenced throughout) +- **ADR-003**: SIMD optimization strategy (defines the SIMD vectorization approach used + in the solver's inner level) + +## References + +- [Rayon documentation: Thread pool configuration](https://docs.rs/rayon/latest/rayon/struct.ThreadPoolBuilder.html) +- [Crossbeam deque: Work-stealing](https://docs.rs/crossbeam-deque/latest/crossbeam_deque/) +- [Tokio: spawn_blocking for CPU-bound work](https://docs.rs/tokio/latest/tokio/task/fn.spawn_blocking.html) +- [MDN: SharedArrayBuffer and Cross-Origin Isolation](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/SharedArrayBuffer) +- [ruvector lockfree.rs](/home/user/ruvector/crates/ruvector-core/src/lockfree.rs) +- [ruvector worker-pool.js](/home/user/ruvector/crates/ruvector-wasm/src/worker-pool.js) +- [ruvector comprehensive_bench.rs](/home/user/ruvector/crates/ruvector-core/benches/comprehensive_bench.rs) +- [ruvector distance.rs batch_distances()](/home/user/ruvector/crates/ruvector-core/src/distance.rs) diff --git a/docs/research/sublinear-time-solver/adr/ADR-STS-010-api-surface-design.md b/docs/research/sublinear-time-solver/adr/ADR-STS-010-api-surface-design.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..18b7bc299 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/research/sublinear-time-solver/adr/ADR-STS-010-api-surface-design.md @@ -0,0 +1,1372 @@ +# ADR-STS-010: API Surface Design and Ergonomics + +## Status + +Proposed + +## Date + +2026-02-20 + +## Authors + +RuVector Architecture Team + +## Deciders + +Architecture Review Board + +## Context + +The sublinear-time solver must be consumed from multiple runtime environments: native Rust +libraries, WebAssembly modules in the browser, Node.js addons for server-side JavaScript, +REST endpoints for language-agnostic HTTP clients, MCP tools for AI-agent orchestration, +and TypeScript applications that wrap any of those layers. + +RuVector already follows established API conventions: + +- **Trait-based polymorphism**: `DistanceMetric`, `DynamicMinCut`, and other core traits + define behavior contracts with associated types. +- **Generic type parameters with defaults**: `struct Index` lets + callers omit the parameter in the common case. +- **`Arc` dependency injection**: runtime-selected backends are threaded through + the system as trait objects behind atomic reference counts. +- **Builder pattern**: complex structs expose `::builder()` methods that validate at + construction time rather than at each call site. + +The solver must expose a consistent, ergonomic API surface across all six target layers +while preserving zero-cost abstractions in the Rust core and minimizing serialization +overhead at FFI boundaries. Key design tensions include: + +1. **Type safety vs. FFI simplicity** -- Rust's rich type system cannot cross the WASM or + NAPI boundary unchanged. +2. **Sync vs. async** -- Browser and Node.js callers expect `Promise`-based APIs; Rust + callers may want both sync and async. +3. **Streaming vs. batch** -- Large solver outputs benefit from incremental delivery, but + not all transports support streaming natively. +4. **Versioning** -- Breaking changes to the solver API must be manageable without forcing + simultaneous updates across all consumers. + +This ADR defines the canonical API surface for every layer, the mapping rules between them, +the error contract, the streaming protocol, and the versioning and deprecation policy. + +## Decision + +### 1. Core Rust Traits + +All solver functionality is expressed through a small set of traits. Consumers that embed +the solver as a Rust dependency program against these traits and never against concrete +types. + +```rust +use std::error::Error; +use std::fmt; + +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- +// Compute budget -- lets callers cap wall-clock time, iterations, or memory. +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +#[derive(Debug, Clone)] +pub struct ComputeBudget { + /// Maximum wall-clock duration. `None` means unlimited. + pub max_duration: Option, + /// Maximum number of iterations the solver may execute. + pub max_iterations: Option, + /// Maximum resident memory the solver may allocate (bytes). + pub max_memory_bytes: Option, +} + +impl Default for ComputeBudget { + fn default() -> Self { + Self { + max_duration: None, + max_iterations: Some(10_000), + max_memory_bytes: None, + } + } +} + +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- +// Complexity estimate returned before solving. +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +#[derive(Debug, Clone)] +pub struct ComplexityEstimate { + /// Estimated time complexity class (e.g. "O(n log n)"). + pub time_class: String, + /// Estimated number of floating-point operations. + pub estimated_flops: u64, + /// Estimated peak memory usage in bytes. + pub estimated_memory_bytes: usize, + /// Recommended compute budget for this input. + pub recommended_budget: ComputeBudget, +} + +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- +// SolverEngine -- the root trait for every solver variant. +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +pub trait SolverEngine: Send + Sync { + /// The input type accepted by this solver. + type Input; + /// The output type produced by this solver. + type Output; + /// The error type produced by this solver. + type Error: Error + Send + Sync + 'static; + + /// Solve synchronously with the default compute budget. + fn solve(&self, input: &Self::Input) -> Result; + + /// Solve synchronously with an explicit compute budget. + fn solve_with_budget( + &self, + input: &Self::Input, + budget: ComputeBudget, + ) -> Result; + + /// Return a complexity estimate without executing the solve. + fn estimate_complexity(&self, input: &Self::Input) -> ComplexityEstimate; + + /// Human-readable name for logging and diagnostics. + fn name(&self) -> &str; + + /// Semantic version of this solver implementation. + fn version(&self) -> &str; +} + +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- +// NumericBackend -- pluggable linear-algebra kernel. +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +pub trait NumericBackend: Send + Sync { + type Matrix: Send + Sync + Clone; + type Vector: Send + Sync + Clone; + + /// Dense matrix multiplication: C = A * B. + fn mat_mul(&self, a: &Self::Matrix, b: &Self::Matrix) -> Self::Matrix; + + /// Singular value decomposition: M = U * diag(S) * V^T. + fn svd( + &self, + m: &Self::Matrix, + ) -> (Self::Matrix, Self::Vector, Self::Matrix); + + /// Eigenvalue decomposition (symmetric). + fn eigenvalues(&self, m: &Self::Matrix) -> Self::Vector; + + /// L2 norm of a vector. + fn norm(&self, v: &Self::Vector) -> f64; + + /// Sparse matrix-vector product: y = A * x. + fn spmv( + &self, + rows: &[usize], + cols: &[usize], + vals: &[f64], + x: &Self::Vector, + ) -> Self::Vector; + + /// Create a zero vector of length n. + fn zeros(&self, n: usize) -> Self::Vector; + + /// Create an identity matrix of size n x n. + fn eye(&self, n: usize) -> Self::Matrix; +} + +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- +// Specialised solver traits -- extend SolverEngine with domain methods. +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +/// Sparse Laplacian solver (Spielman-Teng family). +pub trait SparseLaplacianSolver: SolverEngine { + /// Solve Lx = b where L is a graph Laplacian. + fn solve_laplacian( + &self, + laplacian: &::Input, + rhs: &[f64], + ) -> Result<::Output, ::Error>; + + /// Return the effective resistance between nodes u and v. + fn effective_resistance(&self, u: usize, v: usize) -> Result::Error>; +} + +/// Sublinear PageRank approximation. +pub trait SublinearPageRank: SolverEngine { + /// Approximate PageRank for a single target node. + fn pagerank_single( + &self, + target: usize, + teleport: f64, + ) -> Result::Error>; + + /// Approximate the top-k PageRank nodes. + fn pagerank_topk( + &self, + k: usize, + teleport: f64, + ) -> Result, ::Error>; +} + +/// Hybrid random-walk solver for mixing-time estimation. +pub trait HybridRandomWalkSolver: SolverEngine { + /// Estimate the mixing time of the chain. + fn mixing_time(&self) -> Result::Error>; + + /// Sample a random walk of length `steps` starting from `start`. + fn random_walk( + &self, + start: usize, + steps: usize, + ) -> Result, ::Error>; + + /// Estimate stationary distribution via random walks. + fn estimate_stationary( + &self, + num_walks: usize, + walk_length: usize, + ) -> Result, ::Error>; +} +``` + +### 2. Builder Pattern + +Every concrete solver is constructed through a validated builder. The builder enforces +invariants at construction time so that `solve()` never fails due to misconfiguration. + +```rust +use std::sync::Arc; + +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- +// Algorithm selection enum. +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)] +pub enum Algorithm { + /// Truncated Neumann series for Laplacian solves. + Neumann, + /// Spielman-Teng nearly-linear solver. + SpielmanTeng, + /// Approximate PageRank via local random walks. + ApproxPageRank, + /// Hybrid random-walk with spectral fallback. + HybridRandomWalk, + /// Chebyshev polynomial acceleration. + Chebyshev, +} + +impl Default for Algorithm { + fn default() -> Self { + Algorithm::Neumann + } +} + +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- +// Preconditioner strategy. +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)] +pub enum Preconditioner { + None, + Jacobi, + IncompleteCholesky, + LowStretchTree, +} + +impl Default for Preconditioner { + fn default() -> Self { + Preconditioner::None + } +} + +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- +// Builder. +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +pub struct SublinearSolverBuilder { + algorithm: Algorithm, + tolerance: f64, + max_iterations: u64, + preconditioner: Preconditioner, + parallelism: usize, + backend: Option, + budget: ComputeBudget, +} + +#[derive(Debug)] +pub struct BuilderError(String); + +impl fmt::Display for BuilderError { + fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result { + write!(f, "SublinearSolverBuilder: {}", self.0) + } +} + +impl Error for BuilderError {} + +impl SublinearSolverBuilder { + pub fn new() -> Self { + Self { + algorithm: Algorithm::default(), + tolerance: 1e-6, + max_iterations: 1_000, + preconditioner: Preconditioner::default(), + parallelism: num_cpus::get(), + backend: None, + budget: ComputeBudget::default(), + } + } + + pub fn algorithm(mut self, alg: Algorithm) -> Self { + self.algorithm = alg; + self + } + + pub fn tolerance(mut self, tol: f64) -> Self { + self.tolerance = tol; + self + } + + pub fn max_iterations(mut self, n: u64) -> Self { + self.max_iterations = n; + self + } + + pub fn preconditioner(mut self, p: Preconditioner) -> Self { + self.preconditioner = p; + self + } + + pub fn parallelism(mut self, n: usize) -> Self { + self.parallelism = n; + self + } + + pub fn backend(mut self, b: B) -> Self { + self.backend = Some(b); + self + } + + pub fn budget(mut self, b: ComputeBudget) -> Self { + self.budget = b; + self + } + + /// Validate all parameters and construct the solver. + pub fn build(self) -> Result, BuilderError> { + if self.tolerance <= 0.0 || self.tolerance >= 1.0 { + return Err(BuilderError( + "tolerance must be in the open interval (0, 1)".into(), + )); + } + if self.max_iterations == 0 { + return Err(BuilderError( + "max_iterations must be at least 1".into(), + )); + } + if self.parallelism == 0 { + return Err(BuilderError( + "parallelism must be at least 1".into(), + )); + } + let backend = self + .backend + .ok_or_else(|| BuilderError("backend is required".into()))?; + + Ok(SublinearSolver { + algorithm: self.algorithm, + tolerance: self.tolerance, + max_iterations: self.max_iterations, + preconditioner: self.preconditioner, + parallelism: self.parallelism, + backend: Arc::new(backend), + budget: self.budget, + }) + } +} + +/// Convenience entry point. +impl SublinearSolver { + pub fn builder() -> SublinearSolverBuilder { + SublinearSolverBuilder::new() + } +} + +// Usage example: +// +// let solver = SublinearSolver::builder() +// .algorithm(Algorithm::Neumann) +// .tolerance(1e-6) +// .max_iterations(1_000) +// .preconditioner(Preconditioner::Jacobi) +// .parallelism(8) +// .backend(NalgebraBackend::default()) +// .budget(ComputeBudget { +// max_duration: Some(Duration::from_secs(30)), +// ..Default::default() +// }) +// .build() +// .expect("valid configuration"); +``` + +### 3. WASM API (wasm-bindgen) + +The WASM layer wraps the core Rust traits behind `wasm-bindgen`-compatible structs. +All complex types cross the boundary as JSON via `serde_wasm_bindgen`. + +```rust +use wasm_bindgen::prelude::*; +use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize}; + +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- +// Configuration passed from JavaScript. +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Clone)] +pub struct JsSolverConfig { + pub algorithm: String, // "neumann" | "spielman_teng" | ... + pub tolerance: f64, + pub max_iterations: u64, + pub preconditioner: String, // "none" | "jacobi" | ... +} + +impl Default for JsSolverConfig { + fn default() -> Self { + Self { + algorithm: "neumann".into(), + tolerance: 1e-6, + max_iterations: 1_000, + preconditioner: "none".into(), + } + } +} + +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- +// Result returned to JavaScript. +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)] +pub struct JsSolverResult { + pub solution: Vec, + pub residual_norm: f64, + pub iterations_used: u64, + pub wall_time_ms: f64, + pub converged: bool, +} + +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- +// JsSolver -- the wasm-bindgen entry point. +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +#[wasm_bindgen] +pub struct JsSolver { + // opaque inner solver + inner: SublinearSolver, +} + +#[wasm_bindgen] +impl JsSolver { + /// Create a new solver with the given config (passed as a JS object). + #[wasm_bindgen(constructor)] + pub fn new(config: JsValue) -> Result { + let cfg: JsSolverConfig = + serde_wasm_bindgen::from_value(config).map_err(|e| { + JsError::new(&format!("invalid config: {e}")) + })?; + + let alg = parse_algorithm(&cfg.algorithm) + .map_err(|e| JsError::new(&e))?; + let pre = parse_preconditioner(&cfg.preconditioner) + .map_err(|e| JsError::new(&e))?; + + let solver = SublinearSolverBuilder::::new() + .algorithm(alg) + .tolerance(cfg.tolerance) + .max_iterations(cfg.max_iterations) + .preconditioner(pre) + .backend(WasmBackend::default()) + .build() + .map_err(|e| JsError::new(&e.to_string()))?; + + Ok(JsSolver { inner: solver }) + } + + /// Synchronous solve. Blocks the WASM thread. + pub fn solve(&self, input: JsValue) -> Result { + let parsed = serde_wasm_bindgen::from_value(input) + .map_err(|e| JsError::new(&format!("invalid input: {e}")))?; + let result = self.inner.solve(&parsed) + .map_err(|e| JsError::new(&e.to_string()))?; + serde_wasm_bindgen::to_value(&result) + .map_err(|e| JsError::new(&format!("serialization error: {e}"))) + } + + /// Asynchronous solve. Returns a `Promise`. + #[wasm_bindgen(js_name = solveAsync)] + pub async fn solve_async(&self, input: JsValue) -> Result { + let parsed = serde_wasm_bindgen::from_value(input) + .map_err(|e| JsError::new(&format!("invalid input: {e}")))?; + // In the WASM single-threaded model this yields to the event loop + // between iterations when possible. + let result = self.inner.solve_async(&parsed).await + .map_err(|e| JsError::new(&e.to_string()))?; + serde_wasm_bindgen::to_value(&result) + .map_err(|e| JsError::new(&format!("serialization error: {e}"))) + } + + /// Estimate complexity without solving. + #[wasm_bindgen(js_name = estimateComplexity)] + pub fn estimate_complexity(&self, input: JsValue) -> Result { + let parsed = serde_wasm_bindgen::from_value(input) + .map_err(|e| JsError::new(&format!("invalid input: {e}")))?; + let est = self.inner.estimate_complexity(&parsed); + serde_wasm_bindgen::to_value(&est) + .map_err(|e| JsError::new(&format!("serialization error: {e}"))) + } + + /// Free WASM memory held by this solver. + pub fn free(self) { + drop(self); + } +} +``` + +### 4. Node.js API (NAPI-RS) + +The Node.js addon uses `napi-rs` to expose the solver as a native class. CPU-bound work +runs on the libuv thread pool via `spawn_blocking`. + +```rust +use napi::bindgen_prelude::*; +use napi_derive::napi; + +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- +// Config and result structs (napi-compatible). +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +#[napi(object)] +pub struct NapiSolverConfig { + pub algorithm: String, + pub tolerance: f64, + pub max_iterations: i64, // napi does not support u64 directly + pub preconditioner: String, + pub parallelism: Option, +} + +#[napi(object)] +pub struct NapiSolverResult { + pub solution: Vec, + pub residual_norm: f64, + pub iterations_used: i64, + pub wall_time_ms: f64, + pub converged: bool, +} + +#[napi(object)] +pub struct NapiComplexityEstimate { + pub time_class: String, + pub estimated_flops: i64, + pub estimated_memory_bytes: i64, + pub recommended_max_iterations: i64, +} + +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- +// NapiSolver class. +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +#[napi] +pub struct NapiSolver { + inner: SublinearSolver, +} + +#[napi] +impl NapiSolver { + /// Construct from a config object. + #[napi(constructor)] + pub fn new(config: NapiSolverConfig) -> Result { + let alg = parse_algorithm(&config.algorithm) + .map_err(|e| Error::from_reason(e))?; + let pre = parse_preconditioner(&config.preconditioner) + .map_err(|e| Error::from_reason(e))?; + + let mut builder = SublinearSolverBuilder::new() + .algorithm(alg) + .tolerance(config.tolerance) + .max_iterations(config.max_iterations as u64) + .preconditioner(pre) + .backend(NalgebraBackend::default()); + + if let Some(p) = config.parallelism { + builder = builder.parallelism(p as usize); + } + + let inner = builder.build() + .map_err(|e| Error::from_reason(e.to_string()))?; + + Ok(Self { inner }) + } + + /// Async solve -- offloads to the libuv thread pool. + #[napi] + pub async fn solve(&self, input: Buffer) -> Result { + let data = input.to_vec(); + let solver = self.inner.clone(); + + let result = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || { + let parsed: SolverInput = bincode::deserialize(&data) + .map_err(|e| Error::from_reason(format!("deserialize: {e}")))?; + solver.solve(&parsed) + .map_err(|e| Error::from_reason(e.to_string())) + }) + .await + .map_err(|e| Error::from_reason(format!("join: {e}")))??; + + Ok(to_napi_result(result)) + } + + /// Async solve from a JSON string (convenience for scripting). + #[napi(js_name = "solveJson")] + pub async fn solve_json(&self, json: String) -> Result { + let solver = self.inner.clone(); + + let result = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || { + let parsed: SolverInput = serde_json::from_str(&json) + .map_err(|e| Error::from_reason(format!("json: {e}")))?; + solver.solve(&parsed) + .map_err(|e| Error::from_reason(e.to_string())) + }) + .await + .map_err(|e| Error::from_reason(format!("join: {e}")))??; + + Ok(to_napi_result(result)) + } + + /// Estimate complexity without solving. + #[napi(js_name = "estimateComplexity")] + pub fn estimate_complexity(&self, json: String) -> Result { + let parsed: SolverInput = serde_json::from_str(&json) + .map_err(|e| Error::from_reason(format!("json: {e}")))?; + let est = self.inner.estimate_complexity(&parsed); + Ok(NapiComplexityEstimate { + time_class: est.time_class, + estimated_flops: est.estimated_flops as i64, + estimated_memory_bytes: est.estimated_memory_bytes as i64, + recommended_max_iterations: est + .recommended_budget + .max_iterations + .unwrap_or(0) as i64, + }) + } + + /// Return the solver name. + #[napi(getter)] + pub fn name(&self) -> String { + self.inner.name().to_string() + } + + /// Return the solver version. + #[napi(getter)] + pub fn version(&self) -> String { + self.inner.version().to_string() + } +} +``` + +### 5. REST API (axum) + +HTTP routes follow the existing RuVector REST conventions: JSON request/response bodies, +`application/json` content type, structured error responses, and SSE for streaming. + +```rust +use axum::{ + extract::{Json, State}, + http::StatusCode, + response::{sse, Sse}, + routing::{get, post, put}, + Router, +}; +use std::sync::Arc; +use tokio_stream::StreamExt; + +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- +// Application state shared across handlers. +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +pub struct AppState { + pub solver: Arc>, +} + +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- +// Request / response types. +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +#[derive(Deserialize)] +pub struct SolveRequest { + pub input: SolverInput, + pub budget: Option, +} + +#[derive(Serialize)] +pub struct SolveResponse { + pub result: SolverOutput, + pub metadata: SolveMetadata, +} + +#[derive(Serialize)] +pub struct SolveMetadata { + pub wall_time_ms: f64, + pub iterations_used: u64, + pub converged: bool, + pub solver_version: String, +} + +#[derive(Serialize)] +pub struct ErrorResponse { + pub error: ErrorDetail, +} + +#[derive(Serialize)] +pub struct ErrorDetail { + pub code: String, + pub message: String, + pub details: Option, +} + +#[derive(Serialize)] +pub struct ConfigResponse { + pub algorithm: String, + pub tolerance: f64, + pub max_iterations: u64, + pub preconditioner: String, + pub parallelism: usize, + pub version: String, +} + +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- +// Route table. +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +pub fn solver_routes(state: Arc) -> Router { + Router::new() + .route("/solver/solve", post(handle_solve)) + .route("/solver/solve/stream", post(handle_solve_stream)) + .route("/solver/complexity", post(handle_estimate_complexity)) + .route("/solver/config", get(handle_get_config)) + .route("/solver/config", put(handle_update_config)) + .route("/solver/health", get(handle_health)) + .with_state(state) +} + +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- +// Handlers. +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +async fn handle_solve( + State(state): State>, + Json(req): Json, +) -> Result, (StatusCode, Json)> { + let solver = state.solver.clone(); + let input = req.input; + let budget = req.budget; + + let start = std::time::Instant::now(); + + let result = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || { + match budget { + Some(b) => solver.solve_with_budget(&input, b), + None => solver.solve(&input), + } + }) + .await + .map_err(|e| internal_error(format!("task join: {e}")))? + .map_err(|e| solver_error(e))?; + + let elapsed = start.elapsed(); + + Ok(Json(SolveResponse { + result, + metadata: SolveMetadata { + wall_time_ms: elapsed.as_secs_f64() * 1000.0, + iterations_used: 0, // filled by solver + converged: true, + solver_version: state.solver.version().to_string(), + }, + })) +} + +/// SSE streaming endpoint. Emits partial results as solver iterations +/// progress, then a final `done` event. +async fn handle_solve_stream( + State(state): State>, + Json(req): Json, +) -> Sse>> { + let solver = state.solver.clone(); + let (tx, rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel::(64); + + tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || { + // The solver calls `tx.blocking_send()` for each iteration update. + // Final result is sent as event type "done". + let _ = solver.solve_streaming(&req.input, move |update| { + let event = sse::Event::default() + .event("progress") + .json_data(&update) + .unwrap(); + let _ = tx.blocking_send(event); + }); + }); + + let stream = tokio_stream::wrappers::ReceiverStream::new(rx) + .map(Ok); + + Sse::new(stream) +} + +async fn handle_estimate_complexity( + State(state): State>, + Json(req): Json, +) -> Json { + let est = state.solver.estimate_complexity(&req.input); + Json(est) +} + +async fn handle_get_config( + State(state): State>, +) -> Json { + Json(ConfigResponse { + algorithm: "neumann".into(), + tolerance: 1e-6, + max_iterations: 1_000, + preconditioner: "none".into(), + parallelism: num_cpus::get(), + version: state.solver.version().to_string(), + }) +} + +async fn handle_update_config( + State(_state): State>, + Json(_cfg): Json, +) -> StatusCode { + // Hot-reload configuration at runtime. + StatusCode::NO_CONTENT +} + +async fn handle_health( + State(state): State>, +) -> Json { + serde_json::json!({ + "status": "ok", + "solver": state.solver.name(), + "version": state.solver.version(), + }) + .pipe(Json) +} + +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- +// Error helpers. +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +fn internal_error(msg: String) -> (StatusCode, Json) { + ( + StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, + Json(ErrorResponse { + error: ErrorDetail { + code: "INTERNAL_ERROR".into(), + message: msg, + details: None, + }, + }), + ) +} + +fn solver_error(e: impl Error) -> (StatusCode, Json) { + ( + StatusCode::UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY, + Json(ErrorResponse { + error: ErrorDetail { + code: "SOLVER_ERROR".into(), + message: e.to_string(), + details: None, + }, + }), + ) +} +``` + +### 6. MCP Tools (JSON-RPC) + +Each solver capability is exposed as an MCP tool with a JSON Schema input specification. +Tools follow the MCP protocol with `name`, `description`, and `inputSchema`. + +```json +[ + { + "name": "solve_sublinear", + "description": "Solve a linear system Ax=b using sublinear-time methods. Returns approximate solution vector.", + "inputSchema": { + "type": "object", + "properties": { + "matrix": { + "type": "object", + "description": "Sparse matrix in COO format", + "properties": { + "rows": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "integer" } }, + "cols": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "integer" } }, + "vals": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "number" } }, + "n": { "type": "integer", "description": "Matrix dimension" } + }, + "required": ["rows", "cols", "vals", "n"] + }, + "rhs": { + "type": "array", + "items": { "type": "number" }, + "description": "Right-hand side vector b" + }, + "algorithm": { + "type": "string", + "enum": ["neumann", "spielman_teng", "chebyshev"], + "default": "neumann" + }, + "tolerance": { + "type": "number", + "default": 1e-6, + "minimum": 0, + "exclusiveMinimum": true, + "maximum": 1, + "exclusiveMaximum": true + }, + "max_iterations": { + "type": "integer", + "default": 1000, + "minimum": 1 + } + }, + "required": ["matrix", "rhs"] + } + }, + { + "name": "estimate_complexity", + "description": "Estimate the computational complexity of solving a given system without performing the solve.", + "inputSchema": { + "type": "object", + "properties": { + "matrix": { + "type": "object", + "properties": { + "rows": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "integer" } }, + "cols": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "integer" } }, + "vals": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "number" } }, + "n": { "type": "integer" } + }, + "required": ["rows", "cols", "vals", "n"] + }, + "algorithm": { + "type": "string", + "enum": ["neumann", "spielman_teng", "chebyshev"] + } + }, + "required": ["matrix"] + } + }, + { + "name": "solve_pagerank", + "description": "Compute approximate PageRank for a graph using sublinear-time local random walks.", + "inputSchema": { + "type": "object", + "properties": { + "adjacency": { + "type": "object", + "description": "Sparse adjacency matrix in COO format", + "properties": { + "rows": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "integer" } }, + "cols": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "integer" } }, + "n": { "type": "integer" } + }, + "required": ["rows", "cols", "n"] + }, + "teleport": { + "type": "number", + "default": 0.15, + "minimum": 0, + "maximum": 1 + }, + "target_node": { + "type": "integer", + "description": "If provided, compute PageRank for this node only" + }, + "top_k": { + "type": "integer", + "description": "If provided, return the top-k nodes by PageRank", + "minimum": 1 + } + }, + "required": ["adjacency"] + } + }, + { + "name": "solve_laplacian", + "description": "Solve Lx=b where L is a graph Laplacian using nearly-linear time solvers.", + "inputSchema": { + "type": "object", + "properties": { + "edges": { + "type": "array", + "items": { + "type": "object", + "properties": { + "u": { "type": "integer" }, + "v": { "type": "integer" }, + "weight": { "type": "number", "default": 1.0 } + }, + "required": ["u", "v"] + }, + "description": "Edge list defining the graph" + }, + "n": { + "type": "integer", + "description": "Number of vertices" + }, + "rhs": { + "type": "array", + "items": { "type": "number" }, + "description": "Right-hand side vector b (must sum to zero)" + }, + "tolerance": { + "type": "number", + "default": 1e-6 + } + }, + "required": ["edges", "n", "rhs"] + } + } +] +``` + +### 7. TypeScript Type Definitions + +TypeScript types are generated from the Rust types to ensure consistency. The generated +file is published alongside the WASM and NAPI packages. + +```typescript +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- +// Core types -- generated from Rust via ts-rs or manually maintained. +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +/** Algorithm selection. */ +export type Algorithm = + | "neumann" + | "spielman_teng" + | "approx_pagerank" + | "hybrid_random_walk" + | "chebyshev"; + +/** Preconditioner strategy. */ +export type Preconditioner = + | "none" + | "jacobi" + | "incomplete_cholesky" + | "low_stretch_tree"; + +/** Compute budget constraining solver resource usage. */ +export interface ComputeBudget { + /** Maximum wall-clock duration in milliseconds. */ + maxDurationMs?: number; + /** Maximum number of solver iterations. */ + maxIterations?: number; + /** Maximum memory allocation in bytes. */ + maxMemoryBytes?: number; +} + +/** Solver configuration passed to the constructor. */ +export interface SolverConfig { + algorithm?: Algorithm; + tolerance?: number; + maxIterations?: number; + preconditioner?: Preconditioner; + parallelism?: number; +} + +/** Sparse matrix in COO (coordinate) format. */ +export interface SparseMatrixCOO { + rows: number[]; + cols: number[]; + vals: number[]; + n: number; +} + +/** Input to the general solver. */ +export interface SolverInput { + matrix: SparseMatrixCOO; + rhs: number[]; +} + +/** Result returned by the solver. */ +export interface SolverResult { + solution: number[]; + residualNorm: number; + iterationsUsed: number; + wallTimeMs: number; + converged: boolean; +} + +/** Complexity estimate returned before solving. */ +export interface ComplexityEstimate { + timeClass: string; + estimatedFlops: number; + estimatedMemoryBytes: number; + recommendedBudget: ComputeBudget; +} + +/** Edge in a graph for Laplacian solvers. */ +export interface Edge { + u: number; + v: number; + weight?: number; +} + +/** PageRank result for a single node. */ +export interface PageRankEntry { + node: number; + score: number; +} + +/** Streaming progress update emitted via SSE. */ +export interface SolveProgress { + iteration: number; + residualNorm: number; + elapsedMs: number; + estimatedRemainingMs: number; +} + +/** Structured error response from the REST API. */ +export interface ErrorResponse { + error: { + code: string; + message: string; + details?: Record; + }; +} + +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- +// WASM solver class (from wasm-bindgen). +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +export declare class JsSolver { + constructor(config?: SolverConfig); + solve(input: SolverInput): SolverResult; + solveAsync(input: SolverInput): Promise; + estimateComplexity(input: SolverInput): ComplexityEstimate; + free(): void; +} + +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- +// Node.js solver class (from napi-rs). +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +export declare class NapiSolver { + constructor(config: SolverConfig); + solve(input: Buffer): Promise; + solveJson(json: string): Promise; + estimateComplexity(json: string): ComplexityEstimate; + readonly name: string; + readonly version: string; +} + +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- +// REST client helper (optional convenience wrapper). +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +export interface SolverClientOptions { + baseUrl: string; + timeoutMs?: number; + headers?: Record; +} + +export declare class SolverClient { + constructor(options: SolverClientOptions); + solve(input: SolverInput, budget?: ComputeBudget): Promise; + solveStream( + input: SolverInput, + onProgress: (progress: SolveProgress) => void, + ): Promise; + estimateComplexity(input: SolverInput): Promise; + getConfig(): Promise; + updateConfig(config: Partial): Promise; + health(): Promise<{ status: string; solver: string; version: string }>; +} +``` + +### 8. Error Response Formats + +All API layers use a unified error taxonomy. Error codes are stable across versions. + +| Code | HTTP Status | Description | +|------|-------------|-------------| +| `INVALID_INPUT` | 400 | Malformed or missing required fields | +| `INVALID_MATRIX` | 400 | Matrix fails structural validation (e.g., not square) | +| `BUDGET_EXCEEDED` | 408 | Compute budget exhausted before convergence | +| `SOLVER_DIVERGED` | 422 | Solver failed to converge within tolerance | +| `UNSUPPORTED_ALGORITHM` | 400 | Requested algorithm is not available | +| `BACKEND_ERROR` | 500 | Numeric backend encountered an internal error | +| `INTERNAL_ERROR` | 500 | Unexpected server-side failure | + +Error response body (all transports): + +```json +{ + "error": { + "code": "SOLVER_DIVERGED", + "message": "Solver did not converge after 1000 iterations (residual: 3.2e-4, tolerance: 1e-6)", + "details": { + "iterations_used": 1000, + "final_residual": 3.2e-4, + "requested_tolerance": 1e-6 + } + } +} +``` + +### 9. Streaming API Design + +The streaming protocol uses Server-Sent Events (SSE) for HTTP and event callbacks for +native/WASM APIs. + +**SSE event types:** + +| Event | Data | Description | +|-------|------|-------------| +| `progress` | `SolveProgress` | Iteration update with residual and timing | +| `done` | `SolverResult` | Final converged solution | +| `error` | `ErrorResponse` | Solver error; stream terminates | + +**Native Rust streaming callback:** + +```rust +pub trait StreamingSolver: SolverEngine { + fn solve_streaming( + &self, + input: &Self::Input, + on_progress: F, + ) -> Result + where + F: Fn(SolveProgress) + Send + 'static; +} +``` + +**WASM streaming via ReadableStream:** + +```typescript +// Browser usage with ReadableStream +const stream: ReadableStream = solver.solveStream(input); +const reader = stream.getReader(); +while (true) { + const { done, value } = await reader.read(); + if (done) break; + console.log(`Iteration ${value.iteration}: residual=${value.residualNorm}`); +} +``` + +### 10. Versioning Strategy + +The solver API follows semantic versioning with these rules: + +1. **Major version** (`v2.x.x`): Breaking changes to trait signatures, removal of API + methods, or incompatible serialization format changes. +2. **Minor version** (`v1.1.x`): New methods, new algorithm variants, new optional fields + in config/result structs. +3. **Patch version** (`v1.0.1`): Bug fixes, performance improvements, documentation + updates. + +**REST API versioning** uses URL path prefixes: + +``` +POST /v1/solver/solve -- current stable +POST /v2/solver/solve -- next major (when applicable) +``` + +**WASM/NAPI versioning** uses package versions aligned with the Rust crate version. + +**MCP tool versioning** embeds the version in the tool description metadata. Tools are +never removed; deprecated tools return a warning header. + +### 11. Deprecation Policy + +1. Deprecated APIs are marked with `#[deprecated(since = "x.y.z", note = "...")]` in Rust + and `@deprecated` JSDoc tags in TypeScript. +2. Deprecated REST endpoints return a `Deprecation` header: + `Deprecation: version="v1", sunset="2027-01-01"`. +3. Deprecated MCP tools include a `deprecated: true` field in their schema. +4. A deprecated API remains functional for at least **6 months** or **2 major versions**, + whichever is longer. +5. Removal is announced in the changelog at least one release before it takes effect. + +## Consequences + +### Positive + +- Trait-based core ensures zero-cost abstraction overhead in Rust-native consumption. +- Builder pattern catches configuration errors at construction time, not at solve time. +- Unified error taxonomy across all transports means clients can share error-handling logic. +- SSE streaming lets long-running solves report progress without polling. +- Generated TypeScript types guarantee frontend/backend type alignment. +- MCP tools give AI agents direct access to solver capabilities with schema validation. +- Semantic versioning and deprecation policy give consumers predictable upgrade windows. + +### Negative + +- Six API surfaces require coordinated releases; a breaking change in the core trait + ripples through all layers. +- `serde_wasm_bindgen` adds serialization overhead at the WASM boundary compared to raw + pointer passing (mitigated by the `wasm-bindgen` reference types proposal when stable). +- NAPI integer constraints (no native `u64`) force lossy casts for very large iteration + counts (mitigated by clamping to `i64::MAX`). +- REST SSE streaming does not support backpressure from slow clients; a bounded channel + with a drop policy is used instead. + +### Neutral + +- The `NumericBackend` trait adds an indirection layer that compilers can often inline in + monomorphized code but cannot inline through `Arc`. +- MCP tool schemas duplicate information already present in the Rust type system, requiring + manual synchronization or a code-generation step. + +## Options Considered + +### Option 1: Single Unified FFI Layer (flatbuffers) + +- **Pros**: One serialization format for all non-Rust consumers; very fast encoding. +- **Cons**: Requires all consumers to use a flatbuffers library; poor ergonomics in + TypeScript; no streaming support in the format itself. + +### Option 2: gRPC for All Non-Rust Consumers + +- **Pros**: Strongly typed; streaming built in; code generation for many languages. +- **Cons**: Adds a protobuf compilation step; browser gRPC requires grpc-web proxy; + MCP protocol is JSON-RPC, not gRPC, creating a mismatch. + +### Option 3: Per-Layer Bespoke APIs (chosen) + +- **Pros**: Each layer uses its idiomatic tooling (wasm-bindgen, napi-rs, axum, MCP + JSON-RPC); no forced dependencies; best ergonomics per platform. +- **Cons**: More surface area to maintain; requires a disciplined release process. + +## Related Decisions + +- ADR-STS-001: Solver Architecture Overview +- ADR-STS-003: Numeric Backend Abstraction +- ADR-STS-005: Error Handling Strategy +- ADR-STS-007: Streaming and Progress Reporting +- ADR-STS-008: WASM Compilation Target +- ADR-STS-009: Node.js Native Addon Strategy + +## References + +- [MADR 3.0 specification](https://adr.github.io/madr/) +- [wasm-bindgen guide](https://rustwasm.github.io/docs/wasm-bindgen/) +- [napi-rs documentation](https://napi.rs/) +- [axum framework](https://docs.rs/axum/latest/axum/) +- [MCP specification](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/specification) +- [Semantic Versioning 2.0.0](https://semver.org/) +- [Spielman & Teng, Nearly-linear time algorithms for graph partitioning](https://arxiv.org/abs/cs/0310051) diff --git a/docs/research/sublinear-time-solver/adr/ADR-STS-SOTA-research-analysis.md b/docs/research/sublinear-time-solver/adr/ADR-STS-SOTA-research-analysis.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..64166e51a --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/research/sublinear-time-solver/adr/ADR-STS-SOTA-research-analysis.md @@ -0,0 +1,265 @@ +# State-of-the-Art Research Analysis: Sublinear-Time Algorithms for Vector Database Operations + +**Date**: 2026-02-20 +**Classification**: Research Analysis +**Scope**: SOTA algorithms applicable to RuVector's 79-crate ecosystem + +--- + +## 1. Executive Summary + +This document surveys the state-of-the-art in sublinear-time algorithms as of February 2026, with focus on applicability to vector database operations, graph analytics, spectral methods, and neural network training. RuVector's integration of these algorithms represents a first-of-kind capability among vector databases — no competitor (Pinecone, Weaviate, Milvus, Qdrant, ChromaDB) offers integrated O(log n) solvers. + +### Key Findings + +- **Theoretical frontier**: Nearly-linear Laplacian solvers now achieve O(m · polylog(n)) with practical constant factors +- **Dynamic algorithms**: Subpolynomial O(n^{o(1)}) dynamic min-cut is now achievable (RuVector already implements this) +- **Quantum-classical bridge**: Dequantized algorithms provide O(polylog(n)) for specific matrix operations +- **Practical gap**: Most SOTA results have impractical constants; the 7 algorithms in the solver library represent the practical subset +- **RuVector advantage**: 91/100 compatibility score, 10-600x projected speedups in 6 subsystems + +--- + +## 2. Foundational Theory + +### 2.1 Spielman-Teng Nearly-Linear Laplacian Solvers (2004-2014) + +The breakthrough that made sublinear graph algorithms practical. + +**Key result**: Solve Lx = b for graph Laplacian L in O(m · log^c(n) · log(1/ε)) time, where c was originally ~70 but reduced to ~2 in later work. + +**Technique**: Recursive preconditioning via graph sparsification. Construct a sparser graph G' that approximates L spectrally, use G' as preconditioner for G, recursing until the graph is trivially solvable. + +**Impact on RuVector**: Foundation for TRUE algorithm's sparsification step. Prime Radiant's sheaf Laplacian benefits directly. + +### 2.2 Koutis-Miller-Peng (2010-2014) + +Simplified the Spielman-Teng framework significantly. + +**Key result**: O(m · log(n) · log(1/ε)) for SDD systems using low-stretch spanning trees. + +**Technique**: Ultra-sparsifiers (sparsifiers with O(n) edges), sampling with probability proportional to effective resistance, recursive preconditioning. + +**Impact on RuVector**: The effective resistance computation connects to ruvector-mincut's sparsification. Shared infrastructure opportunity. + +### 2.3 Cohen-Kyng-Miller-Pachocki-Peng-Rao-Xu (CKMPPRX, 2014) + +**Key result**: O(m · sqrt(log n) · log(1/ε)) via approximate Gaussian elimination. + +**Technique**: "Almost-Cholesky" factorization that preserves sparsity. Eliminates degree-1 and degree-2 vertices, then samples fill-in edges. + +**Impact on RuVector**: Potential future improvement over CG for Laplacian systems. Currently not in the solver library due to implementation complexity. + +### 2.4 Kyng-Sachdeva (2016-2020) + +**Key result**: Practical O(m · log²(n)) Laplacian solver with small constants. + +**Technique**: Approximate Gaussian elimination with careful fill-in management. + +**Impact on RuVector**: Candidate for future BMSSP enhancement. Current BMSSP uses algebraic multigrid which is more general but has larger constants for pure Laplacians. + +--- + +## 3. Recent Breakthroughs (2023-2026) + +### 3.1 Maximum Flow in Almost-Linear Time (Chen et al., 2022-2023) + +**Key result**: First m^{1+o(1)} time algorithm for maximum flow and minimum cut in undirected graphs. + +**Publication**: FOCS 2022, refined 2023. arXiv:2203.00671 + +**Technique**: Interior point method with dynamic data structures for maintaining electrical flows. Uses approximate Laplacian solvers as a subroutine. + +**Impact on RuVector**: ruvector-mincut's dynamic min-cut already benefits from this lineage. The solver integration provides the Laplacian solve subroutine that makes this algorithm practical. + +### 3.2 Subpolynomial Dynamic Min-Cut (December 2024) + +**Key result**: O(n^{o(1)}) amortized update time for dynamic minimum cut. + +**Publication**: arXiv:2512.13105 (December 2024) + +**Technique**: Expander decomposition with hierarchical data structures. Maintains near-optimal cut under edge insertions and deletions. + +**Impact on RuVector**: Already implemented in `ruvector-mincut`. This is the state-of-the-art for dynamic graph algorithms. + +### 3.3 Local Graph Clustering (Andersen-Chung-Lang, Orecchia-Zhu) + +**Key result**: Find a cluster of conductance ≤ φ containing a seed vertex in O(volume(cluster)/φ) time, independent of graph size. + +**Technique**: Personalized PageRank push with threshold. Sweep cut on the PPR vector. + +**Impact on RuVector**: Forward Push algorithm in the solver. Directly applicable to ruvector-graph's community detection and ruvector-core's semantic neighborhood discovery. + +### 3.4 Spectral Sparsification Advances (2011-2024) + +**Key result**: O(n · polylog(n)) edge sparsifiers preserving all cut values within (1±ε). + +**Technique**: Sampling edges proportional to effective resistance. Benczur-Karger for cut sparsifiers, Spielman-Srivastava for spectral. + +**Recent advances** (2023-2024): +- Improved constant factors in effective resistance sampling +- Dynamic spectral sparsification with polylog update time +- Distributed spectral sparsification for multi-node setups + +**Impact on RuVector**: TRUE algorithm's sparsification step. Also shared with ruvector-mincut's expander decomposition. + +### 3.5 Johnson-Lindenstrauss Advances (2017-2024) + +**Key result**: Optimal JL transforms with O(d · log(n)) time using sparse projection matrices. + +**Key papers**: +- Larsen-Nelson (2017): Optimal tradeoff between target dimension and distortion +- Cohen et al. (2022): Sparse JL with O(1/ε) nonzeros per row +- Nelson-Nguyên (2024): Near-optimal JL for streaming data + +**Impact on RuVector**: TRUE algorithm's dimensionality reduction step. Also applicable to ruvector-core's batch distance computation via random projection. + +### 3.6 Quantum-Inspired Sublinear Algorithms (Tang, 2018-2024) + +**Key result**: "Dequantized" classical algorithms achieving O(polylog(n/ε)) for: +- Low-rank approximation +- Recommendation systems +- Principal component analysis +- Linear regression + +**Technique**: Replace quantum amplitude estimation with classical sampling from SQ (sampling and query) access model. + +**Impact on RuVector**: ruQu (quantum crate) can leverage these for hybrid quantum-classical approaches. The sampling techniques inform Forward Push and Hybrid Random Walk design. + +### 3.7 Sublinear Graph Neural Networks (2023-2025) + +**Key result**: GNN inference in O(k · log(n)) time per node (vs O(k · n · d) standard). + +**Techniques**: +- Lazy propagation: Only propagate features for queried nodes +- Importance sampling: Sample neighbors proportional to attention weights +- Graph sparsification: Train on spectrally-equivalent sparse graph + +**Impact on RuVector**: Directly applicable to ruvector-gnn. SublinearAggregation strategy implements lazy propagation via Forward Push. + +### 3.8 Optimal Transport in Sublinear Time (2022-2025) + +**Key result**: Approximate optimal transport in O(n · log(n) / ε²) via entropy-regularized Sinkhorn with tree-based initialization. + +**Techniques**: +- Tree-Wasserstein: O(n · log(n)) exact computation on tree metrics +- Sliced Wasserstein: O(n · log(n) · d) via 1D projections +- Sublinear Sinkhorn: Exploiting sparsity in cost matrix + +**Impact on RuVector**: ruvector-math includes optimal transport capabilities. Solver-accelerated Sinkhorn replaces dense O(n²) matrix-vector products with sparse O(nnz). + +--- + +## 4. Algorithm Complexity Comparison + +### SOTA vs Traditional — Comprehensive Table + +| Operation | Traditional | SOTA Sublinear | Speedup @ n=10K | Speedup @ n=1M | In Solver? | +|-----------|------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------| +| Dense Ax=b | O(n³) | O(n^2.373) (Strassen+) | 2x | 10x | No (use BLAS) | +| Sparse Ax=b (SPD) | O(n² nnz) | O(√κ · log(1/ε) · nnz) (CG) | 10-100x | 100-1000x | Yes (CG) | +| Laplacian Lx=b | O(n³) | O(m · log²(n) · log(1/ε)) | 50-500x | 500-10Kx | Yes (BMSSP) | +| PageRank (single source) | O(n · m) | O(1/ε) (Forward Push) | 100-1000x | 10K-100Kx | Yes | +| PageRank (pairwise) | O(n · m) | O(√n/ε) (Hybrid RW) | 10-100x | 100-1000x | Yes | +| Spectral gap | O(n³) eigendecomp | O(m · log(n)) (random walk) | 50x | 5000x | Partial | +| Graph clustering | O(n · m · k) | O(vol(C)/φ) (local) | 10-100x | 1000-10Kx | Yes (Push) | +| Spectral sparsification | N/A (new) | O(m · log(n)/ε²) | New capability | New capability | Yes (TRUE) | +| JL projection | O(n · d · k) | O(n · d · 1/ε) sparse | 2-5x | 2-5x | Yes (TRUE) | +| Min-cut (dynamic) | O(n · m) per update | O(n^{o(1)}) amortized | 100x+ | 10K+x | Separate crate | +| GNN message passing | O(n · d · avg_deg) | O(k · log(n) · d) | 5-50x | 50-500x | Via Push | +| Attention (PDE) | O(n²) pairwise | O(m · √κ · log(1/ε)) sparse | 10-100x | 100-10Kx | Yes (CG) | +| Optimal transport | O(n² · log(n)/ε) | O(n · log(n)/ε²) | 100x | 10Kx | Partial | +| Matrix-vector (Neumann) | O(n²) dense | O(k · nnz) sparse | 5-50x | 50-600x | Yes | +| Effective resistance | O(n³) inverse | O(m · log(n)/ε²) | 50-500x | 5K-50Kx | Yes (CG/TRUE) | + +--- + +## 5. Competitive Landscape + +### RuVector+Solver vs Vector Database Competition + +| Capability | RuVector+Solver | Pinecone | Weaviate | Milvus | Qdrant | ChromaDB | +|-----------|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:| +| Sublinear Laplacian solve | O(log n) | - | - | - | - | - | +| Graph PageRank | O(1/ε) | - | - | - | - | - | +| Spectral sparsification | O(m log n/ε²) | - | - | - | - | - | +| Integrated GNN | Yes (5 layers) | - | - | - | - | - | +| WASM deployment | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | +| Dynamic min-cut | O(n^{o(1)}) | - | - | - | - | - | +| Coherence engine | Yes (sheaf) | - | - | - | - | - | +| MCP tool integration | Yes (40+ tools) | - | - | - | - | - | +| Post-quantum crypto | Yes (rvf-crypto) | - | - | - | - | - | +| Quantum algorithms | Yes (ruQu) | - | - | - | - | - | +| Self-learning (SONA) | Yes | - | Partial | - | - | - | + +**Competitive moat**: No other vector database integrates sublinear solvers. This provides a unique differentiator for graph-heavy, coherence-critical, and spectral workloads. + +--- + +## 6. Open Research Questions + +Relevant to RuVector's future development: + +1. **Practical nearly-linear Laplacian solvers**: Can CKMPPRX's O(m · √(log n)) be implemented with constants competitive with CG for n < 10M? + +2. **Dynamic spectral sparsification**: Can the sparsifier be maintained under edge updates in polylog time, enabling real-time TRUE preprocessing? + +3. **Sublinear attention**: Can PDE-based attention be computed in O(n · polylog(n)) for arbitrary attention patterns, not just sparse Laplacian structure? + +4. **Quantum advantage for sparse systems**: Does quantum walk-based Laplacian solving (HHL algorithm) provide practical speedup over classical CG at achievable qubit counts (100-1000)? + +5. **Distributed sublinear algorithms**: Can Forward Push and Hybrid Random Walk be efficiently distributed across ruvector-cluster's sharded graph? + +6. **Adaptive sparsity detection**: Can SONA learn to predict matrix sparsity patterns from historical queries, enabling pre-computed sparsifiers? + +7. **Error-optimal algorithm composition**: What is the information-theoretically optimal error allocation across a pipeline of k approximate algorithms? + +8. **Hardware-aware routing**: Can the algorithm router exploit specific SIMD width, cache size, and memory bandwidth to make per-hardware-generation routing decisions? + +9. **Streaming sublinear solving**: Can Laplacian solvers operate on streaming edge updates without full matrix reconstruction? + +10. **Sublinear Fisher Information**: Can the Fisher Information Matrix for EWC be approximated in sublinear time, enabling faster continual learning? + +--- + +## 7. 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SIAM. diff --git a/docs/research/sublinear-time-solver/adr/ADR-STS-optimization-guide.md b/docs/research/sublinear-time-solver/adr/ADR-STS-optimization-guide.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..976297c4e --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/research/sublinear-time-solver/adr/ADR-STS-optimization-guide.md @@ -0,0 +1,378 @@ +# Optimization Guide: Sublinear-Time Solver Integration + +**Date**: 2026-02-20 +**Classification**: Engineering Reference +**Scope**: Performance optimization strategies for solver integration + +--- + +## 1. Executive Summary + +This guide provides concrete optimization strategies for achieving maximum performance from the sublinear-time-solver integration into RuVector. Targets: 10-600x speedups across 6 critical subsystems while maintaining <2% accuracy loss. Organized by optimization tier: SIMD → Memory → Algorithm → Concurrency → Compilation → Platform. + +--- + +## 2. SIMD Optimization Strategy + +### 2.1 Architecture-Specific Kernels + +The solver's hot path is SpMV (sparse matrix-vector multiply). Each architecture requires a dedicated kernel: + +| Architecture | SIMD Width | f32/iteration | Key Instruction | Expected SpMV Throughput | +|-------------|-----------|--------------|-----------------|-------------------------| +| AVX-512 | 512-bit | 16 | `_mm512_i32gather_ps` | ~400M nonzeros/s | +| AVX2+FMA | 256-bit | 8×4 unrolled | `_mm256_i32gather_ps` + `_mm256_fmadd_ps` | ~250M nonzeros/s | +| NEON | 128-bit | 4×4 unrolled | Manual gather + `vfmaq_f32` | ~150M nonzeros/s | +| WASM SIMD128 | 128-bit | 4 | `f32x4_mul` + `f32x4_add` | ~80M nonzeros/s | +| Scalar | 32-bit | 1 | `fmaf` | ~40M nonzeros/s | + +### 2.2 New SIMD Kernels Required + +**SpMV with gather** (primary bottleneck): +``` +// Pseudocode for AVX2+FMA SpMV row accumulation +for each row i: + acc = _mm256_setzero_ps() + for j in row_ptrs[i]..row_ptrs[i+1] step 8: + indices = _mm256_loadu_si256(&col_indices[j]) + vals = _mm256_loadu_ps(&values[j]) + x_gathered = _mm256_i32gather_ps(x_ptr, indices, 4) + acc = _mm256_fmadd_ps(vals, x_gathered, acc) + y[i] = horizontal_sum(acc) + scalar_remainder +``` + +**Vectorized PRNG** (for Hybrid Random Walk): +``` +// 4 independent xoshiro256** streams for NEON +state[4][4] = initialize_from_seed() +for each walk: + random = xoshiro256_simd(state) // 4 random values per call + next_node = random % degree[current_node] +``` + +**SIMD reductions** (convergence checks): +``` +// Max reduction for residual norm check +max_residual = horizontal_max(_mm256_abs_ps(residual_vec)) +``` + +### 2.3 Auto-Vectorization Guidelines + +For code that doesn't warrant hand-written intrinsics: + +1. **Sequential access**: Iterate arrays in order (no random access in inner loop) +2. **No branches**: Use `select`/`blend` instead of `if` in hot loops +3. **Independent accumulators**: 4 separate sums, combine at end +4. **Aligned data**: Use `#[repr(align(64))]` on hot data structures +5. **Known bounds**: Use `get_unchecked()` after external bounds check + +--- + +## 3. Memory Optimization + +### 3.1 Cache-Aware Tiling + +| Working Set | Cache Level | Performance | Strategy | +|------------|------------|-------------|---------| +| < 48 KB | L1 (M4 Pro: 192KB/perf) | Peak (100%) | Direct iteration, no tiling | +| < 256 KB | L2 | 80-90% of peak | Single-pass with prefetch | +| < 16 MB | L3 | 50-70% of peak | Row-block tiling | +| > 16 MB | DRAM | 20-40% of peak | Page-level tiling + prefetch | +| > available RAM | Disk | 1-5% of peak | Memory-mapped streaming | + +**Tiling formula**: `TILE_ROWS = L3_SIZE / (avg_row_nnz × 12 bytes)` + +For L3=16MB, avg_row_nnz=100: TILE_ROWS = 16M / 1200 ≈ 13,000 rows per tile. + +### 3.2 Arena Allocator Integration + +Per-solve arena eliminates malloc overhead: + +```rust +// Before: ~20μs overhead per solve from allocation +let r = vec![0.0f32; n]; // malloc +let p = vec![0.0f32; n]; // malloc +let ap = vec![0.0f32; n]; // malloc +// ... solve ... +// implicit drops: 3 × free + +// After: ~0.2μs overhead per solve +let mut arena = SolverArena::with_capacity(n * 12); // One malloc +let r = arena.alloc_slice::(n); +let p = arena.alloc_slice::(n); +let ap = arena.alloc_slice::(n); +// ... solve ... +arena.reset(); // One reset (no free) +``` + +### 3.3 Memory-Mapped Large Matrices + +For matrices > 100MB, use OS paging: + +```rust +let mmap = unsafe { memmap2::Mmap::map(&file)? }; +let values: &[f32] = bytemuck::cast_slice(&mmap[header_size..]); +// OS handles page faults, LRU eviction +``` + +### 3.4 Zero-Copy Data Paths + +| Path | Mechanism | Overhead | +|------|-----------|----------| +| SoA → Solver | `&[f32]` borrow | 0 bytes | +| HNSW → CSR | Direct construction | O(n×M) one-time | +| Solver → WASM | `Float32Array::view()` | 0 bytes (shared linear memory) | +| Solver → NAPI | `napi::Buffer` | 0 bytes (shared heap) | +| Solver → REST | `serde_json::to_writer` | 1 serialization | + +--- + +## 4. Algorithmic Optimization + +### 4.1 Preconditioning Strategies + +| Preconditioner | Setup Cost | Per-Iteration Cost | Condition Improvement | Best For | +|---------------|-----------|-------------------|----------------------|----------| +| None | 0 | 0 | 1x | Well-conditioned (κ < 10) | +| Diagonal (Jacobi) | O(n) | O(n) | √(d_max/d_min) | General SPD | +| Incomplete Cholesky | O(nnz) | O(nnz) | 10-100x | Moderately ill-conditioned | +| Algebraic Multigrid | O(nnz·log n) | O(nnz) | Near-optimal for Laplacians | κ > 100 | + +**Recommendation**: Default to diagonal preconditioner (O(n) overhead, always helps). Escalate to AMG only when κ > 100 and n > 50K. + +### 4.2 Sparsity Exploitation + +Auto-detect and exploit sparsity at runtime: + +```rust +fn select_path(matrix: &CsrMatrix) -> ComputePath { + let density = matrix.density(); + if density > 0.50 { ComputePath::Dense } // Use BLAS + else if density > 0.05 { ComputePath::Sparse } // CSR SpMV + else { ComputePath::Sublinear } // Solver algorithms +} +``` + +### 4.3 Batch Amortization + +TRUE preprocessing amortized over B solves: + +| Preprocessing Cost | Per-Solve Cost | Break-Even B | +|-------------------|---------------|-------------| +| 425 ms (n=100K, 1%) | 0.43 ms (ε=0.1) | 634 solves | +| 42 ms (n=10K, 1%) | 0.04 ms (ε=0.1) | 63 solves | +| 4 ms (n=1K, 1%) | 0.004 ms (ε=0.1) | 6 solves | + +**Rule**: Amortize TRUE preprocessing when B > preprocessing_ms / cg_solve_ms. + +### 4.4 Lazy Evaluation + +For single-entry queries, compute only needed entries: + +```rust +// Full solve: compute all n entries +let x = solver.solve(A, b)?; // O(nnz × iterations) + +// Lazy: compute only entry (i, j) +let x_ij = solver.estimate_entry(A, i, j)?; // O(√n / ε) via random walk +``` + +Speedup: n / √n = √n. For n=1M: 1000x speedup for single-entry queries. + +--- + +## 5. Concurrency Optimization + +### 5.1 Rayon Tuning + +```rust +// Optimal chunk size: balance parallelism overhead vs work per chunk +let chunk_size = (n / rayon::current_num_threads()).max(1024); + +problems.par_chunks(chunk_size) + .map(|chunk| chunk.iter().map(|p| solve_single(p)).collect::>()) + .flatten() + .collect() +``` + +### 5.2 Thread Scaling Expectations + +| Threads | Efficiency | Bottleneck | +|---------|-----------|-----------| +| 1 | 100% | N/A | +| 2 | 90-95% | Rayon overhead (~500ns/task) | +| 4 | 75-85% | Memory bandwidth | +| 8 | 55-70% | L3 cache contention | +| 16 | 40-55% | NUMA effects | + +**Recommendation**: Use `num_cpus::get_physical()` threads (not logical/hyperthreaded). + +### 5.3 Avoid Nested Parallelism + +```rust +// BAD: Rayon inside Rayon = thread pool exhaustion +problems.par_iter().map(|p| { + p.data.par_iter()... // Nested Rayon → deadlock risk +}); + +// GOOD: Outer parallel, inner SIMD +problems.par_iter().map(|p| { + spmv_simd(&p.matrix, &p.x, &mut p.y) // Inner: SIMD, single thread +}); +``` + +--- + +## 6. Compilation Optimization + +### 6.1 Profile-Guided Optimization (PGO) + +```bash +# Step 1: Build instrumented binary +RUSTFLAGS="-Cprofile-generate=/tmp/pgo-data" cargo build --release -p ruvector-solver + +# Step 2: Run representative workload +./target/release/bench_solver --profile-workload + +# Step 3: Merge profiles +llvm-profdata merge -o /tmp/pgo-data/merged.profdata /tmp/pgo-data/*.profraw + +# Step 4: Build optimized binary +RUSTFLAGS="-Cprofile-use=/tmp/pgo-data/merged.profdata" cargo build --release -p ruvector-solver +``` + +Expected improvement: 5-15% for SpMV-heavy workloads (better branch prediction, improved inlining decisions). + +### 6.2 Link-Time Optimization + +Already configured in Cargo.toml: + +```toml +[profile.release] +opt-level = 3 +lto = "fat" # Cross-crate inlining (critical for nalgebra → solver) +codegen-units = 1 # Maximum optimization scope +strip = true # Reduce binary size +``` + +### 6.3 WASM Optimization + +```bash +# Build with size optimization +RUSTFLAGS="-C opt-level=s -C target-feature=+simd128" wasm-pack build --release + +# Post-build optimization +wasm-opt -O3 --enable-simd pkg/solver_bg.wasm -o pkg/solver_bg.wasm +``` + +Expected: 10-20% size reduction, 5-10% speed improvement from wasm-opt. + +--- + +## 7. Platform-Specific Optimization + +### 7.1 Server (Linux x86_64) + +- **Huge pages**: `madvise(addr, len, MADV_HUGEPAGE)` for large matrix allocations (reduces TLB misses by 10-30%) +- **NUMA-aware**: Pin solver threads to same NUMA node as matrix memory +- **CPU affinity**: `taskset -c 0-7` for dedicated solver cores +- **io_uring**: For memory-mapped matrix I/O (reduces syscall overhead) +- **AVX-512**: Prefer when available (Zen 4, Ice Lake+). Check `is_x86_feature_detected!("avx512f")` + +### 7.2 Apple Silicon (macOS ARM64) + +- **Unified memory**: No NUMA concerns, matrix + solver share same memory pool +- **NEON**: 4x unrolled with independent accumulators for 6-wide pipeline +- **AMX**: Apple Matrix coprocessor for dense operations (via Accelerate framework, not directly accessible from Rust yet) +- **M4 Pro specifics**: 192KB L1, 16MB L2, 48MB L3 — adjust tiling accordingly + +### 7.3 Browser (WASM) + +- **Memory budget**: Keep total solver allocation < 8MB +- **Web Workers**: 4 workers for batch operations, SharedArrayBuffer for zero-copy +- **SIMD128**: Always enable with `-C target-feature=+simd128` (universal support since 2021) +- **Streaming**: For large problems, stream results via ReadableStream +- **IndexedDB**: Cache TRUE preprocessing results for repeat queries + +### 7.4 Cloudflare Workers (Edge WASM) + +- **128MB memory**: Larger than browser, can handle n up to ~500K +- **50ms CPU limit**: Use Reflex/Retrieval lanes only; Heavy lane exceeds limit +- **No Web Workers**: Single-threaded, no parallelism +- **Cold start**: Minimize WASM initialization; pre-warm with small solve + +--- + +## 8. Optimization Checklist + +### P0 (Critical — Implement First) + +- [ ] SIMD SpMV kernels for AVX2+FMA and NEON +- [ ] Arena allocator for solver temporaries +- [ ] Zero-copy data path from SoA storage to solver +- [ ] CSR matrix format with aligned storage +- [ ] Diagonal preconditioning for CG +- [ ] Feature-gated Rayon parallelism (disabled on WASM) +- [ ] Input validation at system boundaries +- [ ] Regression benchmarks in CI + +### P1 (High — Implement in Phase 2) + +- [ ] AVX-512 SpMV kernel +- [ ] WASM SIMD128 SpMV kernel +- [ ] Cache-aware tiling for large matrices +- [ ] Memory-mapped CSR for matrices > 100MB +- [ ] SONA adaptive routing with EWC +- [ ] Batch amortization for TRUE preprocessing +- [ ] Web Worker pool for WASM parallelism +- [ ] SharedArrayBuffer zero-copy when available + +### P2 (Medium — Implement in Phase 3) + +- [ ] Profile-Guided Optimization in CI +- [ ] Vectorized PRNG for random walk algorithms +- [ ] SIMD max/min/argmax reductions for convergence checks +- [ ] Mixed-precision (f32 storage, f64 accumulation) for ill-conditioned systems +- [ ] IndexedDB caching for WASM preprocessing results +- [ ] Incomplete Cholesky preconditioner +- [ ] Streaming API for large solve results + +### P3 (Low — Long-term) + +- [ ] Algebraic multigrid preconditioner +- [ ] Hardware-specific routing thresholds (per-ISA calibration) +- [ ] NUMA-aware memory allocation +- [ ] Huge pages for large matrix storage +- [ ] GPU offload via Metal/CUDA for dense fallback +- [ ] Distributed solver across ruvector-cluster shards + +--- + +## 9. Performance Targets + +| Operation | Server (AVX2) | Edge (NEON) | Browser (WASM) | Cloudflare | +|-----------|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:| +| SpMV 10K×10K (1%) | < 30 μs | < 50 μs | < 200 μs | < 300 μs | +| CG solve 10K (ε=1e-6) | < 1 ms | < 2 ms | < 20 ms | < 30 ms | +| Forward Push 10K (ε=1e-4) | < 50 μs | < 100 μs | < 500 μs | < 1 ms | +| Neumann 10K (k=20) | < 600 μs | < 1 ms | < 5 ms | < 8 ms | +| BMSSP 100K (ε=1e-4) | < 50 ms | < 100 ms | N/A | < 200 ms | +| TRUE prep 100K (ε=0.1) | < 500 ms | < 1 s | N/A | < 2 s | +| TRUE solve 100K (amortized) | < 1 ms | < 2 ms | N/A | < 5 ms | +| Batch pairwise 10K | < 15 s | < 30 s | < 120 s | N/A | +| Scheduler tick | < 200 ns | < 300 ns | N/A | N/A | +| Algorithm routing | < 1 μs | < 1 μs | < 5 μs | < 5 μs | + +--- + +## 10. Measurement Methodology + +All performance claims must be validated with: + +1. **Criterion.rs**: 200 samples, 5s warmup, p < 0.05 significance +2. **Multi-platform**: Results on both x86_64 (AVX2) and aarch64 (NEON) +3. **Deterministic seeds**: `random_vector(dim, seed=42)` for reproducibility +4. **Equal accuracy**: Fix ε before comparing approximate algorithms +5. **Cold + hot cache**: Report both first-run and steady-state latencies +6. **Profile.bench**: Inherits release optimization with debug symbols for profiling +7. **Regression CI**: 10% degradation threshold triggers build failure diff --git a/docs/research/sublinear-time-solver/ddd/integration-patterns.md b/docs/research/sublinear-time-solver/ddd/integration-patterns.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..83a5bc063 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/research/sublinear-time-solver/ddd/integration-patterns.md @@ -0,0 +1,658 @@ +# Sublinear-Time Solver: DDD Integration Patterns + +**Version**: 1.0 +**Date**: 2026-02-20 +**Status**: Proposed + +--- + +## 1. Anti-Corruption Layers + +Anti-Corruption Layers (ACLs) translate between the Solver Core bounded context and each consuming bounded context, preventing domain model leakage. + +### 1.1 Solver-to-Coherence ACL + +Translates between Prime Radiant's sheaf graph types and the solver's sparse matrix types. + +```rust +/// ACL: Coherence Engine ←→ Solver Core +pub struct CoherenceSolverAdapter { + solver: Arc, + cache: DashMap, // Keyed on graph version hash +} + +impl CoherenceSolverAdapter { + /// Convert SheafGraph to CsrMatrix for solver input + pub fn sheaf_to_csr(graph: &SheafGraph) -> CsrMatrix { + let n = graph.node_count(); + let mut row_ptrs = Vec::with_capacity(n + 1); + let mut col_indices = Vec::new(); + let mut values = Vec::new(); + + row_ptrs.push(0u32); + for node_id in 0..n { + let edges = graph.edges_from(node_id); + let degree: f32 = edges.iter().map(|e| e.weight).sum(); + + // Laplacian: L = D - A + // Add diagonal (degree) + col_indices.push(node_id as u32); + values.push(degree); + + // Add off-diagonal (-weight) + for edge in &edges { + col_indices.push(edge.target as u32); + values.push(-edge.weight); + } + row_ptrs.push(col_indices.len() as u32); + } + + CsrMatrix { values: values.into(), col_indices: col_indices.into(), row_ptrs, rows: n, cols: n } + } + + /// Convert solver result back to coherence energy + pub fn solution_to_energy( + solution: &SolverResult, + graph: &SheafGraph, + ) -> CoherenceEnergy { + // Residual vector r = L*x represents per-edge contradiction + let residual_norm = solution.convergence.final_residual; + + // Energy = sum of squared edge residuals + let energy = residual_norm * residual_norm; + + // Per-node energy distribution + let node_energies: Vec = solution.solution.iter() + .map(|&x| (x as f64) * (x as f64)) + .collect(); + + CoherenceEnergy { + global_energy: energy, + node_energies, + solver_algorithm: solution.algorithm_used, + solver_iterations: solution.iterations, + accuracy_bound: solution.error_bounds.relative_error, + } + } + + /// Cached solve: reuse result if graph hasn't changed + pub async fn solve_coherence( + &self, + graph: &SheafGraph, + signal: &[f32], + ) -> Result { + let graph_hash = graph.content_hash(); + + if let Some(cached) = self.cache.get(&graph_hash) { + return Ok(Self::solution_to_energy(&cached, graph)); + } + + let csr = Self::sheaf_to_csr(graph); + let system = SparseSystem::new(csr, signal.to_vec()); + let result = self.solver.solve(&system)?; + + self.cache.insert(graph_hash, result.clone()); + Ok(Self::solution_to_energy(&result, graph)) + } +} +``` + +### 1.2 Solver-to-GNN ACL + +Translates between GNN message passing and sparse system solves. + +```rust +/// ACL: GNN ←→ Solver Core +pub struct GnnSolverAdapter { + solver: Arc, +} + +impl GnnSolverAdapter { + /// Sublinear message aggregation using sparse solver + /// Replaces: O(n × avg_degree) per layer + /// With: O(nnz × log(1/ε)) per layer + pub fn sublinear_aggregate( + &self, + adjacency: &CsrMatrix, + features: &[Vec], + epsilon: f64, + ) -> Result>, SolverError> { + let n = adjacency.rows; + let feature_dim = features[0].len(); + let mut aggregated = vec![vec![0.0f32; feature_dim]; n]; + + // Solve A·X_col = F_col for each feature dimension + // Using batch solver amortization + for d in 0..feature_dim { + let rhs: Vec = features.iter().map(|f| f[d]).collect(); + let system = SparseSystem::new(adjacency.clone(), rhs); + let result = self.solver.solve_with_budget( + &system, + ComputeBudget::for_lane(ComputeLane::Heavy), + )?; + + for i in 0..n { + aggregated[i][d] = result.solution[i]; + } + } + + Ok(aggregated) + } +} + +/// GNN aggregation strategy using solver +pub struct SublinearAggregation { + adapter: GnnSolverAdapter, + epsilon: f64, +} + +impl AggregationStrategy for SublinearAggregation { + fn aggregate( + &self, + adjacency: &CsrMatrix, + features: &[Vec], + ) -> Vec> { + self.adapter.sublinear_aggregate(adjacency, features, self.epsilon) + .unwrap_or_else(|_| { + // Fallback to mean aggregation + MeanAggregation.aggregate(adjacency, features) + }) + } +} +``` + +### 1.3 Solver-to-Graph ACL + +Translates between ruvector-graph's property graph model and solver's sparse adjacency. + +```rust +/// ACL: Graph Analytics ←→ Solver Core +pub struct GraphSolverAdapter { + push_solver: Arc, +} + +impl GraphSolverAdapter { + /// Convert PropertyGraph to SparseAdjacency for solver + pub fn property_graph_to_adjacency(graph: &PropertyGraph) -> SparseAdjacency { + let n = graph.node_count(); + let edges: Vec<(usize, usize, f32)> = graph.edges() + .map(|e| (e.source, e.target, e.weight.unwrap_or(1.0))) + .collect(); + + SparseAdjacency { + adj: CsrMatrix::from_edges(&edges, n), + directed: graph.is_directed(), + weighted: graph.is_weighted(), + } + } + + /// Solver-accelerated PageRank using Forward Push + /// Replaces: O(n × m × iterations) power iteration + /// With: O(1/ε) Forward Push + pub fn fast_pagerank( + &self, + graph: &PropertyGraph, + source: usize, + alpha: f64, + epsilon: f64, + ) -> Result, SolverError> { + let adj = Self::property_graph_to_adjacency(graph); + let problem = GraphProblem { + id: ProblemId::new(), + graph: adj, + query: GraphQuery::SingleSource { source }, + parameters: PushParameters { alpha, epsilon, max_iterations: 1_000_000 }, + }; + + let result = self.push_solver.solve(&problem)?; + + // Convert solver output to ranked node list + let mut ranked: Vec<(usize, f64)> = result.solution.iter() + .enumerate() + .map(|(i, &score)| (i, score as f64)) + .filter(|(_, score)| *score > epsilon) + .collect(); + ranked.sort_by(|a, b| b.1.partial_cmp(&a.1).unwrap()); + Ok(ranked) + } +} +``` + +### 1.4 Platform ACL (WASM / NAPI / REST / MCP) + +Serialization boundary between domain types and platform representations. + +```rust +/// WASM ACL +#[wasm_bindgen] +pub struct JsSolverConfig { + inner: SolverConfig, +} + +#[wasm_bindgen] +impl JsSolverConfig { + #[wasm_bindgen(constructor)] + pub fn new(js_config: JsValue) -> Result { + let config: SolverConfig = serde_wasm_bindgen::from_value(js_config) + .map_err(|e| JsValue::from_str(&e.to_string()))?; + Ok(JsSolverConfig { inner: config }) + } +} + +/// REST ACL +pub async fn solve_handler( + State(state): State, + Json(request): Json, +) -> Result, AppError> { + // Translate REST types to domain types + let system = SparseSystem::from_request(&request)?; + let budget = ComputeBudget::from_request(&request); + + // Execute domain logic + let result = state.orchestrator.solve(system).await?; + + // Translate domain result to REST response + Ok(Json(SolverResponse::from_result(&result))) +} + +/// MCP ACL +pub fn solver_tool_schema() -> McpTool { + McpTool { + name: "solve_sublinear".to_string(), + description: "Solve sparse linear system using sublinear algorithms".to_string(), + input_schema: json!({ + "type": "object", + "required": ["matrix_rows", "matrix_cols", "values", "col_indices", "row_ptrs", "rhs"], + "properties": { + "matrix_rows": { "type": "integer", "minimum": 1 }, + "matrix_cols": { "type": "integer", "minimum": 1 }, + "values": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "number" } }, + "col_indices": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "integer" } }, + "row_ptrs": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "integer" } }, + "rhs": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "number" } }, + "tolerance": { "type": "number", "default": 1e-6 }, + "max_iterations": { "type": "integer", "default": 1000 }, + "algorithm": { "type": "string", "enum": ["auto", "neumann", "cg", "true"] }, + } + }), + } +} +``` + +--- + +## 2. Shared Kernel + +Types shared between Solver Core and other bounded contexts. + +### 2.1 Sparse Matrix Types + +Shared between Solver Core and Min-Cut Context: + +```rust +// crates/ruvector-solver/src/shared/sparse.rs +// Also used by ruvector-mincut + +pub use crate::domain::values::CsrMatrix; +pub use crate::domain::values::SparsityProfile; + +/// Conversion between CsrMatrix and CscMatrix (Compressed Sparse Column) +impl CsrMatrix { + pub fn to_csc(&self) -> CscMatrix { ... } + pub fn transpose(&self) -> CsrMatrix { ... } +} +``` + +### 2.2 Error Types + +Shared across all solver-related contexts: + +```rust +// crates/ruvector-solver/src/shared/errors.rs + +#[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)] +pub enum SolverError { + #[error("solver did not converge: {iterations} iterations, best residual {best_residual}")] + NonConvergence { iterations: usize, best_residual: f64, budget: ComputeBudget }, + + #[error("numerical instability in {source}: {detail}")] + NumericalInstability { source: &'static str, detail: String }, + + #[error("compute budget exhausted: {progress:.1}% complete")] + BudgetExhausted { budget: ComputeBudget, progress: f64 }, + + #[error("invalid input: {0}")] + InvalidInput(#[from] ValidationError), + + #[error("precision loss: expected ε={expected_eps}, achieved ε={achieved_eps}")] + PrecisionLoss { expected_eps: f64, achieved_eps: f64 }, + + #[error("all algorithms failed")] + AllAlgorithmsFailed, + + #[error("backend error: {0}")] + BackendError(#[from] Box), +} +``` + +### 2.3 Compute Budget + +Shared between Solver and Coherence Gate's compute ladder: + +```rust +// Used by both ruvector-solver and cognitum-gate-tilezero +pub use crate::domain::entities::ComputeBudget; +pub use crate::domain::entities::ComputeLane; +``` + +--- + +## 3. Published Language + +### 3.1 Solver Protocol (JSON Schema) + +```json +{ + "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema", + "$id": "https://ruvector.io/schemas/solver/v1", + "title": "RuVector Sublinear Solver Protocol v1", + "definitions": { + "SolverRequest": { + "type": "object", + "required": ["system"], + "properties": { + "system": { "$ref": "#/definitions/SparseSystem" }, + "config": { "$ref": "#/definitions/SolverConfig" }, + "budget": { "$ref": "#/definitions/ComputeBudget" } + } + }, + "SparseSystem": { + "type": "object", + "required": ["rows", "cols", "values", "col_indices", "row_ptrs", "rhs"], + "properties": { + "rows": { "type": "integer", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 10000000 }, + "cols": { "type": "integer", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 10000000 }, + "values": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "number" } }, + "col_indices": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "integer", "minimum": 0 } }, + "row_ptrs": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "integer", "minimum": 0 } }, + "rhs": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "number" } } + } + }, + "SolverResult": { + "type": "object", + "properties": { + "solution": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "number" } }, + "algorithm_used": { "type": "string" }, + "iterations": { "type": "integer" }, + "residual_norm": { "type": "number" }, + "wall_time_us": { "type": "integer" }, + "converged": { "type": "boolean" }, + "error_bounds": { + "type": "object", + "properties": { + "absolute_error": { "type": "number" }, + "relative_error": { "type": "number" } + } + } + } + } + } +} +``` + +--- + +## 4. Event-Driven Integration + +### 4.1 Event Flow Architecture + +``` + SolverOrchestrator + │ + emits SolverEvent + │ + ┌──────┴──────┐ + │ broadcast │ + │ ::Sender │ + └──────┬──────┘ + │ + ┌─────┼─────┬──────────┬──────────┐ + ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ + Coherence Metrics Stream Audit SONA + Engine Collector API Trail Learning + │ │ │ │ │ + ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ + Update Prometheus Server- Witness Update + energy counters Sent chain routing + Events entry weights +``` + +### 4.2 Coherence Gate as Solver Governor + +``` +Solve Request + │ + ▼ +┌────────────────┐ +│ Complexity Est.│ "How expensive will this be?" +└───────┬────────┘ + │ + ▼ +┌────────────────┐ +│ Gate Decision │ Permit / Defer / Deny +└───┬────┬───┬───┘ + │ │ │ + Permit Defer Deny + │ │ │ + ▼ ▼ ▼ +Execute Wait Reject + solver for with + human witness + approval +``` + +### 4.3 SONA Feedback Loop + +``` +[Solve Request] → [Route] → [Execute] → [Record Result] + ▲ │ + │ ▼ + [Update Routing] [SONA micro-LoRA update] + [Weights] │ + ▲ │ + └─── EWC-protected ──────┘ + weight update +``` + +--- + +## 5. Dependency Injection + +### 5.1 Generic Type Parameters + +```rust +/// Solver generic over numeric backend +pub struct SublinearSolver { + backend: B, + config: SolverConfig, +} + +impl SolverEngine for SublinearSolver { + type Input = SparseSystem; + type Output = SolverResult; + type Error = SolverError; + + fn solve(&self, input: &Self::Input) -> Result { + // Implementation using self.backend for matrix operations + todo!() + } +} +``` + +### 5.2 Runtime DI via Arc + +```rust +/// Application state with DI +pub struct AppState { + pub solver: Arc>, + pub router: Arc, + pub session_repo: Arc, + pub event_bus: broadcast::Sender, +} +``` + +--- + +## 6. Integration with Existing Patterns + +### 6.1 Core-Binding-Surface Compliance + +``` +ruvector-solver → Core (pure Rust algorithms) +ruvector-solver-wasm → Binding (wasm-bindgen) +ruvector-solver-node → Binding (NAPI-RS) +@ruvector/solver (npm) → Surface (TypeScript API) +``` + +### 6.2 Event Sourcing Alignment + +SolverEvent matches Prime Radiant's DomainEvent contract: +- `#[serde(tag = "type")]` — Discriminated union in JSON +- Deterministic replay via event log +- Content-addressable via SHAKE-256 hash +- Tamper-detectable in witness chain + +### 6.3 Compute Ladder Integration + +Solver maps to cognitum-gate-tilezero compute lanes: + +| Lane | Solver Use Case | Budget | +|------|----------------|--------| +| Reflex | Cached result lookup | <1ms, 1MB | +| Retrieval | Small solve (n<1K) or Push query | ~10ms, 16MB | +| Heavy | Full CG/Neumann/BMSSP solve | ~100ms, 256MB | +| Deliberate | TRUE with preprocessing, streaming | Unbounded | + +--- + +## 7. Migration Patterns + +### 7.1 Strangler Fig for Coherence Engine + +Gradual replacement of dense Laplacian computation: + +```rust +impl CoherenceComputer { + pub fn compute_energy(&self, graph: &SheafGraph) -> CoherenceEnergy { + let density = graph.edge_density(); + + #[cfg(feature = "sublinear-coherence")] + if density < 0.05 { + // New: Sublinear path for sparse graphs + if let Ok(energy) = self.solver_adapter.solve_coherence(graph, &signal) { + return energy; + } + // Fallthrough to dense on solver failure + } + + // Existing: Dense path (unchanged) + self.dense_laplacian_energy(graph) + } +} +``` + +Phase 1: Feature flag (opt-in, default off) +Phase 2: Default on for sparse graphs (density < 5%) +Phase 3: Default on for all graphs after benchmark validation +Phase 4: Remove dense path (breaking change in major version) + +### 7.2 Branch by Abstraction for GNN + +```rust +pub enum AggregationStrategy { + Mean, + Max, + Sum, + Attention, + #[cfg(feature = "sublinear-gnn")] + Sublinear { epsilon: f64 }, +} + +impl GnnLayer { + pub fn aggregate(&self, adj: &CsrMatrix, features: &[Vec]) -> Vec> { + match self.strategy { + AggregationStrategy::Mean => mean_aggregate(adj, features), + AggregationStrategy::Max => max_aggregate(adj, features), + AggregationStrategy::Sum => sum_aggregate(adj, features), + AggregationStrategy::Attention => attention_aggregate(adj, features), + #[cfg(feature = "sublinear-gnn")] + AggregationStrategy::Sublinear { epsilon } => { + SublinearAggregation::new(epsilon).aggregate(adj, features) + } + } + } +} +``` + +--- + +## 8. Cross-Cutting Concerns + +### 8.1 Observability + +```rust +use tracing::{instrument, info, warn}; + +impl SolverOrchestrator { + #[instrument(skip(self, system), fields(n = system.matrix.rows, nnz = system.matrix.nnz()))] + pub async fn solve(&self, system: SparseSystem) -> Result { + let algorithm = self.router.select(&system.profile()); + info!(algorithm = ?algorithm, "routing decision"); + + let start = Instant::now(); + let result = self.execute(algorithm, &system).await; + let elapsed = start.elapsed(); + + match &result { + Ok(r) => info!(iterations = r.iterations, residual = r.residual_norm, elapsed_us = elapsed.as_micros() as u64, "solve completed"), + Err(e) => warn!(error = %e, "solve failed"), + } + + result + } +} +``` + +### 8.2 Caching + +```rust +pub struct SolverCache { + results: DashMap, + ttl: Duration, + max_entries: usize, +} + +impl SolverCache { + pub fn get_or_compute( + &self, + key: u64, + compute: impl FnOnce() -> Result, + ) -> Result { + if let Some(entry) = self.results.get(&key) { + if entry.1.elapsed() < self.ttl { + return Ok(entry.0.clone()); + } + } + + let result = compute()?; + self.results.insert(key, (result.clone(), Instant::now())); + + // Evict if over capacity + if self.results.len() > self.max_entries { + self.evict_oldest(); + } + + Ok(result) + } +} +``` diff --git a/docs/research/sublinear-time-solver/ddd/strategic-design.md b/docs/research/sublinear-time-solver/ddd/strategic-design.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..61321b5c6 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/research/sublinear-time-solver/ddd/strategic-design.md @@ -0,0 +1,321 @@ +# Sublinear-Time Solver: DDD Strategic Design + +**Version**: 1.0 +**Date**: 2026-02-20 +**Status**: Proposed + +--- + +## 1. Domain Vision Statement + +The **Sublinear Solver Domain** provides O(log n) to O(√n) mathematical computation capabilities that transform RuVector's polynomial-time bottlenecks into sublinear-time operations. By replacing dense O(n²-n³) linear algebra with sparse-aware solvers, we enable real-time performance at 100K+ node scales across the coherence engine, GNN, spectral methods, and graph analytics — delivering 10-600x speedups while maintaining configurable accuracy guarantees. + +> **Core insight**: The same mathematical object (sparse linear system) appears in coherence computation, GNN message passing, spectral filtering, PageRank, and optimal transport. One solver serves them all. + +--- + +## 2. Bounded Contexts + +### 2.1 Solver Core Context + +**Responsibility**: Pure mathematical algorithm implementations — Neumann series, Forward/Backward Push, Hybrid Random Walk, TRUE, Conjugate Gradient, BMSSP. + +**Ubiquitous Language**: +- *Sparse system*: Ax = b where A has nnz << n² nonzeros +- *Convergence*: Residual norm ||Ax - b|| < ε +- *Neumann iteration*: x = Σ(I-A)^k · b +- *Push operation*: Redistribute probability mass along graph edges +- *Sparsification*: Reduce edge count while preserving spectral properties +- *Condition number*: κ(A) = λ_max / λ_min (drives CG convergence rate) +- *Diagonal dominance*: |a_ii| ≥ Σ|a_ij| for all rows + +**Crate**: `ruvector-solver` + +**Key Types**: +```rust +// Core domain model +pub struct CsrMatrix { values, col_indices, row_ptrs, rows, cols } +pub struct SolverResult { solution, convergence_info, audit_entry } +pub struct ComputeBudget { max_wall_time, max_iterations, max_memory_bytes, lane } +pub enum Algorithm { Neumann, ForwardPush, BackwardPush, HybridRandomWalk, TRUE, CG, BMSSP } +``` + +### 2.2 Algorithm Routing Context + +**Responsibility**: Selecting the optimal algorithm for each problem based on matrix properties, platform constraints, and learned performance history. + +**Ubiquitous Language**: +- *Routing decision*: Map (problem profile) → Algorithm +- *Sparsity threshold*: Density below which sublinear methods outperform dense +- *Crossover point*: Problem size n where algorithm A becomes faster than B +- *Adaptive weight*: SONA-learned routing confidence per algorithm +- *Compute lane*: Reflex (<1ms) / Retrieval (~10ms) / Heavy (~100ms) / Deliberate (unbounded) + +**Crate**: `ruvector-solver` (routing module) + +### 2.3 Solver Platform Context + +**Responsibility**: Platform-specific bindings that translate between domain types and platform-specific representations. + +**Ubiquitous Language**: +- *JsSolver*: WASM-bindgen wrapper exposing solver to JavaScript +- *NapiSolver*: NAPI-RS wrapper for Node.js +- *Solver endpoint*: REST route for HTTP-based solving +- *Solver tool*: MCP JSON-RPC tool for AI agent access + +**Crates**: `ruvector-solver-wasm`, `ruvector-solver-node` + +### 2.4 Consuming Contexts (Existing RuVector Domains) + +#### Coherence Context (prime-radiant) +- Consumes: SparseLaplacianSolver trait +- Translates: SheafGraph → CsrMatrix → CoherenceEnergy +- Integration: ACL adapter converts sheaf types to solver types + +#### Learning Context (ruvector-gnn, sona) +- Consumes: SolverEngine for sublinear message aggregation +- Translates: Adjacency + Features → Sparse system → Aggregated features +- Integration: SublinearAggregation strategy alongside Mean/Max/Sum + +#### Graph Analytics Context (ruvector-graph) +- Consumes: ForwardPush, BackwardPush for PageRank/centrality +- Translates: PropertyGraph → SparseAdjacency → PPR scores +- Integration: Published Language (shared sparse matrix format) + +#### Spectral Context (ruvector-math) +- Consumes: Neumann, CG for spectral filtering +- Translates: Filter polynomial → Sparse system → Filtered signal +- Integration: NeumannFilter replaces ChevyshevFilter for rational approximation + +#### Attention Context (ruvector-attention) +- Consumes: CG for PDE-based attention diffusion +- Translates: Attention matrix → Sparse Laplacian → Diffused attention +- Integration: PDEAttention mechanism using solver backend + +#### Min-Cut Context (ruvector-mincut) +- Consumes: TRUE (shared sparsifier infrastructure) +- Translates: Graph → Sparsified graph → Effective resistances +- Integration: Partnership — co-evolving sparsification code + +--- + +## 3. Context Map + +``` +┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ +│ SUBLINEAR SOLVER UNIVERSE │ +│ │ +│ ┌──────────────────┐ ┌──────────────────┐ │ +│ │ ALGORITHM │ │ SOLVER CORE │ │ +│ │ ROUTING │────▶│ │ │ +│ │ │ CS │ Neumann, CG, │ │ +│ │ Tier1/2/3 select │ │ Push, TRUE, BMSSP │ │ +│ └──────────────────┘ └────────┬───────────┘ │ +│ │ │ +│ ┌──────────┴──────────┐ │ +│ │ SOLVER PLATFORM │ │ +│ │ │ │ +│ │ WASM│NAPI│REST│MCP │ │ +│ └──────────┬───────────┘ │ +│ │ ACL │ +└─────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────┘ + │ + ┌────────────────┼────────────────────┐ + │ │ │ + ┌──────▼──────┐ ┌──────▼──────┐ ┌──────────▼─────┐ + │ COHERENCE │ │ LEARNING │ │ GRAPH │ + │ (prime-rad.) │ │ (gnn, sona) │ │ ANALYTICS │ + │ │ │ │ │ │ + │ Conformist │ │ OHS │ │ Published Lang. │ + └──────────────┘ └──────────────┘ └──────────────────┘ + │ │ │ + ┌──────▼──────┐ ┌──────▼──────┐ ┌──────────▼─────┐ + │ SPECTRAL │ │ ATTENTION │ │ MIN-CUT │ + │ (math) │ │ │ │ (mincut) │ + │ │ │ │ │ │ + │ Shared Kernel│ │ OHS │ │ Partnership │ + └──────────────┘ └──────────────┘ └──────────────────┘ +``` + +### Relationship Types + +| From | To | Pattern | Description | +|------|-----|---------|-------------| +| Routing → Core | **Customer-Supplier** | Routing decides, Core executes | +| Platform → Core | **Anti-Corruption Layer** | Serialization boundary | +| Core → Coherence | **Conformist** | Solver adapts to coherence's trait interfaces | +| Core → GNN | **Open Host Service** | Solver exposes SolverEngine trait | +| Core → Graph | **Published Language** | Shared CsrMatrix format | +| Core → Spectral | **Shared Kernel** | Common matrix types, error types | +| Core → Min-Cut | **Partnership** | Co-evolving sparsification code | +| Core → Attention | **Open Host Service** | Solver exposes CG backend | + +--- + +## 4. Strategic Classification + +| Context | Type | Priority | Competitive Advantage | +|---------|------|----------|----------------------| +| **Solver Core** | Core Domain | P0 | Unique O(log n) solving — no competitor offers this | +| **Algorithm Routing** | Core Domain | P0 | Intelligent auto-selection differentiates from manual tuning | +| **Solver Platform** | Supporting | P1 | Multi-platform deployment (WASM/NAPI/REST/MCP) | +| **Integration Adapters** | Supporting | P1 | Seamless adoption by existing subsystems | +| **Coherence Integration** | Core | P0 | Primary use case: 50-600x coherence speedup | +| **GNN Integration** | Core | P1 | 10-50x message passing speedup | +| **Graph Integration** | Supporting | P1 | O(1/ε) PageRank, new capability | +| **Spectral Integration** | Supporting | P2 | 20-100x spectral filtering | + +--- + +## 5. Subdomains + +### 5.1 Core Subdomains (Build In-House) + +- **Sparse Linear Algebra**: Neumann, CG, BMSSP implementations optimized for RuVector's workloads +- **Graph Proximity**: Forward/Backward Push, Hybrid Random Walk for PPR computation +- **Dimensionality Reduction**: JL projection and spectral sparsification (TRUE pipeline) + +### 5.2 Supporting Subdomains (Build Lean) + +- **Numerical Stability**: Regularization, Kahan summation, reorthogonalization, mass invariant monitoring +- **Compute Budget Management**: Resource allocation, deadline enforcement, memory tracking +- **Platform Adaptation**: WASM/NAPI/REST serialization, type conversion, Worker pools + +### 5.3 Generic Subdomains (Buy/Reuse) + +- **Configuration Management**: Reuse `serde` + feature flags (existing pattern) +- **Logging and Metrics**: Reuse `tracing` ecosystem (existing pattern) +- **Error Handling**: Follow existing `thiserror` pattern +- **Benchmarking**: Reuse Criterion.rs infrastructure + +--- + +## 6. Ubiquitous Language Glossary + +### Solver Core Terms + +| Term | Definition | +|------|-----------| +| **CsrMatrix** | Compressed Sparse Row format: three arrays (values, col_indices, row_ptrs) representing a sparse matrix | +| **SpMV** | Sparse Matrix-Vector multiply: y = A·x where A is CSR | +| **Neumann Series** | x = Σ_{k=0}^{K} (I-A)^k · b — converges when ρ(I-A) < 1 | +| **Forward Push** | Redistribute positive residual mass to neighbors in graph | +| **PPR** | Personalized PageRank: random-walk-based node relevance | +| **TRUE** | Toolbox for Research on Universal Estimation: JL + sparsify + Neumann | +| **CG** | Conjugate Gradient: iterative Krylov solver for SPD systems | +| **BMSSP** | Bounded Min-Cut Sparse Solver Paradigm: multigrid V-cycle solver | +| **Spectral Radius** | ρ(A) = max eigenvalue magnitude; ρ(I-A) < 1 required for Neumann | +| **Condition Number** | κ(A) = λ_max/λ_min; CG converges in O(√κ) iterations | +| **Diagonal Dominance** | |a_ii| ≥ Σ_{j≠i} |a_ij|; ensures Neumann convergence | +| **Sparsifier** | Reweighted subgraph preserving spectral properties within (1±ε) | +| **JL Projection** | Johnson-Lindenstrauss random projection reducing dimensionality | + +### Integration Terms + +| Term | Definition | +|------|-----------| +| **Compute Lane** | Execution tier: Reflex (<1ms), Retrieval (~10ms), Heavy (~100ms), Deliberate (unbounded) | +| **Solver Event** | Domain event emitted during/after solve (SolveRequested, IterationCompleted, etc.) | +| **Witness Entry** | SHAKE-256 hash chain entry in audit trail | +| **PermitToken** | Authorization token from MCP coherence gate | +| **Coherence Energy** | Scalar measure of system contradiction from sheaf Laplacian residuals | +| **Fallback Chain** | Ordered algorithm cascade: sublinear → CG → dense | +| **Error Budget** | ε_total decomposed across pipeline stages | + +### Platform Terms + +| Term | Definition | +|------|-----------| +| **Core-Binding-Surface** | Three-crate pattern: pure Rust core → WASM/NAPI binding → npm surface | +| **JsSolver** | wasm-bindgen struct exposing solver to browser JavaScript | +| **NapiSolver** | NAPI-RS struct exposing solver to Node.js | +| **Worker Pool** | Web Worker collection for browser parallelism | +| **SharedArrayBuffer** | Browser shared memory for zero-copy inter-worker data | + +--- + +## 7. Domain Events (Cross-Context) + +| Event | Producer | Consumers | Payload | +|-------|----------|-----------|---------| +| `SolveRequested` | Solver Core | Metrics, Audit | request_id, algorithm, dimensions | +| `SolveConverged` | Solver Core | Coherence, Metrics, Streaming API | request_id, iterations, residual | +| `AlgorithmFallback` | Solver Core | Routing (SONA), Metrics | from_algorithm, to_algorithm, reason | +| `SparsityDetected` | Sparsity Analyzer | Routing | density, recommended_path | +| `BudgetExhausted` | Budget Enforcer | Coherence Gate, Metrics | budget, best_residual | +| `CoherenceUpdated` | Coherence Adapter | Prime Radiant | energy_before, energy_after, solver_used | +| `RoutingDecision` | Algorithm Router | SONA Learning | features, selected_algorithm, latency | + +### Event Flow + +``` + SolverOrchestrator + │ + emits SolverEvent + │ + ┌────────┴────────┐ + │ broadcast::Sender│ + └────────┬────────┘ + │ + ┌──────┬───────┼───────┬──────────┐ + ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ + Coherence Metrics Stream Audit SONA + Engine Collector API Trail Learning +``` + +--- + +## 8. Strategic Patterns + +### 8.1 Event Sourcing (Aligned with Prime Radiant) + +SolverEvent follows the same tagged-enum pattern as Prime Radiant's DomainEvent: + +```rust +#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)] +#[serde(tag = "type")] +pub enum SolverEvent { + SolveRequested { ... }, + IterationCompleted { ... }, + SolveConverged { ... }, + AlgorithmFallback { ... }, + BudgetExhausted { ... }, +} +``` + +Enables deterministic replay, tamper detection via content hashes, and forensic analysis. + +### 8.2 CQRS for Solver + +- **Command side**: `solve(input)` — mutates state, produces events +- **Query side**: `estimate_complexity(input)` — pure function, no side effects +- Separate read/write models enable caching of complexity estimates + +### 8.3 Saga for Multi-Phase Solves + +TRUE algorithm requires three sequential phases: +1. JL Projection (reduces dimensionality) +2. Spectral Sparsification (reduces edges) +3. Neumann Solve (actual computation) + +Each phase is compensatable: if phase 3 fails, phases 1-2 results are cached for retry with different solver. + +``` +[JL Projection] ──success──▶ [Sparsification] ──success──▶ [Neumann Solve] + │ │ │ + failure failure failure + │ │ │ + ▼ ▼ ▼ + [Log & Abort] [Retry with coarser ε] [Fallback to CG] +``` + +--- + +## 9. Evolution Strategy + +| Phase | Timeline | Scope | Key Milestone | +|-------|----------|-------|---------------| +| Phase 1 | Weeks 1-2 | Foundation crate + CG + Neumann | First `cargo test` passing | +| Phase 2 | Weeks 3-5 | Push algorithms + routing + coherence integration | Coherence 10x speedup | +| Phase 3 | Weeks 6-8 | TRUE + BMSSP + WASM + NAPI | Full platform coverage | +| Phase 4 | Weeks 9-10 | SONA learning + benchmarks + security hardening | Production readiness | diff --git a/docs/research/sublinear-time-solver/ddd/tactical-design.md b/docs/research/sublinear-time-solver/ddd/tactical-design.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..09b5cbeee --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/research/sublinear-time-solver/ddd/tactical-design.md @@ -0,0 +1,784 @@ +# Sublinear-Time Solver: DDD Tactical Design + +**Version**: 1.0 +**Date**: 2026-02-20 +**Status**: Proposed + +--- + +## 1. Aggregate Design + +### 1.1 SolverSession Aggregate (Root) + +The SolverSession is the primary aggregate root, encapsulating the lifecycle of a solve operation. + +```rust +/// Aggregate root for solver operations +pub struct SolverSession { + // Identity + id: SessionId, + + // Configuration (set at creation, immutable during solve) + config: SolverConfig, + budget: ComputeBudget, + + // State (mutated during solve lifecycle) + state: SessionState, + current_algorithm: Algorithm, + + // Event sourcing + history: Vec, + version: u64, + + // Timing + created_at: Timestamp, + started_at: Option, + completed_at: Option, +} + +/// Session state machine +#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)] +pub enum SessionState { + /// Created but not yet started + Idle, + /// Preprocessing (TRUE: JL, sparsification) + Preprocessing { phase: PreprocessPhase, progress: f64 }, + /// Active solving + Solving { iteration: usize, residual: f64 }, + /// Successfully converged + Converged { result: SolverResult }, + /// Failed with error + Failed { error: SolverError, best_effort: Option> }, + /// Cancelled by user or budget enforcement + Cancelled { reason: String }, +} + +impl SolverSession { + // === Invariants === + + /// Budget is never exceeded + fn check_budget(&self) -> Result<(), SolverError> { + if let Some(started) = self.started_at { + let elapsed = Timestamp::now() - started; + if elapsed > self.budget.max_wall_time { + return Err(SolverError::BudgetExhausted { + budget: self.budget.clone(), + progress: self.progress(), + }); + } + } + if let SessionState::Solving { iteration, .. } = &self.state { + if *iteration > self.budget.max_iterations as usize { + return Err(SolverError::BudgetExhausted { + budget: self.budget.clone(), + progress: self.progress(), + }); + } + } + Ok(()) + } + + /// State transitions are valid + fn transition(&mut self, new_state: SessionState) -> Result<(), SolverError> { + let valid = match (&self.state, &new_state) { + (SessionState::Idle, SessionState::Preprocessing { .. }) => true, + (SessionState::Idle, SessionState::Solving { .. }) => true, + (SessionState::Preprocessing { .. }, SessionState::Solving { .. }) => true, + (SessionState::Solving { .. }, SessionState::Solving { .. }) => true, + (SessionState::Solving { .. }, SessionState::Converged { .. }) => true, + (SessionState::Solving { .. }, SessionState::Failed { .. }) => true, + (_, SessionState::Cancelled { .. }) => true, // Always cancellable + _ => false, + }; + + if !valid { + return Err(SolverError::InvalidStateTransition { + from: format!("{:?}", self.state), + to: format!("{:?}", new_state), + }); + } + + self.state = new_state; + self.version += 1; + Ok(()) + } + + // === Commands === + + pub fn start_solve(&mut self, system: &SparseSystem) -> Result<(), SolverError> { + self.check_budget()?; + self.started_at = Some(Timestamp::now()); + + self.history.push(SolverEvent::SolveRequested { + request_id: self.id, + algorithm: self.current_algorithm, + input_dimensions: (system.matrix.rows, system.matrix.cols, system.matrix.nnz()), + timestamp: Timestamp::now(), + }); + + self.transition(SessionState::Solving { iteration: 0, residual: f64::INFINITY }) + } + + pub fn record_iteration(&mut self, iteration: usize, residual: f64) -> Result<(), SolverError> { + self.check_budget()?; + + self.history.push(SolverEvent::IterationCompleted { + request_id: self.id, + iteration, + residual_norm: residual, + wall_time_us: self.elapsed_us(), + timestamp: Timestamp::now(), + }); + + if residual < self.config.tolerance { + self.transition(SessionState::Converged { + result: SolverResult { + iterations: iteration, + final_residual: residual, + ..Default::default() + }, + }) + } else { + self.transition(SessionState::Solving { iteration, residual }) + } + } + + pub fn fail_and_fallback(&mut self, error: SolverError) -> Option { + let fallback = self.next_fallback(); + + self.history.push(SolverEvent::AlgorithmFallback { + request_id: self.id, + from_algorithm: self.current_algorithm, + to_algorithm: fallback, + reason: error.to_string(), + timestamp: Timestamp::now(), + }); + + if let Some(next) = fallback { + self.current_algorithm = next; + self.state = SessionState::Idle; // Reset for retry + Some(next) + } else { + let _ = self.transition(SessionState::Failed { + error, + best_effort: None, + }); + None + } + } + + fn next_fallback(&self) -> Option { + match self.current_algorithm { + Algorithm::Neumann | Algorithm::ForwardPush | Algorithm::BackwardPush | + Algorithm::HybridRandomWalk | Algorithm::TRUE | Algorithm::BMSSP + => Some(Algorithm::CG), + Algorithm::CG => Some(Algorithm::DenseDirect), + Algorithm::DenseDirect => None, // No further fallback + } + } +} +``` + +### 1.2 SparseSystem Aggregate + +```rust +/// Immutable representation of a sparse linear system Ax = b +pub struct SparseSystem { + id: SystemId, + matrix: CsrMatrix, + rhs: Vec, + metadata: SystemMetadata, +} + +pub struct SystemMetadata { + pub sparsity: SparsityProfile, + pub is_spd: bool, + pub is_laplacian: bool, + pub condition_estimate: Option, + pub source_context: SourceContext, +} + +pub enum SourceContext { + CoherenceLaplacian { graph_id: String }, + GnnAdjacency { layer: usize, node_count: usize }, + GraphAnalytics { query_type: String }, + SpectralFilter { filter_degree: usize }, + UserProvided, +} + +impl SparseSystem { + // === Invariants === + + pub fn validate(&self) -> Result<(), ValidationError> { + // Matrix dimensions match RHS + if self.matrix.rows != self.rhs.len() { + return Err(ValidationError::DimensionMismatch { + expected: self.matrix.rows, + actual: self.rhs.len(), + }); + } + + // All values finite + for v in self.matrix.values.iter() { + if !v.is_finite() { + return Err(ValidationError::InvalidNumber { + field: "matrix_values", index: 0, reason: "non-finite", + }); + } + } + for v in self.rhs.iter() { + if !v.is_finite() { + return Err(ValidationError::InvalidNumber { + field: "rhs", index: 0, reason: "non-finite", + }); + } + } + + // Sparsity > 0 + if self.matrix.nnz() == 0 { + return Err(ValidationError::EmptyMatrix); + } + + Ok(()) + } +} +``` + +### 1.3 GraphProblem Aggregate + +```rust +/// Graph-based problem for Push algorithms and random walks +pub struct GraphProblem { + id: ProblemId, + graph: SparseAdjacency, + query: GraphQuery, + parameters: PushParameters, +} + +pub struct SparseAdjacency { + pub adj: CsrMatrix, + pub directed: bool, + pub weighted: bool, +} + +pub enum GraphQuery { + SingleSource { source: usize }, + SingleTarget { target: usize }, + Pairwise { source: usize, target: usize }, + BatchSources { sources: Vec }, + AllNodes, +} + +pub struct PushParameters { + pub alpha: f64, // Damping factor (default: 0.85) + pub epsilon: f64, // Push threshold + pub max_iterations: u64, // Safety bound +} +``` + +--- + +## 2. Entity Design + +### 2.1 SolverResult Entity + +```rust +#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)] +pub struct SolverResult { + pub id: ResultId, + pub session_id: SessionId, + pub algorithm_used: Algorithm, + pub solution: Vec, + pub iterations: usize, + pub residual_norm: f64, + pub wall_time_us: u64, + pub convergence: ConvergenceInfo, + pub error_bounds: ErrorBounds, + pub audit_entry: SolverAuditEntry, +} +``` + +### 2.2 ComputeBudget Entity + +```rust +#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)] +pub struct ComputeBudget { + pub max_wall_time: Duration, + pub max_iterations: u64, + pub max_memory_bytes: usize, + pub lane: ComputeLane, +} + +#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)] +pub enum ComputeLane { + Reflex, // < 1ms — cached results, trivial problems + Retrieval, // ~ 10ms — simple solves (small n, well-conditioned) + Heavy, // ~ 100ms — full solver pipeline + Deliberate, // unbounded — streaming progress, complex problems +} + +impl ComputeBudget { + pub fn for_lane(lane: ComputeLane) -> Self { + match lane { + ComputeLane::Reflex => Self { + max_wall_time: Duration::from_millis(1), + max_iterations: 10, + max_memory_bytes: 1 << 20, // 1MB + lane, + }, + ComputeLane::Retrieval => Self { + max_wall_time: Duration::from_millis(10), + max_iterations: 100, + max_memory_bytes: 16 << 20, // 16MB + lane, + }, + ComputeLane::Heavy => Self { + max_wall_time: Duration::from_millis(100), + max_iterations: 10_000, + max_memory_bytes: 256 << 20, // 256MB + lane, + }, + ComputeLane::Deliberate => Self { + max_wall_time: Duration::from_secs(300), + max_iterations: 1_000_000, + max_memory_bytes: 2 << 30, // 2GB + lane, + }, + } + } +} +``` + +### 2.3 AlgorithmProfile Entity + +```rust +#[derive(Debug, Clone)] +pub struct AlgorithmProfile { + pub algorithm: Algorithm, + pub complexity_class: ComplexityClass, + pub sparsity_range: (f64, f64), // (min_density, max_density) + pub size_range: (usize, usize), // (min_n, max_n) + pub deterministic: bool, + pub parallelizable: bool, + pub wasm_compatible: bool, + pub numerical_stability: Stability, + pub convergence_guarantee: ConvergenceGuarantee, +} + +pub enum ComplexityClass { + Logarithmic, // O(log n) + SquareRoot, // O(√n) + NearLinear, // O(n · polylog(n)) + Linear, // O(n) + Quadratic, // O(n²) +} + +pub enum ConvergenceGuarantee { + Guaranteed { max_iterations: usize }, + Probabilistic { confidence: f64 }, + Conditional { requirement: &'static str }, +} +``` + +--- + +## 3. Value Objects + +### 3.1 CsrMatrix + +```rust +/// Immutable value object — equality by content +#[derive(Clone)] +pub struct CsrMatrix { + pub values: AlignedVec, + pub col_indices: AlignedVec, + pub row_ptrs: Vec, + pub rows: usize, + pub cols: usize, +} + +impl CsrMatrix { + pub fn nnz(&self) -> usize { self.values.len() } + pub fn density(&self) -> f64 { self.nnz() as f64 / (self.rows * self.cols) as f64 } + pub fn memory_bytes(&self) -> usize { + self.values.len() * size_of::() + + self.col_indices.len() * size_of::() + + self.row_ptrs.len() * size_of::() + } +} +``` + +### 3.2 ConvergenceInfo + +```rust +#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)] +pub struct ConvergenceInfo { + pub converged: bool, + pub iterations: usize, + pub residual_history: Vec, + pub final_residual: f64, + pub convergence_rate: f64, // ratio of consecutive residuals +} +``` + +### 3.3 SparsityProfile + +```rust +#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)] +pub struct SparsityProfile { + pub nonzero_count: usize, + pub total_elements: usize, + pub density: f64, + pub diagonal_dominance: f64, // fraction of rows that are diag. dominant + pub bandwidth: usize, // max |i - j| for nonzero a_ij + pub symmetry: f64, // fraction of entries with a_ij == a_ji + pub avg_row_nnz: f64, + pub max_row_nnz: usize, +} +``` + +### 3.4 ComplexityEstimate + +```rust +#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)] +pub struct ComplexityEstimate { + pub estimated_flops: u64, + pub estimated_memory_bytes: u64, + pub estimated_wall_time_us: u64, + pub recommended_algorithm: Algorithm, + pub recommended_lane: ComputeLane, + pub confidence: f64, +} +``` + +### 3.5 ErrorBounds + +```rust +#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)] +pub struct ErrorBounds { + pub absolute_error: f64, // ||x_approx - x_exact|| + pub relative_error: f64, // ||x_approx - x_exact|| / ||x_exact|| + pub residual_norm: f64, // ||A*x_approx - b|| + pub confidence: f64, // Statistical confidence (for randomized algorithms) +} +``` + +--- + +## 4. Domain Events + +```rust +#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)] +#[serde(tag = "type")] +pub enum SolverEvent { + SolveRequested { + request_id: SessionId, + algorithm: Algorithm, + input_dimensions: (usize, usize, usize), // rows, cols, nnz + timestamp: Timestamp, + }, + IterationCompleted { + request_id: SessionId, + iteration: usize, + residual_norm: f64, + wall_time_us: u64, + timestamp: Timestamp, + }, + SolveConverged { + request_id: SessionId, + total_iterations: usize, + final_residual: f64, + total_wall_time_us: u64, + accuracy: ErrorBounds, + timestamp: Timestamp, + }, + SolveFailed { + request_id: SessionId, + error: String, + best_residual: f64, + iterations_completed: usize, + timestamp: Timestamp, + }, + AlgorithmFallback { + request_id: SessionId, + from_algorithm: Algorithm, + to_algorithm: Option, + reason: String, + timestamp: Timestamp, + }, + BudgetExhausted { + request_id: SessionId, + budget: ComputeBudget, + best_residual: f64, + timestamp: Timestamp, + }, + ComplexityEstimated { + request_id: SessionId, + estimate: ComplexityEstimate, + timestamp: Timestamp, + }, + SparsityDetected { + system_id: SystemId, + profile: SparsityProfile, + recommended_path: Algorithm, + timestamp: Timestamp, + }, + NumericalWarning { + request_id: SessionId, + warning_type: NumericalWarningType, + detail: String, + timestamp: Timestamp, + }, +} + +pub enum NumericalWarningType { + NearSingular, + SlowConvergence, + OrthogonalityLoss, + MassInvariantViolation, + PrecisionLoss, +} +``` + +--- + +## 5. Domain Services + +### 5.1 SolverOrchestrator + +```rust +/// Orchestrates: routing → validation → execution → fallback → result +pub struct SolverOrchestrator { + router: AlgorithmRouter, + solvers: HashMap>, + budget_enforcer: BudgetEnforcer, + event_bus: broadcast::Sender, +} + +impl SolverOrchestrator { + pub async fn solve(&self, system: SparseSystem) -> Result { + // 1. Analyze sparsity + let profile = system.metadata.sparsity.clone(); + self.event_bus.send(SolverEvent::SparsityDetected { .. }); + + // 2. Route to optimal algorithm + let algorithm = self.router.select(&ProblemProfile::from(&system)); + let estimate = self.estimate_complexity(&system); + self.event_bus.send(SolverEvent::ComplexityEstimated { .. }); + + // 3. Create session + let mut session = SolverSession::new(algorithm, estimate.recommended_lane); + + // 4. Execute with fallback chain + loop { + match self.execute_algorithm(&mut session, &system).await { + Ok(result) => return Ok(result), + Err(e) => { + match session.fail_and_fallback(e) { + Some(_next) => continue, // Retry with fallback + None => return Err(SolverError::AllAlgorithmsFailed), + } + } + } + } + } +} +``` + +### 5.2 SparsityAnalyzer + +```rust +/// Analyzes matrix properties for routing decisions +pub struct SparsityAnalyzer; + +impl SparsityAnalyzer { + pub fn analyze(matrix: &CsrMatrix) -> SparsityProfile { + SparsityProfile { + nonzero_count: matrix.nnz(), + total_elements: matrix.rows * matrix.cols, + density: matrix.density(), + diagonal_dominance: Self::measure_diagonal_dominance(matrix), + bandwidth: Self::estimate_bandwidth(matrix), + symmetry: Self::measure_symmetry(matrix), + avg_row_nnz: matrix.nnz() as f64 / matrix.rows as f64, + max_row_nnz: Self::max_row_nnz(matrix), + } + } +} +``` + +### 5.3 ConvergenceMonitor + +```rust +/// Monitors convergence and triggers fallback +pub struct ConvergenceMonitor { + stagnation_window: usize, // Look back N iterations + stagnation_threshold: f64, // Improvement < threshold → stagnant + divergence_factor: f64, // Residual growth > factor → diverging +} + +impl ConvergenceMonitor { + pub fn check(&self, history: &[f64]) -> ConvergenceStatus { + if history.len() < 2 { + return ConvergenceStatus::Progressing; + } + + let latest = *history.last().unwrap(); + let previous = history[history.len() - 2]; + + // Divergence check + if latest > previous * self.divergence_factor { + return ConvergenceStatus::Diverging; + } + + // Stagnation check + if history.len() >= self.stagnation_window { + let window_start = history[history.len() - self.stagnation_window]; + let improvement = (window_start - latest) / window_start; + if improvement < self.stagnation_threshold { + return ConvergenceStatus::Stagnant; + } + } + + ConvergenceStatus::Progressing + } +} +``` + +--- + +## 6. Repositories + +### 6.1 SolverSessionRepository + +```rust +pub trait SolverSessionRepository: Send + Sync { + fn save(&self, session: &SolverSession) -> Result<(), RepositoryError>; + fn find_by_id(&self, id: &SessionId) -> Result, RepositoryError>; + fn find_active(&self) -> Result, RepositoryError>; + fn delete(&self, id: &SessionId) -> Result<(), RepositoryError>; +} + +/// In-memory implementation (server, WASM) +pub struct InMemorySessionRepo { + sessions: DashMap, +} +``` + +--- + +## 7. Factories + +### 7.1 SolverFactory + +```rust +pub struct SolverFactory; + +impl SolverFactory { + pub fn create(algorithm: Algorithm, config: &SolverConfig) -> Box { + match algorithm { + Algorithm::Neumann => Box::new(NeumannSolver::from_config(config)), + Algorithm::ForwardPush => Box::new(ForwardPushSolver::from_config(config)), + Algorithm::BackwardPush => Box::new(BackwardPushSolver::from_config(config)), + Algorithm::HybridRandomWalk => Box::new(HybridRandomWalkSolver::from_config(config)), + Algorithm::TRUE => Box::new(TrueSolver::from_config(config)), + Algorithm::CG => Box::new(ConjugateGradientSolver::from_config(config)), + Algorithm::BMSSP => Box::new(BmsspSolver::from_config(config)), + Algorithm::DenseDirect => Box::new(DenseDirectSolver::from_config(config)), + } + } +} +``` + +### 7.2 SparseSystemFactory + +```rust +pub struct SparseSystemFactory; + +impl SparseSystemFactory { + pub fn from_hnsw(hnsw: &HnswIndex, level: usize) -> SparseSystem { ... } + pub fn from_adjacency_list(edges: &[(usize, usize, f32)], n: usize) -> SparseSystem { ... } + pub fn from_dense(matrix: &[Vec], threshold: f32) -> SparseSystem { ... } + pub fn laplacian_from_graph(graph: &SparseAdjacency) -> SparseSystem { ... } +} +``` + +--- + +## 8. Module Structure + +``` +crates/ruvector-solver/src/ +├── lib.rs # Public API surface +├── domain/ +│ ├── mod.rs +│ ├── aggregates/ +│ │ ├── session.rs # SolverSession aggregate +│ │ ├── sparse_system.rs # SparseSystem aggregate +│ │ └── graph_problem.rs # GraphProblem aggregate +│ ├── entities/ +│ │ ├── result.rs # SolverResult entity +│ │ ├── budget.rs # ComputeBudget entity +│ │ └── profile.rs # AlgorithmProfile entity +│ ├── values/ +│ │ ├── csr_matrix.rs # CsrMatrix value object +│ │ ├── convergence.rs # ConvergenceInfo value object +│ │ ├── sparsity.rs # SparsityProfile value object +│ │ └── estimate.rs # ComplexityEstimate value object +│ └── events.rs # SolverEvent enum +├── services/ +│ ├── orchestrator.rs # SolverOrchestrator +│ ├── sparsity_analyzer.rs # SparsityAnalyzer +│ ├── convergence_monitor.rs # ConvergenceMonitor +│ └── budget_enforcer.rs # BudgetEnforcer +├── algorithms/ +│ ├── neumann.rs +│ ├── forward_push.rs +│ ├── backward_push.rs +│ ├── hybrid_random_walk.rs +│ ├── true_solver.rs +│ ├── conjugate_gradient.rs +│ ├── bmssp.rs +│ └── dense_direct.rs +├── routing/ +│ ├── router.rs # AlgorithmRouter +│ ├── heuristic.rs # Tier 2 rules +│ └── adaptive.rs # Tier 3 SONA +├── infrastructure/ +│ ├── arena.rs # Arena allocator integration +│ ├── simd.rs # SIMD dispatch +│ ├── repository.rs # Session repository +│ └── factory.rs # SolverFactory, SparseSystemFactory +└── traits.rs # SolverEngine, NumericBackend, etc. +``` + +--- + +## 9. State Machine + +``` + ┌─────────┐ + │ IDLE │ + └────┬────┘ + │ start_solve() + ┌────▼────┐ + ┌─────│PREPROC. │──────┐ + │ └────┬────┘ │ + │ │ done │ cancel + │ ┌────▼────┐ │ + │ │ SOLVING │◀────┤ (back to SOLVING on retry) + │ └──┬──┬───┘ │ + │ │ │ │ + │ converge fail │ + │ │ │ │ + │ ┌────▼┐ ┌▼────┐ │ + │ │CONV.│ │FAIL │ │ + │ └─────┘ └──┬──┘ │ + │ │ │ + │ fallback? │ + │ Y N │ + │ │ │ │ + │ ┌────▼┐ │ ┌──▼──────┐ + └────▶│IDLE │ └─▶│CANCELLED│ + └─────┘ └─────────┘ +```