prometheus/tsdb/head_append.go

// Copyright 2021 The Prometheus Authors
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//
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//
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package tsdb

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"
	"math"

	"github.com/go-kit/log/level"
	"github.com/pkg/errors"

	"github.com/prometheus/prometheus/model/exemplar"
	"github.com/prometheus/prometheus/model/histogram"
	"github.com/prometheus/prometheus/model/labels"
	"github.com/prometheus/prometheus/model/metadata"
	"github.com/prometheus/prometheus/model/value"
	"github.com/prometheus/prometheus/storage"
	"github.com/prometheus/prometheus/tsdb/chunkenc"
	"github.com/prometheus/prometheus/tsdb/chunks"
	"github.com/prometheus/prometheus/tsdb/record"
)

// initAppender is a helper to initialize the time bounds of the head
// upon the first sample it receives.
type initAppender struct {
	app  storage.Appender
	head *Head
}

var _ storage.GetRef = &initAppender{}

func (a *initAppender) Append(ref storage.SeriesRef, lset labels.Labels, t int64, v float64) (storage.SeriesRef, error) {
	if a.app != nil {
		return a.app.Append(ref, lset, t, v)
	}

	a.head.initTime(t)
	a.app = a.head.appender()
	return a.app.Append(ref, lset, t, v)
}

func (a *initAppender) AppendExemplar(ref storage.SeriesRef, l labels.Labels, e exemplar.Exemplar) (storage.SeriesRef, error) {
	// Check if exemplar storage is enabled.
	if !a.head.opts.EnableExemplarStorage || a.head.opts.MaxExemplars.Load() <= 0 {
		return 0, nil
	}

	if a.app != nil {
		return a.app.AppendExemplar(ref, l, e)
	}
	// We should never reach here given we would call Append before AppendExemplar
	// and we probably want to always base head/WAL min time on sample times.
	a.head.initTime(e.Ts)
	a.app = a.head.appender()

	return a.app.AppendExemplar(ref, l, e)
}

func (a *initAppender) AppendHistogram(ref storage.SeriesRef, l labels.Labels, t int64, h *histogram.Histogram, fh *histogram.FloatHistogram) (storage.SeriesRef, error) {
	if a.app != nil {
		return a.app.AppendHistogram(ref, l, t, h, fh)
	}
	a.head.initTime(t)
	a.app = a.head.appender()

	return a.app.AppendHistogram(ref, l, t, h, fh)
}

func (a *initAppender) UpdateMetadata(ref storage.SeriesRef, l labels.Labels, m metadata.Metadata) (storage.SeriesRef, error) {
	if a.app != nil {
		return a.app.UpdateMetadata(ref, l, m)
	}

	a.app = a.head.appender()
	return a.app.UpdateMetadata(ref, l, m)
}

// initTime initializes a head with the first timestamp. This only needs to be called
// for a completely fresh head with an empty WAL.
func (h *Head) initTime(t int64) {
	if !h.minTime.CompareAndSwap(math.MaxInt64, t) {
		return
	}
	// Ensure that max time is initialized to at least the min time we just set.
	// Concurrent appenders may already have set it to a higher value.
	h.maxTime.CompareAndSwap(math.MinInt64, t)
}

func (a *initAppender) GetRef(lset labels.Labels, hash uint64) (storage.SeriesRef, labels.Labels) {
	if g, ok := a.app.(storage.GetRef); ok {
		return g.GetRef(lset, hash)
	}
	return 0, labels.EmptyLabels()
}

func (a *initAppender) Commit() error {
	if a.app == nil {
		a.head.metrics.activeAppenders.Dec()
		return nil
	}
	return a.app.Commit()
}

func (a *initAppender) Rollback() error {
	if a.app == nil {
		a.head.metrics.activeAppenders.Dec()
		return nil
	}
	return a.app.Rollback()
}

// Appender returns a new Appender on the database.
func (h *Head) Appender(_ context.Context) storage.Appender {
	h.metrics.activeAppenders.Inc()

	// The head cache might not have a starting point yet. The init appender
	// picks up the first appended timestamp as the base.
	if h.MinTime() == math.MaxInt64 {
		return &initAppender{
			head: h,
		}
	}
	return h.appender()
}

func (h *Head) appender() *headAppender {
	minValidTime := h.appendableMinValidTime()
	appendID, cleanupAppendIDsBelow := h.iso.newAppendID(minValidTime) // Every appender gets an ID that is cleared upon commit/rollback.

	// Allocate the exemplars buffer only if exemplars are enabled.
	var exemplarsBuf []exemplarWithSeriesRef
	if h.opts.EnableExemplarStorage {
		exemplarsBuf = h.getExemplarBuffer()
	}

	return &headAppender{
		head:                  h,
		minValidTime:          minValidTime,
		mint:                  math.MaxInt64,
		maxt:                  math.MinInt64,
		headMaxt:              h.MaxTime(),
		oooTimeWindow:         h.opts.OutOfOrderTimeWindow.Load(),
		samples:               h.getAppendBuffer(),
		sampleSeries:          h.getSeriesBuffer(),
		exemplars:             exemplarsBuf,
		histograms:            h.getHistogramBuffer(),
		floatHistograms:       h.getFloatHistogramBuffer(),
		metadata:              h.getMetadataBuffer(),
		appendID:              appendID,
		cleanupAppendIDsBelow: cleanupAppendIDsBelow,
	}
}

// appendableMinValidTime returns the minimum valid timestamp for appends,
// such that samples stay ahead of prior blocks and the head compaction window.
func (h *Head) appendableMinValidTime() int64 {
	// This boundary ensures that no samples will be added to the compaction window.
	// This allows race-free, concurrent appending and compaction.
	cwEnd := h.MaxTime() - h.chunkRange.Load()/2

	// This boundary ensures that we avoid overlapping timeframes from one block to the next.
	// While not necessary for correctness, it means we're not required to use vertical compaction.
	minValid := h.minValidTime.Load()

	return max(cwEnd, minValid)
}

// AppendableMinValidTime returns the minimum valid time for samples to be appended to the Head.
// Returns false if Head hasn't been initialized yet and the minimum time isn't known yet.
func (h *Head) AppendableMinValidTime() (int64, bool) {
	if h.MinTime() == math.MaxInt64 {
		return 0, false
	}

	return h.appendableMinValidTime(), true
}

func max(a, b int64) int64 {
	if a > b {
		return a
	}
	return b
}

func (h *Head) getAppendBuffer() []record.RefSample {
	b := h.appendPool.Get()
	if b == nil {
		return make([]record.RefSample, 0, 512)
	}
	return b
}

func (h *Head) putAppendBuffer(b []record.RefSample) {
	h.appendPool.Put(b[:0])
}

func (h *Head) getExemplarBuffer() []exemplarWithSeriesRef {
	b := h.exemplarsPool.Get()
	if b == nil {
		return make([]exemplarWithSeriesRef, 0, 512)
	}
	return b
}

func (h *Head) putExemplarBuffer(b []exemplarWithSeriesRef) {
	if b == nil {
		return
	}

	h.exemplarsPool.Put(b[:0])
}

func (h *Head) getHistogramBuffer() []record.RefHistogramSample {
	b := h.histogramsPool.Get()
	if b == nil {
		return make([]record.RefHistogramSample, 0, 512)
	}
	return b
}

func (h *Head) putHistogramBuffer(b []record.RefHistogramSample) {
	h.histogramsPool.Put(b[:0])
}

func (h *Head) getFloatHistogramBuffer() []record.RefFloatHistogramSample {
	b := h.floatHistogramsPool.Get()
	if b == nil {
		return make([]record.RefFloatHistogramSample, 0, 512)
	}
	return b
}

func (h *Head) putFloatHistogramBuffer(b []record.RefFloatHistogramSample) {
	h.floatHistogramsPool.Put(b[:0])
}

func (h *Head) getMetadataBuffer() []record.RefMetadata {
	b := h.metadataPool.Get()
	if b == nil {
		return make([]record.RefMetadata, 0, 512)
	}
	return b
}

func (h *Head) putMetadataBuffer(b []record.RefMetadata) {
	h.metadataPool.Put(b[:0])
}

func (h *Head) getSeriesBuffer() []*memSeries {
	b := h.seriesPool.Get()
	if b == nil {
		return make([]*memSeries, 0, 512)
	}
	return b
}

func (h *Head) putSeriesBuffer(b []*memSeries) {
	h.seriesPool.Put(b[:0])
}

func (h *Head) getBytesBuffer() []byte {
	b := h.bytesPool.Get()
	if b == nil {
		return make([]byte, 0, 1024)
	}
	return b
}

func (h *Head) putBytesBuffer(b []byte) {
	h.bytesPool.Put(b[:0])
}

type exemplarWithSeriesRef struct {
	ref      storage.SeriesRef
	exemplar exemplar.Exemplar
}

type headAppender struct {
	head          *Head
	minValidTime  int64 // No samples below this timestamp are allowed.
	mint, maxt    int64
	headMaxt      int64 // We track it here to not take the lock for every sample appended.
	oooTimeWindow int64 // Use the same for the entire append, and don't load the atomic for each sample.

	series               []record.RefSeries               // New series held by this appender.
	samples              []record.RefSample               // New float samples held by this appender.
	sampleSeries         []*memSeries                     // Float series corresponding to the samples held by this appender (using corresponding slice indices - same series may appear more than once).
	histograms           []record.RefHistogramSample      // New histogram samples held by this appender.
	histogramSeries      []*memSeries                     // HistogramSamples series corresponding to the samples held by this appender (using corresponding slice indices - same series may appear more than once).
	floatHistograms      []record.RefFloatHistogramSample // New float histogram samples held by this appender.
	floatHistogramSeries []*memSeries                     // FloatHistogramSamples series corresponding to the samples held by this appender (using corresponding slice indices - same series may appear more than once).
	metadata             []record.RefMetadata             // New metadata held by this appender.
	metadataSeries       []*memSeries                     // Series corresponding to the metadata held by this appender.
	exemplars            []exemplarWithSeriesRef          // New exemplars held by this appender.

	appendID, cleanupAppendIDsBelow uint64
	closed                          bool
}

func (a *headAppender) Append(ref storage.SeriesRef, lset labels.Labels, t int64, v float64) (storage.SeriesRef, error) {
	// For OOO inserts, this restriction is irrelevant and will be checked later once we confirm the sample is an in-order append.
	// If OOO inserts are disabled, we may as well as check this as early as we can and avoid more work.
	if a.oooTimeWindow == 0 && t < a.minValidTime {
		a.head.metrics.outOfBoundSamples.WithLabelValues(sampleMetricTypeFloat).Inc()
		return 0, storage.ErrOutOfBounds
	}

	s := a.head.series.getByID(chunks.HeadSeriesRef(ref))
	if s == nil {
		// Ensure no empty labels have gotten through.
		lset = lset.WithoutEmpty()
		if lset.IsEmpty() {
			return 0, errors.Wrap(ErrInvalidSample, "empty labelset")
		}

		if l, dup := lset.HasDuplicateLabelNames(); dup {
			return 0, errors.Wrap(ErrInvalidSample, fmt.Sprintf(`label name "%s" is not unique`, l))
		}

		var created bool
		var err error
		s, created, err = a.head.getOrCreate(lset.Hash(), lset)
		if err != nil {
			return 0, err
		}
		if created {
			a.series = append(a.series, record.RefSeries{
				Ref:    s.ref,
				Labels: lset,
			})
		}
	}

	if value.IsStaleNaN(v) {
		switch {
		case s.lastHistogramValue != nil:
			return a.AppendHistogram(ref, lset, t, &histogram.Histogram{Sum: v}, nil)
		case s.lastFloatHistogramValue != nil:
			return a.AppendHistogram(ref, lset, t, nil, &histogram.FloatHistogram{Sum: v})
		}
	}

	s.Lock()
	// TODO(codesome): If we definitely know at this point that the sample is ooo, then optimise
	// to skip that sample from the WAL and write only in the WBL.
	_, delta, err := s.appendable(t, v, a.headMaxt, a.minValidTime, a.oooTimeWindow)
	if err == nil {
		s.pendingCommit = true
	}
	s.Unlock()
	if delta > 0 {
		a.head.metrics.oooHistogram.Observe(float64(delta) / 1000)
	}
	if err != nil {
		switch err {
		case storage.ErrOutOfOrderSample:
			a.head.metrics.outOfOrderSamples.WithLabelValues(sampleMetricTypeFloat).Inc()
		case storage.ErrTooOldSample:
			a.head.metrics.tooOldSamples.WithLabelValues(sampleMetricTypeFloat).Inc()
		}
		return 0, err
	}

	if t < a.mint {
		a.mint = t
	}
	if t > a.maxt {
		a.maxt = t
	}

	a.samples = append(a.samples, record.RefSample{
		Ref: s.ref,
		T:   t,
		V:   v,
	})
	a.sampleSeries = append(a.sampleSeries, s)
	return storage.SeriesRef(s.ref), nil
}

// appendable checks whether the given sample is valid for appending to the series. (if we return false and no error)
// The sample belongs to the out of order chunk if we return true and no error.
// An error signifies the sample cannot be handled.
func (s *memSeries) appendable(t int64, v float64, headMaxt, minValidTime, oooTimeWindow int64) (isOOO bool, oooDelta int64, err error) {
	// Check if we can append in the in-order chunk.
	if t >= minValidTime {
		if s.headChunks == nil {
			// The series has no sample and was freshly created.
			return false, 0, nil
		}
		msMaxt := s.maxTime()
		if t > msMaxt {
			return false, 0, nil
		}
		if t == msMaxt {
			// We are allowing exact duplicates as we can encounter them in valid cases
			// like federation and erroring out at that time would be extremely noisy.
			// This only checks against the latest in-order sample.
			// The OOO headchunk has its own method to detect these duplicates.
			if math.Float64bits(s.lastValue) != math.Float64bits(v) {
				return false, 0, storage.ErrDuplicateSampleForTimestamp
			}
			// Sample is identical (ts + value) with most current (highest ts) sample in sampleBuf.
			return false, 0, nil
		}
	}

	// The sample cannot go in the in-order chunk. Check if it can go in the out-of-order chunk.
	if oooTimeWindow > 0 && t >= headMaxt-oooTimeWindow {
		return true, headMaxt - t, nil
	}

	// The sample cannot go in both in-order and out-of-order chunk.
	if oooTimeWindow > 0 {
		return true, headMaxt - t, storage.ErrTooOldSample
	}
	if t < minValidTime {
		return false, headMaxt - t, storage.ErrOutOfBounds
	}
	return false, headMaxt - t, storage.ErrOutOfOrderSample
}

// appendableHistogram checks whether the given histogram is valid for appending to the series.
func (s *memSeries) appendableHistogram(t int64, h *histogram.Histogram) error {
	if s.headChunks == nil {
		return nil
	}

	if t > s.headChunks.maxTime {
		return nil
	}
	if t < s.headChunks.maxTime {
		return storage.ErrOutOfOrderSample
	}

	// We are allowing exact duplicates as we can encounter them in valid cases
	// like federation and erroring out at that time would be extremely noisy.
	if !h.Equals(s.lastHistogramValue) {
		return storage.ErrDuplicateSampleForTimestamp
	}
	return nil
}

// appendableFloatHistogram checks whether the given float histogram is valid for appending to the series.
func (s *memSeries) appendableFloatHistogram(t int64, fh *histogram.FloatHistogram) error {
	if s.headChunks == nil {
		return nil
	}

	if t > s.headChunks.maxTime {
		return nil
	}
	if t < s.headChunks.maxTime {
		return storage.ErrOutOfOrderSample
	}

	// We are allowing exact duplicates as we can encounter them in valid cases
	// like federation and erroring out at that time would be extremely noisy.
	if !fh.Equals(s.lastFloatHistogramValue) {
		return storage.ErrDuplicateSampleForTimestamp
	}
	return nil
}

// AppendExemplar for headAppender assumes the series ref already exists, and so it doesn't
// use getOrCreate or make any of the lset validity checks that Append does.
func (a *headAppender) AppendExemplar(ref storage.SeriesRef, lset labels.Labels, e exemplar.Exemplar) (storage.SeriesRef, error) {
	// Check if exemplar storage is enabled.
	if !a.head.opts.EnableExemplarStorage || a.head.opts.MaxExemplars.Load() <= 0 {
		return 0, nil
	}

	// Get Series
	s := a.head.series.getByID(chunks.HeadSeriesRef(ref))
	if s == nil {
		s = a.head.series.getByHash(lset.Hash(), lset)
		if s != nil {
			ref = storage.SeriesRef(s.ref)
		}
	}
	if s == nil {
		return 0, fmt.Errorf("unknown HeadSeriesRef when trying to add exemplar: %d", ref)
	}

	// Ensure no empty labels have gotten through.
	e.Labels = e.Labels.WithoutEmpty()

	err := a.head.exemplars.ValidateExemplar(s.lset, e)
	if err != nil {
		if err == storage.ErrDuplicateExemplar || err == storage.ErrExemplarsDisabled {
			// Duplicate, don't return an error but don't accept the exemplar.
			return 0, nil
		}
		return 0, err
	}

	a.exemplars = append(a.exemplars, exemplarWithSeriesRef{ref, e})

	return storage.SeriesRef(s.ref), nil
}

func (a *headAppender) AppendHistogram(ref storage.SeriesRef, lset labels.Labels, t int64, h *histogram.Histogram, fh *histogram.FloatHistogram) (storage.SeriesRef, error) {
	if !a.head.opts.EnableNativeHistograms.Load() {
		return 0, storage.ErrNativeHistogramsDisabled
	}

	if t < a.minValidTime {
		a.head.metrics.outOfBoundSamples.WithLabelValues(sampleMetricTypeHistogram).Inc()
		return 0, storage.ErrOutOfBounds
	}

	if h != nil {
		if err := h.Validate(); err != nil {
			return 0, err
		}
	}

	if fh != nil {
		if err := fh.Validate(); err != nil {
			return 0, err
		}
	}

	s := a.head.series.getByID(chunks.HeadSeriesRef(ref))
	if s == nil {
		// Ensure no empty labels have gotten through.
		lset = lset.WithoutEmpty()
		if lset.IsEmpty() {
			return 0, errors.Wrap(ErrInvalidSample, "empty labelset")
		}

		if l, dup := lset.HasDuplicateLabelNames(); dup {
			return 0, errors.Wrap(ErrInvalidSample, fmt.Sprintf(`label name "%s" is not unique`, l))
		}

		var created bool
		var err error
		s, created, err = a.head.getOrCreate(lset.Hash(), lset)
		if err != nil {
			return 0, err
		}
		if created {
			switch {
			case h != nil:
				s.lastHistogramValue = &histogram.Histogram{}
			case fh != nil:
				s.lastFloatHistogramValue = &histogram.FloatHistogram{}
			}
			a.series = append(a.series, record.RefSeries{
				Ref:    s.ref,
				Labels: lset,
			})
		}
	}

	switch {
	case h != nil:
		s.Lock()
		if err := s.appendableHistogram(t, h); err != nil {
			s.Unlock()
			if err == storage.ErrOutOfOrderSample {
				a.head.metrics.outOfOrderSamples.WithLabelValues(sampleMetricTypeHistogram).Inc()
			}
			return 0, err
		}
		s.pendingCommit = true
		s.Unlock()
		a.histograms = append(a.histograms, record.RefHistogramSample{
			Ref: s.ref,
			T:   t,
			H:   h,
		})
		a.histogramSeries = append(a.histogramSeries, s)
	case fh != nil:
		s.Lock()
		if err := s.appendableFloatHistogram(t, fh); err != nil {
			s.Unlock()
			if err == storage.ErrOutOfOrderSample {
				a.head.metrics.outOfOrderSamples.WithLabelValues(sampleMetricTypeHistogram).Inc()
			}
			return 0, err
		}
		s.pendingCommit = true
		s.Unlock()
		a.floatHistograms = append(a.floatHistograms, record.RefFloatHistogramSample{
			Ref: s.ref,
			T:   t,
			FH:  fh,
		})
		a.floatHistogramSeries = append(a.floatHistogramSeries, s)
	}

	if t < a.mint {
		a.mint = t
	}
	if t > a.maxt {
		a.maxt = t
	}

	return storage.SeriesRef(s.ref), nil
}

// UpdateMetadata for headAppender assumes the series ref already exists, and so it doesn't
// use getOrCreate or make any of the lset sanity checks that Append does.
func (a *headAppender) UpdateMetadata(ref storage.SeriesRef, lset labels.Labels, meta metadata.Metadata) (storage.SeriesRef, error) {
	s := a.head.series.getByID(chunks.HeadSeriesRef(ref))
	if s == nil {
		s = a.head.series.getByHash(lset.Hash(), lset)
		if s != nil {
			ref = storage.SeriesRef(s.ref)
		}
	}
	if s == nil {
		return 0, fmt.Errorf("unknown series when trying to add metadata with HeadSeriesRef: %d and labels: %s", ref, lset)
	}

	s.RLock()
	hasNewMetadata := s.meta == nil || *s.meta != meta
	s.RUnlock()

	if hasNewMetadata {
		a.metadata = append(a.metadata, record.RefMetadata{
			Ref:  s.ref,
			Type: record.GetMetricType(meta.Type),
			Unit: meta.Unit,
			Help: meta.Help,
		})
		a.metadataSeries = append(a.metadataSeries, s)
	}

	return ref, nil
}

var _ storage.GetRef = &headAppender{}

func (a *headAppender) GetRef(lset labels.Labels, hash uint64) (storage.SeriesRef, labels.Labels) {
	s := a.head.series.getByHash(hash, lset)
	if s == nil {
		return 0, labels.EmptyLabels()
	}
	// returned labels must be suitable to pass to Append()
	return storage.SeriesRef(s.ref), s.lset
}

// log writes all headAppender's data to the WAL.
func (a *headAppender) log() error {
	if a.head.wal == nil {
		return nil
	}

	buf := a.head.getBytesBuffer()
	defer func() { a.head.putBytesBuffer(buf) }()

	var rec []byte
	var enc record.Encoder

	if len(a.series) > 0 {
		rec = enc.Series(a.series, buf)
		buf = rec[:0]

		if err := a.head.wal.Log(rec); err != nil {
			return errors.Wrap(err, "log series")
		}
	}
	if len(a.metadata) > 0 {
		rec = enc.Metadata(a.metadata, buf)
		buf = rec[:0]

		if err := a.head.wal.Log(rec); err != nil {
			return errors.Wrap(err, "log metadata")
		}
	}
	if len(a.samples) > 0 {
		rec = enc.Samples(a.samples, buf)
		buf = rec[:0]

		if err := a.head.wal.Log(rec); err != nil {
			return errors.Wrap(err, "log samples")
		}
	}
	if len(a.histograms) > 0 {
		rec = enc.HistogramSamples(a.histograms, buf)
		buf = rec[:0]
		if err := a.head.wal.Log(rec); err != nil {
			return errors.Wrap(err, "log histograms")
		}
	}
	if len(a.floatHistograms) > 0 {
		rec = enc.FloatHistogramSamples(a.floatHistograms, buf)
		buf = rec[:0]
		if err := a.head.wal.Log(rec); err != nil {
			return errors.Wrap(err, "log float histograms")
		}
	}
	// Exemplars should be logged after samples (float/native histogram/etc),
	// otherwise it might happen that we send the exemplars in a remote write
	// batch before the samples, which in turn means the exemplar is rejected
	// for missing series, since series are created due to samples.
	if len(a.exemplars) > 0 {
		rec = enc.Exemplars(exemplarsForEncoding(a.exemplars), buf)
		buf = rec[:0]

		if err := a.head.wal.Log(rec); err != nil {
			return errors.Wrap(err, "log exemplars")
		}
	}
	return nil
}

func exemplarsForEncoding(es []exemplarWithSeriesRef) []record.RefExemplar {
	ret := make([]record.RefExemplar, 0, len(es))
	for _, e := range es {
		ret = append(ret, record.RefExemplar{
			Ref:    chunks.HeadSeriesRef(e.ref),
			T:      e.exemplar.Ts,
			V:      e.exemplar.Value,
			Labels: e.exemplar.Labels,
		})
	}
	return ret
}

// Commit writes to the WAL and adds the data to the Head.
// TODO(codesome): Refactor this method to reduce indentation and make it more readable.
func (a *headAppender) Commit() (err error) {
	if a.closed {
		return ErrAppenderClosed
	}
	defer func() { a.closed = true }()

	if err := a.log(); err != nil {
		_ = a.Rollback() // Most likely the same error will happen again.
		return errors.Wrap(err, "write to WAL")
	}

	if a.head.writeNotified != nil {
		a.head.writeNotified.Notify()
	}

	// No errors logging to WAL, so pass the exemplars along to the in memory storage.
	for _, e := range a.exemplars {
		s := a.head.series.getByID(chunks.HeadSeriesRef(e.ref))
		if s == nil {
			// This is very unlikely to happen, but we have seen it in the wild.
			// It means that the series was truncated between AppendExemplar and Commit.
			// See TestHeadCompactionWhileAppendAndCommitExemplar.
			continue
		}
		// We don't instrument exemplar appends here, all is instrumented by storage.
		if err := a.head.exemplars.AddExemplar(s.lset, e.exemplar); err != nil {
			if err == storage.ErrOutOfOrderExemplar {
				continue
			}
			level.Debug(a.head.logger).Log("msg", "Unknown error while adding exemplar", "err", err)
		}
	}

	defer a.head.metrics.activeAppenders.Dec()
	defer a.head.putAppendBuffer(a.samples)
	defer a.head.putSeriesBuffer(a.sampleSeries)
	defer a.head.putExemplarBuffer(a.exemplars)
	defer a.head.putHistogramBuffer(a.histograms)
	defer a.head.putFloatHistogramBuffer(a.floatHistograms)
	defer a.head.putMetadataBuffer(a.metadata)
	defer a.head.iso.closeAppend(a.appendID)

	var (
		samplesAppended = len(a.samples)
		oooAccepted     int   // number of samples out of order but accepted: with ooo enabled and within time window
		oooRejected     int   // number of samples rejected due to: out of order but OOO support disabled.
		tooOldRejected  int   // number of samples rejected due to: that are out of order but too old (OOO support enabled, but outside time window)
		oobRejected     int   // number of samples rejected due to: out of bounds: with t < minValidTime (OOO support disabled)
		inOrderMint     int64 = math.MaxInt64
		inOrderMaxt     int64 = math.MinInt64
		ooomint         int64 = math.MaxInt64
		ooomaxt         int64 = math.MinInt64
		wblSamples      []record.RefSample
		oooMmapMarkers  map[chunks.HeadSeriesRef]chunks.ChunkDiskMapperRef
		oooRecords      [][]byte
		oooCapMax       = a.head.opts.OutOfOrderCapMax.Load()
		series          *memSeries
		appendChunkOpts = chunkOpts{
			chunkDiskMapper: a.head.chunkDiskMapper,
			chunkRange:      a.head.chunkRange.Load(),
			samplesPerChunk: a.head.opts.SamplesPerChunk,
		}
		enc record.Encoder
	)
	defer func() {
		for i := range oooRecords {
			a.head.putBytesBuffer(oooRecords[i][:0])
		}
	}()
	collectOOORecords := func() {
		if a.head.wbl == nil {
			// WBL is not enabled. So no need to collect.
			wblSamples = nil
			oooMmapMarkers = nil
			return
		}
		// The m-map happens before adding a new sample. So we collect
		// the m-map markers first, and then samples.
		// WBL Graphically:
		//   WBL Before this Commit(): [old samples before this commit for chunk 1]
		//   WBL After this Commit():  [old samples before this commit for chunk 1][new samples in this commit for chunk 1]mmapmarker1[samples for chunk 2]mmapmarker2[samples for chunk 3]
		if oooMmapMarkers != nil {
			markers := make([]record.RefMmapMarker, 0, len(oooMmapMarkers))
			for ref, mmapRef := range oooMmapMarkers {
				markers = append(markers, record.RefMmapMarker{
					Ref:     ref,
					MmapRef: mmapRef,
				})
			}
			r := enc.MmapMarkers(markers, a.head.getBytesBuffer())
			oooRecords = append(oooRecords, r)
		}

		if len(wblSamples) > 0 {
			r := enc.Samples(wblSamples, a.head.getBytesBuffer())
			oooRecords = append(oooRecords, r)
		}

		wblSamples = nil
		oooMmapMarkers = nil
	}
	for i, s := range a.samples {
		series = a.sampleSeries[i]
		series.Lock()

		oooSample, _, err := series.appendable(s.T, s.V, a.headMaxt, a.minValidTime, a.oooTimeWindow)
		switch err {
		case nil:
			// Do nothing.
		case storage.ErrOutOfOrderSample:
			samplesAppended--
			oooRejected++
		case storage.ErrOutOfBounds:
			samplesAppended--
			oobRejected++
		case storage.ErrTooOldSample:
			samplesAppended--
			tooOldRejected++
		default:
			samplesAppended--
		}

		var ok, chunkCreated bool

		switch {
		case err != nil:
			// Do nothing here.
		case oooSample:
			// Sample is OOO and OOO handling is enabled
			// and the delta is within the OOO tolerance.
			var mmapRef chunks.ChunkDiskMapperRef
			ok, chunkCreated, mmapRef = series.insert(s.T, s.V, a.head.chunkDiskMapper, oooCapMax)
			if chunkCreated {
				r, ok := oooMmapMarkers[series.ref]
				if !ok || r != 0 {
					// !ok means there are no markers collected for these samples yet. So we first flush the samples
					// before setting this m-map marker.

					// r != 0 means we have already m-mapped a chunk for this series in the same Commit().
					// Hence, before we m-map again, we should add the samples and m-map markers
					// seen till now to the WBL records.
					collectOOORecords()
				}

				if oooMmapMarkers == nil {
					oooMmapMarkers = make(map[chunks.HeadSeriesRef]chunks.ChunkDiskMapperRef)
				}
				oooMmapMarkers[series.ref] = mmapRef
			}
			if ok {
				wblSamples = append(wblSamples, s)
				if s.T < ooomint {
					ooomint = s.T
				}
				if s.T > ooomaxt {
					ooomaxt = s.T
				}
				oooAccepted++
			} else {
				// Sample is an exact duplicate of the last sample.
				// NOTE: We can only detect updates if they clash with a sample in the OOOHeadChunk,
				// not with samples in already flushed OOO chunks.
				// TODO(codesome): Add error reporting? It depends on addressing https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus/discussions/10305.
				samplesAppended--
			}
		default:
			ok, chunkCreated = series.append(s.T, s.V, a.appendID, appendChunkOpts)
			if ok {
				if s.T < inOrderMint {
					inOrderMint = s.T
				}
				if s.T > inOrderMaxt {
					inOrderMaxt = s.T
				}
			} else {
				// The sample is an exact duplicate, and should be silently dropped.
				samplesAppended--
			}
		}

		if chunkCreated {
			a.head.metrics.chunks.Inc()
			a.head.metrics.chunksCreated.Inc()
		}

		series.cleanupAppendIDsBelow(a.cleanupAppendIDsBelow)
		series.pendingCommit = false
		series.Unlock()
	}

	histogramsTotal := len(a.histograms)
	histoOOORejected := 0
	for i, s := range a.histograms {
		series = a.histogramSeries[i]
		series.Lock()
		ok, chunkCreated := series.appendHistogram(s.T, s.H, a.appendID, appendChunkOpts)
		series.cleanupAppendIDsBelow(a.cleanupAppendIDsBelow)
		series.pendingCommit = false
		series.Unlock()

		if ok {
			if s.T < inOrderMint {
				inOrderMint = s.T
			}
			if s.T > inOrderMaxt {
				inOrderMaxt = s.T
			}
		} else {
			histogramsTotal--
			histoOOORejected++
		}
		if chunkCreated {
			a.head.metrics.chunks.Inc()
			a.head.metrics.chunksCreated.Inc()
		}
	}

	histogramsTotal += len(a.floatHistograms)
	for i, s := range a.floatHistograms {
		series = a.floatHistogramSeries[i]
		series.Lock()
		ok, chunkCreated := series.appendFloatHistogram(s.T, s.FH, a.appendID, appendChunkOpts)
		series.cleanupAppendIDsBelow(a.cleanupAppendIDsBelow)
		series.pendingCommit = false
		series.Unlock()

		if ok {
			if s.T < inOrderMint {
				inOrderMint = s.T
			}
			if s.T > inOrderMaxt {
				inOrderMaxt = s.T
			}
		} else {
			histogramsTotal--
			histoOOORejected++
		}
		if chunkCreated {
			a.head.metrics.chunks.Inc()
			a.head.metrics.chunksCreated.Inc()
		}
	}

	for i, m := range a.metadata {
		series = a.metadataSeries[i]
		series.Lock()
		series.meta = &metadata.Metadata{Type: record.ToTextparseMetricType(m.Type), Unit: m.Unit, Help: m.Help}
		series.Unlock()
	}

	a.head.metrics.outOfOrderSamples.WithLabelValues(sampleMetricTypeFloat).Add(float64(oooRejected))
	a.head.metrics.outOfOrderSamples.WithLabelValues(sampleMetricTypeHistogram).Add(float64(histoOOORejected))
	a.head.metrics.outOfBoundSamples.WithLabelValues(sampleMetricTypeFloat).Add(float64(oobRejected))
	a.head.metrics.tooOldSamples.WithLabelValues(sampleMetricTypeFloat).Add(float64(tooOldRejected))
	a.head.metrics.samplesAppended.WithLabelValues(sampleMetricTypeFloat).Add(float64(samplesAppended))
	a.head.metrics.samplesAppended.WithLabelValues(sampleMetricTypeHistogram).Add(float64(histogramsTotal))
	a.head.metrics.outOfOrderSamplesAppended.Add(float64(oooAccepted))
	a.head.updateMinMaxTime(inOrderMint, inOrderMaxt)
	a.head.updateMinOOOMaxOOOTime(ooomint, ooomaxt)

	collectOOORecords()
	if a.head.wbl != nil {
		if err := a.head.wbl.Log(oooRecords...); err != nil {
			// TODO(codesome): Currently WBL logging of ooo samples is best effort here since we cannot try logging
			// until we have found what samples become OOO. We can try having a metric for this failure.
			// Returning the error here is not correct because we have already put the samples into the memory,
			// hence the append/insert was a success.
			level.Error(a.head.logger).Log("msg", "Failed to log out of order samples into the WAL", "err", err)
		}
	}
	return nil
}

// insert is like append, except it inserts. Used for OOO samples.
func (s *memSeries) insert(t int64, v float64, chunkDiskMapper *chunks.ChunkDiskMapper, oooCapMax int64) (inserted, chunkCreated bool, mmapRef chunks.ChunkDiskMapperRef) {
	if s.ooo == nil {
		s.ooo = &memSeriesOOOFields{}
	}
	c := s.ooo.oooHeadChunk
	if c == nil || c.chunk.NumSamples() == int(oooCapMax) {
		// Note: If no new samples come in then we rely on compaction to clean up stale in-memory OOO chunks.
		c, mmapRef = s.cutNewOOOHeadChunk(t, chunkDiskMapper)
		chunkCreated = true
	}

	ok := c.chunk.Insert(t, v)
	if ok {
		if chunkCreated || t < c.minTime {
			c.minTime = t
		}
		if chunkCreated || t > c.maxTime {
			c.maxTime = t
		}
	}
	return ok, chunkCreated, mmapRef
}

// chunkOpts are chunk-level options that are passed when appending to a memSeries.
type chunkOpts struct {
	chunkDiskMapper *chunks.ChunkDiskMapper
	chunkRange      int64
	samplesPerChunk int
}

// append adds the sample (t, v) to the series. The caller also has to provide
// the appendID for isolation. (The appendID can be zero, which results in no
// isolation for this append.)
// It is unsafe to call this concurrently with s.iterator(...) without holding the series lock.
func (s *memSeries) append(t int64, v float64, appendID uint64, o chunkOpts) (sampleInOrder, chunkCreated bool) {
	c, sampleInOrder, chunkCreated := s.appendPreprocessor(t, chunkenc.EncXOR, o)
	if !sampleInOrder {
		return sampleInOrder, chunkCreated
	}
	s.app.Append(t, v)

	c.maxTime = t

	s.lastValue = v
	s.lastHistogramValue = nil
	s.lastFloatHistogramValue = nil

	if appendID > 0 {
		s.txs.add(appendID)
	}

	return true, chunkCreated
}

// appendHistogram adds the histogram.
// It is unsafe to call this concurrently with s.iterator(...) without holding the series lock.
// In case of recoding the existing chunk, a new chunk is allocated and the old chunk is dropped.
// To keep the meaning of prometheus_tsdb_head_chunks and prometheus_tsdb_head_chunks_created_total
// consistent, we return chunkCreated=false in this case.
func (s *memSeries) appendHistogram(t int64, h *histogram.Histogram, appendID uint64, o chunkOpts) (sampleInOrder, chunkCreated bool) {
	// Head controls the execution of recoding, so that we own the proper
	// chunk reference afterwards and mmap used up chunks.

	// Ignoring ok is ok, since we don't want to compare to the wrong previous appender anyway.
	prevApp, _ := s.app.(*chunkenc.HistogramAppender)

	c, sampleInOrder, chunkCreated := s.histogramsAppendPreprocessor(t, chunkenc.EncHistogram, o)
	if !sampleInOrder {
		return sampleInOrder, chunkCreated
	}

	var (
		newChunk chunkenc.Chunk
		recoded  bool
	)

	if !chunkCreated {
		// Ignore the previous appender if we continue the current chunk.
		prevApp = nil
	}

	newChunk, recoded, s.app, _ = s.app.AppendHistogram(prevApp, t, h, false) // false=request a new chunk if needed

	s.lastHistogramValue = h
	s.lastFloatHistogramValue = nil

	if appendID > 0 {
		s.txs.add(appendID)
	}

	if newChunk == nil { // Sample was appended to existing chunk or is the first sample in a new chunk.
		c.maxTime = t
		return true, chunkCreated
	}

	if recoded { // The appender needed to recode the chunk.
		c.maxTime = t
		c.chunk = newChunk
		return true, false
	}

	s.headChunks = &memChunk{
		chunk:   newChunk,
		minTime: t,
		maxTime: t,
		prev:    s.headChunks,
	}
	s.nextAt = rangeForTimestamp(t, o.chunkRange)
	return true, true
}

// appendFloatHistogram adds the float histogram.
// It is unsafe to call this concurrently with s.iterator(...) without holding the series lock.
// In case of recoding the existing chunk, a new chunk is allocated and the old chunk is dropped.
// To keep the meaning of prometheus_tsdb_head_chunks and prometheus_tsdb_head_chunks_created_total
// consistent, we return chunkCreated=false in this case.
func (s *memSeries) appendFloatHistogram(t int64, fh *histogram.FloatHistogram, appendID uint64, o chunkOpts) (sampleInOrder, chunkCreated bool) {
	// Head controls the execution of recoding, so that we own the proper
	// chunk reference afterwards and mmap used up chunks.

	// Ignoring ok is ok, since we don't want to compare to the wrong previous appender anyway.
	prevApp, _ := s.app.(*chunkenc.FloatHistogramAppender)

	c, sampleInOrder, chunkCreated := s.histogramsAppendPreprocessor(t, chunkenc.EncFloatHistogram, o)
	if !sampleInOrder {
		return sampleInOrder, chunkCreated
	}

	var (
		newChunk chunkenc.Chunk
		recoded  bool
	)

	if !chunkCreated {
		// Ignore the previous appender if we continue the current chunk.
		prevApp = nil
	}

	newChunk, recoded, s.app, _ = s.app.AppendFloatHistogram(prevApp, t, fh, false) // False means request a new chunk if needed.

	s.lastHistogramValue = nil
	s.lastFloatHistogramValue = fh

	if appendID > 0 {
		s.txs.add(appendID)
	}

	if newChunk == nil { // Sample was appended to existing chunk or is the first sample in a new chunk.
		c.maxTime = t
		return true, chunkCreated
	}

	if recoded { // The appender needed to recode the chunk.
		c.maxTime = t
		c.chunk = newChunk
		return true, false
	}

	s.headChunks = &memChunk{
		chunk:   newChunk,
		minTime: t,
		maxTime: t,
		prev:    s.headChunks,
	}
	s.nextAt = rangeForTimestamp(t, o.chunkRange)
	return true, true
}

// appendPreprocessor takes care of cutting new XOR chunks and m-mapping old ones. XOR chunks are cut based on the
// number of samples they contain with a soft cap in bytes.
// It is unsafe to call this concurrently with s.iterator(...) without holding the series lock.
// This should be called only when appending data.
func (s *memSeries) appendPreprocessor(t int64, e chunkenc.Encoding, o chunkOpts) (c *memChunk, sampleInOrder, chunkCreated bool) {
	// We target chunkenc.MaxBytesPerXORChunk as a hard for the size of an XOR chunk. We must determine whether to cut
	// a new head chunk without knowing the size of the next sample, however, so we assume the next sample will be a
	// maximally-sized sample (19 bytes).
	const maxBytesPerXORChunk = chunkenc.MaxBytesPerXORChunk - 19

	c = s.headChunks

	if c == nil {
		if len(s.mmappedChunks) > 0 && s.mmappedChunks[len(s.mmappedChunks)-1].maxTime >= t {
			// Out of order sample. Sample timestamp is already in the mmapped chunks, so ignore it.
			return c, false, false
		}
		// There is no head chunk in this series yet, create the first chunk for the sample.
		c = s.cutNewHeadChunk(t, e, o.chunkRange)
		chunkCreated = true
	}

	// Out of order sample.
	if c.maxTime >= t {
		return c, false, chunkCreated
	}

	// Check the chunk size, unless we just created it and if the chunk is too large, cut a new one.
	if !chunkCreated && len(c.chunk.Bytes()) > maxBytesPerXORChunk {
		c = s.cutNewHeadChunk(t, e, o.chunkRange)
		chunkCreated = true
	}

	if c.chunk.Encoding() != e {
		// The chunk encoding expected by this append is different than the head chunk's
		// encoding. So we cut a new chunk with the expected encoding.
		c = s.cutNewHeadChunk(t, e, o.chunkRange)
		chunkCreated = true

	}

	numSamples := c.chunk.NumSamples()
	if numSamples == 0 {
		// It could be the new chunk created after reading the chunk snapshot,
		// hence we fix the minTime of the chunk here.
		c.minTime = t
		s.nextAt = rangeForTimestamp(c.minTime, o.chunkRange)
	}

	// If we reach 25% of a chunk's desired sample count, predict an end time
	// for this chunk that will try to make samples equally distributed within
	// the remaining chunks in the current chunk range.
	// At latest it must happen at the timestamp set when the chunk was cut.
	if numSamples == o.samplesPerChunk/4 {
		s.nextAt = computeChunkEndTime(c.minTime, c.maxTime, s.nextAt, 4)
	}
	// If numSamples > samplesPerChunk*2 then our previous prediction was invalid,
	// most likely because samples rate has changed and now they are arriving more frequently.
	// Since we assume that the rate is higher, we're being conservative and cutting at 2*samplesPerChunk
	// as we expect more chunks to come.
	// Note that next chunk will have its nextAt recalculated for the new rate.
	if t >= s.nextAt || numSamples >= o.samplesPerChunk*2 {
		c = s.cutNewHeadChunk(t, e, o.chunkRange)
		chunkCreated = true
	}

	return c, true, chunkCreated
}

// histogramsAppendPreprocessor takes care of cutting new histogram chunks and m-mapping old ones. Histogram chunks are
// cut based on their size in bytes.
// It is unsafe to call this concurrently with s.iterator(...) without holding the series lock.
// This should be called only when appending data.
func (s *memSeries) histogramsAppendPreprocessor(t int64, e chunkenc.Encoding, o chunkOpts) (c *memChunk, sampleInOrder, chunkCreated bool) {
	c = s.headChunks

	if c == nil {
		if len(s.mmappedChunks) > 0 && s.mmappedChunks[len(s.mmappedChunks)-1].maxTime >= t {
			// Out of order sample. Sample timestamp is already in the mmapped chunks, so ignore it.
			return c, false, false
		}
		// There is no head chunk in this series yet, create the first chunk for the sample.
		c = s.cutNewHeadChunk(t, e, o.chunkRange)
		chunkCreated = true
	}

	// Out of order sample.
	if c.maxTime >= t {
		return c, false, chunkCreated
	}

	if c.chunk.Encoding() != e {
		// The chunk encoding expected by this append is different than the head chunk's
		// encoding. So we cut a new chunk with the expected encoding.
		c = s.cutNewHeadChunk(t, e, o.chunkRange)
		chunkCreated = true
	}

	numSamples := c.chunk.NumSamples()
	targetBytes := chunkenc.TargetBytesPerHistogramChunk
	numBytes := len(c.chunk.Bytes())

	if numSamples == 0 {
		// It could be the new chunk created after reading the chunk snapshot,
		// hence we fix the minTime of the chunk here.
		c.minTime = t
		s.nextAt = rangeForTimestamp(c.minTime, o.chunkRange)
	}

	// Below, we will enforce chunkenc.MinSamplesPerHistogramChunk. There are, however, two cases that supersede it:
	//  - The current chunk range is ending before chunkenc.MinSamplesPerHistogramChunk will be satisfied.
	//  - s.nextAt was set while loading a chunk snapshot with the intent that a new chunk be cut on the next append.
	var nextChunkRangeStart int64
	if s.histogramChunkHasComputedEndTime {
		nextChunkRangeStart = rangeForTimestamp(c.minTime, o.chunkRange)
	} else {
		// If we haven't yet computed an end time yet, s.nextAt is either set to
		// rangeForTimestamp(c.minTime, o.chunkRange) or was set while loading a chunk snapshot. Either way, we want to
		// skip enforcing chunkenc.MinSamplesPerHistogramChunk.
		nextChunkRangeStart = s.nextAt
	}

	// If we reach 25% of a chunk's desired maximum size, predict an end time
	// for this chunk that will try to make samples equally distributed within
	// the remaining chunks in the current chunk range.
	// At the latest it must happen at the timestamp set when the chunk was cut.
	if !s.histogramChunkHasComputedEndTime && numBytes >= targetBytes/4 {
		ratioToFull := float64(targetBytes) / float64(numBytes)
		s.nextAt = computeChunkEndTime(c.minTime, c.maxTime, s.nextAt, ratioToFull)
		s.histogramChunkHasComputedEndTime = true
	}
	// If numBytes > targetBytes*2 then our previous prediction was invalid. This could happen if the sample rate has
	// increased or if the bucket/span count has increased.
	// Note that next chunk will have its nextAt recalculated for the new rate.
	if (t >= s.nextAt || numBytes >= targetBytes*2) && (numSamples >= chunkenc.MinSamplesPerHistogramChunk || t >= nextChunkRangeStart) {
		c = s.cutNewHeadChunk(t, e, o.chunkRange)
		chunkCreated = true
	}

	// The new chunk will also need a new computed end time.
	if chunkCreated {
		s.histogramChunkHasComputedEndTime = false
	}

	return c, true, chunkCreated
}

// computeChunkEndTime estimates the end timestamp based the beginning of a
// chunk, its current timestamp and the upper bound up to which we insert data.
// It assumes that the time range is 1/ratioToFull full.
// Assuming that the samples will keep arriving at the same rate, it will make the
// remaining n chunks within this chunk range (before max) equally sized.
func computeChunkEndTime(start, cur, max int64, ratioToFull float64) int64 {
	n := float64(max-start) / (float64(cur-start+1) * ratioToFull)
	if n <= 1 {
		return max
	}
	return int64(float64(start) + float64(max-start)/math.Floor(n))
}

func (s *memSeries) cutNewHeadChunk(mint int64, e chunkenc.Encoding, chunkRange int64) *memChunk {
	// When cutting a new head chunk we create a new memChunk instance with .prev
	// pointing at the current .headChunks, so it forms a linked list.
	// All but first headChunks list elements will be m-mapped as soon as possible
	// so this is a single element list most of the time.
	s.headChunks = &memChunk{
		minTime: mint,
		maxTime: math.MinInt64,
		prev:    s.headChunks,
	}

	if chunkenc.IsValidEncoding(e) {
		var err error
		s.headChunks.chunk, err = chunkenc.NewEmptyChunk(e)
		if err != nil {
			panic(err) // This should never happen.
		}
	} else {
		s.headChunks.chunk = chunkenc.NewXORChunk()
	}

	// Set upper bound on when the next chunk must be started. An earlier timestamp
	// may be chosen dynamically at a later point.
	s.nextAt = rangeForTimestamp(mint, chunkRange)

	app, err := s.headChunks.chunk.Appender()
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	s.app = app
	return s.headChunks
}

// cutNewOOOHeadChunk cuts a new OOO chunk and m-maps the old chunk.
// The caller must ensure that s.ooo is not nil.
func (s *memSeries) cutNewOOOHeadChunk(mint int64, chunkDiskMapper *chunks.ChunkDiskMapper) (*oooHeadChunk, chunks.ChunkDiskMapperRef) {
	ref := s.mmapCurrentOOOHeadChunk(chunkDiskMapper)

	s.ooo.oooHeadChunk = &oooHeadChunk{
		chunk:   NewOOOChunk(),
		minTime: mint,
		maxTime: math.MinInt64,
	}

	return s.ooo.oooHeadChunk, ref
}

func (s *memSeries) mmapCurrentOOOHeadChunk(chunkDiskMapper *chunks.ChunkDiskMapper) chunks.ChunkDiskMapperRef {
	if s.ooo == nil || s.ooo.oooHeadChunk == nil {
		// There is no head chunk, so nothing to m-map here.
		return 0
	}
	xor, _ := s.ooo.oooHeadChunk.chunk.ToXOR() // Encode to XorChunk which is more compact and implements all of the needed functionality.
	chunkRef := chunkDiskMapper.WriteChunk(s.ref, s.ooo.oooHeadChunk.minTime, s.ooo.oooHeadChunk.maxTime, xor, true, handleChunkWriteError)
	s.ooo.oooMmappedChunks = append(s.ooo.oooMmappedChunks, &mmappedChunk{
		ref:        chunkRef,
		numSamples: uint16(xor.NumSamples()),
		minTime:    s.ooo.oooHeadChunk.minTime,
		maxTime:    s.ooo.oooHeadChunk.maxTime,
	})
	s.ooo.oooHeadChunk = nil
	return chunkRef
}

// mmapChunks will m-map all but first chunk on s.headChunks list.
func (s *memSeries) mmapChunks(chunkDiskMapper *chunks.ChunkDiskMapper) (count int) {
	if s.headChunks == nil || s.headChunks.prev == nil {
		// There is none or only one head chunk, so nothing to m-map here.
		return
	}

	// Write chunks starting from the oldest one and stop before we get to current s.headChunk.
	// If we have this chain: s.headChunk{t4} -> t3 -> t2 -> t1 -> t0
	// then we need to write chunks t0 to t3, but skip s.headChunks.
	for i := s.headChunks.len() - 1; i > 0; i-- {
		chk := s.headChunks.atOffset(i)
		chunkRef := chunkDiskMapper.WriteChunk(s.ref, chk.minTime, chk.maxTime, chk.chunk, false, handleChunkWriteError)
		s.mmappedChunks = append(s.mmappedChunks, &mmappedChunk{
			ref:        chunkRef,
			numSamples: uint16(chk.chunk.NumSamples()),
			minTime:    chk.minTime,
			maxTime:    chk.maxTime,
		})
		count++
	}

	// Once we've written out all chunks except s.headChunks we need to unlink these from s.headChunk.
	s.headChunks.prev = nil

	return count
}

func handleChunkWriteError(err error) {
	if err != nil && err != chunks.ErrChunkDiskMapperClosed {
		panic(err)
	}
}

// Rollback removes the samples and exemplars from headAppender and writes any series to WAL.
func (a *headAppender) Rollback() (err error) {
	if a.closed {
		return ErrAppenderClosed
	}
	defer func() { a.closed = true }()
	defer a.head.metrics.activeAppenders.Dec()
	defer a.head.iso.closeAppend(a.appendID)
	defer a.head.putSeriesBuffer(a.sampleSeries)

	var series *memSeries
	for i := range a.samples {
		series = a.sampleSeries[i]
		series.Lock()
		series.cleanupAppendIDsBelow(a.cleanupAppendIDsBelow)
		series.pendingCommit = false
		series.Unlock()
	}
	for i := range a.histograms {
		series = a.histogramSeries[i]
		series.Lock()
		series.cleanupAppendIDsBelow(a.cleanupAppendIDsBelow)
		series.pendingCommit = false
		series.Unlock()
	}
	a.head.putAppendBuffer(a.samples)
	a.head.putExemplarBuffer(a.exemplars)
	a.head.putHistogramBuffer(a.histograms)
	a.head.putFloatHistogramBuffer(a.floatHistograms)
	a.head.putMetadataBuffer(a.metadata)
	a.samples = nil
	a.exemplars = nil
	a.histograms = nil
	a.metadata = nil

	// Series are created in the head memory regardless of rollback. Thus we have
	// to log them to the WAL in any case.
	return a.log()
}