prometheus/storage/local/series.go

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// Copyright 2014 The Prometheus Authors
// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
// You may obtain a copy of the License at
//
// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
//
// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
// limitations under the License.
package local
import (
"fmt"
"sort"
"sync"
"time"
"github.com/prometheus/common/model"
"github.com/prometheus/prometheus/storage/local/chunk"
"github.com/prometheus/prometheus/storage/metric"
)
// fingerprintSeriesPair pairs a fingerprint with a memorySeries pointer.
type fingerprintSeriesPair struct {
fp model.Fingerprint
series *memorySeries
}
// seriesMap maps fingerprints to memory series. All its methods are
// goroutine-safe. A SeriesMap is effectively is a goroutine-safe version of
// map[model.Fingerprint]*memorySeries.
type seriesMap struct {
mtx sync.RWMutex
m map[model.Fingerprint]*memorySeries
}
// newSeriesMap returns a newly allocated empty seriesMap. To create a seriesMap
// based on a prefilled map, use an explicit initializer.
func newSeriesMap() *seriesMap {
return &seriesMap{m: make(map[model.Fingerprint]*memorySeries)}
}
// length returns the number of mappings in the seriesMap.
func (sm *seriesMap) length() int {
sm.mtx.RLock()
defer sm.mtx.RUnlock()
return len(sm.m)
}
// get returns a memorySeries for a fingerprint. Return values have the same
// semantics as the native Go map.
func (sm *seriesMap) get(fp model.Fingerprint) (s *memorySeries, ok bool) {
sm.mtx.RLock()
s, ok = sm.m[fp]
// Note that the RUnlock is not done via defer for performance reasons.
// TODO(beorn7): Once https://github.com/golang/go/issues/14939 is
// fixed, revert to the usual defer idiom.
sm.mtx.RUnlock()
return
}
// put adds a mapping to the seriesMap. It panics if s == nil.
func (sm *seriesMap) put(fp model.Fingerprint, s *memorySeries) {
sm.mtx.Lock()
defer sm.mtx.Unlock()
if s == nil {
panic("tried to add nil pointer to seriesMap")
}
sm.m[fp] = s
}
// del removes a mapping from the series Map.
func (sm *seriesMap) del(fp model.Fingerprint) {
sm.mtx.Lock()
defer sm.mtx.Unlock()
delete(sm.m, fp)
}
// iter returns a channel that produces all mappings in the seriesMap. The
// channel will be closed once all fingerprints have been received. Not
// consuming all fingerprints from the channel will leak a goroutine. The
// semantics of concurrent modification of seriesMap is the similar as the one
// for iterating over a map with a 'range' clause. However, if the next element
// in iteration order is removed after the current element has been received
// from the channel, it will still be produced by the channel.
func (sm *seriesMap) iter() <-chan fingerprintSeriesPair {
ch := make(chan fingerprintSeriesPair)
go func() {
sm.mtx.RLock()
for fp, s := range sm.m {
sm.mtx.RUnlock()
ch <- fingerprintSeriesPair{fp, s}
sm.mtx.RLock()
}
sm.mtx.RUnlock()
close(ch)
}()
return ch
}
// sortedFPs returns a sorted slice of all the fingerprints in the seriesMap.
func (sm *seriesMap) sortedFPs() model.Fingerprints {
sm.mtx.RLock()
fps := make(model.Fingerprints, 0, len(sm.m))
for fp := range sm.m {
fps = append(fps, fp)
}
sm.mtx.RUnlock()
// Sorting could take some time, so do it outside of the lock.
sort.Sort(fps)
return fps
}
type memorySeries struct {
metric model.Metric
// Sorted by start time, overlapping chunk ranges are forbidden.
chunkDescs []*chunk.Desc
// The index (within chunkDescs above) of the first chunk.Desc that
// points to a non-persisted chunk. If all chunks are persisted, then
// persistWatermark == len(chunkDescs).
persistWatermark int
// The modification time of the series file. The zero value of time.Time
// is used to mark an unknown modification time.
modTime time.Time
// The chunkDescs in memory might not have all the chunkDescs for the
// chunks that are persisted to disk. The missing chunkDescs are all
// contiguous and at the tail end. chunkDescsOffset is the index of the
// chunk on disk that corresponds to the first chunk.Desc in memory. If
// it is 0, the chunkDescs are all loaded. A value of -1 denotes a
// special case: There are chunks on disk, but the offset to the
// chunkDescs in memory is unknown. Also, in this special case, there is
// no overlap between chunks on disk and chunks in memory (implying that
// upon first persisting of a chunk in memory, the offset has to be
// set).
chunkDescsOffset int
// The savedFirstTime field is used as a fallback when the
// chunkDescsOffset is not 0. It can be used to save the FirstTime of the
// first chunk before its chunk desc is evicted. In doubt, this field is
// just set to the oldest possible timestamp.
savedFirstTime model.Time
// The timestamp of the last sample in this series. Needed for fast
// access for federation and to ensure timestamp monotonicity during
// ingestion.
lastTime model.Time
// The last ingested sample value. Needed for fast access for
// federation.
lastSampleValue model.SampleValue
// Whether lastSampleValue has been set already.
lastSampleValueSet bool
// Whether the current head chunk has already been finished. If true,
// the current head chunk must not be modified anymore.
headChunkClosed bool
// Whether the current head chunk is used by an iterator. In that case,
// a non-closed head chunk has to be cloned before more samples are
// appended.
headChunkUsedByIterator bool
// Whether the series is inconsistent with the last checkpoint in a way
// that would require a disk seek during crash recovery.
dirty bool
}
// newMemorySeries returns a pointer to a newly allocated memorySeries for the
// given metric. chunkDescs and modTime in the new series are set according to
// the provided parameters. chunkDescs can be nil or empty if this is a
// genuinely new time series (i.e. not one that is being unarchived). In that
// case, headChunkClosed is set to false, and firstTime and lastTime are both
// set to model.Earliest. The zero value for modTime can be used if the
// modification time of the series file is unknown (e.g. if this is a genuinely
// new series).
func newMemorySeries(m model.Metric, chunkDescs []*chunk.Desc, modTime time.Time) (*memorySeries, error) {
var err error
firstTime := model.Earliest
lastTime := model.Earliest
if len(chunkDescs) > 0 {
firstTime = chunkDescs[0].FirstTime()
if lastTime, err = chunkDescs[len(chunkDescs)-1].LastTime(); err != nil {
return nil, err
}
}
return &memorySeries{
metric: m,
chunkDescs: chunkDescs,
headChunkClosed: len(chunkDescs) > 0,
savedFirstTime: firstTime,
lastTime: lastTime,
persistWatermark: len(chunkDescs),
modTime: modTime,
}, nil
}
// add adds a sample pair to the series. It returns the number of newly
// completed chunks (which are now eligible for persistence).
//
// The caller must have locked the fingerprint of the series.
func (s *memorySeries) add(v model.SamplePair) (int, error) {
if len(s.chunkDescs) == 0 || s.headChunkClosed {
newHead := chunk.NewDesc(chunk.New(), v.Timestamp)
s.chunkDescs = append(s.chunkDescs, newHead)
s.headChunkClosed = false
} else if s.headChunkUsedByIterator && s.head().RefCount() > 1 {
// We only need to clone the head chunk if the current head
// chunk was used in an iterator at all and if the refCount is
// still greater than the 1 we always have because the head
// chunk is not yet persisted. The latter is just an
// approximation. We will still clone unnecessarily if an older
// iterator using a previous version of the head chunk is still
// around and keep the head chunk pinned. We needed to track
// pins by version of the head chunk, which is probably not
// worth the effort.
chunk.Ops.WithLabelValues(chunk.Clone).Inc()
// No locking needed here because a non-persisted head chunk can
// not get evicted concurrently.
s.head().C = s.head().C.Clone()
s.headChunkUsedByIterator = false
}
chunks, err := s.head().Add(v)
if err != nil {
return 0, err
}
s.head().C = chunks[0]
for _, c := range chunks[1:] {
s.chunkDescs = append(s.chunkDescs, chunk.NewDesc(c, c.FirstTime()))
}
// Populate lastTime of now-closed chunks.
for _, cd := range s.chunkDescs[len(s.chunkDescs)-len(chunks) : len(s.chunkDescs)-1] {
if err := cd.MaybePopulateLastTime(); err != nil {
return 0, err
}
}
s.lastTime = v.Timestamp
s.lastSampleValue = v.Value
s.lastSampleValueSet = true
return len(chunks) - 1, nil
}
// maybeCloseHeadChunk closes the head chunk if it has not been touched for the
// provided duration. It returns whether the head chunk was closed. If the head
// chunk is already closed, the method is a no-op and returns false.
//
// The caller must have locked the fingerprint of the series.
func (s *memorySeries) maybeCloseHeadChunk(timeout time.Duration) (bool, error) {
if s.headChunkClosed {
return false, nil
}
if time.Now().Sub(s.lastTime.Time()) > timeout {
s.headChunkClosed = true
// Since we cannot modify the head chunk from now on, we
// don't need to bother with cloning anymore.
s.headChunkUsedByIterator = false
return true, s.head().MaybePopulateLastTime()
}
return false, nil
}
// evictChunkDescs evicts chunkDescs. lenToEvict is the index within the current
// chunkDescs of the oldest chunk that is not evicted.
func (s *memorySeries) evictChunkDescs(lenToEvict int) {
if lenToEvict < 1 {
return
}
if s.chunkDescsOffset < 0 {
panic("chunk desc eviction requested with unknown chunk desc offset")
}
lenToKeep := len(s.chunkDescs) - lenToEvict
s.savedFirstTime = s.firstTime()
s.chunkDescsOffset += lenToEvict
s.persistWatermark -= lenToEvict
chunk.DescOps.WithLabelValues(chunk.Evict).Add(float64(lenToEvict))
chunk.NumMemDescs.Sub(float64(lenToEvict))
s.chunkDescs = append(
make([]*chunk.Desc, 0, lenToKeep),
s.chunkDescs[lenToEvict:]...,
)
s.dirty = true
}
// dropChunks removes chunkDescs older than t. The caller must have locked the
// fingerprint of the series.
func (s *memorySeries) dropChunks(t model.Time) error {
keepIdx := len(s.chunkDescs)
for i, cd := range s.chunkDescs {
lt, err := cd.LastTime()
if err != nil {
return err
}
if !lt.Before(t) {
keepIdx = i
break
}
}
if keepIdx == len(s.chunkDescs) && !s.headChunkClosed {
// Never drop an open head chunk.
keepIdx--
}
if keepIdx <= 0 {
// Nothing to drop.
return nil
}
s.chunkDescs = append(
make([]*chunk.Desc, 0, len(s.chunkDescs)-keepIdx),
s.chunkDescs[keepIdx:]...,
)
s.persistWatermark -= keepIdx
if s.persistWatermark < 0 {
panic("dropped unpersisted chunks from memory")
}
if s.chunkDescsOffset != -1 {
s.chunkDescsOffset += keepIdx
}
chunk.NumMemDescs.Sub(float64(keepIdx))
s.dirty = true
return nil
}
// preloadChunks is an internal helper method.
func (s *memorySeries) preloadChunks(
indexes []int, fp model.Fingerprint, mss *MemorySeriesStorage,
) (SeriesIterator, error) {
loadIndexes := []int{}
pinnedChunkDescs := make([]*chunk.Desc, 0, len(indexes))
for _, idx := range indexes {
cd := s.chunkDescs[idx]
pinnedChunkDescs = append(pinnedChunkDescs, cd)
cd.Pin(mss.evictRequests) // Have to pin everything first to prevent immediate eviction on chunk loading.
if cd.IsEvicted() {
loadIndexes = append(loadIndexes, idx)
}
}
chunk.Ops.WithLabelValues(chunk.Pin).Add(float64(len(pinnedChunkDescs)))
if len(loadIndexes) > 0 {
if s.chunkDescsOffset == -1 {
panic("requested loading chunks from persistence in a situation where we must not have persisted data for chunk descriptors in memory")
}
chunks, err := mss.loadChunks(fp, loadIndexes, s.chunkDescsOffset)
if err != nil {
// Unpin the chunks since we won't return them as pinned chunks now.
for _, cd := range pinnedChunkDescs {
cd.Unpin(mss.evictRequests)
}
chunk.Ops.WithLabelValues(chunk.Unpin).Add(float64(len(pinnedChunkDescs)))
return nopIter, err
}
for i, c := range chunks {
s.chunkDescs[loadIndexes[i]].SetChunk(c)
}
}
if !s.headChunkClosed && indexes[len(indexes)-1] == len(s.chunkDescs)-1 {
s.headChunkUsedByIterator = true
}
curriedQuarantineSeries := func(err error) {
mss.quarantineSeries(fp, s.metric, err)
}
iter := &boundedIterator{
it: s.newIterator(pinnedChunkDescs, curriedQuarantineSeries, mss.evictRequests),
start: model.Now().Add(-mss.dropAfter),
}
return iter, nil
}
// newIterator returns a new SeriesIterator for the provided chunkDescs (which
// must be pinned).
//
// The caller must have locked the fingerprint of the memorySeries.
func (s *memorySeries) newIterator(
pinnedChunkDescs []*chunk.Desc,
quarantine func(error),
evictRequests chan<- chunk.EvictRequest,
) SeriesIterator {
chunks := make([]chunk.Chunk, 0, len(pinnedChunkDescs))
for _, cd := range pinnedChunkDescs {
// It's OK to directly access cd.c here (without locking) as the
// series FP is locked and the chunk is pinned.
chunks = append(chunks, cd.C)
}
return &memorySeriesIterator{
chunks: chunks,
chunkIts: make([]chunk.Iterator, len(chunks)),
quarantine: quarantine,
metric: s.metric,
pinnedChunkDescs: pinnedChunkDescs,
evictRequests: evictRequests,
}
}
// preloadChunksForInstant preloads chunks for the latest value in the given
// range. If the last sample saved in the memorySeries itself is the latest
// value in the given range, it will in fact preload zero chunks and just take
// that value.
func (s *memorySeries) preloadChunksForInstant(
fp model.Fingerprint,
from model.Time, through model.Time,
mss *MemorySeriesStorage,
) (SeriesIterator, error) {
// If we have a lastSamplePair in the series, and this last samplePair
// is in the interval, just take it in a singleSampleSeriesIterator. No
// need to pin or load anything.
lastSample := s.lastSamplePair()
if !through.Before(lastSample.Timestamp) &&
!from.After(lastSample.Timestamp) &&
lastSample != model.ZeroSamplePair {
iter := &boundedIterator{
it: &singleSampleSeriesIterator{
samplePair: lastSample,
metric: s.metric,
},
start: model.Now().Add(-mss.dropAfter),
}
return iter, nil
}
// If we are here, we are out of luck and have to delegate to the more
// expensive method.
return s.preloadChunksForRange(fp, from, through, mss)
}
// preloadChunksForRange loads chunks for the given range from the persistence.
// The caller must have locked the fingerprint of the series.
func (s *memorySeries) preloadChunksForRange(
fp model.Fingerprint,
from model.Time, through model.Time,
mss *MemorySeriesStorage,
) (SeriesIterator, error) {
firstChunkDescTime := model.Latest
if len(s.chunkDescs) > 0 {
firstChunkDescTime = s.chunkDescs[0].FirstTime()
}
if s.chunkDescsOffset != 0 && from.Before(firstChunkDescTime) {
cds, err := mss.loadChunkDescs(fp, s.persistWatermark)
if err != nil {
return nopIter, err
}
if s.chunkDescsOffset != -1 && len(cds) != s.chunkDescsOffset {
return nopIter, fmt.Errorf(
"unexpected number of chunk descs loaded for fingerprint %v: expected %d, got %d",
fp, s.chunkDescsOffset, len(cds),
)
}
s.persistWatermark += len(cds)
s.chunkDescs = append(cds, s.chunkDescs...)
s.chunkDescsOffset = 0
if len(s.chunkDescs) > 0 {
firstChunkDescTime = s.chunkDescs[0].FirstTime()
}
}
if len(s.chunkDescs) == 0 || through.Before(firstChunkDescTime) {
return nopIter, nil
}
// Find first chunk with start time after "from".
fromIdx := sort.Search(len(s.chunkDescs), func(i int) bool {
return s.chunkDescs[i].FirstTime().After(from)
})
// Find first chunk with start time after "through".
throughIdx := sort.Search(len(s.chunkDescs), func(i int) bool {
return s.chunkDescs[i].FirstTime().After(through)
})
if fromIdx == len(s.chunkDescs) {
// Even the last chunk starts before "from". Find out if the
// series ends before "from" and we don't need to do anything.
lt, err := s.chunkDescs[len(s.chunkDescs)-1].LastTime()
if err != nil {
return nopIter, err
}
if lt.Before(from) {
return nopIter, nil
}
}
if fromIdx > 0 {
fromIdx--
}
if throughIdx == len(s.chunkDescs) {
throughIdx--
}
if fromIdx > throughIdx {
// Guard against nonsensical result. The caller will quarantine the series with a meaningful log entry.
return nopIter, fmt.Errorf("fromIdx=%d is greater than throughIdx=%d, likely caused by data corruption", fromIdx, throughIdx)
}
pinIndexes := make([]int, 0, throughIdx-fromIdx+1)
for i := fromIdx; i <= throughIdx; i++ {
pinIndexes = append(pinIndexes, i)
}
return s.preloadChunks(pinIndexes, fp, mss)
}
// head returns a pointer to the head chunk descriptor. The caller must have
// locked the fingerprint of the memorySeries. This method will panic if this
// series has no chunk descriptors.
func (s *memorySeries) head() *chunk.Desc {
return s.chunkDescs[len(s.chunkDescs)-1]
}
// firstTime returns the timestamp of the first sample in the series.
//
// The caller must have locked the fingerprint of the memorySeries.
func (s *memorySeries) firstTime() model.Time {
if s.chunkDescsOffset == 0 && len(s.chunkDescs) > 0 {
return s.chunkDescs[0].FirstTime()
}
return s.savedFirstTime
}
// lastSamplePair returns the last ingested SamplePair. It returns
// model.ZeroSamplePair if this memorySeries has never received a sample (via the add
// method), which is the case for freshly unarchived series or newly created
// ones and also for all series after a server restart. However, in that case,
// series will most likely be considered stale anyway.
//
// The caller must have locked the fingerprint of the memorySeries.
func (s *memorySeries) lastSamplePair() model.SamplePair {
if !s.lastSampleValueSet {
return model.ZeroSamplePair
}
return model.SamplePair{
Timestamp: s.lastTime,
Value: s.lastSampleValue,
}
}
// chunksToPersist returns a slice of chunkDescs eligible for persistence. It's
// the caller's responsibility to actually persist the returned chunks
// afterwards. The method sets the persistWatermark and the dirty flag
// accordingly.
//
// The caller must have locked the fingerprint of the series.
func (s *memorySeries) chunksToPersist() []*chunk.Desc {
newWatermark := len(s.chunkDescs)
if !s.headChunkClosed {
newWatermark--
}
if newWatermark == s.persistWatermark {
return nil
}
cds := s.chunkDescs[s.persistWatermark:newWatermark]
s.dirty = true
s.persistWatermark = newWatermark
return cds
}
// memorySeriesIterator implements SeriesIterator.
type memorySeriesIterator struct {
// Last chunk.Iterator used by ValueAtOrBeforeTime.
chunkIt chunk.Iterator
// Caches chunkIterators.
chunkIts []chunk.Iterator
// The actual sample chunks.
chunks []chunk.Chunk
// Call to quarantine the series this iterator belongs to.
quarantine func(error)
// The metric corresponding to the iterator.
metric model.Metric
// Chunks that were pinned for this iterator.
pinnedChunkDescs []*chunk.Desc
// Where to send evict requests when unpinning pinned chunks.
evictRequests chan<- chunk.EvictRequest
}
// ValueAtOrBeforeTime implements SeriesIterator.
func (it *memorySeriesIterator) ValueAtOrBeforeTime(t model.Time) model.SamplePair {
// The most common case. We are iterating through a chunk.
if it.chunkIt != nil {
containsT, err := it.chunkIt.Contains(t)
if err != nil {
it.quarantine(err)
return model.ZeroSamplePair
}
if containsT {
if it.chunkIt.FindAtOrBefore(t) {
return it.chunkIt.Value()
}
if it.chunkIt.Err() != nil {
it.quarantine(it.chunkIt.Err())
}
return model.ZeroSamplePair
}
}
if len(it.chunks) == 0 {
return model.ZeroSamplePair
}
// Find the last chunk where FirstTime() is before or equal to t.
l := len(it.chunks) - 1
i := sort.Search(len(it.chunks), func(i int) bool {
return !it.chunks[l-i].FirstTime().After(t)
})
if i == len(it.chunks) {
// Even the first chunk starts after t.
return model.ZeroSamplePair
}
it.chunkIt = it.chunkIterator(l - i)
if it.chunkIt.FindAtOrBefore(t) {
return it.chunkIt.Value()
}
if it.chunkIt.Err() != nil {
it.quarantine(it.chunkIt.Err())
}
return model.ZeroSamplePair
}
// RangeValues implements SeriesIterator.
func (it *memorySeriesIterator) RangeValues(in metric.Interval) []model.SamplePair {
// Find the first chunk for which the first sample is within the interval.
i := sort.Search(len(it.chunks), func(i int) bool {
return !it.chunks[i].FirstTime().Before(in.OldestInclusive)
})
// Only now check the last timestamp of the previous chunk (which is
// fairly expensive).
if i > 0 {
lt, err := it.chunkIterator(i - 1).LastTimestamp()
if err != nil {
it.quarantine(err)
return nil
}
if !lt.Before(in.OldestInclusive) {
i--
}
}
values := []model.SamplePair{}
for j, c := range it.chunks[i:] {
if c.FirstTime().After(in.NewestInclusive) {
break
}
chValues, err := chunk.RangeValues(it.chunkIterator(i+j), in)
if err != nil {
it.quarantine(err)
return nil
}
values = append(values, chValues...)
}
return values
}
func (it *memorySeriesIterator) Metric() metric.Metric {
return metric.Metric{Metric: it.metric}
}
// chunkIterator returns the chunk.Iterator for the chunk at position i (and
// creates it if needed).
func (it *memorySeriesIterator) chunkIterator(i int) chunk.Iterator {
chunkIt := it.chunkIts[i]
if chunkIt == nil {
chunkIt = it.chunks[i].NewIterator()
it.chunkIts[i] = chunkIt
}
return chunkIt
}
func (it *memorySeriesIterator) Close() {
for _, cd := range it.pinnedChunkDescs {
cd.Unpin(it.evictRequests)
}
chunk.Ops.WithLabelValues(chunk.Unpin).Add(float64(len(it.pinnedChunkDescs)))
}
// singleSampleSeriesIterator implements Series Iterator. It is a "shortcut
// iterator" that returns a single sample only. The sample is saved in the
// iterator itself, so no chunks need to be pinned.
type singleSampleSeriesIterator struct {
samplePair model.SamplePair
metric model.Metric
}
// ValueAtTime implements SeriesIterator.
func (it *singleSampleSeriesIterator) ValueAtOrBeforeTime(t model.Time) model.SamplePair {
if it.samplePair.Timestamp.After(t) {
return model.ZeroSamplePair
}
return it.samplePair
}
// RangeValues implements SeriesIterator.
func (it *singleSampleSeriesIterator) RangeValues(in metric.Interval) []model.SamplePair {
if it.samplePair.Timestamp.After(in.NewestInclusive) ||
it.samplePair.Timestamp.Before(in.OldestInclusive) {
return []model.SamplePair{}
}
return []model.SamplePair{it.samplePair}
}
func (it *singleSampleSeriesIterator) Metric() metric.Metric {
return metric.Metric{Metric: it.metric}
}
// Close implements SeriesIterator.
func (it *singleSampleSeriesIterator) Close() {}
// nopSeriesIterator implements Series Iterator. It never returns any values.
type nopSeriesIterator struct{}
// ValueAtTime implements SeriesIterator.
func (i nopSeriesIterator) ValueAtOrBeforeTime(t model.Time) model.SamplePair {
return model.ZeroSamplePair
}
// RangeValues implements SeriesIterator.
func (i nopSeriesIterator) RangeValues(in metric.Interval) []model.SamplePair {
return []model.SamplePair{}
}
// Metric implements SeriesIterator.
func (i nopSeriesIterator) Metric() metric.Metric {
return metric.Metric{}
}
// Close implements SeriesIterator.
func (i nopSeriesIterator) Close() {}
var nopIter nopSeriesIterator // A nopSeriesIterator for convenience. Can be shared.