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faiss/tests/test_zerocopy.cpp
Ge Gao 4fdbc9dc18 Support ZeroCopyIOReader for IndexRaBitQ deserialization (#5629)
Summary:
Pull Request resolved: https://github.com/facebookresearch/faiss/pull/5629

`IndexRaBitQ` keeps its database in `codes`, a `MaybeOwnedVector<uint8_t>` inherited from `IndexFlatCodes`, but both read branches (`Ixrq` for single-bit and `Ixrr` for multi-bit) used the raw `READVECTOR` macro. So `codes` was always an owning heap vector even when the caller passed a view-capable reader, while every other flat-codes index already goes through `read_vector`.

This switches both branches to `read_vector`, which dispatches on the reader type in `read_vector_base` and makes `codes` a view of the caller's buffer. Any other reader falls back to `READVECTOR`, so existing callers are unaffected.

A zero-copy RaBitQ index now works like this:
```
#include <faiss/impl/zerocopy_io.h>

faiss::ZeroCopyIOReader reader(buffer.data(), buffer.size());
std::unique_ptr<faiss::Index> index_zc(faiss::read_index(&reader));
```
The buffer must outlive the index, as with any `faiss::ZeroCopyIOReader`.

Reviewed By: mnorris11

Differential Revision: D119297402

fbshipit-source-id: 95c5ba050cb3a0636a0899efbe886616a7a8a2fd
2026-09-14 13:03:13 -07:00

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/*
* Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
*
* This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
* LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
*/
#include <gtest/gtest.h>
#include <algorithm>
#include <cstddef>
#include <cstdint>
#include <memory>
#include <random>
#include <vector>
#include <faiss/IndexBinaryFlat.h>
#include <faiss/IndexFlat.h>
#include <faiss/IndexRaBitQ.h>
#include <faiss/impl/io.h>
#include <faiss/impl/zerocopy_io.h>
#include <faiss/index_io.h>
namespace {
std::vector<float> make_data(const size_t n, const size_t d, size_t seed) {
std::vector<float> database(n * d);
std::mt19937 rng(seed);
std::uniform_real_distribution<float> distrib;
for (size_t i = 0; i < n * d; i++) {
database[i] = distrib(rng);
}
return database;
}
std::vector<uint8_t> make_binary_data(
const size_t n,
const size_t d,
size_t seed) {
std::vector<uint8_t> database(n * d);
std::mt19937 rng(seed);
std::uniform_int_distribution<int> distrib(0, 255);
for (size_t i = 0; i < n * d; i++) {
database[i] = distrib(rng);
}
return database;
}
std::unique_ptr<faiss::IndexRaBitQ> make_rabitq_index(
const size_t nt,
const size_t d,
const uint8_t nb_bits,
const size_t seed) {
auto index =
std::make_unique<faiss::IndexRaBitQ>(d, faiss::METRIC_L2, nb_bits);
index->qb = 4;
const std::vector<float> xt = make_data(nt, d, seed);
index->train(nt, xt.data());
index->add(nt, xt.data());
return index;
}
// true if [begin, begin + size) lies inside the buffer
bool points_into(
const uint8_t* begin,
const size_t size,
const std::vector<uint8_t>& buffer) {
return begin >= buffer.data() &&
begin + size <= buffer.data() + buffer.size();
}
} // namespace
// the logic is the following:
// 1. generate two flatcodes-based indices, Index1 and Index2
// 2. serialize both indices into std::vector<> buffers, Buf1 and Buf2
// 3. deserialize Index1 using zero-copy feature on Buf1 into Index1ZC
// 4. ensure that Index1ZC acts as Index2 if we write the data from Buf2
// on top of the existing Buf1
TEST(TestZeroCopy, zerocopy_flatcodes) {
// generate data
const size_t nt = 1000;
const size_t nq = 10;
const size_t d = 32;
const size_t k = 25;
std::vector<float> xt1 = make_data(nt, d, 123);
std::vector<float> xt2 = make_data(nt, d, 456);
std::vector<float> xq = make_data(nq, d, 789);
// ensure that the data is different
ASSERT_NE(xt1, xt2);
// make index1 and create reference results
faiss::IndexFlatL2 index1(d);
index1.train(nt, xt1.data());
index1.add(nt, xt1.data());
std::vector<float> ref_dis_1(k * nq);
std::vector<faiss::idx_t> ref_ids_1(k * nq);
index1.search(nq, xq.data(), k, ref_dis_1.data(), ref_ids_1.data());
// make index2 and create reference results
faiss::IndexFlatL2 index2(d);
index2.train(nt, xt2.data());
index2.add(nt, xt2.data());
std::vector<float> ref_dis_2(k * nq);
std::vector<faiss::idx_t> ref_ids_2(k * nq);
index2.search(nq, xq.data(), k, ref_dis_2.data(), ref_ids_2.data());
// ensure that the results are different
ASSERT_NE(ref_dis_1, ref_dis_2);
ASSERT_NE(ref_ids_1, ref_ids_2);
// serialize both in a form of vectors
faiss::VectorIOWriter wr1;
faiss::write_index(&index1, &wr1);
faiss::VectorIOWriter wr2;
faiss::write_index(&index2, &wr2);
ASSERT_EQ(wr1.data.size(), wr2.data.size());
// clone a buffer
std::vector<uint8_t> buffer = wr1.data;
// create a zero-copy index
faiss::ZeroCopyIOReader reader(buffer.data(), buffer.size());
auto index1zc = faiss::read_index_up(&reader);
ASSERT_NE(index1zc, nullptr);
// perform a search
std::vector<float> cand_dis_1(k * nq);
std::vector<faiss::idx_t> cand_ids_1(k * nq);
index1zc->search(nq, xq.data(), k, cand_dis_1.data(), cand_ids_1.data());
// match vs ref1
ASSERT_EQ(ref_ids_1, cand_ids_1);
ASSERT_EQ(ref_dis_1, cand_dis_1);
// overwrite buffer without moving it
for (size_t i = 0; i < buffer.size(); i++) {
buffer[i] = wr2.data[i];
}
// perform a search
std::vector<float> cand_dis_2(k * nq);
std::vector<faiss::idx_t> cand_ids_2(k * nq);
index1zc->search(nq, xq.data(), k, cand_dis_2.data(), cand_ids_2.data());
// match vs ref2
ASSERT_EQ(ref_ids_2, cand_ids_2);
ASSERT_EQ(ref_dis_2, cand_dis_2);
// overwrite again
for (size_t i = 0; i < buffer.size(); i++) {
buffer[i] = wr1.data[i];
}
// perform a search
std::vector<float> cand_dis_3(k * nq);
std::vector<faiss::idx_t> cand_ids_3(k * nq);
index1zc->search(nq, xq.data(), k, cand_dis_3.data(), cand_ids_3.data());
// match vs ref1
ASSERT_EQ(ref_ids_1, cand_ids_3);
ASSERT_EQ(ref_dis_1, cand_dis_3);
}
TEST(TestZeroCopy, zerocopy_binary_flatcodes) {
// generate data
const size_t nt = 1000;
const size_t nq = 10;
// in bits
const size_t d = 64;
// in bytes
const size_t d8 = (d + 7) / 8;
const size_t k = 25;
std::vector<uint8_t> xt1 = make_binary_data(nt, d8, 123);
std::vector<uint8_t> xt2 = make_binary_data(nt, d8, 456);
std::vector<uint8_t> xq = make_binary_data(nq, d8, 789);
// ensure that the data is different
ASSERT_NE(xt1, xt2);
// make index1 and create reference results
faiss::IndexBinaryFlat index1(d);
index1.train(nt, xt1.data());
index1.add(nt, xt1.data());
std::vector<int32_t> ref_dis_1(k * nq);
std::vector<faiss::idx_t> ref_ids_1(k * nq);
index1.search(nq, xq.data(), k, ref_dis_1.data(), ref_ids_1.data());
// make index2 and create reference results
faiss::IndexBinaryFlat index2(d);
index2.train(nt, xt2.data());
index2.add(nt, xt2.data());
std::vector<int32_t> ref_dis_2(k * nq);
std::vector<faiss::idx_t> ref_ids_2(k * nq);
index2.search(nq, xq.data(), k, ref_dis_2.data(), ref_ids_2.data());
// ensure that the results are different
ASSERT_NE(ref_dis_1, ref_dis_2);
ASSERT_NE(ref_ids_1, ref_ids_2);
// serialize both in a form of vectors
faiss::VectorIOWriter wr1;
faiss::write_index_binary(&index1, &wr1);
faiss::VectorIOWriter wr2;
faiss::write_index_binary(&index2, &wr2);
ASSERT_EQ(wr1.data.size(), wr2.data.size());
// clone a buffer
std::vector<uint8_t> buffer = wr1.data;
// create a zero-copy index
faiss::ZeroCopyIOReader reader(buffer.data(), buffer.size());
auto index1zc = faiss::read_index_binary_up(&reader);
ASSERT_NE(index1zc, nullptr);
// perform a search
std::vector<int32_t> cand_dis_1(k * nq);
std::vector<faiss::idx_t> cand_ids_1(k * nq);
index1zc->search(nq, xq.data(), k, cand_dis_1.data(), cand_ids_1.data());
// match vs ref1
ASSERT_EQ(ref_ids_1, cand_ids_1);
ASSERT_EQ(ref_dis_1, cand_dis_1);
// overwrite buffer without moving it
for (size_t i = 0; i < buffer.size(); i++) {
buffer[i] = wr2.data[i];
}
// perform a search
std::vector<int32_t> cand_dis_2(k * nq);
std::vector<faiss::idx_t> cand_ids_2(k * nq);
index1zc->search(nq, xq.data(), k, cand_dis_2.data(), cand_ids_2.data());
// match vs ref2
ASSERT_EQ(ref_ids_2, cand_ids_2);
ASSERT_EQ(ref_dis_2, cand_dis_2);
// overwrite again
for (size_t i = 0; i < buffer.size(); i++) {
buffer[i] = wr1.data[i];
}
// perform a search
std::vector<int32_t> cand_dis_3(k * nq);
std::vector<faiss::idx_t> cand_ids_3(k * nq);
index1zc->search(nq, xq.data(), k, cand_dis_3.data(), cand_ids_3.data());
// match vs ref1
ASSERT_EQ(ref_ids_1, cand_ids_3);
ASSERT_EQ(ref_dis_1, cand_dis_3);
}
namespace {
// the logic is the following:
// 1. generate a rabitq index, Index1, and create reference results
// 2. serialize it into a std::vector<> buffer, Buf1
// 3. deserialize Buf1 twice: with a copying reader into Index1C, and with
// the zero-copy feature into Index1ZC
// 4. ensure that Index1C owns its codes while Index1ZC views Buf1
// 5. ensure that both act as Index1
// 6. ensure that Index1ZC follows Buf1 if we overwrite a code byte in
// place, while Index1C does not
void check_rabitq_zerocopy(const uint8_t nb_bits) {
// generate data
const size_t nt = 500;
const size_t nq = 10;
const size_t d = 32;
const size_t k = 10;
const auto index1 = make_rabitq_index(nt, d, nb_bits, 123);
const std::vector<float> xq = make_data(nq, d, 789);
// create reference results
std::vector<float> ref_dis_1(k * nq);
std::vector<faiss::idx_t> ref_ids_1(k * nq);
index1->search(nq, xq.data(), k, ref_dis_1.data(), ref_ids_1.data());
// serialize in a form of a vector
faiss::VectorIOWriter wr1;
faiss::write_index(index1.get(), &wr1);
// clone a buffer
std::vector<uint8_t> buffer = wr1.data;
// create a copying index, it owns its codes
faiss::VectorIOReader copy_reader;
copy_reader.data = buffer;
auto index1c = faiss::read_index_up(&copy_reader);
auto* index1c_rq = dynamic_cast<faiss::IndexRaBitQ*>(index1c.get());
ASSERT_NE(index1c_rq, nullptr);
ASSERT_TRUE(index1c_rq->codes.is_owned);
// create a zero-copy index, its codes view the buffer
faiss::ZeroCopyIOReader reader(buffer.data(), buffer.size());
auto index1zc = faiss::read_index_up(&reader);
auto* index1zc_rq = dynamic_cast<faiss::IndexRaBitQ*>(index1zc.get());
ASSERT_NE(index1zc_rq, nullptr);
ASSERT_FALSE(index1zc_rq->codes.is_owned);
ASSERT_TRUE(points_into(
index1zc_rq->codes.data(), index1zc_rq->codes.size(), buffer));
// match the remaining fields vs index1
ASSERT_EQ(index1zc_rq->d, index1->d);
ASSERT_EQ(index1zc_rq->ntotal, index1->ntotal);
ASSERT_EQ(index1zc_rq->metric_type, index1->metric_type);
ASSERT_EQ(index1zc_rq->code_size, index1->code_size);
ASSERT_EQ(index1zc_rq->qb, index1->qb);
ASSERT_EQ(index1zc_rq->rabitq.nb_bits, index1->rabitq.nb_bits);
ASSERT_EQ(index1zc_rq->center, index1->center);
ASSERT_EQ(index1zc_rq->codes.size(), index1->codes.size());
ASSERT_TRUE(
std::equal(
index1zc_rq->codes.data(),
index1zc_rq->codes.data() + index1zc_rq->codes.size(),
index1->codes.data()));
// perform a search on both
std::vector<float> cand_dis_zc(k * nq);
std::vector<faiss::idx_t> cand_ids_zc(k * nq);
index1zc->search(nq, xq.data(), k, cand_dis_zc.data(), cand_ids_zc.data());
std::vector<float> cand_dis_c(k * nq);
std::vector<faiss::idx_t> cand_ids_c(k * nq);
index1c->search(nq, xq.data(), k, cand_dis_c.data(), cand_ids_c.data());
// match vs ref1
ASSERT_EQ(ref_ids_1, cand_ids_zc);
ASSERT_EQ(ref_dis_1, cand_dis_zc);
ASSERT_EQ(ref_ids_1, cand_ids_c);
ASSERT_EQ(ref_dis_1, cand_dis_c);
// overwrite a code byte without moving the buffer
const size_t codes_offset = index1zc_rq->codes.data() - buffer.data();
buffer[codes_offset] ^= 0xFF;
// the zero-copy index follows the buffer, the copying one does not
ASSERT_EQ(index1zc_rq->codes[0], buffer[codes_offset]);
ASSERT_NE(index1c_rq->codes[0], index1zc_rq->codes[0]);
}
} // namespace
TEST(TestZeroCopy, zerocopy_rabitq_single_bit) {
check_rabitq_zerocopy(1);
}
TEST(TestZeroCopy, zerocopy_rabitq_multi_bit) {
check_rabitq_zerocopy(4);
}