Embed original file number in SST table properties (#8686)

Summary:
I very recently realized that with https://github.com/facebook/rocksdb/issues/8669 we cannot later add
file numbers to external SST files (so that more can share db session
ids for better uniqueness properties), because of forward compatibility.
We would have a version of RocksDB that assumes session IDs are unique
on external SST files and therefore can't really break that invariant in
future files.

This change adds a table property for "orig_file_number" which is
populated by normal SST files and also external SST files generated by
SstFileWriter. SstFileWriter now keeps a db_session_id for life of the
object and increments its own file numbers for embedding in table
properties. (They are arguably "fake" file numbers because these numbers
and not embedded in the file name.)

While updating block_based_table_builder, I removed several unnecessary
fields from Rep, because following the pattern would have created
another unnecessary field.

This change also updates block_based_table_reader to use this new
property when available, which means that for newer SST files, we can
determine the stable/original <db_session_id,file_number> unique
identifier using just the file contents, not the file name. (It's a bit
complicated; detailed comments in block_based_table_reader.)

Also added DB host id to properties listing by sst_dump, which could be
useful in debugging.

Pull Request resolved: https://github.com/facebook/rocksdb/pull/8686

Test Plan: majorly overhauled StableCacheKeys test for this change

Reviewed By: zhichao-cao

Differential Revision: D30457742

Pulled By: pdillinger

fbshipit-source-id: 2e5ae7dddeb94fb9d8eac8a928486aed8b8cd445

db/db_block_cache_test.cc

@@ -1302,6 +1302,22 @@ TEST_F(DBBlockCacheTest, CacheEntryRoleStats) {
 
 #endif  // ROCKSDB_LITE
 
+class DBBlockCacheKeyTest
+    : public DBTestBase,
+      public testing::WithParamInterface<std::tuple<bool, bool>> {
+ public:
+  DBBlockCacheKeyTest()
+      : DBTestBase("db_block_cache_test", /*env_do_fsync=*/false) {}
+
+  void SetUp() override {
+    use_compressed_cache_ = std::get<0>(GetParam());
+    exclude_file_numbers_ = std::get<1>(GetParam());
+  }
+
+  bool use_compressed_cache_;
+  bool exclude_file_numbers_;
+};
+
 // Disable LinkFile so that we can physically copy a DB using Checkpoint.
 // Disable file GetUniqueId to enable stable cache keys.
 class StableCacheKeyTestFS : public FaultInjectionTestFS {
@@ -1319,121 +1335,198 @@ class StableCacheKeyTestFS : public FaultInjectionTestFS {
   }
 };
 
-TEST_F(DBBlockCacheTest, StableCacheKeys) {
+TEST_P(DBBlockCacheKeyTest, StableCacheKeys) {
   std::shared_ptr<StableCacheKeyTestFS> test_fs{
       new StableCacheKeyTestFS(env_->GetFileSystem())};
   std::unique_ptr<CompositeEnvWrapper> test_env{
       new CompositeEnvWrapper(env_, test_fs)};
 
-  for (bool compressed : {false, true}) {
+  Options options = CurrentOptions();
-    Options options = CurrentOptions();
+  options.create_if_missing = true;
-    options.create_if_missing = true;
+  options.statistics = ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::CreateDBStatistics();
-    options.statistics = ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::CreateDBStatistics();
+  options.env = test_env.get();
-    options.env = test_env.get();
 
-    BlockBasedTableOptions table_options;
+  BlockBasedTableOptions table_options;
 
-    std::function<void()> verify_stats;
+  int key_count = 0;
-    if (compressed) {
+  uint64_t expected_stat = 0;
-      if (!Snappy_Supported()) {
+
-        fprintf(stderr, "skipping compressed test, snappy unavailable\n");
+  std::function<void()> verify_stats;
-        continue;
+  if (use_compressed_cache_) {
-      }
+    if (!Snappy_Supported()) {
-      options.compression = CompressionType::kSnappyCompression;
+      ROCKSDB_GTEST_SKIP("Compressed cache test requires snappy support");
-      table_options.no_block_cache = true;
+      return;
-      table_options.block_cache_compressed = NewLRUCache(1 << 25, 0, false);
-      verify_stats = [&options] {
-        // One for ordinary SST file and one for external SST file
-        ASSERT_EQ(
-            2, options.statistics->getTickerCount(BLOCK_CACHE_COMPRESSED_ADD));
-      };
-    } else {
-      table_options.cache_index_and_filter_blocks = true;
-      table_options.block_cache = NewLRUCache(1 << 25, 0, false);
-      verify_stats = [&options] {
-        ASSERT_EQ(2, options.statistics->getTickerCount(BLOCK_CACHE_DATA_ADD));
-        ASSERT_EQ(2, options.statistics->getTickerCount(BLOCK_CACHE_INDEX_ADD));
-        ASSERT_EQ(2,
-                  options.statistics->getTickerCount(BLOCK_CACHE_FILTER_ADD));
-      };
     }
+    options.compression = CompressionType::kSnappyCompression;
+    table_options.no_block_cache = true;
+    table_options.block_cache_compressed = NewLRUCache(1 << 25, 0, false);
+    verify_stats = [&options, &expected_stat] {
+      // One for ordinary SST file and one for external SST file
+      ASSERT_EQ(expected_stat,
+                options.statistics->getTickerCount(BLOCK_CACHE_COMPRESSED_ADD));
+    };
+  } else {
+    table_options.cache_index_and_filter_blocks = true;
+    table_options.block_cache = NewLRUCache(1 << 25, 0, false);
+    verify_stats = [&options, &expected_stat] {
+      ASSERT_EQ(expected_stat,
+                options.statistics->getTickerCount(BLOCK_CACHE_DATA_ADD));
+      ASSERT_EQ(expected_stat,
+                options.statistics->getTickerCount(BLOCK_CACHE_INDEX_ADD));
+      ASSERT_EQ(expected_stat,
+                options.statistics->getTickerCount(BLOCK_CACHE_FILTER_ADD));
+    };
+  }
 
-    table_options.filter_policy.reset(NewBloomFilterPolicy(10, false));
+  table_options.filter_policy.reset(NewBloomFilterPolicy(10, false));
-    options.table_factory.reset(NewBlockBasedTableFactory(table_options));
+  options.table_factory.reset(NewBlockBasedTableFactory(table_options));
-    DestroyAndReopen(options);
+  CreateAndReopenWithCF({"koko"}, options);
 
-    // Ordinary SST file
+  if (exclude_file_numbers_) {
-    ASSERT_OK(Put("key1", "abc"));
+    // Simulate something like old behavior without file numbers in properties.
-    std::string something_compressible(500U, 'x');
+    // This is a "control" side of the test that also ensures safely degraded
-    ASSERT_OK(Put("key1a", something_compressible));
+    // behavior on old files.
-    ASSERT_OK(Flush());
+    ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->SetCallBack(
+        "PropertyBlockBuilder::AddTableProperty:Start", [&](void* arg) {
+          TableProperties* props = reinterpret_cast<TableProperties*>(arg);
+          props->orig_file_number = 0;
+        });
+    ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->EnableProcessing();
+  }
+
+  std::function<void()> perform_gets = [&key_count, &expected_stat, this]() {
+    if (exclude_file_numbers_) {
+      // No cache key reuse should happen, because we can't rely on current
+      // file number being stable
+      expected_stat += key_count;
+    } else {
+      // Cache keys should be stable
+      expected_stat = key_count;
+    }
+    for (int i = 0; i < key_count; ++i) {
+      ASSERT_EQ(Get(1, Key(i)), "abc");
+    }
+  };
+
+  // Ordinary SST files with same session id
+  const std::string something_compressible(500U, 'x');
+  for (int i = 0; i < 2; ++i) {
+    ASSERT_OK(Put(1, Key(key_count), "abc"));
+    ASSERT_OK(Put(1, Key(key_count) + "a", something_compressible));
+    ASSERT_OK(Flush(1));
+    ++key_count;
+  }
 
 #ifndef ROCKSDB_LITE
-    // External SST file
+  // Save an export of those ordinary SST files for later
-    std::string external = dbname_ + "/external.sst";
+  std::string export_files_dir = dbname_ + "/exported";
-    {
+  ExportImportFilesMetaData* metadata_ptr_ = nullptr;
-      SstFileWriter sst_file_writer(EnvOptions(), options);
+  Checkpoint* checkpoint;
-      ASSERT_OK(sst_file_writer.Open(external));
+  ASSERT_OK(Checkpoint::Create(db_, &checkpoint));
-      ASSERT_OK(sst_file_writer.Put("key2", "abc"));
+  ASSERT_OK(checkpoint->ExportColumnFamily(handles_[1], export_files_dir,
-      ASSERT_OK(sst_file_writer.Put("key2a", something_compressible));
+                                           &metadata_ptr_));
-      ExternalSstFileInfo external_info;
+  ASSERT_NE(metadata_ptr_, nullptr);
-      ASSERT_OK(sst_file_writer.Finish(&external_info));
+  delete checkpoint;
-      IngestExternalFileOptions ingest_opts;
+  checkpoint = nullptr;
-      ASSERT_OK(db_->IngestExternalFile({external}, ingest_opts));
+
-    }
+  // External SST files with same session id
-#else
+  SstFileWriter sst_file_writer(EnvOptions(), options);
-    // Another ordinary SST file
+  std::vector<std::string> external;
-    ASSERT_OK(Put("key2", "abc"));
+  for (int i = 0; i < 2; ++i) {
-    ASSERT_OK(Put("key2a", something_compressible));
+    std::string f = dbname_ + "/external" + ToString(i) + ".sst";
-    ASSERT_OK(Flush());
+    external.push_back(f);
+    ASSERT_OK(sst_file_writer.Open(f));
+    ASSERT_OK(sst_file_writer.Put(Key(key_count), "abc"));
+    ASSERT_OK(
+        sst_file_writer.Put(Key(key_count) + "a", something_compressible));
+    ++key_count;
+    ExternalSstFileInfo external_info;
+    ASSERT_OK(sst_file_writer.Finish(&external_info));
+    IngestExternalFileOptions ingest_opts;
+    ASSERT_OK(db_->IngestExternalFile(handles_[1], {f}, ingest_opts));
+  }
+
+  if (exclude_file_numbers_) {
+    // FIXME(peterd): figure out where these extra two ADDs are coming from
+    options.statistics->recordTick(BLOCK_CACHE_INDEX_ADD,
+                                   uint64_t{0} - uint64_t{2});
+    options.statistics->recordTick(BLOCK_CACHE_FILTER_ADD,
+                                   uint64_t{0} - uint64_t{2});
+    options.statistics->recordTick(BLOCK_CACHE_COMPRESSED_ADD,
+                                   uint64_t{0} - uint64_t{2});
+  }
 #endif
 
-    ASSERT_EQ(Get("key1"), std::string("abc"));
+  perform_gets();
-    ASSERT_EQ(Get("key2"), std::string("abc"));
+  verify_stats();
-    verify_stats();
 
-    // Make sure we can cache hit after re-open
+  // Make sure we can cache hit after re-open
-    Reopen(options);
+  ReopenWithColumnFamilies({"default", "koko"}, options);
 
-    ASSERT_EQ(Get("key1"), std::string("abc"));
+  perform_gets();
-    ASSERT_EQ(Get("key2"), std::string("abc"));
+  verify_stats();
-    verify_stats();
 
-    // Make sure we can cache hit even on a full copy of the DB. Using
+  // Make sure we can cache hit even on a full copy of the DB. Using
-    // StableCacheKeyTestFS, Checkpoint will resort to full copy not hard link.
+  // StableCacheKeyTestFS, Checkpoint will resort to full copy not hard link.
-    // (Checkpoint  not available in LITE mode to test this.)
+  // (Checkpoint  not available in LITE mode to test this.)
 #ifndef ROCKSDB_LITE
-    auto db_copy_name = dbname_ + "-copy";
+  auto db_copy_name = dbname_ + "-copy";
-    Checkpoint* checkpoint;
+  ASSERT_OK(Checkpoint::Create(db_, &checkpoint));
-    ASSERT_OK(Checkpoint::Create(db_, &checkpoint));
+  ASSERT_OK(checkpoint->CreateCheckpoint(db_copy_name));
-    ASSERT_OK(checkpoint->CreateCheckpoint(db_copy_name));
+  delete checkpoint;
-    delete checkpoint;
 
-    Close();
+  Close();
-    Destroy(options);
+  Destroy(options);
-    SaveAndRestore<std::string> save_dbname(&dbname_, db_copy_name);
-    Reopen(options);
 
-    ASSERT_EQ(Get("key1"), std::string("abc"));
+  // Switch to the DB copy
-    ASSERT_EQ(Get("key2"), std::string("abc"));
+  SaveAndRestore<std::string> save_dbname(&dbname_, db_copy_name);
-    verify_stats();
+  ReopenWithColumnFamilies({"default", "koko"}, options);
 
-    // And ensure that re-ingesting the same external file into a different DB
+  perform_gets();
-    // uses same cache keys
+  verify_stats();
-    DestroyAndReopen(options);
 
-    IngestExternalFileOptions ingest_opts;
+  // And ensure that re-importing + ingesting the same files into a
-    ASSERT_OK(db_->IngestExternalFile({external}, ingest_opts));
+  // different DB uses same cache keys
+  DestroyAndReopen(options);
 
-    ASSERT_EQ(Get("key2"), std::string("abc"));
+  ColumnFamilyHandle* cfh = nullptr;
-    verify_stats();
+  ASSERT_OK(db_->CreateColumnFamilyWithImport(ColumnFamilyOptions(), "yoyo",
+                                              ImportColumnFamilyOptions(),
+                                              *metadata_ptr_, &cfh));
+  ASSERT_NE(cfh, nullptr);
+  delete cfh;
+  cfh = nullptr;
+  delete metadata_ptr_;
+  metadata_ptr_ = nullptr;
+
+  DestroyDB(export_files_dir, options);
+
+  ReopenWithColumnFamilies({"default", "yoyo"}, options);
+
+  IngestExternalFileOptions ingest_opts;
+  ASSERT_OK(db_->IngestExternalFile(handles_[1], {external}, ingest_opts));
+
+  if (exclude_file_numbers_) {
+    // FIXME(peterd): figure out where these extra two ADDs are coming from
+    options.statistics->recordTick(BLOCK_CACHE_INDEX_ADD,
+                                   uint64_t{0} - uint64_t{2});
+    options.statistics->recordTick(BLOCK_CACHE_FILTER_ADD,
+                                   uint64_t{0} - uint64_t{2});
+  }
+
+  perform_gets();
+  verify_stats();
 #endif  // !ROCKSDB_LITE
 
-    Close();
+  Close();
-    Destroy(options);
+  Destroy(options);
-  }
+  ROCKSDB_NAMESPACE::SyncPoint::GetInstance()->DisableProcessing();
 }
 
+INSTANTIATE_TEST_CASE_P(DBBlockCacheKeyTest, DBBlockCacheKeyTest,
+                        ::testing::Combine(::testing::Bool(),
+                                           ::testing::Bool()));
+
 class DBBlockCachePinningTest
     : public DBTestBase,
       public testing::WithParamInterface<

db/event_helpers.cc

@@ -143,7 +143,8 @@ void EventHelpers::LogAndNotifyTableFileCreationFinished(
               << "fast_compression_estimated_data_size"
               << table_properties.fast_compression_estimated_data_size
               << "db_id" << table_properties.db_id << "db_session_id"
-              << table_properties.db_session_id;
+              << table_properties.db_session_id << "orig_file_number"
+              << table_properties.orig_file_number;
 
       // user collected properties
       for (const auto& prop : table_properties.readable_properties) {

include/rocksdb/table_properties.h

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ struct TablePropertiesNames {
   static const std::string kDbId;
   static const std::string kDbSessionId;
   static const std::string kDbHostId;
+  static const std::string kOriginalFileNumber;
   static const std::string kDataSize;
   static const std::string kIndexSize;
   static const std::string kIndexPartitions;
@@ -153,6 +154,9 @@ class TablePropertiesCollectorFactory {
 // table.
 struct TableProperties {
  public:
+  // the file number at creation time, or 0 for unknown. When known,
+  // combining with db_session_id must uniquely identify an SST file.
+  uint64_t orig_file_number = 0;
   // the total size of all data blocks.
   uint64_t data_size = 0;
   // the size of index block.

table/block_based/block_based_table_builder.cc

@@ -324,16 +324,6 @@ struct BlockBasedTableBuilder::Rep {
 
   std::string compressed_output;
   std::unique_ptr<FlushBlockPolicy> flush_block_policy;
-  uint32_t column_family_id;
-  std::string column_family_name;
-  uint64_t creation_time = 0;
-  uint64_t oldest_key_time = 0;
-  uint64_t file_creation_time = 0;
-
-  // DB IDs
-  const std::string db_id;
-  const std::string db_session_id;
-  std::string db_host_id;
 
   std::vector<std::unique_ptr<IntTblPropCollector>> table_properties_collectors;
 
@@ -444,14 +434,6 @@ struct BlockBasedTableBuilder::Rep {
         flush_block_policy(
             table_options.flush_block_policy_factory->NewFlushBlockPolicy(
                 table_options, data_block)),
-        column_family_id(tbo.column_family_id),
-        column_family_name(tbo.column_family_name),
-        creation_time(tbo.creation_time),
-        oldest_key_time(tbo.oldest_key_time),
-        file_creation_time(tbo.file_creation_time),
-        db_id(tbo.db_id),
-        db_session_id(tbo.db_session_id),
-        db_host_id(ioptions.db_host_id),
         status_ok(true),
         io_status_ok(true) {
     if (tbo.target_file_size == 0) {
@@ -514,7 +496,7 @@ struct BlockBasedTableBuilder::Rep {
       assert(factory);
 
       table_properties_collectors.emplace_back(
-          factory->CreateIntTblPropCollector(column_family_id));
+          factory->CreateIntTblPropCollector(tbo.column_family_id));
     }
     table_properties_collectors.emplace_back(
         new BlockBasedTablePropertiesCollector(
@@ -526,7 +508,17 @@ struct BlockBasedTableBuilder::Rep {
       }
     }
 
-    if (!ReifyDbHostIdProperty(ioptions.env, &db_host_id).ok()) {
+    // These are only needed for populating table properties
+    props.column_family_id = tbo.column_family_id;
+    props.column_family_name = tbo.column_family_name;
+    props.creation_time = tbo.creation_time;
+    props.oldest_key_time = tbo.oldest_key_time;
+    props.file_creation_time = tbo.file_creation_time;
+    props.orig_file_number = tbo.cur_file_num;
+    props.db_id = tbo.db_id;
+    props.db_session_id = tbo.db_session_id;
+    props.db_host_id = ioptions.db_host_id;
+    if (!ReifyDbHostIdProperty(ioptions.env, &props.db_host_id).ok()) {
       ROCKS_LOG_INFO(ioptions.logger, "db_host_id property will not be set");
     }
   }
@@ -1622,8 +1614,6 @@ void BlockBasedTableBuilder::WritePropertiesBlock(
   BlockHandle properties_block_handle;
   if (ok()) {
     PropertyBlockBuilder property_block_builder;
-    rep_->props.column_family_id = rep_->column_family_id;
-    rep_->props.column_family_name = rep_->column_family_name;
     rep_->props.filter_policy_name =
         rep_->table_options.filter_policy != nullptr
             ? rep_->table_options.filter_policy->Name()
@@ -1668,9 +1658,6 @@ void BlockBasedTableBuilder::WritePropertiesBlock(
         !rep_->index_builder->seperator_is_key_plus_seq();
     rep_->props.index_value_is_delta_encoded =
         rep_->use_delta_encoding_for_index_values;
-    rep_->props.creation_time = rep_->creation_time;
-    rep_->props.oldest_key_time = rep_->oldest_key_time;
-    rep_->props.file_creation_time = rep_->file_creation_time;
     if (rep_->sampled_input_data_bytes > 0) {
       rep_->props.slow_compression_estimated_data_size = static_cast<uint64_t>(
           static_cast<double>(rep_->sampled_output_slow_data_bytes) /
@@ -1692,9 +1679,6 @@ void BlockBasedTableBuilder::WritePropertiesBlock(
           rep_->compressible_input_data_bytes +
           rep_->uncompressible_input_data_bytes;
     }
-    rep_->props.db_id = rep_->db_id;
-    rep_->props.db_session_id = rep_->db_session_id;
-    rep_->props.db_host_id = rep_->db_host_id;
 
     // Add basic properties
     property_block_builder.AddTableProperty(rep_->props);

table/block_based/block_based_table_reader.cc

@@ -630,28 +630,20 @@ Status BlockBasedTable::Open(
 
   // With properties loaded, we can set up portable/stable cache keys if
   // necessary info is available
-  std::string db_session_id = cur_db_session_id;
+  std::string db_session_id;
-  uint64_t file_num = cur_file_num;
+  uint64_t file_num;
-  if (rep->table_properties && !rep->table_properties->db_session_id.empty()) {
+  if (rep->table_properties && !rep->table_properties->db_session_id.empty() &&
-    const auto& uprops = rep->table_properties->user_collected_properties;
+      rep->table_properties->orig_file_number > 0) {
-    auto version_iter = uprops.find(ExternalSstFilePropertyNames::kVersion);
+    // We must have both properties to get a stable unique id because
-    if (version_iter == uprops.end()) {
+    // CreateColumnFamilyWithImport or IngestExternalFiles can change the
-      // Normal (non-external) SST file - can only use embedded db_session_id
+    // file numbers on a file.
-      // with current file number (which should be original file number)
+    db_session_id = rep->table_properties->db_session_id;
-      if (file_num > 0) {
+    file_num = rep->table_properties->orig_file_number;
-        db_session_id = rep->table_properties->db_session_id;
+  } else {
-      }
+    // We have to use transient (but unique) cache keys based on current
-    } else {
+    // identifiers.
-      // External (ingested) SST file - should not use current file number
+    db_session_id = cur_db_session_id;
-      // (which is changed from original), so that same file ingested into
+    file_num = cur_file_num;
-      // different DBs can share block cache entries. Although they can modify
-      // the embedded global_seqno, that information is not currently cached
-      // under these portable/stable keys.
-      // Note: For now, each external SST file gets its own unique session id,
-      // so we can use a fixed file number under than session id.
-      db_session_id = rep->table_properties->db_session_id;
-      file_num = 1;
-    }
   }
   SetupCacheKeyPrefix(rep, db_session_id, file_num);
 

table/cuckoo/cuckoo_table_builder.cc

@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ CuckooTableBuilder::CuckooTableBuilder(
     bool use_module_hash, bool identity_as_first_hash,
     uint64_t (*get_slice_hash)(const Slice&, uint32_t, uint64_t),
     uint32_t column_family_id, const std::string& column_family_name,
-    const std::string& db_id, const std::string& db_session_id)
+    const std::string& db_id, const std::string& db_session_id,
+    uint64_t file_number)
     : num_hash_func_(2),
       file_(file),
       max_hash_table_ratio_(max_hash_table_ratio),
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ CuckooTableBuilder::CuckooTableBuilder(
   properties_.column_family_name = column_family_name;
   properties_.db_id = db_id;
   properties_.db_session_id = db_session_id;
+  properties_.orig_file_number = file_number;
   status_.PermitUncheckedError();
   io_status_.PermitUncheckedError();
 }

table/cuckoo/cuckoo_table_builder.h

@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ class CuckooTableBuilder: public TableBuilder {
       bool use_module_hash, bool identity_as_first_hash,
       uint64_t (*get_slice_hash)(const Slice&, uint32_t, uint64_t),
       uint32_t column_family_id, const std::string& column_family_name,
-      const std::string& db_id = "", const std::string& db_session_id = "");
+      const std::string& db_id = "", const std::string& db_session_id = "",
+      uint64_t file_number = 0);
   // No copying allowed
   CuckooTableBuilder(const CuckooTableBuilder&) = delete;
   void operator=(const CuckooTableBuilder&) = delete;

table/cuckoo/cuckoo_table_factory.cc

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ TableBuilder* CuckooTableFactory::NewTableBuilder(
       table_options_.identity_as_first_hash, nullptr /* get_slice_hash */,
       table_builder_options.column_family_id,
       table_builder_options.column_family_name, table_builder_options.db_id,
-      table_builder_options.db_session_id);
+      table_builder_options.db_session_id, table_builder_options.cur_file_num);
 }
 
 std::string CuckooTableFactory::GetPrintableOptions() const {

table/meta_blocks.cc

@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ void PropertyBlockBuilder::AddTableProperty(const TableProperties& props) {
   TEST_SYNC_POINT_CALLBACK("PropertyBlockBuilder::AddTableProperty:Start",
                            const_cast<TableProperties*>(&props));
 
+  Add(TablePropertiesNames::kOriginalFileNumber, props.orig_file_number);
   Add(TablePropertiesNames::kRawKeySize, props.raw_key_size);
   Add(TablePropertiesNames::kRawValueSize, props.raw_value_size);
   Add(TablePropertiesNames::kDataSize, props.data_size);
@@ -255,6 +256,8 @@ Status ReadProperties(const ReadOptions& read_options,
   auto new_table_properties = new TableProperties();
   // All pre-defined properties of type uint64_t
   std::unordered_map<std::string, uint64_t*> predefined_uint64_properties = {
+      {TablePropertiesNames::kOriginalFileNumber,
+       &new_table_properties->orig_file_number},
       {TablePropertiesNames::kDataSize, &new_table_properties->data_size},
       {TablePropertiesNames::kIndexSize, &new_table_properties->index_size},
       {TablePropertiesNames::kIndexPartitions,

table/plain/plain_table_builder.cc

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ PlainTableBuilder::PlainTableBuilder(
     uint32_t bloom_bits_per_key, const std::string& column_family_name,
     uint32_t num_probes, size_t huge_page_tlb_size, double hash_table_ratio,
     bool store_index_in_file, const std::string& db_id,
-    const std::string& db_session_id)
+    const std::string& db_session_id, uint64_t file_number)
     : ioptions_(ioptions),
       moptions_(moptions),
       bloom_block_(num_probes),
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ PlainTableBuilder::PlainTableBuilder(
   if (!ReifyDbHostIdProperty(ioptions_.env, &properties_.db_host_id).ok()) {
     ROCKS_LOG_INFO(ioptions_.logger, "db_host_id property will not be set");
   }
+  properties_.orig_file_number = file_number;
   properties_.prefix_extractor_name = moptions_.prefix_extractor != nullptr
                                           ? moptions_.prefix_extractor->Name()
                                           : "nullptr";

table/plain/plain_table_builder.h

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class PlainTableBuilder: public TableBuilder {
       const std::string& column_family_name, uint32_t num_probes = 6,
       size_t huge_page_tlb_size = 0, double hash_table_ratio = 0,
       bool store_index_in_file = false, const std::string& db_id = "",
-      const std::string& db_session_id = "");
+      const std::string& db_session_id = "", uint64_t file_number = 0);
   // No copying allowed
   PlainTableBuilder(const PlainTableBuilder&) = delete;
   void operator=(const PlainTableBuilder&) = delete;

table/plain/plain_table_factory.cc

@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ TableBuilder* PlainTableFactory::NewTableBuilder(
       table_builder_options.column_family_name, 6,
       table_options_.huge_page_tlb_size, table_options_.hash_table_ratio,
       table_options_.store_index_in_file, table_builder_options.db_id,
-      table_builder_options.db_session_id);
+      table_builder_options.db_session_id, table_builder_options.cur_file_num);
 }
 
 std::string PlainTableFactory::GetPrintableOptions() const {

table/sst_file_writer.cc

@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ const size_t kFadviseTrigger = 1024 * 1024; // 1MB
 struct SstFileWriter::Rep {
   Rep(const EnvOptions& _env_options, const Options& options,
       Env::IOPriority _io_priority, const Comparator* _user_comparator,
-      ColumnFamilyHandle* _cfh, bool _invalidate_page_cache, bool _skip_filters)
+      ColumnFamilyHandle* _cfh, bool _invalidate_page_cache, bool _skip_filters,
+      std::string _db_session_id)
       : env_options(_env_options),
         ioptions(options),
         mutable_cf_options(options),
@@ -38,8 +39,8 @@ struct SstFileWriter::Rep {
         internal_comparator(_user_comparator),
         cfh(_cfh),
         invalidate_page_cache(_invalidate_page_cache),
-        last_fadvise_size(0),
+        skip_filters(_skip_filters),
-        skip_filters(_skip_filters) {}
+        db_session_id(_db_session_id) {}
 
   std::unique_ptr<WritableFileWriter> file_writer;
   std::unique_ptr<TableBuilder> builder;
@@ -57,8 +58,11 @@ struct SstFileWriter::Rep {
   bool invalidate_page_cache;
   // The size of the file during the last time we called Fadvise to remove
   // cached pages from page cache.
-  uint64_t last_fadvise_size;
+  uint64_t last_fadvise_size = 0;
   bool skip_filters;
+  std::string db_session_id;
+  uint64_t next_file_number = 1;
+
   Status Add(const Slice& user_key, const Slice& value,
              const ValueType value_type) {
     if (!builder) {
@@ -170,7 +174,14 @@ SstFileWriter::SstFileWriter(const EnvOptions& env_options,
                              bool invalidate_page_cache,
                              Env::IOPriority io_priority, bool skip_filters)
     : rep_(new Rep(env_options, options, io_priority, user_comparator,
-                   column_family, invalidate_page_cache, skip_filters)) {
+                   column_family, invalidate_page_cache, skip_filters,
+                   DBImpl::GenerateDbSessionId(options.env))) {
+  // SstFileWriter is used to create sst files that can be added to database
+  // later. Therefore, no real db_id and db_session_id are associated with it.
+  // Here we mimic the way db_session_id behaves by getting a db_session_id
+  // for each SstFileWriter, and (later below) assign unique file numbers
+  // in the table properties. The db_id is set to be "SST Writer" for clarity.
+
   rep_->file_info.file_size = 0;
 }
 
@@ -241,22 +252,19 @@ Status SstFileWriter::Open(const std::string& file_path) {
     r->column_family_name = "";
     cf_id = TablePropertiesCollectorFactory::Context::kUnknownColumnFamily;
   }
-  // SstFileWriter is used to create sst files that can be added to database
-  // later. Therefore, no real db_id and db_session_id are associated with it.
-  // Here we mimic the way db_session_id behaves by resetting the db_session_id
-  // every time SstFileWriter is used, and in this case db_id is set to be "SST
-  // Writer".
-  std::string db_session_id = DBImpl::GenerateDbSessionId(r->ioptions.env);
-  if (!db_session_id.empty() && db_session_id.back() == '\n') {
-    db_session_id.pop_back();
-  }
   TableBuilderOptions table_builder_options(
       r->ioptions, r->mutable_cf_options, r->internal_comparator,
       &int_tbl_prop_collector_factories, compression_type, compression_opts,
       cf_id, r->column_family_name, unknown_level, false /* is_bottommost */,
       TableFileCreationReason::kMisc, 0 /* creation_time */,
       0 /* oldest_key_time */, 0 /* file_creation_time */,
-      "SST Writer" /* db_id */, db_session_id, 0 /* target_file_size */, 0);
+      "SST Writer" /* db_id */, r->db_session_id, 0 /* target_file_size */,
+      r->next_file_number);
+  // External SST files used to each get a unique session id. Now for
+  // slightly better uniqueness probability in constructing cache keys, we
+  // assign fake file numbers to each file (into table properties) and keep
+  // the same session id for the life of the SstFileWriter.
+  r->next_file_number++;
   // XXX: when we can remove skip_filters from the SstFileWriter public API
   // we can remove it from TableBuilderOptions.
   table_builder_options.skip_filters = r->skip_filters;

table/table_properties.cc

@@ -179,6 +179,9 @@ std::string TableProperties::ToString(
   AppendProperty(result, "DB identity", db_id, prop_delim, kv_delim);
   AppendProperty(result, "DB session identity", db_session_id, prop_delim,
                  kv_delim);
+  AppendProperty(result, "DB host id", db_host_id, prop_delim, kv_delim);
+  AppendProperty(result, "original file number", orig_file_number, prop_delim,
+                 kv_delim);
 
   return result;
 }
@@ -233,6 +236,8 @@ const std::string TablePropertiesNames::kDbSessionId =
     "rocksdb.creating.session.identity";
 const std::string TablePropertiesNames::kDbHostId =
     "rocksdb.creating.host.identity";
+const std::string TablePropertiesNames::kOriginalFileNumber =
+    "rocksdb.original.file.number";
 const std::string TablePropertiesNames::kDataSize  =
     "rocksdb.data.size";
 const std::string TablePropertiesNames::kIndexSize =