iceberg: keep split bins within target size (#8640)

weed/plugin/worker/iceberg/compact.go

@@ -363,9 +363,9 @@ func buildCompactionBins(entries []iceberg.ManifestEntry, targetSize int64, minF
 }
 
 // splitOversizedBin splits a bin whose total size exceeds targetSize into
-// sub-bins that each stay under targetSize while meeting minFiles.
+// sub-bins that stay under targetSize. Bins that cannot reach minFiles
-// Entries are sorted by size descending before splitting so that large
+// without violating targetSize are left uncompacted rather than merged into
-// files are placed first, improving bin packing efficiency.
+// oversized bins.
 func splitOversizedBin(bin compactionBin, targetSize int64, minFiles int) []compactionBin {
 	// Sort largest-first for better packing.
 	sorted := make([]iceberg.ManifestEntry, len(bin.Entries))
@@ -394,41 +394,43 @@ func splitOversizedBin(bin compactionBin, targetSize int64, minFiles int) []comp
 		bins = append(bins, current)
 	}
 
-	// Merge any bin with fewer than minFiles entries into its neighbor.
+	var valid []compactionBin
-	// Repeat until no more merges are needed. This handles runts at the
+	var pending []compactionBin
-	// end (from the split) and small leading bins (from largest-first
+	for _, candidate := range bins {
-	// sorting placing single large files into their own bins).
+		if len(candidate.Entries) >= minFiles {
-	for changed := true; changed && len(bins) > 1; {
+			valid = append(valid, candidate)
-		changed = false
+			continue
-		for i := 0; i < len(bins); i++ {
+		}
-			if len(bins[i].Entries) >= minFiles {
+		pending = append(pending, candidate)
-				continue
+	}
+
+	// Try to fold entries from underfilled bins into valid bins when they fit.
+	for _, runt := range pending {
+		for _, entry := range runt.Entries {
+			bestIdx := -1
+			bestRemaining := int64(-1)
+			entrySize := entry.DataFile().FileSizeBytes()
+			for i := range valid {
+				remaining := targetSize - valid[i].TotalSize - entrySize
+				if remaining < 0 {
+					continue
+				}
+				if bestIdx == -1 || remaining < bestRemaining {
+					bestIdx = i
+					bestRemaining = remaining
+				}
 			}
-			// Pick the better neighbor to merge into.
+			if bestIdx >= 0 {
-			var target int
+				valid[bestIdx].Entries = append(valid[bestIdx].Entries, entry)
-			if i == 0 {
+				valid[bestIdx].TotalSize += entrySize
-				target = 1
-			} else if i == len(bins)-1 {
-				target = i - 1
-			} else if bins[i-1].TotalSize <= bins[i+1].TotalSize {
-				target = i - 1
-			} else {
-				target = i + 1
 			}
-			bins[target].Entries = append(bins[target].Entries, bins[i].Entries...)
-			bins[target].TotalSize += bins[i].TotalSize
-			bins = append(bins[:i], bins[i+1:]...)
-			changed = true
-			break // restart scan after structural change
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Final guard: if a single remaining bin has fewer than minFiles
+	if len(valid) == 0 {
-	// (entire input too small), return nothing.
-	if len(bins) == 1 && len(bins[0].Entries) < minFiles {
 		return nil
 	}
-	return bins
+	return valid
 }
 
 // partitionKey creates a string key from a partition map for grouping.

weed/plugin/worker/iceberg/handler_test.go

@@ -515,6 +515,59 @@ func TestBuildCompactionBinsMultiplePartitions(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestSplitOversizedBinRespectsTargetSize(t *testing.T) {
+	targetSize := int64(100)
+	minFiles := 2
+
+	entries := makeTestEntries(t, []testEntrySpec{
+		{path: "data/f1.parquet", size: 80, partition: map[int]any{}},
+		{path: "data/f2.parquet", size: 80, partition: map[int]any{}},
+		{path: "data/f3.parquet", size: 10, partition: map[int]any{}},
+		{path: "data/f4.parquet", size: 10, partition: map[int]any{}},
+	})
+
+	bins := splitOversizedBin(compactionBin{
+		PartitionKey: "__unpartitioned__",
+		Partition:    map[int]any{},
+		Entries:      entries,
+		TotalSize:    180,
+	}, targetSize, minFiles)
+
+	if len(bins) == 0 {
+		t.Fatal("expected at least one valid bin")
+	}
+	for i, bin := range bins {
+		if bin.TotalSize > targetSize {
+			t.Fatalf("bin %d exceeds target size: got %d want <= %d", i, bin.TotalSize, targetSize)
+		}
+		if len(bin.Entries) < minFiles {
+			t.Fatalf("bin %d does not meet minFiles: got %d want >= %d", i, len(bin.Entries), minFiles)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSplitOversizedBinDropsImpossibleRunts(t *testing.T) {
+	targetSize := int64(100)
+	minFiles := 2
+
+	entries := makeTestEntries(t, []testEntrySpec{
+		{path: "data/f1.parquet", size: 60, partition: map[int]any{}},
+		{path: "data/f2.parquet", size: 60, partition: map[int]any{}},
+		{path: "data/f3.parquet", size: 60, partition: map[int]any{}},
+	})
+
+	bins := splitOversizedBin(compactionBin{
+		PartitionKey: "__unpartitioned__",
+		Partition:    map[int]any{},
+		Entries:      entries,
+		TotalSize:    180,
+	}, targetSize, minFiles)
+
+	if len(bins) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected no valid bins, got %d", len(bins))
+	}
+}
+
 type testEntrySpec struct {
 	path      string
 	size      int64