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Root cause

Charge::last (rs/moq-net/src/model/cache.rs) is the tick every eviction decision keys off: evict_expired(max_age) aborts a group with Error::Old once now - accessed > max_age, and pay_debt only protects a group whose accessed beats the pool-wide mean. But the stamp was bumped by exactly two things: frame writes (Charge::add) and the FETCH path (cache_refresh, called from poll_fetch_cached and insert_group_request).

Arrival-order delivery (recv_group / next_group) and frame reads never touched it. So a group went cold the instant its last write landed: a subscriber slowly reading a finished group was indistinguishable from a group nobody had touched, and expiry/eviction aborted it mid-read even though it was the hottest content in the pool.

Fix

Stamp the access everywhere content is actually read, so the LRU is honest for both live and fetch:

  • Group delivery: TrackState::poll_recv_group (arrival order) and poll_next_in_range (sequence order) refresh the group before handing out the consumer, matching what poll_fetch_cached already did.
  • Frame reads: GroupState::poll_frame_source (per next_frame) and the poll_read_frame refill (once per prefetch batch, so the hot path stays one stamp per lock acquisition).

To make that cheap, Charge::last becomes an AtomicU64 and refresh/touch take &self. kio backs both guards with one mutex, so accesses stay serialized; the atomic exists so read guards can stamp. Stamping via a write guard would be wrong twice over: Mut's release notifies every parked waiter, so per-delivery stamping would spuriously wake all consumers of the group. fetch_max keeps the stamp monotone and returns the prior value, so the paired access_refresh mean update stays exact. As a bonus, cache_refresh on the fetch path no longer takes the write lock either.

What happens once a victim is chosen is deliberately unchanged: eviction still aborts readers (eviction_aborts_readers and expired_backfill_reclaimed still pin that contract), so a byte-budgeted cache reclaims deterministically instead of letting a slow reader decide when memory returns. The fix is only that an actively-read group is no longer chosen as the victim.

Regression tests

Both fail without the fix (verified by disabling Charge::refresh) and encode both directions:

  • active_reader_survives_expiry: a subscriber reading one frame per half-window across several windows keeps its group alive, while an unread sibling written at the same time still ages out (reclamation intact).
  • delivery_restarts_the_expiry_clock: taking delivery just inside the window buys the reader a fresh window.

Plus refresh_updates_a_counted_sample in cache.rs, pinning that refreshing a demoted (counted) group moves its sample in the pool mean so removal leaves no residue.

Scope notes

  • No wire change, so no draft update; this is local cache policy.
  • js/net has no byte-budgeted pool (only per-group frame caps), so there is no mirror to update.
  • This does not fix the moq.pro HLS flake: that segment loop fetches each group immediately before reading it, and the fetch path already stamped. This closes the gap for fetch-less (subscription) readers.

Gates: cargo clippy --locked --all-targets -p moq-net -- -D warnings, cargo fmt --all --check, cargo test -p moq-net --lib (811 passed).

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A group's last-access stamp was only bumped by writes and by the FETCH
path (a cache hit or a fetched backfill's birth). Arrival-order delivery
and frame reads never touched it, so a group went cold the instant its
last write landed: a subscriber slowly working through a finished group
was expired or evicted out from under it, indistinguishable from a group
nobody was reading.

Stamp the access everywhere content is actually read: group delivery
(recv_group and next_group) and frame reads (per frame on next_frame,
per prefetch batch on read_frame), alongside the existing fetch sites.
The stamp becomes an AtomicU64 so read paths can bump it through a
shared kio guard: releasing a write guard notifies every parked
consumer, which a mere access must not do. Accesses stay serialized by
the state lock, and fetch_max keeps the paired pool-mean update exact.

What happens once a victim is chosen is unchanged: eviction still aborts
readers so reclamation stays deterministic. Regression tests cover both
directions: an actively-read group survives expiry, and an unread one
still ages out.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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Comment on lines +768 to +770
// One stamp covers the whole batch: frames popped from the prefetch
// don't re-stamp until the next refill, which `CAP` bounds.
state.charge.refresh();

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P2 Badge Refresh accesses for every prefetched frame

When a whole-frame reader takes longer than latency_max to consume one eight-frame prefetch batch while new groups continue triggering expiry, only the refill is stamped; the fast paths in read_frame, poll_read_frame, and poll_next_frame pop the remaining frames without refreshing. CAP bounds the number of unstamped reads, not elapsed time, so evict_expired can abort the group before the next refill even though the consumer reads a frame within every retention window. Refresh each prefetched pop, and add a regression using the whole-frame API rather than only next_frame. (Written by GPT-5.6 Sol)

AGENTS.md reference: AGENTS.md:L129-L133

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Cache charge timestamps now use atomic storage and monotonic updates. Group delivery, frame reads, FETCH hits, and fetched backfill creation refresh cache access state. Prefetch reads refresh charges based on consumer timing, and prefetch refills update batch access. Track delivery paths update group recency. Documentation and tests cover pool accounting, active reads, retention-window restarts, and expiry of unread groups.

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Parked groups can still expire after being re-offered because that delivery path does not refresh cache access, potentially interrupting a subscriber before its first frame. This is localized but should be fixed or explicitly accepted before merge.

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rs/moq-net/src/model/group.rs (1)

125-137: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Add retention regression tests for partial and prefetched reads.

The new tests cover completed next_frame reads and group delivery. They do not cover the partial-frame branch or the prefetch batch branch. A removal of either refresh can pass the current suite.

  • rs/moq-net/src/model/group.rs#L125-L137: Add a paused-time test that repeatedly reads an in-flight partial frame across retention windows and confirms that expiry does not abort it.
  • rs/moq-net/src/model/group.rs#L768-L770: Add a paused-time test that drains multiple read_frame prefetch batches across retention windows and confirms that batch refills restart retention.

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In `@rs/moq-net/src/model/group.rs` around lines 125 - 137, Add paused-time
regression coverage in rs/moq-net/src/model/group.rs:125-137 for repeated
next_frame reads of an in-flight partial frame across retention windows,
confirming expiry does not abort the read; and in
rs/moq-net/src/model/group.rs:768-770 for draining multiple read_frame prefetch
batches across retention windows, confirming batch refills restart retention.
Ensure both tests fail if the corresponding charge.refresh call is removed.

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In `@rs/moq-net/src/model/group.rs`:
- Around line 125-137: Add paused-time regression coverage in
rs/moq-net/src/model/group.rs:125-137 for repeated next_frame reads of an
in-flight partial frame across retention windows, confirming expiry does not
abort the read; and in rs/moq-net/src/model/group.rs:768-770 for draining
multiple read_frame prefetch batches across retention windows, confirming batch
refills restart retention. Ensure both tests fail if the corresponding
charge.refresh call is removed.

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Codex review caught a gap in the read stamping: the prefetch batch is
stamped once per fill, and CAP bounds a batch by frame count, not
elapsed time. A read_frame reader pacing slowly through a batch could go
a full retention window without an access and be expired mid-read, the
exact bug class this branch fixes, just on the optimized path.

Consumers now track when they last stamped the group and re-stamp from
the pop fast path once half the retention window has passed: rare enough
to keep the pops effectively lock-free, tight enough that an active
reader always looks active. Regression test paces one prefetched read
per half-window across several windows.

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if local == self.frames.len()
&& let Some(p) = &self.partial
{
self.charge.refresh();

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P2 Badge Refresh accesses while streaming partial frames

When a consumer streams an in-flight frame for longer than latency_max while later groups keep running expiry, this refresh happens only once when the frame handle is created. frame::Consumer::poll_read_chunk can continue returning newly written chunks without touching the group charge, so evict_expired can abort the group with Error::Old even though every arriving chunk is read promptly. Refresh on successful chunk reads and cover this partial-frame path with a regression test, rather than treating handle delivery as the only access. (Written by GPT-5.6 Sol)

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281-283: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Refresh a parked group when it is re-offered.

PlainSubscriber::poll_recv_group returns self.parked.remove(...) at Lines 2248-2252 without calling this refresh path. If the group stays parked until it is near latency_max, the next producer write can expire it before the subscriber reads it, even though raising end_at delivered the group again.

Refresh the parked group::Consumer before returning it. Add a regression test that parks a group, advances near expiry, raises the cap, triggers expiry before the first frame read, and verifies that the group remains readable.

Proposed fix
 impl Consumer {
+	pub(crate) fn cache_refresh(&self) {
+		self.state.read().charge.refresh();
+	}
 }
 
 if let Some(&sequence) = self.parked.keys().next()
 	&& self.end_sequence.is_none_or(|end| sequence <= end)
 {
-	return Poll::Ready(Ok(self.parked.remove(&sequence)));
+	let group = self.parked.remove(&sequence);
+	if let Some(group) = &group {
+		group.cache_refresh();
+	}
+	return Poll::Ready(Ok(group));
 }
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In `@rs/moq-net/src/model/track.rs` around lines 281 - 283, Update
PlainSubscriber::poll_recv_group so a group removed from parked is refreshed via
group::Consumer::cache_refresh before being returned, matching the existing
delivery path. Add a regression test covering parking, advancing near
latency_max, raising the cap, triggering expiry before the first frame read, and
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removed from parked is refreshed via group::Consumer::cache_refresh before being
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parking, advancing near latency_max, raising the cap, triggering expiry before
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