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LocalAI/pkg/model/loader.go
Ettore Di Giacinto 1af79c1b0f feat(model): add LookupNodeID for pure-store node ID reads
Adds ModelLoader.LookupNodeID, a hot-path-safe helper that returns the
distributed worker node ID stamped on a loaded model without touching
ml.mu or issuing a gRPC HealthCheck. Backed by a new storeMu RWMutex
that guards only the store reference, so the read never blocks behind a
HealthCheck-holding CheckIsLoaded.

Needed by the X-LocalAI-Node response-header middleware, which runs on
the response goroutine right before the first byte hits the client and
must never pay I/O for the lookup. The header value is best-effort
observability and stale reads are acceptable.

Signed-off-by: Ettore Di Giacinto <mudler@localai.io>
Assisted-by: Claude:claude-opus-4-7[1m]
2026-05-24 21:39:44 +00:00

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Go

package model
import (
"context"
"fmt"
"maps"
"os"
"path/filepath"
"strings"
"sync"
"sync/atomic"
"time"
pb "github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pkg/grpc/proto"
"github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pkg/system"
"github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pkg/utils"
"github.com/mudler/xlog"
)
// new idea: what if we declare a struct of these here, and use a loop to check?
// TODO: Split ModelLoader and TemplateLoader? Just to keep things more organized. Left together to share a mutex until I look into that. Would split if we separate directories for .bin/.yaml and .tmpl
// ModelUnloadHook is called when a model is about to be unloaded.
// The model name is passed as the argument.
type ModelUnloadHook func(modelName string)
// RemoteModelUnloader handles unloading models from remote backend nodes.
// In distributed mode, this is implemented by the SmartRouter.
// When ShutdownModel is called for a model with no local process,
// RemoteModelUnloader.UnloadRemoteModel is called to tell the remote node to free it.
type RemoteModelUnloader interface {
UnloadRemoteModel(modelName string) error
}
// ModelRouter is a callback that routes model loading to a remote node
// instead of starting a local process. When set on the ModelLoader,
// grpcModel() will delegate to this function before attempting local loading.
type ModelRouter func(ctx context.Context, backend, modelID, modelName, modelFile string,
opts *pb.ModelOptions, parallel bool) (*Model, error)
type ModelLoader struct {
ModelPath string
mu sync.Mutex
// storeMu guards only the `store` field reference (not the store's
// internal state, which has its own concurrency mechanism). Kept
// separate from `mu` so lock-free helpers like LookupNodeID can
// snapshot the store reference without ever blocking behind a
// HealthCheck-holding CheckIsLoaded call on `mu`.
storeMu sync.RWMutex
store ModelStore
loading map[string]chan struct{} // tracks models currently being loaded
wd *WatchDog
externalBackends map[string]string
lruEvictionMaxRetries int // Maximum number of retries when waiting for busy models
lruEvictionRetryInterval time.Duration // Interval between retries when waiting for busy models
onUnloadHooks []ModelUnloadHook
remoteUnloader RemoteModelUnloader
modelRouter ModelRouter // distributed mode: route to remote node
backendLogs *BackendLogStore
backendLoggingEnabled atomic.Bool
}
// NewModelLoader creates a new ModelLoader instance.
// LRU eviction is now managed through the WatchDog component.
func NewModelLoader(system *system.SystemState) *ModelLoader {
nml := &ModelLoader{
ModelPath: system.Model.ModelsPath,
store: NewInMemoryModelStore(),
loading: make(map[string]chan struct{}),
externalBackends: make(map[string]string),
lruEvictionMaxRetries: 30, // Default: 30 retries
lruEvictionRetryInterval: 1 * time.Second, // Default: 1 second
backendLogs: NewBackendLogStore(1000),
}
return nml
}
// GetLoadingCount returns the number of models currently being loaded
func (ml *ModelLoader) GetLoadingCount() int {
ml.mu.Lock()
defer ml.mu.Unlock()
return len(ml.loading)
}
// OnModelUnload registers a hook that is called when a model is unloaded.
func (ml *ModelLoader) OnModelUnload(hook ModelUnloadHook) {
ml.mu.Lock()
defer ml.mu.Unlock()
ml.onUnloadHooks = append(ml.onUnloadHooks, hook)
}
func (ml *ModelLoader) SetWatchDog(wd *WatchDog) {
ml.mu.Lock()
defer ml.mu.Unlock()
ml.wd = wd
}
// SetRemoteUnloader sets the handler for unloading models on remote nodes.
// In distributed mode, this should be set to the SmartRouter adapter.
func (ml *ModelLoader) SetRemoteUnloader(u RemoteModelUnloader) {
ml.mu.Lock()
defer ml.mu.Unlock()
ml.remoteUnloader = u
}
// SetModelRouter sets the distributed model router callback.
// When set, grpcModel() will delegate to this function before attempting local loading.
func (ml *ModelLoader) SetModelRouter(r ModelRouter) {
ml.mu.Lock()
defer ml.mu.Unlock()
ml.modelRouter = r
}
// SetModelStore replaces the default in-memory model store.
// In distributed mode this is called with a DistributedModelStore.
func (ml *ModelLoader) SetModelStore(s ModelStore) {
ml.mu.Lock()
defer ml.mu.Unlock()
ml.storeMu.Lock()
ml.store = s
ml.storeMu.Unlock()
}
// getStore returns the current store reference, taking only the
// store-reference RWMutex (not ml.mu). Safe to call from hot paths that
// must not block behind a HealthCheck-holding CheckIsLoaded.
func (ml *ModelLoader) getStore() ModelStore {
ml.storeMu.RLock()
defer ml.storeMu.RUnlock()
return ml.store
}
// LookupNodeID returns the distributed worker node ID associated with
// the loaded model, or "" if the model is not in the in-memory store or
// has no node ID stamped.
//
// Unlike CheckIsLoaded this is a pure store read: it does NOT acquire
// ml.mu and does NOT invoke a gRPC HealthCheck. The returned value may
// be stale (the per-modelID store entry is overwritten on every
// distributed-mode routing decision), which is acceptable for the
// X-LocalAI-Node observability header. The contract here is "never pay
// I/O on the response hot path"; correctness of the value is
// best-effort by design.
func (ml *ModelLoader) LookupNodeID(modelName string) string {
store := ml.getStore()
if store == nil {
return ""
}
m, ok := store.Get(modelName)
if !ok || m == nil {
return ""
}
return m.NodeID()
}
func (ml *ModelLoader) GetWatchDog() *WatchDog {
return ml.wd
}
func (ml *ModelLoader) BackendLogs() *BackendLogStore {
return ml.backendLogs
}
func (ml *ModelLoader) SetBackendLoggingEnabled(enabled bool) {
ml.backendLoggingEnabled.Store(enabled)
}
func (ml *ModelLoader) BackendLoggingEnabled() bool {
return ml.backendLoggingEnabled.Load()
}
// SetLRUEvictionRetrySettings updates the LRU eviction retry settings
func (ml *ModelLoader) SetLRUEvictionRetrySettings(maxRetries int, retryInterval time.Duration) {
ml.mu.Lock()
defer ml.mu.Unlock()
ml.lruEvictionMaxRetries = maxRetries
ml.lruEvictionRetryInterval = retryInterval
}
func (ml *ModelLoader) ExistsInModelPath(s string) bool {
return utils.ExistsInPath(ml.ModelPath, s)
}
func (ml *ModelLoader) SetExternalBackend(name, uri string) {
ml.mu.Lock()
defer ml.mu.Unlock()
ml.externalBackends[name] = uri
}
func (ml *ModelLoader) DeleteExternalBackend(name string) {
ml.mu.Lock()
defer ml.mu.Unlock()
delete(ml.externalBackends, name)
}
func (ml *ModelLoader) GetExternalBackend(name string) string {
ml.mu.Lock()
defer ml.mu.Unlock()
return ml.externalBackends[name]
}
func (ml *ModelLoader) GetAllExternalBackends(o *Options) map[string]string {
backends := make(map[string]string)
maps.Copy(backends, ml.externalBackends)
if o != nil {
maps.Copy(backends, o.externalBackends)
}
return backends
}
var knownFilesToSkip []string = []string{
"MODEL_CARD",
"README",
"README.md",
}
var knownModelsNameSuffixToSkip []string = []string{
".tmpl",
".keep",
".yaml",
".yml",
".json",
".txt",
".pt",
".onnx",
".md",
".MD",
".DS_Store",
".",
".safetensors",
".bin",
".gguf",
".ggml",
".ckpt",
".zip",
".tag",
".partial",
".tar.gz",
}
const retryTimeout = time.Duration(2 * time.Minute)
func (ml *ModelLoader) ListFilesInModelPath() ([]string, error) {
files, err := os.ReadDir(ml.ModelPath)
if err != nil {
return []string{}, err
}
models := []string{}
FILE:
for _, file := range files {
for _, skip := range knownFilesToSkip {
if strings.EqualFold(file.Name(), skip) {
continue FILE
}
}
// Skip templates, YAML, .keep, .json, and .DS_Store files
for _, skip := range knownModelsNameSuffixToSkip {
if strings.HasSuffix(file.Name(), skip) {
continue FILE
}
}
// Skip directories
if file.IsDir() {
continue
}
models = append(models, file.Name())
}
return models, nil
}
func (ml *ModelLoader) ListLoadedModels() []*Model {
ml.mu.Lock()
defer ml.mu.Unlock()
models := []*Model{}
ml.store.Range(func(_ string, m *Model) bool {
models = append(models, m)
return true
})
return models
}
func (ml *ModelLoader) LoadModel(modelID, modelName string, loader func(string, string, string) (*Model, error)) (*Model, error) {
ml.mu.Lock()
distributed := ml.modelRouter != nil
ml.mu.Unlock()
if distributed {
// Distributed mode: SmartRouter must run per inference request so
// PickBestReplica (core/services/nodes/replicapicker.go) picks the
// least-loaded replica each time. The cached *Model returned from a
// previous call holds a client wrapper bound to one (nodeID,
// replicaIndex), so reusing it pins every subsequent request to the
// node that won the very first pick — defeating per-replica load
// balancing. Bypass the cache and the loading-coalesce map; the
// router does its own coalescing for first-time loads (advisory DB
// lock + singleflight on backend.install RPC), so concurrent first
// requests still produce a single worker-side install.
//
// TODO(distributed-cache): if profiling shows the per-request
// FindAndLockNodeWithModel SELECT FOR UPDATE becomes a hot path
// under burst load, replace this branch with a per-modelID cache
// that holds a *list* of replicas (refreshed every ~5s in
// background) and picks per call via PickBestReplica against
// locally-tracked in-flight counters. Same policy, no DB round-trip
// per inference. Trade-off: cross-frontend in-flight visibility
// becomes eventually consistent, acceptable for 1-3 frontend
// deployments.
modelFile := filepath.Join(ml.ModelPath, modelName)
model, err := loader(modelID, modelName, modelFile)
if err != nil {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to route model with internal loader: %s", err)
}
if model == nil {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("loader didn't return a model")
}
// Record the latest mapping so DistributedModelStore.Range, shutdown,
// and listing endpoints see a representative entry. The DB is the
// source of truth for cluster-wide state; the local store is just a
// stub for in-process callers.
ml.mu.Lock()
ml.store.Set(modelID, model)
ml.mu.Unlock()
return model, nil
}
ml.mu.Lock()
// Check if we already have a loaded model
if model := ml.checkIsLoaded(modelID); model != nil {
ml.mu.Unlock()
return model, nil
}
// Check if another goroutine is already loading this model
if loadingChan, isLoading := ml.loading[modelID]; isLoading {
ml.mu.Unlock()
// Wait for the other goroutine to finish loading
xlog.Debug("Waiting for model to be loaded by another request", "modelID", modelID)
<-loadingChan
// Now check if the model is loaded
ml.mu.Lock()
model := ml.checkIsLoaded(modelID)
ml.mu.Unlock()
if model != nil {
return model, nil
}
// If still not loaded, the other goroutine failed - we'll try again
return ml.LoadModel(modelID, modelName, loader)
}
// Mark this model as loading (create a channel that will be closed when done)
loadingChan := make(chan struct{})
ml.loading[modelID] = loadingChan
ml.mu.Unlock()
// Ensure we clean up the loading state when done
defer func() {
ml.mu.Lock()
delete(ml.loading, modelID)
close(loadingChan)
ml.mu.Unlock()
}()
// Load the model (this can take a long time, no lock held)
modelFile := filepath.Join(ml.ModelPath, modelName)
xlog.Debug("Loading model in memory from file", "file", modelFile)
model, err := loader(modelID, modelName, modelFile)
if err != nil {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to load model with internal loader: %s", err)
}
if model == nil {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("loader didn't return a model")
}
// Add to models map
ml.mu.Lock()
ml.store.Set(modelID, model)
ml.mu.Unlock()
return model, nil
}
func (ml *ModelLoader) ShutdownModel(modelName string) error {
ml.mu.Lock()
defer ml.mu.Unlock()
return ml.deleteProcess(modelName)
}
func (ml *ModelLoader) CheckIsLoaded(s string) *Model {
ml.mu.Lock()
defer ml.mu.Unlock()
return ml.checkIsLoaded(s)
}
func (ml *ModelLoader) checkIsLoaded(s string) *Model {
m, ok := ml.store.Get(s)
if !ok {
return nil
}
xlog.Debug("Model already loaded in memory", "model", s)
// Skip the gRPC health check if the model was recently verified.
// This avoids serializing concurrent requests behind ml.mu while each
// one does a network round-trip (especially costly in distributed mode).
if m.IsRecentlyHealthy() {
xlog.Debug("Model health check cached, skipping gRPC probe", "model", s)
return m
}
client := m.GRPC(false, ml.wd)
xlog.Debug("Checking model availability", "model", s)
cTimeout, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 2*time.Minute)
defer cancel()
alive, err := client.HealthCheck(cTimeout)
if !alive {
xlog.Warn("GRPC Model not responding", "error", err)
xlog.Warn("Deleting the process in order to recreate it")
process := m.Process()
if process == nil {
// Remote/distributed model — no local process to check.
// Only evict on definitive connection errors (node is down).
// Timeouts may mean the node is busy, so keep the model cached.
if isConnectionError(err) {
xlog.Warn("Remote model unreachable (connection error), removing from cache", "model", s, "error", err)
if delErr := ml.deleteProcess(s); delErr != nil {
xlog.Error("error cleaning up remote model", "error", delErr, "model", s)
}
return nil
}
xlog.Warn("Remote model health check failed (possible timeout), keeping cached", "model", s, "error", err)
return m
}
if !process.IsAlive() {
xlog.Debug("GRPC Process is not responding", "model", s)
// stop and delete the process, this forces to re-load the model and re-create again the service
err := ml.deleteProcess(s)
if err != nil {
xlog.Error("error stopping process", "error", err, "process", s)
}
return nil
}
}
m.MarkHealthy()
return m
}