每做一次Compaction就会在当前版本的基础上生成新的版本，代表当前数据库内存数据和磁盘文件的存活状态，版本的变化以VersionEdit增量的形式写入MANIFEST文件，数据库恢复时也基于此进行重建。
先来看Version的定义：
class Version {
public:
// Append to *iters a sequence of iterators that will
// yield the contents of this Version when merged together.
// REQUIRES: This version has been saved (see VersionSet::SaveTo)
void AddIterators(const ReadOptions&, std::vector<Iterator*>* iters);
// Lookup the value for key. If found, store it in *val and
// return OK. Else return a non-OK status. Fills *stats.
// REQUIRES: lock is not held
struct GetStats {
FileMetaData* seek_file;
int seek_file_level;
};
Status Get(const ReadOptions&, const LookupKey& key, std::string* val,
GetStats* stats);
// Adds "stats" into the current state. Returns true if a new
// compaction may need to be triggered, false otherwise.
// REQUIRES: lock is held
bool UpdateStats(const GetStats& stats);
// Record a sample of bytes read at the specified internal key.
// Samples are taken approximately once every config::kReadBytesPeriod
// bytes. Returns true if a new compaction may need to be triggered.
// REQUIRES: lock is held
bool RecordReadSample(Slice key);
// Reference count management (so Versions do not disappear out from
// under live iterators)
void Ref();
void Unref();
void GetOverlappingInputs(
int level,
const InternalKey* begin, // NULL means before all keys
const InternalKey* end, // NULL means after all keys
std::vector<FileMetaData*>* inputs);
// Returns true iff some file in the specified level overlaps
// some part of [*smallest_user_key,*largest_user_key].
// smallest_user_key==NULL represents a key smaller than all keys in the DB.
// largest_user_key==NULL represents a key largest than all keys in the DB.
bool OverlapInLevel(int level,
const Slice* smallest_user_key,
const Slice* largest_user_key);
// Return the level at which we should place a new memtable compaction
// result that covers the range [smallest_user_key,largest_user_key].
int PickLevelForMemTableOutput(const Slice& smallest_user_key,
const Slice& largest_user_key);
int NumFiles(int level) const { return files_[level].size(); }
// Return a human readable string that describes this version's contents.
std::string DebugString() const;
private:
friend class Compaction;
friend class VersionSet;
class LevelFileNumIterator;
Iterator* NewConcatenatingIterator(const ReadOptions&, int level) const;
// Call func(arg, level, f) for every file that overlaps user_key in
// order from newest to oldest. If an invocation of func returns
// false, makes no more calls.
//
// REQUIRES: user portion of internal_key == user_key.
void ForEachOverlapping(Slice user_key, Slice internal_key,
void* arg,
bool (*func)(void*, int, FileMetaData*));
VersionSet* vset_; // VersionSet to which this Version belongs
Version* next_; // Next version in linked list
Version* prev_; // Previous version in linked list
int refs_; // Number of live refs to this version
// List of files per level
std::vector<FileMetaData*> files_[config::kNumLevels];
// Next file to compact based on seek stats.
FileMetaData* file_to_compact_;
int file_to_compact_level_;
// Level that should be compacted next and its compaction score.
// Score < 1 means compaction is not strictly needed. These fields
// are initialized by Finalize().
double compaction_score_;
int compaction_level_;
explicit Version(VersionSet* vset)
: vset_(vset), next_(this), prev_(this), refs_(0),
file_to_compact_(NULL),
file_to_compact_level_(-1),
compaction_score_(-1),
compaction_level_(-1) {
}
~Version();
// No copying allowed
Version(const Version&);
void operator=(const Version&);
};
不同版本Version在VersionSet内部以双向链表（含表头节点）的形式组织，current_始终指向当前最新版本。
class VersionSet {
public:
VersionSet(const std::string& dbname,
const Options* options,
TableCache* table_cache,
const InternalKeyComparator*);
~VersionSet();
// Apply *edit to the current version to form a new descriptor that
// is both saved to persistent state and installed as the new
// current version. Will release *mu while actually writing to the file.
// REQUIRES: *mu is held on entry.
// REQUIRES: no other thread concurrently calls LogAndApply()
Status LogAndApply(VersionEdit* edit, port::Mutex* mu)
EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(mu);
// Recover the last saved descriptor from persistent storage.
Status Recover(bool *save_manifest);
// Return the current version.
Version* current() const { return current_; }
// Return the current manifest file number
uint64_t ManifestFileNumber() const { return manifest_file_number_; }
// Allocate and return a new file number
uint64_t NewFileNumber() { return next_file_number_++; }
// Arrange to reuse "file_number" unless a newer file number has
// already been allocated.
// REQUIRES: "file_number" was returned by a call to NewFileNumber().
void ReuseFileNumber(uint64_t file_number) {
if (next_file_number_ == file_number + 1) {
next_file_number_ = file_number;
}
}
// Return the number of Table files at the specified level.
int NumLevelFiles(int level) const;
// Return the combined file size of all files at the specified level.
int64_t NumLevelBytes(int level) const;
// Return the last sequence number.
uint64_t LastSequence() const { return last_sequence_; }
// Set the last sequence number to s.
void SetLastSequence(uint64_t s) {
assert(s >= last_sequence_);
last_sequence_ = s;
}
// Mark the specified file number as used.
void MarkFileNumberUsed(uint64_t number);
// Return the current log file number.
uint64_t LogNumber() const { return log_number_; }
// Return the log file number for the log file that is currently
// being compacted, or zero if there is no such log file.
uint64_t PrevLogNumber() const { return prev_log_number_; }
// Pick level and inputs for a new compaction.
// Returns NULL if there is no compaction to be done.
// Otherwise returns a pointer to a heap-allocated object that
// describes the compaction. Caller should delete the result.
Compaction* PickCompaction();
// Return a compaction object for compacting the range [begin,end] in
// the specified level. Returns NULL if there is nothing in that
// level that overlaps the specified range. Caller should delete
// the result.
Compaction* CompactRange(
int level,
const InternalKey* begin,
const InternalKey* end);
// Return the maximum overlapping data (in bytes) at next level for any
// file at a level >= 1.
int64_t MaxNextLevelOverlappingBytes();
// Create an iterator that reads over the compaction inputs for "*c".
// The caller should delete the iterator when no longer needed.
Iterator* MakeInputIterator(Compaction* c);
// Returns true iff some level needs a compaction.
bool NeedsCompaction() const {
Version* v = current_;
return (v->compaction_score_ >= 1) || (v->file_to_compact_ != NULL);
}
// Add all files listed in any live version to *live.
// May also mutate some internal state.
void AddLiveFiles(std::set* live);
// Return the approximate offset in the database of the data for
// "key" as of version "v".
uint64_t ApproximateOffsetOf(Version* v, const InternalKey& key);
// Return a human-readable short (single-line) summary of the number
// of files per level. Uses *scratch as backing store.
struct LevelSummaryStorage {
char buffer[100];
};
const char* LevelSummary(LevelSummaryStorage* scratch) const;
private:
class Builder;
friend class Compaction;
friend class Version;
bool ReuseManifest(const std::string& dscname, const std::string& dscbase);
void Finalize(Version* v);
void GetRange(const std::vector<FileMetaData*>& inputs,
InternalKey* smallest,
InternalKey* largest);
void GetRange2(const std::vector<FileMetaData*>& inputs1,
const std::vector<FileMetaData*>& inputs2,
InternalKey* smallest,
InternalKey* largest);
void SetupOtherInputs(Compaction* c);
// Save current contents to *log
Status WriteSnapshot(log::Writer* log);
void AppendVersion(Version* v);
Env* const env_;
const std::string dbname_;
const Options* const options_;
TableCache* const table_cache_;
const InternalKeyComparator icmp_;
uint64_t next_file_number_;
uint64_t manifest_file_number_;
uint64_t last_sequence_;
uint64_t log_number_;
uint64_t prev_log_number_; // 0 or backing store for memtable being compacted
// Opened lazily
WritableFile* descriptor_file_;
log::Writer* descriptor_log_;
Version dummy_versions_; // Head of circular doubly-linked list of versions.
Version* current_; // == dummy_versions_.prev_
// Per-level key at which the next compaction at that level should start.
// Either an empty string, or a valid InternalKey.
std::string compact_pointer_[config::kNumLevels];
// No copying allowed
VersionSet(const VersionSet&);
void operator=(const VersionSet&);
};
VersionSet则记录DB的全部版本数据，Compaction状态，全局信息等。
class VersionEdit {
public:
VersionEdit() { Clear(); }
~VersionEdit() { }
void Clear();
void SetComparatorName(const Slice& name) {
has_comparator_ = true;
comparator_ = name.ToString();
}
void SetLogNumber(uint64_t num) {
has_log_number_ = true;
log_number_ = num;
}
void SetPrevLogNumber(uint64_t num) {
has_prev_log_number_ = true;
prev_log_number_ = num;
}
void SetNextFile(uint64_t num) {
has_next_file_number_ = true;
next_file_number_ = num;
}
void SetLastSequence(SequenceNumber seq) {
has_last_sequence_ = true;
last_sequence_ = seq;
}
void SetCompactPointer(int level, const InternalKey& key) {
compact_pointers_.push_back(std::make_pair(level, key));
}
// Add the specified file at the specified number.
// REQUIRES: This version has not been saved (see VersionSet::SaveTo)
// REQUIRES: "smallest" and "largest" are smallest and largest keys in file
void AddFile(int level, uint64_t file,
uint64_t file_size,
const InternalKey& smallest,
const InternalKey& largest) {
FileMetaData f;
f.number = file;
f.file_size = file_size;
f.smallest = smallest;
f.largest = largest;
new_files_.push_back(std::make_pair(level, f));
}
// Delete the specified "file" from the specified "level".
void DeleteFile(int level, uint64_t file) {
deleted_files_.insert(std::make_pair(level, file));
}
void EncodeTo(std::string* dst) const;
Status DecodeFrom(const Slice& src);
std::string DebugString() const;
private:
friend class VersionSet;
typedef std::set< std::pair<int, uint64_t> > DeletedFileSet;
std::string comparator_;
uint64_t log_number_;
uint64_t prev_log_number_;
uint64_t next_file_number_;
SequenceNumber last_sequence_;
bool has_comparator_;
bool has_log_number_;
bool has_prev_log_number_;
bool has_next_file_number_;
bool has_last_sequence_;
std::vector< std::pair<int, InternalKey> > compact_pointers_;
DeletedFileSet deleted_files_;
std::vector< std::pair<int, FileMetaData> > new_files_;
};
VersionEdit记录SSTable文件的增删信息，版本变化，CompactPointer数据等，以序列化到MANIFEST文件的形式存在，序列化的格式比较简单，不再赘述。
Version可看作文件级别的快照，而Snapshot是记录级别。