{"record":{"id":"9faec00741d932bb","repo":"microsoft/garnet","slug":"nameof-rcs-pagecount-must-be-less-than-or-equal","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"{nameof(rcs.PageCount)} must be less than or equal to the maximum array length ({MemoryUtils.ArrayMaxLength})","messagePattern":"(.+?) must be less than or equal to the maximum array length \\((.+?)\\)","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"TsavoriteException","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"libs/storage/Tsavorite/cs/src/core/Allocator/AllocatorBase.cs","lineNumber":571,"sourceCode":"            if (logSettings.PageCount > MemoryUtils.ArrayMaxLength)\n                throw new TsavoriteException($\"{nameof(logSettings.PageCount)} must be less than or equal to the maximum array length ({MemoryUtils.ArrayMaxLength})\");\n            if (logSettings.SegmentSizeBits < LogSettings.kMinMainLogSegmentSizeBits || logSettings.SegmentSizeBits > LogSettings.kMaxSegmentSizeBits)\n                throw new TsavoriteException($\"{nameof(logSettings.SegmentSizeBits)} must be between {LogSettings.kMinMainLogSegmentSizeBits} and {LogSettings.kMaxSegmentSizeBits}\");\n            if (logSettings.MemorySize != 0 && (logSettings.MemorySize < 1L << LogSettings.kMinMemorySizeBits || logSettings.MemorySize > 1L << LogSettings.kMaxMemorySizeBits))\n                throw new TsavoriteException($\"{nameof(logSettings.MemorySize)} must be between {1L << LogSettings.kMinMemorySizeBits} and {1L << LogSettings.kMaxMemorySizeBits}, or may be 0 for ReadOnly TsavoriteLog\");\n            if ((logSettings.MemorySize != 0) && (logSettings.MemorySize < (1L << logSettings.PageSizeBits) * LogSettings.kMinPageCount))\n                throw new TsavoriteException($\"{nameof(logSettings.MemorySize)} must be at least {LogSettings.kMinPageCount}x the page size ({1L << logSettings.PageSizeBits})\");\n            if (logSettings.MutableFraction < 0.0 || logSettings.MutableFraction > 1.0)\n                throw new TsavoriteException($\"{nameof(logSettings.MutableFraction)} must be >= 0.0 and <= 1.0\");\n            if (logSettings.ReadCacheSettings is not null)\n            {\n                var rcs = logSettings.ReadCacheSettings;\n                if (rcs.PageCount == 0 && rcs.MemorySize == 0)\n                    throw new TsavoriteException($\"{nameof(rcs.PageCount)} or {nameof(rcs.MemorySize)} must be specified\");\n                if (rcs.PageSizeBits < LogSettings.kMinPageSizeBits || rcs.PageSizeBits > LogSettings.kMaxPageSizeBits)\n                    throw new TsavoriteException($\"{nameof(rcs.PageSizeBits)} must be between {LogSettings.kMinPageSizeBits} and {LogSettings.kMaxPageSizeBits}\");\n                if (rcs.PageCount > MemoryUtils.ArrayMaxLength)\n                    throw new TsavoriteException($\"{nameof(rcs.PageCount)} must be less than or equal to the maximum array length ({MemoryUtils.ArrayMaxLength})\");\n                if (rcs.MemorySize != 0 && (rcs.MemorySize < 1L << LogSettings.kMinMemorySizeBits || rcs.MemorySize > 1L << LogSettings.kMaxMemorySizeBits))\n                    throw new TsavoriteException($\"{nameof(rcs.MemorySize)} must be between {1L << LogSettings.kMinMemorySizeBits} and {1L << LogSettings.kMaxMemorySizeBits}\");\n                if ((rcs.MemorySize != 0) && (rcs.MemorySize < (1L << rcs.PageSizeBits) * 2))\n                    throw new TsavoriteException($\"{nameof(logSettings.MemorySize)} must be at least twice the page size ({1L << rcs.PageSizeBits})\");\n                if (rcs.SecondChanceFraction < 0.0 || rcs.SecondChanceFraction > 1.0)\n                    throw new TsavoriteException($\"{rcs.SecondChanceFraction} must be >= 0.0 and <= 1.0\");\n            }\n\n            if (logSettings.MaxInlineKeySize < LogSettings.MinMaxInlineSize || logSettings.MaxInlineKeySize > LogSettings.MaxInlineKeySizeLimit)\n                throw new TsavoriteException($\"{nameof(logSettings.MaxInlineKeySize)} must be between {LogSettings.MinMaxInlineSize} and {LogSettings.MaxInlineKeySizeLimit}\");\n            if (logSettings.MaxInlineValueSize < LogSettings.MinMaxInlineSize || logSettings.MaxInlineValueSize > LogSettings.MaxInlineValueSizeLimit)\n                throw new TsavoriteException($\"{nameof(logSettings.MaxInlineValueSize)} must be between {LogSettings.MinMaxInlineSize} and {LogSettings.MaxInlineValueSizeLimit}\");\n\n            this.logger = logger;\n            if (logSettings.LogDevice == null)\n                throw new TsavoriteException(\"LogSettings.LogDevice needs to be specified (e.g., use Devices.CreateLogDevice, AzureStorageDevice, or NullDevice)\");\n\n            EvictCallback = evictCallback;","sourceCodeStart":553,"sourceCodeEnd":589,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/microsoft/garnet/blob/951b0fc6838721f89d102c2bbe1b914e8d39d700/libs/storage/Tsavorite/cs/src/core/Allocator/AllocatorBase.cs#L553-L589","documentation":"Constructor validation for the read cache: rcs.PageCount must not exceed MemoryUtils.ArrayMaxLength (0x7FFFFFC7 = 2,147,483,591), for the same array-backed ring reason as the main log (error 224).","triggerScenarios":"Setting ReadCacheSettings.PageCount to an extreme value (e.g. int.MaxValue) when enabling the read cache.","commonSituations":"Sizing the read cache from an unbounded config value; unit confusion producing billions of pages.","solutions":["Keep rcs.PageCount well below 0x7FFFFFC7 (a few hundred to thousand pages is typical).","Prefer sizing the read cache via MemorySize and let PageCount be derived.","Validate/clamp the config-sourced value before assignment."],"exampleFix":"// before\nrcs.PageCount = int.MaxValue;\n// after\nrcs.MemorySize = 1L << 26;  // 64MiB; leave PageCount to derive","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"const int ArrayMaxLength = 0x7FFFFFC7;\nif (logSettings.ReadCacheSettings is { } rcs && rcs.PageCount > ArrayMaxLength)\n    throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(rcs.PageCount),\n        $\"ReadCache PageCount {rcs.PageCount} exceeds ArrayMaxLength\");","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"try { new TsavoriteKV<K,V>(logSettings, ...); }\ncatch (TsavoriteException ex) when (ex.Message.Contains(\"rcs.PageCount\") && ex.Message.Contains(\"maximum array length\"))\n{ /* reduce read-cache PageCount or size via MemorySize */ }","preventionTips":["Size the read cache via MemorySize and leave PageCount to derive.","Clamp config-sourced read-cache page counts to a sane ceiling."],"tags":["storage","configuration","log-settings","read-cache","limits"],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"951b0fc6838721f89d102c2bbe1b914e8d39d700","analyzedAt":"2026-08-13T19:01:32.939Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-13T19:17:28.613Z"}