Merge #4656

4656: Adding a new `searchableAttribute` no longer re-index all the attributes r=ManyTheFish a=Kerollmops

Fixes #4492.

## To Do
 - [x] Do not call the `InnerSettingsDiff::only_additional_fields` function too many times
 - [ ] Add tests

Co-authored-by: Clément Renault <clement@meilisearch.com>
Co-authored-by: ManyTheFish <many@meilisearch.com>

milli/src/update/del_add.rs

@@ -40,11 +40,26 @@ pub fn into_del_add_obkv<K: obkv::Key + PartialOrd>(
     operation: DelAddOperation,
     buffer: &mut Vec<u8>,
 ) -> Result<(), std::io::Error> {
+    into_del_add_obkv_conditional_operation(reader, buffer, |_| operation)
+}
+
+/// Akin to the [into_del_add_obkv] function but lets you
+/// conditionally define the `DelAdd` variant based on the obkv key.
+pub fn into_del_add_obkv_conditional_operation<K, F>(
+    reader: obkv::KvReader<K>,
+    buffer: &mut Vec<u8>,
+    operation: F,
+) -> std::io::Result<()>
+where
+    K: obkv::Key + PartialOrd,
+    F: Fn(K) -> DelAddOperation,
+{
     let mut writer = obkv::KvWriter::new(buffer);
     let mut value_buffer = Vec::new();
     for (key, value) in reader.iter() {
         value_buffer.clear();
         let mut value_writer = KvWriterDelAdd::new(&mut value_buffer);
+        let operation = operation(key);
         if matches!(operation, DelAddOperation::Deletion | DelAddOperation::DeletionAndAddition) {
             value_writer.insert(DelAdd::Deletion, value)?;
         }

milli/src/update/index_documents/extract/extract_fid_docid_facet_values.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use std::borrow::Cow;
-use std::collections::BTreeMap;
+use std::collections::{BTreeMap, BTreeSet};
 use std::convert::TryInto;
 use std::fs::File;
 use std::io::{self, BufReader};
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use std::result::Result as StdResult;
 use bytemuck::bytes_of;
 use grenad::Sorter;
 use heed::BytesEncode;
-use itertools::EitherOrBoth;
+use itertools::{merge_join_by, EitherOrBoth};
 use ordered_float::OrderedFloat;
 use roaring::RoaringBitmap;
 use serde_json::{from_slice, Value};
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ use FilterableValues::{Empty, Null, Values};
 use super::helpers::{create_sorter, keep_first, sorter_into_reader, GrenadParameters};
 use crate::error::InternalError;
 use crate::facet::value_encoding::f64_into_bytes;
-use crate::update::del_add::{DelAdd, KvWriterDelAdd};
+use crate::update::del_add::{DelAdd, KvReaderDelAdd, KvWriterDelAdd};
 use crate::update::index_documents::{create_writer, writer_into_reader};
 use crate::update::settings::InnerIndexSettingsDiff;
 use crate::{CboRoaringBitmapCodec, DocumentId, Error, FieldId, Result, MAX_FACET_VALUE_LENGTH};
@@ -75,149 +75,181 @@ pub fn extract_fid_docid_facet_values<R: io::Read + io::Seek>(
     let mut numbers_key_buffer = Vec::new();
     let mut strings_key_buffer = Vec::new();
 
-    let mut cursor = obkv_documents.into_cursor()?;
-    while let Some((docid_bytes, value)) = cursor.move_on_next()? {
-        let obkv = obkv::KvReader::new(value);
+    let old_faceted_fids: BTreeSet<_> =
+        settings_diff.old.faceted_fields_ids.iter().copied().collect();
+    let new_faceted_fids: BTreeSet<_> =
+        settings_diff.new.faceted_fields_ids.iter().copied().collect();
 
-        for (field_id, field_bytes) in obkv.iter() {
-            let delete_faceted = settings_diff.old.faceted_fields_ids.contains(&field_id);
-            let add_faceted = settings_diff.new.faceted_fields_ids.contains(&field_id);
-            if delete_faceted || add_faceted {
-                numbers_key_buffer.clear();
-                strings_key_buffer.clear();
+    if !settings_diff.settings_update_only || old_faceted_fids != new_faceted_fids {
+        let mut cursor = obkv_documents.into_cursor()?;
+        while let Some((docid_bytes, value)) = cursor.move_on_next()? {
+            let obkv = obkv::KvReader::new(value);
+            let get_document_json_value = move |field_id, side| {
+                obkv.get(field_id)
+                    .map(KvReaderDelAdd::new)
+                    .and_then(|kv| kv.get(side))
+                    .map(from_slice)
+                    .transpose()
+                    .map_err(InternalError::SerdeJson)
+            };
+            // iterate over the faceted fields instead of over the whole document.
+            for eob in
+                merge_join_by(old_faceted_fids.iter(), new_faceted_fids.iter(), |old, new| {
+                    old.cmp(new)
+                })
+            {
+                let (field_id, del_value, add_value) = match eob {
+                    EitherOrBoth::Left(&field_id) => {
+                        let del_value = get_document_json_value(field_id, DelAdd::Deletion)?;
 
-                // Set key to the field_id
-                // Note: this encoding is consistent with FieldIdCodec
-                numbers_key_buffer.extend_from_slice(&field_id.to_be_bytes());
-                strings_key_buffer.extend_from_slice(&field_id.to_be_bytes());
+                        // deletion only
+                        (field_id, del_value, None)
+                    }
+                    EitherOrBoth::Right(&field_id) => {
+                        let add_value = get_document_json_value(field_id, DelAdd::Addition)?;
 
-                let document: [u8; 4] = docid_bytes[..4].try_into().ok().unwrap();
-                let document = DocumentId::from_be_bytes(document);
+                        // addition only
+                        (field_id, None, add_value)
+                    }
+                    EitherOrBoth::Both(&field_id, _) => {
+                        // during settings update, recompute the changing settings only.
+                        if settings_diff.settings_update_only {
+                            continue;
+                        }
 
-                // For the other extraction tasks, prefix the key with the field_id and the document_id
-                numbers_key_buffer.extend_from_slice(docid_bytes);
-                strings_key_buffer.extend_from_slice(docid_bytes);
+                        let del_value = get_document_json_value(field_id, DelAdd::Deletion)?;
+                        let add_value = get_document_json_value(field_id, DelAdd::Addition)?;
 
-                let del_add_obkv = obkv::KvReader::new(field_bytes);
-                let del_value = match del_add_obkv.get(DelAdd::Deletion).filter(|_| delete_faceted)
-                {
-                    Some(bytes) => Some(from_slice(bytes).map_err(InternalError::SerdeJson)?),
-                    None => None,
-                };
-                let add_value = match del_add_obkv.get(DelAdd::Addition).filter(|_| add_faceted) {
-                    Some(bytes) => Some(from_slice(bytes).map_err(InternalError::SerdeJson)?),
-                    None => None,
+                        (field_id, del_value, add_value)
+                    }
                 };
 
-                // We insert the document id on the Del and the Add side if the field exists.
-                let (ref mut del_exists, ref mut add_exists) =
-                    facet_exists_docids.entry(field_id).or_default();
-                let (ref mut del_is_null, ref mut add_is_null) =
-                    facet_is_null_docids.entry(field_id).or_default();
-                let (ref mut del_is_empty, ref mut add_is_empty) =
-                    facet_is_empty_docids.entry(field_id).or_default();
+                if del_value.is_some() || add_value.is_some() {
+                    numbers_key_buffer.clear();
+                    strings_key_buffer.clear();
 
-                if del_value.is_some() {
-                    del_exists.insert(document);
-                }
-                if add_value.is_some() {
-                    add_exists.insert(document);
-                }
+                    // Set key to the field_id
+                    // Note: this encoding is consistent with FieldIdCodec
+                    numbers_key_buffer.extend_from_slice(&field_id.to_be_bytes());
+                    strings_key_buffer.extend_from_slice(&field_id.to_be_bytes());
 
-                let del_geo_support = settings_diff
-                    .old
-                    .geo_fields_ids
-                    .map_or(false, |(lat, lng)| field_id == lat || field_id == lng);
-                let add_geo_support = settings_diff
-                    .new
-                    .geo_fields_ids
-                    .map_or(false, |(lat, lng)| field_id == lat || field_id == lng);
-                let del_filterable_values =
-                    del_value.map(|value| extract_facet_values(&value, del_geo_support));
-                let add_filterable_values =
-                    add_value.map(|value| extract_facet_values(&value, add_geo_support));
+                    let document: [u8; 4] = docid_bytes[..4].try_into().ok().unwrap();
+                    let document = DocumentId::from_be_bytes(document);
 
-                // Those closures are just here to simplify things a bit.
-                let mut insert_numbers_diff = |del_numbers, add_numbers| {
-                    insert_numbers_diff(
-                        &mut fid_docid_facet_numbers_sorter,
-                        &mut numbers_key_buffer,
-                        del_numbers,
-                        add_numbers,
-                    )
-                };
-                let mut insert_strings_diff = |del_strings, add_strings| {
-                    insert_strings_diff(
-                        &mut fid_docid_facet_strings_sorter,
-                        &mut strings_key_buffer,
-                        del_strings,
-                        add_strings,
-                    )
-                };
+                    // For the other extraction tasks, prefix the key with the field_id and the document_id
+                    numbers_key_buffer.extend_from_slice(docid_bytes);
+                    strings_key_buffer.extend_from_slice(docid_bytes);
 
-                match (del_filterable_values, add_filterable_values) {
-                    (None, None) => (),
-                    (Some(del_filterable_values), None) => match del_filterable_values {
-                        Null => {
-                            del_is_null.insert(document);
-                        }
-                        Empty => {
-                            del_is_empty.insert(document);
-                        }
-                        Values { numbers, strings } => {
-                            insert_numbers_diff(numbers, vec![])?;
-                            insert_strings_diff(strings, vec![])?;
-                        }
-                    },
-                    (None, Some(add_filterable_values)) => match add_filterable_values {
-                        Null => {
-                            add_is_null.insert(document);
-                        }
-                        Empty => {
-                            add_is_empty.insert(document);
-                        }
-                        Values { numbers, strings } => {
-                            insert_numbers_diff(vec![], numbers)?;
-                            insert_strings_diff(vec![], strings)?;
-                        }
-                    },
-                    (Some(del_filterable_values), Some(add_filterable_values)) => {
-                        match (del_filterable_values, add_filterable_values) {
-                            (Null, Null) | (Empty, Empty) => (),
-                            (Null, Empty) => {
-                                del_is_null.insert(document);
-                                add_is_empty.insert(document);
-                            }
-                            (Empty, Null) => {
-                                del_is_empty.insert(document);
-                                add_is_null.insert(document);
-                            }
-                            (Null, Values { numbers, strings }) => {
-                                insert_numbers_diff(vec![], numbers)?;
-                                insert_strings_diff(vec![], strings)?;
+                    // We insert the document id on the Del and the Add side if the field exists.
+                    let (ref mut del_exists, ref mut add_exists) =
+                        facet_exists_docids.entry(field_id).or_default();
+                    let (ref mut del_is_null, ref mut add_is_null) =
+                        facet_is_null_docids.entry(field_id).or_default();
+                    let (ref mut del_is_empty, ref mut add_is_empty) =
+                        facet_is_empty_docids.entry(field_id).or_default();
+
+                    if del_value.is_some() {
+                        del_exists.insert(document);
+                    }
+                    if add_value.is_some() {
+                        add_exists.insert(document);
+                    }
+
+                    let del_geo_support = settings_diff
+                        .old
+                        .geo_fields_ids
+                        .map_or(false, |(lat, lng)| field_id == lat || field_id == lng);
+                    let add_geo_support = settings_diff
+                        .new
+                        .geo_fields_ids
+                        .map_or(false, |(lat, lng)| field_id == lat || field_id == lng);
+                    let del_filterable_values =
+                        del_value.map(|value| extract_facet_values(&value, del_geo_support));
+                    let add_filterable_values =
+                        add_value.map(|value| extract_facet_values(&value, add_geo_support));
+
+                    // Those closures are just here to simplify things a bit.
+                    let mut insert_numbers_diff = |del_numbers, add_numbers| {
+                        insert_numbers_diff(
+                            &mut fid_docid_facet_numbers_sorter,
+                            &mut numbers_key_buffer,
+                            del_numbers,
+                            add_numbers,
+                        )
+                    };
+                    let mut insert_strings_diff = |del_strings, add_strings| {
+                        insert_strings_diff(
+                            &mut fid_docid_facet_strings_sorter,
+                            &mut strings_key_buffer,
+                            del_strings,
+                            add_strings,
+                        )
+                    };
+
+                    match (del_filterable_values, add_filterable_values) {
+                        (None, None) => (),
+                        (Some(del_filterable_values), None) => match del_filterable_values {
+                            Null => {
                                 del_is_null.insert(document);
                             }
-                            (Empty, Values { numbers, strings }) => {
-                                insert_numbers_diff(vec![], numbers)?;
-                                insert_strings_diff(vec![], strings)?;
+                            Empty => {
                                 del_is_empty.insert(document);
                             }
-                            (Values { numbers, strings }, Null) => {
-                                add_is_null.insert(document);
+                            Values { numbers, strings } => {
                                 insert_numbers_diff(numbers, vec![])?;
                                 insert_strings_diff(strings, vec![])?;
                             }
-                            (Values { numbers, strings }, Empty) => {
-                                add_is_empty.insert(document);
-                                insert_numbers_diff(numbers, vec![])?;
-                                insert_strings_diff(strings, vec![])?;
+                        },
+                        (None, Some(add_filterable_values)) => match add_filterable_values {
+                            Null => {
+                                add_is_null.insert(document);
                             }
-                            (
-                                Values { numbers: del_numbers, strings: del_strings },
-                                Values { numbers: add_numbers, strings: add_strings },
-                            ) => {
-                                insert_numbers_diff(del_numbers, add_numbers)?;
-                                insert_strings_diff(del_strings, add_strings)?;
+                            Empty => {
+                                add_is_empty.insert(document);
+                            }
+                            Values { numbers, strings } => {
+                                insert_numbers_diff(vec![], numbers)?;
+                                insert_strings_diff(vec![], strings)?;
+                            }
+                        },
+                        (Some(del_filterable_values), Some(add_filterable_values)) => {
+                            match (del_filterable_values, add_filterable_values) {
+                                (Null, Null) | (Empty, Empty) => (),
+                                (Null, Empty) => {
+                                    del_is_null.insert(document);
+                                    add_is_empty.insert(document);
+                                }
+                                (Empty, Null) => {
+                                    del_is_empty.insert(document);
+                                    add_is_null.insert(document);
+                                }
+                                (Null, Values { numbers, strings }) => {
+                                    insert_numbers_diff(vec![], numbers)?;
+                                    insert_strings_diff(vec![], strings)?;
+                                    del_is_null.insert(document);
+                                }
+                                (Empty, Values { numbers, strings }) => {
+                                    insert_numbers_diff(vec![], numbers)?;
+                                    insert_strings_diff(vec![], strings)?;
+                                    del_is_empty.insert(document);
+                                }
+                                (Values { numbers, strings }, Null) => {
+                                    add_is_null.insert(document);
+                                    insert_numbers_diff(numbers, vec![])?;
+                                    insert_strings_diff(strings, vec![])?;
+                                }
+                                (Values { numbers, strings }, Empty) => {
+                                    add_is_empty.insert(document);
+                                    insert_numbers_diff(numbers, vec![])?;
+                                    insert_strings_diff(strings, vec![])?;
+                                }
+                                (
+                                    Values { numbers: del_numbers, strings: del_strings },
+                                    Values { numbers: add_numbers, strings: add_strings },
+                                ) => {
+                                    insert_numbers_diff(del_numbers, add_numbers)?;
+                                    insert_strings_diff(del_strings, add_strings)?;
+                                }
                             }
                         }
                     }

milli/src/update/index_documents/extract/extract_word_pair_proximity_docids.rs

@@ -26,11 +26,8 @@ pub fn extract_word_pair_proximity_docids<R: io::Read + io::Seek>(
     indexer: GrenadParameters,
     settings_diff: &InnerIndexSettingsDiff,
 ) -> Result<grenad::Reader<BufReader<File>>> {
-    let any_deletion = settings_diff.old.proximity_precision == ProximityPrecision::ByWord;
-    let any_addition = settings_diff.new.proximity_precision == ProximityPrecision::ByWord;
-
     // early return if the data shouldn't be deleted nor created.
-    if !any_deletion && !any_addition {
+    if settings_diff.settings_update_only && !settings_diff.reindex_proximities() {
         let writer = create_writer(
             indexer.chunk_compression_type,
             indexer.chunk_compression_level,
@@ -39,8 +36,10 @@ pub fn extract_word_pair_proximity_docids<R: io::Read + io::Seek>(
         return writer_into_reader(writer);
     }
 
-    let max_memory = indexer.max_memory_by_thread();
+    let any_deletion = settings_diff.old.proximity_precision == ProximityPrecision::ByWord;
+    let any_addition = settings_diff.new.proximity_precision == ProximityPrecision::ByWord;
 
+    let max_memory = indexer.max_memory_by_thread();
     let mut word_pair_proximity_docids_sorters: Vec<_> = (1..MAX_DISTANCE)
         .map(|_| {
             create_sorter(

milli/src/update/index_documents/mod.rs

@@ -369,6 +369,7 @@ where
 
         // Run extraction pipeline in parallel.
         pool.install(|| {
+            let settings_diff_cloned = settings_diff.clone();
             rayon::spawn(move || {
                 let child_span = tracing::trace_span!(target: "indexing::details", parent: &current_span, "extract_and_send_grenad_chunks");
                 let _enter = child_span.enter();
@@ -398,7 +399,7 @@ where
                         pool_params,
                         lmdb_writer_sx.clone(),
                         primary_key_id,
-                        settings_diff.clone(),
+                        settings_diff_cloned,
                         max_positions_per_attributes,
                     )
                 });
@@ -425,7 +426,7 @@ where
                     Err(status) => {
                         if let Some(typed_chunks) = chunk_accumulator.pop_longest() {
                             let (docids, is_merged_database) =
-                                write_typed_chunk_into_index(typed_chunks, self.index, self.wtxn)?;
+                                write_typed_chunk_into_index(self.wtxn, self.index, &settings_diff, typed_chunks)?;
                             if !docids.is_empty() {
                                 final_documents_ids |= docids;
                                 let documents_seen_count = final_documents_ids.len();

milli/src/update/index_documents/transform.rs

@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@ use super::{IndexDocumentsMethod, IndexerConfig};
 use crate::documents::{DocumentsBatchIndex, EnrichedDocument, EnrichedDocumentsBatchReader};
 use crate::error::{Error, InternalError, UserError};
 use crate::index::{db_name, main_key};
-use crate::update::del_add::{into_del_add_obkv, DelAdd, DelAddOperation, KvReaderDelAdd};
+use crate::update::del_add::{
+    into_del_add_obkv, into_del_add_obkv_conditional_operation, DelAdd, DelAddOperation,
+    KvReaderDelAdd,
+};
 use crate::update::index_documents::GrenadParameters;
 use crate::update::settings::{InnerIndexSettings, InnerIndexSettingsDiff};
 use crate::update::{AvailableDocumentsIds, UpdateIndexingStep};
@@ -805,13 +808,15 @@ impl<'a, 'i> Transform<'a, 'i> {
         let mut new_inner_settings = old_inner_settings.clone();
         new_inner_settings.fields_ids_map = fields_ids_map;
 
-        let settings_diff = InnerIndexSettingsDiff {
-            old: old_inner_settings,
-            new: new_inner_settings,
+        let embedding_configs_updated = false;
+        let settings_update_only = false;
+        let settings_diff = InnerIndexSettingsDiff::new(
+            old_inner_settings,
+            new_inner_settings,
             primary_key_id,
-            embedding_configs_updated: false,
-            settings_update_only: false,
-        };
+            embedding_configs_updated,
+            settings_update_only,
+        );
 
         Ok(TransformOutput {
             primary_key,
@@ -840,14 +845,6 @@ impl<'a, 'i> Transform<'a, 'i> {
         // Always keep the primary key.
         let is_primary_key = |id: FieldId| -> bool { settings_diff.primary_key_id == Some(id) };
 
-        // If only the `searchableAttributes` has been changed, keep only the searchable fields.
-        let must_reindex_searchables = settings_diff.reindex_searchable();
-        let necessary_searchable_field = |id: FieldId| -> bool {
-            must_reindex_searchables
-                && (settings_diff.old.searchable_fields_ids.contains(&id)
-                    || settings_diff.new.searchable_fields_ids.contains(&id))
-        };
-
         // If only a faceted field has been added, keep only this field.
         let must_reindex_facets = settings_diff.reindex_facets();
         let necessary_faceted_field = |id: FieldId| -> bool {
@@ -862,13 +859,16 @@ impl<'a, 'i> Transform<'a, 'i> {
         // we need the fields for the prompt/templating.
         let reindex_vectors = settings_diff.reindex_vectors();
 
+        // The operations that we must perform on the different fields.
+        let mut operations = HashMap::new();
+
         let mut obkv_writer = KvWriter::<_, FieldId>::memory();
         for (id, val) in old_obkv.iter() {
-            if is_primary_key(id)
-                || necessary_searchable_field(id)
-                || necessary_faceted_field(id)
-                || reindex_vectors
-            {
+            if is_primary_key(id) || necessary_faceted_field(id) || reindex_vectors {
+                operations.insert(id, DelAddOperation::DeletionAndAddition);
+                obkv_writer.insert(id, val)?;
+            } else if let Some(operation) = settings_diff.reindex_searchable_id(id) {
+                operations.insert(id, operation);
                 obkv_writer.insert(id, val)?;
             }
         }
@@ -887,11 +887,9 @@ impl<'a, 'i> Transform<'a, 'i> {
             let flattened = flattened.as_deref().map_or(obkv, KvReader::new);
 
             flattened_obkv_buffer.clear();
-            into_del_add_obkv(
-                flattened,
-                DelAddOperation::DeletionAndAddition,
-                flattened_obkv_buffer,
-            )?;
+            into_del_add_obkv_conditional_operation(flattened, flattened_obkv_buffer, |id| {
+                operations.get(&id).copied().unwrap_or(DelAddOperation::DeletionAndAddition)
+            })?;
         }
 
         Ok(())
@@ -901,6 +899,11 @@ impl<'a, 'i> Transform<'a, 'i> {
     /// of the index with the attributes reordered accordingly to the `FieldsIdsMap` given as argument.
     ///
     // TODO this can be done in parallel by using the rayon `ThreadPool`.
+    #[tracing::instrument(
+        level = "trace"
+        skip(self, wtxn, settings_diff),
+        target = "indexing::documents"
+    )]
     pub fn prepare_for_documents_reindexing(
         self,
         wtxn: &mut heed::RwTxn<'i>,

milli/src/update/index_documents/typed_chunk.rs

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use bytemuck::allocation::pod_collect_to_vec;
 use charabia::{Language, Script};
 use grenad::{Merger, MergerBuilder};
 use heed::types::Bytes;
-use heed::RwTxn;
+use heed::{BytesDecode, RwTxn};
 use obkv::{KvReader, KvWriter};
 use roaring::RoaringBitmap;
 
@@ -20,13 +20,16 @@ use super::MergeFn;
 use crate::external_documents_ids::{DocumentOperation, DocumentOperationKind};
 use crate::facet::FacetType;
 use crate::index::db_name::DOCUMENTS;
+use crate::proximity::MAX_DISTANCE;
 use crate::update::del_add::{deladd_serialize_add_side, DelAdd, KvReaderDelAdd};
 use crate::update::facet::FacetsUpdate;
 use crate::update::index_documents::helpers::{
     as_cloneable_grenad, keep_latest_obkv, try_split_array_at,
 };
+use crate::update::settings::InnerIndexSettingsDiff;
 use crate::{
-    lat_lng_to_xyz, DocumentId, FieldId, GeoPoint, Index, InternalError, Result, SerializationError,
+    lat_lng_to_xyz, CboRoaringBitmapCodec, DocumentId, FieldId, GeoPoint, Index, InternalError,
+    Result, SerializationError, U8StrStrCodec,
 };
 
 /// This struct accumulates and group the TypedChunks
@@ -122,9 +125,10 @@ impl TypedChunk {
 /// Return new documents seen.
 #[tracing::instrument(level = "trace", skip_all, target = "indexing::write_db")]
 pub(crate) fn write_typed_chunk_into_index(
-    typed_chunks: Vec<TypedChunk>,
-    index: &Index,
     wtxn: &mut RwTxn,
+    index: &Index,
+    settings_diff: &InnerIndexSettingsDiff,
+    typed_chunks: Vec<TypedChunk>,
 ) -> Result<(RoaringBitmap, bool)> {
     let mut is_merged_database = false;
     match typed_chunks[0] {
@@ -485,13 +489,22 @@ pub(crate) fn write_typed_chunk_into_index(
             }
             let merger = builder.build();
 
-            write_entries_into_database(
-                merger,
-                &index.word_pair_proximity_docids,
-                wtxn,
-                deladd_serialize_add_side,
-                merge_deladd_cbo_roaring_bitmaps_into_cbo_roaring_bitmap,
-            )?;
+            if settings_diff.only_additional_fields.is_some() {
+                write_proximity_entries_into_database_additional_searchables(
+                    merger,
+                    &index.word_pair_proximity_docids,
+                    wtxn,
+                )?;
+            } else {
+                write_entries_into_database(
+                    merger,
+                    &index.word_pair_proximity_docids,
+                    wtxn,
+                    deladd_serialize_add_side,
+                    merge_deladd_cbo_roaring_bitmaps_into_cbo_roaring_bitmap,
+                )?;
+            }
+
             is_merged_database = true;
         }
         TypedChunk::FieldIdDocidFacetNumbers(_) => {
@@ -830,3 +843,51 @@ where
     }
     Ok(())
 }
+
+/// Akin to the `write_entries_into_database` function but specialized
+/// for the case when we only index additional searchable fields only.
+#[tracing::instrument(level = "trace", skip_all, target = "indexing::write_db")]
+fn write_proximity_entries_into_database_additional_searchables<R>(
+    merger: Merger<R, MergeFn>,
+    database: &heed::Database<U8StrStrCodec, CboRoaringBitmapCodec>,
+    wtxn: &mut RwTxn,
+) -> Result<()>
+where
+    R: io::Read + io::Seek,
+{
+    let mut iter = merger.into_stream_merger_iter()?;
+    while let Some((key, value)) = iter.next()? {
+        if valid_lmdb_key(key) {
+            let (proximity_to_insert, word1, word2) =
+                U8StrStrCodec::bytes_decode(key).map_err(heed::Error::Decoding)?;
+            let data_to_insert = match KvReaderDelAdd::new(value).get(DelAdd::Addition) {
+                Some(value) => {
+                    CboRoaringBitmapCodec::bytes_decode(value).map_err(heed::Error::Decoding)?
+                }
+                None => continue,
+            };
+
+            let mut data_to_remove = RoaringBitmap::new();
+            for prox in 1..(MAX_DISTANCE as u8) {
+                let key = (prox, word1, word2);
+                let database_value = database.get(wtxn, &key)?.unwrap_or_default();
+                let value = if prox == proximity_to_insert {
+                    // Proximity that should be changed.
+                    // Union values and remove lower proximity data
+                    (&database_value | &data_to_insert) - &data_to_remove
+                } else {
+                    // Remove lower proximity data
+                    &database_value - &data_to_remove
+                };
+
+                // add the current data in data_to_remove for the next proximities
+                data_to_remove |= &value;
+
+                if database_value != value {
+                    database.put(wtxn, &key, &value)?;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}

milli/src/update/settings.rs

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use itertools::{EitherOrBoth, Itertools};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize, Serializer};
 use time::OffsetDateTime;
 
+use super::del_add::DelAddOperation;
 use super::index_documents::{IndexDocumentsConfig, Transform};
 use super::IndexerConfig;
 use crate::criterion::Criterion;
@@ -1072,13 +1073,14 @@ impl<'a, 't, 'i> Settings<'a, 't, 'i> {
             .index
             .primary_key(self.wtxn)?
             .and_then(|name| new_inner_settings.fields_ids_map.id(name));
-        let inner_settings_diff = InnerIndexSettingsDiff {
-            old: old_inner_settings,
-            new: new_inner_settings,
+        let settings_update_only = true;
+        let inner_settings_diff = InnerIndexSettingsDiff::new(
+            old_inner_settings,
+            new_inner_settings,
             primary_key_id,
             embedding_configs_updated,
-            settings_update_only: true,
-        };
+            settings_update_only,
+        );
 
         if inner_settings_diff.any_reindexing_needed() {
             self.reindex(&progress_callback, &should_abort, inner_settings_diff)?;
@@ -1095,21 +1097,104 @@ pub struct InnerIndexSettingsDiff {
     // TODO: compare directly the embedders.
     pub(crate) embedding_configs_updated: bool,
     pub(crate) settings_update_only: bool,
+    /// The set of only the additional searchable fields.
+    /// If any other searchable field has been modified, is set to None.
+    pub(crate) only_additional_fields: Option<HashSet<String>>,
+
+    // Cache the check to see if all the stop_words, allowed_separators, dictionary,
+    // exact_attributes, proximity_precision are different.
+    pub(crate) cache_reindex_searchable_without_user_defined: bool,
+    // Cache the check to see if the user_defined_searchables are different.
+    pub(crate) cache_user_defined_searchables: bool,
+    // Cache the check to see if the exact_attributes are different.
+    pub(crate) cache_exact_attributes: bool,
 }
 
 impl InnerIndexSettingsDiff {
+    #[tracing::instrument(level = "trace", skip_all, target = "indexing::settings")]
+    pub(crate) fn new(
+        old_settings: InnerIndexSettings,
+        new_settings: InnerIndexSettings,
+        primary_key_id: Option<FieldId>,
+        embedding_configs_updated: bool,
+        settings_update_only: bool,
+    ) -> Self {
+        let only_additional_fields = match (
+            &old_settings.user_defined_searchable_fields,
+            &new_settings.user_defined_searchable_fields,
+        ) {
+            (None, None) | (Some(_), None) | (None, Some(_)) => None, // None means *
+            (Some(old), Some(new)) => {
+                let old: HashSet<_> = old.iter().cloned().collect();
+                let new: HashSet<_> = new.iter().cloned().collect();
+                if old.difference(&new).next().is_none() {
+                    // if no field has been removed return only the additional ones
+                    Some(&new - &old).filter(|x| !x.is_empty())
+                } else {
+                    None
+                }
+            }
+        };
+
+        let cache_reindex_searchable_without_user_defined = {
+            old_settings.stop_words.as_ref().map(|set| set.as_fst().as_bytes())
+                != new_settings.stop_words.as_ref().map(|set| set.as_fst().as_bytes())
+                || old_settings.allowed_separators != new_settings.allowed_separators
+                || old_settings.dictionary != new_settings.dictionary
+                || old_settings.proximity_precision != new_settings.proximity_precision
+        };
+
+        let cache_exact_attributes = old_settings.exact_attributes != new_settings.exact_attributes;
+
+        let cache_user_defined_searchables = old_settings.user_defined_searchable_fields
+            != new_settings.user_defined_searchable_fields;
+
+        InnerIndexSettingsDiff {
+            old: old_settings,
+            new: new_settings,
+            primary_key_id,
+            embedding_configs_updated,
+            settings_update_only,
+            only_additional_fields,
+            cache_reindex_searchable_without_user_defined,
+            cache_user_defined_searchables,
+            cache_exact_attributes,
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn any_reindexing_needed(&self) -> bool {
         self.reindex_searchable() || self.reindex_facets() || self.reindex_vectors()
     }
 
     pub fn reindex_searchable(&self) -> bool {
-        self.old.stop_words.as_ref().map(|set| set.as_fst().as_bytes())
-            != self.new.stop_words.as_ref().map(|set| set.as_fst().as_bytes())
-            || self.old.allowed_separators != self.new.allowed_separators
-            || self.old.dictionary != self.new.dictionary
-            || self.old.user_defined_searchable_fields != self.new.user_defined_searchable_fields
-            || self.old.exact_attributes != self.new.exact_attributes
-            || self.old.proximity_precision != self.new.proximity_precision
+        self.cache_reindex_searchable_without_user_defined
+            || self.cache_exact_attributes
+            || self.cache_user_defined_searchables
+    }
+
+    pub fn reindex_proximities(&self) -> bool {
+        // if any searchable settings force the reindexing
+        (self.cache_reindex_searchable_without_user_defined || self.cache_user_defined_searchables)
+        // and if any settings needs the proximity database created
+            && (self.old.proximity_precision == ProximityPrecision::ByAttribute
+                || self.new.proximity_precision == ProximityPrecision::ByAttribute)
+    }
+
+    pub fn reindex_searchable_id(&self, id: FieldId) -> Option<DelAddOperation> {
+        if self.cache_reindex_searchable_without_user_defined || self.cache_exact_attributes {
+            Some(DelAddOperation::DeletionAndAddition)
+        } else if let Some(only_additional_fields) = &self.only_additional_fields {
+            let additional_field = self.new.fields_ids_map.name(id).unwrap();
+            if only_additional_fields.contains(additional_field) {
+                Some(DelAddOperation::Addition)
+            } else {
+                None
+            }
+        } else if self.cache_user_defined_searchables {
+            Some(DelAddOperation::DeletionAndAddition)
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
     }
 
     pub fn reindex_facets(&self) -> bool {
@@ -1580,7 +1665,7 @@ mod tests {
         // When we search for something that is not in
         // the searchable fields it must not return any document.
         let result = index.search(&rtxn).query("23").execute().unwrap();
-        assert!(result.documents_ids.is_empty());
+        assert_eq!(result.documents_ids, Vec::<u32>::new());
 
         // When we search for something that is in the searchable fields
         // we must find the appropriate document.