flatten out audit tags, do not send as free-form (#20256)

move away from map[string]interface{} to map[string]string
to simplify the audit, and also provide concise information.

avoids large allocations under load(), reduces the amount
of audit information generated, as the current implementation
was a bit free-form. instead all datastructures must be
flattened.

cmd/bucket-lifecycle-audit.go

@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@
 
 package cmd
 
-import "github.com/minio/minio/internal/bucket/lifecycle"
+import (
+	"strconv"
+
+	"github.com/minio/minio/internal/bucket/lifecycle"
+)
 
 //go:generate stringer -type lcEventSrc -trimprefix lcEventSrc_ $GOFILE
 type lcEventSrc uint8
@@ -43,7 +47,7 @@ type lcAuditEvent struct {
 	source lcEventSrc
 }
 
-func (lae lcAuditEvent) Tags() map[string]interface{} {
+func (lae lcAuditEvent) Tags() map[string]string {
 	event := lae.Event
 	src := lae.source
 	const (
@@ -55,7 +59,7 @@ func (lae lcAuditEvent) Tags() map[string]interface{} {
 		ilmNewerNoncurrentVersions = "ilm-newer-noncurrent-versions"
 		ilmNoncurrentDays          = "ilm-noncurrent-days"
 	)
-	tags := make(map[string]interface{}, 5)
+	tags := make(map[string]string, 5)
 	if src > lcEventSrc_None {
 		tags[ilmSrc] = src.String()
 	}
@@ -63,7 +67,7 @@ func (lae lcAuditEvent) Tags() map[string]interface{} {
 	tags[ilmRuleID] = event.RuleID
 
 	if !event.Due.IsZero() {
-		tags[ilmDue] = event.Due
+		tags[ilmDue] = event.Due.Format(iso8601Format)
 	}
 
 	// rule with Transition/NoncurrentVersionTransition in effect
@@ -73,10 +77,10 @@ func (lae lcAuditEvent) Tags() map[string]interface{} {
 
 	// rule with NewernoncurrentVersions in effect
 	if event.NewerNoncurrentVersions > 0 {
-		tags[ilmNewerNoncurrentVersions] = event.NewerNoncurrentVersions
+		tags[ilmNewerNoncurrentVersions] = strconv.Itoa(event.NewerNoncurrentVersions)
 	}
 	if event.NoncurrentDays > 0 {
-		tags[ilmNoncurrentDays] = event.NoncurrentDays
+		tags[ilmNoncurrentDays] = strconv.Itoa(event.NoncurrentDays)
 	}
 	return tags
 }

cmd/bucket-lifecycle.go

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func NewLifecycleSys() *LifecycleSys {
 	return &LifecycleSys{}
 }
 
-func ilmTrace(startTime time.Time, duration time.Duration, oi ObjectInfo, event string) madmin.TraceInfo {
+func ilmTrace(startTime time.Time, duration time.Duration, oi ObjectInfo, event string, metadata map[string]string) madmin.TraceInfo {
 	sz, _ := oi.GetActualSize()
 	return madmin.TraceInfo{
 		TraceType: madmin.TraceILM,
@@ -83,16 +83,16 @@ func ilmTrace(startTime time.Time, duration time.Duration, oi ObjectInfo, event
 		Bytes:     sz,
 		Error:     "",
 		Message:   getSource(4),
-		Custom:    map[string]string{"version-id": oi.VersionID},
+		Custom:    metadata,
 	}
 }
 
-func (sys *LifecycleSys) trace(oi ObjectInfo) func(event string) {
+func (sys *LifecycleSys) trace(oi ObjectInfo) func(event string, metadata map[string]string) {
 	startTime := time.Now()
-	return func(event string) {
+	return func(event string, metadata map[string]string) {
 		duration := time.Since(startTime)
 		if globalTrace.NumSubscribers(madmin.TraceILM) > 0 {
-			globalTrace.Publish(ilmTrace(startTime, duration, oi, event))
+			globalTrace.Publish(ilmTrace(startTime, duration, oi, event, metadata))
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -707,6 +707,11 @@ type auditTierOp struct {
 	Error            string `json:"error,omitempty"`
 }
 
+func (op auditTierOp) String() string {
+	// flattening the auditTierOp{} for audit
+	return fmt.Sprintf("tier:%s,respNS:%d,tx:%d,err:%s", op.Tier, op.TimeToResponseNS, op.OutputBytes, op.Error)
+}
+
 func auditTierActions(ctx context.Context, tier string, bytes int64) func(err error) {
 	startTime := time.Now()
 	return func(err error) {
@@ -730,7 +735,7 @@ func auditTierActions(ctx context.Context, tier string, bytes int64) func(err er
 			globalTierMetrics.logFailure(tier)
 		}
 
-		logger.GetReqInfo(ctx).AppendTags("tierStats", op)
+		logger.GetReqInfo(ctx).AppendTags("tierStats", op.String())
 	}
 }
 

cmd/data-scanner.go

@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ func (f *folderScanner) scanFolder(ctx context.Context, folder cachedFolder, int
 				APIName: "Scanner",
 				Bucket:  f.root,
 				Object:  prefixName,
-				Tags: map[string]interface{}{
+				Tags: map[string]string{
 					"x-minio-prefixes-total": strconv.Itoa(totalFolders),
 				},
 			})
@@ -1138,7 +1138,7 @@ func (i *scannerItem) applyVersionActions(ctx context.Context, o ObjectLayer, fi
 			APIName: "Scanner",
 			Bucket:  i.bucket,
 			Object:  i.objectPath(),
-			Tags: map[string]interface{}{
+			Tags: map[string]string{
 				"x-minio-versions": strconv.Itoa(len(objInfos)),
 			},
 		})
@@ -1170,7 +1170,7 @@ func (i *scannerItem) applyVersionActions(ctx context.Context, o ObjectLayer, fi
 			APIName: "Scanner",
 			Bucket:  i.bucket,
 			Object:  i.objectPath(),
-			Tags: map[string]interface{}{
+			Tags: map[string]string{
 				"x-minio-versions-count": strconv.Itoa(len(objInfos)),
 				"x-minio-versions-size":  strconv.FormatInt(cumulativeSize, 10),
 			},
@@ -1336,6 +1336,8 @@ func applyExpiryOnNonTransitionedObjects(ctx context.Context, objLayer ObjectLay
 	}
 
 	tags := newLifecycleAuditEvent(src, lcEvent).Tags()
+	tags["version-id"] = dobj.VersionID
+
 	// Send audit for the lifecycle delete operation
 	auditLogLifecycle(ctx, dobj, ILMExpiry, tags, traceFn)
 
@@ -1547,7 +1549,7 @@ const (
 	ILMTransition = " ilm:transition"
 )
 
-func auditLogLifecycle(ctx context.Context, oi ObjectInfo, event string, tags map[string]interface{}, traceFn func(event string)) {
+func auditLogLifecycle(ctx context.Context, oi ObjectInfo, event string, tags map[string]string, traceFn func(event string, metadata map[string]string)) {
 	var apiName string
 	switch event {
 	case ILMExpiry:
@@ -1565,5 +1567,5 @@ func auditLogLifecycle(ctx context.Context, oi ObjectInfo, event string, tags ma
 		VersionID: oi.VersionID,
 		Tags:      tags,
 	})
-	traceFn(event)
+	traceFn(event, tags)
 }

cmd/erasure-healing.go

@@ -226,21 +226,28 @@ func (er *erasureObjects) auditHealObject(ctx context.Context, bucket, object, v
 	opts := AuditLogOptions{
 		Event:     "HealObject",
 		Bucket:    bucket,
-		Object:    object,
+		Object:    decodeDirObject(object),
 		VersionID: versionID,
 	}
 	if err != nil {
 		opts.Error = err.Error()
 	}
 
-	opts.Tags = map[string]interface{}{
+	b, a := result.GetCorruptedCounts()
-		"healResult": result,
+	if b == a {
-		"objectLocation": auditObjectOp{
+		opts.Error = fmt.Sprintf("unable to heal %d corrupted blocks on drives", b)
-			Name:   decodeDirObject(object),
+	}
+	b, a = result.GetMissingCounts()
+	if b == a {
+		opts.Error = fmt.Sprintf("unable to heal %d missing blocks on drives", b)
+	}
+
+	opts.Tags = map[string]string{
+		"healObject": auditObjectOp{
+			Name: opts.Object,
 			Pool: er.poolIndex + 1,
 			Set:  er.setIndex + 1,
-			Drives: er.getEndpointStrings(),
+		}.String(),
-		},
 	}
 
 	auditLogInternal(ctx, opts)

cmd/erasure-multipart.go

@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ func (er erasureObjects) cleanupStaleUploadsOnDisk(ctx context.Context, disk Sto
 // towards simplification of multipart APIs.
 // The resulting ListMultipartsInfo structure is unmarshalled directly as XML.
 func (er erasureObjects) ListMultipartUploads(ctx context.Context, bucket, object, keyMarker, uploadIDMarker, delimiter string, maxUploads int) (result ListMultipartsInfo, err error) {
-	auditObjectErasureSet(ctx, object, &er)
+	auditObjectErasureSet(ctx, "ListMultipartUploads", object, &er)
 
 	result.MaxUploads = maxUploads
 	result.KeyMarker = keyMarker
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ func (er erasureObjects) newMultipartUpload(ctx context.Context, bucket string,
 // Implements S3 compatible initiate multipart API.
 func (er erasureObjects) NewMultipartUpload(ctx context.Context, bucket, object string, opts ObjectOptions) (*NewMultipartUploadResult, error) {
 	if !opts.NoAuditLog {
-		auditObjectErasureSet(ctx, object, &er)
+		auditObjectErasureSet(ctx, "NewMultipartUpload", object, &er)
 	}
 
 	return er.newMultipartUpload(ctx, bucket, object, opts)
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ func (er erasureObjects) renamePart(ctx context.Context, disks []StorageAPI, src
 // Implements S3 compatible Upload Part API.
 func (er erasureObjects) PutObjectPart(ctx context.Context, bucket, object, uploadID string, partID int, r *PutObjReader, opts ObjectOptions) (pi PartInfo, err error) {
 	if !opts.NoAuditLog {
-		auditObjectErasureSet(ctx, object, &er)
+		auditObjectErasureSet(ctx, "PutObjectPart", object, &er)
 	}
 
 	data := r.Reader
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ func (er erasureObjects) PutObjectPart(ctx context.Context, bucket, object, uplo
 // Does not contain currently uploaded parts by design.
 func (er erasureObjects) GetMultipartInfo(ctx context.Context, bucket, object, uploadID string, opts ObjectOptions) (MultipartInfo, error) {
 	if !opts.NoAuditLog {
-		auditObjectErasureSet(ctx, object, &er)
+		auditObjectErasureSet(ctx, "GetMultipartInfo", object, &er)
 	}
 
 	result := MultipartInfo{
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ func (er erasureObjects) GetMultipartInfo(ctx context.Context, bucket, object, u
 // replied back to the client.
 func (er erasureObjects) ListObjectParts(ctx context.Context, bucket, object, uploadID string, partNumberMarker, maxParts int, opts ObjectOptions) (result ListPartsInfo, err error) {
 	if !opts.NoAuditLog {
-		auditObjectErasureSet(ctx, object, &er)
+		auditObjectErasureSet(ctx, "ListObjectParts", object, &er)
 	}
 
 	uploadIDLock := er.NewNSLock(bucket, pathJoin(object, uploadID))
@@ -1058,7 +1058,7 @@ func errStrToPartErr(errStr string) error {
 // Implements S3 compatible Complete multipart API.
 func (er erasureObjects) CompleteMultipartUpload(ctx context.Context, bucket string, object string, uploadID string, parts []CompletePart, opts ObjectOptions) (oi ObjectInfo, err error) {
 	if !opts.NoAuditLog {
-		auditObjectErasureSet(ctx, object, &er)
+		auditObjectErasureSet(ctx, "CompleteMultipartUpload", object, &er)
 	}
 
 	if opts.CheckPrecondFn != nil {
@@ -1455,7 +1455,7 @@ func (er erasureObjects) CompleteMultipartUpload(ctx context.Context, bucket str
 // operation.
 func (er erasureObjects) AbortMultipartUpload(ctx context.Context, bucket, object, uploadID string, opts ObjectOptions) (err error) {
 	if !opts.NoAuditLog {
-		auditObjectErasureSet(ctx, object, &er)
+		auditObjectErasureSet(ctx, "AbortMultipartUpload", object, &er)
 	}
 
 	lk := er.NewNSLock(bucket, pathJoin(object, uploadID))

cmd/erasure-object.go

@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func countOnlineDisks(onlineDisks []StorageAPI) (online int) {
 // update metadata.
 func (er erasureObjects) CopyObject(ctx context.Context, srcBucket, srcObject, dstBucket, dstObject string, srcInfo ObjectInfo, srcOpts, dstOpts ObjectOptions) (oi ObjectInfo, err error) {
 	if !dstOpts.NoAuditLog {
-		auditObjectErasureSet(ctx, dstObject, &er)
+		auditObjectErasureSet(ctx, "CopyObject", dstObject, &er)
 	}
 
 	// This call shouldn't be used for anything other than metadata updates or adding self referential versions.
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ func (er erasureObjects) CopyObject(ctx context.Context, srcBucket, srcObject, d
 // Read(Closer). When err != nil, the returned reader is always nil.
 func (er erasureObjects) GetObjectNInfo(ctx context.Context, bucket, object string, rs *HTTPRangeSpec, h http.Header, opts ObjectOptions) (gr *GetObjectReader, err error) {
 	if !opts.NoAuditLog {
-		auditObjectErasureSet(ctx, object, &er)
+		auditObjectErasureSet(ctx, "GetObject", object, &er)
 	}
 
 	var unlockOnDefer bool
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ func (er erasureObjects) getObjectWithFileInfo(ctx context.Context, bucket, obje
 // GetObjectInfo - reads object metadata and replies back ObjectInfo.
 func (er erasureObjects) GetObjectInfo(ctx context.Context, bucket, object string, opts ObjectOptions) (info ObjectInfo, err error) {
 	if !opts.NoAuditLog {
-		auditObjectErasureSet(ctx, object, &er)
+		auditObjectErasureSet(ctx, "GetObjectInfo", object, &er)
 	}
 
 	if !opts.NoLock {
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ func (er erasureObjects) GetObjectInfo(ctx context.Context, bucket, object strin
 	return er.getObjectInfo(ctx, bucket, object, opts)
 }
 
-func auditDanglingObjectDeletion(ctx context.Context, bucket, object, versionID string, tags map[string]interface{}) {
+func auditDanglingObjectDeletion(ctx context.Context, bucket, object, versionID string, tags map[string]string) {
 	if len(logger.AuditTargets()) == 0 {
 		return
 	}
@@ -472,13 +472,16 @@ func auditDanglingObjectDeletion(ctx context.Context, bucket, object, versionID
 	auditLogInternal(ctx, opts)
 }
 
-func joinErrs(errs []error) []string {
+func joinErrs(errs []error) string {
-	s := make([]string, len(errs))
+	var s string
 	for i := range s {
+		if s != "" {
+			s += ","
+		}
 		if errs[i] == nil {
-			s[i] = "<nil>"
+			s += "<nil>"
 		} else {
-			s[i] = errs[i].Error()
+			s += errs[i].Error()
 		}
 	}
 	return s
@@ -491,20 +494,18 @@ func (er erasureObjects) deleteIfDangling(ctx context.Context, bucket, object st
 		// can be deleted safely, in such a scenario return ReadQuorum error.
 		return FileInfo{}, errErasureReadQuorum
 	}
-	tags := make(map[string]interface{}, 4)
+	tags := make(map[string]string, 16)
-	tags["set"] = er.setIndex
+	tags["set"] = strconv.Itoa(er.setIndex)
-	tags["pool"] = er.poolIndex
+	tags["pool"] = strconv.Itoa(er.poolIndex)
 	tags["merrs"] = joinErrs(errs)
-	tags["derrs"] = dataErrsByPart
+	tags["derrs"] = fmt.Sprintf("%v", dataErrsByPart)
 	if m.IsValid() {
-		tags["size"] = m.Size
+		tags["sz"] = strconv.FormatInt(m.Size, 10)
-		tags["mtime"] = m.ModTime.Format(http.TimeFormat)
+		tags["mt"] = m.ModTime.Format(iso8601Format)
-		tags["data"] = m.Erasure.DataBlocks
+		tags["d:p"] = fmt.Sprintf("%d:%d", m.Erasure.DataBlocks, m.Erasure.ParityBlocks)
-		tags["parity"] = m.Erasure.ParityBlocks
 	} else {
-		tags["invalid-meta"] = true
+		tags["invalid"] = "1"
-		tags["data"] = er.setDriveCount - er.defaultParityCount
+		tags["d:p"] = fmt.Sprintf("%d:%d", er.setDriveCount-er.defaultParityCount, er.defaultParityCount)
-		tags["parity"] = er.defaultParityCount
 	}
 
 	// count the number of offline disks
@@ -527,7 +528,7 @@ func (er erasureObjects) deleteIfDangling(ctx context.Context, bucket, object st
 		}
 	}
 	if offline > 0 {
-		tags["offline"] = offline
+		tags["offline"] = strconv.Itoa(offline)
 	}
 
 	_, file, line, cok := runtime.Caller(1)
@@ -556,22 +557,16 @@ func (er erasureObjects) deleteIfDangling(ctx context.Context, bucket, object st
 		}, index)
 	}
 
-	rmDisks := make(map[string]string, len(disks))
 	for index, err := range g.Wait() {
-		var errStr, diskName string
+		var errStr string
 		if err != nil {
 			errStr = err.Error()
 		} else {
 			errStr = "<nil>"
 		}
-		if disks[index] != nil {
+		tags[fmt.Sprintf("ddisk-%d", index)] = errStr
-			diskName = disks[index].String()
-		} else {
-			diskName = fmt.Sprintf("disk-%d", index)
 	}
-		rmDisks[diskName] = errStr
+
-	}
-	tags["cleanupResult"] = rmDisks
 	return m, nil
 }
 
@@ -1251,7 +1246,7 @@ func (er erasureObjects) PutObject(ctx context.Context, bucket string, object st
 // putObject wrapper for erasureObjects PutObject
 func (er erasureObjects) putObject(ctx context.Context, bucket string, object string, r *PutObjReader, opts ObjectOptions) (objInfo ObjectInfo, err error) {
 	if !opts.NoAuditLog {
-		auditObjectErasureSet(ctx, object, &er)
+		auditObjectErasureSet(ctx, "PutObject", object, &er)
 	}
 
 	data := r.Reader
@@ -1626,7 +1621,7 @@ func (er erasureObjects) deleteObjectVersion(ctx context.Context, bucket, object
 func (er erasureObjects) DeleteObjects(ctx context.Context, bucket string, objects []ObjectToDelete, opts ObjectOptions) ([]DeletedObject, []error) {
 	if !opts.NoAuditLog {
 		for _, obj := range objects {
-			auditObjectErasureSet(ctx, obj.ObjectV.ObjectName, &er)
+			auditObjectErasureSet(ctx, "DeleteObjects", obj.ObjectV.ObjectName, &er)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1846,7 +1841,7 @@ func (er erasureObjects) deletePrefix(ctx context.Context, bucket, prefix string
 // response to the client request.
 func (er erasureObjects) DeleteObject(ctx context.Context, bucket, object string, opts ObjectOptions) (objInfo ObjectInfo, err error) {
 	if !opts.NoAuditLog {
-		auditObjectErasureSet(ctx, object, &er)
+		auditObjectErasureSet(ctx, "DeleteObject", object, &er)
 	}
 
 	var lc *lifecycle.Lifecycle

cmd/erasure-sets.go

@@ -540,11 +540,15 @@ type auditObjectOp struct {
 	Name string `json:"name"`
 	Pool int    `json:"poolId"`
 	Set  int    `json:"setId"`
-	Drives []string `json:"drives"`
+}
+
+func (op auditObjectOp) String() string {
+	// Flatten the auditObjectOp
+	return fmt.Sprintf("name=%s,pool=%d,set=%d", op.Name, op.Pool, op.Set)
 }
 
 // Add erasure set information to the current context
-func auditObjectErasureSet(ctx context.Context, object string, set *erasureObjects) {
+func auditObjectErasureSet(ctx context.Context, api, object string, set *erasureObjects) {
 	if len(logger.AuditTargets()) == 0 {
 		return
 	}
@@ -553,10 +557,9 @@ func auditObjectErasureSet(ctx context.Context, object string, set *erasureObjec
 		Name: decodeDirObject(object),
 		Pool: set.poolIndex + 1,
 		Set:  set.setIndex + 1,
-		Drives: set.getEndpointStrings(),
 	}
 
-	logger.GetReqInfo(ctx).AppendTags("objectLocation", op)
+	logger.GetReqInfo(ctx).AppendTags(api, op.String())
 }
 
 // NewNSLock - initialize a new namespace RWLocker instance.

cmd/fmt-gen.go

@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
 // along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-//go:build fmtgen
-
 package cmd
 
 import (
@@ -51,6 +49,7 @@ var fmtGenCmd = cli.Command{
 	Usage:  "Generate format.json files for an erasure server pool",
 	Flags:  append(fmtGenFlags, GlobalFlags...),
 	Action: fmtGenMain,
+	Hidden: true,
 	CustomHelpTemplate: `NAME:
   {{.HelpName}} - {{.Usage}}
 

cmd/fmt-gen_notsupported.go

@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2015-2024 MinIO, Inc.
-//
-// # This file is part of MinIO Object Storage stack
-//
-// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-// it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
-// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-// (at your option) any later version.
-//
-// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful
-// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-// GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
-//
-// You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
-// along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-//go:build !fmtgen
-
-package cmd
-
-import "github.com/minio/cli"
-
-var fmtGenCmd cli.Command

cmd/utils.go

@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@ type AuditLogOptions struct {
 	Object    string
 	VersionID string
 	Error     string
-	Tags      map[string]interface{}
+	Tags      map[string]string
 }
 
 // sends audit logs for internal subsystem activity
@@ -935,7 +935,7 @@ func auditLogInternal(ctx context.Context, opts AuditLogOptions) {
 	// Merge tag information if found - this is currently needed for tags
 	// set during decommissioning.
 	if reqInfo := logger.GetReqInfo(ctx); reqInfo != nil {
-		reqInfo.PopulateTagsMap(entry.Tags)
+		reqInfo.PopulateTagsMap(opts.Tags)
 	}
 	ctx = logger.SetAuditEntry(ctx, &entry)
 	logger.AuditLog(ctx, nil, nil, nil)

internal/logger/reqinfo.go

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ const contextLogKey = contextKeyType("miniolog")
 // KeyVal - appended to ReqInfo.Tags
 type KeyVal struct {
 	Key string
-	Val interface{}
+	Val string
 }
 
 // ObjectVersion object version key/versionId
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func NewReqInfo(remoteHost, userAgent, deploymentID, requestID, api, bucket, obj
 }
 
 // AppendTags - appends key/val to ReqInfo.tags
-func (r *ReqInfo) AppendTags(key string, val interface{}) *ReqInfo {
+func (r *ReqInfo) AppendTags(key, val string) *ReqInfo {
 	if r == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func (r *ReqInfo) AppendTags(key string, val interface{}) *ReqInfo {
 }
 
 // SetTags - sets key/val to ReqInfo.tags
-func (r *ReqInfo) SetTags(key string, val interface{}) *ReqInfo {
+func (r *ReqInfo) SetTags(key, val string) *ReqInfo {
 	if r == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -121,13 +121,13 @@ func (r *ReqInfo) GetTags() []KeyVal {
 }
 
 // GetTagsMap - returns the user defined tags in a map structure
-func (r *ReqInfo) GetTagsMap() map[string]interface{} {
+func (r *ReqInfo) GetTagsMap() map[string]string {
 	if r == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
 	r.RLock()
 	defer r.RUnlock()
-	m := make(map[string]interface{}, len(r.tags))
+	m := make(map[string]string, len(r.tags))
 	for _, t := range r.tags {
 		m[t.Key] = t.Val
 	}
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ func (r *ReqInfo) GetTagsMap() map[string]interface{} {
 }
 
 // PopulateTagsMap - returns the user defined tags in a map structure
-func (r *ReqInfo) PopulateTagsMap(tagsMap map[string]interface{}) {
+func (r *ReqInfo) PopulateTagsMap(tagsMap map[string]string) {
 	if r == nil {
 		return
 	}