grpc: move to TransientFailure in pick_first LB policy when all addresses are removed

picker_wrapper_test.go

@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func (s) TestBlockingPickNoSubAvailable(t *testing.T) {
 	bp := newPickerWrapper()
 	var finishedCount uint64
 	bp.updatePicker(&testingPicker{err: balancer.ErrNoSubConnAvailable, maxCalled: goroutineCount})
-	// All goroutines should block because picker returns no sc available.
+	// All goroutines should block because picker returns no subConn available.
 	for i := goroutineCount; i > 0; i-- {
 		go func() {
 			if tr, _, err := bp.pick(context.Background(), true, balancer.PickInfo{}); err != nil || tr != testT {
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ func (s) TestBlockingPickSCNotReady(t *testing.T) {
 	bp := newPickerWrapper()
 	bp.updatePicker(&testingPicker{sc: testSCNotReady, maxCalled: goroutineCount})
 	var finishedCount uint64
-	// All goroutines should block because sc is not ready.
+	// All goroutines should block because subConn is not ready.
 	for i := goroutineCount; i > 0; i-- {
 		go func() {
 			if tr, _, err := bp.pick(context.Background(), true, balancer.PickInfo{}); err != nil || tr != testT {

pickfirst.go

@@ -44,79 +44,107 @@ func (*pickfirstBuilder) Name() string {
 }
 
 type pickfirstBalancer struct {
-	state connectivity.State
-	cc    balancer.ClientConn
-	sc    balancer.SubConn
+	state   connectivity.State
+	cc      balancer.ClientConn
+	subConn balancer.SubConn
 }
 
 func (b *pickfirstBalancer) ResolverError(err error) {
-	switch b.state {
-	case connectivity.TransientFailure, connectivity.Idle, connectivity.Connecting:
-		// Set a failing picker if we don't have a good picker.
-		b.cc.UpdateState(balancer.State{ConnectivityState: connectivity.TransientFailure,
-			Picker: &picker{err: fmt.Errorf("name resolver error: %v", err)},
-		})
-	}
 	if logger.V(2) {
 		logger.Infof("pickfirstBalancer: ResolverError called with error %v", err)
 	}
+	if b.subConn == nil {
+		b.state = connectivity.TransientFailure
+	}
+
+	if b.state != connectivity.TransientFailure {
+		// The picker will not change since the balancer does not currently
+		// report an error.
+		return
+	}
+	b.cc.UpdateState(balancer.State{
+		ConnectivityState: connectivity.TransientFailure,
+		Picker:            &picker{err: fmt.Errorf("name resolver error: %v", err)},
+	})
 }
 
-func (b *pickfirstBalancer) UpdateClientConnState(cs balancer.ClientConnState) error {
-	if len(cs.ResolverState.Addresses) == 0 {
+func (b *pickfirstBalancer) UpdateClientConnState(state balancer.ClientConnState) error {
+	if len(state.ResolverState.Addresses) == 0 {
+		// The resolver reported an empty address list. Treat it like an error by
+		// calling b.ResolverError.
+		if b.subConn != nil {
+			// Remove the old subConn. All addresses were removed, so it is no longer
+			// valid.
+			b.cc.RemoveSubConn(b.subConn)
+			b.subConn = nil
+		}
 		b.ResolverError(errors.New("produced zero addresses"))
 		return balancer.ErrBadResolverState
 	}
-	if b.sc == nil {
-		var err error
-		b.sc, err = b.cc.NewSubConn(cs.ResolverState.Addresses, balancer.NewSubConnOptions{})
-		if err != nil {
-			if logger.V(2) {
-				logger.Errorf("pickfirstBalancer: failed to NewSubConn: %v", err)
-			}
-			b.state = connectivity.TransientFailure
-			b.cc.UpdateState(balancer.State{ConnectivityState: connectivity.TransientFailure,
-				Picker: &picker{err: fmt.Errorf("error creating connection: %v", err)},
-			})
-			return balancer.ErrBadResolverState
+
+	if b.subConn != nil {
+		b.cc.UpdateAddresses(b.subConn, state.ResolverState.Addresses)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	subConn, err := b.cc.NewSubConn(state.ResolverState.Addresses, balancer.NewSubConnOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
+		if logger.V(2) {
+			logger.Errorf("pickfirstBalancer: failed to NewSubConn: %v", err)
 		}
-		b.state = connectivity.Idle
-		b.cc.UpdateState(balancer.State{ConnectivityState: connectivity.Idle, Picker: &picker{result: balancer.PickResult{SubConn: b.sc}}})
-		b.sc.Connect()
-	} else {
-		b.cc.UpdateAddresses(b.sc, cs.ResolverState.Addresses)
-		b.sc.Connect()
+		b.state = connectivity.TransientFailure
+		b.cc.UpdateState(balancer.State{
+			ConnectivityState: connectivity.TransientFailure,
+			Picker:            &picker{err: fmt.Errorf("error creating connection: %v", err)},
+		})
+		return balancer.ErrBadResolverState
 	}
+	b.subConn = subConn
+	b.state = connectivity.Idle
+	b.cc.UpdateState(balancer.State{
+		ConnectivityState: connectivity.Idle,
+		Picker:            &picker{result: balancer.PickResult{SubConn: b.subConn}},
+	})
+	b.subConn.Connect()
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (b *pickfirstBalancer) UpdateSubConnState(sc balancer.SubConn, s balancer.SubConnState) {
+func (b *pickfirstBalancer) UpdateSubConnState(subConn balancer.SubConn, state balancer.SubConnState) {
 	if logger.V(2) {
-		logger.Infof("pickfirstBalancer: UpdateSubConnState: %p, %v", sc, s)
+		logger.Infof("pickfirstBalancer: UpdateSubConnState: %p, %v", subConn, state)
 	}
-	if b.sc != sc {
+	if b.subConn != subConn {
 		if logger.V(2) {
-			logger.Infof("pickfirstBalancer: ignored state change because sc is not recognized")
+			logger.Infof("pickfirstBalancer: ignored state change because subConn is not recognized")
 		}
 		return
 	}
-	b.state = s.ConnectivityState
-	if s.ConnectivityState == connectivity.Shutdown {
-		b.sc = nil
+	b.state = state.ConnectivityState
+	if state.ConnectivityState == connectivity.Shutdown {
+		b.subConn = nil
 		return
 	}
 
-	switch s.ConnectivityState {
+	switch state.ConnectivityState {
 	case connectivity.Ready:
-		b.cc.UpdateState(balancer.State{ConnectivityState: s.ConnectivityState, Picker: &picker{result: balancer.PickResult{SubConn: sc}}})
+		b.cc.UpdateState(balancer.State{
+			ConnectivityState: state.ConnectivityState,
+			Picker:            &picker{result: balancer.PickResult{SubConn: subConn}},
+		})
 	case connectivity.Connecting:
-		b.cc.UpdateState(balancer.State{ConnectivityState: s.ConnectivityState, Picker: &picker{err: balancer.ErrNoSubConnAvailable}})
+		b.cc.UpdateState(balancer.State{
+			ConnectivityState: state.ConnectivityState,
+			Picker:            &picker{err: balancer.ErrNoSubConnAvailable},
+		})
 	case connectivity.Idle:
-		b.cc.UpdateState(balancer.State{ConnectivityState: s.ConnectivityState, Picker: &idlePicker{sc: sc}})
+		b.cc.UpdateState(balancer.State{
+			ConnectivityState: state.ConnectivityState,
+			Picker:            &idlePicker{subConn: subConn},
+		})
 	case connectivity.TransientFailure:
 		b.cc.UpdateState(balancer.State{
-			ConnectivityState: s.ConnectivityState,
-			Picker:            &picker{err: s.ConnectionError},
+			ConnectivityState: state.ConnectivityState,
+			Picker:            &picker{err: state.ConnectionError},
 		})
 	}
 }
@@ -125,8 +153,8 @@ func (b *pickfirstBalancer) Close() {
 }
 
 func (b *pickfirstBalancer) ExitIdle() {
-	if b.sc != nil && b.state == connectivity.Idle {
-		b.sc.Connect()
+	if b.subConn != nil && b.state == connectivity.Idle {
+		b.subConn.Connect()
 	}
 }
 
@@ -135,18 +163,18 @@ type picker struct {
 	err    error
 }
 
-func (p *picker) Pick(info balancer.PickInfo) (balancer.PickResult, error) {
+func (p *picker) Pick(_ balancer.PickInfo) (balancer.PickResult, error) {
 	return p.result, p.err
 }
 
 // idlePicker is used when the SubConn is IDLE and kicks the SubConn into
 // CONNECTING when Pick is called.
 type idlePicker struct {
-	sc balancer.SubConn
+	subConn balancer.SubConn
 }
 
-func (i *idlePicker) Pick(info balancer.PickInfo) (balancer.PickResult, error) {
-	i.sc.Connect()
+func (i *idlePicker) Pick(_ balancer.PickInfo) (balancer.PickResult, error) {
+	i.subConn.Connect()
 	return balancer.PickResult{}, balancer.ErrNoSubConnAvailable
 }
 

test/balancer_test.go

@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import (
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/attributes"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/balancer"
-	"google.golang.org/grpc/balancer/roundrobin"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/connectivity"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials"
@@ -683,87 +682,6 @@ func (s) TestServersSwap(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-// TestEmptyAddrs verifies client behavior when a working connection is
-// removed.  In pick first and round-robin, both will continue using the old
-// connections.
-func (s) TestEmptyAddrs(t *testing.T) {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
-	defer cancel()
-
-	// Initialize server
-	lis, err := net.Listen("tcp", "localhost:0")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Error while listening. Err: %v", err)
-	}
-	s := grpc.NewServer()
-	defer s.Stop()
-	const one = "1"
-	ts := &funcServer{
-		unaryCall: func(ctx context.Context, in *testpb.SimpleRequest) (*testpb.SimpleResponse, error) {
-			return &testpb.SimpleResponse{Username: one}, nil
-		},
-	}
-	testpb.RegisterTestServiceServer(s, ts)
-	go s.Serve(lis)
-
-	// Initialize pickfirst client
-	pfr := manual.NewBuilderWithScheme("whatever")
-
-	pfr.InitialState(resolver.State{Addresses: []resolver.Address{{Addr: lis.Addr().String()}}})
-
-	pfcc, err := grpc.DialContext(ctx, pfr.Scheme()+":///", grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()), grpc.WithResolvers(pfr))
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Error creating client: %v", err)
-	}
-	defer pfcc.Close()
-	pfclient := testpb.NewTestServiceClient(pfcc)
-
-	// Confirm we are connected to the server
-	if res, err := pfclient.UnaryCall(ctx, &testpb.SimpleRequest{}); err != nil || res.Username != one {
-		t.Fatalf("UnaryCall(_) = %v, %v; want {Username: %q}, nil", res, err, one)
-	}
-
-	// Remove all addresses.
-	pfr.UpdateState(resolver.State{})
-
-	// Initialize roundrobin client
-	rrr := manual.NewBuilderWithScheme("whatever")
-
-	rrr.InitialState(resolver.State{Addresses: []resolver.Address{{Addr: lis.Addr().String()}}})
-
-	rrcc, err := grpc.DialContext(ctx, rrr.Scheme()+":///", grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()), grpc.WithResolvers(rrr),
-		grpc.WithDefaultServiceConfig(fmt.Sprintf(`{ "loadBalancingConfig": [{"%v": {}}] }`, roundrobin.Name)))
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Error creating client: %v", err)
-	}
-	defer rrcc.Close()
-	rrclient := testpb.NewTestServiceClient(rrcc)
-
-	// Confirm we are connected to the server
-	if res, err := rrclient.UnaryCall(ctx, &testpb.SimpleRequest{}); err != nil || res.Username != one {
-		t.Fatalf("UnaryCall(_) = %v, %v; want {Username: %q}, nil", res, err, one)
-	}
-
-	// Remove all addresses.
-	rrr.UpdateState(resolver.State{})
-
-	// Confirm several new RPCs succeed on pick first.
-	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
-		if _, err := pfclient.UnaryCall(ctx, &testpb.SimpleRequest{}); err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("UnaryCall(_) = _, %v; want _, nil", err)
-		}
-		time.Sleep(5 * time.Millisecond)
-	}
-
-	// Confirm several new RPCs succeed on round robin.
-	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
-		if _, err := pfclient.UnaryCall(ctx, &testpb.SimpleRequest{}); err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("UnaryCall(_) = _, %v; want _, nil", err)
-		}
-		time.Sleep(5 * time.Millisecond)
-	}
-}
-
 func (s) TestWaitForReady(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
 	defer cancel()

test/pickfirst_test.go

@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ import (
 
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/connectivity"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials/insecure"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/internal/channelz"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/internal/stubserver"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/peer"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/resolver"
@@ -43,6 +45,11 @@ const pickFirstServiceConfig = `{"loadBalancingConfig": [{"pick_first":{}}]}`
 // with service config specifying the use of the pick_first LB policy.
 func setupPickFirst(t *testing.T, backendCount int, opts ...grpc.DialOption) (*grpc.ClientConn, *manual.Resolver, []*stubserver.StubServer) {
 	t.Helper()
+
+	// Initialize channelz. Used to determine pending RPC count.
+	czCleanup := channelz.NewChannelzStorageForTesting()
+	t.Cleanup(func() { czCleanupWrapper(czCleanup, t) })
+
 	r := manual.NewBuilderWithScheme("whatever")
 
 	backends := make([]*stubserver.StubServer, backendCount)
@@ -258,3 +265,70 @@ func (s) TestPickFirst_AddressesRemoved(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 }
+
+// TestPickFirst_NewAddressWhileBlocking tests the case where pick_first is
+// configured on a channel, things are working as expected and then a resolver
+// updates removes all addresses. An RPC attempted at this point in time will be
+// blocked because there are no valid backends. This test verifies that when new
+// backends are added, the RPC is able to complete.
+func (s) TestPickFirst_NewAddressWhileBlocking(t *testing.T) {
+	cc, r, backends := setupPickFirst(t, 2)
+	addrs := backendsToAddrs(backends)
+	r.UpdateState(resolver.State{Addresses: addrs})
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), defaultTestTimeout)
+	defer cancel()
+	if err := checkPickFirst(ctx, cc, addrs[0].Addr); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// Send a resolver update with no addresses. This should push the channel into
+	// TransientFailure.
+	r.UpdateState(resolver.State{})
+	for state := cc.GetState(); state != connectivity.TransientFailure; state = cc.GetState() {
+		if !cc.WaitForStateChange(ctx, state) {
+			t.Fatalf("timeout waiting for state change. got %v; want %v", state, connectivity.TransientFailure)
+		}
+	}
+
+	doneCh := make(chan struct{})
+	client := testpb.NewTestServiceClient(cc)
+	go func() {
+		// The channel is currently in TransientFailure and this RPC will block
+		// until the channel becomes Ready, which will only happen when we push a
+		// resolver update with a valid backend address.
+		if _, err := client.EmptyCall(ctx, &testpb.Empty{}, grpc.WaitForReady(true)); err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("EmptyCall() = %v, want <nil>", err)
+		}
+		close(doneCh)
+	}()
+
+	// Make sure that there is one pending RPC on the ClientConn before attempting
+	// to push new addresses through the name resolver. If we don't do this, the
+	// resolver update can happen before the above goroutine gets to make the RPC.
+	for {
+		if err := ctx.Err(); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		tcs, _ := channelz.GetTopChannels(0, 0)
+		if len(tcs) != 1 {
+			t.Fatalf("there should only be one top channel, not %d", len(tcs))
+		}
+		started := tcs[0].ChannelData.CallsStarted
+		completed := tcs[0].ChannelData.CallsSucceeded + tcs[0].ChannelData.CallsFailed
+		if (started - completed) == 1 {
+			break
+		}
+		time.Sleep(defaultTestShortTimeout)
+	}
+
+	// Send a resolver update with a valid backend to push the channel to Ready
+	// and unblock the above RPC.
+	r.UpdateState(resolver.State{Addresses: []resolver.Address{{Addr: backends[0].Address}}})
+
+	select {
+	case <-ctx.Done():
+		t.Fatal("Timeout when waiting for blocked RPC to complete")
+	case <-doneCh:
+	}
+}