[release-21.0] Fix to prevent stopping buffering prematurely (#17013) (…

…#17205)

Signed-off-by: Manan Gupta <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: vitess-bot[bot] <108069721+vitess-bot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>

go/test/endtoend/reparent/newfeaturetest/reparent_test.go

@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ package newfeaturetest
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"sync"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
@@ -177,3 +179,63 @@ func TestERSWithWriteInPromoteReplica(t *testing.T) {
 	_, err := utils.Ers(clusterInstance, tablets[3], "60s", "30s")
 	require.NoError(t, err, "ERS should not fail even if there is a sidecardb change")
 }
+
+func TestBufferingWithMultipleDisruptions(t *testing.T) {
+	defer cluster.PanicHandler(t)
+	clusterInstance := utils.SetupShardedReparentCluster(t, "semi_sync")
+	defer utils.TeardownCluster(clusterInstance)
+
+	// Stop all VTOrc instances, so that they don't interfere with the test.
+	for _, vtorc := range clusterInstance.VTOrcProcesses {
+		err := vtorc.TearDown()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+	}
+
+	// Start by reparenting all the shards to the first tablet.
+	keyspace := clusterInstance.Keyspaces[0]
+	shards := keyspace.Shards
+	for _, shard := range shards {
+		err := clusterInstance.VtctldClientProcess.PlannedReparentShard(keyspace.Name, shard.Name, shard.Vttablets[0].Alias)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+	}
+
+	// We simulate start of external reparent or a PRS where the healthcheck update from the tablet gets lost in transit
+	// to vtgate by just setting the primary read only. This is also why we needed to shutdown all VTOrcs, so that they don't
+	// fix this.
+	utils.RunSQL(context.Background(), t, "set global read_only=1", shards[0].Vttablets[0])
+	utils.RunSQL(context.Background(), t, "set global read_only=1", shards[1].Vttablets[0])
+
+	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
+	rowCount := 10
+	vtParams := clusterInstance.GetVTParams(keyspace.Name)
+	// We now spawn writes for a bunch of go routines.
+	// The ones going to shard 1 and shard 2 should block, since
+	// they're in the midst of a reparenting operation (as seen by the buffering code).
+	for i := 1; i <= rowCount; i++ {
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func(i int) {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			conn, err := mysql.Connect(context.Background(), &vtParams)
+			if err != nil {
+				return
+			}
+			defer conn.Close()
+			_, err = conn.ExecuteFetch(utils.GetInsertQuery(i), 0, false)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+		}(i)
+	}
+
+	// Now, run a PRS call on the last shard. This shouldn't unbuffer the queries that are buffered for shards 1 and 2
+	// since the disruption on the two shards hasn't stopped.
+	err := clusterInstance.VtctldClientProcess.PlannedReparentShard(keyspace.Name, shards[2].Name, shards[2].Vttablets[1].Alias)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	// We wait a second just to make sure the PRS changes are processed by the buffering logic in vtgate.
+	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
+	// Finally, we'll now make the 2 shards healthy again by running PRS.
+	err = clusterInstance.VtctldClientProcess.PlannedReparentShard(keyspace.Name, shards[0].Name, shards[0].Vttablets[1].Alias)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	err = clusterInstance.VtctldClientProcess.PlannedReparentShard(keyspace.Name, shards[1].Name, shards[1].Vttablets[1].Alias)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	// Wait for all the writes to have succeeded.
+	wg.Wait()
+}

go/test/endtoend/reparent/utils/utils.go

@@ -74,6 +74,53 @@ func SetupRangeBasedCluster(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T) *cluster.LocalPro
 	return setupCluster(ctx, t, ShardName, []string{cell1}, []int{2}, "semi_sync")
 }
 
+// SetupShardedReparentCluster is used to setup a sharded cluster for testing
+func SetupShardedReparentCluster(t *testing.T, durability string) *cluster.LocalProcessCluster {
+	clusterInstance := cluster.NewCluster(cell1, Hostname)
+	// Start topo server
+	err := clusterInstance.StartTopo()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	clusterInstance.VtTabletExtraArgs = append(clusterInstance.VtTabletExtraArgs,
+		"--lock_tables_timeout", "5s",
+		// Fast health checks help find corner cases.
+		"--health_check_interval", "1s",
+		"--track_schema_versions=true",
+		"--queryserver_enable_online_ddl=false")
+	clusterInstance.VtGateExtraArgs = append(clusterInstance.VtGateExtraArgs,
+		"--enable_buffer",
+		// Long timeout in case failover is slow.
+		"--buffer_window", "10m",
+		"--buffer_max_failover_duration", "10m",
+		"--buffer_min_time_between_failovers", "20m",
+	)
+
+	// Start keyspace
+	keyspace := &cluster.Keyspace{
+		Name:             KeyspaceName,
+		SchemaSQL:        sqlSchema,
+		VSchema:          `{"sharded": true, "vindexes": {"hash_index": {"type": "hash"}}, "tables": {"vt_insert_test": {"column_vindexes": [{"column": "id", "name": "hash_index"}]}}}`,
+		DurabilityPolicy: durability,
+	}
+	err = clusterInstance.StartKeyspace(*keyspace, []string{"-40", "40-80", "80-"}, 2, false)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Start Vtgate
+	err = clusterInstance.StartVtgate()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	return clusterInstance
+}
+
+// GetInsertQuery returns a built insert query to insert a row.
+func GetInsertQuery(idx int) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(insertSQL, idx, idx)
+}
+
+// GetSelectionQuery returns a built selection query read the data.
+func GetSelectionQuery() string {
+	return `select * from vt_insert_test`
+}
+
 // TeardownCluster is used to teardown the reparent cluster. When
 // run in a CI environment -- which is considered true when the
 // "CI" env variable is set to "true" -- the teardown also removes

go/vt/discovery/fake_healthcheck.go

@@ -172,6 +172,21 @@ func (fhc *FakeHealthCheck) SetTabletType(tablet *topodatapb.Tablet, tabletType
 	item.ts.Target.TabletType = tabletType
 }
 
+// SetPrimaryTimestamp sets the primary timestamp for the given tablet
+func (fhc *FakeHealthCheck) SetPrimaryTimestamp(tablet *topodatapb.Tablet, timestamp int64) {
+	if fhc.ch == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	fhc.mu.Lock()
+	defer fhc.mu.Unlock()
+	key := TabletToMapKey(tablet)
+	item, isPresent := fhc.items[key]
+	if !isPresent {
+		return
+	}
+	item.ts.PrimaryTermStartTime = timestamp
+}
+
 // Unsubscribe is not implemented.
 func (fhc *FakeHealthCheck) Unsubscribe(c chan *TabletHealth) {
 }

go/vt/discovery/keyspace_events.go

@@ -178,8 +178,12 @@ func (kss *keyspaceState) beingResharded(currentShard string) bool {
 }
 
 type shardState struct {
-	target               *querypb.Target
-	serving              bool
+	target  *querypb.Target
+	serving bool
+	// waitForReparent is used to tell the keyspace event watcher
+	// that this shard should be marked serving only after a reparent
+	// operation has succeeded.
+	waitForReparent      bool
 	externallyReparented int64
 	currentPrimary       *topodatapb.TabletAlias
 }
@@ -368,8 +372,34 @@ func (kss *keyspaceState) onHealthCheck(th *TabletHealth) {
 	// if the shard went from serving to not serving, or the other way around, the keyspace
 	// is undergoing an availability event
 	if sstate.serving != th.Serving {
-		sstate.serving = th.Serving
 		kss.consistent = false
+		switch {
+		case th.Serving && sstate.waitForReparent:
+			// While waiting for a reparent, if we receive a serving primary,
+			// we should check if the primary term start time is greater than the externally reparented time.
+			// We mark the shard serving only if it is. This is required so that we don't prematurely stop
+			// buffering for PRS, or TabletExternallyReparented, after seeing a serving healthcheck from the
+			// same old primary tablet that has already been turned read-only.
+			if th.PrimaryTermStartTime > sstate.externallyReparented {
+				sstate.waitForReparent = false
+				sstate.serving = true
+			}
+		case th.Serving && !sstate.waitForReparent:
+			sstate.serving = true
+		case !th.Serving:
+			sstate.serving = false
+		}
+	}
+	if !th.Serving {
+		// Once we have seen a non-serving primary healthcheck, there is no need for us to explicitly wait
+		// for a reparent to happen. We use waitForReparent to ensure that we don't prematurely stop
+		// buffering when we receive a serving healthcheck from the primary that is being demoted.
+		// However, if we receive a non-serving check, then we know that we won't receive any more serving
+		// health checks until reparent finishes. Specifically, this helps us when PRS fails, but
+		// stops gracefully because the new candidate couldn't get caught up in time. In this case, we promote
+		// the previous primary back. Without turning off waitForReparent here, we wouldn't be able to stop
+		// buffering for that case.
+		sstate.waitForReparent = false
 	}
 
 	// if the primary for this shard has been externally reparented, we're undergoing a failover,
@@ -784,3 +814,36 @@ func (kew *KeyspaceEventWatcher) WaitForConsistentKeyspaces(ctx context.Context,
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+// MarkShardNotServing marks the given shard not serving.
+// We use this when we start buffering for a given shard. This helps
+// coordinate between the sharding logic and the keyspace event watcher.
+// We take in a boolean as well to tell us whether this error is because
+// a reparent is ongoing. If it is, we also mark the shard to wait for a reparent.
+// The return argument is whether the shard was found and marked not serving successfully or not.
+func (kew *KeyspaceEventWatcher) MarkShardNotServing(ctx context.Context, keyspace string, shard string, isReparentErr bool) bool {
+	kss := kew.getKeyspaceStatus(ctx, keyspace)
+	if kss == nil {
+		// Only happens if the keyspace was deleted.
+		return false
+	}
+	kss.mu.Lock()
+	defer kss.mu.Unlock()
+	sstate := kss.shards[shard]
+	if sstate == nil {
+		// This only happens if the shard is deleted, or if
+		// the keyspace event watcher hasn't seen the shard at all.
+		return false
+	}
+	// Mark the keyspace inconsistent and the shard not serving.
+	kss.consistent = false
+	sstate.serving = false
+	if isReparentErr {
+		// If the error was triggered because a reparent operation has started.
+		// We mark the shard to wait for a reparent to finish before marking it serving.
+		// This is required to prevent premature stopping of buffering if we receive
+		// a serving healthcheck from a primary that is being demoted.
+		sstate.waitForReparent = true
+	}
+	return true
+}