balancer.go

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package weightedroundrobin

import (
	"context"
	"encoding/json"
	"errors"
	"fmt"
	"sync"
	"sync/atomic"
	"time"
	"unsafe"

	"google.golang.org/grpc/balancer"
	"google.golang.org/grpc/balancer/base"
	"google.golang.org/grpc/balancer/weightedroundrobin/internal"
	"google.golang.org/grpc/connectivity"
	"google.golang.org/grpc/internal/grpclog"
	"google.golang.org/grpc/orca"
	"google.golang.org/grpc/resolver"
	"google.golang.org/grpc/serviceconfig"

	v3orcapb "github.com/cncf/xds/go/xds/data/orca/v3"
)

// Name is the name of the weighted round robin balancer.
const Name = "weighted_round_robin_experimental"

func init() {
	balancer.Register(bb{})
}

type bb struct{}

func (bb) Build(cc balancer.ClientConn, bOpts balancer.BuildOptions) balancer.Balancer {
	b := &wrrBalancer{
		cc:                cc,
		subConns:          resolver.NewAddressMap(),
		csEvltr:           &balancer.ConnectivityStateEvaluator{},
		scMap:             make(map[balancer.SubConn]*weightedSubConn),
		connectivityState: connectivity.Connecting,
	}
	b.logger = prefixLogger(b)
	b.logger.Infof("Created")
	b.regeneratePicker()
	return b
}

func (bb) ParseConfig(js json.RawMessage) (serviceconfig.LoadBalancingConfig, error) {
	lbCfg := &lbConfig{
		// Default values as documented in A58.
		OOBReportingPeriod:     10 * time.Second,
		BlackoutPeriod:         10 * time.Second,
		WeightExpirationPeriod: 3 * time.Minute,
		WeightUpdatePeriod:     time.Second,
	}
	if err := json.Unmarshal(js, lbCfg); err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("wrr: unable to unmarshal LB policy config: %s, error: %v", string(js), err)
	}

	if lbCfg.ErrorUtilizationPenalty < 0 {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("wrr: errorUtilizationPenalty must be non-negative")
	}

	// For easier comparisons later, ensure the OOB reporting period is unset
	// (0s) when OOB reports are disabled.
	if !lbCfg.EnableOOBLoadReport {
		lbCfg.OOBReportingPeriod = 0
	}

	// Impose lower bound of 100ms on weightUpdatePeriod.
	if !internal.AllowAnyWeightUpdatePeriod && lbCfg.WeightUpdatePeriod < 100*time.Millisecond {
		lbCfg.WeightUpdatePeriod = 100 * time.Millisecond
	}

	return lbCfg, nil
}

func (bb) Name() string {
	return Name
}

type wrrBalancer struct {
	cc     balancer.ClientConn
	logger *grpclog.PrefixLogger

	// The following fields are only accessed on calls into the LB policy, and
	// do not need a mutex.
	cfg               *lbConfig            // active config
	subConns          *resolver.AddressMap // active weightedSubConns mapped by address
	scMap             map[balancer.SubConn]*weightedSubConn
	connectivityState connectivity.State // aggregate state
	csEvltr           *balancer.ConnectivityStateEvaluator
	resolverErr       error // the last error reported by the resolver; cleared on successful resolution
	connErr           error // the last connection error; cleared upon leaving TransientFailure
	stopPicker        func()
}

func (b *wrrBalancer) UpdateClientConnState(ccs balancer.ClientConnState) error {
	b.logger.Infof("UpdateCCS: %v", ccs)
	b.resolverErr = nil
	cfg, ok := ccs.BalancerConfig.(*lbConfig)
	if !ok {
		return fmt.Errorf("wrr: received nil or illegal BalancerConfig: %v", ccs.BalancerConfig)
	}

	b.cfg = cfg
	b.updateAddressesLocked(ccs.ResolverState.Addresses)

	if len(ccs.ResolverState.Addresses) == 0 {
		b.ResolverError(errors.New("resolver produced zero addresses")) // will call regeneratePicker
		return balancer.ErrBadResolverState
	}

	// Regenerate & send picker.
	b.regeneratePicker()

	return nil
}

func (b *wrrBalancer) updateAddressesLocked(addrs []resolver.Address) {
	addrsSet := resolver.NewAddressMap()

	// Loop through new addresses
	for _, addr := range addrs {
		if _, ok := addrsSet.Get(addr); ok {
			// Redundant address; skip.
			continue
		}
		addrsSet.Set(addr, nil)

		var wsc *weightedSubConn
		wsci, ok := b.subConns.Get(addr)
		if ok {
			wsc = wsci.(*weightedSubConn)
		} else {
			// addr is a new address (not existing in b.subConns).
			sc, err := b.cc.NewSubConn([]resolver.Address{addr}, balancer.NewSubConnOptions{})
			if err != nil {
				b.logger.Warningf("wrr: failed to create new SubConn: %v", err)
				continue
			}
			wsc = &weightedSubConn{
				SubConn:           sc,
				logger:            b.logger,
				connectivityState: connectivity.Idle,
			}
			b.subConns.Set(addr, wsc)
			b.scMap[sc] = wsc
			b.csEvltr.RecordTransition(connectivity.Shutdown, connectivity.Idle)
			sc.Connect()
		}
		// Update config for existing weightedSubConn or send update for first
		// time to new one.  Ensures an OOB listener is running if needed.
		wsc.updateConfig(b.cfg)
	}
	for _, addr := range b.subConns.Keys() {
		if _, ok := addrsSet.Get(addr); ok {
			// Existing address also in new address list; skip.
			continue
		}
		// addr was removed by resolver.  Remove.
		wsci, _ := b.subConns.Get(addr)
		wsc := wsci.(*weightedSubConn)
		b.cc.RemoveSubConn(wsc.SubConn)
		b.subConns.Delete(addr)
	}
}

func (b *wrrBalancer) ResolverError(err error) {
	b.resolverErr = err
	if b.subConns.Len() == 0 {
		b.connectivityState = connectivity.TransientFailure
	}
	if b.connectivityState != connectivity.TransientFailure {
		// No need to update the picker since no error is being returned.
		return
	}
	b.regeneratePicker()
}

func (b *wrrBalancer) UpdateSubConnState(sc balancer.SubConn, state balancer.SubConnState) {
	wsc := b.scMap[sc]
	if wsc == nil {
		b.logger.Errorf("wrr: got state changes for an unknown SubConn: %p, %v", sc, state)
		return
	}

	cs := state.ConnectivityState

	if cs == connectivity.TransientFailure {
		// Save error to be reported via picker.
		b.connErr = state.ConnectionError
	}

	if cs == connectivity.Shutdown {
		delete(b.scMap, sc)
	}

	oldCS := wsc.updateConnectivityState(cs)
	b.connectivityState = b.csEvltr.RecordTransition(oldCS, cs)

	// Regenerate picker when one of the following happens:
	//  - this sc entered or left ready
	//  - the aggregated state of balancer is TransientFailure
	//    (may need to update error message)
	if (cs == connectivity.Ready) != (oldCS == connectivity.Ready) ||
		b.connectivityState == connectivity.TransientFailure {
		b.regeneratePicker()
	}
}

// Close stops timers that would cause our scheduler to be reupdated
func (b *wrrBalancer) Close() {
	if b.stopPicker != nil {
		b.stopPicker()
		b.stopPicker = nil
	}
	for _, wsc := range b.scMap {
		// Ensure any lingering OOB watchers are stopped.
		wsc.updateConnectivityState(connectivity.Shutdown)
	}
}

// ExitIdle is ignored; we always connect to all backends.
func (b *wrrBalancer) ExitIdle() {}

func (b *wrrBalancer) readySubConns() []*weightedSubConn {
	var ret []*weightedSubConn
	for _, v := range b.subConns.Values() {
		wsc := v.(*weightedSubConn)
		if wsc.connectivityState == connectivity.Ready {
			ret = append(ret, wsc)
		}
	}
	return ret
}

// mergeErrors builds an error from the last connection error and the last
// resolver error.  Must only be called if b.connectivityState is
// TransientFailure.
func (b *wrrBalancer) mergeErrors() error {
	// connErr must always be non-nil unless there are no SubConns, in which
	// case resolverErr must be non-nil.
	if b.connErr == nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("last resolver error: %v", b.resolverErr)
	}
	if b.resolverErr == nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("last connection error: %v", b.connErr)
	}
	return fmt.Errorf("last connection error: %v; last resolver error: %v", b.connErr, b.resolverErr)
}

func (b *wrrBalancer) regeneratePicker() {
	if b.stopPicker != nil {
		b.stopPicker()
		b.stopPicker = nil
	}

	switch b.connectivityState {
	case connectivity.TransientFailure:
		b.cc.UpdateState(balancer.State{
			ConnectivityState: connectivity.TransientFailure,
			Picker:            base.NewErrPicker(b.mergeErrors()),
		})
		return
	case connectivity.Connecting, connectivity.Idle:
		// Idle could happen very briefly if all subconns are Idle and we've
		// asked them to connect but they haven't reported Connecting yet.
		// Report the same as Connecting since this is temporary.
		b.cc.UpdateState(balancer.State{
			ConnectivityState: connectivity.Connecting,
			Picker:            base.NewErrPicker(balancer.ErrNoSubConnAvailable),
		})
		return
	case connectivity.Ready:
		b.connErr = nil
	}

	p := &picker{
		cfg:      b.cfg,
		subConns: b.readySubConns(),
	}
	var ctx context.Context
	ctx, b.stopPicker = context.WithCancel(context.Background())
	p.start(ctx)
	b.cc.UpdateState(balancer.State{
		ConnectivityState: b.connectivityState,
		Picker:            p,
	})
}

type picker struct {
	idx       uint32             // index used indirectly by the scheduler; accessed atomically
	cfg       *lbConfig          // active config when picker created
	subConns  []*weightedSubConn // all READY subconns
	scheduler unsafe.Pointer     // *scheduler; accessed atomically
}

func (p *picker) scWeights() []float64 {
	ws := make([]float64, len(p.subConns), len(p.subConns))
	for i, wsc := range p.subConns {
		ws[i] = wsc.weight(time.Now(), p.cfg.WeightExpirationPeriod, p.cfg.BlackoutPeriod)
	}
	return ws
}

func (p *picker) nextIdx() uint32 {
	return atomic.AddUint32(&p.idx, 1)
}

func (p *picker) regenerateScheduler() {
	newSched := newScheduler(p.scWeights(), p.nextIdx)
	atomic.StorePointer(&p.scheduler, unsafe.Pointer(&newSched))
}

func (p *picker) start(ctx context.Context) {
	p.regenerateScheduler()
	if len(p.subConns) == 1 {
		// No need to regenerate weights with only one backend.
		return
	}
	go func() {
		ticker := time.NewTicker(p.cfg.WeightUpdatePeriod)
		for {
			select {
			case <-ctx.Done():
				return
			case <-ticker.C:
				p.regenerateScheduler()
			}
		}
	}()
}

func (p *picker) Pick(info balancer.PickInfo) (balancer.PickResult, error) {
	sched := *(*scheduler)(atomic.LoadPointer(&p.scheduler))
	pickedSC := p.subConns[sched.nextIndex()]
	pr := balancer.PickResult{SubConn: pickedSC.SubConn}
	if !p.cfg.EnableOOBLoadReport {
		pr.Done = func(info balancer.DoneInfo) {
			if load, ok := info.ServerLoad.(*v3orcapb.OrcaLoadReport); ok && load != nil {
				pickedSC.OnLoadReport(load)
			}
		}
	}
	return pr, nil
}

type weightedSubConn struct {
	balancer.SubConn
	logger *grpclog.PrefixLogger

	// The following fields are only accessed on calls into the LB policy, and
	// do not need a mutex.
	connectivityState connectivity.State
	stopORCAListener  func()

	// The following field are accessed asynchronously and are protected by mu.
	mu            sync.Mutex
	weightVal     float64
	nonEmptySince time.Time
	lastUpdated   time.Time
	cfg           *lbConfig
}

func (w *weightedSubConn) OnLoadReport(load *v3orcapb.OrcaLoadReport) {
	if w.logger.V(2) {
		w.logger.Infof("wrr: received load report for subchannel %v: %v", w.SubConn, load)
	}
	// Update weights of this subchannel according to the reported load
	if load.CpuUtilization == 0 || load.RpsFractional == 0 {
		if w.logger.V(2) {
			w.logger.Infof("wrr: ignoring empty load report for subchannel %v", w.SubConn)
		}
		return
	}

	w.mu.Lock()
	defer w.mu.Unlock()

	errorRate := load.Eps / load.RpsFractional
	w.weightVal = load.RpsFractional / (load.CpuUtilization + errorRate*w.cfg.ErrorUtilizationPenalty)
	if w.logger.V(2) {
		w.logger.Infof("wrr: new weight for subchannel %v: %v", w.SubConn, w.weightVal)
	}

	w.lastUpdated = time.Now()
	if w.nonEmptySince == (time.Time{}) {
		w.nonEmptySince = w.lastUpdated
	}
}

func (w *weightedSubConn) updateConfig(cfg *lbConfig) {
	w.mu.Lock()
	defer w.mu.Unlock()
	oldCfg := w.cfg
	if oldCfg == nil {
		oldCfg = &lbConfig{EnableOOBLoadReport: false}
	}
	w.cfg = cfg
	newPeriod := cfg.OOBReportingPeriod
	if cfg.EnableOOBLoadReport == oldCfg.EnableOOBLoadReport &&
		newPeriod == oldCfg.OOBReportingPeriod {
		// Load reporting wasn't enabled before or after, or load reporting was
		// enabled before and after, and had the same period.  (Note that with
		// load reporting disabled, OOBReportingPeriod is always 0.)
		return
	}
	// (Optionally stop and) start the listener.
	if w.stopORCAListener != nil {
		w.stopORCAListener()
	}
	if !cfg.EnableOOBLoadReport {
		w.stopORCAListener = nil
		return
	}
	w.logger.Infof("Registering listener for %v; %v", w.SubConn, newPeriod)
	opts := orca.OOBListenerOptions{ReportInterval: newPeriod}
	w.stopORCAListener = orca.RegisterOOBListener(w.SubConn, w, opts)
}

func (w *weightedSubConn) updateConnectivityState(cs connectivity.State) connectivity.State {
	w.mu.Lock()
	defer w.mu.Unlock()

	switch cs {
	case connectivity.Idle:
		// Always reconnect when idle.
		w.SubConn.Connect()
	case connectivity.Ready:
		// If we transition back to READY state, restart the blackout period.
		// Note that we cannot guarantee that we will never receive lingering
		// callbacks for backend metric reports from the previous connection
		// after the new connection has been established, but they should be
		// masked by new backend metric reports from the new connection by the
		// time the blackout period ends.
		w.nonEmptySince = time.Time{}
	case connectivity.Shutdown:
		if w.stopORCAListener != nil {
			w.stopORCAListener()
		}
	}

	old := w.connectivityState

	if old == connectivity.TransientFailure &&
		(cs == connectivity.Connecting || cs == connectivity.Idle) {
		// Once a subconn enters TRANSIENT_FAILURE, ignore subsequent IDLE or
		// CONNECTING transitions to prevent the aggregated state from being
		// always CONNECTING when many backends exist but are all down.
		return old
	}

	w.connectivityState = cs

	return old
}

func (w *weightedSubConn) weight(now time.Time, weightExpirationPeriod, blackoutPeriod time.Duration) float64 {
	w.mu.Lock()
	defer w.mu.Unlock()
	// If the most recent update was longer ago than the expiration period,
	// reset nonEmptySince so that we apply the blackout period again if we
	// start getting data again in the future, and return 0.
	if now.Sub(w.lastUpdated) > weightExpirationPeriod {
		w.nonEmptySince = time.Time{}
		return 0
	}
	// If we don't have at least blackoutPeriod worth of data, return 0.
	if blackoutPeriod != 0 && (w.nonEmptySince == (time.Time{}) || now.Sub(w.nonEmptySince) < blackoutPeriod) {
		return 0
	}
	// Otherwise, return the weight.
	return w.weightVal
}