Fix PromoteReplica call in ERS

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

@@ -157,3 +157,23 @@ func TestChangeTypeWithoutSemiSync(t *testing.T) {
 	err = clusterInstance.VtctldClientProcess.ExecuteCommand("ChangeTabletType", replica.Alias, "replica")
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 }
+
+// TestERSWithWriteInPromoteReplica tests that ERS doesn't fail even if there is a
+// write that happens when PromoteReplica is called.
+func TestERSWithWriteInPromoteReplica(t *testing.T) {
+	defer cluster.PanicHandler(t)
+	clusterInstance := utils.SetupReparentCluster(t, "semi_sync")
+	defer utils.TeardownCluster(clusterInstance)
+	tablets := clusterInstance.Keyspaces[0].Shards[0].Vttablets
+	utils.ConfirmReplication(t, tablets[0], []*cluster.Vttablet{tablets[1], tablets[2], tablets[3]})
+
+	// Drop a table so that when sidecardb changes are checked, we run a DML query.
+	utils.RunSQLs(context.Background(), t, []string{
+		"set sql_log_bin=0",
+		`SET @@global.super_read_only=0`,
+		`DROP TABLE _vt.heartbeat`,
+		"set sql_log_bin=1",
+	}, tablets[3])
+	_, err := utils.Ers(clusterInstance, tablets[3], "60s", "30s")
+	require.NoError(t, err, "ERS should not fail even if there is a sidecard db change")
+}

go/vt/vtctl/reparentutil/emergency_reparenter.go

@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ func (erp *EmergencyReparenter) reparentShardLocked(ctx context.Context, ev *eve
 	// Since the new primary tablet belongs to the validCandidateTablets list, we no longer need any additional constraint checks
 
 	// Final step is to promote our primary candidate
-	err = erp.promoteNewPrimary(ctx, ev, newPrimary, opts, tabletMap, stoppedReplicationSnapshot.statusMap)
+	_, err = erp.reparentReplicas(ctx, ev, newPrimary, tabletMap, stoppedReplicationSnapshot.statusMap, opts, false /* intermediateReparent */)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ func (erp *EmergencyReparenter) promoteIntermediateSource(
 
 	// we reparent all the other valid tablets to start replication from our new source
 	// we wait for all the replicas so that we can choose a better candidate from the ones that started replication later
-	reachableTablets, err := erp.reparentReplicas(ctx, ev, source, validTabletMap, statusMap, opts, true /* waitForAllReplicas */, false /* populateReparentJournal */)
+	reachableTablets, err := erp.reparentReplicas(ctx, ev, source, validTabletMap, statusMap, opts, true /* intermediateReparent */)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -487,8 +487,7 @@ func (erp *EmergencyReparenter) reparentReplicas(
 	tabletMap map[string]*topo.TabletInfo,
 	statusMap map[string]*replicationdatapb.StopReplicationStatus,
 	opts EmergencyReparentOptions,
-	waitForAllReplicas bool,
-	populateReparentJournal bool,
+	intermediateReparent bool,
 ) ([]*topodatapb.Tablet, error) {
 
 	var (
@@ -497,6 +496,8 @@ func (erp *EmergencyReparenter) reparentReplicas(
 	)
 
 	replCtx, replCancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), opts.WaitReplicasTimeout)
+	primaryCtx, primaryCancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), topo.RemoteOperationTimeout)
+	defer primaryCancel()
 
 	event.DispatchUpdate(ev, "reparenting all tablets")
 
@@ -518,13 +519,26 @@ func (erp *EmergencyReparenter) reparentReplicas(
 	rec := concurrency.AllErrorRecorder{}
 
 	handlePrimary := func(alias string, tablet *topodatapb.Tablet) error {
-		position, err := erp.tmc.PrimaryPosition(replCtx, tablet)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		if populateReparentJournal {
+		if !intermediateReparent {
+			var position string
+			var err error
+			if ev.ShardInfo.PrimaryAlias == nil {
+				erp.logger.Infof("setting up %v as new primary for an uninitialized cluster", alias)
+				// we call InitPrimary when the PrimaryAlias in the ShardInfo is empty. This happens when we have an uninitialized cluster.
+				position, err = erp.tmc.InitPrimary(primaryCtx, tablet, SemiSyncAckers(opts.durability, tablet) > 0)
+			} else {
+				erp.logger.Infof("starting promotion for the new primary - %v", alias)
+				// we call PromoteReplica which changes the tablet type, fixes the semi-sync, set the primary to read-write and flushes the binlogs
+				position, err = erp.tmc.PromoteReplica(primaryCtx, tablet, SemiSyncAckers(opts.durability, tablet) > 0)
+			}
+			if err != nil {
+				return vterrors.Wrapf(err, "primary-elect tablet %v failed to be upgraded to primary: %v", alias, err)
+			}
 			erp.logger.Infof("populating reparent journal on new primary %v", alias)
-			return erp.tmc.PopulateReparentJournal(replCtx, tablet, now, opts.lockAction, newPrimaryTablet.Alias, position)
+			err = erp.tmc.PopulateReparentJournal(primaryCtx, tablet, now, opts.lockAction, tablet.Alias, position)
+			if err != nil {
+				return vterrors.Wrapf(err, "failed to PopulateReparentJournal on primary: %v", err)
+			}
 		}
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -559,8 +573,8 @@ func (erp *EmergencyReparenter) reparentReplicas(
 		replicaMutex.Unlock()
 
 		// Signal that at least one goroutine succeeded to SetReplicationSource.
-		// We do this only when we do not want to wait for all the replicas
-		if !waitForAllReplicas {
+		// We do this only when we do not want to wait for all the replicas.
+		if !intermediateReparent {
 			replSuccessCancel()
 		}
 	}
@@ -594,10 +608,10 @@ func (erp *EmergencyReparenter) reparentReplicas(
 
 	primaryErr := handlePrimary(topoproto.TabletAliasString(newPrimaryTablet.Alias), newPrimaryTablet)
 	if primaryErr != nil {
-		erp.logger.Warningf("primary failed to PopulateReparentJournal")
+		erp.logger.Errorf("failed to promote %s to primary", topoproto.TabletAliasString(newPrimaryTablet.Alias))
 		replCancel()
 
-		return nil, vterrors.Wrapf(primaryErr, "failed to PopulateReparentJournal on primary: %v", primaryErr)
+		return nil, vterrors.Wrapf(primaryErr, "failed to promote %v to primary: %v", topoproto.TabletAliasString(newPrimaryTablet.Alias), primaryErr)
 	}
 
 	// We should only cancel the context that all the replicas are using when they are done.
@@ -709,36 +723,6 @@ func (erp *EmergencyReparenter) identifyPrimaryCandidate(
 	return nil, vterrors.Errorf(vtrpc.Code_INTERNAL, "unreachable - did not find a valid primary candidate even though the valid candidate list was non-empty")
 }
 
-func (erp *EmergencyReparenter) promoteNewPrimary(
-	ctx context.Context,
-	ev *events.Reparent,
-	newPrimary *topodatapb.Tablet,
-	opts EmergencyReparentOptions,
-	tabletMap map[string]*topo.TabletInfo,
-	statusMap map[string]*replicationdatapb.StopReplicationStatus,
-) error {
-	var err error
-	if ev.ShardInfo.PrimaryAlias == nil {
-		erp.logger.Infof("setting up %v as new primary for an uninitialized cluster", newPrimary.Alias)
-		// we call InitPrimary when the PrimaryAlias in the ShardInfo is empty. This happens when we have an uninitialized cluster.
-		_, err = erp.tmc.InitPrimary(ctx, newPrimary, SemiSyncAckers(opts.durability, newPrimary) > 0)
-	} else {
-		erp.logger.Infof("starting promotion for the new primary - %v", newPrimary.Alias)
-		// we call PromoteReplica which changes the tablet type, fixes the semi-sync, set the primary to read-write and flushes the binlogs
-		_, err = erp.tmc.PromoteReplica(ctx, newPrimary, SemiSyncAckers(opts.durability, newPrimary) > 0)
-	}
-	if err != nil {
-		return vterrors.Wrapf(err, "primary-elect tablet %v failed to be upgraded to primary: %v", newPrimary.Alias, err)
-	}
-	// we now reparent all the replicas to the new primary we have promoted.
-	// Here we do not need to wait for all the replicas, We can finish early when even 1 succeeds.
-	_, err = erp.reparentReplicas(ctx, ev, newPrimary, tabletMap, statusMap, opts, false /* waitForAllReplicas */, true /* populateReparentJournal */)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 // filterValidCandidates filters valid tablets, keeping only the ones which can successfully be promoted without any constraint failures and can make forward progress on being promoted
 func (erp *EmergencyReparenter) filterValidCandidates(validTablets []*topodatapb.Tablet, tabletsReachable []*topodatapb.Tablet, prevPrimary *topodatapb.Tablet, opts EmergencyReparentOptions) ([]*topodatapb.Tablet, error) {
 	var restrictedValidTablets []*topodatapb.Tablet