fix(ha-wal-replication): apply_wal_entry must not own the WAL CRC chain (bug-778)

On the standby replicated-apply path, ha_apply_single_entry wrote the entry via
persist_wal_write_replicated (which correctly set the self-computed CRC chain
link p->last_crc), then called apply_wal_entry with a SYNTHETIC header whose
crc=0. apply_wal_entry's `p->last_crc = hdr->crc` clobbered the chain link with
0, so every subsequent replicated write stamped prev_crc=0 on disk. The on-disk
CRC chain broke at the second replicated entry — invisible while live (standbys
serve in-memory state) but fatal on COLD RESTART: replay hit the break, returned
RECOVER_TRUNCATED, recovered only the config prefix, and lost all committed jobs
(joblist=0). The sticky truncated verdict then drove a promotion-fence
availability wedge (bug-777) when every survivor was truncated.

Fix — single ownership of the WAL header + CRC chain:
- apply_wal_entry is now LOGICAL entity-restore only: signature
  (p, type, lsn, payload, payload_len); no header. It advances the current_lsn
  high-water (monotonic) but NEVER touches p->last_crc.
- The physical layer is the sole owner of the CRC chain: persist_wal_write_-
  replicated on the live path, replay_wal/persist_recover on recovery.
- ha_apply_single_entry drops the fabricated header and passes entry fields
  directly. The persist_recover replay caller is updated to the new signature.

Verified: new RED->GREEN test test_replicated_apply_chain_survives_cold_restart
(drives the real ha_apply_wal_catchup_entry path, cold-replays -> RECOVER_CLEAN,
all N recovered); controller suite 0 failures; 3-node rolling-SIGKILL soak on a
real ext2/3 fs now passes 5/5 (was wedge+loss at round 3); full cold restart
recovers all 6 committed jobs (was 0) with CLEAN verdicts and a normal election.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
This commit is contained in:
Rongsong Shen 2026-06-19 14:12:53 +00:00
parent 276e26c37b
commit 64ab210cbf
7 changed files with 136 additions and 45 deletions

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@ -1302,49 +1302,60 @@ int persist_load_snapshot(persist_t *p, const char *path, uint64_t lsn)
*
* Returns 0 on success (including skip for checkpoint / unknown types),
* negative errno on error (NULL args, oversized payload). */
int apply_wal_entry(persist_t* p, const wal_entry_hdr_t* hdr, const void* payload)
int apply_wal_entry(persist_t* p, uint32_t type, uint64_t lsn,
const void* payload, uint32_t payload_len)
{
if (!p || !hdr)
if (!p)
return -EINVAL;
/* Reject oversized payloads BEFORE any allocation */
if (hdr->payload_len > MAX_WAL_PAYLOAD_BYTES) {
if (payload_len > MAX_WAL_PAYLOAD_BYTES) {
ERROR("apply_wal_entry: payload_len %u exceeds MAX_WAL_PAYLOAD_BYTES %u",
hdr->payload_len, MAX_WAL_PAYLOAD_BYTES);
payload_len, MAX_WAL_PAYLOAD_BYTES);
return -EMSGSIZE;
}
/* LOGICAL entity restore ONLY. The on-disk WAL header, the CRC chain
* (p->last_crc), and current_lsn are owned exclusively by the physical
* layer — persist_wal_write_replicated on the live replicated path, and
* replay_wal/persist_recover on recovery. This function MUST NOT touch
* them. (bug-778: it previously set p->last_crc from a synthetic crc=0
* header, breaking the on-disk CRC chain and cold-restart recovery.) */
/* WAL_CHECKPOINT (100) is a local-only marker — standbys never receive it
* via replication. Skip silently; do NOT advance LSN. */
if (hdr->type == WAL_CHECKPOINT)
* via replication. Skip silently. */
if (type == WAL_CHECKPOINT)
return 0;
/* Unknown types above WAL_ENTRY_TYPE_MAX: log WARN and skip for forward
* compatibility — an older controller can boot on WAL written by a newer
* one without hard-failing on unrecognised entry types. */
if (hdr->type > WAL_ENTRY_TYPE_MAX) {
if (type > WAL_ENTRY_TYPE_MAX) {
WARN("apply_wal_entry: unknown type %u > WAL_ENTRY_TYPE_MAX %u"
" (lsn=%" PRIu64 ") — skipping for forward compatibility",
hdr->type, WAL_ENTRY_TYPE_MAX, hdr->lsn);
type, WAL_ENTRY_TYPE_MAX, lsn);
return 0;
}
/* Advance LSN chain: track the highest replicated LSN seen. */
/* Advance the current_lsn high-water (monotonic, idempotent). This is a
* write-cursor high-water that is safe to bump from multiple paths. The
* CRC chain link (p->last_crc) is deliberately NOT touched here — it has a
* single owner: the physical writer (persist_wal_write_replicated) and
* replay (persist_recover). (bug-778) */
pthread_mutex_lock(&p->lock);
if (hdr->lsn + 1 > p->current_lsn)
p->current_lsn = hdr->lsn + 1;
p->last_crc = hdr->crc;
if (lsn + 1 > p->current_lsn)
p->current_lsn = lsn + 1;
pthread_mutex_unlock(&p->lock);
if (!p->cluster)
return 0; /* unit tests without a full cluster — skip entity restore */
switch (hdr->type) {
switch (type) {
case WAL_JOB_SUBMIT:
/* Payload: Cap'n Proto serialized xce_job_t. Thread the entry LSN
* through so the restored job is tagged for the egress watermark
* (ha-convergence-recovery 3.3). */
restore_job(p->cluster, 0, payload, hdr->payload_len, hdr->lsn);
restore_job(p->cluster, 0, payload, payload_len, lsn);
break;
case WAL_JOB_START:
@ -1357,7 +1368,7 @@ int apply_wal_entry(persist_t* p, const wal_entry_hdr_t* hdr, const void* payloa
case WAL_JOB_PREASON:
case WAL_JOB_RUSAGE:
/* Payload: wal_jobstate_t {jobid, state} */
if (hdr->payload_len >= sizeof(wal_jobstate_t)) {
if (payload_len >= sizeof(wal_jobstate_t)) {
const wal_jobstate_t* js = (const wal_jobstate_t*)payload;
restore_job_state(p->cluster, js->jobid, js->state);
}
@ -1365,13 +1376,13 @@ int apply_wal_entry(persist_t* p, const wal_entry_hdr_t* hdr, const void* payloa
case WAL_WORKER_CTRL:
/* Payload: [uint32_t detail][capnp worker] */
if (hdr->payload_len > WORKER_WAL_HDR_SIZE)
worker_from_capnp(p->cluster, payload, hdr->payload_len);
if (payload_len > WORKER_WAL_HDR_SIZE)
worker_from_capnp(p->cluster, payload, payload_len);
break;
case WAL_QUEUE_CTRL:
/* Payload: [wal_queuehdr_t][name NUL-terminated] */
if (hdr->payload_len > sizeof(wal_queuehdr_t)) {
if (payload_len > sizeof(wal_queuehdr_t)) {
const wal_queuehdr_t* qh = (const wal_queuehdr_t*)payload;
const char* name = (const char*)(payload + sizeof(wal_queuehdr_t));
restore_queue_state(p->cluster, name, qh->status);
@ -1380,8 +1391,8 @@ int apply_wal_entry(persist_t* p, const wal_entry_hdr_t* hdr, const void* payloa
case WAL_NOOP:
/* Internal promotion no-op: empty payload, no entity restore, no
* hooks. The common-path current_lsn advance (above) is its only
* effect — recognised explicitly here rather than via default. */
* hooks. current_lsn is advanced by the physical layer (writer /
* replay), not here — recognised explicitly rather than via default. */
break;
default:
@ -1581,8 +1592,10 @@ static int replay_wal(persist_t* p, uint64_t from_lsn,
continue;
}
/* Apply the entry (P0 stub: no-op) */
apply_wal_entry(p, &hdr, payload);
/* Logical entity restore. The CRC chain + current_lsn are owned by
* this replay loop (current_lsn advanced below; last_crc at line
* ~1601), not by apply_wal_entry. */
apply_wal_entry(p, hdr.type, hdr.lsn, payload, hdr.payload_len);
free(payload);
/* Advance current_lsn to one past this entry */