[dnsdist] dnsdist firstAvailable order - apparent bug

Frank Even lists+powerdns.com at elitists.org
Wed Nov 22 23:05:42 UTC 2017


Seems despite sending as text, alignment is an issue.  If needing a
better view of the data, I've tossed it in a gist as well:
https://gist.github.com/dfjkl/1b45f83f8b0fd427191a8d63a0e6aaa5

On Wed, Nov 22, 2017 at 3:51 PM, Frank Even
<lists+powerdns.com at elitists.org> wrote:
> To Whomever May Be Concerned,
>
> In testing dnsdist (version 1.2.0) out on a new system configured with
> the ServerPolicy(firstAvailable), we noticed what seems like a pretty
> big bug.  We've got a lot of nodes servicing anycast addresses,
> converting from named listening on those addresses to just listening
> on the local addresses and then letting dnsdist handle listening on
> the anycast addresses.  In this case, we've got a group of 24 servers
> configured as backends to dnsdist in geographically diverse areas in
> an ordered config serving DNS requests from
> localhost/localcluster/remote systems.  On a local node, my test was
> running a "dig +short @anycastaddr google.com" in a loop.  What we end
> up seeing is that when we kill named on the local system, queries jump
> to the last system in the ordered list.  It does not matter what
> system is there or how latent it is (we tried changing up the
> configuration to different systems), or the order number configured
> (these were tested at 100, 90, and now 9 just to ensure it wasn't an
> error in sorting numbers).  IF we set the last system in the list to
> administratively DOWN, then the ordering works as expected.  When the
> final server in the list is put back in service, queries jump back to
> the very last system in the list until the local named instance is
> brought back up and then queries return there.  Some data below
> demonstrating this:
>
> # Queries going to localhost, first host in the ordered list.
>
>> showServers()
> #   Name                 Address                       State     Qps
>  Qlim Ord Wt    Queries   Drops Drate   Lat Outstanding Pools
> 0                        127.0.0.1:53                     up     1.0
>     0   0  1         68       0   0.0   0.6           0
> 1                        10.3.5.13:53                     up     0.0
>     0   5  1          0       0   0.0   0.0           0
> 2                        10.3.5.14:53                     up     0.0
>     0   5  1          0       0   0.0   0.0           0
> 3                        10.6.3.1:53                      up     0.0
>     0   9  1          0       0   0.0   0.0           0
> 4                        10.6.3.2:53                      up     0.0
>     0   9  1          0       0   0.0   0.0           0
> 5                        10.6.3.3:53                      up     0.0
>     0   9  1          0       0   0.0   0.0           0
> 6                        10.6.3.65:53                     up     0.0
>     0   9  1          0       0   0.0   0.0           0
> 7                        10.6.3.66:53                     up     0.0
>     0   9  1          0       0   0.0   0.0           0
> 8                        10.6.3.67:53                     up     0.0
>     0   9  1          0       0   0.0   0.0           0
> 9                        10.3.8.27:53                     up     0.0
>     0   9  1          0       0   0.0   0.0           0
> 10                       10.3.8.47:53                     up     0.0
>     0   9  1          0       0   0.0   0.0           0
> 11                       10.2.7.15:53                   down     0.0
>     0   9  1          0       0   0.0   0.0           0
> 12                       10.2.7.16:53                   down     0.0
>     0   9  1          0       0   0.0   0.0           0
> 13                       10.2.7.17:53                   down     0.0
>     0   9  1          0       0   0.0   0.0           0
> 14                       10.2.7.18:53                   down     0.0
>     0   9  1          0       0   0.0   0.0           0
> 15                       10.2.7.19:53                   down     0.0
>     0   9  1          0       0   0.0   0.0           0
> 16                       10.2.7.20:53                   down     0.0
>     0   9  1          0       0   0.0   0.0           0
> 17                       10.8.3.2:53                      up     0.0
>     0   9  1          0       0   0.0   0.0           0
> 18                       10.8.3.65:53                     up     0.0
>     0   9  1          0       0   0.0   0.0           0
> 19                       10.8.3.66:53                     up     0.0
>     0   9  1          0       0   0.0   0.0           0
> 20                       10.4.3.1:53                      up     0.0
>     0   9  1          0       0   0.0   0.0           0
> 21                       10.4.3.2:53                      up     0.0
>     0   9  1          0       0   0.0   0.0           0
> 22                       10.4.3.66:53                     up     0.0
>     0   9  1          0       0   0.0   0.0           0
> 23                       10.4.3.65:53                     up     0.0
>     0   9  1          0       0   0.0   0.0           0
> 24                       10.8.3.1:53                      up     0.0
>     0   9  1          0       0   0.0   0.0           0
> All                                                              0.0
>                      68       0
>
> # Dropping local named instance
>
> ~]# service named stop ; dnsdist -c
> Redirecting to /bin/systemctl stop named.service
>> showServers()
> #   Name                 Address                       State     Qps
>  Qlim Ord Wt    Queries   Drops Drate   Lat Outstanding Pools
> 0                        127.0.0.1:53                     up     1.1
>     0   0  1        106       0   0.0   0.5           1
> 1                        10.3.5.13:53                     up     0.0
>     0   5  1          0       0   0.0   0.0           0
> 2                        10.3.5.14:53                     up     0.0
>     0   5  1          0       0   0.0   0.0           0
> 3                        10.6.3.1:53                      up     0.0
>     0   9  1          0       0   0.0   0.0           0
> <snip>
> 22                       10.4.3.66:53                     up     0.0
>     0   9  1          0       0   0.0   0.0           0
> 23                       10.4.3.65:53                     up     0.0
>     0   9  1          0       0   0.0   0.0           0
> 24                       10.8.3.1:53                      up     0.0
>     0   9  1          0       0   0.0   0.0           0
> All                                                              1.0
>                     106       0
>
> # dnsdist drops localhost and local system IP for this system out of rotation.
> # NOTE - queries are now diverted to the last node in the list.  This
> system is ordered higher than node 1, still up and receiving
> # requests happily.  It's also of course less latent since it's one
> hop away.  Yet, we're crossing an ocean here for resolution.
>
>> showServers()
> #   Name                 Address                       State     Qps
>  Qlim Ord Wt    Queries   Drops Drate   Lat Outstanding Pools
> 0                        127.0.0.1:53                   down     0.0
>     0   0  1        107       2   0.0   0.5           0
> 1                        10.3.5.13:53                     up     0.0
>     0   5  1          0       0   0.0   0.0           0
> 2                        10.3.5.14:53                   down     0.0
>     0   5  1          0       0   0.0   0.0           0
> 3                        10.6.3.1:53                      up     0.0
>     0   9  1          0       0   0.0   0.0           0
> <snip>
> 22                       10.4.3.66:53                     up     0.0
>     0   9  1          0       0   0.0   0.0           0
> 23                       10.4.3.65:53                     up     0.0
>     0   9  1          0       0   0.0   0.0           0
> 24                       10.8.3.1:53                      up     0.8
>     0   9  1         20       0   0.0  24.7           0
> All                                                              0.0
>                     127       2
>
> # Forcing down the last server in the list
>
>> getServer(24):setDown()
>> showServers()
> #   Name                 Address                       State     Qps
>  Qlim Ord Wt    Queries   Drops Drate   Lat Outstanding Pools
> 0                        127.0.0.1:53                   down     0.0
>     0   0  1        107       2   0.0   0.5           0
> 1                        10.3.5.13:53                     up     0.0
>     0   5  1          2       0   0.0   0.0           0
> 2                        10.3.5.14:53                   down     0.0
>     0   5  1          0       0   0.0   0.0           0
> 3                        10.6.3.1:53                      up     0.0
>     0   9  1          0       0   0.0   0.0           0
> <snip>
> 22                       10.4.3.66:53                     up     0.0
>     0   9  1          0       0   0.0   0.0           0
> 23                       10.4.3.65:53                     up     0.0
>     0   9  1          0       0   0.0   0.0           0
> 24                       10.8.3.1:53                    DOWN     0.8
>     0   9  1         34       0   0.0  39.8           0
> All                                                              0.0
>                     143       2
>
> # Traffic shifts to the next lowest ordered system (#1), as it should.
>
>> showServers()
> #   Name                 Address                       State     Qps
>  Qlim Ord Wt    Queries   Drops Drate   Lat Outstanding Pools
> 0                        127.0.0.1:53                   down     0.0
>     0   0  1        107       2   0.0   0.5           0
> 1                        10.3.5.13:53                     up     1.0
>     0   5  1         71       0   0.0   0.6           0
> 2                        10.3.5.14:53                   down     0.0
>     0   5  1          0       0   0.0   0.0           0
> 3                        10.6.3.1:53                      up     0.0
>     0   9  1          0       0   0.0   0.0           0
> <snip>
> 22                       10.4.3.66:53                     up     0.0
>     0   9  1          0       0   0.0   0.0           0
> 23                       10.4.3.65:53                     up     0.0
>     0   9  1          0       0   0.0   0.0           0
> 24                       10.8.3.1:53                    DOWN     0.0
>     0   9  1         34       0   0.0  39.8           0
> All                                                              0.0
>                     212       2
>
> # Putting last system in list (#24) back in active state, and dnsdist
> starts sending traffic to it again?!
>
>> getServer(24):setAuto()
>> showServers()
> #   Name                 Address                       State     Qps
>  Qlim Ord Wt    Queries   Drops Drate   Lat Outstanding Pools
> 0                        127.0.0.1:53                   down     0.0
>     0   0  1        107       2   0.0   0.5           0
> 1                        10.3.5.13:53                     up     1.1
>     0   5  1         86       0   0.0   0.5           0
> 2                        10.3.5.14:53                   down     0.0
>     0   5  1          0       0   0.0   0.0           0
> 3                        10.6.3.1:53                      up     0.0
>     0   9  1          0       0   0.0   0.0           0
> <snip>
> 22                       10.4.3.66:53                     up     0.0
>     0   9  1          0       0   0.0   0.0           0
> 23                       10.4.3.65:53                     up     0.0
>     0   9  1          0       0   0.0   0.0           0
> 24                       10.8.3.1:53                      up     0.0
>     0   9  1         36       0   0.0  41.8           0
> All                                                              1.0
>                     229       2
>
> # ...and traffic keeps getting sent to it, despite high latency and
> higher numerical order in the active systems list.
>
>> showServers()
> #   Name                 Address                       State     Qps
>  Qlim Ord Wt    Queries   Drops Drate   Lat Outstanding Pools
> 0                        127.0.0.1:53                   down     0.0
>     0   0  1        107       2   0.0   0.5           0
> 1                        10.3.5.13:53                     up     0.0
>     0   5  1         86       0   0.0   0.5           0
> 2                        10.3.5.14:53                   down     0.0
>     0   5  1          0       0   0.0   0.0           0
> 3                        10.6.3.1:53                      up     0.0
>     0   9  1          0       0   0.0   0.0           0
> <snip>
> 24                       10.8.3.1:53                      up     0.8
>     0   9  1        172       0   0.0 125.9           0
> All                                                              0.0
>                     365       2
>
> # If I add a dummy entry at the end of the list w/ a higher priority,
> things work as they're supposed to (although, I'm not
> # completely convinced it's taking latency in consideration when it
> fails over to all the same weighted systems, it seems to
> # jump towards the end of that list regardless of latency).
>
>> showServers()
> #   Name                 Address                       State     Qps
>  Qlim Ord Wt    Queries   Drops Drate   Lat Outstanding Pools
> 0                        127.0.0.1:53                   down     0.0
>     0   0  1         35       1   0.0   1.4           0
> 1                        10.3.5.13:53                   down     0.0
>     0   5  1         31       2   0.0   0.6           0
> 2                        10.3.5.14:53                   down     0.0
>     0   5  1          0       0   0.0   0.0           0
> 3                        10.6.3.1:53                    DOWN     0.0
>     0   6  1         32       0   0.0   0.4           0
> 4                        10.3.8.27:53                     up     1.0
>     0   7  1        239       0   0.0   0.4           0
> <snip>
> 21                       10.4.3.2:53                      up     0.0
>     0   9  1          0       0   0.0   0.0           0
> 22                       10.4.3.66:53                     up     0.0
>     0   9  1          0       0   0.0   0.0           0
> 23                       10.4.3.65:53                     up     0.0
>     0   9  1        431       0   0.0 148.6           0
> 24                       10.8.3.1:53                      up     0.0
>     0  19  1          0       0   0.0   0.0           0
> 25                       127.0.0.255:53                 down     0.0
>     0  99  1          0       0   0.0   0.0           0
> All                                                              0.0
>                     768       3


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