Przemysław Ołtarzewski created HTTPCORE-387:
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             Summary: Connection leak due to race condition on keep-alive 
boundary
                 Key: HTTPCORE-387
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HTTPCORE-387
             Project: HttpComponents HttpCore
          Issue Type: Bug
          Components: HttpCore NIO
    Affects Versions: 4.3.2
         Environment: SunOS 5.10
            Reporter: Przemysław Ołtarzewski


We are experiencing a race condition between:

1. I/O dispatcher closing a connection due to keep-alive expiry

2. PoolingNHttpClientConnectionManager leasing the same connection

Consider valid exchange 1 provided below:

{noformat}
2014.07.07 08:01:59.282 
org.apache.http.impl.nio.conn.PoolingNHttpClientConnectionManager DEBUG 
[HLAPI-52] PoolingNHttpClientConnectionManager:245 Connection request: [route: 
{}->http://10.250.32.140:8082][total kept alive: 1; route allocated: 7 of 1000; 
total allocated: 7 of 5000]
2014.07.07 08:01:59.283 
org.apache.http.impl.nio.conn.PoolingNHttpClientConnectionManager DEBUG 
[HLAPI-52] PoolingNHttpClientConnectionManager$InternalPoolEntryCallback:462 
Connection leased: [id: http-outgoing-20156][route: 
{}->http://10.250.32.140:8082][total kept alive: 0; route allocated: 7 of 1000; 
total allocated: 7 of 5000]
2014.07.07 08:01:59.283 
org.apache.http.impl.nio.conn.ManagedNHttpClientConnectionImpl DEBUG [HLAPI-52] 
LoggingIOSession:164 http-outgoing-20156 
10.252.152.177:61023<->10.250.32.140:8082[ACTIVE][r:r]: Set attribute 
http.nio.exchange-handler
2014.07.07 08:01:59.285 
org.apache.http.impl.nio.conn.ManagedNHttpClientConnectionImpl DEBUG [I/O 
dispatcher 61] LoggingIOSession:141 http-outgoing-20156 
10.252.152.177:61023<->10.250.32.140:8082[ACTIVE][rw:w]: Set timeout 20000
2014.07.07 08:01:59.285 
org.apache.http.impl.nio.conn.ManagedNHttpClientConnectionImpl DEBUG [HLAPI-52] 
LoggingIOSession:102 http-outgoing-20156 
10.252.152.177:61023<->10.250.32.140:8082[ACTIVE][rw:r]: Event set [w]
2014.07.07 08:01:59.286 
org.apache.http.impl.nio.conn.ManagedNHttpClientConnectionImpl DEBUG [I/O 
dispatcher 61] LoggingIOSession:102 http-outgoing-20156 
10.252.152.177:61023<->10.250.32.140:8082[ACTIVE][rw:w]: Event set [w]
2014.07.07 08:01:59.286 
org.apache.http.impl.nio.conn.ManagedNHttpClientConnectionImpl DEBUG [I/O 
dispatcher 61] LoggingIOSession$LoggingByteChannel:201 http-outgoing-20156 
10.252.152.177:61023<->10.250.32.140:8082[ACTIVE][rw:w]: 1111 bytes written
2014.07.07 08:01:59.287 
org.apache.http.impl.nio.conn.ManagedNHttpClientConnectionImpl DEBUG [I/O 
dispatcher 61] LoggingIOSession:109 http-outgoing-20156 
10.252.152.177:61023<->10.250.32.140:8082[ACTIVE][r:w]: Event cleared [w]
2014.07.07 08:01:59.688 
org.apache.http.impl.nio.conn.ManagedNHttpClientConnectionImpl DEBUG [I/O 
dispatcher 61] LoggingIOSession$LoggingByteChannel:186 http-outgoing-20156 
10.252.152.177:61023<->10.250.32.140:8082[ACTIVE][r:r]: 8443 bytes read
2014.07.07 08:01:59.690 
org.apache.http.impl.nio.conn.ManagedNHttpClientConnectionImpl DEBUG [I/O 
dispatcher 61] LoggingIOSession$LoggingByteChannel:186 http-outgoing-20156 
10.252.152.177:61023<->10.250.32.140:8082[ACTIVE][r:r]: 8140 bytes read
2014.07.07 08:01:59.690 
org.apache.http.impl.nio.conn.ManagedNHttpClientConnectionImpl DEBUG [I/O 
dispatcher 61] LoggingIOSession$LoggingByteChannel:186 http-outgoing-20156 
10.252.152.177:61023<->10.250.32.140:8082[ACTIVE][r:r]: 8190 bytes read
2014.07.07 08:01:59.691 
org.apache.http.impl.nio.conn.ManagedNHttpClientConnectionImpl DEBUG [I/O 
dispatcher 61] LoggingIOSession:109 http-outgoing-20156 
10.252.152.177:61023<->10.250.32.140:8082[ACTIVE][:r]: Event cleared [r]
2014.07.07 08:01:59.692 
org.apache.http.impl.nio.conn.ManagedNHttpClientConnectionImpl DEBUG [HLAPI-52] 
LoggingIOSession:102 http-outgoing-20156 
10.252.152.177:61023<->10.250.32.140:8082[ACTIVE][r:r]: Event set [r]
2014.07.07 08:01:59.693 
org.apache.http.impl.nio.conn.ManagedNHttpClientConnectionImpl DEBUG [I/O 
dispatcher 61] LoggingIOSession$LoggingByteChannel:186 http-outgoing-20156 
10.252.152.177:61023<->10.250.32.140:8082[ACTIVE][r:r]: 8124 bytes read
2014.07.07 08:01:59.693 
org.apache.http.impl.nio.conn.ManagedNHttpClientConnectionImpl DEBUG [I/O 
dispatcher 61] LoggingIOSession$LoggingByteChannel:186 http-outgoing-20156 
10.252.152.177:61023<->10.250.32.140:8082[ACTIVE][r:r]: 0 bytes read
2014.07.07 08:01:59.694 
org.apache.http.impl.nio.conn.ManagedNHttpClientConnectionImpl DEBUG [I/O 
dispatcher 61] LoggingIOSession:109 http-outgoing-20156 
10.252.152.177:61023<->10.250.32.140:8082[ACTIVE][:r]: Event cleared [r]
2014.07.07 08:01:59.695 
org.apache.http.impl.nio.conn.ManagedNHttpClientConnectionImpl DEBUG [HLAPI-52] 
LoggingIOSession:102 http-outgoing-20156 
10.252.152.177:61023<->10.250.32.140:8082[ACTIVE][r:r]: Event set [r]
2014.07.07 08:01:59.695 
org.apache.http.impl.nio.conn.ManagedNHttpClientConnectionImpl DEBUG [HLAPI-52] 
LoggingIOSession:102 http-outgoing-20156 
10.252.152.177:61023<->10.250.32.140:8082[ACTIVE][r:r]: Event set [r]
2014.07.07 08:01:59.696 
org.apache.http.impl.nio.conn.ManagedNHttpClientConnectionImpl DEBUG [HLAPI-52] 
LoggingIOSession:102 http-outgoing-20156 
10.252.152.177:61023<->10.250.32.140:8082[ACTIVE][r:r]: Event set [r]
2014.07.07 08:01:59.697 
org.apache.http.impl.nio.conn.ManagedNHttpClientConnectionImpl DEBUG [I/O 
dispatcher 61] LoggingIOSession$LoggingByteChannel:186 http-outgoing-20156 
10.252.152.177:61023<->10.250.32.140:8082[ACTIVE][r:r]: 0 bytes read
2014.07.07 08:01:59.697 
org.apache.http.impl.nio.conn.ManagedNHttpClientConnectionImpl DEBUG [I/O 
dispatcher 61] LoggingIOSession$LoggingByteChannel:186 http-outgoing-20156 
10.252.152.177:61023<->10.250.32.140:8082[ACTIVE][r:r]: 0 bytes read
2014.07.07 08:01:59.698 
org.apache.http.impl.nio.conn.ManagedNHttpClientConnectionImpl DEBUG [I/O 
dispatcher 61] LoggingIOSession:171 http-outgoing-20156 
10.252.152.177:61023<->10.250.32.140:8082[ACTIVE][r:r]: Remove attribute 
http.nio.exchange-handler
2014.07.07 08:01:59.699 
org.apache.http.impl.nio.conn.PoolingNHttpClientConnectionManager DEBUG [I/O 
dispatcher 61] PoolingNHttpClientConnectionManager:279 Releasing connection: 
[id: http-outgoing-20156][route: {}->http://10.250.32.140:8082][total kept 
alive: 0; route allocated: 7 of 1000; total allocated: 7 of 5000]
2014.07.07 08:01:59.699 
org.apache.http.impl.nio.conn.PoolingNHttpClientConnectionManager DEBUG [I/O 
dispatcher 61] PoolingNHttpClientConnectionManager:293 Connection [id: 
http-outgoing-20156][route: {}->http://10.250.32.140:8082] can be kept alive 
for 5.0 seconds
2014.07.07 08:01:59.700 
org.apache.http.impl.nio.conn.PoolingNHttpClientConnectionManager DEBUG [I/O 
dispatcher 61] PoolingNHttpClientConnectionManager:299 Connection released: 
[id: http-outgoing-20156][route: {}->http://10.250.32.140:8082][total kept 
alive: 1; route allocated: 7 of 1000; total allocated: 7 of 5000]
{noformat}

Connection id=20156 has been used for communication, returned to the 
PoolingNHttpClientConnectionManager (and underlying AbstractNIOConnectionPool). 
The connection may be kept alive for 5 seconds.

Now analyze the second provided exchange using the same connection:

{noformat}
2014.07.07 08:02:04.689 
org.apache.http.impl.nio.conn.PoolingNHttpClientConnectionManager DEBUG 
[HLAPI-60] PoolingNHttpClientConnectionManager:245 Connection request: [route: 
{}->http://10.250.32.140:8082][total kept alive: 1; route allocated: 7 of 1000; 
total allocated: 7 of 5000]
2014.07.07 08:02:04.690 
org.apache.http.impl.nio.conn.PoolingNHttpClientConnectionManager DEBUG 
[HLAPI-60] PoolingNHttpClientConnectionManager$InternalPoolEntryCallback:462 
Connection leased: [id: http-outgoing-20156][route: 
{}->http://10.250.32.140:8082][total kept alive: 0; route allocated: 7 of 1000; 
total allocated: 7 of 5000]
2014.07.07 08:02:04.691 
org.apache.http.impl.nio.conn.ManagedNHttpClientConnectionImpl DEBUG [I/O 
dispatcher 61] LoggingIOSession$LoggingByteChannel:186 http-outgoing-20156 
10.252.152.177:61023<->10.250.32.140:8082[ACTIVE][r:r]: -1 bytes read
2014.07.07 08:02:04.691 
org.apache.http.impl.nio.conn.ManagedNHttpClientConnectionImpl DEBUG [HLAPI-60] 
LoggingIOSession:164 http-outgoing-20156 
10.252.152.177:61023<->10.250.32.140:8082[ACTIVE][r:r]: Set attribute 
http.nio.exchange-handler
2014.07.07 08:02:04.692 
org.apache.http.impl.nio.conn.ManagedNHttpClientConnectionImpl DEBUG [I/O 
dispatcher 61] LoggingIOSession:115 http-outgoing-20156 
10.252.152.177:61023<->10.250.32.140:8082[ACTIVE][r:r]: Close
2014.07.07 08:02:04.692 
org.apache.http.impl.nio.conn.ManagedNHttpClientConnectionImpl DEBUG [HLAPI-60] 
LoggingIOSession:102 http-outgoing-20156 
10.252.152.177:61023<->10.250.32.140:8082[ACTIVE][rw:r]: Event set [w]
{noformat}

Notice the time difference between exchanges being about 5 seconds.

1. At the keep-alive boundary, the connection is requested and leased from the 
PoolingNHttpClientConnectionManager.

2. Then, the I/O Dispatcher with id=61, which performed previous exchange, 
attempts to read from the connection, receiving no data (-1 bytes).

3. In the meantime, HLAPI-60 thread that requested the connection, sets the 
http.nio.exchange-handler attribute.

4. However the connection is already recognized as 'dead' by the I/O dispatcher 
and is then closed.

5. In the end, the PoolingNHttpClientConnectionManager prepares to write to the 
connection. This is the last activity for connection id=20156. It is never 
released to the connection pool.

We use Http Components in conjunction with CXF and in the end get a 
SocketTimeoutException from Async Transport:

{noformat}
Caused by: java.net.SocketTimeoutException: Read Timeout
        at 
org.apache.cxf.transport.http.asyncclient.AsyncHTTPConduit$AsyncWrappedOutputStream.getHttpResponse(AsyncHTTPConduit.java:614)
        at 
org.apache.cxf.transport.http.asyncclient.AsyncHTTPConduit$AsyncWrappedOutputStream.getResponseCode(AsyncHTTPConduit.java:699)
        at 
org.apache.cxf.transport.http.HTTPConduit$WrappedOutputStream.handleResponseInternal(HTTPConduit.java:1555)
        at 
org.apache.cxf.transport.http.HTTPConduit$WrappedOutputStream.handleResponse(HTTPConduit.java:1525)
        at 
org.apache.cxf.transport.http.HTTPConduit$WrappedOutputStream.close(HTTPConduit.java:1330)
        ... 25 common frames omitted
{noformat}

This scenario is non-deterministic. There are about 10-15 connections leaked 
this way from the connection pool of 1000 each day. The connection pool slowly 
degrades and in the end requires a restart of the whole component. Our solution 
is suppose to be HA, so this is a major problem for us and for our business 
client.

We have also noticed, that:

1. If the connection is reused earlier (i.e. after 3-4 seconds), there is no 
read attempt from the I/O dispatcher that causes the '-1' result in the 
negative scenario. Connection is used to perform a valid exchange and may be 
further kept alive. Maybe it is a matter of setting the 
'http.nio.exchange-handler' attribute before the I/O dispatcher attempts to 
read from connection due to keep-alive timeout?

2. Also, if around the keep-alive time boundary the connection is not reused, 
it does not leak from the connection pool (it is never leased after being 
closed by the I/O dispatcher).

The negative scenario occurs only if there is an interleave between the I/O 
dispatcher closing the connection and the connection being leased from 
PoolingNHttpClientConnectionManager at the keep-alive boundary - about 5 
seconds in our case.



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