JyotinderSingh opened a new pull request, #3508:
URL: https://github.com/apache/ozone/pull/3508

   ## What changes were proposed in this pull request?
   
   In high concurrency scenarios (which will become more common once we 
introduced prefix-based locking), there is a possibility of the following race 
condition:
   Take for instance the following scenario and 3 concurrent write requests:
   Bucket `vol/buck1` exists with `LEGACY` layout.
   
   Request 1: `CreateKey` by an older client (pre- bucket layout) on a bucket 
`vol/buck1`.
   Request 2: `DeleteBucket` by a new client on the bucket `vol/buck1`.
   Request 3: `CreateBucket` by a new client on the bucket `vol/buck1` with 
layout `FILE_SYSTEM_OPTIMIZED`.
   
   Let's say that these requests are processed in the following order:
   1. `Request 1` is picked up by one of the threads, which proceeds to run the 
`PRE_PROCESS` validations on this request. The validator we are interested in 
is called `blockCreateKeyWithBucketLayoutFromOldClient`. This validator will 
make sure that the bucket associated with this request is a `LEGACY` bucket - 
which is the pre-defined behavior in the case of old client/new cluster 
interactions since we do not want an old client operating on buckets using a 
new metadata layout.
   
   One thing to know here is that at this stage, the OM does not hold a bucket 
lock (which only happens inside the `updateAndValidateCache` method associated 
with the write request's handler class).
   
   2. While `Request 1` was being processed, another thread was processing 
`Request 2`. Let's say `Request2' managed to get hold of the bucket lock and 
successfully completed the bucket deletion.
   
   3. Now before `Request 1` got a chance to acquire the bucket lock, `Request 
3` manages to acquire it. It proceeds with the bucket creation and creates a 
new bucket `vol/buck1` with `FILE_SYSTEM_OPTIMIZED` bucket layout.
   
   4. Finally, `Request 1` is able to acquire the bucket lock and proceeds to 
enter its `validateAndUpdateCache` method. However, even though it is able to 
find the bucket it is looking for, this is not the same bucket that was 
validated in its pre-processing hook. This new bucket has the same name, but a 
different bucket layout. The request ends up modifying a bucket that it should 
not be allowed to touch.
   
   This race condition can lead to undefined behavior of the Ozone cluster, 
where older clients might be modifying information they do not understand.
   
   This PR aims to add bucket ID validation to the request processing flow, 
which would make sure that the bucket that ends up being processed is the same 
one that was validated. 
   
   ## What is the link to the Apache JIRA
   
   https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HDDS-6682
   
   ## How was this patch tested?
   
   Existing test cases.
   


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