fix

CONFIG.md

@@ -298,19 +298,6 @@ Load balancing mode
 `random` selects the server at random
 `loc` selects the server with the least outstanding busy connections
 
-### checkout_failure_limit
-```
-path: pools.<pool_name>.checkout_failure_limit
-default: 0 (disabled)
-```
-
-`Maximum number of checkout failures a client is allowed before it
-gets disconnected. This is needed to prevent persistent client/server
-imbalance in high availability setups where multiple PgCat instances are placed
-behind a single load balancer. If for any reason a client lands on a PgCat instance that has 
-a large number of connected clients, it might get stuck in perpetual checkout failure loop especially
-in session mode
-`
 ### default_role
 ```
 path: pools.<pool_name>.default_role

Dockerfile

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM rust:1.81.0-slim-bookworm AS builder
+FROM rust:1.79.0-slim-bookworm AS builder
 
 RUN apt-get update && \
     apt-get install -y build-essential

Dockerfile.ci

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM cimg/rust:1.81.0
+FROM cimg/rust:1.79.0
 COPY --from=sclevine/yj /bin/yj /bin/yj
 RUN /bin/yj -h
 RUN sudo apt-get update && \

src/client.rs

@@ -858,8 +858,14 @@ where
         // The query router determines where the query is going to go,
         // e.g. primary, replica, which shard.
         let mut query_router = QueryRouter::new();
-
+        let pool_settings = if self.admin {
-        let mut checkout_failure_count: u64 = 0;
+            // Admin clients do not use pools.
+            ConnectionPool::default().settings
+        } else {
+            self.get_pool().await?.settings
+        };
+        query_router.update_pool_settings(&pool_settings);
+        query_router.set_default_role();
 
         self.stats.register(self.stats.clone());
 
@@ -872,19 +878,6 @@ where
             &self.pool_name,
         );
 
-        // Get a pool instance referenced by the most up-to-date
-        // pointer. This ensures we always read the latest config
-        // when starting a query.
-        let mut pool = if self.admin {
-            // Admin clients do not use pools.
-            ConnectionPool::default()
-        } else {
-            self.get_pool().await?
-        };
-
-        query_router.update_pool_settings(&pool.settings);
-        query_router.set_default_role();
-
         // Our custom protocol loop.
         // We expect the client to either start a transaction with regular queries
         // or issue commands for our sharding and server selection protocol.
@@ -935,6 +928,18 @@ where
                 continue;
             }
 
+            // Get a pool instance referenced by the most up-to-date
+            // pointer. This ensures we always read the latest config
+            // when starting a query.
+            let mut pool = if self.admin {
+                // Admin clients do not use pools.
+                ConnectionPool::default()
+            } else {
+                self.get_pool().await?
+            };
+
+            query_router.update_pool_settings(&pool.settings);
+
             // Handle all custom protocol commands, if any.
             if self
                 .handle_custom_protocol(&mut query_router, &message, &pool)
@@ -1057,11 +1062,12 @@ where
             };
 
             // Check if the pool is paused and wait until it's resumed.
-            pool.wait_paused().await;
+            if pool.paused() {
-
+                pool.wait_paused().await;
-            // Refresh pool information, something might have changed.
+                // Refresh pool information, something might have changed.
-            pool = self.get_pool().await?;
+                pool = self.get_pool().await?;
-            query_router.update_pool_settings(&pool.settings);
+                query_router.update_pool_settings(&pool.settings);
+            }
 
             debug!("Waiting for connection from pool");
             if !self.admin {
@@ -1110,25 +1116,7 @@ where
                         query_router.role(),
                         err
                     );
-                    checkout_failure_count += 1;
+
-                    if let Some(limit) = pool.settings.checkout_failure_limit {
-                        if checkout_failure_count >= limit {
-                            error!(
-                                "Checkout failure limit reached ({} / {}) - disconnecting client",
-                                checkout_failure_count, limit
-                            );
-                            error_response_terminal(
-                                &mut self.write,
-                                &format!(
-                                    "checkout failure limit reached ({} / {})",
-                                    checkout_failure_count, limit
-                                ),
-                            )
-                            .await?;
-                            self.stats.disconnect();
-                            return Ok(());
-                        }
-                    }
                     continue;
                 }
             };

src/config.rs

@@ -558,14 +558,6 @@ pub struct Pool {
     /// Close idle connections that have been opened for longer than this.
     pub idle_timeout: Option<u64>,
 
-    /// Maximum number of checkout failures a client is allowed before it
-    /// gets disconnected. This is needed to prevent persistent client/server
-    /// imbalance in high availability setups where multiple PgCat instances are placed
-    /// behind a single load balancer. If for any reason a client lands on a PgCat instance that has
-    /// a large number of connected clients, it might get stuck in perpetual checkout failure loop especially
-    /// in session mode
-    pub checkout_failure_limit: Option<u64>,
-
     /// Close server connections that have been opened for longer than this.
     /// Only applied to idle connections. If the connection is actively used for
     /// longer than this period, the pool will not interrupt it.
@@ -790,7 +782,6 @@ impl Default for Pool {
         Pool {
             pool_mode: Self::default_pool_mode(),
             load_balancing_mode: Self::default_load_balancing_mode(),
-            checkout_failure_limit: None,
             default_role: String::from("any"),
             query_parser_enabled: false,
             query_parser_max_length: None,
@@ -1307,17 +1298,6 @@ impl Config {
                 None => self.general.idle_timeout,
             };
             info!("[pool: {}] Idle timeout: {}ms", pool_name, idle_timeout);
-            match pool_config.checkout_failure_limit {
-                Some(checkout_failure_limit) => {
-                    info!(
-                        "[pool: {}] Checkout failure limit: {}",
-                        pool_name, checkout_failure_limit
-                    );
-                }
-                None => {
-                    info!("[pool: {}] Checkout failure limit: not set", pool_name);
-                }
-            };
             info!(
                 "[pool: {}] Sharding function: {}",
                 pool_name,

src/pool.rs

@@ -152,14 +152,6 @@ pub struct PoolSettings {
     /// Random or LeastOutstandingConnections.
     pub load_balancing_mode: LoadBalancingMode,
 
-    /// Maximum number of checkout failures a client is allowed before it
-    /// gets disconnected. This is needed to prevent persistent client/server
-    /// imbalance in high availability setups where multiple PgCat instances are placed
-    /// behind a single load balancer. If for any reason a client lands on a PgCat instance that has
-    /// a large number of connected clients, it might get stuck in perpetual checkout failure loop especially
-    /// in session mode
-    pub checkout_failure_limit: Option<u64>,
-
     // Number of shards.
     pub shards: usize,
 
@@ -235,7 +227,6 @@ impl Default for PoolSettings {
         PoolSettings {
             pool_mode: PoolMode::Transaction,
             load_balancing_mode: LoadBalancingMode::Random,
-            checkout_failure_limit: None,
             shards: 1,
             user: User::default(),
             db: String::default(),
@@ -546,7 +537,6 @@ impl ConnectionPool {
                             None => pool_config.pool_mode,
                         },
                         load_balancing_mode: pool_config.load_balancing_mode,
-                        checkout_failure_limit: pool_config.checkout_failure_limit,
                         // shards: pool_config.shards.clone(),
                         shards: shard_ids.len(),
                         user: user.clone(),

src/query_router.rs

@@ -1617,7 +1617,6 @@ mod test {
         let pool_settings = PoolSettings {
             pool_mode: PoolMode::Transaction,
             load_balancing_mode: crate::config::LoadBalancingMode::Random,
-            checkout_failure_limit: None,
             shards: 2,
             user: crate::config::User::default(),
             default_role: Some(Role::Replica),
@@ -1700,7 +1699,6 @@ mod test {
         let pool_settings = PoolSettings {
             pool_mode: PoolMode::Transaction,
             load_balancing_mode: crate::config::LoadBalancingMode::Random,
-            checkout_failure_limit: Some(10),
             shards: 5,
             user: crate::config::User::default(),
             default_role: Some(Role::Replica),

tests/docker/Dockerfile

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM rust:1.81.0-slim-bookworm 
+FROM rust:bullseye
 
 COPY --from=sclevine/yj /bin/yj /bin/yj
 RUN /bin/yj -h

tests/ruby/misc_spec.rb

@@ -188,102 +188,6 @@ describe "Miscellaneous" do
     end
   end
 
-  describe "Checkout failure limit" do
-    context "when no checkout failure limit is set" do
-      before do 
-        new_configs = processes.pgcat.current_config
-        new_configs["general"]["connect_timeout"] = 200
-        new_configs["pools"]["sharded_db"]["users"]["0"]["pool_size"] = 1
-        processes.pgcat.update_config(new_configs)
-        processes.pgcat.reload_config
-        sleep 0.5
-      end
-  
-      it "does not disconnect client" do
-        Array.new(5) do
-          Thread.new do
-            conn = PG::connect(processes.pgcat.connection_string("sharded_db", "sharding_user"))
-            for i in 0..4
-              begin
-                conn.async_exec("SELECT pg_sleep(0.5);")
-                expect(conn.status).to eq(PG::CONNECTION_OK)
-              rescue PG::SystemError
-                expect(conn.status).to eq(PG::CONNECTION_OK)
-              end
-            end
-            conn.close
-          end
-        end.each(&:join)
-      end
-    end
-
-    context "when checkout failure limit is set high" do
-      before do 
-        new_configs = processes.pgcat.current_config
-        new_configs["general"]["connect_timeout"] = 200
-        new_configs["pools"]["sharded_db"]["users"]["0"]["pool_size"] = 1
-        new_configs["pools"]["sharded_db"]["checkout_failure_limit"] = 10000
-        processes.pgcat.update_config(new_configs)
-        processes.pgcat.reload_config
-        sleep 0.5
-      end
-  
-      it "does not disconnect client" do
-        Array.new(5) do
-          Thread.new do
-            conn = PG::connect(processes.pgcat.connection_string("sharded_db", "sharding_user"))
-            for i in 0..4
-              begin
-                conn.async_exec("SELECT pg_sleep(0.5);")
-                expect(conn.status).to eq(PG::CONNECTION_OK)
-              rescue PG::SystemError
-                expect(conn.status).to eq(PG::CONNECTION_OK)
-              end
-            end
-            conn.close
-          end
-        end.each(&:join)
-      end
-    end
-
-    context "when checkout failure limit is set low" do
-      before do 
-        new_configs = processes.pgcat.current_config
-        new_configs["general"]["connect_timeout"] = 200
-        new_configs["pools"]["sharded_db"]["users"]["0"]["pool_size"] = 1
-        new_configs["pools"]["sharded_db"]["checkout_failure_limit"] = 2
-        processes.pgcat.update_config(new_configs)
-        processes.pgcat.reload_config
-        sleep 0.5
-      end
-  
-      it "disconnects client after reaching limit" do
-        Array.new(5) do
-          Thread.new do
-            conn = PG::connect(processes.pgcat.connection_string("sharded_db", "sharding_user"))
-            checkout_failure_count = 0
-            for i in 0..4
-              begin
-                conn.async_exec("SELECT pg_sleep(1);")
-                expect(conn.status).to eq(PG::CONNECTION_OK)
-              rescue PG::SystemError
-                checkout_failure_count += 1
-                expect(conn.status).to eq(PG::CONNECTION_OK)
-              rescue PG::ConnectionBad
-                expect(checkout_failure_count).to eq(2)
-                expect(conn.status).to eq(PG::CONNECTION_BAD)
-                break
-              end
-            end
-            conn.close
-          end
-        end.each(&:join)
-        puts processes.pgcat.logs
-
-      end
-    end
-  end
-  
   describe "Server version reporting" do
     it "reports correct version for normal and admin databases" do
       server_conn = PG::connect(processes.pgcat.connection_string("sharded_db", "sharding_user"))