*:fix point-in-time backup

Backup process should be able to read all WALs until io.EOF to
generate a point-in-time backup.

Our WAL file is append-only. And the backup process will lock all
files before start reading, which can prevent the gc routine from
removing any files in the middle.

etcdctl/command/backup_command.go

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func handleBackup(c *cli.Context) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	w, err := wal.OpenNotInUse(srcWAL, walsnap)
+	w, err := wal.OpenForRead(srcWAL, walsnap)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}

wal/wal.go

@@ -137,13 +137,13 @@ func Open(dirpath string, snap walpb.Snapshot) (*WAL, error) {
 	return openAtIndex(dirpath, snap, true)
 }
 
-// OpenNotInUse only opens the wal files that are not in use.
+// OpenForRead only opens the wal files for read.
-// Other than that, it is similar to Open.
+// Write on a read only wal panics.
-func OpenNotInUse(dirpath string, snap walpb.Snapshot) (*WAL, error) {
+func OpenForRead(dirpath string, snap walpb.Snapshot) (*WAL, error) {
 	return openAtIndex(dirpath, snap, false)
 }
 
-func openAtIndex(dirpath string, snap walpb.Snapshot, all bool) (*WAL, error) {
+func openAtIndex(dirpath string, snap walpb.Snapshot, write bool) (*WAL, error) {
 	names, err := fileutil.ReadDir(dirpath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -172,11 +172,8 @@ func openAtIndex(dirpath string, snap walpb.Snapshot, all bool) (*WAL, error) {
 		}
 		err = l.TryLock()
 		if err != nil {
-			if all {
+			if write {
 				return nil, err
-			} else {
-				plog.Warningf("opened all the files until %s, since it is still in use by an etcd server", name)
-				break
 			}
 		}
 		rcs = append(rcs, f)
@@ -184,33 +181,40 @@ func openAtIndex(dirpath string, snap walpb.Snapshot, all bool) (*WAL, error) {
 	}
 	rc := MultiReadCloser(rcs...)
 
-	// open the lastest wal file for appending
-	seq, _, err := parseWalName(names[len(names)-1])
-	if err != nil {
-		rc.Close()
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	last := path.Join(dirpath, names[len(names)-1])
-	f, err := os.OpenFile(last, os.O_WRONLY|os.O_APPEND, 0)
-	if err != nil {
-		rc.Close()
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
 	// create a WAL ready for reading
 	w := &WAL{
 		dir:     dirpath,
 		start:   snap,
 		decoder: newDecoder(rc),
-
+		locks:   ls,
-		f:     f,
-		seq:   seq,
-		locks: ls,
 	}
+
+	if write {
+		// open the lastest wal file for appending
+		seq, _, err := parseWalName(names[len(names)-1])
+		if err != nil {
+			rc.Close()
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		last := path.Join(dirpath, names[len(names)-1])
+
+		f, err := os.OpenFile(last, os.O_WRONLY|os.O_APPEND, 0)
+		if err != nil {
+			rc.Close()
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		w.f = f
+		w.seq = seq
+	}
+
 	return w, nil
 }
 
-// ReadAll reads out all records of the current WAL.
+// ReadAll reads out records of the current WAL.
+// If opened in write mode, it must read out all records until EOF. Or an error
+// will be returned.
+// If opened in read mode, it will try to read all records if possible.
 // If it cannot read out the expected snap, it will return ErrSnapshotNotFound.
 // If loaded snap doesn't match with the expected one, it will return
 // all the records and error ErrSnapshotMismatch.
@@ -265,10 +269,24 @@ func (w *WAL) ReadAll() (metadata []byte, state raftpb.HardState, ents []raftpb.
 			return nil, state, nil, fmt.Errorf("unexpected block type %d", rec.Type)
 		}
 	}
-	if err != io.EOF {
+
-		state.Reset()
+	switch w.f {
-		return nil, state, nil, err
+	case nil:
+		// We do not have to read out all entries in read mode.
+		// The last record maybe a partial written one, so
+		// ErrunexpectedEOF might be returned.
+		if err != io.EOF && err != io.ErrUnexpectedEOF {
+			state.Reset()
+			return nil, state, nil, err
+		}
+	default:
+		// We must read all of the entries if WAL is opened in write mode.
+		if err != io.EOF {
+			state.Reset()
+			return nil, state, nil, err
+		}
 	}
+
 	err = nil
 	if !match {
 		err = ErrSnapshotNotFound
@@ -279,10 +297,14 @@ func (w *WAL) ReadAll() (metadata []byte, state raftpb.HardState, ents []raftpb.
 	w.start = walpb.Snapshot{}
 
 	w.metadata = metadata
-	// create encoder (chain crc with the decoder), enable appending
+
-	w.encoder = newEncoder(w.f, w.decoder.lastCRC())
+	if w.f != nil {
-	w.decoder = nil
+		// create encoder (chain crc with the decoder), enable appending
-	lastIndexSaved.Set(float64(w.enti))
+		w.encoder = newEncoder(w.f, w.decoder.lastCRC())
+		w.decoder = nil
+		lastIndexSaved.Set(float64(w.enti))
+	}
+
 	return metadata, state, ents, err
 }
 

wal/wal_test.go

@@ -404,12 +404,11 @@ func TestOpenAtUncommittedIndex(t *testing.T) {
 	w.Close()
 }
 
-// TestOpenNotInUse tests that OpenNotInUse can load all files that are
+// TestOpenForRead tests that OpenForRead can load all files.
-// not in use at that point.
 // The tests creates WAL directory, and cut out multiple WAL files. Then
-// it releases the lock of part of data, and excepts that OpenNotInUse
+// it releases the lock of part of data, and excepts that OpenForRead
-// can read out all unlocked data.
+// can read out all files even if some are locked for write.
-func TestOpenNotInUse(t *testing.T) {
+func TestOpenForRead(t *testing.T) {
 	p, err := ioutil.TempDir(os.TempDir(), "waltest")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
@@ -435,8 +434,8 @@ func TestOpenNotInUse(t *testing.T) {
 	unlockIndex := uint64(5)
 	w.ReleaseLockTo(unlockIndex)
 
-	// 1,2,3 are avaliable.
+	// All are avaliable for read
-	w2, err := OpenNotInUse(p, walpb.Snapshot{})
+	w2, err := OpenForRead(p, walpb.Snapshot{})
 	defer w2.Close()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
@@ -445,8 +444,8 @@ func TestOpenNotInUse(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err = %v, want nil", err)
 	}
-	if g := ents[len(ents)-1].Index; g != unlockIndex-2 {
+	if g := ents[len(ents)-1].Index; g != 9 {
-		t.Errorf("last index read = %d, want %d", g, unlockIndex-2)
+		t.Errorf("last index read = %d, want %d", g, 9)
 	}
 }