node-problem-detector/pkg/systemlogmonitor/logwatchers/kmsg/log_watcher_linux.go

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you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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*/

package kmsg

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"time"

	"github.com/euank/go-kmsg-parser/kmsgparser"
	"k8s.io/klog/v2"

	"k8s.io/node-problem-detector/pkg/systemlogmonitor/logwatchers/types"
	logtypes "k8s.io/node-problem-detector/pkg/systemlogmonitor/types"
	"k8s.io/node-problem-detector/pkg/util"
	"k8s.io/node-problem-detector/pkg/util/tomb"
)

const (
	// retryDelay is the time to wait before attempting to restart the kmsg parser.
	retryDelay = 5 * time.Second
)

type kernelLogWatcher struct {
	cfg       types.WatcherConfig
	startTime time.Time
	logCh     chan *logtypes.Log
	tomb      *tomb.Tomb

	kmsgParser kmsgparser.Parser
	// newParser creates a kmsgparser. Overridable in tests; defaults to kmsgparser.NewParser.
	newParser func() (kmsgparser.Parser, error)
	// lastRestart is when the parser was last restarted; used to rate-limit restarts.
	lastRestart time.Time
}

// NewKmsgWatcher creates a watcher which will read messages from /dev/kmsg
func NewKmsgWatcher(cfg types.WatcherConfig) types.LogWatcher {
	uptime, err := util.GetUptimeDuration()
	if err != nil {
		klog.Fatalf("failed to get uptime: %v", err)
	}
	startTime, err := util.GetStartTime(time.Now(), uptime, cfg.Lookback, cfg.Delay)
	if err != nil {
		klog.Fatalf("failed to get start time: %v", err)
	}

	return &kernelLogWatcher{
		cfg:       cfg,
		startTime: startTime,
		tomb:      tomb.NewTomb(),
		// Arbitrary capacity
		logCh:     make(chan *logtypes.Log, 100),
		newParser: kmsgparser.NewParser,
	}
}

var _ types.WatcherCreateFunc = NewKmsgWatcher

func (k *kernelLogWatcher) Watch() (<-chan *logtypes.Log, error) {
	if k.kmsgParser == nil {
		// nil-check to make mocking easier
		parser, err := k.newParser()
		if err != nil {
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create kmsg parser: %v", err)
		}
		k.kmsgParser = parser
	}

	go k.watchLoop()
	return k.logCh, nil
}

// Stop signals the watch loop to stop.
func (k *kernelLogWatcher) Stop() {
	k.tomb.Stop()
}

// watchLoop is the main watch loop of kernel log watcher.
func (k *kernelLogWatcher) watchLoop() {
	kmsgs := k.kmsgParser.Parse()
	defer func() {
		if err := k.kmsgParser.Close(); err != nil {
			klog.Errorf("Failed to close kmsg parser: %v", err)
		}
		close(k.logCh)
		k.tomb.Done()
	}()

	for {
		select {
		case <-k.tomb.Stopping():
			klog.Infof("Stop watching kernel log")
			return
		case msg, ok := <-kmsgs:
			if !ok {
				klog.Error("Kmsg channel closed, attempting to restart kmsg parser")

				// Close the old parser
				if err := k.kmsgParser.Close(); err != nil {
					klog.Errorf("Failed to close kmsg parser: %v", err)
				}

				// Try to restart. retryCreateParser() waits between attempts.
				var restarted bool
				kmsgs, restarted = k.retryCreateParser()
				if !restarted {
					// Stopping was signaled
					return
				}
				continue
			}
			klog.V(5).Infof("got kernel message: %+v", msg)
			if msg.Message == "" {
				continue
			}

			// Discard messages before start time.
			if msg.Timestamp.Before(k.startTime) {
				klog.V(5).Infof("Throwing away msg %q before start time: %v < %v", msg.Message, msg.Timestamp, k.startTime)
				continue
			}

			k.logCh <- &logtypes.Log{
				Message:   strings.TrimSpace(msg.Message),
				Timestamp: msg.Timestamp,
			}
		}
	}
}

// retryCreateParser attempts to create a new kmsg parser.
// It tries immediately first, then waits retryDelay between subsequent failures.
// The first attempt is also delayed if the previous restart was less than
// retryDelay ago, so a parser that keeps failing right after a successful
// restart cannot drive a hot restart loop.
// On success, it seeks the new parser to the end of the kmsg ring buffer to
// avoid replaying messages that were already processed before the restart.
// Any messages written to kmsg between the old parser closing and the new
// parser being seeked are not delivered; this is preferable to replaying an
// entire ring buffer the watcher has already processed, especially when the
// restart was triggered by a kmsg flood.
// It returns the new message channel and true on success, or nil and false if stopping was signaled.
func (k *kernelLogWatcher) retryCreateParser() (<-chan kmsgparser.Message, bool) {
	if since := time.Since(k.lastRestart); since < retryDelay {
		select {
		case <-k.tomb.Stopping():
			klog.Infof("Stop watching kernel log during restart attempt")
			return nil, false
		case <-time.After(retryDelay - since):
		}
	}

	for {
		parser, err := k.newParser()
		if err != nil {
			klog.Errorf("Failed to create new kmsg parser, retrying in %v: %v", retryDelay, err)
		} else if seekErr := parser.SeekEnd(); seekErr != nil {
			klog.Errorf("Failed to seek new kmsg parser to end, retrying in %v: %v", retryDelay, seekErr)
			if closeErr := parser.Close(); closeErr != nil {
				klog.Errorf("Failed to close kmsg parser after seek failure: %v", closeErr)
			}
		} else {
			k.kmsgParser = parser
			k.lastRestart = time.Now()
			klog.Infof("Successfully restarted kmsg parser")
			return parser.Parse(), true
		}

		select {
		case <-k.tomb.Stopping():
			klog.Infof("Stop watching kernel log during restart attempt")
			return nil, false
		case <-time.After(retryDelay):
		}
	}
}