distribution/vendor/google.golang.org/grpc/balancer/rls/balancer.go

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// Package rls implements the RLS LB policy.
package rls

import (
	"encoding/json"
	"errors"
	"fmt"
	"sync"
	"sync/atomic"
	"time"
	"unsafe"

	"google.golang.org/grpc/balancer"
	"google.golang.org/grpc/connectivity"
	estats "google.golang.org/grpc/experimental/stats"
	"google.golang.org/grpc/grpclog"
	"google.golang.org/grpc/internal"
	"google.golang.org/grpc/internal/backoff"
	"google.golang.org/grpc/internal/balancergroup"
	"google.golang.org/grpc/internal/buffer"
	internalgrpclog "google.golang.org/grpc/internal/grpclog"
	"google.golang.org/grpc/internal/grpcsync"
	"google.golang.org/grpc/internal/pretty"
	"google.golang.org/grpc/resolver"
)

const (
	// Name is the name of the RLS LB policy.
	//
	// It currently has an experimental suffix which would be removed once
	// end-to-end testing of the policy is completed.
	Name = internal.RLSLoadBalancingPolicyName
	// Default frequency for data cache purging.
	periodicCachePurgeFreq = time.Minute
)

var (
	logger            = grpclog.Component("rls")
	errBalancerClosed = errors.New("rls LB policy is closed")

	// Below defined vars for overriding in unit tests.

	// Default exponential backoff strategy for data cache entries.
	defaultBackoffStrategy = backoff.Strategy(backoff.DefaultExponential)
	// Ticker used for periodic data cache purging.
	dataCachePurgeTicker = func() *time.Ticker { return time.NewTicker(periodicCachePurgeFreq) }
	// We want every cache entry to live in the cache for at least this
	// duration. If we encounter a cache entry whose minimum expiration time is
	// in the future, we abort the LRU pass, which may temporarily leave the
	// cache being too large. This is necessary to ensure that in cases where
	// the cache is too small, when we receive an RLS Response, we keep the
	// resulting cache entry around long enough for the pending incoming
	// requests to be re-processed through the new Picker. If we didn't do this,
	// then we'd risk throwing away each RLS response as we receive it, in which
	// case we would fail to actually route any of our incoming requests.
	minEvictDuration = 5 * time.Second

	// Following functions are no-ops in actual code, but can be overridden in
	// tests to give tests visibility into exactly when certain events happen.
	clientConnUpdateHook = func() {}
	dataCachePurgeHook   = func() {}
	resetBackoffHook     = func() {}

	cacheEntriesMetric = estats.RegisterInt64Gauge(estats.MetricDescriptor{
		Name:        "grpc.lb.rls.cache_entries",
		Description: "EXPERIMENTAL. Number of entries in the RLS cache.",
		Unit:        "entry",
		Labels:      []string{"grpc.target", "grpc.lb.rls.server_target", "grpc.lb.rls.instance_uuid"},
		Default:     false,
	})
	cacheSizeMetric = estats.RegisterInt64Gauge(estats.MetricDescriptor{
		Name:        "grpc.lb.rls.cache_size",
		Description: "EXPERIMENTAL. The current size of the RLS cache.",
		Unit:        "By",
		Labels:      []string{"grpc.target", "grpc.lb.rls.server_target", "grpc.lb.rls.instance_uuid"},
		Default:     false,
	})
	defaultTargetPicksMetric = estats.RegisterInt64Count(estats.MetricDescriptor{
		Name:        "grpc.lb.rls.default_target_picks",
		Description: "EXPERIMENTAL. Number of LB picks sent to the default target.",
		Unit:        "pick",
		Labels:      []string{"grpc.target", "grpc.lb.rls.server_target", "grpc.lb.rls.data_plane_target", "grpc.lb.pick_result"},
		Default:     false,
	})
	targetPicksMetric = estats.RegisterInt64Count(estats.MetricDescriptor{
		Name:        "grpc.lb.rls.target_picks",
		Description: "EXPERIMENTAL. Number of LB picks sent to each RLS target. Note that if the default target is also returned by the RLS server, RPCs sent to that target from the cache will be counted in this metric, not in grpc.rls.default_target_picks.",
		Unit:        "pick",
		Labels:      []string{"grpc.target", "grpc.lb.rls.server_target", "grpc.lb.rls.data_plane_target", "grpc.lb.pick_result"},
		Default:     false,
	})
	failedPicksMetric = estats.RegisterInt64Count(estats.MetricDescriptor{
		Name:        "grpc.lb.rls.failed_picks",
		Description: "EXPERIMENTAL. Number of LB picks failed due to either a failed RLS request or the RLS channel being throttled.",
		Unit:        "pick",
		Labels:      []string{"grpc.target", "grpc.lb.rls.server_target"},
		Default:     false,
	})
)

func init() {
	balancer.Register(&rlsBB{})
}

type rlsBB struct{}

func (rlsBB) Name() string {
	return Name
}

func (rlsBB) Build(cc balancer.ClientConn, opts balancer.BuildOptions) balancer.Balancer {
	lb := &rlsBalancer{
		closed:             grpcsync.NewEvent(),
		done:               grpcsync.NewEvent(),
		cc:                 cc,
		bopts:              opts,
		purgeTicker:        dataCachePurgeTicker(),
		dataCachePurgeHook: dataCachePurgeHook,
		lbCfg:              &lbConfig{},
		pendingMap:         make(map[cacheKey]*backoffState),
		childPolicies:      make(map[string]*childPolicyWrapper),
		updateCh:           buffer.NewUnbounded(),
	}
	lb.logger = internalgrpclog.NewPrefixLogger(logger, fmt.Sprintf("[rls-experimental-lb %p] ", lb))
	lb.dataCache = newDataCache(maxCacheSize, lb.logger, opts.MetricsRecorder, opts.Target.String())
	lb.bg = balancergroup.New(balancergroup.Options{
		CC:                      cc,
		BuildOpts:               opts,
		StateAggregator:         lb,
		Logger:                  lb.logger,
		SubBalancerCloseTimeout: time.Duration(0), // Disable caching of removed child policies
	})
	lb.bg.Start()
	go lb.run()
	return lb
}

// rlsBalancer implements the RLS LB policy.
type rlsBalancer struct {
	closed             *grpcsync.Event // Fires when Close() is invoked. Guarded by stateMu.
	done               *grpcsync.Event // Fires when Close() is done.
	cc                 balancer.ClientConn
	bopts              balancer.BuildOptions
	purgeTicker        *time.Ticker
	dataCachePurgeHook func()
	logger             *internalgrpclog.PrefixLogger

	// If both cacheMu and stateMu need to be acquired, the former must be
	// acquired first to prevent a deadlock. This order restriction is due to the
	// fact that in places where we need to acquire both the locks, we always
	// start off reading the cache.

	// cacheMu guards access to the data cache and pending requests map. We
	// cannot use an RWMutex here since even an operation like
	// dataCache.getEntry() modifies the underlying LRU, which is implemented as
	// a doubly linked list.
	cacheMu    sync.Mutex
	dataCache  *dataCache                 // Cache of RLS data.
	pendingMap map[cacheKey]*backoffState // Map of pending RLS requests.

	// stateMu guards access to all LB policy state.
	stateMu            sync.Mutex
	lbCfg              *lbConfig        // Most recently received service config.
	childPolicyBuilder balancer.Builder // Cached child policy builder.
	resolverState      resolver.State   // Cached resolver state.
	ctrlCh             *controlChannel  // Control channel to the RLS server.
	bg                 *balancergroup.BalancerGroup
	childPolicies      map[string]*childPolicyWrapper
	defaultPolicy      *childPolicyWrapper
	// A reference to the most recent picker sent to gRPC as part of a state
	// update is cached in this field so that we can release the reference to the
	// default child policy wrapper when a new picker is created. See
	// sendNewPickerLocked() for details.
	lastPicker *rlsPicker
	// Set during UpdateClientConnState when pushing updates to child policies.
	// Prevents state updates from child policies causing new pickers to be sent
	// up the channel. Cleared after all child policies have processed the
	// updates sent to them, after which a new picker is sent up the channel.
	inhibitPickerUpdates bool

	// Channel on which all updates are pushed. Processed in run().
	updateCh *buffer.Unbounded
}

type resumePickerUpdates struct {
	done chan struct{}
}

// childPolicyIDAndState wraps a child policy id and its state update.
type childPolicyIDAndState struct {
	id    string
	state balancer.State
}

type controlChannelReady struct{}

// run is a long-running goroutine which handles all the updates that the
// balancer wishes to handle. The appropriate updateHandler will push the update
// on to a channel that this goroutine will select on, thereby the handling of
// the update will happen asynchronously.
func (b *rlsBalancer) run() {
	// We exit out of the for loop below only after `Close()` has been invoked.
	// Firing the done event here will ensure that Close() returns only after
	// all goroutines are done.
	defer func() { b.done.Fire() }()

	// Wait for purgeDataCache() goroutine to exit before returning from here.
	doneCh := make(chan struct{})
	defer func() {
		<-doneCh
	}()
	go b.purgeDataCache(doneCh)

	for {
		select {
		case u, ok := <-b.updateCh.Get():
			if !ok {
				return
			}
			b.updateCh.Load()
			switch update := u.(type) {
			case childPolicyIDAndState:
				b.handleChildPolicyStateUpdate(update.id, update.state)
			case controlChannelReady:
				b.logger.Infof("Resetting backoff state after control channel getting back to READY")
				b.cacheMu.Lock()
				updatePicker := b.dataCache.resetBackoffState(&backoffState{bs: defaultBackoffStrategy})
				b.cacheMu.Unlock()
				if updatePicker {
					b.sendNewPicker()
				}
				resetBackoffHook()
			case resumePickerUpdates:
				b.stateMu.Lock()
				b.logger.Infof("Resuming picker updates after config propagation to child policies")
				b.inhibitPickerUpdates = false
				b.sendNewPickerLocked()
				close(update.done)
				b.stateMu.Unlock()
			default:
				b.logger.Errorf("Unsupported update type %T", update)
			}
		case <-b.closed.Done():
			return
		}
	}
}

// purgeDataCache is a long-running goroutine which periodically deletes expired
// entries. An expired entry is one for which both the expiryTime and
// backoffExpiryTime are in the past.
func (b *rlsBalancer) purgeDataCache(doneCh chan struct{}) {
	defer close(doneCh)

	for {
		select {
		case <-b.closed.Done():
			return
		case <-b.purgeTicker.C:
			b.cacheMu.Lock()
			updatePicker := b.dataCache.evictExpiredEntries()
			b.cacheMu.Unlock()
			if updatePicker {
				b.sendNewPicker()
			}
			b.dataCachePurgeHook()
		}
	}
}

func (b *rlsBalancer) UpdateClientConnState(ccs balancer.ClientConnState) error {
	defer clientConnUpdateHook()

	b.stateMu.Lock()
	if b.closed.HasFired() {
		b.stateMu.Unlock()
		b.logger.Warningf("Received service config after balancer close: %s", pretty.ToJSON(ccs.BalancerConfig))
		return errBalancerClosed
	}

	newCfg := ccs.BalancerConfig.(*lbConfig)
	if b.lbCfg.Equal(newCfg) {
		b.stateMu.Unlock()
		b.logger.Infof("New service config matches existing config")
		return nil
	}

	b.logger.Infof("Delaying picker updates until config is propagated to and processed by child policies")
	b.inhibitPickerUpdates = true

	// When the RLS server name changes, the old control channel needs to be
	// swapped out for a new one. All state associated with the throttling
	// algorithm is stored on a per-control-channel basis; when we swap out
	// channels, we also swap out the throttling state.
	b.handleControlChannelUpdate(newCfg)

	// Any changes to child policy name or configuration needs to be handled by
	// either creating new child policies or pushing updates to existing ones.
	b.resolverState = ccs.ResolverState
	b.handleChildPolicyConfigUpdate(newCfg, &ccs)

	// Resize the cache if the size in the config has changed.
	resizeCache := newCfg.cacheSizeBytes != b.lbCfg.cacheSizeBytes

	// Update the copy of the config in the LB policy before releasing the lock.
	b.lbCfg = newCfg
	b.stateMu.Unlock()

	// We cannot do cache operations above because `cacheMu` needs to be grabbed
	// before `stateMu` if we are to hold both locks at the same time.
	b.cacheMu.Lock()
	b.dataCache.updateRLSServerTarget(newCfg.lookupService)
	if resizeCache {
		// If the new config changes reduces the size of the data cache, we
		// might have to evict entries to get the cache size down to the newly
		// specified size. If we do evict an entry with valid backoff timer,
		// the new picker needs to be sent to the channel to re-process any
		// RPCs queued as a result of this backoff timer.
		b.dataCache.resize(newCfg.cacheSizeBytes)
	}
	b.cacheMu.Unlock()
	// Enqueue an event which will notify us when the above update has been
	// propagated to all child policies, and the child policies have all
	// processed their updates, and we have sent a picker update.
	done := make(chan struct{})
	b.updateCh.Put(resumePickerUpdates{done: done})
	<-done
	return nil
}

// handleControlChannelUpdate handles updates to service config fields which
// influence the control channel to the RLS server.
//
// Caller must hold lb.stateMu.
func (b *rlsBalancer) handleControlChannelUpdate(newCfg *lbConfig) {
	if newCfg.lookupService == b.lbCfg.lookupService && newCfg.lookupServiceTimeout == b.lbCfg.lookupServiceTimeout {
		return
	}

	// Create a new control channel and close the existing one.
	b.logger.Infof("Creating control channel to RLS server at: %v", newCfg.lookupService)
	backToReadyFn := func() {
		b.updateCh.Put(controlChannelReady{})
	}
	ctrlCh, err := newControlChannel(newCfg.lookupService, newCfg.controlChannelServiceConfig, newCfg.lookupServiceTimeout, b.bopts, backToReadyFn)
	if err != nil {
		// This is very uncommon and usually represents a non-transient error.
		// There is not much we can do here other than wait for another update
		// which might fix things.
		b.logger.Errorf("Failed to create control channel to %q: %v", newCfg.lookupService, err)
		return
	}
	if b.ctrlCh != nil {
		b.ctrlCh.close()
	}
	b.ctrlCh = ctrlCh
}

// handleChildPolicyConfigUpdate handles updates to service config fields which
// influence child policy configuration.
//
// Caller must hold lb.stateMu.
func (b *rlsBalancer) handleChildPolicyConfigUpdate(newCfg *lbConfig, ccs *balancer.ClientConnState) {
	// Update child policy builder first since other steps are dependent on this.
	if b.childPolicyBuilder == nil || b.childPolicyBuilder.Name() != newCfg.childPolicyName {
		b.logger.Infof("Child policy changed to %q", newCfg.childPolicyName)
		b.childPolicyBuilder = balancer.Get(newCfg.childPolicyName)
		for _, cpw := range b.childPolicies {
			// If the child policy has changed, we need to remove the old policy
			// from the BalancerGroup and add a new one. The BalancerGroup takes
			// care of closing the old one in this case.
			b.bg.Remove(cpw.target)
			b.bg.Add(cpw.target, b.childPolicyBuilder)
		}
	}

	configSentToDefault := false
	if b.lbCfg.defaultTarget != newCfg.defaultTarget {
		// If the default target has changed, create a new childPolicyWrapper for
		// the new target if required. If a new wrapper is created, add it to the
		// childPolicies map and the BalancerGroup.
		b.logger.Infof("Default target in LB config changing from %q to %q", b.lbCfg.defaultTarget, newCfg.defaultTarget)
		cpw := b.childPolicies[newCfg.defaultTarget]
		if cpw == nil {
			cpw = newChildPolicyWrapper(newCfg.defaultTarget)
			b.childPolicies[newCfg.defaultTarget] = cpw
			b.bg.Add(newCfg.defaultTarget, b.childPolicyBuilder)
			b.logger.Infof("Child policy %q added to BalancerGroup", newCfg.defaultTarget)
		}
		if err := b.buildAndPushChildPolicyConfigs(newCfg.defaultTarget, newCfg, ccs); err != nil {
			cpw.lamify(err)
		}

		// If an old default exists, release its reference. If this was the last
		// reference, remove the child policy from the BalancerGroup and remove the
		// corresponding entry the childPolicies map.
		if b.defaultPolicy != nil {
			if b.defaultPolicy.releaseRef() {
				delete(b.childPolicies, b.lbCfg.defaultTarget)
				b.bg.Remove(b.defaultPolicy.target)
			}
		}
		b.defaultPolicy = cpw
		configSentToDefault = true
	}

	// No change in configuration affecting child policies. Return early.
	if b.lbCfg.childPolicyName == newCfg.childPolicyName && b.lbCfg.childPolicyTargetField == newCfg.childPolicyTargetField && childPolicyConfigEqual(b.lbCfg.childPolicyConfig, newCfg.childPolicyConfig) {
		return
	}

	// If fields affecting child policy configuration have changed, the changes
	// are pushed to the childPolicyWrapper which handles them appropriately.
	for _, cpw := range b.childPolicies {
		if configSentToDefault && cpw.target == newCfg.defaultTarget {
			// Default target has already been taken care of.
			continue
		}
		if err := b.buildAndPushChildPolicyConfigs(cpw.target, newCfg, ccs); err != nil {
			cpw.lamify(err)
		}
	}
}

// buildAndPushChildPolicyConfigs builds the final child policy configuration by
// adding the `targetField` to the base child policy configuration received in
// RLS LB policy configuration. The `targetField` is set to target and
// configuration is pushed to the child policy through the BalancerGroup.
//
// Caller must hold lb.stateMu.
func (b *rlsBalancer) buildAndPushChildPolicyConfigs(target string, newCfg *lbConfig, ccs *balancer.ClientConnState) error {
	jsonTarget, err := json.Marshal(target)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to marshal child policy target %q: %v", target, err)
	}

	config := newCfg.childPolicyConfig
	targetField := newCfg.childPolicyTargetField
	config[targetField] = jsonTarget
	jsonCfg, err := json.Marshal(config)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to marshal child policy config %+v: %v", config, err)
	}

	parser, _ := b.childPolicyBuilder.(balancer.ConfigParser)
	parsedCfg, err := parser.ParseConfig(jsonCfg)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("childPolicy config parsing failed: %v", err)
	}

	state := balancer.ClientConnState{ResolverState: ccs.ResolverState, BalancerConfig: parsedCfg}
	b.logger.Infof("Pushing new state to child policy %q: %+v", target, state)
	if err := b.bg.UpdateClientConnState(target, state); err != nil {
		b.logger.Warningf("UpdateClientConnState(%q, %+v) failed : %v", target, ccs, err)
	}
	return nil
}

func (b *rlsBalancer) ResolverError(err error) {
	b.bg.ResolverError(err)
}

func (b *rlsBalancer) UpdateSubConnState(sc balancer.SubConn, state balancer.SubConnState) {
	b.logger.Errorf("UpdateSubConnState(%v, %+v) called unexpectedly", sc, state)
}

func (b *rlsBalancer) Close() {
	b.stateMu.Lock()
	b.closed.Fire()
	b.purgeTicker.Stop()
	if b.ctrlCh != nil {
		b.ctrlCh.close()
	}
	b.bg.Close()
	b.stateMu.Unlock()

	b.cacheMu.Lock()
	b.dataCache.stop()
	b.cacheMu.Unlock()

	b.updateCh.Close()

	<-b.done.Done()
}

func (b *rlsBalancer) ExitIdle() {
	b.bg.ExitIdle()
}

// sendNewPickerLocked pushes a new picker on to the channel.
//
// Note that regardless of what connectivity state is reported, the policy will
// return its own picker, and not a picker that unconditionally queues
// (typically used for IDLE or CONNECTING) or a picker that unconditionally
// fails (typically used for TRANSIENT_FAILURE). This is required because,
// irrespective of the connectivity state, we need to able to perform RLS
// lookups for incoming RPCs and affect the status of queued RPCs based on the
// receipt of RLS responses.
//
// Caller must hold lb.stateMu.
func (b *rlsBalancer) sendNewPickerLocked() {
	aggregatedState := b.aggregatedConnectivityState()

	// Acquire a separate reference for the picker. This is required to ensure
	// that the wrapper held by the old picker is not closed when the default
	// target changes in the config, and a new wrapper is created for the new
	// default target. See handleChildPolicyConfigUpdate() for how config changes
	// affecting the default target are handled.
	if b.defaultPolicy != nil {
		b.defaultPolicy.acquireRef()
	}

	picker := &rlsPicker{
		kbm:             b.lbCfg.kbMap,
		origEndpoint:    b.bopts.Target.Endpoint(),
		lb:              b,
		defaultPolicy:   b.defaultPolicy,
		ctrlCh:          b.ctrlCh,
		maxAge:          b.lbCfg.maxAge,
		staleAge:        b.lbCfg.staleAge,
		bg:              b.bg,
		rlsServerTarget: b.lbCfg.lookupService,
		grpcTarget:      b.bopts.Target.String(),
		metricsRecorder: b.bopts.MetricsRecorder,
	}
	picker.logger = internalgrpclog.NewPrefixLogger(logger, fmt.Sprintf("[rls-picker %p] ", picker))
	state := balancer.State{
		ConnectivityState: aggregatedState,
		Picker:            picker,
	}

	if !b.inhibitPickerUpdates {
		b.logger.Infof("New balancer.State: %+v", state)
		b.cc.UpdateState(state)
	} else {
		b.logger.Infof("Delaying picker update: %+v", state)
	}

	if b.lastPicker != nil {
		if b.defaultPolicy != nil {
			b.defaultPolicy.releaseRef()
		}
	}
	b.lastPicker = picker
}

func (b *rlsBalancer) sendNewPicker() {
	b.stateMu.Lock()
	defer b.stateMu.Unlock()
	if b.closed.HasFired() {
		return
	}
	b.sendNewPickerLocked()
}

// The aggregated connectivity state reported is determined as follows:
//   - If there is at least one child policy in state READY, the connectivity
//     state is READY.
//   - Otherwise, if there is at least one child policy in state CONNECTING, the
//     connectivity state is CONNECTING.
//   - Otherwise, if there is at least one child policy in state IDLE, the
//     connectivity state is IDLE.
//   - Otherwise, all child policies are in TRANSIENT_FAILURE, and the
//     connectivity state is TRANSIENT_FAILURE.
//
// If the RLS policy has no child policies and no configured default target,
// then we will report connectivity state IDLE.
//
// Caller must hold lb.stateMu.
func (b *rlsBalancer) aggregatedConnectivityState() connectivity.State {
	if len(b.childPolicies) == 0 && b.lbCfg.defaultTarget == "" {
		return connectivity.Idle
	}

	var readyN, connectingN, idleN int
	for _, cpw := range b.childPolicies {
		state := (*balancer.State)(atomic.LoadPointer(&cpw.state))
		switch state.ConnectivityState {
		case connectivity.Ready:
			readyN++
		case connectivity.Connecting:
			connectingN++
		case connectivity.Idle:
			idleN++
		}
	}

	switch {
	case readyN > 0:
		return connectivity.Ready
	case connectingN > 0:
		return connectivity.Connecting
	case idleN > 0:
		return connectivity.Idle
	default:
		return connectivity.TransientFailure
	}
}

// UpdateState is a implementation of the balancergroup.BalancerStateAggregator
// interface. The actual state aggregation functionality is handled
// asynchronously. This method only pushes the state update on to channel read
// and dispatched by the run() goroutine.
func (b *rlsBalancer) UpdateState(id string, state balancer.State) {
	b.updateCh.Put(childPolicyIDAndState{id: id, state: state})
}

// handleChildPolicyStateUpdate provides the state aggregator functionality for
// the BalancerGroup.
//
// This method is invoked by the BalancerGroup whenever a child policy sends a
// state update. We cache the child policy's connectivity state and picker for
// two reasons:
//   - to suppress connectivity state transitions from TRANSIENT_FAILURE to states
//     other than READY
//   - to delegate picks to child policies
func (b *rlsBalancer) handleChildPolicyStateUpdate(id string, newState balancer.State) {
	b.stateMu.Lock()
	defer b.stateMu.Unlock()

	cpw := b.childPolicies[id]
	if cpw == nil {
		// All child policies start with an entry in the map. If ID is not in
		// map, it's either been removed, or never existed.
		b.logger.Warningf("Received state update %+v for missing child policy %q", newState, id)
		return
	}

	oldState := (*balancer.State)(atomic.LoadPointer(&cpw.state))
	if oldState.ConnectivityState == connectivity.TransientFailure && newState.ConnectivityState == connectivity.Connecting {
		// Ignore state transitions from TRANSIENT_FAILURE to CONNECTING, and thus
		// fail pending RPCs instead of queuing them indefinitely when all
		// subChannels are failing, even if the subChannels are bouncing back and
		// forth between CONNECTING and TRANSIENT_FAILURE.
		return
	}
	atomic.StorePointer(&cpw.state, unsafe.Pointer(&newState))
	b.logger.Infof("Child policy %q has new state %+v", id, newState)
	b.sendNewPickerLocked()
}

// acquireChildPolicyReferences attempts to acquire references to
// childPolicyWrappers corresponding to the passed in targets. If there is no
// childPolicyWrapper corresponding to one of the targets, a new one is created
// and added to the BalancerGroup.
func (b *rlsBalancer) acquireChildPolicyReferences(targets []string) []*childPolicyWrapper {
	b.stateMu.Lock()
	var newChildPolicies []*childPolicyWrapper
	for _, target := range targets {
		// If the target exists in the LB policy's childPolicies map. a new
		// reference is taken here and added to the new list.
		if cpw := b.childPolicies[target]; cpw != nil {
			cpw.acquireRef()
			newChildPolicies = append(newChildPolicies, cpw)
			continue
		}

		// If the target does not exist in the child policy map, then a new
		// child policy wrapper is created and added to the new list.
		cpw := newChildPolicyWrapper(target)
		b.childPolicies[target] = cpw
		b.bg.Add(target, b.childPolicyBuilder)
		b.logger.Infof("Child policy %q added to BalancerGroup", target)
		newChildPolicies = append(newChildPolicies, cpw)
		if err := b.buildAndPushChildPolicyConfigs(target, b.lbCfg, &balancer.ClientConnState{
			ResolverState: b.resolverState,
		}); err != nil {
			cpw.lamify(err)
		}
	}
	b.stateMu.Unlock()
	return newChildPolicies
}

// releaseChildPolicyReferences releases references to childPolicyWrappers
// corresponding to the passed in targets. If the release reference was the last
// one, the child policy is removed from the BalancerGroup.
func (b *rlsBalancer) releaseChildPolicyReferences(targets []string) {
	b.stateMu.Lock()
	for _, target := range targets {
		if cpw := b.childPolicies[target]; cpw.releaseRef() {
			delete(b.childPolicies, cpw.target)
			b.bg.Remove(cpw.target)
		}
	}
	b.stateMu.Unlock()
}