server config UPDATE thread safe config apply

Author: Roytak

src/server_config.c

@@ -5870,6 +5870,41 @@ nc_server_config_cert_exp_notif_thread_wakeup(void)
 
 #endif /* NC_ENABLED_SSH_TLS */
 
+/**
+ * @brief Wait for any pending updates to complete, then mark the server as "applying configuration".
+ *
+ * @return 0 on success, 1 on timeout.
+ */
+static int
+nc_server_config_update_start(void)
+{
+    struct timespec ts_timeout;
+
+    /* get the time point of timeout */
+    nc_timeouttime_get(&ts_timeout, NC_SERVER_CONFIG_UPDATE_WAIT_TIMEOUT_SEC * 1000);
+
+    while (nc_timeouttime_cur_diff(&ts_timeout) > 0) {
+        /* WR LOCK */
+        pthread_rwlock_wrlock(&server_opts.config_lock);
+
+        if (!server_opts.applying_config) {
+            /* set the flag and end */
+            server_opts.applying_config = 1;
+
+            /* UNLOCK */
+            pthread_rwlock_unlock(&server_opts.config_lock);
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+        /* UNLOCK and wait */
+        pthread_rwlock_unlock(&server_opts.config_lock);
+        usleep(NC_TIMEOUT_STEP);
+    }
+
+    ERR(NULL, "Timeout expired while waiting for the server to apply the previous configuration.");
+    return 1;
+}
+
 API int
 nc_server_config_setup_diff(const struct lyd_node *data)
 {
@@ -5878,6 +5913,9 @@ nc_server_config_setup_diff(const struct lyd_node *data)
 
     NC_CHECK_ARG_RET(NULL, data, 1);
 
+    /* wait until previous is done, then mark us as applying */
+    NC_CHECK_RET(nc_server_config_update_start());
+
     /* CONFIG RD LOCK */
     pthread_rwlock_rdlock(&server_opts.config_lock);
 
@@ -5919,11 +5957,10 @@ nc_server_config_setup_diff(const struct lyd_node *data)
             ERR(NULL, "Dispatching new call-home threads failed."), cleanup_unlock);
 #endif /* NC_ENABLED_SSH_TLS */
 
-    /* free the old config */
+    /* swap: free old, keep new, zero out the copy just in case to avoid double free */
     nc_server_config_free(&server_opts.config);
-
-    /* replace it with the new one */
     server_opts.config = config_copy;
+    memset(&config_copy, 0, sizeof config_copy);
 
 #ifdef NC_ENABLED_SSH_TLS
     /* wake up the cert expiration notif thread */
@@ -5940,6 +5977,11 @@ nc_server_config_setup_diff(const struct lyd_node *data)
         nc_server_config_free(&config_copy);
     }
 
+    /* clear the applying_config flag */
+    pthread_rwlock_wrlock(&server_opts.config_lock);
+    server_opts.applying_config = 0;
+    pthread_rwlock_unlock(&server_opts.config_lock);
+
     return ret;
 }
 
@@ -5952,6 +5994,9 @@ nc_server_config_setup_data(const struct lyd_node *data)
 
     NC_CHECK_ARG_RET(NULL, data, 1);
 
+    /* wait until previous is done, then mark us as applying */
+    NC_CHECK_RET(nc_server_config_update_start());
+
     /* check that the config data are not diff (no op attr) */
     LY_LIST_FOR(data, tree) {
         LYD_TREE_DFS_BEGIN(tree, iter) {
@@ -6000,11 +6045,10 @@ nc_server_config_setup_data(const struct lyd_node *data)
             ERR(NULL, "Dispatching new call-home connections failed."), cleanup_unlock);
 #endif /* NC_ENABLED_SSH_TLS */
 
-    /* free the old config */
+    /* swap: free old, keep new, zero out the copy just in case to avoid double free */
     nc_server_config_free(&server_opts.config);
-
-    /* replace it with the new one */
     server_opts.config = config;
+    memset(&config, 0, sizeof config);
 
 #ifdef NC_ENABLED_SSH_TLS
     /* wake up the cert expiration notif thread */
@@ -6021,6 +6065,11 @@ nc_server_config_setup_data(const struct lyd_node *data)
         nc_server_config_free(&config);
     }
 
+    /* clear the applying_config flag */
+    pthread_rwlock_wrlock(&server_opts.config_lock);
+    server_opts.applying_config = 0;
+    pthread_rwlock_unlock(&server_opts.config_lock);
+
     return ret;
 }
 

src/session_p.h

@@ -78,6 +78,12 @@ extern struct nc_server_opts server_opts;
  */
 #define NC_PS_QUEUE_TIMEOUT 5000
 
+/**
+ * @brief Maximum time (in seconds) to wait for a pending configuration
+ * update to complete before rejecting a new update request.
+ */
+#define NC_SERVER_CONFIG_UPDATE_WAIT_TIMEOUT_SEC 5
+
 /**
  * Time slept in msec if no endpoint was created for a running Call Home client.
  */
@@ -697,8 +703,9 @@ struct nc_server_opts {
 
     /* ACCESS locked - options modified by YANG data/API - WRITE lock
      *               - options read when accepting sessions - READ lock */
-    pthread_rwlock_t config_lock;           /**< Lock for the server configuration. */
-    struct nc_server_config config;  /**< YANG Server configuration. */
+    pthread_rwlock_t config_lock;       /**< Lock for the server configuration. */
+    struct nc_server_config config;     /**< YANG Server configuration. */
+    int applying_config;                /**< Flag indicating that the server configuration is currently being applied. */
 
 #ifdef NC_ENABLED_SSH_TLS
     char *authkey_path_fmt;             /**< Path to users' public keys that may contain tokens with special meaning. */