So, it definitely works, in that it stops a low(er) ranking flapping
process from continuing to make new proposals, so then the cycle of
flapping stops. Whenever an up/down state changes and a new/different
proposal is made, then things immediately resume, yay.
However, there's still a problem of the chain state at this time,
I believe. Here's a session that's damped by the flap counter:
SET always_last_partitions ON ... we should see convergence to correct chains.
21:23:03.170 d uses: [{epoch,457},{author,a},{upi,[a]},{repair,[b,d,c]},{down,[]},{d,[{author_proc,react},{ps,[]},{nodes_up,[a,b,c,d]}]},{d2,[{network_islands,[na_reset_by_always]},{hooray,{v2,{2014,11,8},{21,23,3}}}]}]
21:23:03.270 c uses: [{epoch,457},{author,a},{upi,[a]},{repair,[b,d,c]},{down,[]},{d,[{author_proc,react},{ps,[]},{nodes_up,[a,b,c,d]}]},{d2,[{network_islands,[na_reset_by_always]},{hooray,{v2,{2014,11,8},{21,23,3}}}]}]
21:23:03.471 a uses: [{epoch,459},{author,a},{upi,[a,d]},{repair,[c]},{down,[b]},{d,[{repair_airquote_done,{we_agree,457}},{author_proc,react},{ps,[{a,b}]},{nodes_up,[a,c,d]}]},{d2,[{network_islands,[na_reset_by_always]},{hooray,{v2,{2014,11,8},{21,23,3}}}]}]
21:23:03.611 b uses: [{epoch,460},{author,b},{upi,[b]},{repair,[c,d]},{down,[a]},{d,[{author_proc,react},{ps,[{a,b}]},{nodes_up,[b,c,d]}]},{d2,[{network_islands,[na_reset_by_always]},{hooray,{v2,{2014,11,8},{21,23,3}}}]}]
21:23:03.635 d uses: [{epoch,461},{author,d},{upi,[a]},{repair,[b,d,c]},{down,[]},{d,[{author_proc,react},{ps,[{a,b}]},{nodes_up,[a,b,c,d]}]},{d2,[{network_islands,[na_reset_by_always]},{hooray,{v2,{2014,11,8},{21,23,3}}}]}]
21:23:03.672 c uses: [{epoch,461},{author,d},{upi,[a]},{repair,[b,d,c]},{down,[]},{d,[{author_proc,react},{ps,[{a,b}]},{nodes_up,[a,b,c,d]}]},{d2,[{network_islands,[na_reset_by_always]},{hooray,{v2,{2014,11,8},{21,23,3}}}]}]
21:23:03.873 a uses: [{epoch,462},{author,a},{upi,[a,d]},{repair,[c]},{down,[b]},{d,[{author_proc,react},{ps,[{a,b}]},{nodes_up,[a,c,d]}]},{d2,[{network_islands,[na_reset_by_always]},{hooray,{v2,{2014,11,8},{21,23,3}}}]}]
21:23:04.155 d uses: [{epoch,463},{author,d},{upi,[a]},{repair,[b,d,c]},{down,[]},{d,[{author_proc,react},{ps,[{a,b}]},{nodes_up,[a,b,c,d]}]},{d2,[{network_islands,[na_reset_by_always]},{hooray,{v2,{2014,11,8},{21,23,4}}}]}]
21:23:04.198 c uses: [{epoch,463},{author,d},{upi,[a]},{repair,[b,d,c]},{down,[]},{d,[{author_proc,react},{ps,[{a,b}]},{nodes_up,[a,b,c,d]}]},{d2,[{network_islands,[na_reset_by_always]},{hooray,{v2,{2014,11,8},{21,23,4}}}]}]
21:23:04.270 b uses: [{epoch,464},{author,b},{upi,[b]},{repair,[c,d]},{down,[a]},{d,[{author_proc,react},{ps,[{a,b}]},{nodes_up,[b,c,d]}]},{d2,[{network_islands,[na_reset_by_always]},{hooray,{v2,{2014,11,8},{21,23,4}}}]}]
21:23:04.276 a uses: [{epoch,465},{author,a},{upi,[a,d]},{repair,[c]},{down,[b]},{d,[{author_proc,react},{ps,[{a,b}]},{nodes_up,[a,c,d]}]},{d2,[{network_islands,[na_reset_by_always]},{hooray,{v2,{2014,11,8},{21,23,4}}}]}]
21:23:04.652 d uses: [{epoch,466},{author,d},{upi,[a]},{repair,[b,d,c]},{down,[]},{d,[{author_proc,react},{ps,[{a,b}]},{nodes_up,[a,b,c,d]}]},{d2,[{network_islands,[na_reset_by_always]},{hooray,{v2,{2014,11,8},{21,23,4}}}]}]
21:23:04.660 c uses: [{epoch,466},{author,d},{upi,[a]},{repair,[b,d,c]},{down,[]},{d,[{author_proc,react},{ps,[{a,b}]},{nodes_up,[a,b,c,d]}]},{d2,[{network_islands,[na_reset_by_always]},{hooray,{v2,{2014,11,8},{21,23,4}}}]}]
21:23:04.679 a uses: [{epoch,467},{author,a},{upi,[a,d]},{repair,[c]},{down,[b]},{d,[{author_proc,react},{ps,[{a,b}]},{nodes_up,[a,c,d]}]},{d2,[{network_islands,[na_reset_by_always]},{hooray,{v2,{2014,11,8},{21,23,4}}}]}]
21:23:04.914 b uses: [{epoch,468},{author,b},{upi,[b]},{repair,[c,d]},{down,[a]},{d,[{author_proc,react},{ps,[{a,b}]},{nodes_up,[b,c,d]}]},{d2,[{network_islands,[na_reset_by_always]},{hooray,{v2,{2014,11,8},{21,23,4}}}]}]
21:23:05.058 d uses: [{epoch,469},{author,d},{upi,[a]},{repair,[b,d,c]},{down,[]},{d,[{author_proc,react},{ps,[{a,b}]},{nodes_up,[a,b,c,d]}]},{d2,[{network_islands,[na_reset_by_always]},{hooray,{v2,{2014,11,8},{21,23,5}}}]}]
21:23:05.062 c uses: [{epoch,469},{author,d},{upi,[a]},{repair,[b,d,c]},{down,[]},{d,[{author_proc,react},{ps,[{a,b}]},{nodes_up,[a,b,c,d]}]},{d2,[{network_islands,[na_reset_by_always]},{hooray,{v2,{2014,11,8},{21,23,5}}}]}]
21:23:05.081 a uses: [{epoch,470},{author,a},{upi,[a,d]},{repair,[c]},{down,[b]},{d,[{author_proc,react},{ps,[{a,b}]},{nodes_up,[a,c,d]}]},{d2,[{network_islands,[na_reset_by_always]},{hooray,{v2,{2014,11,8},{21,23,5}}}]}]
21:23:05.579 b uses: [{epoch,471},{author,b},{upi,[b]},{repair,[c,d]},{down,[a]},{d,[{author_proc,react},{ps,[{a,b}]},{nodes_up,[b,c,d]}]},{d2,[{network_islands,[na_reset_by_always]},{hooray,{v2,{2014,11,8},{21,23,5}}}]}]
21:23:05.581 d uses: [{epoch,472},{author,d},{upi,[a]},{repair,[b,d,c]},{down,[]},{d,[{author_proc,react},{ps,[{a,b}]},{nodes_up,[a,b,c,d]}]},{d2,[{network_islands,[na_reset_by_always]},{hooray,{v2,{2014,11,8},{21,23,5}}}]}]
21:23:05.590 c uses: [{epoch,472},{author,d},{upi,[a]},{repair,[b,d,c]},{down,[]},{d,[{author_proc,react},{ps,[{a,b}]},{nodes_up,[a,b,c,d]}]},{d2,[{network_islands,[na_reset_by_always]},{hooray,{v2,{2014,11,8},{21,23,5}}}]}]
21:23:05.885 a uses: [{epoch,473},{author,a},{upi,[a,d]},{repair,[c]},{down,[b]},{d,[{author_proc,react},{ps,[{a,b}]},{nodes_up,[a,c,d]}]},{d2,[{network_islands,[na_reset_by_always]},{hooray,{v2,{2014,11,8},{21,23,5}}}]}]
21:23:06.102 d uses: [{epoch,474},{author,d},{upi,[a]},{repair,[b,d,c]},{down,[]},{d,[{author_proc,react},{ps,[{a,b}]},{nodes_up,[a,b,c,d]}]},{d2,[{network_islands,[na_reset_by_always]},{hooray,{v2,{2014,11,8},{21,23,6}}}]}]
21:23:06.159 c uses: [{epoch,474},{author,d},{upi,[a]},{repair,[b,d,c]},{down,[]},{d,[{author_proc,react},{ps,[{a,b}]},{nodes_up,[a,b,c,d]}]},{d2,[{network_islands,[na_reset_by_always]},{hooray,{v2,{2014,11,8},{21,23,6}}}]}]
21:23:06.250 b uses: [{epoch,475},{author,b},{upi,[b]},{repair,[c,d]},{down,[a]},{d,[{author_proc,react},{ps,[{a,b}]},{nodes_up,[b,c,d]}]},{d2,[{network_islands,[na_reset_by_always]},{hooray,{v2,{2014,11,8},{21,23,6}}}]}]
21:23:06.288 a uses: [{epoch,476},{author,a},{upi,[a,d]},{repair,[c]},{down,[b]},{d,[{author_proc,react},{ps,[{a,b}]},{nodes_up,[a,c,d]}]},{d2,[{network_islands,[na_reset_by_always]},{hooray,{v2,{2014,11,8},{21,23,6}}}]}]
21:23:06.612 d uses: [{epoch,477},{author,d},{upi,[a]},{repair,[b,d,c]},{down,[]},{d,[{author_proc,react},{ps,[{a,b}]},{nodes_up,[a,b,c,d]}]},{d2,[{network_islands,[na_reset_by_always]},{hooray,{v2,{2014,11,8},{21,23,6}}}]}]
21:23:06.620 c uses: [{epoch,477},{author,d},{upi,[a]},{repair,[b,d,c]},{down,[]},{d,[{author_proc,react},{ps,[{a,b}]},{nodes_up,[a,b,c,d]}]},{d2,[{network_islands,[na_reset_by_always]},{hooray,{v2,{2014,11,8},{21,23,6}}}]}]
21:23:06.691 a uses: [{epoch,478},{author,a},{upi,[a,d]},{repair,[c]},{down,[b]},{d,[{author_proc,react},{ps,[{a,b}]},{nodes_up,[a,c,d]}]},{d2,[{network_islands,[na_reset_by_always]},{hooray,{v2,{2014,11,8},{21,23,6}}}]}]
21:23:06.893 b uses: [{epoch,479},{author,b},{upi,[b]},{repair,[c,d]},{down,[a]},{d,[{author_proc,react},{ps,[{a,b}]},{nodes_up,[b,c,d]}]},{d2,[{network_islands,[na_reset_by_always]},{hooray,{v2,{2014,11,8},{21,23,6}}}]}]
21:23:07.015 d uses: [{epoch,480},{author,d},{upi,[a]},{repair,[b,d,c]},{down,[]},{d,[{author_proc,react},{ps,[{a,b}]},{nodes_up,[a,b,c,d]}]},{d2,[{network_islands,[na_reset_by_always]},{hooray,{v2,{2014,11,8},{21,23,7}}}]}]
21:23:07.022 c uses: [{epoch,480},{author,d},{upi,[a]},{repair,[b,d,c]},{down,[]},{d,[{author_proc,react},{ps,[{a,b}]},{nodes_up,[a,b,c,d]}]},{d2,[{network_islands,[na_reset_by_always]},{hooray,{v2,{2014,11,8},{21,23,7}}}]}]
21:23:07.094 a uses: [{epoch,481},{author,a},{upi,[a,d]},{repair,[c]},{down,[b]},{d,[{author_proc,react},{ps,[{a,b}]},{nodes_up,[a,c,d]}]},{d2,[{network_islands,[na_reset_by_always]},{hooray,{v2,{2014,11,8},{21,23,7}}}]}]
21:23:07.516 d uses: [{epoch,482},{author,d},{upi,[a]},{repair,[b,d,c]},{down,[]},{d,[{author_proc,react},{ps,[{a,b}]},{nodes_up,[a,b,c,d]}]},{d2,[{network_islands,[na_reset_by_always]},{hooray,{v2,{2014,11,8},{21,23,7}}}]}]
21:23:07.550 b uses: [{epoch,483},{author,b},{upi,[b]},{repair,[c,d]},{down,[a]},{d,[{author_proc,react},{ps,[{a,b}]},{nodes_up,[b,c,d]}]},{d2,[{network_islands,[na_reset_by_always]},{hooray,{v2,{2014,11,8},{21,23,7}}}]}]
{FLAP: c flaps 4}!
{FLAP: c flaps 5}!
21:23:07.898 a uses: [{epoch,484},{author,a},{upi,[a,d]},{repair,[c]},{down,[b]},{d,[{author_proc,react},{ps,[{a,b}]},{nodes_up,[a,c,d]}]},{d2,[{network_islands,[na_reset_by_always]},{hooray,{v2,{2014,11,8},{21,23,7}}}]}]
21:23:08.010 d uses: [{epoch,485},{author,d},{upi,[a]},{repair,[b,d,c]},{down,[]},{d,[{author_proc,react},{ps,[{a,b}]},{nodes_up,[a,b,c,d]}]},{d2,[{network_islands,[na_reset_by_always]},{hooray,{v2,{2014,11,8},{21,23,8}}}]}]
21:23:08.013 c uses: [{epoch,485},{author,d},{upi,[a]},{repair,[b,d,c]},{down,[]},{d,[{author_proc,react},{ps,[{a,b}]},{nodes_up,[a,b,c,d]}]},{d2,[{network_islands,[na_reset_by_always]},{hooray,{v2,{2014,11,8},{21,23,8}}}]}]
21:23:08.221 b uses: [{epoch,486},{author,b},{upi,[b]},{repair,[c,d]},{down,[a]},{d,[{author_proc,react},{ps,[{a,b}]},{nodes_up,[b,c,d]}]},{d2,[{network_islands,[na_reset_by_always]},{hooray,{v2,{2014,11,8},{21,23,8}}}]}]
{FLAP: a flaps 5}!
{FLAP: a flaps 6}!
SET always_last_partitions OFF ... let loose the dogs of war!
21:23:17.349 b uses: [{epoch,495},{author,b},{upi,[b]},{repair,[c,d,a]},{down,[]},{d,[{author_proc,react},{ps,[]},{nodes_up,[a,b,c,d]}]},{d2,[{network_islands,[islands_not_supported]},{hooray,{v2,{2014,11,8},{21,23,17}}}]}]
So, the state of the chains at 21:23:11.221, three seconds after
the flapping detector finished, is:
epoch=484, UPI=[a,d], repair=[c], nodes_up=[a,c,d]
epoch=485, UPI=[a], repair=[b,d,c], nodes_up=[a,b,c,d]
epoch=486, UPI=[b], repair=[c,d], nodes_up=[b,c,d]
The UPIs are overlapping, derp, that won't work, thanks to the magic
of epoch version # enforcement, However, the clients need to concern
themselves with the repairing members, also. As soon as a client
in the epoch=486 sends an op to FLU c or FLU d, those nodes will
wedge themselves because they're in a different epoch. Everyone
will get stuck, and then life sucks.
Future work TBD!
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