Handle read/quorum errors when initializing all subsystems (#6585)

- Only require len(disks)/2 to initialize the cluster
- Fix checking of read/write quorm in subsystems init
- Add retry mechanism in policy and notification to avoid aborting in case of read/write quorums errors

cmd/config.go

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path"
 	"runtime"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/minio/minio/cmd/logger"
@@ -234,7 +235,8 @@ func (sys *ConfigSys) Init(objAPI ObjectLayer) error {
 		case _ = <-retryTimerCh:
 			err := initConfig(objAPI)
 			if err != nil {
-				if isInsufficientReadQuorum(err) || isInsufficientWriteQuorum(err) {
+				if strings.Contains(err.Error(), InsufficientReadQuorum{}.Error()) ||
+					strings.Contains(err.Error(), InsufficientWriteQuorum{}.Error()) {
 					logger.Info("Waiting for configuration to be initialized..")
 					continue
 				}

cmd/notification.go

@@ -241,10 +241,10 @@ func (sys *NotificationSys) initListeners(ctx context.Context, objAPI ObjectLaye
 	// and configFile, take a transaction lock to avoid data race between readConfig()
 	// and saveConfig().
 	objLock := globalNSMutex.NewNSLock(minioMetaBucket, transactionConfigFile)
-	if err := objLock.GetLock(globalOperationTimeout); err != nil {
+	if err := objLock.GetRLock(globalOperationTimeout); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	defer objLock.Unlock()
+	defer objLock.RUnlock()
 
 	reader, e := readConfig(ctx, objAPI, configFile)
 	if e != nil && !IsErrIgnored(e, errDiskNotFound, errConfigNotFound) {
@@ -265,7 +265,6 @@ func (sys *NotificationSys) initListeners(ctx context.Context, objAPI ObjectLaye
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	activeListenerList := []ListenBucketNotificationArgs{}
 	for _, args := range listenerList {
 		found, err := isLocalHost(args.Addr.Name)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -301,46 +300,62 @@ func (sys *NotificationSys) initListeners(ctx context.Context, objAPI ObjectLaye
 			logger.LogIf(ctx, err)
 			return err
 		}
-		activeListenerList = append(activeListenerList, args)
-	}
-
-	data, err := json.Marshal(activeListenerList)
-	if err != nil {
-		logger.LogIf(ctx, err)
-		return err
 	}
 
-	return saveConfig(objAPI, configFile, data)
+	return nil
 }
 
-// Init - initializes notification system from notification.xml and listener.json of all buckets.
+func (sys *NotificationSys) refresh(objAPI ObjectLayer) error {
-func (sys *NotificationSys) Init(objAPI ObjectLayer) error {
-	if objAPI == nil {
-		return errInvalidArgument
-	}
-
 	buckets, err := objAPI.ListBuckets(context.Background())
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-
 	for _, bucket := range buckets {
 		ctx := logger.SetReqInfo(context.Background(), &logger.ReqInfo{BucketName: bucket.Name})
 		config, err := readNotificationConfig(ctx, objAPI, bucket.Name)
-		if err != nil {
+		if err != nil && err != errNoSuchNotifications {
-			if !IsErrIgnored(err, errDiskNotFound, errNoSuchNotifications) {
 			return err
 		}
-		} else {
+		if err == errNoSuchNotifications {
-			sys.AddRulesMap(bucket.Name, config.ToRulesMap())
+			continue
 		}
-
+		sys.AddRulesMap(bucket.Name, config.ToRulesMap())
 		if err = sys.initListeners(ctx, objAPI, bucket.Name); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
+	return nil
+}
 
+// Init - initializes notification system from notification.xml and listener.json of all buckets.
+func (sys *NotificationSys) Init(objAPI ObjectLayer) error {
+	if objAPI == nil {
+		return errInvalidArgument
+	}
+
+	doneCh := make(chan struct{})
+	defer close(doneCh)
+
+	// Initializing notification needs a retry mechanism for
+	// the following reasons:
+	//  - Read quorum is lost just after the initialization
+	//    of the object layer.
+	retryTimerCh := newRetryTimerSimple(doneCh)
+	for {
+		select {
+		case _ = <-retryTimerCh:
+			if err := sys.refresh(objAPI); err != nil {
+				if err == errDiskNotFound ||
+					strings.Contains(err.Error(), InsufficientReadQuorum{}.Error()) ||
+					strings.Contains(err.Error(), InsufficientWriteQuorum{}.Error()) {
+					logger.Info("Waiting for notification subsystem to be initialized..")
+					continue
+				}
+				return err
+			}
 			return nil
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 // AddRulesMap - adds rules map for bucket name.

cmd/policy.go

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"net/http"
 	"path"
+	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -131,11 +132,7 @@ func (sys *PolicySys) Init(objAPI ObjectLayer) error {
 		return errInvalidArgument
 	}
 
-	// Load PolicySys once during boot.
+	defer func() {
-	if err := sys.refresh(objAPI); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 		// Refresh PolicySys in background.
 		go func() {
 			ticker := time.NewTicker(globalRefreshBucketPolicyInterval)
@@ -149,7 +146,32 @@ func (sys *PolicySys) Init(objAPI ObjectLayer) error {
 				}
 			}
 		}()
+	}()
+
+	doneCh := make(chan struct{})
+	defer close(doneCh)
+
+	// Initializing policy needs a retry mechanism for
+	// the following reasons:
+	//  - Read quorum is lost just after the initialization
+	//    of the object layer.
+	retryTimerCh := newRetryTimerSimple(doneCh)
+	for {
+		select {
+		case _ = <-retryTimerCh:
+			// Load PolicySys once during boot.
+			if err := sys.refresh(objAPI); err != nil {
+				if err == errDiskNotFound ||
+					strings.Contains(err.Error(), InsufficientReadQuorum{}.Error()) ||
+					strings.Contains(err.Error(), InsufficientWriteQuorum{}.Error()) {
+					logger.Info("Waiting for policy subsystem to be initialized..")
+					continue
+				}
+				return err
+			}
 			return nil
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 // NewPolicySys - creates new policy system.

cmd/xl-sets.go

@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ func (s *xlSets) reInitDisks(refFormat *formatXLV3, storageDisks []StorageAPI, f
 // any given sets.
 func (s *xlSets) connectDisksWithQuorum() {
 	var onlineDisks int
-	for onlineDisks < (len(s.endpoints)/2)+1 {
+	for onlineDisks < len(s.endpoints)/2 {
 		for _, endpoint := range s.endpoints {
 			if s.isConnected(endpoint) {
 				continue