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  1. Core Server
  2. SERVER-27157

replSetRequestVotes doesn't synchronize between processing and recording request

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    • Bug
    • Status: Closed
    • Critical - P2
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • None
    • 3.2.12, 3.4.2, 3.5.2
    • Replication
    • None
    • Fully Compatible
    • ALL
    • v3.4, v3.2
    • Repl 2017-01-23

    Description

      The command processes the vote request then stores it without any synchronization. This can lead to the following sequence:

      1. Host A requests a vote for term 5 which we grant
      2. Host B requests a vote for term 6 which we grant
      3. Record that we voted for host B in term 6
      4. Record that we voted for host A in term 5

      Since we record votes using overwrite updates, the term 5 vote replaces the term 6 vote so we lose the fact that we already voted in term 6. Since we only read that document at startup, this can only result in conflicting votes if a shutdown occurs before we vote again. Unlike SERVER-27154 this can still happen with a clean shutdown.

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              judah.schvimer@mongodb.com Judah Schvimer
              mathias@mongodb.com Mathias Stearn
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