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-rw-r--r--changes/bug270036
-rw-r--r--src/core/mainloop/periodic.c8
-rw-r--r--src/test/test_periodic_event.c8
3 files changed, 13 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/changes/bug27003 b/changes/bug27003
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4f2045afc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/bug27003
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+ o Major bugfixes (event scheduler):
+ - When we enable a periodic event, schedule it in the event loop
+ rather than running it immediately. Previously, we would re-run
+ periodic events immediately in the middle of (for example)
+ changing our options, with unpredictable effects. Fixes bug
+ 27003; bugfix on 0.3.4.1-alpha.
diff --git a/src/core/mainloop/periodic.c b/src/core/mainloop/periodic.c
index c17c0c56d2..df5317eb34 100644
--- a/src/core/mainloop/periodic.c
+++ b/src/core/mainloop/periodic.c
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ periodic_event_destroy(periodic_event_item_t *event)
event->last_action_time = 0;
}
-/** Enable the given event which means the event is launched and then the
- * event's enabled flag is set. This can be called for an event that is
+/** Enable the given event by setting its "enabled" flag and scheduling it to
+ * run immediately in the event loop. This can be called for an event that is
* already enabled. */
void
periodic_event_enable(periodic_event_item_t *event)
@@ -153,7 +153,9 @@ periodic_event_enable(periodic_event_item_t *event)
return;
}
- periodic_event_launch(event);
+ tor_assert(event->ev);
+ event->enabled = 1;
+ mainloop_event_activate(event->ev);
}
/** Disable the given event which means the event is destroyed and then the
diff --git a/src/test/test_periodic_event.c b/src/test/test_periodic_event.c
index 03ba3df793..b447ae8888 100644
--- a/src/test/test_periodic_event.c
+++ b/src/test/test_periodic_event.c
@@ -106,11 +106,11 @@ test_pe_launch(void *arg)
periodic_event_item_t *item = &periodic_events[i];
if (item->roles & PERIODIC_EVENT_ROLE_CLIENT) {
tt_int_op(periodic_event_is_enabled(item), OP_EQ, 1);
- tt_u64_op(item->last_action_time, OP_NE, 0);
} else {
tt_int_op(periodic_event_is_enabled(item), OP_EQ, 0);
- tt_u64_op(item->last_action_time, OP_EQ, 0);
}
+ // enabled or not, the event has not yet been run.
+ tt_u64_op(item->last_action_time, OP_EQ, 0);
}
/* Remove Client but become a Relay. */
@@ -127,12 +127,9 @@ test_pe_launch(void *arg)
/* Only Client role should be disabled. */
if (item->roles == PERIODIC_EVENT_ROLE_CLIENT) {
tt_int_op(periodic_event_is_enabled(item), OP_EQ, 0);
- /* Was previously enabled so they should never be to 0. */
- tt_u64_op(item->last_action_time, OP_NE, 0);
}
if (item->roles & PERIODIC_EVENT_ROLE_RELAY) {
tt_int_op(periodic_event_is_enabled(item), OP_EQ, 1);
- tt_u64_op(item->last_action_time, OP_NE, 0);
}
/* Non Relay role should be disabled, except for Dirserver. */
if (!(item->roles & roles)) {
@@ -330,4 +327,3 @@ struct testcase_t periodic_event_tests[] = {
END_OF_TESTCASES
};
-