Fix race creating EvalFuture

nomad/deploymentwatcher/batcher.go

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package deploymentwatcher
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/nomad/structs"
@@ -16,27 +15,22 @@ type EvalBatcher struct {
 	// raft is used to actually commit the evaluations
 	raft DeploymentRaftEndpoints
 
-	// future to be returned to callers
-	f *EvalFuture
-
-	// inCh is used to pass evaluations to the daemon process
-	inCh chan *structs.Evaluation
+	// workCh is used to pass evaluations to the daemon process
+	workCh chan *evalWrapper
 
 	// ctx is used to exit the daemon batcher
 	ctx context.Context
-
-	l sync.Mutex
 }
 
 // NewEvalBatcher returns an EvalBatcher that uses the passed raft endpoints to
 // create the evaluations and exits the batcher when the passed exit channel is
 // closed.
 func NewEvalBatcher(batchDuration time.Duration, raft DeploymentRaftEndpoints, ctx context.Context) *EvalBatcher {
 	b := &EvalBatcher{
-		batch: batchDuration,
-		raft:  raft,
-		ctx:   ctx,
-		inCh:  make(chan *structs.Evaluation, 10),
+		batch:  batchDuration,
+		raft:   raft,
+		ctx:    ctx,
+		workCh: make(chan *evalWrapper, 10),
 	}
 
 	go b.batcher()
@@ -46,36 +40,41 @@ func NewEvalBatcher(batchDuration time.Duration, raft DeploymentRaftEndpoints, c
 // CreateEval batches the creation of the evaluation and returns a future that
 // tracks the evaluations creation.
 func (b *EvalBatcher) CreateEval(e *structs.Evaluation) *EvalFuture {
-	b.l.Lock()
-	if b.f == nil {
-		b.f = NewEvalFuture()
+	wrapper := &evalWrapper{
+		e: e,
+		f: make(chan *EvalFuture, 1),
 	}
-	b.l.Unlock()
 
-	b.inCh <- e
-	return b.f
+	b.workCh <- wrapper
+	return <-wrapper.f
+}
+
+type evalWrapper struct {
+	e *structs.Evaluation
+	f chan *EvalFuture
 }
 
 // batcher is the long lived batcher goroutine
 func (b *EvalBatcher) batcher() {
 	var timerCh <-chan time.Time
 	evals := make(map[string]*structs.Evaluation)
+	future := NewEvalFuture()
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-b.ctx.Done():
 			return
-		case e := <-b.inCh:
+		case w := <-b.workCh:
 			if timerCh == nil {
 				timerCh = time.After(b.batch)
 			}
 
-			evals[e.DeploymentID] = e
+			// Store the eval and attach the future
+			evals[w.e.DeploymentID] = w.e
+			w.f <- future
 		case <-timerCh:
-			// Capture the future
-			b.l.Lock()
-			f := b.f
-			b.f = nil
-			b.l.Unlock()
+			// Capture the future and create a new one
+			f := future
+			future = NewEvalFuture()
 
 			// Shouldn't be possible
 			if f == nil {
@@ -94,7 +93,6 @@ func (b *EvalBatcher) batcher() {
 			// Reset the evals list and timer
 			evals = make(map[string]*structs.Evaluation)
 			timerCh = nil
-
 		}
 	}
 }