Give more specific messages if a job was killed due to SIGTERM or SIGKILL signals

awx/main/dispatch/reaper.py

@@ -10,6 +10,27 @@
 logger = logging.getLogger('awx.main.dispatch')
 
 
+def startup_reaping():
+    """
+    If this particular instance is starting, then we know that any running jobs are invalid
+    so we will reap those jobs as a special action here
+    """
+    me = Instance.objects.me()
+    jobs = UnifiedJob.objects.filter(status='running', controller_node=me.hostname)
+    job_ids = []
+    for j in jobs:
+        job_ids.append(j.id)
+        j.status = 'failed'
+        j.start_args = ''
+        j.job_explanation += 'Task was marked as running at system start up. The system must have not shut down properly, so it has been marked as failed.'
+        j.save(update_fields=['status', 'start_args', 'job_explanation'])
+        if hasattr(j, 'send_notification_templates'):
+            j.send_notification_templates('failed')
+        j.websocket_emit_status('failed')
+    if job_ids:
+        logger.error(f'Unified jobs {job_ids} were reaped on dispatch startup')
+
+
 def reap_job(j, status):
     if UnifiedJob.objects.get(id=j.id).status not in ('running', 'waiting'):
         # just in case, don't reap jobs that aren't running

awx/main/dispatch/worker/base.py

@@ -169,8 +169,9 @@ def run(self, *args, **kwargs):
                     logger.exception(f"Error consuming new events from postgres, will retry for {self.pg_max_wait} s")
                     self.pg_down_time = time.time()
                     self.pg_is_down = True
-                if time.time() - self.pg_down_time > self.pg_max_wait:
-                    logger.warning(f"Postgres event consumer has not recovered in {self.pg_max_wait} s, exiting")
+                current_downtime = time.time() - self.pg_down_time
+                if current_downtime > self.pg_max_wait:
+                    logger.exception(f"Postgres event consumer has not recovered in {current_downtime} s, exiting")
                     raise
                 # Wait for a second before next attempt, but still listen for any shutdown signals
                 for i in range(10):
@@ -179,6 +180,10 @@ def run(self, *args, **kwargs):
                     time.sleep(0.1)
                 for conn in db.connections.all():
                     conn.close_if_unusable_or_obsolete()
+            except Exception:
+                # Log unanticipated exception in addition to writing to stderr to get timestamps and other metadata
+                logger.exception('Encountered unhandled error in dispatcher main loop')
+                raise
 
 
 class BaseWorker(object):

awx/main/management/commands/run_dispatcher.py

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def handle(self, *arg, **options):
         # (like the node heartbeat)
         periodic.run_continuously()
 
-        reaper.reap()
+        reaper.startup_reaping()
         consumer = None
 
         try:

awx/main/tasks/callback.py

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 from awx.main.constants import MINIMAL_EVENTS, ANSIBLE_RUNNER_NEEDS_UPDATE_MESSAGE
 from awx.main.utils.update_model import update_model
 from awx.main.queue import CallbackQueueDispatcher
+from awx.main.tasks.signals import signal_callback
 
 logger = logging.getLogger('awx.main.tasks.callback')
 
@@ -179,7 +180,13 @@ def cancel_callback(self):
         Ansible runner callback to tell the job when/if it is canceled
         """
         unified_job_id = self.instance.pk
-        self.instance = self.update_model(unified_job_id)
+        if signal_callback():
+            return True
+        try:
+            self.instance = self.update_model(unified_job_id)
+        except Exception:
+            logger.exception(f'Encountered error during cancel check for {unified_job_id}, canceling now')
+            return True
         if not self.instance:
             logger.error('unified job {} was deleted while running, canceling'.format(unified_job_id))
             return True

awx/main/tasks/jobs.py

@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
     RunnerCallbackForProjectUpdate,
     RunnerCallbackForSystemJob,
 )
+from awx.main.tasks.signals import with_signal_handling, signal_callback
 from awx.main.tasks.receptor import AWXReceptorJob
 from awx.main.exceptions import AwxTaskError, PostRunError, ReceptorNodeNotFound
 from awx.main.utils.ansible import read_ansible_config
@@ -392,6 +393,7 @@ def final_run_hook(self, instance, status, private_data_dir, fact_modification_t
                 instance.save(update_fields=['ansible_version'])
 
     @with_path_cleanup
+    @with_signal_handling
     def run(self, pk, **kwargs):
         """
         Run the job/task and capture its output.
@@ -423,7 +425,7 @@ def run(self, pk, **kwargs):
             private_data_dir = self.build_private_data_dir(self.instance)
             self.pre_run_hook(self.instance, private_data_dir)
             self.instance.log_lifecycle("preparing_playbook")
-            if self.instance.cancel_flag:
+            if self.instance.cancel_flag or signal_callback():
                 self.instance = self.update_model(self.instance.pk, status='canceled')
             if self.instance.status != 'running':
                 # Stop the task chain and prevent starting the job if it has
@@ -545,6 +547,11 @@ def run(self, pk, **kwargs):
                 self.runner_callback.delay_update(skip_if_already_set=True, job_explanation=f"Job terminated due to {status}")
                 if status == 'timeout':
                     status = 'failed'
+            elif status == 'canceled':
+                self.instance = self.update_model(pk)
+                if (getattr(self.instance, 'cancel_flag', False) is False) and signal_callback():
+                    self.runner_callback.delay_update(job_explanation="Task was canceled due to receiving a shutdown signal.")
+                    status = 'failed'
         except ReceptorNodeNotFound as exc:
             self.runner_callback.delay_update(job_explanation=str(exc))
         except Exception:

awx/main/tasks/signals.py

@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import signal
+import functools
+import logging
+
+
+logger = logging.getLogger('awx.main.tasks.signals')
+
+
+__all__ = ['with_signal_handling', 'signal_callback']
+
+
+class SignalState:
+    def reset(self):
+        self.sigterm_flag = False
+        self.is_active = False
+        self.original_sigterm = None
+        self.original_sigint = None
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.reset()
+
+    def set_flag(self, *args):
+        """Method to pass into the python signal.signal method to receive signals"""
+        self.sigterm_flag = True
+
+    def connect_signals(self):
+        self.original_sigterm = signal.getsignal(signal.SIGTERM)
+        self.original_sigint = signal.getsignal(signal.SIGINT)
+        signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, self.set_flag)
+        signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, self.set_flag)
+        self.is_active = True
+
+    def restore_signals(self):
+        signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, self.original_sigterm)
+        signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, self.original_sigint)
+        self.reset()
+
+
+signal_state = SignalState()
+
+
+def signal_callback():
+    return signal_state.sigterm_flag
+
+
+def with_signal_handling(f):
+    """
+    Change signal handling to make signal_callback return True in event of SIGTERM or SIGINT.
+    """
+
+    @functools.wraps(f)
+    def _wrapped(*args, **kwargs):
+        try:
+            this_is_outermost_caller = False
+            if not signal_state.is_active:
+                signal_state.connect_signals()
+                this_is_outermost_caller = True
+            return f(*args, **kwargs)
+        finally:
+            if this_is_outermost_caller:
+                signal_state.restore_signals()
+
+    return _wrapped

awx/main/tasks/system.py

@@ -114,10 +114,6 @@ def inform_cluster_of_shutdown():
     try:
         this_inst = Instance.objects.get(hostname=settings.CLUSTER_HOST_ID)
         this_inst.mark_offline(update_last_seen=True, errors=_('Instance received normal shutdown signal'))
-        try:
-            reaper.reap(this_inst)
-        except Exception:
-            logger.exception('failed to reap jobs for {}'.format(this_inst.hostname))
         logger.warning('Normal shutdown signal for instance {}, ' 'removed self from capacity pool.'.format(this_inst.hostname))
     except Exception:
         logger.exception('Encountered problem with normal shutdown signal.')

awx/main/tests/unit/tasks/test_signals.py

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import signal
+
+from awx.main.tasks.signals import signal_state, signal_callback, with_signal_handling
+
+
+def test_outer_inner_signal_handling():
+    """
+    Even if the flag is set in the outer context, its value should persist in the inner context
+    """
+
+    @with_signal_handling
+    def f2():
+        assert signal_callback()
+
+    @with_signal_handling
+    def f1():
+        assert signal_callback() is False
+        signal_state.set_flag()
+        assert signal_callback()
+        f2()
+
+    original_sigterm = signal.getsignal(signal.SIGTERM)
+    assert signal_callback() is False
+    f1()
+    assert signal_callback() is False
+    assert signal.getsignal(signal.SIGTERM) is original_sigterm
+
+
+def test_inner_outer_signal_handling():
+    """
+    Even if the flag is set in the inner context, its value should persist in the outer context
+    """
+
+    @with_signal_handling
+    def f2():
+        assert signal_callback() is False
+        signal_state.set_flag()
+        assert signal_callback()
+
+    @with_signal_handling
+    def f1():
+        assert signal_callback() is False
+        f2()
+        assert signal_callback()
+
+    original_sigterm = signal.getsignal(signal.SIGTERM)
+    assert signal_callback() is False
+    f1()
+    assert signal_callback() is False
+    assert signal.getsignal(signal.SIGTERM) is original_sigterm

awx/main/utils/update_model.py

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 import logging
 import time
 
+from awx.main.tasks.signals import signal_callback
+
 
 logger = logging.getLogger('awx.main.tasks.utils')
 
@@ -37,7 +39,10 @@ def update_model(model, pk, _attempt=0, _max_attempts=5, select_for_update=False
         # Attempt to retry the update, assuming we haven't already
         # tried too many times.
         if _attempt < _max_attempts:
-            time.sleep(5)
+            for i in range(5):
+                time.sleep(1)
+                if signal_callback():
+                    raise RuntimeError(f'Could not fetch {pk} because of receiving abort signal')
             return update_model(model, pk, _attempt=_attempt + 1, _max_attempts=_max_attempts, **updates)
         else:
             logger.error('Failed to update %s after %d retries.', model._meta.object_name, _attempt)