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John Blum updated GEODE-6032:
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Affects Version/s: 1.6.0
> Entire object is serialized again (and again) when Delta.hasDelta returns
> false and client is using PROXY Region
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> Key: GEODE-6032
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GEODE-6032
> Project: Geode
> Issue Type: Bug
> Components: client/server
> Affects Versions: 1.1.0, 1.1.1, 1.2.0, 1.3.0, 1.2.1, 1.4.0, 1.5.0, 1.6.0,
> 1.7.0
> Reporter: John Blum
> Priority: Critical
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> Currently, if a cache client application is...
> 1) configured with a client {{PROXY}} Region, and...
> 2) the application is also using {{DataSerialization}} to de/serialize
> objects to/from the servers, and...
> 3) the application domain objects implement the {{org.apache.geode.Delta}}
> interface then Apache Geode will incorrectly send the entire object (again)
> when {{Delta.hasDelta}} returns *false*.
> It is understandable that the application domain object needs to be
> serialized in its entirety the first time the object is sent to the server(s)
> (or if the object is later, subsequently removed or has expired/been evicted,
> and then needs to be re-added for whatever reason).
> However, once the server(s) know about the object, then only ever a "delta"
> should be sent, and only when {{Delta.hasDelta()}} returns *true*.
> Otherwise, if {{Delta.hasDelta()}} returns *false*, then most certainly, the
> entire object should not be sent again, otherwise it is possible for the
> application to enter a "_race condition_" scenario where the object gets
> "overwritten", and as a result, the application can lose data (aka "_lost
> updates_").
> If users were to change their client Region data management policy from
> {{PROXY}} to {{CACHING_PROXY}} then this works as expected. Apache Geode
> will only send updates for an object it already knows about if there is
> actually a "delta", otherwise Geode does nothing (that is, does not send the
> entire object or any delta to the server(s) since there is technically
> nothing to send).
> Obviously, in the {{CACHING_PROXY}} case, there is "local" state to compare
> against, and therefore, Geode knows about the object already, in that it
> "exists". It can therefore assess the object to determine if it is the
> same/unchanged, and not do anything in the case where {{Delta.hasDelta()}}
> returns *false*, thus the "application" informing Geode there is nothing to
> send.
> Clearly, in the {{PROXY}} case, there is no "local" state, and therefore,
> Geode does not know whether the object (already) exists on the servers or
> not. So, if {{Delta.hasDelta()}} returns *false*, it is unsure whether the
> objects exists or not and so decides just to send the entire object again, a
> "_premature optimization_" to be sure, which now has sacrificed
> "_correctness_", and has amplified the possible "_race conditions_" on the
> application side.
> However, this is no different than if {{Delta.hasDelta()}} returns *true* and
> the object is *not yet* known by the servers. When the client sends just the
> delta in this case, the server will send back to the client, "I don't know
> anything about this object for which the delta needs to be applied", and
> therefore, the client must turn around and send it the entire object anyway.
> So, in the {{PROXY}} case, it would be better if the client made a
> determination about whether the object truly exists on the server side or
> not, first, before arbitrarily and falsely assuming the entire object should
> be sent again if the {{Delta.hasDelta()}} returns *false*. The client simply
> does not know and should "verify" before sending the object.
> Obviously, this affect will performance, but is a small price to pay (and the
> "correct" thing to do) compared with "_lost updates_" and amplifying "_race
> conditions_" on the client-side.
> There is also a situation where {{CACHING_PROXY}} client Regions can even
> *fail*, and that is when {{copy-on-read}} is set to *true*. Hopefully, this
> is obvious why.
> To make matters worse, even the
> [_Javadoc_|http://geode.apache.org/releases/latest/javadoc/org/apache/geode/Delta.html#hasDelta--]
> explains and implies that only "_pending changes_" are written if they
> exist...
> > "Returns true if this object has pending changes it can write out."
> Of course, this doc is less than clear and very ambiguous about what exactly
> happens when ((hasDelta()) return *false*, which is "pertinent" information.
> But, to be sure, it is certainly not consistent in behavior when different
> data management policies are in effect, and most definitely not correct!
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