Remove join timeout (#60873)

There is no point in timing out a join attempt any more. Timing out and
retrying with the same master is pointless, and an in-flight join
attempt to one master no longer blocks attempts to join other masters.
This commit removes this unnecessary setting.

Relates #60872 in which this setting was deprecated.

docs/reference/migration/migrate_8_0/cluster.asciidoc

@@ -24,3 +24,14 @@ to exclude instead of using a node filter. Requests submitted to the
 `/_cluster/voting_config_exclusions/{node_filter}` endpoint will return an
 error.
 ====
+
+.The `cluster.join.timeout` setting has been removed.
+[%collapsible]
+====
+*Details* +
+The `cluster.join.timeout` setting has been removed. Join attempts no longer
+time out.
+
+*Impact* +
+Do not set `cluster.join.timeout` in your `elasticsearch.yml` file.
+====

docs/reference/modules/discovery/discovery-settings.asciidoc

@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ for `discovery.seed_hosts` is `["127.0.0.1", "[::1]"]`. See <<unicast.hosts>>.
  
     Specifies whether {es} should form a multiple-node cluster. By default, {es}
     discovers other nodes when forming a cluster and allows other nodes to join
-    the cluster later. If `discovery.type` is set to `single-node`, {es} forms a
-    single-node cluster and suppresses the timeouts set by
-    `cluster.publish.timeout` and `cluster.join.timeout`. For more information
-    about when you might use this setting, see <<single-node-discovery>>.
+    the cluster later. If `discovery.type` is set to `single-node`, {es} forms
+    a single-node cluster and suppresses the timeout set by
+    `cluster.publish.timeout`. For more information about when you might use
+    this setting, see <<single-node-discovery>>.
     
 `cluster.initial_master_nodes`::
 
@@ -179,12 +179,6 @@ or may become unstable or intolerant of certain failures.
     time, it is considered to have failed and is removed from the cluster. See
     <<cluster-state-publishing>>.
 
-`cluster.join.timeout`::
-
-    Sets how long a node will wait after sending a request to join a cluster
-    before it considers the request to have failed and retries, unless
-    `discovery.type` is set to `single-node`. Defaults to `60s`.
-
 `cluster.max_voting_config_exclusions`::
 
     Sets a limit on the number of voting configuration exclusions at any one

docs/reference/setup/add-nodes.asciidoc

@@ -67,9 +67,7 @@ to the voting configuration if it is appropriate to do so.
 
 During master election or when joining an existing formed cluster, a node
 sends a join request to the master in order to be officially added to the
-cluster. You can use the `cluster.join.timeout` setting to configure how long a
-node waits after sending a request to join a cluster. Its default value is `30s`.
-See <<modules-discovery-settings>>.
+cluster.
 
 [discrete]
 [[modules-discovery-removing-nodes]]

server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/elasticsearch/action/support/master/IndexingMasterFailoverIT.java

@@ -52,15 +52,11 @@ public class IndexingMasterFailoverIT extends ESIntegTestCase {
     public void testMasterFailoverDuringIndexingWithMappingChanges() throws Throwable {
         logger.info("--> start 4 nodes, 3 master, 1 data");
 
-        final Settings sharedSettings = Settings.builder()
-                .put("cluster.join.timeout", "10s")  // still long to induce failures but not too long so test won't time out
-                .build();
-
         internalCluster().setBootstrapMasterNodeIndex(2);
 
-        internalCluster().startMasterOnlyNodes(3, sharedSettings);
+        internalCluster().startMasterOnlyNodes(3, Settings.EMPTY);
 
-        String dataNode = internalCluster().startDataOnlyNode(sharedSettings);
+        String dataNode = internalCluster().startDataOnlyNode(Settings.EMPTY);
 
         logger.info("--> wait for all nodes to join the cluster");
         ensureStableCluster(4);

server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/coordination/Coordinator.java

@@ -168,9 +168,9 @@ public class Coordinator extends AbstractLifecycleComponent implements Discovery
         this.onJoinValidators = JoinTaskExecutor.addBuiltInJoinValidators(onJoinValidators);
         this.singleNodeDiscovery = DiscoveryModule.isSingleNodeDiscovery(settings);
         this.electionStrategy = electionStrategy;
-        this.joinHelper = new JoinHelper(settings, allocationService, masterService, transportService,
-            this::getCurrentTerm, this::getStateForMasterService, this::handleJoinRequest, this::joinLeaderInTerm, this.onJoinValidators,
-            rerouteService, nodeHealthService);
+        this.joinHelper = new JoinHelper(allocationService, masterService, transportService, this::getCurrentTerm,
+            this::getStateForMasterService, this::handleJoinRequest, this::joinLeaderInTerm, this.onJoinValidators, rerouteService,
+            nodeHealthService);
         this.persistedStateSupplier = persistedStateSupplier;
         this.noMasterBlockService = new NoMasterBlockService(settings, clusterSettings);
         this.lastKnownLeader = Optional.empty();

server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/coordination/JoinHelper.java

@@ -34,14 +34,10 @@ import org.elasticsearch.cluster.node.DiscoveryNode;
 import org.elasticsearch.cluster.routing.RerouteService;
 import org.elasticsearch.cluster.routing.allocation.AllocationService;
 import org.elasticsearch.cluster.service.MasterService;
-import org.elasticsearch.common.Nullable;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.Priority;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.collect.Tuple;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.StreamInput;
-import org.elasticsearch.common.settings.Setting;
-import org.elasticsearch.common.settings.Settings;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.unit.TimeValue;
-import org.elasticsearch.discovery.DiscoveryModule;
 import org.elasticsearch.monitor.NodeHealthService;
 import org.elasticsearch.monitor.StatusInfo;
 import org.elasticsearch.threadpool.ThreadPool;
@@ -49,7 +45,6 @@ import org.elasticsearch.threadpool.ThreadPool.Names;
 import org.elasticsearch.transport.TransportChannel;
 import org.elasticsearch.transport.TransportException;
 import org.elasticsearch.transport.TransportRequest;
-import org.elasticsearch.transport.TransportRequestOptions;
 import org.elasticsearch.transport.TransportResponse;
 import org.elasticsearch.transport.TransportResponse.Empty;
 import org.elasticsearch.transport.TransportResponseHandler;
@@ -81,32 +76,22 @@ public class JoinHelper {
     public static final String VALIDATE_JOIN_ACTION_NAME = "internal:cluster/coordination/join/validate";
     public static final String START_JOIN_ACTION_NAME = "internal:cluster/coordination/start_join";
 
-    // the timeout for each join attempt
-    public static final Setting<TimeValue> JOIN_TIMEOUT_SETTING =
-        Setting.timeSetting("cluster.join.timeout",
-            TimeValue.timeValueMillis(60000), TimeValue.timeValueMillis(1), Setting.Property.NodeScope);
-
     private final MasterService masterService;
     private final TransportService transportService;
     private final JoinTaskExecutor joinTaskExecutor;
-
-    @Nullable // if using single-node discovery
-    private final TimeValue joinTimeout;
     private final NodeHealthService nodeHealthService;
 
     private final Set<Tuple<DiscoveryNode, JoinRequest>> pendingOutgoingJoins = Collections.synchronizedSet(new HashSet<>());
+    private final AtomicReference<FailedJoinAttempt> lastFailedJoinAttempt = new AtomicReference<>();
 
-    private AtomicReference<FailedJoinAttempt> lastFailedJoinAttempt = new AtomicReference<>();
-
-    JoinHelper(Settings settings, AllocationService allocationService, MasterService masterService,
-               TransportService transportService, LongSupplier currentTermSupplier, Supplier<ClusterState> currentStateSupplier,
+    JoinHelper(AllocationService allocationService, MasterService masterService, TransportService transportService,
+               LongSupplier currentTermSupplier, Supplier<ClusterState> currentStateSupplier,
                BiConsumer<JoinRequest, JoinCallback> joinHandler, Function<StartJoinRequest, Join> joinLeaderInTerm,
                Collection<BiConsumer<DiscoveryNode, ClusterState>> joinValidators, RerouteService rerouteService,
                NodeHealthService nodeHealthService) {
         this.masterService = masterService;
         this.transportService = transportService;
         this.nodeHealthService = nodeHealthService;
-        this.joinTimeout = DiscoveryModule.isSingleNodeDiscovery(settings) ? null : JOIN_TIMEOUT_SETTING.get(settings);
         this.joinTaskExecutor = new JoinTaskExecutor(allocationService, logger, rerouteService) {
 
             @Override
@@ -249,7 +234,6 @@ public class JoinHelper {
         if (pendingOutgoingJoins.add(dedupKey)) {
             logger.debug("attempting to join {} with {}", destination, joinRequest);
             transportService.sendRequest(destination, JOIN_ACTION_NAME, joinRequest,
-                TransportRequestOptions.builder().withTimeout(joinTimeout).build(),
                 new TransportResponseHandler<Empty>() {
                     @Override
                     public Empty read(StreamInput in) {
@@ -309,10 +293,8 @@ public class JoinHelper {
     }
 
     void sendValidateJoinRequest(DiscoveryNode node, ClusterState state, ActionListener<TransportResponse.Empty> listener) {
-        transportService.sendRequest(node, VALIDATE_JOIN_ACTION_NAME,
-            new ValidateJoinRequest(state),
-            TransportRequestOptions.builder().withTimeout(joinTimeout).build(),
-            new ActionListenerResponseHandler<>(listener, i -> Empty.INSTANCE, ThreadPool.Names.GENERIC));
+        transportService.sendRequest(node, VALIDATE_JOIN_ACTION_NAME, new ValidateJoinRequest(state),
+                new ActionListenerResponseHandler<>(listener, i -> Empty.INSTANCE, ThreadPool.Names.GENERIC));
     }
 
     public interface JoinCallback {

server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/settings/ClusterSettings.java

@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ package org.elasticsearch.common.settings;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.admin.cluster.configuration.TransportAddVotingConfigExclusionsAction;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.admin.indices.close.TransportCloseIndexAction;
-import org.elasticsearch.index.IndexingPressure;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.search.TransportSearchAction;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.support.AutoCreateIndex;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.support.DestructiveOperations;
@@ -38,7 +37,6 @@ import org.elasticsearch.cluster.coordination.ClusterFormationFailureHelper;
 import org.elasticsearch.cluster.coordination.Coordinator;
 import org.elasticsearch.cluster.coordination.ElectionSchedulerFactory;
 import org.elasticsearch.cluster.coordination.FollowersChecker;
-import org.elasticsearch.cluster.coordination.JoinHelper;
 import org.elasticsearch.cluster.coordination.LagDetector;
 import org.elasticsearch.cluster.coordination.LeaderChecker;
 import org.elasticsearch.cluster.coordination.NoMasterBlockService;
@@ -79,6 +77,7 @@ import org.elasticsearch.gateway.PersistedClusterStateService;
 import org.elasticsearch.http.HttpTransportSettings;
 import org.elasticsearch.index.IndexModule;
 import org.elasticsearch.index.IndexSettings;
+import org.elasticsearch.index.IndexingPressure;
 import org.elasticsearch.indices.IndexingMemoryController;
 import org.elasticsearch.indices.IndicesQueryCache;
 import org.elasticsearch.indices.IndicesRequestCache;
@@ -469,7 +468,6 @@ public final class ClusterSettings extends AbstractScopedSettings {
             ElectionSchedulerFactory.ELECTION_DURATION_SETTING,
             Coordinator.PUBLISH_TIMEOUT_SETTING,
             Coordinator.PUBLISH_INFO_TIMEOUT_SETTING,
-            JoinHelper.JOIN_TIMEOUT_SETTING,
             FollowersChecker.FOLLOWER_CHECK_TIMEOUT_SETTING,
             FollowersChecker.FOLLOWER_CHECK_INTERVAL_SETTING,
             FollowersChecker.FOLLOWER_CHECK_RETRY_COUNT_SETTING,

server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/coordination/JoinHelperTests.java

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public class JoinHelperTests extends ESTestCase {
         TransportService transportService = capturingTransport.createTransportService(Settings.EMPTY,
             deterministicTaskQueue.getThreadPool(), TransportService.NOOP_TRANSPORT_INTERCEPTOR,
             x -> localNode, null, Collections.emptySet());
-        JoinHelper joinHelper = new JoinHelper(Settings.EMPTY, null, null, transportService, () -> 0L, () -> null,
+        JoinHelper joinHelper = new JoinHelper(null, null, transportService, () -> 0L, () -> null,
             (joinRequest, joinCallback) -> { throw new AssertionError(); }, startJoinRequest -> { throw new AssertionError(); },
             Collections.emptyList(), (s, p, r) -> {},
             () -> new StatusInfo(HEALTHY, "info"));
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ public class JoinHelperTests extends ESTestCase {
         TransportService transportService = mockTransport.createTransportService(Settings.EMPTY,
             deterministicTaskQueue.getThreadPool(), TransportService.NOOP_TRANSPORT_INTERCEPTOR,
             x -> localNode, null, Collections.emptySet());
-        new JoinHelper(Settings.EMPTY, null, null, transportService, () -> 0L, () -> localClusterState,
+        new JoinHelper(null, null, transportService, () -> 0L, () -> localClusterState,
             (joinRequest, joinCallback) -> { throw new AssertionError(); }, startJoinRequest -> { throw new AssertionError(); },
             Collections.emptyList(), (s, p, r) -> {}, null); // registers request handler
         transportService.start();
@@ -189,9 +189,9 @@ public class JoinHelperTests extends ESTestCase {
             x -> localNode, null, Collections.emptySet());
         AtomicReference<StatusInfo> nodeHealthServiceStatus = new AtomicReference<>
             (new StatusInfo(UNHEALTHY, "unhealthy-info"));
-        JoinHelper joinHelper = new JoinHelper(Settings.EMPTY, null, null, transportService, () -> 0L, () -> null,
+        JoinHelper joinHelper = new JoinHelper(null, null, transportService, () -> 0L, () -> null,
             (joinRequest, joinCallback) -> { throw new AssertionError(); }, startJoinRequest -> { throw new AssertionError(); },
-            Collections.emptyList(), (s, p, r) -> {}, () -> nodeHealthServiceStatus.get());
+            Collections.emptyList(), (s, p, r) -> {}, nodeHealthServiceStatus::get);
         transportService.start();
 
         DiscoveryNode node1 = new DiscoveryNode("node1", buildNewFakeTransportAddress(), Version.CURRENT);

server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/discovery/AbstractDisruptionTestCase.java

@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import org.elasticsearch.cluster.block.ClusterBlock;
 import org.elasticsearch.cluster.block.ClusterBlockLevel;
 import org.elasticsearch.cluster.coordination.Coordinator;
 import org.elasticsearch.cluster.coordination.FollowersChecker;
-import org.elasticsearch.cluster.coordination.JoinHelper;
 import org.elasticsearch.cluster.coordination.LeaderChecker;
 import org.elasticsearch.cluster.node.DiscoveryNodes;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.Nullable;
@@ -126,7 +125,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractDisruptionTestCase extends ESIntegTestCase {
             .put(LeaderChecker.LEADER_CHECK_RETRY_COUNT_SETTING.getKey(), 1) // for hitting simulated network failures quickly
             .put(FollowersChecker.FOLLOWER_CHECK_TIMEOUT_SETTING.getKey(), "5s") // for hitting simulated network failures quickly
             .put(FollowersChecker.FOLLOWER_CHECK_RETRY_COUNT_SETTING.getKey(), 1) // for hitting simulated network failures quickly
-            .put(JoinHelper.JOIN_TIMEOUT_SETTING.getKey(), "10s") // still long to induce failures but to long so test won't time out
             .put(Coordinator.PUBLISH_TIMEOUT_SETTING.getKey(), "5s") // <-- for hitting simulated network failures quickly
             .put(TransportSettings.CONNECT_TIMEOUT.getKey(), "10s") // Network delay disruption waits for the min between this
             // value and the time of disruption and does not recover immediately