Merge pull request #9089 from dgquintas/short_deadlines_sans_tests

Short deadlines: set Status on deadline

src/core/ext/client_channel/client_channel.c

@@ -683,9 +683,15 @@ static void subchannel_ready(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *arg,
                                      "Failed to create subchannel", &error, 1));
   } else if (GET_CALL(calld) == CANCELLED_CALL) {
     /* already cancelled before subchannel became ready */
-    fail_locked(exec_ctx, calld,
+    grpc_error *cancellation_error = GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_REFERENCING(
-                GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_REFERENCING(
+        "Cancelled before creating subchannel", &error, 1);
-                    "Cancelled before creating subchannel", &error, 1));
+    /* if due to deadline, attach the deadline exceeded status to the error */
+    if (gpr_time_cmp(calld->deadline, gpr_now(GPR_CLOCK_MONOTONIC)) < 0) {
+      cancellation_error =
+          grpc_error_set_int(cancellation_error, GRPC_ERROR_INT_GRPC_STATUS,
+                             GRPC_STATUS_DEADLINE_EXCEEDED);
+    }
+    fail_locked(exec_ctx, calld, cancellation_error);
   } else {
     /* Create call on subchannel. */
     grpc_subchannel_call *subchannel_call = NULL;
@@ -809,7 +815,6 @@ static bool pick_subchannel(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_call_element *elem,
         initial_metadata_flags &= ~GRPC_INITIAL_METADATA_WAIT_FOR_READY;
       }
     }
-    // TODO(dgq): make this deadline configurable somehow.
     const grpc_lb_policy_pick_args inputs = {
         initial_metadata, initial_metadata_flags, &calld->lb_token_mdelem,
         gpr_inf_future(GPR_CLOCK_MONOTONIC)};