Keep LB policy alive during high freq of resolver updates

src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/client_channel.c

@@ -236,14 +236,19 @@ static void set_channel_connectivity_state_locked(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
                                                   grpc_connectivity_state state,
                                                   grpc_error *error,
                                                   const char *reason) {
-  if ((state == GRPC_CHANNEL_TRANSIENT_FAILURE ||
-       state == GRPC_CHANNEL_SHUTDOWN) &&
-      chand->lb_policy != NULL) {
-    /* cancel picks with wait_for_ready=false */
-    grpc_lb_policy_cancel_picks_locked(
-        exec_ctx, chand->lb_policy,
-        /* mask= */ GRPC_INITIAL_METADATA_WAIT_FOR_READY,
-        /* check= */ 0, GRPC_ERROR_REF(error));
+  if (chand->lb_policy != NULL) {
+    if (state == GRPC_CHANNEL_TRANSIENT_FAILURE) {
+      /* cancel picks with wait_for_ready=false */
+      grpc_lb_policy_cancel_picks_locked(
+          exec_ctx, chand->lb_policy,
+          /* mask= */ GRPC_INITIAL_METADATA_WAIT_FOR_READY,
+          /* check= */ 0, GRPC_ERROR_REF(error));
+    } else if (state == GRPC_CHANNEL_SHUTDOWN) {
+      /* cancel all picks */
+      grpc_lb_policy_cancel_picks_locked(exec_ctx, chand->lb_policy,
+                                         /* mask= */ 0, /* check= */ 0,
+                                         GRPC_ERROR_REF(error));
+    }
   }
   grpc_connectivity_state_set(exec_ctx, &chand->state_tracker, state, error,
                               reason);
@@ -346,6 +351,37 @@ static void parse_retry_throttle_params(const grpc_json *field, void *arg) {
   }
 }
 
+// Wrap a closure associated with \a lb_policy. The associated callback (\a
+// wrapped_on_pick_closure_cb) is responsible for unref'ing \a lb_policy after
+// scheduling \a wrapped_closure.
+typedef struct wrapped_on_pick_closure_arg {
+  /* the closure instance using this struct as argument */
+  grpc_closure wrapper_closure;
+
+  /* the original closure. Usually a on_complete/notify cb for pick() and ping()
+   * calls against the internal RR instance, respectively. */
+  grpc_closure *wrapped_closure;
+
+  /* The policy instance related to the closure */
+  grpc_lb_policy *lb_policy;
+
+  /* heap memory to be freed upon closure execution. Usually this arg. */
+  void *free_when_done;
+} wrapped_on_pick_closure_arg;
+
+// Invoke \a arg->wrapped_closure, unref \a arg->lb_policy and free
+// arg->free_when_done (usually \a arg itself).
+static void wrapped_on_pick_closure_cb(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *arg,
+                                       grpc_error *error) {
+  wrapped_on_pick_closure_arg *wc_arg = arg;
+  GPR_ASSERT(wc_arg->wrapped_closure != NULL);
+  GPR_ASSERT(wc_arg->lb_policy != NULL);
+  GPR_ASSERT(wc_arg->free_when_done != NULL);
+  grpc_closure_sched(exec_ctx, wc_arg->wrapped_closure, GRPC_ERROR_REF(error));
+  GRPC_LB_POLICY_UNREF(exec_ctx, wc_arg->lb_policy, "pick_subchannel_wrapping");
+  gpr_free(wc_arg->free_when_done);
+}
+
 static void on_resolver_result_changed_locked(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
                                               void *arg, grpc_error *error) {
   channel_data *chand = arg;
@@ -1031,11 +1067,30 @@ static bool pick_subchannel_locked(
     const grpc_lb_policy_pick_args inputs = {
         initial_metadata, initial_metadata_flags, &calld->lb_token_mdelem,
         gpr_inf_future(GPR_CLOCK_MONOTONIC)};
-    const bool result = grpc_lb_policy_pick_locked(
-        exec_ctx, lb_policy, &inputs, connected_subchannel, NULL, on_ready);
+
+    // Wrap the user-provided callback in order to hold a strong reference to
+    // the LB policy for the duration of the pick.
+    wrapped_on_pick_closure_arg *w_on_pick_arg =
+        gpr_zalloc(sizeof(*w_on_pick_arg));
+    grpc_closure_init(&w_on_pick_arg->wrapper_closure,
+                      wrapped_on_pick_closure_cb, w_on_pick_arg,
+                      grpc_schedule_on_exec_ctx);
+    w_on_pick_arg->wrapped_closure = on_ready;
+    GRPC_LB_POLICY_REF(lb_policy, "pick_subchannel_wrapping");
+    w_on_pick_arg->lb_policy = lb_policy;
+    w_on_pick_arg->free_when_done = w_on_pick_arg;
+    const bool pick_done = grpc_lb_policy_pick_locked(
+        exec_ctx, lb_policy, &inputs, connected_subchannel, NULL,
+        &w_on_pick_arg->wrapper_closure);
+    if (pick_done) {
+      /* synchronous grpc_lb_policy_pick call. Unref the LB policy. */
+      GRPC_LB_POLICY_UNREF(exec_ctx, w_on_pick_arg->lb_policy,
+                           "pick_subchannel_wrapping");
+      gpr_free(w_on_pick_arg->free_when_done);
+    }
     GRPC_LB_POLICY_UNREF(exec_ctx, lb_policy, "pick_subchannel");
     GPR_TIMER_END("pick_subchannel", 0);
-    return result;
+    return pick_done;
   }
   if (chand->resolver != NULL && !chand->started_resolving) {
     chand->started_resolving = true;