proxy: return an error on COM_PING during graceful shutdown

[dveeden]

What problem does this PR solve?

Issue Number: close #1224

Problem Summary:

Applications and connection pools (e.g. Keycloak) use COM_PING to decide whether a pooled connection is still usable. TiDB replies to COM_PING with an error once it starts a graceful shutdown, so clients can drain their pools. TiProxy forwarded the ping to the backend and returned OK, so clients kept using connections to an instance that was about to go away.

What is changed and how it works:

TiProxy now answers COM_PING the same way TiDB does. For reference, pkg/server/conn.go in TiDB:

case mysql.ComPing:
	if cc.server.health.Load() {
		return cc.writeOK(ctx)
	}
	return servererr.ErrServerShutdown

• SQLServer gets a shuttingDown flag, set at the very beginning of PreClose(). TiDB sets its health flag before sleeping for graceful-wait-before-shutdown, so TiProxy does the same — the ping must already report the drain during that window, which is exactly when the load balancer is taking the instance offline.
• The flag is passed to each connection through the new BCConfig.ShuttingDown closure, and BackendConnManager.ExecuteCmd() answers COM_PING itself instead of forwarding it to the backend.
• The reply is ER_SERVER_SHUTDOWN (1053, SQLSTATE 08S01, "Server shutdown in progress"), identical to TiDB. As in TiDB, the connection is not closed: a MySQL error is returned to the client and the connection keeps serving until the existing graceful-close logic tears it down.

ShuttingDown is nil for the traffic replay path, so replayed pings are unaffected.

Check List

Tests

• Unit test
• Integration test
• Manual test (add detailed scripts or steps below)
• No code

TestPingDuringShutdown checks that the ping is forwarded to the backend while serving, and that once shutting down TiProxy replies with 1053/08S01 without sending anything to the backend, keeps the connection alive, and still forwards other commands.

TestShuttingDownBeforeGracefulWait checks that the flag is set at the start of PreClose, not after graceful-wait-before-shutdown.

Notable changes

• Has configuration change
• Has HTTP API interfaces change
• Has tiproxyctl change
• Other user behavior changes

Release note

TiProxy now returns an error for `COM_PING` during graceful shutdown, the same as TiDB, so that clients and connection pools can detect that the instance is draining.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features

  • During graceful shutdown, ping requests now receive a server-shutdown error instead of being forwarded to the backend.
  • Existing connections remain open while reporting the shutdown state, allowing clients to handle it gracefully.

• Tests

  • Added coverage for ping behavior during shutdown and verification that shutdown status is reported before the server fully closes.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

The change makes TiProxy return ER_SERVER_SHUTDOWN for COM_PING during graceful shutdown. SQLServer exposes an atomic shutdown state to backend connections, while other commands continue to be forwarded.

Changes

Graceful shutdown COM_PING handling

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Backend COM_PING response pkg/proxy/backend/backend_conn_mgr.go, pkg/proxy/backend/backend_conn_mgr_test.go	BCConfig accepts an optional shutdown callback. During shutdown, COM_PING receives an ER_SERVER_SHUTDOWN error without closing the connection or contacting the backend.
SQLServer shutdown state wiring pkg/proxy/proxy.go, pkg/proxy/proxy_test.go	SQLServer stores an atomic shutdown flag, sets it at the start of PreClose, and passes its loader to client connections. Tests verify the timing and wiring.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~12 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Client
  participant SQLServer
  participant BackendConnMgr
  participant Backend
  SQLServer->>SQLServer: Set shuttingDown during PreClose
  SQLServer->>BackendConnMgr: Provide ShuttingDown callback
  Client->>BackendConnMgr: Send COM_PING
  BackendConnMgr->>SQLServer: Read shutdown state
  BackendConnMgr-->>Client: Return ER_SERVER_SHUTDOWN
  Client->>BackendConnMgr: Send COM_QUERY
  BackendConnMgr->>Backend: Forward query

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Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to ef751

The graceful-shutdown test can fail nondeterministically depending on whether shutdown begins before its ping completes. Synchronize the test before merging.

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4 | ❌ 1

❌ Failed checks (1 warning)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Docstring Coverage	⚠️ Warning	Docstring coverage is 40.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 5 functions across 4 files.	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

✅ Passed checks (4 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: returning an error for COM_PING during graceful shutdown.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description includes the required problem statement, issue reference, implementation details, test checklist, notable behavior change, and release note. It is complete and directly related to the …
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Issue #1224 requires an error for COM_PING during graceful shutdown. SQLServer.PreClose sets shuttingDown before the graceful wait. BackendConnManager.ExecuteCmd handles COM_PING locally when …
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The changed production code implements issue #1224. The BCConfig callback, shutdown flag, local error writer, and tests directly support shutdown ping behavior. No unrelated production behavior or u…

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In `@pkg/proxy/proxy.go`:
- Line 318: Synchronize TestGracefulShutDown so the no-router mdb.Ping assertion
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Synchronize TestGracefulShutDown before asserting mdb.Ping().

wg.Run starts the ping sequence in a goroutine, while the caller immediately invokes server.PreClose(). PreClose sets shuttingDown, and BackendConnManager returns ER_SERVER_SHUTDOWN for COM_PING when that flag is true. Therefore, the ping assertion can receive ER_SERVER_SHUTDOWN instead of no router.

Complete the no router assertion before starting PreClose, or explicitly synchronize shutdown before asserting ER_SERVER_SHUTDOWN.

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In `@pkg/proxy/proxy.go` at line 318, Synchronize TestGracefulShutDown so the
no-router mdb.Ping assertion completes before invoking server.PreClose and
setting shuttingDown; alternatively, explicitly wait for the shutdown state
before asserting ER_SERVER_SHUTDOWN, preserving the intended assertion outcomes.

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