Merge "Remove `vbmc` feature of starting up `vbmcd`"

releasenotes/notes/remove-vbmcd-autostart-d1f567803526a4c1.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    Removes the backward compatibility feature of ``vbmc`` to automatically
+    start up ``vbmcd`` daemon process if it is not running. From now on,
+    ``vbmcd`` should be started by systemd or some other mechanism.

virtualbmc/cmd/vbmc.py

@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 import json
 import logging
 import sys
-import time
 
 from cliff.app import App
 from cliff.command import Command
@@ -23,11 +22,9 @@ from cliff.lister import Lister
 import zmq
 
 import virtualbmc
-from virtualbmc.cmd import vbmcd
 from virtualbmc import config as vbmc_config
 from virtualbmc.exception import VirtualBMCError
 from virtualbmc import log
-from virtualbmc import utils
 
 CONF = vbmc_config.get_config()
 
@@ -78,49 +75,22 @@ class ZmqClient(object):
             poller = zmq.Poller()
             poller.register(socket, zmq.POLLIN)
 
-            while True:
-                try:
-                    if data_out:
-                        socket.send(data_out.encode('utf-8'))
+            try:
+                socket.send(data_out.encode('utf-8'))
 
-                    socks = dict(poller.poll(timeout=self.SERVER_TIMEOUT))
-                    if socket in socks and socks[socket] == zmq.POLLIN:
-                        data_in = socket.recv()
-                        break
+                socks = dict(poller.poll(timeout=self.SERVER_TIMEOUT))
+                if socket in socks and socks[socket] == zmq.POLLIN:
+                    data_in = socket.recv()
 
+                else:
                     raise zmq.ZMQError(
                         zmq.RCVTIMEO, msg='Server response timed out')
 
-                except zmq.ZMQError as ex:
-                    LOG.debug('Server at %(port)s connection error: '
-                              '%(error)s', {'port': server_port, 'error': ex})
-
-                    if no_daemon:
-                        msg = ('Server at %(port)s may be dead, will not '
-                               'try to revive it' % {'port': server_port})
-                        LOG.error(msg)
-                        raise VirtualBMCError(msg)
-
-                no_daemon = True
-
-                LOG.debug("Attempting to start `vbmcd` behind the "
-                          "scenes. Consider configuring your system to "
-                          "manage `vbmcd` via systemd. Automatic "
-                          "`vbmcd` start up will be removed in the "
-                          "future releases!")
-
-                # attempt to start and daemonize the server
-                with utils.detach_process() as pid:
-                    if pid == 0:
-                        # NOTE(etingof): this child will never return
-                        vbmcd.main(['--foreground'])
-
-                # TODO(etingof): perform some more retries
-                time.sleep(CONF['default']['server_spawn_wait'] / 1000.)
-
-                # MQ will deliver the original message to the daemon
-                # we've started
-                data_out = {}
+            except zmq.ZMQError as ex:
+                msg = ('Server at %(port)s connection error: '
+                       '%(error)s' % {'port': server_port, 'error': ex})
+                LOG.error(msg)
+                raise VirtualBMCError(msg)
 
         finally:
             if socket:

virtualbmc/tests/unit/cmd/test_vbmc.py

@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ class VBMCTestCase(base.TestCase):
     @mock.patch.object(zmq, 'Poller')
     def test_server_timeout(self, mock_zmq_poller, mock_zmq_context):
         expected_rc = 1
-        expected_output = ('Server at 50891 may be dead, '
-                           'will not try to revive it\n')
+        expected_output = (
+            'Server at 50891 connection error: Server response timed out\n')
 
         mock_zmq_poller = mock_zmq_poller.return_value
         mock_zmq_poller.poll.return_value = {}