Retry to set loadbalancer prov status on failures

In case of DB outages when a flow is running, an exception is caught and
the flow is reverted. In most of the flows, the revert function of the
first task's (the last to be reverted) unlocks the load balancer by
setting its provisioning status (to ERROR or ACTIVE, depending on the
flow), but it fails if the DB is not reachable, leaving the LB in
a PENDING_* state.
This commit adds tenacity.retry to those functions, Octavia retries to
set the status during ~2h45 (2000 attempts, 1 sec initial delay, 5 sec
max delay).

Note: stable/2023.1 and older, the patch also includes modifications for
v1/tasks/lifecycle_tasks.py

Conflicts:
	octavia/common/config.py
	octavia/tests/unit/controller/worker/test_task_utils.py
	octavia/controller/worker/v1/tasks/lifecycle_tasks.py

Closes-Bug: #2036952
Change-Id: I458dd6d6f5383edc24116ea0fa27e3a593044146
(cherry picked from commit be91493332)
(cherry picked from commit 96782e2c54)
(cherry picked from commit 57833dbdad)
(cherry picked from commit 27060603db)
(cherry picked from commit 5a411a6855)

doc/source/admin/guides/operator-maintenance.rst

@@ -73,6 +73,14 @@ configuration from successfully completing. In this case the load balancer is
 continuing to process traffic through the load balancer, but might not have
 applied the latest configuration updates yet.
 
+A load balancer in a PENDING provisioning status is immutable, it cannot be
+updated or deleted by another process, this PENDING status acts as a lock on
+the resource.
+If a database outage occurs while a load balancer is deleted, created or
+updated, the Octavia control plane will try to remove the PENDING status and
+set it to ERROR during a long period of time (around 2h45min with the default
+settings), to prevent the resource from remaining immutable.
+
 Monitoring load balancer functionality
 --------------------------------------
 

octavia/common/config.py

@@ -526,6 +526,17 @@ controller_worker_opts = [
                help=_('Number of times an amphora delete should be retried.')),
     cfg.IntOpt('amphora_delete_retry_interval', default=5,
                help=_('Time, in seconds, between amphora delete retries.')),
+    # 2000 attempts is around 2h45 with the default settings
+    cfg.IntOpt('db_commit_retry_attempts', default=2000,
+               help=_('The number of times the database action will be '
+                      'attempted.')),
+    cfg.IntOpt('db_commit_retry_initial_delay', default=1,
+               help=_('The initial delay before a retry attempt.')),
+    cfg.IntOpt('db_commit_retry_backoff', default=1,
+               help=_('The time to backoff retry attempts.')),
+    cfg.IntOpt('db_commit_retry_max', default=5,
+               help=_('The maximum amount of time to wait between retry '
+                      'attempts.')),
 ]
 
 task_flow_opts = [

octavia/controller/worker/task_utils.py

@@ -14,18 +14,32 @@
 
 """ Methods common to the controller work tasks."""
 
+from oslo_config import cfg
 from oslo_log import log as logging
+from oslo_utils import excutils
+import tenacity
 
 from octavia.common import constants
 from octavia.db import api as db_apis
 from octavia.db import repositories as repo
 
+CONF = cfg.CONF
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class TaskUtils(object):
     """Class of helper/utility methods used by tasks."""
 
+    status_update_retry = tenacity.retry(
+        retry=tenacity.retry_if_exception_type(Exception),
+        wait=tenacity.wait_incrementing(
+            CONF.controller_worker.db_commit_retry_initial_delay,
+            CONF.controller_worker.db_commit_retry_backoff,
+            CONF.controller_worker.db_commit_retry_max),
+        stop=tenacity.stop_after_attempt(
+            CONF.controller_worker.db_commit_retry_attempts),
+        after=tenacity.after_log(LOG, logging.DEBUG))
+
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         self.amphora_repo = repo.AmphoraRepository()
         self.health_mon_repo = repo.HealthMonitorRepository()
@@ -153,6 +167,7 @@ class TaskUtils(object):
                       "provisioning status to ERROR due to: "
                       "%(except)s", {'list': listener_id, 'except': str(e)})
 
+    @status_update_retry
     def mark_loadbalancer_prov_status_error(self, loadbalancer_id):
         """Sets a load balancer provisioning status to ERROR.
 
@@ -166,9 +181,12 @@ class TaskUtils(object):
                                           id=loadbalancer_id,
                                           provisioning_status=constants.ERROR)
         except Exception as e:
-            LOG.error("Failed to update load balancer %(lb)s "
-                      "provisioning status to ERROR due to: "
-                      "%(except)s", {'lb': loadbalancer_id, 'except': str(e)})
+            # Reraise for tenacity
+            with excutils.save_and_reraise_exception():
+                LOG.error("Failed to update load balancer %(lb)s "
+                          "provisioning status to ERROR due to: "
+                          "%(except)s", {'lb': loadbalancer_id,
+                                         'except': str(e)})
 
     def mark_listener_prov_status_active(self, listener_id):
         """Sets a listener provisioning status to ACTIVE.
@@ -203,6 +221,7 @@ class TaskUtils(object):
                       "to ACTIVE due to: %(except)s", {'pool': pool_id,
                                                        'except': str(e)})
 
+    @status_update_retry
     def mark_loadbalancer_prov_status_active(self, loadbalancer_id):
         """Sets a load balancer provisioning status to ACTIVE.
 
@@ -216,9 +235,12 @@ class TaskUtils(object):
                                           id=loadbalancer_id,
                                           provisioning_status=constants.ACTIVE)
         except Exception as e:
-            LOG.error("Failed to update load balancer %(lb)s "
-                      "provisioning status to ACTIVE due to: "
-                      "%(except)s", {'lb': loadbalancer_id, 'except': str(e)})
+            # Reraise for tenacity
+            with excutils.save_and_reraise_exception():
+                LOG.error("Failed to update load balancer %(lb)s "
+                          "provisioning status to ACTIVE due to: "
+                          "%(except)s", {'lb': loadbalancer_id,
+                                         'except': str(e)})
 
     def mark_member_prov_status_error(self, member_id):
         """Sets a member provisioning status to ERROR.

octavia/controller/worker/v1/tasks/lifecycle_tasks.py

@@ -52,11 +52,18 @@ class HealthMonitorToErrorOnRevertTask(BaseLifecycleTask):
         pass
 
     def revert(self, health_mon, listeners, loadbalancer, *args, **kwargs):
-        self.task_utils.mark_health_mon_prov_status_error(health_mon.id)
-        self.task_utils.mark_pool_prov_status_active(health_mon.pool_id)
+        try:
+            self.task_utils.mark_health_mon_prov_status_error(health_mon.id)
+            self.task_utils.mark_pool_prov_status_active(health_mon.pool_id)
+            for listener in listeners:
+                self.task_utils.mark_listener_prov_status_active(listener.id)
+        except Exception:
+            # Catching and skipping, errors are already reported by task_utils
+            # and we want to ensure that mark_loadbalancer_prov_status_active
+            # is called to unlock the LB (it will pass or it will fail after a
+            # very long timeout)
+            pass
         self.task_utils.mark_loadbalancer_prov_status_active(loadbalancer.id)
-        for listener in listeners:
-            self.task_utils.mark_listener_prov_status_active(listener.id)
 
 
 class L7PolicyToErrorOnRevertTask(BaseLifecycleTask):
@@ -66,10 +73,17 @@ class L7PolicyToErrorOnRevertTask(BaseLifecycleTask):
         pass
 
     def revert(self, l7policy, listeners, loadbalancer, *args, **kwargs):
-        self.task_utils.mark_l7policy_prov_status_error(l7policy.id)
+        try:
+            self.task_utils.mark_l7policy_prov_status_error(l7policy.id)
+            for listener in listeners:
+                self.task_utils.mark_listener_prov_status_active(listener.id)
+        except Exception:
+            # Catching and skipping, errors are already reported by task_utils
+            # and we want to ensure that mark_loadbalancer_prov_status_active
+            # is called to unlock the LB (it will pass or it will fail after a
+            # very long timeout)
+            pass
         self.task_utils.mark_loadbalancer_prov_status_active(loadbalancer.id)
-        for listener in listeners:
-            self.task_utils.mark_listener_prov_status_active(listener.id)
 
 
 class L7RuleToErrorOnRevertTask(BaseLifecycleTask):
@@ -79,11 +93,19 @@ class L7RuleToErrorOnRevertTask(BaseLifecycleTask):
         pass
 
     def revert(self, l7rule, listeners, loadbalancer, *args, **kwargs):
-        self.task_utils.mark_l7rule_prov_status_error(l7rule.id)
-        self.task_utils.mark_l7policy_prov_status_active(l7rule.l7policy_id)
+        try:
+            self.task_utils.mark_l7rule_prov_status_error(l7rule.id)
+            self.task_utils.mark_l7policy_prov_status_active(
+                l7rule.l7policy_id)
+            for listener in listeners:
+                self.task_utils.mark_listener_prov_status_active(listener.id)
+        except Exception:
+            # Catching and skipping, errors are already reported by task_utils
+            # and we want to ensure that mark_loadbalancer_prov_status_active
+            # is called to unlock the LB (it will pass or it will fail after a
+            # very long timeout)
+            pass
         self.task_utils.mark_loadbalancer_prov_status_active(loadbalancer.id)
-        for listener in listeners:
-            self.task_utils.mark_listener_prov_status_active(listener.id)
 
 
 class ListenerToErrorOnRevertTask(BaseLifecycleTask):
@@ -93,7 +115,14 @@ class ListenerToErrorOnRevertTask(BaseLifecycleTask):
         pass
 
     def revert(self, listener, *args, **kwargs):
-        self.task_utils.mark_listener_prov_status_error(listener.id)
+        try:
+            self.task_utils.mark_listener_prov_status_error(listener.id)
+        except Exception:
+            # Catching and skipping, errors are already reported by task_utils
+            # and we want to ensure that mark_loadbalancer_prov_status_active
+            # is called to unlock the LB (it will pass or it will fail after a
+            # very long timeout)
+            pass
         self.task_utils.mark_loadbalancer_prov_status_active(
             listener.load_balancer.id)
 
@@ -105,10 +134,17 @@ class ListenersToErrorOnRevertTask(BaseLifecycleTask):
         pass
 
     def revert(self, listeners, loadbalancer, *args, **kwargs):
+        try:
+            for listener in listeners:
+                self.task_utils.mark_listener_prov_status_error(listener.id)
+        except Exception:
+            # Catching and skipping, errors are already reported by task_utils
+            # and we want to ensure that mark_loadbalancer_prov_status_active
+            # is called to unlock the LB (it will pass or it will fail after a
+            # very long timeout)
+            pass
         self.task_utils.mark_loadbalancer_prov_status_active(
             loadbalancer.id)
-        for listener in listeners:
-            self.task_utils.mark_listener_prov_status_error(listener.id)
 
 
 class LoadBalancerIDToErrorOnRevertTask(BaseLifecycleTask):
@@ -138,10 +174,17 @@ class MemberToErrorOnRevertTask(BaseLifecycleTask):
         pass
 
     def revert(self, member, listeners, loadbalancer, pool, *args, **kwargs):
-        self.task_utils.mark_member_prov_status_error(member.id)
-        for listener in listeners:
-            self.task_utils.mark_listener_prov_status_active(listener.id)
-        self.task_utils.mark_pool_prov_status_active(pool.id)
+        try:
+            self.task_utils.mark_member_prov_status_error(member.id)
+            for listener in listeners:
+                self.task_utils.mark_listener_prov_status_active(listener.id)
+            self.task_utils.mark_pool_prov_status_active(pool.id)
+        except Exception:
+            # Catching and skipping, errors are already reported by task_utils
+            # and we want to ensure that mark_loadbalancer_prov_status_active
+            # is called to unlock the LB (it will pass or it will fail after a
+            # very long timeout)
+            pass
         self.task_utils.mark_loadbalancer_prov_status_active(loadbalancer.id)
 
 
@@ -152,11 +195,18 @@ class MembersToErrorOnRevertTask(BaseLifecycleTask):
         pass
 
     def revert(self, members, listeners, loadbalancer, pool, *args, **kwargs):
-        for m in members:
-            self.task_utils.mark_member_prov_status_error(m.id)
-        for listener in listeners:
-            self.task_utils.mark_listener_prov_status_active(listener.id)
-        self.task_utils.mark_pool_prov_status_active(pool.id)
+        try:
+            for m in members:
+                self.task_utils.mark_member_prov_status_error(m.id)
+            for listener in listeners:
+                self.task_utils.mark_listener_prov_status_active(listener.id)
+            self.task_utils.mark_pool_prov_status_active(pool.id)
+        except Exception:
+            # Catching and skipping, errors are already reported by task_utils
+            # and we want to ensure that mark_loadbalancer_prov_status_active
+            # is called to unlock the LB (it will pass or it will fail after a
+            # very long timeout)
+            pass
         self.task_utils.mark_loadbalancer_prov_status_active(loadbalancer.id)
 
 
@@ -167,7 +217,14 @@ class PoolToErrorOnRevertTask(BaseLifecycleTask):
         pass
 
     def revert(self, pool, listeners, loadbalancer, *args, **kwargs):
-        self.task_utils.mark_pool_prov_status_error(pool.id)
+        try:
+            self.task_utils.mark_pool_prov_status_error(pool.id)
+            for listener in listeners:
+                self.task_utils.mark_listener_prov_status_active(listener.id)
+        except Exception:
+            # Catching and skipping, errors are already reported by task_utils
+            # and we want to ensure that mark_loadbalancer_prov_status_active
+            # is called to unlock the LB (it will pass or it will fail after a
+            # very long timeout)
+            pass
         self.task_utils.mark_loadbalancer_prov_status_active(loadbalancer.id)
-        for listener in listeners:
-            self.task_utils.mark_listener_prov_status_active(listener.id)

octavia/controller/worker/v2/tasks/lifecycle_tasks.py

@@ -54,15 +54,22 @@ class HealthMonitorToErrorOnRevertTask(BaseLifecycleTask):
         pass
 
     def revert(self, health_mon, listeners, loadbalancer, *args, **kwargs):
-        self.task_utils.mark_health_mon_prov_status_error(
-            health_mon[constants.HEALTHMONITOR_ID])
-        self.task_utils.mark_pool_prov_status_active(
-            health_mon[constants.POOL_ID])
+        try:
+            self.task_utils.mark_health_mon_prov_status_error(
+                health_mon[constants.HEALTHMONITOR_ID])
+            self.task_utils.mark_pool_prov_status_active(
+                health_mon[constants.POOL_ID])
+            for listener in listeners:
+                self.task_utils.mark_listener_prov_status_active(
+                    listener[constants.LISTENER_ID])
+        except Exception:
+            # Catching and skipping, errors are already reported by task_utils
+            # and we want to ensure that mark_loadbalancer_prov_status_active
+            # is called to unlock the LB (it will pass or it will fail after a
+            # very long timeout)
+            pass
         self.task_utils.mark_loadbalancer_prov_status_active(
             loadbalancer[constants.LOADBALANCER_ID])
-        for listener in listeners:
-            self.task_utils.mark_listener_prov_status_active(
-                listener[constants.LISTENER_ID])
 
 
 class L7PolicyToErrorOnRevertTask(BaseLifecycleTask):
@@ -72,12 +79,19 @@ class L7PolicyToErrorOnRevertTask(BaseLifecycleTask):
         pass
 
     def revert(self, l7policy, listeners, loadbalancer_id, *args, **kwargs):
-        self.task_utils.mark_l7policy_prov_status_error(
-            l7policy[constants.L7POLICY_ID])
+        try:
+            self.task_utils.mark_l7policy_prov_status_error(
+                l7policy[constants.L7POLICY_ID])
+            for listener in listeners:
+                self.task_utils.mark_listener_prov_status_active(
+                    listener[constants.LISTENER_ID])
+        except Exception:
+            # Catching and skipping, errors are already reported by task_utils
+            # and we want to ensure that mark_loadbalancer_prov_status_active
+            # is called to unlock the LB (it will pass or it will fail after a
+            # very long timeout)
+            pass
         self.task_utils.mark_loadbalancer_prov_status_active(loadbalancer_id)
-        for listener in listeners:
-            self.task_utils.mark_listener_prov_status_active(
-                listener[constants.LISTENER_ID])
 
 
 class L7RuleToErrorOnRevertTask(BaseLifecycleTask):
@@ -88,14 +102,21 @@ class L7RuleToErrorOnRevertTask(BaseLifecycleTask):
 
     def revert(self, l7rule, l7policy_id, listeners, loadbalancer_id, *args,
                **kwargs):
-        self.task_utils.mark_l7rule_prov_status_error(
-            l7rule[constants.L7RULE_ID])
-        self.task_utils.mark_l7policy_prov_status_active(l7policy_id)
+        try:
+            self.task_utils.mark_l7rule_prov_status_error(
+                l7rule[constants.L7RULE_ID])
+            self.task_utils.mark_l7policy_prov_status_active(l7policy_id)
+            for listener in listeners:
+                self.task_utils.mark_listener_prov_status_active(
+                    listener[constants.LISTENER_ID])
+        except Exception:
+            # Catching and skipping, errors are already reported by task_utils
+            # and we want to ensure that mark_loadbalancer_prov_status_active
+            # is called to unlock the LB (it will pass or it will fail after a
+            # very long timeout)
+            pass
         self.task_utils.mark_loadbalancer_prov_status_active(
             loadbalancer_id)
-        for listener in listeners:
-            self.task_utils.mark_listener_prov_status_active(
-                listener[constants.LISTENER_ID])
 
 
 class ListenerToErrorOnRevertTask(BaseLifecycleTask):
@@ -105,8 +126,15 @@ class ListenerToErrorOnRevertTask(BaseLifecycleTask):
         pass
 
     def revert(self, listener, *args, **kwargs):
-        self.task_utils.mark_listener_prov_status_error(
-            listener[constants.LISTENER_ID])
+        try:
+            self.task_utils.mark_listener_prov_status_error(
+                listener[constants.LISTENER_ID])
+        except Exception:
+            # Catching and skipping, errors are already reported by task_utils
+            # and we want to ensure that mark_loadbalancer_prov_status_active
+            # is called to unlock the LB (it will pass or it will fail after a
+            # very long timeout)
+            pass
         self.task_utils.mark_loadbalancer_prov_status_active(
             listener[constants.LOADBALANCER_ID])
 
@@ -118,9 +146,16 @@ class ListenersToErrorOnRevertTask(BaseLifecycleTask):
         pass
 
     def revert(self, listeners, *args, **kwargs):
-        for listener in listeners:
-            self.task_utils.mark_listener_prov_status_error(
-                listener[constants.LISTENER_ID])
+        try:
+            for listener in listeners:
+                self.task_utils.mark_listener_prov_status_error(
+                    listener[constants.LISTENER_ID])
+        except Exception:
+            # Catching and skipping, errors are already reported by task_utils
+            # and we want to ensure that mark_loadbalancer_prov_status_active
+            # is called to unlock the LB (it will pass or it will fail after a
+            # very long timeout)
+            pass
         self.task_utils.mark_loadbalancer_prov_status_active(
             listeners[0][constants.LOADBALANCER_ID])
 
@@ -154,12 +189,19 @@ class MemberToErrorOnRevertTask(BaseLifecycleTask):
 
     def revert(self, member, listeners, loadbalancer, pool_id, *args,
                **kwargs):
-        self.task_utils.mark_member_prov_status_error(
-            member[constants.MEMBER_ID])
-        for listener in listeners:
-            self.task_utils.mark_listener_prov_status_active(
-                listener[constants.LISTENER_ID])
-        self.task_utils.mark_pool_prov_status_active(pool_id)
+        try:
+            self.task_utils.mark_member_prov_status_error(
+                member[constants.MEMBER_ID])
+            for listener in listeners:
+                self.task_utils.mark_listener_prov_status_active(
+                    listener[constants.LISTENER_ID])
+            self.task_utils.mark_pool_prov_status_active(pool_id)
+        except Exception:
+            # Catching and skipping, errors are already reported by task_utils
+            # and we want to ensure that mark_loadbalancer_prov_status_active
+            # is called to unlock the LB (it will pass or it will fail after a
+            # very long timeout)
+            pass
         self.task_utils.mark_loadbalancer_prov_status_active(
             loadbalancer[constants.LOADBALANCER_ID])
 
@@ -172,13 +214,20 @@ class MembersToErrorOnRevertTask(BaseLifecycleTask):
 
     def revert(self, members, listeners, loadbalancer, pool_id, *args,
                **kwargs):
-        for m in members:
-            self.task_utils.mark_member_prov_status_error(
-                m[constants.MEMBER_ID])
-        for listener in listeners:
-            self.task_utils.mark_listener_prov_status_active(
-                listener[constants.LISTENER_ID])
-        self.task_utils.mark_pool_prov_status_active(pool_id)
+        try:
+            for m in members:
+                self.task_utils.mark_member_prov_status_error(
+                    m[constants.MEMBER_ID])
+            for listener in listeners:
+                self.task_utils.mark_listener_prov_status_active(
+                    listener[constants.LISTENER_ID])
+            self.task_utils.mark_pool_prov_status_active(pool_id)
+        except Exception:
+            # Catching and skipping, errors are already reported by task_utils
+            # and we want to ensure that mark_loadbalancer_prov_status_active
+            # is called to unlock the LB (it will pass or it will fail after a
+            # very long timeout)
+            pass
         self.task_utils.mark_loadbalancer_prov_status_active(
             loadbalancer[constants.LOADBALANCER_ID])
 
@@ -190,9 +239,16 @@ class PoolToErrorOnRevertTask(BaseLifecycleTask):
         pass
 
     def revert(self, pool_id, listeners, loadbalancer, *args, **kwargs):
-        self.task_utils.mark_pool_prov_status_error(pool_id)
+        try:
+            self.task_utils.mark_pool_prov_status_error(pool_id)
+            for listener in listeners:
+                self.task_utils.mark_listener_prov_status_active(
+                    listener[constants.LISTENER_ID])
+        except Exception:
+            # Catching and skipping, errors are already reported by task_utils
+            # and we want to ensure that mark_loadbalancer_prov_status_active
+            # is called to unlock the LB (it will pass or it will fail after a
+            # very long timeout)
+            pass
         self.task_utils.mark_loadbalancer_prov_status_active(
             loadbalancer[constants.LOADBALANCER_ID])
-        for listener in listeners:
-            self.task_utils.mark_listener_prov_status_active(
-                listener[constants.LISTENER_ID])

octavia/tests/unit/controller/worker/test_task_utils.py

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 from unittest import mock
 
 from oslo_utils import uuidutils
+import tenacity
 
 from octavia.common import constants
 from octavia.controller.worker import task_utils as task_utilities
@@ -173,7 +174,13 @@ class TestTaskUtils(base.TestCase):
 
     @mock.patch('octavia.db.api.get_session', return_value=TEST_SESSION)
     @mock.patch('octavia.db.repositories.LoadBalancerRepository.update')
+    @mock.patch('tenacity.nap.time')
+    # mock LOG so we don't fill the console with log messages from
+    # tenacity.retry
+    @mock.patch('octavia.controller.worker.task_utils.LOG')
     def test_mark_loadbalancer_prov_status_active(self,
+                                                  mock_LOG,
+                                                  mock_time,
                                                   mock_lb_repo_update,
                                                   mock_get_session):
 
@@ -190,14 +197,41 @@ class TestTaskUtils(base.TestCase):
         mock_lb_repo_update.reset_mock()
         mock_get_session.side_effect = Exception('fail')
 
-        self.task_utils.mark_loadbalancer_prov_status_active(
+        self.assertRaises(
+            tenacity.RetryError,
+            self.task_utils.mark_loadbalancer_prov_status_active,
             self.LOADBALANCER_ID)
 
         self.assertFalse(mock_lb_repo_update.called)
 
+        # Exceptions then happy path
+        mock_get_session.reset_mock(side_effect=True)
+        mock_lb_repo_update.reset_mock()
+
+        mock_session = mock_get_session()
+        mock_get_session.side_effect = [
+            Exception('fail'),
+            Exception('fail'),
+            Exception('fail'),
+            mock_session]
+
+        self.task_utils.mark_loadbalancer_prov_status_active(
+            self.LOADBALANCER_ID)
+
+        mock_lb_repo_update.assert_called_once_with(
+            mock_session,
+            id=self.LOADBALANCER_ID,
+            provisioning_status=constants.ACTIVE)
+
     @mock.patch('octavia.db.api.get_session', return_value=TEST_SESSION)
     @mock.patch('octavia.db.repositories.LoadBalancerRepository.update')
+    @mock.patch('tenacity.nap.time')
+    # mock LOG so we don't fill the console with log messages from
+    # tenacity.retry
+    @mock.patch('octavia.controller.worker.task_utils.LOG')
     def test_mark_loadbalancer_prov_status_error(self,
+                                                 mock_LOG,
+                                                 mock_time,
                                                  mock_lb_repo_update,
                                                  mock_get_session):
 
@@ -214,10 +248,30 @@ class TestTaskUtils(base.TestCase):
         mock_lb_repo_update.reset_mock()
         mock_get_session.side_effect = Exception('fail')
 
+        self.assertRaises(tenacity.RetryError,
+                          self.task_utils.mark_loadbalancer_prov_status_error,
+                          self.LOADBALANCER_ID)
+
+        self.assertFalse(mock_lb_repo_update.called)
+
+        # Exceptions then happy path
+        mock_get_session.reset_mock(side_effect=True)
+        mock_lb_repo_update.reset_mock()
+
+        mock_session = mock_get_session()
+        mock_get_session.side_effect = [
+            Exception('fail'),
+            Exception('fail'),
+            Exception('fail'),
+            mock_session]
+
         self.task_utils.mark_loadbalancer_prov_status_error(
             self.LOADBALANCER_ID)
 
-        self.assertFalse(mock_lb_repo_update.called)
+        mock_lb_repo_update.assert_called_once_with(
+            mock_session,
+            id=self.LOADBALANCER_ID,
+            provisioning_status=constants.ERROR)
 
     @mock.patch('octavia.db.api.get_session', return_value=TEST_SESSION)
     @mock.patch('octavia.db.repositories.MemberRepository.update')

releasenotes/notes/fix-lb-in-PENDING-on-DB-failure-1ffea71a86cd4ea9.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Fixed an issue with load balancers stuck in a ``PENDING_*`` state during
+    database outages. Now when a task fails in Octavia, it retries to update
+    the ``provisioning_status`` of the load balancer until the database is back
+    (or it gives up after a really long timeout - around 2h45)