Merge pull request #8751 from siddontang/siddontang/raft_learner

raft: add raft learner

raft/node.go

@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ func (n *node) run(r *raft) {
 			r.Step(m)
 		case m := <-n.recvc:
 			// filter out response message from unknown From.
-			if _, ok := r.prs[m.From]; ok || !IsResponseMsg(m.Type) {
+			if pr := r.getProgress(m.From); pr != nil || !IsResponseMsg(m.Type) {
 				r.Step(m) // raft never returns an error
 			}
 		case cc := <-n.confc:
@@ -334,6 +334,8 @@ func (n *node) run(r *raft) {
 			switch cc.Type {
 			case pb.ConfChangeAddNode:
 				r.addNode(cc.NodeID)
+			case pb.ConfChangeAddLearnerNode:
+				r.addLearner(cc.NodeID)
 			case pb.ConfChangeRemoveNode:
 				// block incoming proposal when local node is
 				// removed

raft/progress.go

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ type Progress struct {
 	// When in ProgressStateSnapshot, leader should have sent out snapshot
 	// before and stops sending any replication message.
 	State ProgressStateType
+
 	// Paused is used in ProgressStateProbe.
 	// When Paused is true, raft should pause sending replication message to this peer.
 	Paused bool
@@ -76,6 +77,9 @@ type Progress struct {
 	// be freed by calling inflights.freeTo with the index of the last
 	// received entry.
 	ins *inflights
+
+	// IsLearner is true if this progress is tracked for a learner.
+	IsLearner bool
 }
 
 func (pr *Progress) resetState(state ProgressStateType) {

raft/raft.go

@@ -116,6 +116,10 @@ type Config struct {
 	// used for testing right now.
 	peers []uint64
 
+	// learners contains the IDs of all leaner nodes (including self if the local node is a leaner) in the raft cluster.
+	// learners only receives entries from the leader node. It does not vote or promote itself.
+	learners []uint64
+
 	// ElectionTick is the number of Node.Tick invocations that must pass between
 	// elections. That is, if a follower does not receive any message from the
 	// leader of current term before ElectionTick has elapsed, it will become
@@ -235,9 +239,13 @@ type raft struct {
 	maxInflight int
 	maxMsgSize  uint64
 	prs         map[uint64]*Progress
+	learnerPrs  map[uint64]*Progress
 
 	state StateType
 
+	// isLearner is true if the local raft node is a learner.
+	isLearner bool
+
 	votes map[uint64]bool
 
 	msgs []pb.Message
@@ -289,22 +297,26 @@ func newRaft(c *Config) *raft {
 		panic(err) // TODO(bdarnell)
 	}
 	peers := c.peers
-	if len(cs.Nodes) > 0 {
-		if len(peers) > 0 {
+	learners := c.learners
+	if len(cs.Nodes) > 0 || len(cs.Learners) > 0 {
+		if len(peers) > 0 || len(learners) > 0 {
 			// TODO(bdarnell): the peers argument is always nil except in
 			// tests; the argument should be removed and these tests should be
 			// updated to specify their nodes through a snapshot.
-			panic("cannot specify both newRaft(peers) and ConfState.Nodes)")
+			panic("cannot specify both newRaft(peers, learners) and ConfState.(Nodes, Learners)")
 		}
 		peers = cs.Nodes
+		learners = cs.Learners
 	}
 	r := &raft{
 		id:                        c.ID,
 		lead:                      None,
+		isLearner:                 false,
 		raftLog:                   raftlog,
 		maxMsgSize:                c.MaxSizePerMsg,
 		maxInflight:               c.MaxInflightMsgs,
 		prs:                       make(map[uint64]*Progress),
+		learnerPrs:                make(map[uint64]*Progress),
 		electionTimeout:           c.ElectionTick,
 		heartbeatTimeout:          c.HeartbeatTick,
 		logger:                    c.Logger,
@@ -316,6 +328,16 @@ func newRaft(c *Config) *raft {
 	for _, p := range peers {
 		r.prs[p] = &Progress{Next: 1, ins: newInflights(r.maxInflight)}
 	}
+	for _, p := range learners {
+		if _, ok := r.prs[p]; ok {
+			panic(fmt.Sprintf("node %x is in both learner and peer list", p))
+		}
+		r.learnerPrs[p] = &Progress{Next: 1, ins: newInflights(r.maxInflight), IsLearner: true}
+		if r.id == p {
+			r.isLearner = true
+		}
+	}
+
 	if !isHardStateEqual(hs, emptyState) {
 		r.loadState(hs)
 	}
@@ -349,10 +371,13 @@ func (r *raft) hardState() pb.HardState {
 func (r *raft) quorum() int { return len(r.prs)/2 + 1 }
 
 func (r *raft) nodes() []uint64 {
-	nodes := make([]uint64, 0, len(r.prs))
+	nodes := make([]uint64, 0, len(r.prs)+len(r.learnerPrs))
 	for id := range r.prs {
 		nodes = append(nodes, id)
 	}
+	for id := range r.learnerPrs {
+		nodes = append(nodes, id)
+	}
 	sort.Sort(uint64Slice(nodes))
 	return nodes
 }
@@ -391,9 +416,17 @@ func (r *raft) send(m pb.Message) {
 	r.msgs = append(r.msgs, m)
 }
 
+func (r *raft) getProgress(id uint64) *Progress {
+	if pr, ok := r.prs[id]; ok {
+		return pr
+	}
+
+	return r.learnerPrs[id]
+}
+
 // sendAppend sends RPC, with entries to the given peer.
 func (r *raft) sendAppend(to uint64) {
-	pr := r.prs[to]
+	pr := r.getProgress(to)
 	if pr.IsPaused() {
 		return
 	}
@@ -458,7 +491,7 @@ func (r *raft) sendHeartbeat(to uint64, ctx []byte) {
 	// or it might not have all the committed entries.
 	// The leader MUST NOT forward the follower's commit to
 	// an unmatched index.
-	commit := min(r.prs[to].Match, r.raftLog.committed)
+	commit := min(r.getProgress(to).Match, r.raftLog.committed)
 	m := pb.Message{
 		To:      to,
 		Type:    pb.MsgHeartbeat,
@@ -469,15 +502,26 @@ func (r *raft) sendHeartbeat(to uint64, ctx []byte) {
 	r.send(m)
 }
 
+func (r *raft) forEachProgress(f func(id uint64, pr *Progress)) {
+	for id, pr := range r.prs {
+		f(id, pr)
+	}
+
+	for id, pr := range r.learnerPrs {
+		f(id, pr)
+	}
+}
+
 // bcastAppend sends RPC, with entries to all peers that are not up-to-date
 // according to the progress recorded in r.prs.
 func (r *raft) bcastAppend() {
-	for id := range r.prs {
+	r.forEachProgress(func(id uint64, _ *Progress) {
 		if id == r.id {
-			continue
+			return
 		}
+
 		r.sendAppend(id)
-	}
+	})
 }
 
 // bcastHeartbeat sends RPC, without entries to all the peers.
@@ -491,12 +535,12 @@ func (r *raft) bcastHeartbeat() {
 }
 
 func (r *raft) bcastHeartbeatWithCtx(ctx []byte) {
-	for id := range r.prs {
+	r.forEachProgress(func(id uint64, _ *Progress) {
 		if id == r.id {
-			continue
+			return
 		}
 		r.sendHeartbeat(id, ctx)
-	}
+	})
 }
 
 // maybeCommit attempts to advance the commit index. Returns true if
@@ -505,8 +549,8 @@ func (r *raft) bcastHeartbeatWithCtx(ctx []byte) {
 func (r *raft) maybeCommit() bool {
 	// TODO(bmizerany): optimize.. Currently naive
 	mis := make(uint64Slice, 0, len(r.prs))
-	for id := range r.prs {
-		mis = append(mis, r.prs[id].Match)
+	for _, p := range r.prs {
+		mis = append(mis, p.Match)
 	}
 	sort.Sort(sort.Reverse(mis))
 	mci := mis[r.quorum()-1]
@@ -527,12 +571,13 @@ func (r *raft) reset(term uint64) {
 	r.abortLeaderTransfer()
 
 	r.votes = make(map[uint64]bool)
-	for id := range r.prs {
-		r.prs[id] = &Progress{Next: r.raftLog.lastIndex() + 1, ins: newInflights(r.maxInflight)}
+	r.forEachProgress(func(id uint64, pr *Progress) {
+		*pr = Progress{Next: r.raftLog.lastIndex() + 1, ins: newInflights(r.maxInflight), IsLearner: pr.IsLearner}
 		if id == r.id {
-			r.prs[id].Match = r.raftLog.lastIndex()
+			pr.Match = r.raftLog.lastIndex()
 		}
-	}
+	})
+
 	r.pendingConf = false
 	r.readOnly = newReadOnly(r.readOnly.option)
 }
@@ -544,7 +589,7 @@ func (r *raft) appendEntry(es ...pb.Entry) {
 		es[i].Index = li + 1 + uint64(i)
 	}
 	r.raftLog.append(es...)
-	r.prs[r.id].maybeUpdate(r.raftLog.lastIndex())
+	r.getProgress(r.id).maybeUpdate(r.raftLog.lastIndex())
 	// Regardless of maybeCommit's return, our caller will call bcastAppend.
 	r.maybeCommit()
 }
@@ -787,6 +832,12 @@ func (r *raft) Step(m pb.Message) error {
 		}
 
 	case pb.MsgVote, pb.MsgPreVote:
+		if r.isLearner {
+			// TODO: learner may need to vote, in case of node down when confchange.
+			r.logger.Infof("%x [logterm: %d, index: %d, vote: %x] ignored %s from %x [logterm: %d, index: %d] at term %d: learner can not vote",
+				r.id, r.raftLog.lastTerm(), r.raftLog.lastIndex(), r.Vote, m.Type, m.From, m.LogTerm, m.Index, r.Term)
+			return nil
+		}
 		// The m.Term > r.Term clause is for MsgPreVote. For MsgVote m.Term should
 		// always equal r.Term.
 		if (r.Vote == None || m.Term > r.Term || r.Vote == m.From) && r.raftLog.isUpToDate(m.Index, m.LogTerm) {
@@ -890,8 +941,8 @@ func stepLeader(r *raft, m pb.Message) {
 	}
 
 	// All other message types require a progress for m.From (pr).
-	pr, prOk := r.prs[m.From]
-	if !prOk {
+	pr := r.getProgress(m.From)
+	if pr == nil {
 		r.logger.Debugf("%x no progress available for %x", r.id, m.From)
 		return
 	}
@@ -990,6 +1041,10 @@ func stepLeader(r *raft, m pb.Message) {
 		}
 		r.logger.Debugf("%x failed to send message to %x because it is unreachable [%s]", r.id, m.From, pr)
 	case pb.MsgTransferLeader:
+		if pr.IsLearner {
+			r.logger.Debugf("%x is learner. Ignored transferring leadership", r.id)
+			return
+		}
 		leadTransferee := m.From
 		lastLeadTransferee := r.leadTransferee
 		if lastLeadTransferee != None {
@@ -1166,20 +1221,37 @@ func (r *raft) restore(s pb.Snapshot) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
+	// The normal peer can't become learner.
+	if !r.isLearner {
+		for _, id := range s.Metadata.ConfState.Learners {
+			if id == r.id {
+				r.logger.Errorf("%x can't become learner when restores snapshot [index: %d, term: %d]", r.id, s.Metadata.Index, s.Metadata.Term)
+				return false
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	r.logger.Infof("%x [commit: %d, lastindex: %d, lastterm: %d] starts to restore snapshot [index: %d, term: %d]",
 		r.id, r.raftLog.committed, r.raftLog.lastIndex(), r.raftLog.lastTerm(), s.Metadata.Index, s.Metadata.Term)
 
 	r.raftLog.restore(s)
 	r.prs = make(map[uint64]*Progress)
-	for _, n := range s.Metadata.ConfState.Nodes {
+	r.learnerPrs = make(map[uint64]*Progress)
+	r.restoreNode(s.Metadata.ConfState.Nodes, false)
+	r.restoreNode(s.Metadata.ConfState.Learners, true)
+	return true
+}
+
+func (r *raft) restoreNode(nodes []uint64, isLearner bool) {
+	for _, n := range nodes {
 		match, next := uint64(0), r.raftLog.lastIndex()+1
 		if n == r.id {
 			match = next - 1
+			r.isLearner = isLearner
 		}
-		r.setProgress(n, match, next)
-		r.logger.Infof("%x restored progress of %x [%s]", r.id, n, r.prs[n])
+		r.setProgress(n, match, next, isLearner)
+		r.logger.Infof("%x restored progress of %x [%s]", r.id, n, r.getProgress(n))
 	}
-	return true
 }
 
 // promotable indicates whether state machine can be promoted to leader,
@@ -1190,18 +1262,46 @@ func (r *raft) promotable() bool {
 }
 
 func (r *raft) addNode(id uint64) {
+	r.addNodeOrLearnerNode(id, false)
+}
+
+func (r *raft) addLearner(id uint64) {
+	r.addNodeOrLearnerNode(id, true)
+}
+
+func (r *raft) addNodeOrLearnerNode(id uint64, isLearner bool) {
 	r.pendingConf = false
-	if _, ok := r.prs[id]; ok {
-		// Ignore any redundant addNode calls (which can happen because the
-		// initial bootstrapping entries are applied twice).
-		return
+	pr := r.getProgress(id)
+	if pr == nil {
+		r.setProgress(id, 0, r.raftLog.lastIndex()+1, isLearner)
+	} else {
+		if isLearner && !pr.IsLearner {
+			// can only change Learner to Voter
+			r.logger.Infof("%x ignored addLeaner: do not support changing %x from raft peer to learner.", r.id, id)
+			return
+		}
+
+		if isLearner == pr.IsLearner {
+			// Ignore any redundant addNode calls (which can happen because the
+			// initial bootstrapping entries are applied twice).
+			return
+		}
+
+		// change Learner to Voter, use origin Learner progress
+		delete(r.learnerPrs, id)
+		pr.IsLearner = false
+		r.prs[id] = pr
+	}
+
+	if r.id == id {
+		r.isLearner = isLearner
 	}
 
-	r.setProgress(id, 0, r.raftLog.lastIndex()+1)
 	// When a node is first added, we should mark it as recently active.
 	// Otherwise, CheckQuorum may cause us to step down if it is invoked
 	// before the added node has a chance to communicate with us.
-	r.prs[id].RecentActive = true
+	pr = r.getProgress(id)
+	pr.RecentActive = true
 }
 
 func (r *raft) removeNode(id uint64) {
@@ -1209,7 +1309,7 @@ func (r *raft) removeNode(id uint64) {
 	r.pendingConf = false
 
 	// do not try to commit or abort transferring if there is no nodes in the cluster.
-	if len(r.prs) == 0 {
+	if len(r.prs) == 0 && len(r.learnerPrs) == 0 {
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -1226,12 +1326,22 @@ func (r *raft) removeNode(id uint64) {
 
 func (r *raft) resetPendingConf() { r.pendingConf = false }
 
-func (r *raft) setProgress(id, match, next uint64) {
-	r.prs[id] = &Progress{Next: next, Match: match, ins: newInflights(r.maxInflight)}
+func (r *raft) setProgress(id, match, next uint64, isLearner bool) {
+	if !isLearner {
+		delete(r.learnerPrs, id)
+		r.prs[id] = &Progress{Next: next, Match: match, ins: newInflights(r.maxInflight)}
+		return
+	}
+
+	if _, ok := r.prs[id]; ok {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("%x unexpected changing from voter to learner for %x", r.id, id))
+	}
+	r.learnerPrs[id] = &Progress{Next: next, Match: match, ins: newInflights(r.maxInflight), IsLearner: true}
 }
 
 func (r *raft) delProgress(id uint64) {
 	delete(r.prs, id)
+	delete(r.learnerPrs, id)
 }
 
 func (r *raft) loadState(state pb.HardState) {
@@ -1261,18 +1371,18 @@ func (r *raft) resetRandomizedElectionTimeout() {
 func (r *raft) checkQuorumActive() bool {
 	var act int
 
-	for id := range r.prs {
+	r.forEachProgress(func(id uint64, pr *Progress) {
 		if id == r.id { // self is always active
 			act++
-			continue
+			return
 		}
 
-		if r.prs[id].RecentActive {
+		if pr.RecentActive && !pr.IsLearner {
 			act++
 		}
 
-		r.prs[id].RecentActive = false
-	}
+		pr.RecentActive = false
+	})
 
 	return act >= r.quorum()
 }

raft/raft_test.go

@@ -348,6 +348,91 @@ func testLeaderElection(t *testing.T, preVote bool) {
 	}
 }
 
+// TestLearnerElectionTimeout verfies that the leader should not start election even
+// when times out.
+func TestLearnerElectionTimeout(t *testing.T) {
+	n1 := newTestLearnerRaft(1, []uint64{1}, []uint64{2}, 10, 1, NewMemoryStorage())
+	n2 := newTestLearnerRaft(2, []uint64{1}, []uint64{2}, 10, 1, NewMemoryStorage())
+
+	n1.becomeFollower(1, None)
+	n2.becomeFollower(1, None)
+
+	// n2 is learner. Learner should not start election even when times out.
+	setRandomizedElectionTimeout(n2, n2.electionTimeout)
+	for i := 0; i < n2.electionTimeout; i++ {
+		n2.tick()
+	}
+
+	if n2.state != StateFollower {
+		t.Errorf("peer 2 state: %s, want %s", n2.state, StateFollower)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestLearnerPromotion verifies that the leaner should not election until
+// it is promoted to a normal peer.
+func TestLearnerPromotion(t *testing.T) {
+	n1 := newTestLearnerRaft(1, []uint64{1}, []uint64{2}, 10, 1, NewMemoryStorage())
+	n2 := newTestLearnerRaft(2, []uint64{1}, []uint64{2}, 10, 1, NewMemoryStorage())
+
+	n1.becomeFollower(1, None)
+	n2.becomeFollower(1, None)
+
+	nt := newNetwork(n1, n2)
+
+	if n1.state == StateLeader {
+		t.Error("peer 1 state is leader, want not", n1.state)
+	}
+
+	// n1 should become leader
+	setRandomizedElectionTimeout(n1, n1.electionTimeout)
+	for i := 0; i < n1.electionTimeout; i++ {
+		n1.tick()
+	}
+
+	if n1.state != StateLeader {
+		t.Errorf("peer 1 state: %s, want %s", n1.state, StateLeader)
+	}
+	if n2.state != StateFollower {
+		t.Errorf("peer 2 state: %s, want %s", n2.state, StateFollower)
+	}
+
+	nt.send(pb.Message{From: 1, To: 1, Type: pb.MsgBeat})
+
+	n1.addNode(2)
+	n2.addNode(2)
+	if n2.isLearner {
+		t.Error("peer 2 is learner, want not")
+	}
+
+	// n2 start election, should become leader
+	setRandomizedElectionTimeout(n2, n2.electionTimeout)
+	for i := 0; i < n2.electionTimeout; i++ {
+		n2.tick()
+	}
+
+	nt.send(pb.Message{From: 2, To: 2, Type: pb.MsgBeat})
+
+	if n1.state != StateFollower {
+		t.Errorf("peer 1 state: %s, want %s", n1.state, StateFollower)
+	}
+	if n2.state != StateLeader {
+		t.Errorf("peer 2 state: %s, want %s", n2.state, StateLeader)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestLearnerCannotVote checks that a learner can't vote even it receives a valid Vote request.
+func TestLearnerCannotVote(t *testing.T) {
+	n2 := newTestLearnerRaft(2, []uint64{1}, []uint64{2}, 10, 1, NewMemoryStorage())
+
+	n2.becomeFollower(1, None)
+
+	n2.Step(pb.Message{From: 1, To: 2, Term: 2, Type: pb.MsgVote, LogTerm: 11, Index: 11})
+
+	if len(n2.msgs) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("expect learner not to vote, but received %v messages", n2.msgs)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestLeaderCycle(t *testing.T) {
 	testLeaderCycle(t, false)
 }
@@ -600,6 +685,47 @@ func TestLogReplication(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// TestLearnerLogReplication tests that a learner can receive entries from the leader.
+func TestLearnerLogReplication(t *testing.T) {
+	n1 := newTestLearnerRaft(1, []uint64{1}, []uint64{2}, 10, 1, NewMemoryStorage())
+	n2 := newTestLearnerRaft(2, []uint64{1}, []uint64{2}, 10, 1, NewMemoryStorage())
+
+	nt := newNetwork(n1, n2)
+
+	n1.becomeFollower(1, None)
+	n2.becomeFollower(1, None)
+
+	setRandomizedElectionTimeout(n1, n1.electionTimeout)
+	for i := 0; i < n1.electionTimeout; i++ {
+		n1.tick()
+	}
+
+	nt.send(pb.Message{From: 1, To: 1, Type: pb.MsgBeat})
+
+	// n1 is leader and n2 is learner
+	if n1.state != StateLeader {
+		t.Errorf("peer 1 state: %s, want %s", n1.state, StateLeader)
+	}
+	if !n2.isLearner {
+		t.Error("peer 2 state: not learner, want yes")
+	}
+
+	nextCommitted := n1.raftLog.committed + 1
+	nt.send(pb.Message{From: 1, To: 1, Type: pb.MsgProp, Entries: []pb.Entry{{Data: []byte("somedata")}}})
+	if n1.raftLog.committed != nextCommitted {
+		t.Errorf("peer 1 wants committed to %d, but still %d", nextCommitted, n1.raftLog.committed)
+	}
+
+	if n1.raftLog.committed != n2.raftLog.committed {
+		t.Errorf("peer 2 wants committed to %d, but still %d", n1.raftLog.committed, n2.raftLog.committed)
+	}
+
+	match := n1.getProgress(2).Match
+	if match != n2.raftLog.committed {
+		t.Errorf("progresss 2 of leader 1 wants match %d, but got %d", n2.raftLog.committed, match)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestSingleNodeCommit(t *testing.T) {
 	tt := newNetwork(nil)
 	tt.send(pb.Message{From: 1, To: 1, Type: pb.MsgHup})
@@ -1058,7 +1184,7 @@ func TestCommit(t *testing.T) {
 
 		sm := newTestRaft(1, []uint64{1}, 5, 1, storage)
 		for j := 0; j < len(tt.matches); j++ {
-			sm.setProgress(uint64(j)+1, tt.matches[j], tt.matches[j]+1)
+			sm.setProgress(uint64(j)+1, tt.matches[j], tt.matches[j]+1, false)
 		}
 		sm.maybeCommit()
 		if g := sm.raftLog.committed; g != tt.w {
@@ -2326,6 +2452,130 @@ func TestRestore(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// TestRestoreWithLearner restores a snapshot which contains learners.
+func TestRestoreWithLearner(t *testing.T) {
+	s := pb.Snapshot{
+		Metadata: pb.SnapshotMetadata{
+			Index:     11, // magic number
+			Term:      11, // magic number
+			ConfState: pb.ConfState{Nodes: []uint64{1, 2}, Learners: []uint64{3}},
+		},
+	}
+
+	storage := NewMemoryStorage()
+	sm := newTestLearnerRaft(3, []uint64{1, 2}, []uint64{3}, 10, 1, storage)
+	if ok := sm.restore(s); !ok {
+		t.Error("restore fail, want succeed")
+	}
+
+	if sm.raftLog.lastIndex() != s.Metadata.Index {
+		t.Errorf("log.lastIndex = %d, want %d", sm.raftLog.lastIndex(), s.Metadata.Index)
+	}
+	if mustTerm(sm.raftLog.term(s.Metadata.Index)) != s.Metadata.Term {
+		t.Errorf("log.lastTerm = %d, want %d", mustTerm(sm.raftLog.term(s.Metadata.Index)), s.Metadata.Term)
+	}
+	sg := sm.nodes()
+	if len(sg) != len(s.Metadata.ConfState.Nodes)+len(s.Metadata.ConfState.Learners) {
+		t.Errorf("sm.Nodes = %+v, length not equal with %+v", sg, s.Metadata.ConfState)
+	}
+	for _, n := range s.Metadata.ConfState.Nodes {
+		if sm.prs[n].IsLearner {
+			t.Errorf("sm.Node %x isLearner = %s, want %t", n, sm.prs[n], false)
+		}
+	}
+	for _, n := range s.Metadata.ConfState.Learners {
+		if !sm.learnerPrs[n].IsLearner {
+			t.Errorf("sm.Node %x isLearner = %s, want %t", n, sm.prs[n], true)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if ok := sm.restore(s); ok {
+		t.Error("restore succeed, want fail")
+	}
+}
+
+// TestRestoreInvalidLearner verfies that a normal peer can't become learner again
+// when restores snapshot.
+func TestRestoreInvalidLearner(t *testing.T) {
+	s := pb.Snapshot{
+		Metadata: pb.SnapshotMetadata{
+			Index:     11, // magic number
+			Term:      11, // magic number
+			ConfState: pb.ConfState{Nodes: []uint64{1, 2}, Learners: []uint64{3}},
+		},
+	}
+
+	storage := NewMemoryStorage()
+	sm := newTestRaft(3, []uint64{1, 2, 3}, 10, 1, storage)
+
+	if sm.isLearner {
+		t.Errorf("%x is learner, want not", sm.id)
+	}
+	if ok := sm.restore(s); ok {
+		t.Error("restore succeed, want fail")
+	}
+}
+
+// TestRestoreLearnerPromotion checks that a learner can become to a follower after
+// restoring snapshot.
+func TestRestoreLearnerPromotion(t *testing.T) {
+	s := pb.Snapshot{
+		Metadata: pb.SnapshotMetadata{
+			Index:     11, // magic number
+			Term:      11, // magic number
+			ConfState: pb.ConfState{Nodes: []uint64{1, 2, 3}},
+		},
+	}
+
+	storage := NewMemoryStorage()
+	sm := newTestLearnerRaft(3, []uint64{1, 2}, []uint64{3}, 10, 1, storage)
+
+	if !sm.isLearner {
+		t.Errorf("%x is not learner, want yes", sm.id)
+	}
+
+	if ok := sm.restore(s); !ok {
+		t.Error("restore fail, want succeed")
+	}
+
+	if sm.isLearner {
+		t.Errorf("%x is learner, want not", sm.id)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestLearnerReceiveSnapshot tests that a learner can receive a snpahost from leader
+func TestLearnerReceiveSnapshot(t *testing.T) {
+	// restore the state machine from a snapshot so it has a compacted log and a snapshot
+	s := pb.Snapshot{
+		Metadata: pb.SnapshotMetadata{
+			Index:     11, // magic number
+			Term:      11, // magic number
+			ConfState: pb.ConfState{Nodes: []uint64{1}, Learners: []uint64{2}},
+		},
+	}
+
+	n1 := newTestLearnerRaft(1, []uint64{1}, []uint64{2}, 10, 1, NewMemoryStorage())
+	n2 := newTestLearnerRaft(2, []uint64{1}, []uint64{2}, 10, 1, NewMemoryStorage())
+
+	n1.restore(s)
+
+	// Force set n1 appplied index.
+	n1.raftLog.appliedTo(n1.raftLog.committed)
+
+	nt := newNetwork(n1, n2)
+
+	setRandomizedElectionTimeout(n1, n1.electionTimeout)
+	for i := 0; i < n1.electionTimeout; i++ {
+		n1.tick()
+	}
+
+	nt.send(pb.Message{From: 1, To: 1, Type: pb.MsgBeat})
+
+	if n2.raftLog.committed != n1.raftLog.committed {
+		t.Errorf("peer 2 must commit to %d, but %d", n1.raftLog.committed, n2.raftLog.committed)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestRestoreIgnoreSnapshot(t *testing.T) {
 	previousEnts := []pb.Entry{{Term: 1, Index: 1}, {Term: 1, Index: 2}, {Term: 1, Index: 3}}
 	commit := uint64(1)
@@ -2569,6 +2819,24 @@ func TestAddNode(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// TestAddLearner tests that addLearner could update pendingConf and nodes correctly.
+func TestAddLearner(t *testing.T) {
+	r := newTestRaft(1, []uint64{1}, 10, 1, NewMemoryStorage())
+	r.pendingConf = true
+	r.addLearner(2)
+	if r.pendingConf {
+		t.Errorf("pendingConf = %v, want false", r.pendingConf)
+	}
+	nodes := r.nodes()
+	wnodes := []uint64{1, 2}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(nodes, wnodes) {
+		t.Errorf("nodes = %v, want %v", nodes, wnodes)
+	}
+	if !r.learnerPrs[2].IsLearner {
+		t.Errorf("node 2 is learner %t, want %t", r.prs[2].IsLearner, true)
+	}
+}
+
 // TestAddNodeCheckQuorum tests that addNode does not trigger a leader election
 // immediately when checkQuorum is set.
 func TestAddNodeCheckQuorum(t *testing.T) {
@@ -2626,6 +2894,27 @@ func TestRemoveNode(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// TestRemoveLearner tests that removeNode could update pendingConf, nodes and
+// and removed list correctly.
+func TestRemoveLearner(t *testing.T) {
+	r := newTestLearnerRaft(1, []uint64{1}, []uint64{2}, 10, 1, NewMemoryStorage())
+	r.pendingConf = true
+	r.removeNode(2)
+	if r.pendingConf {
+		t.Errorf("pendingConf = %v, want false", r.pendingConf)
+	}
+	w := []uint64{1}
+	if g := r.nodes(); !reflect.DeepEqual(g, w) {
+		t.Errorf("nodes = %v, want %v", g, w)
+	}
+
+	// remove all nodes from cluster
+	r.removeNode(1)
+	w = []uint64{}
+	if g := r.nodes(); !reflect.DeepEqual(g, w) {
+		t.Errorf("nodes = %v, want %v", g, w)
+	}
+}
 func TestPromotable(t *testing.T) {
 	id := uint64(1)
 	tests := []struct {
@@ -3338,10 +3627,19 @@ func newNetworkWithConfig(configFunc func(*Config), peers ...stateMachine) *netw
 			sm := newRaft(cfg)
 			npeers[id] = sm
 		case *raft:
+			learners := make(map[uint64]bool, len(v.learnerPrs))
+			for i := range v.learnerPrs {
+				learners[i] = true
+			}
 			v.id = id
 			v.prs = make(map[uint64]*Progress)
+			v.learnerPrs = make(map[uint64]*Progress)
 			for i := 0; i < size; i++ {
-				v.prs[peerAddrs[i]] = &Progress{}
+				if _, ok := learners[peerAddrs[i]]; ok {
+					v.learnerPrs[peerAddrs[i]] = &Progress{IsLearner: true}
+				} else {
+					v.prs[peerAddrs[i]] = &Progress{}
+				}
 			}
 			v.reset(v.Term)
 			npeers[id] = v
@@ -3462,3 +3760,9 @@ func newTestConfig(id uint64, peers []uint64, election, heartbeat int, storage S
 func newTestRaft(id uint64, peers []uint64, election, heartbeat int, storage Storage) *raft {
 	return newRaft(newTestConfig(id, peers, election, heartbeat, storage))
 }
+
+func newTestLearnerRaft(id uint64, peers []uint64, learners []uint64, election, heartbeat int, storage Storage) *raft {
+	cfg := newTestConfig(id, peers, election, heartbeat, storage)
+	cfg.learners = learners
+	return newRaft(cfg)
+}

raft/raftpb/raft.pb.go

@@ -162,20 +162,23 @@ func (MessageType) EnumDescriptor() ([]byte, []int) { return fileDescriptorRaft,
 type ConfChangeType int32
 
 const (
-	ConfChangeAddNode    ConfChangeType = 0
-	ConfChangeRemoveNode ConfChangeType = 1
-	ConfChangeUpdateNode ConfChangeType = 2
+	ConfChangeAddNode        ConfChangeType = 0
+	ConfChangeRemoveNode     ConfChangeType = 1
+	ConfChangeUpdateNode     ConfChangeType = 2
+	ConfChangeAddLearnerNode ConfChangeType = 3
 )
 
 var ConfChangeType_name = map[int32]string{
 	0: "ConfChangeAddNode",
 	1: "ConfChangeRemoveNode",
 	2: "ConfChangeUpdateNode",
+	3: "ConfChangeAddLearnerNode",
 }
 var ConfChangeType_value = map[string]int32{
-	"ConfChangeAddNode":    0,
-	"ConfChangeRemoveNode": 1,
-	"ConfChangeUpdateNode": 2,
+	"ConfChangeAddNode":        0,
+	"ConfChangeRemoveNode":     1,
+	"ConfChangeUpdateNode":     2,
+	"ConfChangeAddLearnerNode": 3,
 }
 
 func (x ConfChangeType) Enum() *ConfChangeType {
@@ -267,6 +270,7 @@ func (*HardState) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) { return fileDescriptorRaft, []in
 
 type ConfState struct {
 	Nodes            []uint64 `protobuf:"varint,1,rep,name=nodes" json:"nodes,omitempty"`
+	Learners         []uint64 `protobuf:"varint,2,rep,name=learners" json:"learners,omitempty"`
 	XXX_unrecognized []byte   `json:"-"`
 }
 
@@ -537,6 +541,13 @@ func (m *ConfState) MarshalTo(dAtA []byte) (int, error) {
 			i = encodeVarintRaft(dAtA, i, uint64(num))
 		}
 	}
+	if len(m.Learners) > 0 {
+		for _, num := range m.Learners {
+			dAtA[i] = 0x10
+			i++
+			i = encodeVarintRaft(dAtA, i, uint64(num))
+		}
+	}
 	if m.XXX_unrecognized != nil {
 		i += copy(dAtA[i:], m.XXX_unrecognized)
 	}
@@ -700,6 +711,11 @@ func (m *ConfState) Size() (n int) {
 			n += 1 + sovRaft(uint64(e))
 		}
 	}
+	if len(m.Learners) > 0 {
+		for _, e := range m.Learners {
+			n += 1 + sovRaft(uint64(e))
+		}
+	}
 	if m.XXX_unrecognized != nil {
 		n += len(m.XXX_unrecognized)
 	}
@@ -1619,6 +1635,68 @@ func (m *ConfState) Unmarshal(dAtA []byte) error {
 			} else {
 				return fmt.Errorf("proto: wrong wireType = %d for field Nodes", wireType)
 			}
+		case 2:
+			if wireType == 0 {
+				var v uint64
+				for shift := uint(0); ; shift += 7 {
+					if shift >= 64 {
+						return ErrIntOverflowRaft
+					}
+					if iNdEx >= l {
+						return io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
+					}
+					b := dAtA[iNdEx]
+					iNdEx++
+					v |= (uint64(b) & 0x7F) << shift
+					if b < 0x80 {
+						break
+					}
+				}
+				m.Learners = append(m.Learners, v)
+			} else if wireType == 2 {
+				var packedLen int
+				for shift := uint(0); ; shift += 7 {
+					if shift >= 64 {
+						return ErrIntOverflowRaft
+					}
+					if iNdEx >= l {
+						return io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
+					}
+					b := dAtA[iNdEx]
+					iNdEx++
+					packedLen |= (int(b) & 0x7F) << shift
+					if b < 0x80 {
+						break
+					}
+				}
+				if packedLen < 0 {
+					return ErrInvalidLengthRaft
+				}
+				postIndex := iNdEx + packedLen
+				if postIndex > l {
+					return io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
+				}
+				for iNdEx < postIndex {
+					var v uint64
+					for shift := uint(0); ; shift += 7 {
+						if shift >= 64 {
+							return ErrIntOverflowRaft
+						}
+						if iNdEx >= l {
+							return io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
+						}
+						b := dAtA[iNdEx]
+						iNdEx++
+						v |= (uint64(b) & 0x7F) << shift
+						if b < 0x80 {
+							break
+						}
+					}
+					m.Learners = append(m.Learners, v)
+				}
+			} else {
+				return fmt.Errorf("proto: wrong wireType = %d for field Learners", wireType)
+			}
 		default:
 			iNdEx = preIndex
 			skippy, err := skipRaft(dAtA[iNdEx:])
@@ -1888,55 +1966,56 @@ var (
 func init() { proto.RegisterFile("raft.proto", fileDescriptorRaft) }
 
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 }

raft/raftpb/raft.proto

@@ -76,13 +76,15 @@ message HardState {
 }
 
 message ConfState {
-	repeated uint64 nodes = 1;
+	repeated uint64 nodes    = 1;
+	repeated uint64 learners = 2;
 }
 
 enum ConfChangeType {
-	ConfChangeAddNode    = 0;
-	ConfChangeRemoveNode = 1;
-	ConfChangeUpdateNode = 2;
+	ConfChangeAddNode        = 0;
+	ConfChangeRemoveNode     = 1;
+	ConfChangeUpdateNode     = 2;
+	ConfChangeAddLearnerNode = 3;
 }
 
 message ConfChange {

raft/rawnode.go

@@ -175,6 +175,8 @@ func (rn *RawNode) ApplyConfChange(cc pb.ConfChange) *pb.ConfState {
 	switch cc.Type {
 	case pb.ConfChangeAddNode:
 		rn.raft.addNode(cc.NodeID)
+	case pb.ConfChangeAddLearnerNode:
+		rn.raft.addLearner(cc.NodeID)
 	case pb.ConfChangeRemoveNode:
 		rn.raft.removeNode(cc.NodeID)
 	case pb.ConfChangeUpdateNode:
@@ -191,7 +193,7 @@ func (rn *RawNode) Step(m pb.Message) error {
 	if IsLocalMsg(m.Type) {
 		return ErrStepLocalMsg
 	}
-	if _, ok := rn.raft.prs[m.From]; ok || !IsResponseMsg(m.Type) {
+	if pr := rn.raft.getProgress(m.From); pr != nil || !IsResponseMsg(m.Type) {
 		return rn.raft.Step(m)
 	}
 	return ErrStepPeerNotFound

raft/status.go

@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ func getStatus(r *raft) Status {
 		for id, p := range r.prs {
 			s.Progress[id] = *p
 		}
+
+		for id, p := range r.learnerPrs {
+			s.Progress[id] = *p
+		}
 	}
 
 	return s