xref: /redis-3.2.3/src/replication.c (revision 2f75bbab)
1 #include "redis.h"
2 
3 #include <sys/time.h>
4 #include <unistd.h>
5 #include <fcntl.h>
6 #include <sys/stat.h>
7 
8 /* ---------------------------------- MASTER -------------------------------- */
9 
10 void replicationFeedSlaves(list *slaves, int dictid, robj **argv, int argc) {
11     listNode *ln;
12     listIter li;
13     int j;
14 
15     listRewind(slaves,&li);
16     while((ln = listNext(&li))) {
17         redisClient *slave = ln->value;
18 
19         /* Don't feed slaves that are still waiting for BGSAVE to start */
20         if (slave->replstate == REDIS_REPL_WAIT_BGSAVE_START) continue;
21 
22         /* Feed slaves that are waiting for the initial SYNC (so these commands
23          * are queued in the output buffer until the intial SYNC completes),
24          * or are already in sync with the master. */
25         if (slave->slaveseldb != dictid) {
26             robj *selectcmd;
27 
28             switch(dictid) {
29             case 0: selectcmd = shared.select0; break;
30             case 1: selectcmd = shared.select1; break;
31             case 2: selectcmd = shared.select2; break;
32             case 3: selectcmd = shared.select3; break;
33             case 4: selectcmd = shared.select4; break;
34             case 5: selectcmd = shared.select5; break;
35             case 6: selectcmd = shared.select6; break;
36             case 7: selectcmd = shared.select7; break;
37             case 8: selectcmd = shared.select8; break;
38             case 9: selectcmd = shared.select9; break;
39             default:
40                 selectcmd = createObject(REDIS_STRING,
41                     sdscatprintf(sdsempty(),"select %d\r\n",dictid));
42                 selectcmd->refcount = 0;
43                 break;
44             }
45             addReply(slave,selectcmd);
46             slave->slaveseldb = dictid;
47         }
48         addReplyMultiBulkLen(slave,argc);
49         for (j = 0; j < argc; j++) addReplyBulk(slave,argv[j]);
50     }
51 }
52 
53 void replicationFeedMonitors(list *monitors, int dictid, robj **argv, int argc) {
54     listNode *ln;
55     listIter li;
56     int j;
57     sds cmdrepr = sdsnew("+");
58     robj *cmdobj;
59     struct timeval tv;
60 
61     gettimeofday(&tv,NULL);
62     cmdrepr = sdscatprintf(cmdrepr,"%ld.%06ld ",(long)tv.tv_sec,(long)tv.tv_usec);
63     if (dictid != 0) cmdrepr = sdscatprintf(cmdrepr,"(db %d) ", dictid);
64 
65     for (j = 0; j < argc; j++) {
66         if (argv[j]->encoding == REDIS_ENCODING_INT) {
67             cmdrepr = sdscatprintf(cmdrepr, "\"%ld\"", (long)argv[j]->ptr);
68         } else {
69             cmdrepr = sdscatrepr(cmdrepr,(char*)argv[j]->ptr,
70                         sdslen(argv[j]->ptr));
71         }
72         if (j != argc-1)
73             cmdrepr = sdscatlen(cmdrepr," ",1);
74     }
75     cmdrepr = sdscatlen(cmdrepr,"\r\n",2);
76     cmdobj = createObject(REDIS_STRING,cmdrepr);
77 
78     listRewind(monitors,&li);
79     while((ln = listNext(&li))) {
80         redisClient *monitor = ln->value;
81         addReply(monitor,cmdobj);
82     }
83     decrRefCount(cmdobj);
84 }
85 
86 void syncCommand(redisClient *c) {
87     /* ignore SYNC if aleady slave or in monitor mode */
88     if (c->flags & REDIS_SLAVE) return;
89 
90     /* Refuse SYNC requests if we are a slave but the link with our master
91      * is not ok... */
92     if (server.masterhost && server.repl_state != REDIS_REPL_CONNECTED) {
93         addReplyError(c,"Can't SYNC while not connected with my master");
94         return;
95     }
96 
97     /* SYNC can't be issued when the server has pending data to send to
98      * the client about already issued commands. We need a fresh reply
99      * buffer registering the differences between the BGSAVE and the current
100      * dataset, so that we can copy to other slaves if needed. */
101     if (listLength(c->reply) != 0) {
102         addReplyError(c,"SYNC is invalid with pending input");
103         return;
104     }
105 
106     redisLog(REDIS_NOTICE,"Slave ask for synchronization");
107     /* Here we need to check if there is a background saving operation
108      * in progress, or if it is required to start one */
109     if (server.rdb_child_pid != -1) {
110         /* Ok a background save is in progress. Let's check if it is a good
111          * one for replication, i.e. if there is another slave that is
112          * registering differences since the server forked to save */
113         redisClient *slave;
114         listNode *ln;
115         listIter li;
116 
117         listRewind(server.slaves,&li);
118         while((ln = listNext(&li))) {
119             slave = ln->value;
120             if (slave->replstate == REDIS_REPL_WAIT_BGSAVE_END) break;
121         }
122         if (ln) {
123             /* Perfect, the server is already registering differences for
124              * another slave. Set the right state, and copy the buffer. */
125             copyClientOutputBuffer(c,slave);
126             c->replstate = REDIS_REPL_WAIT_BGSAVE_END;
127             redisLog(REDIS_NOTICE,"Waiting for end of BGSAVE for SYNC");
128         } else {
129             /* No way, we need to wait for the next BGSAVE in order to
130              * register differences */
131             c->replstate = REDIS_REPL_WAIT_BGSAVE_START;
132             redisLog(REDIS_NOTICE,"Waiting for next BGSAVE for SYNC");
133         }
134     } else {
135         /* Ok we don't have a BGSAVE in progress, let's start one */
136         redisLog(REDIS_NOTICE,"Starting BGSAVE for SYNC");
137         if (rdbSaveBackground(server.rdb_filename) != REDIS_OK) {
138             redisLog(REDIS_NOTICE,"Replication failed, can't BGSAVE");
139             addReplyError(c,"Unable to perform background save");
140             return;
141         }
142         c->replstate = REDIS_REPL_WAIT_BGSAVE_END;
143     }
144     c->repldbfd = -1;
145     c->flags |= REDIS_SLAVE;
146     c->slaveseldb = 0;
147     listAddNodeTail(server.slaves,c);
148     return;
149 }
150 
151 void sendBulkToSlave(aeEventLoop *el, int fd, void *privdata, int mask) {
152     redisClient *slave = privdata;
153     REDIS_NOTUSED(el);
154     REDIS_NOTUSED(mask);
155     char buf[REDIS_IOBUF_LEN];
156     ssize_t nwritten, buflen;
157 
158     if (slave->repldboff == 0) {
159         /* Write the bulk write count before to transfer the DB. In theory here
160          * we don't know how much room there is in the output buffer of the
161          * socket, but in pratice SO_SNDLOWAT (the minimum count for output
162          * operations) will never be smaller than the few bytes we need. */
163         sds bulkcount;
164 
165         bulkcount = sdscatprintf(sdsempty(),"$%lld\r\n",(unsigned long long)
166             slave->repldbsize);
167         if (write(fd,bulkcount,sdslen(bulkcount)) != (signed)sdslen(bulkcount))
168         {
169             sdsfree(bulkcount);
170             freeClient(slave);
171             return;
172         }
173         sdsfree(bulkcount);
174     }
175     lseek(slave->repldbfd,slave->repldboff,SEEK_SET);
176     buflen = read(slave->repldbfd,buf,REDIS_IOBUF_LEN);
177     if (buflen <= 0) {
178         redisLog(REDIS_WARNING,"Read error sending DB to slave: %s",
179             (buflen == 0) ? "premature EOF" : strerror(errno));
180         freeClient(slave);
181         return;
182     }
183     if ((nwritten = write(fd,buf,buflen)) == -1) {
184         redisLog(REDIS_VERBOSE,"Write error sending DB to slave: %s",
185             strerror(errno));
186         freeClient(slave);
187         return;
188     }
189     slave->repldboff += nwritten;
190     if (slave->repldboff == slave->repldbsize) {
191         close(slave->repldbfd);
192         slave->repldbfd = -1;
193         aeDeleteFileEvent(server.el,slave->fd,AE_WRITABLE);
194         slave->replstate = REDIS_REPL_ONLINE;
195         if (aeCreateFileEvent(server.el, slave->fd, AE_WRITABLE,
196             sendReplyToClient, slave) == AE_ERR) {
197             freeClient(slave);
198             return;
199         }
200         addReplySds(slave,sdsempty());
201         redisLog(REDIS_NOTICE,"Synchronization with slave succeeded");
202     }
203 }
204 
205 /* This function is called at the end of every backgrond saving.
206  * The argument bgsaveerr is REDIS_OK if the background saving succeeded
207  * otherwise REDIS_ERR is passed to the function.
208  *
209  * The goal of this function is to handle slaves waiting for a successful
210  * background saving in order to perform non-blocking synchronization. */
211 void updateSlavesWaitingBgsave(int bgsaveerr) {
212     listNode *ln;
213     int startbgsave = 0;
214     listIter li;
215 
216     listRewind(server.slaves,&li);
217     while((ln = listNext(&li))) {
218         redisClient *slave = ln->value;
219 
220         if (slave->replstate == REDIS_REPL_WAIT_BGSAVE_START) {
221             startbgsave = 1;
222             slave->replstate = REDIS_REPL_WAIT_BGSAVE_END;
223         } else if (slave->replstate == REDIS_REPL_WAIT_BGSAVE_END) {
224             struct redis_stat buf;
225 
226             if (bgsaveerr != REDIS_OK) {
227                 freeClient(slave);
228                 redisLog(REDIS_WARNING,"SYNC failed. BGSAVE child returned an error");
229                 continue;
230             }
231             if ((slave->repldbfd = open(server.rdb_filename,O_RDONLY)) == -1 ||
232                 redis_fstat(slave->repldbfd,&buf) == -1) {
233                 freeClient(slave);
234                 redisLog(REDIS_WARNING,"SYNC failed. Can't open/stat DB after BGSAVE: %s", strerror(errno));
235                 continue;
236             }
237             slave->repldboff = 0;
238             slave->repldbsize = buf.st_size;
239             slave->replstate = REDIS_REPL_SEND_BULK;
240             aeDeleteFileEvent(server.el,slave->fd,AE_WRITABLE);
241             if (aeCreateFileEvent(server.el, slave->fd, AE_WRITABLE, sendBulkToSlave, slave) == AE_ERR) {
242                 freeClient(slave);
243                 continue;
244             }
245         }
246     }
247     if (startbgsave) {
248         if (rdbSaveBackground(server.rdb_filename) != REDIS_OK) {
249             listIter li;
250 
251             listRewind(server.slaves,&li);
252             redisLog(REDIS_WARNING,"SYNC failed. BGSAVE failed");
253             while((ln = listNext(&li))) {
254                 redisClient *slave = ln->value;
255 
256                 if (slave->replstate == REDIS_REPL_WAIT_BGSAVE_START)
257                     freeClient(slave);
258             }
259         }
260     }
261 }
262 
263 /* ----------------------------------- SLAVE -------------------------------- */
264 
265 /* Abort the async download of the bulk dataset while SYNC-ing with master */
266 void replicationAbortSyncTransfer(void) {
267     redisAssert(server.repl_state == REDIS_REPL_TRANSFER);
268 
269     aeDeleteFileEvent(server.el,server.repl_transfer_s,AE_READABLE);
270     close(server.repl_transfer_s);
271     close(server.repl_transfer_fd);
272     unlink(server.repl_transfer_tmpfile);
273     zfree(server.repl_transfer_tmpfile);
274     server.repl_state = REDIS_REPL_CONNECT;
275 }
276 
277 /* Asynchronously read the SYNC payload we receive from a master */
278 void readSyncBulkPayload(aeEventLoop *el, int fd, void *privdata, int mask) {
279     char buf[4096];
280     ssize_t nread, readlen;
281     REDIS_NOTUSED(el);
282     REDIS_NOTUSED(privdata);
283     REDIS_NOTUSED(mask);
284 
285     /* If repl_transfer_left == -1 we still have to read the bulk length
286      * from the master reply. */
287     if (server.repl_transfer_left == -1) {
288         if (syncReadLine(fd,buf,1024,server.repl_syncio_timeout) == -1) {
289             redisLog(REDIS_WARNING,
290                 "I/O error reading bulk count from MASTER: %s",
291                 strerror(errno));
292             goto error;
293         }
294 
295         if (buf[0] == '-') {
296             redisLog(REDIS_WARNING,
297                 "MASTER aborted replication with an error: %s",
298                 buf+1);
299             goto error;
300         } else if (buf[0] == '\0') {
301             /* At this stage just a newline works as a PING in order to take
302              * the connection live. So we refresh our last interaction
303              * timestamp. */
304             server.repl_transfer_lastio = time(NULL);
305             return;
306         } else if (buf[0] != '$') {
307             redisLog(REDIS_WARNING,"Bad protocol from MASTER, the first byte is not '$', are you sure the host and port are right?");
308             goto error;
309         }
310         server.repl_transfer_left = strtol(buf+1,NULL,10);
311         redisLog(REDIS_NOTICE,
312             "MASTER <-> SLAVE sync: receiving %ld bytes from master",
313             server.repl_transfer_left);
314         return;
315     }
316 
317     /* Read bulk data */
318     readlen = (server.repl_transfer_left < (signed)sizeof(buf)) ?
319         server.repl_transfer_left : (signed)sizeof(buf);
320     nread = read(fd,buf,readlen);
321     if (nread <= 0) {
322         redisLog(REDIS_WARNING,"I/O error trying to sync with MASTER: %s",
323             (nread == -1) ? strerror(errno) : "connection lost");
324         replicationAbortSyncTransfer();
325         return;
326     }
327     server.repl_transfer_lastio = time(NULL);
328     if (write(server.repl_transfer_fd,buf,nread) != nread) {
329         redisLog(REDIS_WARNING,"Write error or short write writing to the DB dump file needed for MASTER <-> SLAVE synchrnonization: %s", strerror(errno));
330         goto error;
331     }
332     server.repl_transfer_left -= nread;
333     /* Check if the transfer is now complete */
334     if (server.repl_transfer_left == 0) {
335         if (rename(server.repl_transfer_tmpfile,server.rdb_filename) == -1) {
336             redisLog(REDIS_WARNING,"Failed trying to rename the temp DB into dump.rdb in MASTER <-> SLAVE synchronization: %s", strerror(errno));
337             replicationAbortSyncTransfer();
338             return;
339         }
340         redisLog(REDIS_NOTICE, "MASTER <-> SLAVE sync: Loading DB in memory");
341         emptyDb();
342         /* Before loading the DB into memory we need to delete the readable
343          * handler, otherwise it will get called recursively since
344          * rdbLoad() will call the event loop to process events from time to
345          * time for non blocking loading. */
346         aeDeleteFileEvent(server.el,server.repl_transfer_s,AE_READABLE);
347         if (rdbLoad(server.rdb_filename) != REDIS_OK) {
348             redisLog(REDIS_WARNING,"Failed trying to load the MASTER synchronization DB from disk");
349             replicationAbortSyncTransfer();
350             return;
351         }
352         /* Final setup of the connected slave <- master link */
353         zfree(server.repl_transfer_tmpfile);
354         close(server.repl_transfer_fd);
355         server.master = createClient(server.repl_transfer_s);
356         server.master->flags |= REDIS_MASTER;
357         server.master->authenticated = 1;
358         server.repl_state = REDIS_REPL_CONNECTED;
359         redisLog(REDIS_NOTICE, "MASTER <-> SLAVE sync: Finished with success");
360         /* Restart the AOF subsystem now that we finished the sync. This
361          * will trigger an AOF rewrite, and when done will start appending
362          * to the new file. */
363         if (server.aof_state != REDIS_AOF_OFF) {
364             int retry = 10;
365 
366             stopAppendOnly();
367             while (retry-- && startAppendOnly() == REDIS_ERR) {
368                 redisLog(REDIS_WARNING,"Failed enabling the AOF after successful master synchrnization! Trying it again in one second.");
369                 sleep(1);
370             }
371             if (!retry) {
372                 redisLog(REDIS_WARNING,"FATAL: this slave instance finished the synchronization with its master, but the AOF can't be turned on. Exiting now.");
373                 exit(1);
374             }
375         }
376     }
377 
378     return;
379 
380 error:
381     replicationAbortSyncTransfer();
382     return;
383 }
384 
385 void syncWithMaster(aeEventLoop *el, int fd, void *privdata, int mask) {
386     char buf[1024], tmpfile[256];
387     int dfd, maxtries = 5;
388     REDIS_NOTUSED(el);
389     REDIS_NOTUSED(privdata);
390     REDIS_NOTUSED(mask);
391 
392     /* If this event fired after the user turned the instance into a master
393      * with SLAVEOF NO ONE we must just return ASAP. */
394     if (server.repl_state == REDIS_REPL_NONE) {
395         close(fd);
396         return;
397     }
398 
399     redisLog(REDIS_NOTICE,"Non blocking connect for SYNC fired the event.");
400     /* This event should only be triggered once since it is used to have a
401      * non-blocking connect(2) to the master. It has been triggered when this
402      * function is called, so we can delete it. */
403     aeDeleteFileEvent(server.el,fd,AE_READABLE|AE_WRITABLE);
404 
405     /* AUTH with the master if required. */
406     if(server.masterauth) {
407         char authcmd[1024];
408         size_t authlen;
409 
410         authlen = snprintf(authcmd,sizeof(authcmd),"AUTH %s\r\n",server.masterauth);
411         if (syncWrite(fd,authcmd,authlen,server.repl_syncio_timeout) == -1) {
412             redisLog(REDIS_WARNING,"Unable to AUTH to MASTER: %s",
413                 strerror(errno));
414             goto error;
415         }
416         /* Read the AUTH result.  */
417         if (syncReadLine(fd,buf,1024,server.repl_syncio_timeout) == -1) {
418             redisLog(REDIS_WARNING,"I/O error reading auth result from MASTER: %s",
419                 strerror(errno));
420             goto error;
421         }
422         if (buf[0] != '+') {
423             redisLog(REDIS_WARNING,"Cannot AUTH to MASTER, is the masterauth password correct?");
424             goto error;
425         }
426     }
427 
428     /* Issue the SYNC command */
429     if (syncWrite(fd,"SYNC \r\n",7,server.repl_syncio_timeout) == -1) {
430         redisLog(REDIS_WARNING,"I/O error writing to MASTER: %s",
431             strerror(errno));
432         goto error;
433     }
434 
435     /* Prepare a suitable temp file for bulk transfer */
436     while(maxtries--) {
437         snprintf(tmpfile,256,
438             "temp-%d.%ld.rdb",(int)time(NULL),(long int)getpid());
439         dfd = open(tmpfile,O_CREAT|O_WRONLY|O_EXCL,0644);
440         if (dfd != -1) break;
441         sleep(1);
442     }
443     if (dfd == -1) {
444         redisLog(REDIS_WARNING,"Opening the temp file needed for MASTER <-> SLAVE synchronization: %s",strerror(errno));
445         goto error;
446     }
447 
448     /* Setup the non blocking download of the bulk file. */
449     if (aeCreateFileEvent(server.el,fd, AE_READABLE,readSyncBulkPayload,NULL)
450             == AE_ERR)
451     {
452         redisLog(REDIS_WARNING,"Can't create readable event for SYNC");
453         goto error;
454     }
455 
456     server.repl_state = REDIS_REPL_TRANSFER;
457     server.repl_transfer_left = -1;
458     server.repl_transfer_fd = dfd;
459     server.repl_transfer_lastio = time(NULL);
460     server.repl_transfer_tmpfile = zstrdup(tmpfile);
461     return;
462 
463 error:
464     server.repl_state = REDIS_REPL_CONNECT;
465     close(fd);
466     return;
467 }
468 
469 int connectWithMaster(void) {
470     int fd;
471 
472     fd = anetTcpNonBlockConnect(NULL,server.masterhost,server.masterport);
473     if (fd == -1) {
474         redisLog(REDIS_WARNING,"Unable to connect to MASTER: %s",
475             strerror(errno));
476         return REDIS_ERR;
477     }
478 
479     if (aeCreateFileEvent(server.el,fd,AE_READABLE|AE_WRITABLE,syncWithMaster,NULL) ==
480             AE_ERR)
481     {
482         close(fd);
483         redisLog(REDIS_WARNING,"Can't create readable event for SYNC");
484         return REDIS_ERR;
485     }
486 
487     server.repl_transfer_lastio = time(NULL);
488     server.repl_transfer_s = fd;
489     server.repl_state = REDIS_REPL_CONNECTING;
490     return REDIS_OK;
491 }
492 
493 /* This function can be called when a non blocking connection is currently
494  * in progress to undo it. */
495 void undoConnectWithMaster(void) {
496     int fd = server.repl_transfer_s;
497 
498     redisAssert(server.repl_state == REDIS_REPL_CONNECTING);
499     aeDeleteFileEvent(server.el,fd,AE_READABLE|AE_WRITABLE);
500     close(fd);
501     server.repl_transfer_s = -1;
502     server.repl_state = REDIS_REPL_CONNECT;
503 }
504 
505 void slaveofCommand(redisClient *c) {
506     if (!strcasecmp(c->argv[1]->ptr,"no") &&
507         !strcasecmp(c->argv[2]->ptr,"one")) {
508         if (server.masterhost) {
509             sdsfree(server.masterhost);
510             server.masterhost = NULL;
511             if (server.master) freeClient(server.master);
512             if (server.repl_state == REDIS_REPL_TRANSFER)
513                 replicationAbortSyncTransfer();
514             else if (server.repl_state == REDIS_REPL_CONNECTING)
515                 undoConnectWithMaster();
516             server.repl_state = REDIS_REPL_NONE;
517             redisLog(REDIS_NOTICE,"MASTER MODE enabled (user request)");
518         }
519     } else {
520         long port;
521 
522         if ((getLongFromObjectOrReply(c, c->argv[2], &port, NULL) != REDIS_OK))
523             return;
524 
525         /* Check if we are already attached to the specified slave */
526         if (server.masterhost && !strcasecmp(server.masterhost,c->argv[1]->ptr)
527             && server.masterport == port) {
528             redisLog(REDIS_NOTICE,"SLAVE OF would result into synchronization with the master we are already connected with. No operation performed.");
529             addReplySds(c,sdsnew("+OK Already connected to specified master\r\n"));
530             return;
531         }
532         /* There was no previous master or the user specified a different one,
533          * we can continue. */
534         sdsfree(server.masterhost);
535         server.masterhost = sdsdup(c->argv[1]->ptr);
536         server.masterport = port;
537         if (server.master) freeClient(server.master);
538         if (server.repl_state == REDIS_REPL_TRANSFER)
539             replicationAbortSyncTransfer();
540         server.repl_state = REDIS_REPL_CONNECT;
541         redisLog(REDIS_NOTICE,"SLAVE OF %s:%d enabled (user request)",
542             server.masterhost, server.masterport);
543     }
544     addReply(c,shared.ok);
545 }
546 
547 /* --------------------------- REPLICATION CRON  ---------------------------- */
548 
549 void replicationCron(void) {
550     /* Non blocking connection timeout? */
551     if (server.masterhost && server.repl_state == REDIS_REPL_CONNECTING &&
552         (time(NULL)-server.repl_transfer_lastio) > server.repl_timeout)
553     {
554         redisLog(REDIS_WARNING,"Timeout connecting to the MASTER...");
555         undoConnectWithMaster();
556     }
557 
558     /* Bulk transfer I/O timeout? */
559     if (server.masterhost && server.repl_state == REDIS_REPL_TRANSFER &&
560         (time(NULL)-server.repl_transfer_lastio) > server.repl_timeout)
561     {
562         redisLog(REDIS_WARNING,"Timeout receiving bulk data from MASTER...");
563         replicationAbortSyncTransfer();
564     }
565 
566     /* Timed out master when we are an already connected slave? */
567     if (server.masterhost && server.repl_state == REDIS_REPL_CONNECTED &&
568         (time(NULL)-server.master->lastinteraction) > server.repl_timeout)
569     {
570         redisLog(REDIS_WARNING,"MASTER time out: no data nor PING received...");
571         freeClient(server.master);
572     }
573 
574     /* Check if we should connect to a MASTER */
575     if (server.repl_state == REDIS_REPL_CONNECT) {
576         redisLog(REDIS_NOTICE,"Connecting to MASTER...");
577         if (connectWithMaster() == REDIS_OK) {
578             redisLog(REDIS_NOTICE,"MASTER <-> SLAVE sync started");
579         }
580     }
581 
582     /* If we have attached slaves, PING them from time to time.
583      * So slaves can implement an explicit timeout to masters, and will
584      * be able to detect a link disconnection even if the TCP connection
585      * will not actually go down. */
586     if (!(server.cronloops % (server.repl_ping_slave_period*10))) {
587         listIter li;
588         listNode *ln;
589 
590         listRewind(server.slaves,&li);
591         while((ln = listNext(&li))) {
592             redisClient *slave = ln->value;
593 
594             /* Don't ping slaves that are in the middle of a bulk transfer
595              * with the master for first synchronization. */
596             if (slave->replstate == REDIS_REPL_SEND_BULK) continue;
597             if (slave->replstate == REDIS_REPL_ONLINE) {
598                 /* If the slave is online send a normal ping */
599                 addReplySds(slave,sdsnew("PING\r\n"));
600             } else {
601                 /* Otherwise we are in the pre-synchronization stage.
602                  * Just a newline will do the work of refreshing the
603                  * connection last interaction time, and at the same time
604                  * we'll be sure that being a single char there are no
605                  * short-write problems. */
606                 if (write(slave->fd, "\n", 1) == -1) {
607                     /* Don't worry, it's just a ping. */
608                 }
609             }
610         }
611     }
612 }
613