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Fixes #125

Found by code review and reproduced in a local test; never seen in production. Checked against node dev 9ccd263; grpc-go v1.85.0 from go.mod; Go 1.27.3.

What this changes

StartGRPCListener (controller/rpc/service.go:36-42 at 9ccd263) creates the gRPC server without keepalive options, so grpc-go's defaults apply:

  • the server pings only after it has received nothing for 2 hours;
  • it waits 20 s for the acknowledgement;
  • it counts a client ping as a strike when it comes less than 5 minutes after the previous one (2 hours when no stream is active), and closes the connection after more than two strikes.

This PR passes two options to grpc.NewServer:

  • grpc.KeepaliveParams(keepalive.ServerParameters{Time: 30 * time.Second, Timeout: 20 * time.Second}). The node pings a connection after 30 s with no frame received, and closes it when the ping is not acknowledged within 20 s.
  • grpc.KeepaliveEnforcementPolicy(keepalive.EnforcementPolicy{MinTime: 5 * time.Second, PermitWithoutStream: true}). The node accepts client pings every 5 s or more, also on an idle connection, instead of answering them with GOAWAY too_many_pings.

Timeout is 20 s, which is grpc-go's default. On Linux, grpc-go sets TCP_USER_TIMEOUT to the keepalive Timeout whenever the keepalive Time is not infinite (internal/transport/http2_server.go:244-248 in grpc-go v1.85.0). So TCP_USER_TIMEOUT stays at 20 s with this PR, as without it, and the time Linux waits for unacknowledged data before it aborts the connection does not change. This comes from reading grpc-go; the value itself is checked by the Linux-only test below. An earlier version of this PR (9c79777) used Timeout: 10 * time.Second, which would have lowered it to 10 s.

What the PR does change: a connection on which the node receives nothing for 30 s now gets a ping, and is closed when the acknowledgement does not arrive within 20 s, so after about 50 s. Without the PR, grpc-go only does this after 2 hours. Any frame the node receives counts as activity (http2_server.go:652-653), so a connection on which the node keeps receiving frames is not pinged. I did not test a slow link whose ping acknowledgement takes longer than 20 s. Such a link would be closed after about 50 s of receive silence, where before it was not closed by grpc-go for 2 hours.

From reading grpc-go, not tested: pings are handled by the HTTP/2 transport (http2_server.go:885-932), not by the API-key interceptors, so the relaxed ping policy applies to every client that completes the TLS handshake.

The node's own keep-alive watchdog (controller/controller.go:339-372 at 9ccd263) stops the core when keep_alive is set and the panel sends no request for keep_alive + 5 s. This PR is about releasing the stale gRPC connection itself.

Compatibility with the current panel, from reading the source only: node_bridge_py main c5632b65a10a (v0.10.0, PasarGuardNodeBridge/grpclib.py:88-89) sets only _keepalive_timeout=10 and does not set _keepalive_time, so it sends no pings. The relaxed ping policy changes nothing for it; the gain is the node-side detection of a connection that stopped answering.

Diff

diff --git a/controller/rpc/service.go b/controller/rpc/service.go
index d633c412..fef923e9 100644
--- a/controller/rpc/service.go
+++ b/controller/rpc/service.go
@@ -6,12 +6,19 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"net"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/pasarguard/node/common"
 	"github.com/pasarguard/node/config"
 	"github.com/pasarguard/node/controller"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/keepalive"
+)
+
+var (
+	panelKeepaliveEnforcement = keepalive.EnforcementPolicy{MinTime: 5 * time.Second, PermitWithoutStream: true}
+	panelKeepalive            = keepalive.ServerParameters{Time: 30 * time.Second, Timeout: 20 * time.Second}
 )
 
 type Service struct {
@@ -37,6 +44,8 @@ func StartGRPCListener(tlsConfig *tls.Config, addr string, cfg *config.Config) (
 		grpc.Creds(creds),
 		grpc.MaxRecvMsgSize(maxMsgSize),
 		grpc.MaxSendMsgSize(maxMsgSize),
+		grpc.KeepaliveEnforcementPolicy(panelKeepaliveEnforcement),
+		grpc.KeepaliveParams(panelKeepalive),
 		grpc.UnaryInterceptor(ConditionalMiddleware(s)),
 		grpc.StreamInterceptor(ConditionalStreamMiddleware(s)),
 	)

Tests

controller/rpc/keepalive/keepalive_test.go starts a real node gRPC listener over TLS on loopback:

  • TestNodeKeepsAnIdlePanelConnectionThatPingsEveryTenSeconds: a client that pings every 10 s with PermitWithoutStream: true makes one call and then stays idle. The connection must stay READY for 45 s.
  • TestNodeClosesAConnectionWhosePanelStoppedAnswering: the client goes through a loopback TCP proxy that keeps both sockets open but stops forwarding after the first call. The node must close its side no earlier than 30 s and within 70 s.

controller/rpc/keepalive/tcp_user_timeout_linux_test.go (Linux only) reads TCP_USER_TIMEOUT from the socket the node accepted and requires 20 s. It guards against lowering Timeout again. From reading grpc-go, not run: it would also pass without the PR, because grpc-go's default Timeout is also 20 s.

Results

go test -race -count=1 -v ./controller/rpc/keepalive/, Go 1.27.3, macOS arm64.

Before, on dev 9ccd263 with only the two test files added:

    keepalive_test.go:145: the node dropped an idle panel connection that pings every 10 s after 30s; state now IDLE
--- FAIL: TestNodeKeepsAnIdlePanelConnectionThatPingsEveryTenSeconds (30.03s)
    keepalive_test.go:230: the node kept a connection to a panel that stopped answering for 70 s; it must ping an idle panel and close the connection when the ping is not acknowledged
--- FAIL: TestNodeClosesAConnectionWhosePanelStoppedAnswering (75.02s)
FAIL	github.com/pasarguard/node/controller/rpc/keepalive	79.163s

After, on this PR's head f538721:

--- PASS: TestNodeKeepsAnIdlePanelConnectionThatPingsEveryTenSeconds (45.05s)
    keepalive_test.go:228: the node closed the connection 50.0s after the panel stopped answering
--- PASS: TestNodeClosesAConnectionWhosePanelStoppedAnswering (50.04s)
ok  	github.com/pasarguard/node/controller/rpc/keepalive	53.710s

The same result on the tree of this PR merged onto dev 9ccd263 (git merge-tree --write-tree is clean): close at 50.0 s, ok ... 56.368s.

The Linux-only test does not build on macOS. Linux CI on this head: the Test Modules run 42404157422 (job test; it tests the merge ref pull/130/merge 021817c5e57f, i.e. f538721 merged with dev) shows:

tcp_user_timeout_linux_test.go:73: TCP_USER_TIMEOUT on the accepted panel connection: 20s
--- PASS: TestNodeKeepsGrpcDefaultTCPUserTimeoutOnPanelConnections (0.01s)
ok  	github.com/pasarguard/node/controller/rpc/keepalive	50.030s

The tests wait for real keepalive timers, so this package takes about 55 s. If that is too slow for your CI, I can make the intervals configurable for tests.

CI on the earlier head

The red Test Modules run on 9c79777 (run 41855463420, job 126662761228) failed only in the step "Run wireguard integration tests":

integration_e2e_test.go:547: failed to start test webserver on fd10:210:1::1: listen tcp [fd10:210:1::1]:0: bind: cannot assign requested address
--- FAIL: TestIntegrationE2EStartupUsers (0.08s)

In the same job controller/rpc/keepalive passed (ok ... 45.035s). backend/wireguard and its tests do not import any controller package, and this PR does not touch backend/wireguard. The same test failed with the same error in run 41796998285 (job 126472050205) on 526fb34, an earlier commit of the branch of upstream PR #124 (xmohammad1:fix/xray-log-none-startup-diagnostics), which does not contain this change. Run 41797993911 on that same commit passed.

Not covered

  • No interop test against a live panel with the grpclib client.
  • The Linux TCP_USER_TIMEOUT value is only checked by the Linux-only test, which passed in the Linux CI run above. That run also passed the other two keepalive tests (TestNodeKeepsAnIdlePanelConnectionThatPingsEveryTenSeconds 45.02s, TestNodeClosesAConnectionWhosePanelStoppedAnswering 50.02s); every other local run described here was on macOS.
  • REST mode is not touched.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Bug Fixes
    • Panel connections that send periodic keepalives can remain connected while idle.
    • Connections that stop responding are closed within a bounded period, helping prevent stale connections from lingering.
    • Improved handling of connection health helps maintain reliable communication between panels and the node.

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Walkthrough

The gRPC listener now accepts client keepalive pings at the configured minimum interval and sends server keepalive pings after idle periods. New tests check panel connection stability, closure of unresponsive connections, and the accepted socket timeout on Linux.

Changes

gRPC Keepalive Behavior

Layer / File(s) Summary
Configure server keepalive
controller/rpc/service.go
StartGRPCListener now sets a 5-second minimum client ping interval, permits pings without streams, and configures server pings at 30-second intervals with a 20-second timeout.
Test panel connection behavior
controller/rpc/keepalive/*_test.go
Integration tests check that a panel connection stays ready while the client pings every 10 seconds and that an unresponsive connection closes within the tested time bounds. The Linux test checks that the accepted socket has a 20-second TCP_USER_TIMEOUT.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Panel
  participant TCPProxy as TCP proxy
  participant GRPCServer as gRPC server
  Panel->>TCPProxy: Establish panel connection
  TCPProxy->>GRPCServer: Forward connection traffic
  Note over TCPProxy: Traffic forwarding is frozen
  GRPCServer-->>TCPProxy: Send keepalive ping after idle period
  TCPProxy--xPanel: Do not forward ping
  Note over GRPCServer: Close connection after ping timeout
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Merge Risk: Low · previous review f5387

The keepalive settings match the requested behavior. Merge risk is bounded to a misleading integration-test failure under unusual timing; improving error reporting and timing assertions would strengthen reliability.

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The title names the main change: adding gRPC server keepalive to the node so it accepts client pings and drops connections whose panel stopped answering. The changeset matches this. service.go sets keepalive enforcement (5-second minimum, permit without streams) and server pings (30-second interval, 20-second timeout). The new tests check idle ping acceptance and closure of unresponsive connections. The title is specific and readable, though it is long at 114 characters.

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Issue #125 is the only active direct link. Its coding requirements are the gRPC server keepalive settings in StartGRPCListener. The reviewed head file controller/rpc/service.go passes grpc.KeepaliveParams(keepalive.ServerParameters{Time: 30s, Timeout: 20s}) and grpc.KeepaliveEnforcementPolicy(keepalive.EnforcementPolicy{MinTime: 5s, PermitWithoutStream: true}) to grpc.NewServer. This matches the proposed fix in #125. Timeout stays at 20 s, so the issue requirement to keep Linux TCP_USER_TIMEOUT at 20 s is met. The PR also adds integration tests in controller/rpc/keepalive/keepalive_test.go and a Linux-only TCP_USER_TIMEOUT test. The PR description reports these tests passing on macOS and in Linux CI run 42404157422. I did not read the test files, and I did not run the tests. The PASS rests on the code at head and on the reported test results. The issue's REST-mode exclusion and the application-level watchdog are not changed, as required.

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I’m a rabbit watching pings go by,
Ten-second hops beneath the sky.
When traffic stops, the server calls,
A timed ping echoes through the halls.
The quiet link closes; I nibble a leaf.

…IMEOUT is unchanged

grpc-go also applies the server keepalive Timeout as the Linux
TCP_USER_TIMEOUT of every accepted connection. With Timeout 10 s a
stalling slow link was aborted after 10 s instead of 20 s today.
Timeout 20 s keeps that value and still closes a connection whose
panel stopped answering about 50 s after its last frame.

Add a Linux-only test that reads TCP_USER_TIMEOUT from the accepted
panel socket, and raise the dead-panel test bound to 70 s.
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Check the ping interval and acknowledgement timeout separately.

The closure test can pass with Time=20s and Timeout=20s, even though the required ping interval is 30 seconds. Add checks that distinguish the ping interval from the acknowledgement timeout.

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Update TestNodeClosesAConnectionWhosePanelStoppedAnswering to verify the
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- Around line 175-197: Update the goroutine that reads from server so non-EOF
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server, err := net.Dial("tcp", p.target)
if err != nil {
client.Close()
continue
}
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buf := make([]byte, 32*1024)
for {
n, err := client.Read(buf)
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if _, werr := server.Write(buf[:n]); werr != nil {
return
}
}
if err != nil {
return
}
}
}()
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buf := make([]byte, 32*1024)
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n, err := server.Read(buf)

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Report server read errors before freezing.

If the server connection resets after baseInfo but before the proxy freezes, this goroutine exits without signalling serverClosed. The test can then wait 70 seconds and incorrectly report that the connection stayed open. Report non-EOF read errors to the test.

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[error] 175-175: net.Dial must not be called. use (*net.Dialer).DialContext

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Update the goroutine that reads from server so non-EOF errors from server.Read
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…palive window

The freezable proxy only signalled serverClosed on io.EOF or once the
freeze was set. A non-EOF read error before the freeze left the test to
wait the full 70 s and then fail with the wrong conclusion, blaming the
node for keeping a connection the proxy had already lost. The proxy now
reports such an error on its own channel and the test fails immediately
with the real reason, and the dial goes through a net.Dialer with the
test's context so it is cancelled with the test.
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Thanks — both points were right, and both are fixed in the push above.

The read error before the freeze. You were correct that the server-side goroutine could exit without signalling anything: it only closed serverClosed on io.EOF or once frozen was set, so a reset arriving after baseInfo but before the freeze left the test to wait out the whole 70 s window and then fail by blaming the node for a connection the proxy itself had lost. The proxy now carries a failed chan error, reports a non-EOF read error (and a failed dial) on it, and the test selects on it, so that case fails immediately with the real reason instead of a wrong conclusion.

I checked it rather than assuming. A throwaway test that breaks the proxy's link to the node with SetLinger(0) before any freeze:

  • with the fix: the error surfaces in 0.00s — the proxy lost its connection to the node before the freeze: read tcp …: connection reset by peer
  • with only the new reporting branch removed and everything else kept: the same test waits the full timeout and reports that the error was swallowed

So the assertion fails when the mechanism is absent, which is what makes it worth having. The throwaway test itself is not included; it exists to prove the branch, not to be maintained.

noctx on net.Dial. Fixed properly rather than silenced: serve now takes a context.Context and dials through a net.Dialer with DialContext, and startProxy derives that context with context.WithCancel and cancels it from t.Cleanup, so an in-flight dial is cancelled with the test instead of outliving it.

Both existing tests still pass on the new head — TestNodeKeepsAnIdlePanelConnectionThatPingsEveryTenSeconds in 45.0s and TestNodeClosesAConnectionWhosePanelStoppedAnswering in 50.0s, with the node closing the unanswered connection after 50.0s — and go vet ./controller/rpc/keepalive/... is clean.

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