netdata/streaming/sender.c

// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later

#include "rrdpush.h"

#define WORKER_SENDER_JOB_CONNECT                    0
#define WORKER_SENDER_JOB_PIPE_READ                  1
#define WORKER_SENDER_JOB_SOCKET_RECEIVE             2
#define WORKER_SENDER_JOB_EXECUTE                    3
#define WORKER_SENDER_JOB_SOCKET_SEND                4
#define WORKER_SENDER_JOB_DISCONNECT_BAD_HANDSHAKE   5
#define WORKER_SENDER_JOB_DISCONNECT_OVERFLOW        6
#define WORKER_SENDER_JOB_DISCONNECT_TIMEOUT         7
#define WORKER_SENDER_JOB_DISCONNECT_POLL_ERROR      8
#define WORKER_SENDER_JOB_DISCONNECT_SOCKER_ERROR    9
#define WORKER_SENDER_JOB_DISCONNECT_SSL_ERROR      10
#define WORKER_SENDER_JOB_DISCONNECT_PARENT_CLOSED  11
#define WORKER_SENDER_JOB_DISCONNECT_RECEIVE_ERROR  12
#define WORKER_SENDER_JOB_DISCONNECT_SEND_ERROR     13
#define WORKER_SENDER_JOB_DISCONNECT_NO_COMPRESSION 14

#if WORKER_UTILIZATION_MAX_JOB_TYPES < 15
#error WORKER_UTILIZATION_MAX_JOB_TYPES has to be at least 15
#endif

extern struct config stream_config;
extern int netdata_use_ssl_on_stream;
extern char *netdata_ssl_ca_path;
extern char *netdata_ssl_ca_file;

// Collector thread starting a transmission
void sender_start(struct sender_state *s) {
    netdata_mutex_lock(&s->mutex);
    buffer_flush(s->build);
}

static inline void rrdpush_sender_thread_close_socket(RRDHOST *host);

#ifdef ENABLE_COMPRESSION
/*
* In case of stream compression buffer oveflow
* Inform the user through the error log file and 
* deactivate compression by downgrading the stream protocol.
*/
static inline void deactivate_compression(struct sender_state *s) {
    worker_is_busy(WORKER_SENDER_JOB_DISCONNECT_NO_COMPRESSION);
    error("STREAM_COMPRESSION: Deactivating compression to avoid stream corruption");
    default_compression_enabled = 0;
    s->rrdpush_compression = 0;
    s->version = STREAM_VERSION_CLABELS;
    error("STREAM_COMPRESSION %s [send to %s]: Restarting connection without compression", s->host->hostname, s->connected_to);
    rrdpush_sender_thread_close_socket(s->host);
}
#endif

// Collector thread finishing a transmission
void sender_commit(struct sender_state *s) {
    char *src = (char *)buffer_tostring(s->host->sender->build);
    size_t src_len = s->host->sender->build->len;
#ifdef ENABLE_COMPRESSION
    if (src && src_len) {
        if (s->compressor && s->rrdpush_compression) {
            src_len = s->compressor->compress(s->compressor, src, src_len, &src);
            if (!src_len) {
                deactivate_compression(s);
                buffer_flush(s->build);
                netdata_mutex_unlock(&s->mutex);
                return;
            }
        }
        if(cbuffer_add_unsafe(s->host->sender->buffer, src, src_len))
            s->overflow = 1;
    }
#else
    if(cbuffer_add_unsafe(s->host->sender->buffer, src, src_len))
        s->overflow = 1;
#endif
    buffer_flush(s->build);
    netdata_mutex_unlock(&s->mutex);
}


static inline void rrdpush_sender_thread_close_socket(RRDHOST *host) {
    __atomic_clear(&host->rrdpush_sender_connected, __ATOMIC_SEQ_CST);

    if(host->rrdpush_sender_socket != -1) {
        close(host->rrdpush_sender_socket);
        host->rrdpush_sender_socket = -1;
    }
}

static inline void rrdpush_sender_add_host_variable_to_buffer_nolock(RRDHOST *host, RRDVAR *rv) {
    NETDATA_DOUBLE *value = (NETDATA_DOUBLE *)rv->value;

    buffer_sprintf(
            host->sender->build
            , "VARIABLE HOST %s = " NETDATA_DOUBLE_FORMAT "\n"
            , rv->name
            , *value
    );

    debug(D_STREAM, "RRDVAR pushed HOST VARIABLE %s = " NETDATA_DOUBLE_FORMAT, rv->name, *value);
}

void rrdpush_sender_send_this_host_variable_now(RRDHOST *host, RRDVAR *rv) {
    if(host->rrdpush_send_enabled && host->rrdpush_sender_spawn && __atomic_load_n(&host->rrdpush_sender_connected, __ATOMIC_SEQ_CST)) {
        sender_start(host->sender);
        rrdpush_sender_add_host_variable_to_buffer_nolock(host, rv);
        sender_commit(host->sender);
    }
}


static int rrdpush_sender_thread_custom_host_variables_callback(void *rrdvar_ptr, void *host_ptr) {
    RRDVAR *rv = (RRDVAR *)rrdvar_ptr;
    RRDHOST *host = (RRDHOST *)host_ptr;

    if(unlikely(rv->options & RRDVAR_OPTION_CUSTOM_HOST_VAR && rv->type == RRDVAR_TYPE_CALCULATED)) {
        rrdpush_sender_add_host_variable_to_buffer_nolock(host, rv);

        // return 1, so that the traversal will return the number of variables sent
        return 1;
    }

    // returning a negative number will break the traversal
    return 0;
}

static void rrdpush_sender_thread_send_custom_host_variables(RRDHOST *host) {
    sender_start(host->sender);
    int ret = rrdvar_callback_for_all_host_variables(host, rrdpush_sender_thread_custom_host_variables_callback, host);
    (void)ret;
    sender_commit(host->sender);

    debug(D_STREAM, "RRDVAR sent %d VARIABLES", ret);
}

// resets all the chart, so that their definitions
// will be resent to the central netdata
static void rrdpush_sender_thread_reset_all_charts(RRDHOST *host) {
    rrdhost_rdlock(host);

    RRDSET *st;
    rrdset_foreach_read(st, host) {
        rrdset_flag_clear(st, RRDSET_FLAG_UPSTREAM_EXPOSED);

        st->upstream_resync_time = 0;

        rrdset_rdlock(st);

        RRDDIM *rd;
        rrddim_foreach_read(rd, st)
            rd->exposed = 0;

        rrdset_unlock(st);
    }

    rrdhost_unlock(host);
}

static inline void rrdpush_sender_thread_data_flush(RRDHOST *host) {
    netdata_mutex_lock(&host->sender->mutex);

    size_t len = cbuffer_next_unsafe(host->sender->buffer, NULL);
    if (len)
        error("STREAM %s [send]: discarding %zu bytes of metrics already in the buffer.", host->hostname, len);

    cbuffer_remove_unsafe(host->sender->buffer, len);
    netdata_mutex_unlock(&host->sender->mutex);

    rrdpush_sender_thread_reset_all_charts(host);
    rrdpush_sender_thread_send_custom_host_variables(host);
}

static inline void rrdpush_set_flags_to_newest_stream(RRDHOST *host) {
    rrdhost_flag_set(host, RRDHOST_FLAG_STREAM_LABELS_UPDATE);
    rrdhost_flag_clear(host, RRDHOST_FLAG_STREAM_LABELS_STOP);
}

void rrdpush_encode_variable(stream_encoded_t *se, RRDHOST *host)
{
    se->os_name = (host->system_info->host_os_name)?url_encode(host->system_info->host_os_name):"";
    se->os_id = (host->system_info->host_os_id)?url_encode(host->system_info->host_os_id):"";
    se->os_version = (host->system_info->host_os_version)?url_encode(host->system_info->host_os_version):"";
    se->kernel_name = (host->system_info->kernel_name)?url_encode(host->system_info->kernel_name):"";
    se->kernel_version = (host->system_info->kernel_version)?url_encode(host->system_info->kernel_version):"";
}

void rrdpush_clean_encoded(stream_encoded_t *se)
{
    if (se->os_name)
        freez(se->os_name);

    if (se->os_id)
        freez(se->os_id);

    if (se->os_version)
        freez(se->os_version);

    if (se->kernel_name)
        freez(se->kernel_name);

    if (se->kernel_version)
        freez(se->kernel_version);
}

static inline long int parse_stream_version_for_errors(char *http)
{
    if (!memcmp(http, START_STREAMING_ERROR_SAME_LOCALHOST, sizeof(START_STREAMING_ERROR_SAME_LOCALHOST)))
        return -2;
    else if (!memcmp(http, START_STREAMING_ERROR_ALREADY_STREAMING, sizeof(START_STREAMING_ERROR_ALREADY_STREAMING)))
        return -3;
    else if (!memcmp(http, START_STREAMING_ERROR_NOT_PERMITTED, sizeof(START_STREAMING_ERROR_NOT_PERMITTED)))
        return -4;
    else
        return -1;
}

static inline long int parse_stream_version(RRDHOST *host, char *http)
{
    long int stream_version = -1;
    int answer = -1;
    char *stream_version_start = strchr(http, '=');
    if (stream_version_start) {
        stream_version_start++;
        stream_version = strtol(stream_version_start, NULL, 10);
        answer = memcmp(http, START_STREAMING_PROMPT_VN, (size_t)(stream_version_start - http));
        if (!answer) {
            rrdpush_set_flags_to_newest_stream(host);
        }
    } else {
        answer = memcmp(http, START_STREAMING_PROMPT_V2, strlen(START_STREAMING_PROMPT_V2));
        if (!answer) {
            stream_version = 1;
            rrdpush_set_flags_to_newest_stream(host);
        } else {
            answer = memcmp(http, START_STREAMING_PROMPT, strlen(START_STREAMING_PROMPT));
            if (!answer) {
                stream_version = 0;
                rrdhost_flag_set(host, RRDHOST_FLAG_STREAM_LABELS_STOP);
                rrdhost_flag_clear(host, RRDHOST_FLAG_STREAM_LABELS_UPDATE);
            }
            else {
                stream_version = parse_stream_version_for_errors(http);
            }
        }
    }
    return stream_version;
}

static int rrdpush_sender_thread_connect_to_parent(RRDHOST *host, int default_port, int timeout,
    struct sender_state *s) {

    struct timeval tv = {
            .tv_sec = timeout,
            .tv_usec = 0
    };

    // make sure the socket is closed
    rrdpush_sender_thread_close_socket(host);

    debug(D_STREAM, "STREAM: Attempting to connect...");
    info("STREAM %s [send to %s]: connecting...", host->hostname, host->rrdpush_send_destination);

    host->rrdpush_sender_socket = connect_to_one_of_destinations(
            host->destinations
            , default_port
            , &tv
            , &s->reconnects_counter
            , s->connected_to
            , sizeof(s->connected_to)-1
            , &host->destination
    );

    if(unlikely(host->rrdpush_sender_socket == -1)) {
        error("STREAM %s [send to %s]: failed to connect", host->hostname, host->rrdpush_send_destination);
        return 0;
    }

    info("STREAM %s [send to %s]: initializing communication...", host->hostname, s->connected_to);

#ifdef ENABLE_HTTPS
    if( netdata_client_ctx ){
        host->ssl.flags = NETDATA_SSL_START;
        if (!host->ssl.conn){
            host->ssl.conn = SSL_new(netdata_client_ctx);
            if(!host->ssl.conn){
                error("Failed to allocate SSL structure.");
                host->ssl.flags = NETDATA_SSL_NO_HANDSHAKE;
            }
        }
        else{
            SSL_clear(host->ssl.conn);
        }

        if (host->ssl.conn)
        {
            if (SSL_set_fd(host->ssl.conn, host->rrdpush_sender_socket) != 1) {
                error("Failed to set the socket to the SSL on socket fd %d.", host->rrdpush_sender_socket);
                host->ssl.flags = NETDATA_SSL_NO_HANDSHAKE;
            } else{
                host->ssl.flags = NETDATA_SSL_HANDSHAKE_COMPLETE;
            }
        }
    }
    else {
        host->ssl.flags = NETDATA_SSL_NO_HANDSHAKE;
    }
#endif

#ifdef  ENABLE_COMPRESSION
// Negotiate stream VERSION_CLABELS if stream compression is not supported
s->rrdpush_compression = (default_compression_enabled && (s->version >= STREAM_VERSION_COMPRESSION));
if(!s->rrdpush_compression)
    s->version = STREAM_VERSION_CLABELS;
#endif  //ENABLE_COMPRESSION

    /* TODO: During the implementation of #7265 switch the set of variables to HOST_* and CONTAINER_* if the
             version negotiation resulted in a high enough version.
    */
    stream_encoded_t se;
    rrdpush_encode_variable(&se, host);

    char http[HTTP_HEADER_SIZE + 1];
    int eol = snprintfz(http, HTTP_HEADER_SIZE,
            "STREAM "
                 "key=%s"
                 "&hostname=%s"
                 "&registry_hostname=%s"
                 "&machine_guid=%s"
                 "&update_every=%d"
                 "&os=%s"
                 "&timezone=%s"
                 "&abbrev_timezone=%s"
                 "&utc_offset=%d"
                 "&hops=%d"
                 "&ml_capable=%d"
                 "&ml_enabled=%d"
                 "&mc_version=%d"
                 "&tags=%s"
                 "&ver=%d"
                 "&NETDATA_INSTANCE_CLOUD_TYPE=%s"
                 "&NETDATA_INSTANCE_CLOUD_INSTANCE_TYPE=%s"
                 "&NETDATA_INSTANCE_CLOUD_INSTANCE_REGION=%s"
                 "&NETDATA_SYSTEM_OS_NAME=%s"
                 "&NETDATA_SYSTEM_OS_ID=%s"
                 "&NETDATA_SYSTEM_OS_ID_LIKE=%s"
                 "&NETDATA_SYSTEM_OS_VERSION=%s"
                 "&NETDATA_SYSTEM_OS_VERSION_ID=%s"
                 "&NETDATA_SYSTEM_OS_DETECTION=%s"
                 "&NETDATA_HOST_IS_K8S_NODE=%s"
                 "&NETDATA_SYSTEM_KERNEL_NAME=%s"
                 "&NETDATA_SYSTEM_KERNEL_VERSION=%s"
                 "&NETDATA_SYSTEM_ARCHITECTURE=%s"
                 "&NETDATA_SYSTEM_VIRTUALIZATION=%s"
                 "&NETDATA_SYSTEM_VIRT_DETECTION=%s"
                 "&NETDATA_SYSTEM_CONTAINER=%s"
                 "&NETDATA_SYSTEM_CONTAINER_DETECTION=%s"
                 "&NETDATA_CONTAINER_OS_NAME=%s"
                 "&NETDATA_CONTAINER_OS_ID=%s"
                 "&NETDATA_CONTAINER_OS_ID_LIKE=%s"
                 "&NETDATA_CONTAINER_OS_VERSION=%s"
                 "&NETDATA_CONTAINER_OS_VERSION_ID=%s"
                 "&NETDATA_CONTAINER_OS_DETECTION=%s"
                 "&NETDATA_SYSTEM_CPU_LOGICAL_CPU_COUNT=%s"
                 "&NETDATA_SYSTEM_CPU_FREQ=%s"
                 "&NETDATA_SYSTEM_TOTAL_RAM=%s"
                 "&NETDATA_SYSTEM_TOTAL_DISK_SIZE=%s"
                 "&NETDATA_PROTOCOL_VERSION=%s"
                 " HTTP/1.1\r\n"
                 "User-Agent: %s/%s\r\n"
                 "Accept: */*\r\n\r\n"
                 , host->rrdpush_send_api_key
                 , host->hostname
                 , host->registry_hostname
                 , host->machine_guid
                 , default_rrd_update_every
                 , host->os
                 , host->timezone
                 , host->abbrev_timezone
                 , host->utc_offset
                 , host->system_info->hops + 1
                 , host->system_info->ml_capable
                 , host->system_info->ml_enabled
                 , host->system_info->mc_version
                 , (host->tags) ? host->tags : ""
                 , s->version
                 , (host->system_info->cloud_provider_type) ? host->system_info->cloud_provider_type : ""
                 , (host->system_info->cloud_instance_type) ? host->system_info->cloud_instance_type : ""
                 , (host->system_info->cloud_instance_region) ? host->system_info->cloud_instance_region : ""
                 , se.os_name
                 , se.os_id
                 , (host->system_info->host_os_id_like) ? host->system_info->host_os_id_like : ""
                 , se.os_version
                 , (host->system_info->host_os_version_id) ? host->system_info->host_os_version_id : ""
                 , (host->system_info->host_os_detection) ? host->system_info->host_os_detection : ""
                 , (host->system_info->is_k8s_node) ? host->system_info->is_k8s_node : ""
                 , se.kernel_name
                 , se.kernel_version
                 , (host->system_info->architecture) ? host->system_info->architecture : ""
                 , (host->system_info->virtualization) ? host->system_info->virtualization : ""
                 , (host->system_info->virt_detection) ? host->system_info->virt_detection : ""
                 , (host->system_info->container) ? host->system_info->container : ""
                 , (host->system_info->container_detection) ? host->system_info->container_detection : ""
                 , (host->system_info->container_os_name) ? host->system_info->container_os_name : ""
                 , (host->system_info->container_os_id) ? host->system_info->container_os_id : ""
                 , (host->system_info->container_os_id_like) ? host->system_info->container_os_id_like : ""
                 , (host->system_info->container_os_version) ? host->system_info->container_os_version : ""
                 , (host->system_info->container_os_version_id) ? host->system_info->container_os_version_id : ""
                 , (host->system_info->container_os_detection) ? host->system_info->container_os_detection : ""
                 , (host->system_info->host_cores) ? host->system_info->host_cores : ""
                 , (host->system_info->host_cpu_freq) ? host->system_info->host_cpu_freq : ""
                 , (host->system_info->host_ram_total) ? host->system_info->host_ram_total : ""
                 , (host->system_info->host_disk_space) ? host->system_info->host_disk_space : ""
                 , STREAMING_PROTOCOL_VERSION
                 , host->program_name
                 , host->program_version
                 );
    http[eol] = 0x00;
    rrdpush_clean_encoded(&se);

#ifdef ENABLE_HTTPS
    if (!host->ssl.flags) {
        ERR_clear_error();
        SSL_set_connect_state(host->ssl.conn);
        int err = SSL_connect(host->ssl.conn);
        if (err != 1){
            err = SSL_get_error(host->ssl.conn, err);
            error("SSL cannot connect with the server:  %s ",ERR_error_string((long)SSL_get_error(host->ssl.conn,err),NULL));
            if (netdata_use_ssl_on_stream == NETDATA_SSL_FORCE) {
                worker_is_busy(WORKER_SENDER_JOB_DISCONNECT_SSL_ERROR);
                rrdpush_sender_thread_close_socket(host);
                if (host->destination->next)
                    host->destination->disabled_no_proper_reply = 1;
                return 0;
            }else {
                host->ssl.flags = NETDATA_SSL_NO_HANDSHAKE;
            }
        }
        else {
            if (netdata_use_ssl_on_stream == NETDATA_SSL_FORCE) {
                if (netdata_validate_server == NETDATA_SSL_VALID_CERTIFICATE) {
                    if ( security_test_certificate(host->ssl.conn)) {
                        worker_is_busy(WORKER_SENDER_JOB_DISCONNECT_SSL_ERROR);
                        error("Closing the stream connection, because the server SSL certificate is not valid.");
                        rrdpush_sender_thread_close_socket(host);
                        if (host->destination->next)
                            host->destination->disabled_no_proper_reply = 1;
                        return 0;
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
    if(send_timeout(&host->ssl,host->rrdpush_sender_socket, http, strlen(http), 0, timeout) == -1) {
#else
    if(send_timeout(host->rrdpush_sender_socket, http, strlen(http), 0, timeout) == -1) {
#endif
        worker_is_busy(WORKER_SENDER_JOB_DISCONNECT_TIMEOUT);
        error("STREAM %s [send to %s]: failed to send HTTP header to remote netdata.", host->hostname, s->connected_to);
        rrdpush_sender_thread_close_socket(host);
        return 0;
    }

    info("STREAM %s [send to %s]: waiting response from remote netdata...", host->hostname, s->connected_to);

    ssize_t received;
#ifdef ENABLE_HTTPS
    received = recv_timeout(&host->ssl,host->rrdpush_sender_socket, http, HTTP_HEADER_SIZE, 0, timeout);
    if(received == -1) {
#else
    received = recv_timeout(host->rrdpush_sender_socket, http, HTTP_HEADER_SIZE, 0, timeout);
    if(received == -1) {
#endif
        worker_is_busy(WORKER_SENDER_JOB_DISCONNECT_TIMEOUT);
        error("STREAM %s [send to %s]: remote netdata does not respond.", host->hostname, s->connected_to);
        rrdpush_sender_thread_close_socket(host);
        return 0;
    }

    http[received] = '\0';
    debug(D_STREAM, "Response to sender from far end: %s", http);
    int32_t version = (int32_t)parse_stream_version(host, http);
    if(version == -1) {
        worker_is_busy(WORKER_SENDER_JOB_DISCONNECT_BAD_HANDSHAKE);
        error("STREAM %s [send to %s]: server is not replying properly (is it a netdata?).", host->hostname, s->connected_to);
        rrdpush_sender_thread_close_socket(host);
        //catch other reject reasons and force to check other destinations
        if (host->destination->next)
            host->destination->disabled_no_proper_reply = 1;
        return 0;
    }
    else if(version == -2) {
        error("STREAM %s [send to %s]: remote server is the localhost for [%s].", host->hostname, s->connected_to, host->hostname);
        rrdpush_sender_thread_close_socket(host);
        host->destination->disabled_because_of_localhost = 1;
        return 0;
    }
    else if(version == -3) {
        error("STREAM %s [send to %s]: remote server already receives metrics for [%s].", host->hostname, s->connected_to, host->hostname);
        rrdpush_sender_thread_close_socket(host);
        host->destination->disabled_already_streaming = now_realtime_sec();
        return 0;
    }
    else if(version == -4) {
        error("STREAM %s [send to %s]: remote server denied access for [%s].", host->hostname, s->connected_to, host->hostname);
        rrdpush_sender_thread_close_socket(host);
        if (host->destination->next)
            host->destination->disabled_because_of_denied_access = 1;
        return 0;
    }
    s->version = version;

#ifdef ENABLE_COMPRESSION
    s->rrdpush_compression = (s->rrdpush_compression && (s->version >= STREAM_VERSION_COMPRESSION));
    if(s->rrdpush_compression)
    {
        // parent supports compression
        if(s->compressor)
            s->compressor->reset(s->compressor);
    }
    else {
        //parent does not support compression or has compression disabled
        debug(D_STREAM, "Stream is uncompressed! One of the agents (%s <-> %s) does not support compression OR compression is disabled.", s->connected_to, s->host->hostname);
        infoerr("Stream is uncompressed! One of the agents (%s <-> %s) does not support compression OR compression is disabled.", s->connected_to, s->host->hostname);
        s->version = STREAM_VERSION_CLABELS;
    }        
#endif  //ENABLE_COMPRESSION


    info("STREAM %s [send to %s]: established communication with a parent using protocol version %d - ready to send metrics..."
         , host->hostname
         , s->connected_to
         , s->version);

    if(sock_setnonblock(host->rrdpush_sender_socket) < 0)
        error("STREAM %s [send to %s]: cannot set non-blocking mode for socket.", host->hostname, s->connected_to);

    if(sock_enlarge_out(host->rrdpush_sender_socket) < 0)
        error("STREAM %s [send to %s]: cannot enlarge the socket buffer.", host->hostname, s->connected_to);

    debug(D_STREAM, "STREAM: Connected on fd %d...", host->rrdpush_sender_socket);

    return 1;
}

static void attempt_to_connect(struct sender_state *state)
{
    state->send_attempts = 0;

    if(rrdpush_sender_thread_connect_to_parent(state->host, state->default_port, state->timeout, state)) {
        state->last_sent_t = now_monotonic_sec();

        // reset the buffer, to properly send charts and metrics
        rrdpush_sender_thread_data_flush(state->host);

        // send from the beginning
        state->begin = 0;

        // make sure the next reconnection will be immediate
        state->not_connected_loops = 0;

        // reset the bytes we have sent for this session
        state->sent_bytes_on_this_connection = 0;

        // let the data collection threads know we are ready
        __atomic_test_and_set(&state->host->rrdpush_sender_connected, __ATOMIC_SEQ_CST);
    }
    else {
        // increase the failed connections counter
        state->not_connected_loops++;

        // reset the number of bytes sent
        state->sent_bytes_on_this_connection = 0;

        // slow re-connection on repeating errors
        sleep_usec(USEC_PER_SEC * state->reconnect_delay); // seconds
    }
}

// TCP window is open and we have data to transmit.
void attempt_to_send(struct sender_state *s) {

    rrdpush_send_labels(s->host);

#ifdef NETDATA_INTERNAL_CHECKS
    struct circular_buffer *cb = s->buffer;
#endif

    netdata_thread_disable_cancelability();
    netdata_mutex_lock(&s->mutex);
    char *chunk;
    size_t outstanding = cbuffer_next_unsafe(s->buffer, &chunk);
    debug(D_STREAM, "STREAM: Sending data. Buffer r=%zu w=%zu s=%zu, next chunk=%zu", cb->read, cb->write, cb->size, outstanding);
    ssize_t ret;
#ifdef ENABLE_HTTPS
    SSL *conn = s->host->ssl.conn ;
    if(conn && !s->host->ssl.flags) {
        ret = SSL_write(conn, chunk, outstanding);
    } else {
        ret = send(s->host->rrdpush_sender_socket, chunk, outstanding, MSG_DONTWAIT);
    }
#else
    ret = send(s->host->rrdpush_sender_socket, chunk, outstanding, MSG_DONTWAIT);
#endif
    if (likely(ret > 0)) {
        cbuffer_remove_unsafe(s->buffer, ret);
        s->sent_bytes_on_this_connection += ret;
        s->sent_bytes += ret;
        debug(D_STREAM, "STREAM %s [send to %s]: Sent %zd bytes", s->host->hostname, s->connected_to, ret);
        s->last_sent_t = now_monotonic_sec();
    }
    else if (ret == -1 && (errno == EAGAIN || errno == EINTR || errno == EWOULDBLOCK))
        debug(D_STREAM, "STREAM %s [send to %s]: unavailable after polling POLLOUT", s->host->hostname, s->connected_to);
    else if (ret == -1) {
        worker_is_busy(WORKER_SENDER_JOB_DISCONNECT_SEND_ERROR);
        debug(D_STREAM, "STREAM: Send failed - closing socket...");
        error("STREAM %s [send to %s]: failed to send metrics - closing connection - we have sent %zu bytes on this connection.",  s->host->hostname, s->connected_to, s->sent_bytes_on_this_connection);
        rrdpush_sender_thread_close_socket(s->host);
    }
    else {
        debug(D_STREAM, "STREAM: send() returned 0 -> no error but no transmission");
    }

    netdata_mutex_unlock(&s->mutex);
    netdata_thread_enable_cancelability();
}

void attempt_read(struct sender_state *s) {
int ret;
#ifdef ENABLE_HTTPS
    if (s->host->ssl.conn && !s->host->stream_ssl.flags) {
        ERR_clear_error();
        int desired = sizeof(s->read_buffer) - s->read_len - 1;
        ret = SSL_read(s->host->ssl.conn, s->read_buffer, desired);
        if (ret > 0 ) {
            s->read_len += ret;
            return;
        }
        int sslerrno = SSL_get_error(s->host->ssl.conn, desired);
        if (sslerrno == SSL_ERROR_WANT_READ || sslerrno == SSL_ERROR_WANT_WRITE)
            return;

        worker_is_busy(WORKER_SENDER_JOB_DISCONNECT_SSL_ERROR);
        u_long err;
        char buf[256];
        while ((err = ERR_get_error()) != 0) {
            ERR_error_string_n(err, buf, sizeof(buf));
            error("STREAM %s [send to %s] ssl error: %s", s->host->hostname, s->connected_to, buf);
        }
        error("Restarting connection");
        rrdpush_sender_thread_close_socket(s->host);
        return;
    }
#endif
    ret = recv(s->host->rrdpush_sender_socket, s->read_buffer + s->read_len, sizeof(s->read_buffer) - s->read_len - 1,MSG_DONTWAIT);
    if (ret>0) {
        s->read_len += ret;
        return;
    }

    debug(D_STREAM, "Socket was POLLIN, but req %zu bytes gave %d", sizeof(s->read_buffer) - s->read_len - 1, ret);

    if (ret<0 && (errno == EAGAIN || errno == EWOULDBLOCK || errno == EINTR))
        return;

    if (ret==0) {
        worker_is_busy(WORKER_SENDER_JOB_DISCONNECT_PARENT_CLOSED);
        error("STREAM %s [send to %s]: connection closed by far end. Restarting connection", s->host->hostname, s->connected_to);
    }
    else {
        worker_is_busy(WORKER_SENDER_JOB_DISCONNECT_RECEIVE_ERROR);
        error("STREAM %s [send to %s]: error during receive (%d). Restarting connection", s->host->hostname, s->connected_to, ret);
    }
    rrdpush_sender_thread_close_socket(s->host);
}

// This is just a placeholder until the gap filling state machine is inserted
void execute_commands(struct sender_state *s) {
    char *start = s->read_buffer, *end = &s->read_buffer[s->read_len], *newline;
    *end = 0;
    while( start<end && (newline=strchr(start, '\n')) ) {
        *newline = 0;
        info("STREAM %s [send to %s] received command over connection: %s", s->host->hostname, s->connected_to, start);
        start = newline+1;
    }
    if (start<end) {
        memmove(s->read_buffer, start, end-start);
        s->read_len = end-start;
    }
}


static void rrdpush_sender_thread_cleanup_callback(void *ptr) {
    worker_unregister();

    RRDHOST *host = (RRDHOST *)ptr;

    netdata_mutex_lock(&host->sender->mutex);

    info("STREAM %s [send]: sending thread cleans up...", host->hostname);

    rrdpush_sender_thread_close_socket(host);

    // close the pipe
    if(host->rrdpush_sender_pipe[PIPE_READ] != -1) {
        close(host->rrdpush_sender_pipe[PIPE_READ]);
        host->rrdpush_sender_pipe[PIPE_READ] = -1;
    }

    if(host->rrdpush_sender_pipe[PIPE_WRITE] != -1) {
        close(host->rrdpush_sender_pipe[PIPE_WRITE]);
        host->rrdpush_sender_pipe[PIPE_WRITE] = -1;
    }

    if(!host->rrdpush_sender_join) {
        info("STREAM %s [send]: sending thread detaches itself.", host->hostname);
        netdata_thread_detach(netdata_thread_self());
    }

    host->rrdpush_sender_spawn = 0;

    info("STREAM %s [send]: sending thread now exits.", host->hostname);

    netdata_mutex_unlock(&host->sender->mutex);
}

void sender_init(struct sender_state *s, RRDHOST *parent) {
    memset(s, 0, sizeof(*s));
    s->host = parent;
    s->buffer = cbuffer_new(1024, 1024*1024);
    s->build = buffer_create(1);
#ifdef ENABLE_COMPRESSION
    s->rrdpush_compression = default_compression_enabled;
    if (default_compression_enabled)
        s->compressor = create_compressor();
#endif
    netdata_mutex_init(&s->mutex);
}

void *rrdpush_sender_thread(void *ptr) {
    struct sender_state *s = ptr;
    s->task_id = gettid();

    if(!s->host->rrdpush_send_enabled || !s->host->rrdpush_send_destination ||
       !*s->host->rrdpush_send_destination || !s->host->rrdpush_send_api_key ||
       !*s->host->rrdpush_send_api_key) {
        error("STREAM %s [send]: thread created (task id %d), but host has streaming disabled.",
              s->host->hostname, s->task_id);
        return NULL;
    }

#ifdef ENABLE_HTTPS
    if (netdata_use_ssl_on_stream & NETDATA_SSL_FORCE ){
        security_start_ssl(NETDATA_SSL_CONTEXT_STREAMING);
        security_location_for_context(netdata_client_ctx, netdata_ssl_ca_file, netdata_ssl_ca_path);
    }
#endif

    info("STREAM %s [send]: thread created (task id %d)", s->host->hostname, s->task_id);

    s->timeout = (int)appconfig_get_number(&stream_config, CONFIG_SECTION_STREAM, "timeout seconds", 60);
    s->default_port = (int)appconfig_get_number(&stream_config, CONFIG_SECTION_STREAM, "default port", 19999);
    s->buffer->max_size =
        (size_t)appconfig_get_number(&stream_config, CONFIG_SECTION_STREAM, "buffer size bytes", 1024 * 1024 * 10);
    s->reconnect_delay =
        (unsigned int)appconfig_get_number(&stream_config, CONFIG_SECTION_STREAM, "reconnect delay seconds", 5);
    remote_clock_resync_iterations = (unsigned int)appconfig_get_number(
        &stream_config, CONFIG_SECTION_STREAM,
        "initial clock resync iterations",
        remote_clock_resync_iterations); // TODO: REMOVE FOR SLEW / GAPFILLING

    // initialize rrdpush globals
    __atomic_clear(&s->host->rrdpush_sender_connected, __ATOMIC_SEQ_CST);
    if(pipe(s->host->rrdpush_sender_pipe) == -1) {
        error("STREAM %s [send]: cannot create required pipe. DISABLING STREAMING THREAD", s->host->hostname);
        return NULL;
    }
    s->version = STREAMING_PROTOCOL_CURRENT_VERSION;

    enum {
        Collector,
        Socket
    };
    struct pollfd fds[2];
    fds[Collector].fd = s->host->rrdpush_sender_pipe[PIPE_READ];
    fds[Collector].events = POLLIN;

    worker_register("STREAMSND");
    worker_register_job_name(WORKER_SENDER_JOB_CONNECT, "connect");
    worker_register_job_name(WORKER_SENDER_JOB_PIPE_READ, "pipe read");
    worker_register_job_name(WORKER_SENDER_JOB_SOCKET_RECEIVE, "receive");
    worker_register_job_name(WORKER_SENDER_JOB_EXECUTE, "execute");
    worker_register_job_name(WORKER_SENDER_JOB_SOCKET_SEND, "send");

    // disconnection reasons
    worker_register_job_name(WORKER_SENDER_JOB_DISCONNECT_TIMEOUT, "disconnect timeout");
    worker_register_job_name(WORKER_SENDER_JOB_DISCONNECT_POLL_ERROR, "disconnect poll error");
    worker_register_job_name(WORKER_SENDER_JOB_DISCONNECT_SOCKER_ERROR, "disconnect socket error");
    worker_register_job_name(WORKER_SENDER_JOB_DISCONNECT_OVERFLOW, "disconnect overflow");
    worker_register_job_name(WORKER_SENDER_JOB_DISCONNECT_SSL_ERROR, "disconnect ssl error");
    worker_register_job_name(WORKER_SENDER_JOB_DISCONNECT_PARENT_CLOSED, "disconnect parent closed");
    worker_register_job_name(WORKER_SENDER_JOB_DISCONNECT_RECEIVE_ERROR, "disconnect receive error");
    worker_register_job_name(WORKER_SENDER_JOB_DISCONNECT_SEND_ERROR, "disconnect send error");
    worker_register_job_name(WORKER_SENDER_JOB_DISCONNECT_NO_COMPRESSION, "disconnect no compression");
    worker_register_job_name(WORKER_SENDER_JOB_DISCONNECT_BAD_HANDSHAKE, "disconnect bad handshake");

    netdata_thread_cleanup_push(rrdpush_sender_thread_cleanup_callback, s->host);
    for(; s->host->rrdpush_send_enabled && !netdata_exit ;) {
        // check for outstanding cancellation requests
        netdata_thread_testcancel();

        // The connection attempt blocks (after which we use the socket in nonblocking)
        if(unlikely(s->host->rrdpush_sender_socket == -1)) {
            worker_is_busy(WORKER_SENDER_JOB_CONNECT);
            s->overflow = 0;
            s->read_len = 0;
            s->buffer->read = 0;
            s->buffer->write = 0;
            attempt_to_connect(s);
            if (s->version >= VERSION_GAP_FILLING) {
                time_t now = now_realtime_sec();
                sender_start(s);
                buffer_sprintf(s->build, "TIMESTAMP %"PRId64"", (int64_t)now);
                sender_commit(s);
            }
            rrdpush_claimed_id(s->host);
            continue;
        }

        // If the TCP window never opened then something is wrong, restart connection
        if(unlikely(now_monotonic_sec() - s->last_sent_t > s->timeout)) {
            worker_is_busy(WORKER_SENDER_JOB_DISCONNECT_TIMEOUT);
            error("STREAM %s [send to %s]: could not send metrics for %d seconds - closing connection - we have sent %zu bytes on this connection via %zu send attempts.", s->host->hostname, s->connected_to, s->timeout, s->sent_bytes_on_this_connection, s->send_attempts);
            rrdpush_sender_thread_close_socket(s->host);
            continue;
        }

        worker_is_idle();

        // Wait until buffer opens in the socket or a rrdset_done_push wakes us
        fds[Collector].revents = 0;
        fds[Socket].revents = 0;
        fds[Socket].fd = s->host->rrdpush_sender_socket;

        netdata_mutex_lock(&s->mutex);
        char *chunk;
        size_t outstanding = cbuffer_next_unsafe(s->host->sender->buffer, &chunk);
        chunk = NULL;   // Do not cache pointer outside of region - could be invalidated
        netdata_mutex_unlock(&s->mutex);
        if(outstanding) {
            s->send_attempts++;
            fds[Socket].events = POLLIN | POLLOUT;
        }
        else {
            fds[Socket].events = POLLIN;
        }

        int retval = poll(fds, 2, 1000);
        debug(D_STREAM, "STREAM: poll() finished collector=%d socket=%d (current chunk %zu bytes)...",
              fds[Collector].revents, fds[Socket].revents, outstanding);

        if(unlikely(netdata_exit)) break;

        // Spurious wake-ups without error - loop again
        if (retval == 0 || ((retval == -1) && (errno == EAGAIN || errno == EINTR))) {
            debug(D_STREAM, "Spurious wakeup");
            continue;
        }

        // Only errors from poll() are internal, but try restarting the connection
        if(unlikely(retval == -1)) {
            worker_is_busy(WORKER_SENDER_JOB_DISCONNECT_POLL_ERROR);
            error("STREAM %s [send to %s]: failed to poll(). Closing socket.", s->host->hostname, s->connected_to);
            rrdpush_sender_thread_close_socket(s->host);
            continue;
        }

        // If the collector woke us up then empty the pipe to remove the signal
        if (fds[Collector].revents & POLLIN || fds[Collector].revents & POLLPRI) {
            worker_is_busy(WORKER_SENDER_JOB_PIPE_READ);
            debug(D_STREAM, "STREAM: Data added to send buffer (current buffer chunk %zu bytes)...", outstanding);

            char buffer[1000 + 1];
            if (read(s->host->rrdpush_sender_pipe[PIPE_READ], buffer, 1000) == -1)
                error("STREAM %s [send to %s]: cannot read from internal pipe.", s->host->hostname, s->connected_to);
        }

        // Read as much as possible to fill the buffer, split into full lines for execution.
        if (fds[Socket].revents & POLLIN) {
            worker_is_busy(WORKER_SENDER_JOB_SOCKET_RECEIVE);
            attempt_read(s);
        }

        worker_is_busy(WORKER_SENDER_JOB_EXECUTE);
        execute_commands(s);

        // If we have data and have seen the TCP window open then try to close it by a transmission.
        if (outstanding && fds[Socket].revents & POLLOUT) {
            worker_is_busy(WORKER_SENDER_JOB_SOCKET_SEND);
            attempt_to_send(s);
        }

        // TODO-GAPS - why do we only check this on the socket, not the pipe?
        if (outstanding) {
            char *error = NULL;
            if (unlikely(fds[Socket].revents & POLLERR))
                error = "socket reports errors (POLLERR)";
            else if (unlikely(fds[Socket].revents & POLLHUP))
                error = "connection closed by remote end (POLLHUP)";
            else if (unlikely(fds[Socket].revents & POLLNVAL))
                error = "connection is invalid (POLLNVAL)";
            if(unlikely(error)) {
                worker_is_busy(WORKER_SENDER_JOB_DISCONNECT_SOCKER_ERROR);
                error("STREAM %s [send to %s]: restart stream because %s - %zu bytes transmitted.", s->host->hostname,
                      s->connected_to, error, s->sent_bytes_on_this_connection);
                rrdpush_sender_thread_close_socket(s->host);
            }
        }

        // protection from overflow
        if (s->overflow) {
            worker_is_busy(WORKER_SENDER_JOB_DISCONNECT_OVERFLOW);
            errno = 0;
            error("STREAM %s [send to %s]: buffer full (%zu-bytes) after %zu bytes. Restarting connection",
                  s->host->hostname, s->connected_to, s->buffer->size, s->sent_bytes_on_this_connection);
            rrdpush_sender_thread_close_socket(s->host);
        }
    }

    netdata_thread_cleanup_pop(1);
    return NULL;
}