net: fail fast for DNS rcode success with no answers of requested type

DNS responses which do not contain answers of the requested type return
errNoSuchHost, the same error as rcode name error. Prior to
golang.org/cl/37879, both cases resulted in no additional name servers
being consulted for the question. That CL changed the behavior for both
cases. Issue #25336 was filed about the rcode name error case and
golang.org/cl/113815 fixed it. This CL fixes the no answers of requested
type case as well.

Fixes #27525

Change-Id: I52fadedcd195f16adf62646b76bea2ab3b15d117
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/133675
Run-TryBot: Ian Gudger <igudger@google.com>
TryBot-Result: Gobot Gobot <gobot@golang.org>
Reviewed-by: Brad Fitzpatrick <bradfitz@golang.org>

src/net/dnsclient_unix.go

@@ -27,6 +27,20 @@ import (
 	"golang_org/x/net/dns/dnsmessage"
 )
 
+var (
+	errLameReferral              = errors.New("lame referral")
+	errCannotUnmarshalDNSMessage = errors.New("cannot unmarshal DNS message")
+	errCannotMarshalDNSMessage   = errors.New("cannot marshal DNS message")
+	errServerMisbehaving         = errors.New("server misbehaving")
+	errInvalidDNSResponse        = errors.New("invalid DNS response")
+	errNoAnswerFromDNSServer     = errors.New("no answer from DNS server")
+
+	// errServerTemporarlyMisbehaving is like errServerMisbehaving, except
+	// that when it gets translated to a DNSError, the IsTemporary field
+	// gets set to true.
+	errServerTemporarlyMisbehaving = errors.New("server misbehaving")
+)
+
 func newRequest(q dnsmessage.Question) (id uint16, udpReq, tcpReq []byte, err error) {
 	id = uint16(rand.Int()) ^ uint16(time.Now().UnixNano())
 	b := dnsmessage.NewBuilder(make([]byte, 2, 514), dnsmessage.Header{ID: id, RecursionDesired: true})
@@ -105,14 +119,14 @@ func dnsStreamRoundTrip(c Conn, id uint16, query dnsmessage.Question, b []byte)
 	var p dnsmessage.Parser
 	h, err := p.Start(b[:n])
 	if err != nil {
-		return dnsmessage.Parser{}, dnsmessage.Header{}, errors.New("cannot unmarshal DNS message")
+		return dnsmessage.Parser{}, dnsmessage.Header{}, errCannotUnmarshalDNSMessage
 	}
 	q, err := p.Question()
 	if err != nil {
-		return dnsmessage.Parser{}, dnsmessage.Header{}, errors.New("cannot unmarshal DNS message")
+		return dnsmessage.Parser{}, dnsmessage.Header{}, errCannotUnmarshalDNSMessage
 	}
 	if !checkResponse(id, query, h, q) {
-		return dnsmessage.Parser{}, dnsmessage.Header{}, errors.New("invalid DNS response")
+		return dnsmessage.Parser{}, dnsmessage.Header{}, errInvalidDNSResponse
 	}
 	return p, h, nil
 }
@@ -122,7 +136,7 @@ func (r *Resolver) exchange(ctx context.Context, server string, q dnsmessage.Que
 	q.Class = dnsmessage.ClassINET
 	id, udpReq, tcpReq, err := newRequest(q)
 	if err != nil {
-		return dnsmessage.Parser{}, dnsmessage.Header{}, errors.New("cannot marshal DNS message")
+		return dnsmessage.Parser{}, dnsmessage.Header{}, errCannotMarshalDNSMessage
 	}
 	for _, network := range []string{"udp", "tcp"} {
 		ctx, cancel := context.WithDeadline(ctx, time.Now().Add(timeout))
@@ -147,31 +161,31 @@ func (r *Resolver) exchange(ctx context.Context, server string, q dnsmessage.Que
 			return dnsmessage.Parser{}, dnsmessage.Header{}, mapErr(err)
 		}
 		if err := p.SkipQuestion(); err != dnsmessage.ErrSectionDone {
-			return dnsmessage.Parser{}, dnsmessage.Header{}, errors.New("invalid DNS response")
+			return dnsmessage.Parser{}, dnsmessage.Header{}, errInvalidDNSResponse
 		}
 		if h.Truncated { // see RFC 5966
 			continue
 		}
 		return p, h, nil
 	}
-	return dnsmessage.Parser{}, dnsmessage.Header{}, errors.New("no answer from DNS server")
+	return dnsmessage.Parser{}, dnsmessage.Header{}, errNoAnswerFromDNSServer
 }
 
 // checkHeader performs basic sanity checks on the header.
 func checkHeader(p *dnsmessage.Parser, h dnsmessage.Header, name, server string) error {
+	if h.RCode == dnsmessage.RCodeNameError {
+		return errNoSuchHost
+	}
+
 	_, err := p.AnswerHeader()
 	if err != nil && err != dnsmessage.ErrSectionDone {
-		return &DNSError{
-			Err:    "cannot unmarshal DNS message",
-			Name:   name,
-			Server: server,
-		}
+		return errCannotUnmarshalDNSMessage
 	}
 
 	// libresolv continues to the next server when it receives
 	// an invalid referral response. See golang.org/issue/15434.
 	if h.RCode == dnsmessage.RCodeSuccess && !h.Authoritative && !h.RecursionAvailable && err == dnsmessage.ErrSectionDone {
-		return &DNSError{Err: "lame referral", Name: name, Server: server}
+		return errLameReferral
 	}
 
 	if h.RCode != dnsmessage.RCodeSuccess && h.RCode != dnsmessage.RCodeNameError {
@@ -180,11 +194,10 @@ func checkHeader(p *dnsmessage.Parser, h dnsmessage.Header, name, server string)
 		// a name error and we didn't get success,
 		// the server is behaving incorrectly or
 		// having temporary trouble.
-		err := &DNSError{Err: "server misbehaving", Name: name, Server: server}
 		if h.RCode == dnsmessage.RCodeServerFailure {
-			err.IsTemporary = true
+			return errServerTemporarlyMisbehaving
 		}
-		return err
+		return errServerMisbehaving
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -194,28 +207,16 @@ func skipToAnswer(p *dnsmessage.Parser, qtype dnsmessage.Type, name, server stri
 	for {
 		h, err := p.AnswerHeader()
 		if err == dnsmessage.ErrSectionDone {
-			return &DNSError{
-				Err:    errNoSuchHost.Error(),
-				Name:   name,
-				Server: server,
-			}
+			return errNoSuchHost
 		}
 		if err != nil {
-			return &DNSError{
-				Err:    "cannot unmarshal DNS message",
-				Name:   name,
-				Server: server,
-			}
+			return errCannotUnmarshalDNSMessage
 		}
 		if h.Type == qtype {
 			return nil
 		}
 		if err := p.SkipAnswer(); err != nil {
-			return &DNSError{
-				Err:    "cannot unmarshal DNS message",
-				Name:   name,
-				Server: server,
-			}
+			return errCannotUnmarshalDNSMessage
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -229,7 +230,7 @@ func (r *Resolver) tryOneName(ctx context.Context, cfg *dnsConfig, name string,
 
 	n, err := dnsmessage.NewName(name)
 	if err != nil {
-		return dnsmessage.Parser{}, "", errors.New("cannot marshal DNS message")
+		return dnsmessage.Parser{}, "", errCannotMarshalDNSMessage
 	}
 	q := dnsmessage.Question{
 		Name:  n,
@@ -243,38 +244,62 @@ func (r *Resolver) tryOneName(ctx context.Context, cfg *dnsConfig, name string,
 
 			p, h, err := r.exchange(ctx, server, q, cfg.timeout)
 			if err != nil {
-				lastErr = &DNSError{
+				dnsErr := &DNSError{
 					Err:    err.Error(),
 					Name:   name,
 					Server: server,
 				}
 				if nerr, ok := err.(Error); ok && nerr.Timeout() {
-					lastErr.(*DNSError).IsTimeout = true
+					dnsErr.IsTimeout = true
 				}
 				// Set IsTemporary for socket-level errors. Note that this flag
 				// may also be used to indicate a SERVFAIL response.
 				if _, ok := err.(*OpError); ok {
-					lastErr.(*DNSError).IsTemporary = true
+					dnsErr.IsTemporary = true
 				}
+				lastErr = dnsErr
 				continue
 			}
 
-			// The name does not exist, so trying another server won't help.
-			//
-			// TODO: indicate this in a more obvious way, such as a field on DNSError?
-			if h.RCode == dnsmessage.RCodeNameError {
-				return dnsmessage.Parser{}, "", &DNSError{Err: errNoSuchHost.Error(), Name: name, Server: server}
-			}
-
-			lastErr = checkHeader(&p, h, name, server)
-			if lastErr != nil {
+			if err := checkHeader(&p, h, name, server); err != nil {
+				dnsErr := &DNSError{
+					Err:    err.Error(),
+					Name:   name,
+					Server: server,
+				}
+				if err == errServerTemporarlyMisbehaving {
+					dnsErr.IsTemporary = true
+				}
+				if err == errNoSuchHost {
+					// The name does not exist, so trying
+					// another server won't help.
+					//
+					// TODO: indicate this in a more
+					// obvious way, such as a field on
+					// DNSError?
+					return p, server, dnsErr
+				}
+				lastErr = dnsErr
 				continue
 			}
 
-			lastErr = skipToAnswer(&p, qtype, name, server)
-			if lastErr == nil {
+			err = skipToAnswer(&p, qtype, name, server)
+			if err == nil {
 				return p, server, nil
 			}
+			lastErr = &DNSError{
+				Err:    err.Error(),
+				Name:   name,
+				Server: server,
+			}
+			if err == errNoSuchHost {
+				// The name does not exist, so trying another
+				// server won't help.
+				//
+				// TODO: indicate this in a more obvious way,
+				// such as a field on DNSError?
+				return p, server, lastErr
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	return dnsmessage.Parser{}, "", lastErr

src/net/dnsclient_unix_test.go

@@ -1427,28 +1427,35 @@ func TestDNSGoroutineRace(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func lookupWithFake(fake fakeDNSServer, name string, typ dnsmessage.Type) error {
+	r := Resolver{PreferGo: true, Dial: fake.DialContext}
+
+	resolvConf.mu.RLock()
+	conf := resolvConf.dnsConfig
+	resolvConf.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
+
+	_, _, err := r.tryOneName(ctx, conf, name, typ)
+	return err
+}
+
 // Issue 8434: verify that Temporary returns true on an error when rcode
 // is SERVFAIL
 func TestIssue8434(t *testing.T) {
-	msg := dnsmessage.Message{
-		Header: dnsmessage.Header{
-			RCode: dnsmessage.RCodeServerFailure,
+	err := lookupWithFake(fakeDNSServer{
+		rh: func(n, _ string, q dnsmessage.Message, _ time.Time) (dnsmessage.Message, error) {
+			return dnsmessage.Message{
+				Header: dnsmessage.Header{
+					ID:       q.ID,
+					Response: true,
+					RCode:    dnsmessage.RCodeServerFailure,
+				},
+				Questions: q.Questions,
+			}, nil
 		},
-	}
-	b, err := msg.Pack()
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal("Pack failed:", err)
-	}
-	var p dnsmessage.Parser
-	h, err := p.Start(b)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal("Start failed:", err)
-	}
-	if err := p.SkipAllQuestions(); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal("SkipAllQuestions failed:", err)
-	}
-
-	err = checkHeader(&p, h, "golang.org", "foo:53")
+	}, "golang.org.", dnsmessage.TypeALL)
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatal("expected an error")
 	}
@@ -1464,50 +1471,76 @@ func TestIssue8434(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-// Issue 12778: verify that NXDOMAIN without RA bit errors as
-// "no such host" and not "server misbehaving"
+// TestNoSuchHost verifies that tryOneName works correctly when the domain does
+// not exist.
+//
+// Issue 12778: verify that NXDOMAIN without RA bit errors as "no such host"
+// and not "server misbehaving"
 //
 // Issue 25336: verify that NXDOMAIN errors fail fast.
-func TestIssue12778(t *testing.T) {
-	lookups := 0
-	fake := fakeDNSServer{
-		rh: func(n, _ string, q dnsmessage.Message, _ time.Time) (dnsmessage.Message, error) {
-			lookups++
-			return dnsmessage.Message{
-				Header: dnsmessage.Header{
-					ID:                 q.ID,
-					Response:           true,
-					RCode:              dnsmessage.RCodeNameError,
-					RecursionAvailable: false,
-				},
-				Questions: q.Questions,
-			}, nil
+//
+// Issue 27525: verify that empty answers fail fast.
+func TestNoSuchHost(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		f    func(string, string, dnsmessage.Message, time.Time) (dnsmessage.Message, error)
+	}{
+		{
+			"NXDOMAIN",
+			func(n, _ string, q dnsmessage.Message, _ time.Time) (dnsmessage.Message, error) {
+				return dnsmessage.Message{
+					Header: dnsmessage.Header{
+						ID:                 q.ID,
+						Response:           true,
+						RCode:              dnsmessage.RCodeNameError,
+						RecursionAvailable: false,
+					},
+					Questions: q.Questions,
+				}, nil
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			"no answers",
+			func(n, _ string, q dnsmessage.Message, _ time.Time) (dnsmessage.Message, error) {
+				return dnsmessage.Message{
+					Header: dnsmessage.Header{
+						ID:                 q.ID,
+						Response:           true,
+						RCode:              dnsmessage.RCodeSuccess,
+						RecursionAvailable: false,
+						Authoritative:      true,
+					},
+					Questions: q.Questions,
+				}, nil
+			},
 		},
 	}
-	r := Resolver{PreferGo: true, Dial: fake.DialContext}
-
-	resolvConf.mu.RLock()
-	conf := resolvConf.dnsConfig
-	resolvConf.mu.RUnlock()
 
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	defer cancel()
-
-	_, _, err := r.tryOneName(ctx, conf, ".", dnsmessage.TypeALL)
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			lookups := 0
+			err := lookupWithFake(fakeDNSServer{
+				rh: func(n, s string, q dnsmessage.Message, d time.Time) (dnsmessage.Message, error) {
+					lookups++
+					return test.f(n, s, q, d)
+				},
+			}, ".", dnsmessage.TypeALL)
 
-	if lookups != 1 {
-		t.Errorf("got %d lookups, wanted 1", lookups)
-	}
+			if lookups != 1 {
+				t.Errorf("got %d lookups, wanted 1", lookups)
+			}
 
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Fatal("expected an error")
-	}
-	de, ok := err.(*DNSError)
-	if !ok {
-		t.Fatalf("err = %#v; wanted a *net.DNSError", err)
-	}
-	if de.Err != errNoSuchHost.Error() {
-		t.Fatalf("Err = %#v; wanted %q", de.Err, errNoSuchHost.Error())
+			if err == nil {
+				t.Fatal("expected an error")
+			}
+			de, ok := err.(*DNSError)
+			if !ok {
+				t.Fatalf("err = %#v; wanted a *net.DNSError", err)
+			}
+			if de.Err != errNoSuchHost.Error() {
+				t.Fatalf("Err = %#v; wanted %q", de.Err, errNoSuchHost.Error())
+			}
+		})
 	}
 }