LB policy API changes suggested by Sanjay.

src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/client_channel.cc

@@ -1345,11 +1345,11 @@ class ChannelData::ClientChannelControlHelper
   // No-op -- we should never get this from ResolvingLoadBalancingPolicy.
   void RequestReresolution() override {}
 
-  void AddTraceEvent(TraceSeverity severity, const char* message) override {
+  void AddTraceEvent(TraceSeverity severity, StringView message) override {
     if (chand_->channelz_node_ != nullptr) {
       chand_->channelz_node_->AddTraceEvent(
           ConvertSeverityEnum(severity),
-          grpc_slice_from_copied_string(message));
+          grpc_slice_from_copied_buffer(message.data(), message.size()));
     }
   }
 
@@ -3730,8 +3730,8 @@ const char* PickResultTypeName(
       return "COMPLETE";
     case LoadBalancingPolicy::PickResult::PICK_QUEUE:
       return "QUEUE";
-    case LoadBalancingPolicy::PickResult::PICK_TRANSIENT_FAILURE:
-      return "TRANSIENT_FAILURE";
+    case LoadBalancingPolicy::PickResult::PICK_FAILED:
+      return "FAILED";
   }
   GPR_UNREACHABLE_CODE(return "UNKNOWN");
 }
@@ -3792,7 +3792,7 @@ void CallData::StartPickLocked(void* arg, grpc_error* error) {
             result.subchannel.get(), grpc_error_string(result.error));
   }
   switch (result.type) {
-    case LoadBalancingPolicy::PickResult::PICK_TRANSIENT_FAILURE: {
+    case LoadBalancingPolicy::PickResult::PICK_FAILED: {
       // If we're shutting down, fail all RPCs.
       grpc_error* disconnect_error = chand->disconnect_error();
       if (disconnect_error != GRPC_ERROR_NONE) {

src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/lb_policy.cc

@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ void LoadBalancingPolicy::QueuePicker::CallExitIdle(void* arg,
 LoadBalancingPolicy::PickResult
 LoadBalancingPolicy::TransientFailurePicker::Pick(PickArgs args) {
   PickResult result;
-  result.type = PickResult::PICK_TRANSIENT_FAILURE;
+  result.type = PickResult::PICK_FAILED;
   result.error = GRPC_ERROR_REF(error_);
   return result;
 }

src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/lb_policy.h

@@ -42,15 +42,15 @@ extern DebugOnlyTraceFlag grpc_trace_lb_policy_refcount;
 ///
 /// Channel: An abstraction that manages connections to backend servers
 ///   on behalf of a client application.  The application creates a channel
-///   for a given server name and then sends RPCs on it, and the channel
-///   figures out which backend server to send each RPC to.  A channel
+///   for a given server name and then sends calls (RPCs) on it, and the
+///   channel figures out which backend server to send each call to.  A channel
 ///   contains a resolver, a load balancing policy (or a tree of LB policies),
 ///   and a set of one or more subchannels.
 ///
 /// Subchannel: A subchannel represents a connection to one backend server.
 ///   The LB policy decides which subchannels to create, manages the
 ///   connectivity state of those subchannels, and decides which subchannel
-///   to send any given RPC to.
+///   to send any given call to.
 ///
 /// Resolver: A plugin that takes a gRPC server URI and resolves it to a
 ///   list of one or more addresses and a service config, as described
@@ -59,12 +59,12 @@ extern DebugOnlyTraceFlag grpc_trace_lb_policy_refcount;
 ///
 /// Load Balancing (LB) Policy: A plugin that takes a list of addresses
 ///   from the resolver, maintains and manages a subchannel for each
-///   backend address, and decides which subchannel to send each RPC on.
+///   backend address, and decides which subchannel to send each call on.
 ///   An LB policy has two parts:
 ///   - A LoadBalancingPolicy, which deals with the control plane work of
 ///     managing subchannels.
 ///   - A SubchannelPicker, which handles the data plane work of
-///     determining which subchannel a given RPC should be sent on.
+///     determining which subchannel a given call should be sent on.
 
 /// LoadBalacingPolicy API.
 ///
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ extern DebugOnlyTraceFlag grpc_trace_lb_policy_refcount;
 class LoadBalancingPolicy : public InternallyRefCounted<LoadBalancingPolicy> {
  public:
   /// Interface for accessing per-call state.
+  /// Implemented by the client channel and used by the SubchannelPicker.
   class CallState {
    public:
     CallState() = default;
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ class LoadBalancingPolicy : public InternallyRefCounted<LoadBalancingPolicy> {
   };
 
   /// Interface for accessing metadata.
+  /// Implemented by the client channel and used by the SubchannelPicker.
   class MetadataInterface {
    public:
     // Implementations whose iterators fit in intptr_t may internally
@@ -123,7 +125,7 @@ class LoadBalancingPolicy : public InternallyRefCounted<LoadBalancingPolicy> {
     GRPC_ABSTRACT_BASE_CLASS
   };
 
-  /// Arguments used when picking a subchannel for an RPC.
+  /// Arguments used when picking a subchannel for a call.
   struct PickArgs {
     /// Initial metadata associated with the picking call.
     /// The LB policy may use the existing metadata to influence its routing
@@ -135,24 +137,23 @@ class LoadBalancingPolicy : public InternallyRefCounted<LoadBalancingPolicy> {
     CallState* call_state;
   };
 
-  /// The result of picking a subchannel for an RPC.
+  /// The result of picking a subchannel for a call.
   struct PickResult {
     enum ResultType {
-      /// Pick complete.  If connected_subchannel is non-null, client channel
-      /// can immediately proceed with the call on connected_subchannel;
-      /// otherwise, call should be dropped.
+      /// Pick complete.  If \a subchannel is non-null, the client channel
+      /// will immediately proceed with the call on that subchannel;
+      /// otherwise, it will drop the call.
       PICK_COMPLETE,
       /// Pick cannot be completed until something changes on the control
-      /// plane.  Client channel will queue the pick and try again the
+      /// plane.  The client channel will queue the pick and try again the
       /// next time the picker is updated.
       PICK_QUEUE,
-      /// LB policy is in transient failure.  If the pick is wait_for_ready,
-      /// client channel will wait for the next picker and try again;
-      /// otherwise, the call will be failed immediately (although it may
-      /// be retried if the client channel is configured to do so).
-      /// The Pick() method will set its error parameter if this value is
-      /// returned.
-      PICK_TRANSIENT_FAILURE,
+      /// Pick failed.  If the call is wait_for_ready, the client channel
+      /// will wait for the next picker and try again; otherwise, it
+      /// will immediately fail the call with the status indicated via
+      /// \a error (although the call may be retried if the client channel
+      /// is configured to do so).
+      PICK_FAILED,
     };
     ResultType type;
 
@@ -160,14 +161,14 @@ class LoadBalancingPolicy : public InternallyRefCounted<LoadBalancingPolicy> {
     /// subchannel, or nullptr if the LB policy decides to drop the call.
     RefCountedPtr<SubchannelInterface> subchannel;
 
-    /// Used only if type is PICK_TRANSIENT_FAILURE.
-    /// Error to be set when returning a transient failure.
+    /// Used only if type is PICK_FAILED.
+    /// Error to be set when returning a failure.
     // TODO(roth): Replace this with something similar to grpc::Status,
     // so that we don't expose grpc_error to this API.
     grpc_error* error = GRPC_ERROR_NONE;
 
     /// Used only if type is PICK_COMPLETE.
-    /// Callback set by lb policy to be notified of trailing metadata.
+    /// Callback set by LB policy to be notified of trailing metadata.
     /// The user_data argument will be set to the
     /// recv_trailing_metadata_ready_user_data field.
     /// recv_trailing_metadata will be set to the metadata, which may be
@@ -184,11 +185,12 @@ class LoadBalancingPolicy : public InternallyRefCounted<LoadBalancingPolicy> {
   };
 
   /// A subchannel picker is the object used to pick the subchannel to
-  /// use for a given RPC.
+  /// use for a given call.  This is implemented by the LB policy and
+  /// used by the client channel to perform picks.
   ///
   /// Pickers are intended to encapsulate all of the state and logic
   /// needed on the data plane (i.e., to actually process picks for
-  /// individual RPCs sent on the channel) while excluding all of the
+  /// individual calls sent on the channel) while excluding all of the
   /// state and logic needed on the control plane (i.e., resolver
   /// updates, connectivity state notifications, etc); the latter should
   /// live in the LB policy object itself.
@@ -206,8 +208,8 @@ class LoadBalancingPolicy : public InternallyRefCounted<LoadBalancingPolicy> {
     GRPC_ABSTRACT_BASE_CLASS
   };
 
-  /// A proxy object used by the LB policy to communicate with the client
-  /// channel.
+  /// A proxy object implemented by the client channel and used by the
+  /// LB policy to communicate with the channel.
   // TODO(juanlishen): Consider adding a mid-layer subclass that helps handle
   // things like swapping in pending policy when it's ready. Currently, we are
   // duplicating the logic in many subclasses.
@@ -235,10 +237,9 @@ class LoadBalancingPolicy : public InternallyRefCounted<LoadBalancingPolicy> {
     virtual void RequestReresolution() GRPC_ABSTRACT;
 
     /// Adds a trace message associated with the channel.
-    /// Does NOT take ownership of \a message.
     enum TraceSeverity { TRACE_INFO, TRACE_WARNING, TRACE_ERROR };
     virtual void AddTraceEvent(TraceSeverity severity,
-                               const char* message) GRPC_ABSTRACT;
+                               StringView message) GRPC_ABSTRACT;
 
     GRPC_ABSTRACT_BASE_CLASS
   };

src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/lb_policy/grpclb/grpclb.cc

@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ class GrpcLb : public LoadBalancingPolicy {
     void UpdateState(grpc_connectivity_state state,
                      UniquePtr<SubchannelPicker> picker) override;
     void RequestReresolution() override;
-    void AddTraceEvent(TraceSeverity severity, const char* message) override;
+    void AddTraceEvent(TraceSeverity severity, StringView message) override;
 
     void set_child(LoadBalancingPolicy* child) { child_ = child; }
 
@@ -756,8 +756,7 @@ void GrpcLb::Helper::RequestReresolution() {
   }
 }
 
-void GrpcLb::Helper::AddTraceEvent(TraceSeverity severity,
-                                   const char* message) {
+void GrpcLb::Helper::AddTraceEvent(TraceSeverity severity, StringView message) {
   if (parent_->shutting_down_ ||
       (!CalledByPendingChild() && !CalledByCurrentChild())) {
     return;

src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/lb_policy/xds/xds.cc

@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ class XdsLb : public LoadBalancingPolicy {
     void UpdateState(grpc_connectivity_state state,
                      UniquePtr<SubchannelPicker> picker) override;
     void RequestReresolution() override;
-    void AddTraceEvent(TraceSeverity severity, const char* message) override;
+    void AddTraceEvent(TraceSeverity severity, StringView message) override;
 
     void set_child(LoadBalancingPolicy* child) { child_ = child; }
 
@@ -487,8 +487,7 @@ class XdsLb : public LoadBalancingPolicy {
         void UpdateState(grpc_connectivity_state state,
                          UniquePtr<SubchannelPicker> picker) override;
         void RequestReresolution() override;
-        void AddTraceEvent(TraceSeverity severity,
-                           const char* message) override;
+        void AddTraceEvent(TraceSeverity severity, StringView message) override;
         void set_child(LoadBalancingPolicy* child) { child_ = child; }
 
        private:
@@ -774,7 +773,7 @@ void XdsLb::FallbackHelper::RequestReresolution() {
 }
 
 void XdsLb::FallbackHelper::AddTraceEvent(TraceSeverity severity,
-                                          const char* message) {
+                                          StringView message) {
   if (parent_->shutting_down_ ||
       (!CalledByPendingFallback() && !CalledByCurrentFallback())) {
     return;
@@ -2510,7 +2509,7 @@ void XdsLb::LocalityMap::LocalityEntry::Helper::RequestReresolution() {
 }
 
 void XdsLb::LocalityMap::LocalityEntry::Helper::AddTraceEvent(
-    TraceSeverity severity, const char* message) {
+    TraceSeverity severity, StringView message) {
   if (entry_->parent_->shutting_down_ ||
       (!CalledByPendingChild() && !CalledByCurrentChild())) {
     return;

src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/resolving_lb_policy.cc

@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ class ResolvingLoadBalancingPolicy::ResolvingControlHelper
     }
   }
 
-  void AddTraceEvent(TraceSeverity severity, const char* message) override {}
+  void AddTraceEvent(TraceSeverity severity, StringView message) override {}
 
   void set_child(LoadBalancingPolicy* child) { child_ = child; }
 
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ void ResolvingLoadBalancingPolicy::ConcatenateAndAddChannelTraceLocked(
     size_t len = 0;
     UniquePtr<char> message(gpr_strvec_flatten(&v, &len));
     channel_control_helper()->AddTraceEvent(ChannelControlHelper::TRACE_INFO,
-                                            message.get());
+                                            StringView(message.get()));
     gpr_strvec_destroy(&v);
   }
 }

test/core/util/test_lb_policies.cc

@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ class InterceptRecvTrailingMetadataLoadBalancingPolicy
       parent_->channel_control_helper()->RequestReresolution();
     }
 
-    void AddTraceEvent(TraceSeverity severity, const char* message) override {
+    void AddTraceEvent(TraceSeverity severity, StringView message) override {
       parent_->channel_control_helper()->AddTraceEvent(severity, message);
     }