Fix bug in vtgate when running with keyspace filtering

go/vt/discovery/healthcheck.go

@@ -148,6 +148,11 @@ func init() {
 	flag.Var(&KeyspacesToWatch, "keyspaces_to_watch", "Specifies which keyspaces this vtgate should have access to while routing queries or accessing the vschema")
 }
 
+// FilteringKeyspaces returns true if any keyspaces have been configured to be filtered.
+func FilteringKeyspaces() bool {
+	return len(KeyspacesToWatch) > 0
+}
+
 // TabletRecorder is a sub interface of HealthCheck.
 // It is separated out to enable unit testing.
 type TabletRecorder interface {

go/vt/vtgate/discoverygateway.go

@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ func NewDiscoveryGateway(ctx context.Context, hc discovery.LegacyHealthCheck, se
 		}
 		var recorder discovery.LegacyTabletRecorder = dg.hc
 		if len(discovery.TabletFilters) > 0 {
-			if len(discovery.KeyspacesToWatch) > 0 {
+			if discovery.FilteringKeyspaces() {
 				log.Exitf("Only one of -keyspaces_to_watch and -tablet_filters may be specified at a time")
 			}
 
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ func NewDiscoveryGateway(ctx context.Context, hc discovery.LegacyHealthCheck, se
 				log.Exitf("Cannot parse tablet_filters parameter: %v", err)
 			}
 			recorder = fbs
-		} else if len(discovery.KeyspacesToWatch) > 0 {
+		} else if discovery.FilteringKeyspaces() {
 			recorder = discovery.NewLegacyFilterByKeyspace(recorder, discovery.KeyspacesToWatch)
 		}
 

go/vt/vtgate/vcursor_impl.go

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/sqltypes"
+	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/discovery"
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/key"
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/sqlparser"
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/srvtopo"
@@ -140,7 +141,17 @@ func (vc *vcursorImpl) ExecuteVSchema(keyspace string, vschemaDDL *sqlparser.DDL
 // the query and supply it here. Trailing comments are typically sent by the application for various reasons,
 // including as identifying markers. So, they have to be added back to all queries that are executed
 // on behalf of the original query.
-func newVCursorImpl(ctx context.Context, safeSession *SafeSession, marginComments sqlparser.MarginComments, executor *Executor, logStats *LogStats, vm VSchemaOperator, vschema *vindexes.VSchema, resolver *srvtopo.Resolver, serv srvtopo.Server) (*vcursorImpl, error) {
+func newVCursorImpl(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	safeSession *SafeSession,
+	marginComments sqlparser.MarginComments,
+	executor *Executor,
+	logStats *LogStats,
+	vm VSchemaOperator,
+	vschema *vindexes.VSchema,
+	resolver *srvtopo.Resolver,
+	serv srvtopo.Server,
+) (*vcursorImpl, error) {
 	keyspace, tabletType, destination, err := parseDestinationTarget(safeSession.TargetString, vschema)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -151,7 +162,9 @@ func newVCursorImpl(ctx context.Context, safeSession *SafeSession, marginComment
 		return nil, vterrors.Errorf(vtrpcpb.Code_INVALID_ARGUMENT, "newVCursorImpl: transactions are supported only for master tablet types, current type: %v", tabletType)
 	}
 	var ts *topo.Server
-	if serv != nil {
+	// We don't have access to the underlying TopoServer if this vtgate is
+	// filtering keyspaces because we don't have an accurate view of the topo.
+	if serv != nil && !discovery.FilteringKeyspaces() {
 		ts, err = serv.GetTopoServer()
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
@@ -477,6 +490,9 @@ func (vc *vcursorImpl) TabletType() topodatapb.TabletType {
 
 // SubmitOnlineDDL implements the VCursor interface
 func (vc *vcursorImpl) SubmitOnlineDDL(onlineDDl *schema.OnlineDDL) error {
+	if vc.topoServer == nil {
+		return vterrors.New(vtrpcpb.Code_INTERNAL, "Unable to apply DDL toposerver unavailable, ensure this vtgate is not using filtered keyspaces")
+	}
 	conn, err := vc.topoServer.ConnForCell(vc.ctx, topo.GlobalCell)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err

go/vt/vtgate/vtgate.go

@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ func Init(ctx context.Context, serv srvtopo.Server, cell string, tabletTypesToWa
 
 	// If we want to filter keyspaces replace the srvtopo.Server with a
 	// filtering server
-	if len(discovery.KeyspacesToWatch) > 0 {
+	if discovery.FilteringKeyspaces() {
 		log.Infof("Keyspace filtering enabled, selecting %v", discovery.KeyspacesToWatch)
 		var err error
 		serv, err = srvtopo.NewKeyspaceFilteringServer(serv, discovery.KeyspacesToWatch)
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ func LegacyInit(ctx context.Context, hc discovery.LegacyHealthCheck, serv srvtop
 
 	// If we want to filter keyspaces replace the srvtopo.Server with a
 	// filtering server
-	if len(discovery.KeyspacesToWatch) > 0 {
+	if discovery.FilteringKeyspaces() {
 		log.Infof("Keyspace filtering enabled, selecting %v", discovery.KeyspacesToWatch)
 		var err error
 		serv, err = srvtopo.NewKeyspaceFilteringServer(serv, discovery.KeyspacesToWatch)