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Posted to commits@lucene.apache.org by ma...@apache.org on 2020/07/09 21:01:47 UTC

[lucene-solr] 05/23: leader election fixes

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markrmiller pushed a commit to branch reference_impl
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commit e91224f83473b9d668f1e793cced471d58729ff6
Author: markrmiller@gmail.com <ma...@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Thu Jul 2 10:22:29 2020 -0500

    leader election fixes
---
 .../org/apache/solr/cloud/ElectionContext.java     |  35 ++--
 .../java/org/apache/solr/cloud/LeaderElector.java  | 157 +++++++---------
 .../src/java/org/apache/solr/cloud/Overseer.java   |   2 +-
 .../apache/solr/cloud/OverseerElectionContext.java |  42 ++---
 .../solr/cloud/ShardLeaderElectionContext.java     | 200 ++++++++++++---------
 .../solr/cloud/ShardLeaderElectionContextBase.java | 149 ++++++---------
 .../java/org/apache/solr/cloud/ZkController.java   |  14 +-
 .../solr/cloud/ChaosMonkeyShardSplitTest.java      |   3 +-
 .../org/apache/solr/cloud/LeaderElectionTest.java  |  89 ++++-----
 .../test/org/apache/solr/cloud/OverseerTest.java   |  10 +-
 .../src/java/org/apache/solr/common/ParWork.java   |   2 +-
 11 files changed, 324 insertions(+), 379 deletions(-)

diff --git a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/cloud/ElectionContext.java b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/cloud/ElectionContext.java
index 1398570..281cd8d 100644
--- a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/cloud/ElectionContext.java
+++ b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/cloud/ElectionContext.java
@@ -28,39 +28,25 @@ import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 public abstract class ElectionContext implements Closeable {
   private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(MethodHandles.lookup().lookupClass());
-  final String electionPath;
-  final ZkNodeProps leaderProps;
-  final String id;
-  final String leaderPath;
-  volatile String leaderSeqPath;
-  private SolrZkClient zkClient;
+  protected final String electionPath;
+  protected final ZkNodeProps leaderProps;
+  protected final String id;
+  protected final String leaderPath;
+  protected volatile String leaderSeqPath;
 
-  public ElectionContext(final String coreNodeName,
-      final String electionPath, final String leaderPath, final ZkNodeProps leaderProps, final SolrZkClient zkClient) {
-    assert zkClient != null;
-    this.id = coreNodeName;
+  public ElectionContext(final String id, final String electionPath, final String leaderPath, final ZkNodeProps leaderProps) {
+    this.id = id;
     this.electionPath = electionPath;
     this.leaderPath = leaderPath;
     this.leaderProps = leaderProps;
-    this.zkClient = zkClient;
   }
-  
+
   public void close() {
 
   }
-  
+
   public void cancelElection() throws InterruptedException, KeeperException {
-    if (leaderSeqPath != null) {
-      try {
-        log.debug("Canceling election {}", leaderSeqPath);
-        zkClient.delete(leaderSeqPath, -1, true);
-      } catch (NoNodeException e) {
-        // fine
-        log.debug("cancelElection did not find election node to remove {}", leaderSeqPath);
-      }
-    } else {
-      log.debug("cancelElection skipped as this context has not been initialized");
-    }
+
   }
 
   abstract void runLeaderProcess(boolean weAreReplacement, int pauseBeforeStartMs) throws KeeperException, InterruptedException, IOException;
@@ -75,3 +61,4 @@ public abstract class ElectionContext implements Closeable {
 }
 
 
+
diff --git a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/cloud/LeaderElector.java b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/cloud/LeaderElector.java
index f50aa11..e6f9d1a 100644
--- a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/cloud/LeaderElector.java
+++ b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/cloud/LeaderElector.java
@@ -22,14 +22,16 @@ import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
 import org.apache.solr.cloud.ZkController.ContextKey;
-import org.apache.solr.common.AlreadyClosedException;
+import org.apache.solr.common.ParWork;
 import org.apache.solr.common.SolrException;
 import org.apache.solr.common.cloud.SolrZkClient;
 import org.apache.solr.common.cloud.ZkCmdExecutor;
+import org.apache.solr.common.cloud.ZkStateReader;
 import org.apache.solr.common.cloud.ZooKeeperException;
 import org.apache.zookeeper.CreateMode;
 import org.apache.zookeeper.KeeperException;
@@ -45,43 +47,40 @@ import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
  * leader is chosen. First call * {@link #setup(ElectionContext)} to ensure
  * the election process is init'd. Next call
  * {@link #joinElection(ElectionContext, boolean)} to start the leader election.
- * 
+ *
  * The implementation follows the classic ZooKeeper recipe of creating an
  * ephemeral, sequential node for each candidate and then looking at the set
  * of such nodes - if the created node is the lowest sequential node, the
  * candidate that created the node is the leader. If not, the candidate puts
- * a watch on the next lowest node it finds, and if that node goes down, 
+ * a watch on the next lowest node it finds, and if that node goes down,
  * starts the whole process over by checking if it's the lowest sequential node, etc.
- * 
+ *
  */
 public  class LeaderElector {
   private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(MethodHandles.lookup().lookupClass());
-  
-  static final String ELECTION_NODE = "/election";
-  
+
+  public static final String ELECTION_NODE = "/election";
+
   public final static Pattern LEADER_SEQ = Pattern.compile(".*?/?.*?-n_(\\d+)");
   private final static Pattern SESSION_ID = Pattern.compile(".*?/?(.*?-.*?)-n_\\d+");
-  private final static Pattern  NODE_NAME = Pattern.compile(".*?/?(.*?-)(.*?)-n_\\d+");
 
-  protected SolrZkClient zkClient;
-  
-  private ZkCmdExecutor zkCmdExecutor;
+  protected final SolrZkClient zkClient;
 
   private volatile ElectionContext context;
 
-  private ElectionWatcher watcher;
+  private volatile ElectionWatcher watcher;
 
-  private Map<ContextKey,ElectionContext> electionContexts;
-  private ContextKey contextKey;
+  private final Map<ContextKey,ElectionContext> electionContexts;
+  private final ContextKey contextKey;
 
   public LeaderElector(SolrZkClient zkClient) {
     this.zkClient = zkClient;
-    zkCmdExecutor = new ZkCmdExecutor(zkClient.getZkClientTimeout());
+    this.contextKey = null;
+    this.electionContexts = new ConcurrentHashMap<>(132, 0.75f, 50);
   }
-  
+
   public LeaderElector(SolrZkClient zkClient, ContextKey key, Map<ContextKey,ElectionContext> electionContexts) {
     this.zkClient = zkClient;
-    zkCmdExecutor = new ZkCmdExecutor(zkClient.getZkClientTimeout());
     this.electionContexts = electionContexts;
     this.contextKey = key;
   }
@@ -99,7 +98,7 @@ public  class LeaderElector {
    * @param replacement has someone else been the leader already?
    */
   private void checkIfIamLeader(final ElectionContext context, boolean replacement) throws KeeperException,
-      InterruptedException, IOException {
+          InterruptedException, IOException {
     context.checkIfIamLeaderFired();
     // get all other numbers...
     final String holdElectionPath = context.electionPath + ELECTION_NODE;
@@ -112,28 +111,10 @@ public  class LeaderElector {
       return;
     }
 
-    // If any double-registrations exist for me, remove all but this latest one!
-    // TODO: can we even get into this state?
-    String prefix = zkClient.getSolrZooKeeper().getSessionId() + "-" + context.id + "-";
-    Iterator<String> it = seqs.iterator();
-    while (it.hasNext()) {
-      String elec = it.next();
-      if (!elec.equals(leaderSeqNodeName) && elec.startsWith(prefix)) {
-        try {
-          String toDelete = holdElectionPath + "/" + elec;
-          log.warn("Deleting duplicate registration: {}", toDelete);
-          zkClient.delete(toDelete, -1, true);
-        } catch (KeeperException.NoNodeException e) {
-          // ignore
-        }
-        it.remove();
-      }
-    }
 
     if (leaderSeqNodeName.equals(seqs.get(0))) {
       // I am the leader
       try {
-        if (zkClient.isClosed()) return; // but our zkClient is already closed
         runIamLeaderProcess(context, replacement);
       } catch (KeeperException.NodeExistsException e) {
         log.error("node exists",e);
@@ -151,9 +132,15 @@ public  class LeaderElector {
       }
       try {
         String watchedNode = holdElectionPath + "/" + toWatch;
-        zkClient.getData(watchedNode, watcher = new ElectionWatcher(context.leaderSeqPath, watchedNode, getSeq(context.leaderSeqPath), context), null, true);
-        log.debug("Watching path {} to know if I could be the leader", watchedNode);
+
+        ElectionWatcher oldWatcher = watcher;
+        if (oldWatcher != null) oldWatcher.cancel();
+        zkClient.getData(watchedNode,
+                watcher = new ElectionWatcher(context.leaderSeqPath, watchedNode, getSeq(context.leaderSeqPath), context),
+                null, true);
+        if (log.isDebugEnabled()) log.debug("Watching path {} to know if I could be the leader", watchedNode);
       } catch (KeeperException.SessionExpiredException e) {
+        log.error("ZooKeeper session has expired");
         throw e;
       } catch (KeeperException.NoNodeException e) {
         // the previous node disappeared, check if we are the leader again
@@ -168,13 +155,13 @@ public  class LeaderElector {
 
   // TODO: get this core param out of here
   protected void runIamLeaderProcess(final ElectionContext context, boolean weAreReplacement) throws KeeperException,
-      InterruptedException, IOException {
+          InterruptedException, IOException {
     context.runLeaderProcess(weAreReplacement,0);
   }
-  
+
   /**
    * Returns int given String of form n_0000000001 or n_0000000003, etc.
-   * 
+   *
    * @return sequence number
    */
   public static int getSeq(String nStringSequence) {
@@ -184,11 +171,11 @@ public  class LeaderElector {
       seq = Integer.parseInt(m.group(1));
     } else {
       throw new IllegalStateException("Could not find regex match in:"
-          + nStringSequence);
+              + nStringSequence);
     }
     return seq;
   }
-  
+
   private String getNodeId(String nStringSequence) {
     String id;
     Matcher m = SESSION_ID.matcher(nStringSequence);
@@ -196,42 +183,35 @@ public  class LeaderElector {
       id = m.group(1);
     } else {
       throw new IllegalStateException("Could not find regex match in:"
-          + nStringSequence);
+              + nStringSequence);
     }
     return id;
   }
 
   public static String getNodeName(String nStringSequence){
-    String result;
-    Matcher m = NODE_NAME.matcher(nStringSequence);
-    if (m.matches()) {
-      result = m.group(2);
-    } else {
-      throw new IllegalStateException("Could not find regex match in:"
-          + nStringSequence);
-    }
-    return result;
+
+    return nStringSequence;
 
   }
-  
+
   public int joinElection(ElectionContext context, boolean replacement) throws KeeperException, InterruptedException, IOException {
     return joinElection(context,replacement, false);
   }
 
-    /**
-     * Begin participating in the election process. Gets a new sequential number
-     * and begins watching the node with the sequence number before it, unless it
-     * is the lowest number, in which case, initiates the leader process. If the
-     * node that is watched goes down, check if we are the new lowest node, else
-     * watch the next lowest numbered node.
-     *
-     * @return sequential node number
-     */
+  /**
+   * Begin participating in the election process. Gets a new sequential number
+   * and begins watching the node with the sequence number before it, unless it
+   * is the lowest number, in which case, initiates the leader process. If the
+   * node that is watched goes down, check if we are the new lowest node, else
+   * watch the next lowest numbered node.
+   *
+   * @return sequential node number
+   */
   public int joinElection(ElectionContext context, boolean replacement,boolean joinAtHead) throws KeeperException, InterruptedException, IOException {
     context.joinedElectionFired();
-    
+
     final String shardsElectZkPath = context.electionPath + LeaderElector.ELECTION_NODE;
-    
+
     long sessionId = zkClient.getSolrZooKeeper().getSessionId();
     String id = sessionId + "-" + context.id;
     String leaderSeqPath = null;
@@ -244,21 +224,21 @@ public  class LeaderElector {
           List<String> nodes = OverseerTaskProcessor.getSortedElectionNodes(zkClient, shardsElectZkPath);
           if(nodes.size() <2){
             leaderSeqPath = zkClient.create(shardsElectZkPath + "/" + id + "-n_", null,
-                CreateMode.EPHEMERAL_SEQUENTIAL, false);
+                    CreateMode.EPHEMERAL_SEQUENTIAL, true);
           } else {
             String firstInLine = nodes.get(1);
             log.debug("The current head: {}", firstInLine);
             Matcher m = LEADER_SEQ.matcher(firstInLine);
             if (!m.matches()) {
               throw new IllegalStateException("Could not find regex match in:"
-                  + firstInLine);
+                      + firstInLine);
             }
             leaderSeqPath = shardsElectZkPath + "/" + id + "-n_"+ m.group(1);
             zkClient.create(leaderSeqPath, null, CreateMode.EPHEMERAL, false);
           }
         } else {
           leaderSeqPath = zkClient.create(shardsElectZkPath + "/" + id + "-n_", null,
-              CreateMode.EPHEMERAL_SEQUENTIAL, false);
+                  CreateMode.EPHEMERAL_SEQUENTIAL, true);
         }
 
         log.debug("Joined leadership election with path: {}", leaderSeqPath);
@@ -267,7 +247,7 @@ public  class LeaderElector {
       } catch (ConnectionLossException e) {
         // we don't know if we made our node or not...
         List<String> entries = zkClient.getChildren(shardsElectZkPath, null, true);
-        
+
         boolean foundId = false;
         for (String entry : entries) {
           String nodeId = getNodeId(entry);
@@ -281,12 +261,7 @@ public  class LeaderElector {
           cont = true;
           if (tries++ > 20) {
             throw new ZooKeeperException(SolrException.ErrorCode.SERVER_ERROR,
-                "", e);
-          }
-          try {
-            Thread.sleep(50);
-          } catch (InterruptedException e2) {
-            Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
+                    "", e);
           }
         }
 
@@ -296,14 +271,9 @@ public  class LeaderElector {
         if (tries++ > 20) {
           context = null;
           throw new ZooKeeperException(SolrException.ErrorCode.SERVER_ERROR,
-              "", e);
+                  "", e);
         }
         cont = true;
-        try {
-          Thread.sleep(50);
-        } catch (InterruptedException e2) {
-          Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
-        }
       }
     }
     checkIfIamLeader(context, replacement);
@@ -339,21 +309,20 @@ public  class LeaderElector {
         try {
           zkClient.delete(myNode, -1, true);
         } catch (KeeperException.NoNodeException nne) {
+          log.info("No znode found to delete at {}", myNode);
           // expected . don't do anything
         } catch (Exception e) {
-          log.warn("My watched node still exists and can't remove {}", myNode, e);
+          ParWork.propegateInterrupt(e);
+          throw new SolrException(SolrException.ErrorCode.SERVER_ERROR, "Exception canceling election", e);
         }
         return;
       }
       try {
         // am I the next leader?
         checkIfIamLeader(context, true);
-      } catch (AlreadyClosedException e) {
-
       } catch (Exception e) {
-        if (!zkClient.isClosed()) {
-          log.warn("", e);
-        }
+        ParWork.propegateInterrupt(e);
+        throw new SolrException(SolrException.ErrorCode.SERVER_ERROR, "Exception canceling election", e);
       }
     }
   }
@@ -362,18 +331,26 @@ public  class LeaderElector {
    * Set up any ZooKeeper nodes needed for leader election.
    */
   public void setup(final ElectionContext context) throws InterruptedException,
-      KeeperException {
+          KeeperException {
+    // nocommit - already created
     String electZKPath = context.electionPath + LeaderElector.ELECTION_NODE;
     if (context instanceof OverseerElectionContext) {
-      zkCmdExecutor.ensureExists(electZKPath, zkClient);
+      //zkCmdExecutor.ensureExists(electZKPath, zkClient);
     } else {
       // we use 2 param so that replica won't create /collection/{collection} if it doesn't exist
+      ShardLeaderElectionContext slec = (ShardLeaderElectionContext) context;
+
+      ZkCmdExecutor zkCmdExecutor = new ZkCmdExecutor(zkClient.getZkClientTimeout());
       zkCmdExecutor.ensureExists(electZKPath, (byte[])null, CreateMode.PERSISTENT, zkClient, 2);
+      System.out.println("CreateNODE:" + ZkStateReader.getShardLeadersPath(slec.collection, slec.shardId));
+      zkCmdExecutor.ensureExists(ZkStateReader.COLLECTIONS_ZKNODE + "/" + slec.collection + "/"
+              + ZkStateReader.SHARD_LEADERS_ZKNODE + (slec.shardId != null ? ("/" + slec.shardId)
+              : ""), (byte[])null, CreateMode.PERSISTENT, zkClient, 2);
     }
 
     this.context = context;
   }
-  
+
   /**
    * Sort n string sequence list.
    */
diff --git a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/cloud/Overseer.java b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/cloud/Overseer.java
index 6d48dd2..9d5373e 100644
--- a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/cloud/Overseer.java
+++ b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/cloud/Overseer.java
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ public class Overseer implements SolrCloseable {
   public static final int STATE_UPDATE_MAX_QUEUE = 20000;
 
   public static final int NUM_RESPONSES_TO_STORE = 10000;
-  public static final String OVERSEER_ELECT = "/overseer_elect";
+  public static final String OVERSEER_ELECT = "/overseer/overseer_elect";
 
   private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(MethodHandles.lookup().lookupClass());
 
diff --git a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/cloud/OverseerElectionContext.java b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/cloud/OverseerElectionContext.java
index 087ce00..ed5c019 100644
--- a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/cloud/OverseerElectionContext.java
+++ b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/cloud/OverseerElectionContext.java
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@
 
 package org.apache.solr.cloud;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles;
+
+import org.apache.solr.common.ParWork;
 import org.apache.solr.common.SolrException;
 import org.apache.solr.common.SolrException.ErrorCode;
 import org.apache.solr.common.cloud.SolrZkClient;
@@ -31,14 +34,14 @@ import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 import static org.apache.solr.common.params.CommonParams.ID;
 
-final class OverseerElectionContext extends ElectionContext {
+final class OverseerElectionContext extends ShardLeaderElectionContextBase {
   private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(MethodHandles.lookup().lookupClass());
   private final SolrZkClient zkClient;
   private final Overseer overseer;
   private volatile boolean isClosed = false;
 
-  public OverseerElectionContext(SolrZkClient zkClient, Overseer overseer, final String zkNodeName) {
-    super(zkNodeName, Overseer.OVERSEER_ELECT, Overseer.OVERSEER_ELECT + "/leader", null, zkClient);
+  public OverseerElectionContext(final String zkNodeName, SolrZkClient zkClient, Overseer overseer) {
+    super(zkNodeName, Overseer.OVERSEER_ELECT, Overseer.OVERSEER_ELECT + "/leader", new ZkNodeProps(ID, zkNodeName), zkClient);
     this.overseer = overseer;
     this.zkClient = zkClient;
     try {
@@ -46,32 +49,20 @@ final class OverseerElectionContext extends ElectionContext {
     } catch (KeeperException e) {
       throw new SolrException(ErrorCode.SERVER_ERROR, e);
     } catch (InterruptedException e) {
-      Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
+      ParWork.propegateInterrupt(e);
       throw new SolrException(ErrorCode.SERVER_ERROR, e);
     }
   }
 
   @Override
   void runLeaderProcess(boolean weAreReplacement, int pauseBeforeStartMs) throws KeeperException,
-      InterruptedException {
+          InterruptedException, IOException {
     if (isClosed) {
       return;
     }
-    log.info("I am going to be the leader {}", id);
-    final String id = leaderSeqPath
-        .substring(leaderSeqPath.lastIndexOf("/") + 1);
-    ZkNodeProps myProps = new ZkNodeProps(ID, id);
-
-    zkClient.makePath(leaderPath, Utils.toJSON(myProps),
-        CreateMode.EPHEMERAL, true);
-    if (pauseBeforeStartMs > 0) {
-      try {
-        Thread.sleep(pauseBeforeStartMs);
-      } catch (InterruptedException e) {
-        Thread.interrupted();
-        log.warn("Wait interrupted ", e);
-      }
-    }
+
+    super.runLeaderProcess(weAreReplacement, pauseBeforeStartMs);
+
     synchronized (this) {
       if (!this.isClosed && !overseer.getZkController().getCoreContainer().isShutDown()) {
         overseer.start(id);
@@ -87,24 +78,23 @@ final class OverseerElectionContext extends ElectionContext {
 
   @Override
   public void close() {
-    this.isClosed = true;
+    this.isClosed  = true;
     overseer.close();
   }
 
   @Override
   public ElectionContext copy() {
-    return new OverseerElectionContext(zkClient, overseer, id);
+    return new OverseerElectionContext(id, zkClient, overseer);
   }
 
   @Override
   public void joinedElectionFired() {
-    overseer.close();
+
   }
 
   @Override
   public void checkIfIamLeaderFired() {
-    // leader changed - close the overseer
-    overseer.close();
-  }
 
+  }
 }
+
diff --git a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/cloud/ShardLeaderElectionContext.java b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/cloud/ShardLeaderElectionContext.java
index ba23d7d..9333700 100644
--- a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/cloud/ShardLeaderElectionContext.java
+++ b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/cloud/ShardLeaderElectionContext.java
@@ -20,9 +20,13 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles;
 import java.util.concurrent.Future;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
 
+import net.sf.saxon.trans.Err;
 import org.apache.lucene.search.MatchAllDocsQuery;
 import org.apache.solr.cloud.overseer.OverseerAction;
+import org.apache.solr.common.ParWork;
 import org.apache.solr.common.SolrException;
 import org.apache.solr.common.SolrException.ErrorCode;
 import org.apache.solr.common.cloud.ClusterState;
@@ -34,6 +38,7 @@ import org.apache.solr.common.cloud.ZkNodeProps;
 import org.apache.solr.common.cloud.ZkStateReader;
 import org.apache.solr.common.util.Utils;
 import org.apache.solr.core.CoreContainer;
+import org.apache.solr.core.CoreDescriptor;
 import org.apache.solr.core.SolrCore;
 import org.apache.solr.logging.MDCLoggingContext;
 import org.apache.solr.search.SolrIndexSearcher;
@@ -52,21 +57,34 @@ final class ShardLeaderElectionContext extends ShardLeaderElectionContextBase {
   private final CoreContainer cc;
   private final SyncStrategy syncStrategy;
 
+  protected final String shardId;
+
+  protected final String collection;
+  protected final LeaderElector leaderElector;
+
   private volatile boolean isClosed = false;
 
+  private final ZkController zkController;
+
   public ShardLeaderElectionContext(LeaderElector leaderElector,
                                     final String shardId, final String collection,
                                     final String coreNodeName, ZkNodeProps props, ZkController zkController, CoreContainer cc) {
-    super(leaderElector, shardId, collection, coreNodeName, props,
-        zkController);
+    super(coreNodeName, ZkStateReader.COLLECTIONS_ZKNODE + "/" + collection
+                    + "/leader_elect/" + shardId,  ZkStateReader.getShardLeadersPath(
+            collection, shardId), props,
+            zkController.getZkClient());
     this.cc = cc;
-    syncStrategy = new SyncStrategy(cc);
+    this.syncStrategy = new SyncStrategy(cc);
+    this.shardId = shardId;
+    this.leaderElector = leaderElector;
+    this.zkController = zkController;
+    this.collection = collection;
   }
 
   @Override
   public void close() {
     super.close();
-    this.isClosed = true;
+    this.isClosed  = true;
     syncStrategy.close();
   }
 
@@ -87,12 +105,18 @@ final class ShardLeaderElectionContext extends ShardLeaderElectionContextBase {
     return new ShardLeaderElectionContext(leaderElector, shardId, collection, id, leaderProps, zkController, cc);
   }
 
+
+
+  public LeaderElector getLeaderElector() {
+    return leaderElector;
+  }
+
   /*
    * weAreReplacement: has someone else been the leader already?
    */
   @Override
   void runLeaderProcess(boolean weAreReplacement, int pauseBeforeStart) throws KeeperException,
-      InterruptedException, IOException {
+          InterruptedException, IOException {
     String coreName = leaderProps.getStr(ZkStateReader.CORE_NAME_PROP);
     ActionThrottle lt;
     try (SolrCore core = cc.getCore(coreName)) {
@@ -108,10 +132,19 @@ final class ShardLeaderElectionContext extends ShardLeaderElectionContextBase {
       lt.minimumWaitBetweenActions();
       lt.markAttemptingAction();
 
-
       int leaderVoteWait = cc.getZkController().getLeaderVoteWait();
 
-      log.info("Running the leader process for shard={} and weAreReplacement={} and leaderVoteWait={}", shardId, weAreReplacement, leaderVoteWait);
+      log.debug("Running the leader process for shard={} and weAreReplacement={} and leaderVoteWait={}", shardId,
+              weAreReplacement, leaderVoteWait);
+
+//      ZkNodeProps m = new ZkNodeProps(Overseer.QUEUE_OPERATION, OverseerAction.LEADER.toLower(),
+//              ZkStateReader.SHARD_ID_PROP, shardId, ZkStateReader.COLLECTION_PROP, collection);
+//      try {
+//        zkController.getOverseer().offerStateUpdate(Utils.toJSON(m));
+//      } catch (Exception e1) {
+//        ParWork.propegateInterrupt(e1);
+//        throw new SolrException(ErrorCode.SERVER_ERROR, e1);
+//      }
 
       if (isClosed) {
         // Solr is shutting down or the ZooKeeper session expired while waiting for replicas. If the later,
@@ -128,13 +161,14 @@ final class ShardLeaderElectionContext extends ShardLeaderElectionContextBase {
         if (core == null) {
           return;
         }
-
-        replicaType = core.getCoreDescriptor().getCloudDescriptor().getReplicaType();
-        coreNodeName = core.getCoreDescriptor().getCloudDescriptor().getCoreNodeName();
+        CoreDescriptor cd = core.getCoreDescriptor();
+        CloudDescriptor cloudCd = cd.getCloudDescriptor();
+        replicaType = cloudCd.getReplicaType();
+        coreNodeName = cloudCd.getCoreNodeName();
         // should I be leader?
         ZkShardTerms zkShardTerms = zkController.getShardTerms(collection, shardId);
         if (zkShardTerms.registered(coreNodeName) && !zkShardTerms.canBecomeLeader(coreNodeName)) {
-          if (!waitForEligibleBecomeLeaderAfterTimeout(zkShardTerms, coreNodeName, leaderVoteWait)) {
+          if (!waitForEligibleBecomeLeaderAfterTimeout(zkShardTerms, cd, leaderVoteWait)) {
             rejoinLeaderElection(core);
             return;
           } else {
@@ -149,10 +183,10 @@ final class ShardLeaderElectionContext extends ShardLeaderElectionContextBase {
 
         log.info("I may be the new leader - try and sync");
 
+        // nocommit
         // we are going to attempt to be the leader
         // first cancel any current recovery
-        // we must wait for recovery stuff to stop to be sure it won't affect out leadership work
-        core.getUpdateHandler().getSolrCoreState().cancelRecovery(true, false);
+        core.getUpdateHandler().getSolrCoreState().cancelRecovery();
 
         PeerSync.PeerSyncResult result = null;
         boolean success = false;
@@ -160,8 +194,8 @@ final class ShardLeaderElectionContext extends ShardLeaderElectionContextBase {
           result = syncStrategy.sync(zkController, core, leaderProps, weAreReplacement);
           success = result.isSuccess();
         } catch (Exception e) {
-          SolrException.log(log, "Exception while trying to sync", e);
-          result = PeerSync.PeerSyncResult.failure();
+          ParWork.propegateInterrupt(e);
+          throw new SolrException(ErrorCode.SERVER_ERROR, e);
         }
 
         UpdateLog ulog = core.getUpdateHandler().getUpdateLog();
@@ -180,11 +214,12 @@ final class ShardLeaderElectionContext extends ShardLeaderElectionContextBase {
             // - we were active
             // before, so become leader anyway if no one else has any versions either
             if (result.getOtherHasVersions().orElse(false)) {
-              log.info("We failed sync, but we have no versions - we can't sync in that case. But others have some versions, so we should not become leader");
+              log.info(
+                      "We failed sync, but we have no versions - we can't sync in that case. But others have some versions, so we should not become leader");
               success = false;
             } else {
               log.info(
-                  "We failed sync, but we have no versions - we can't sync in that case - we were active before, so become leader anyway");
+                      "We failed sync, but we have no versions - we can't sync in that case - we were active before, so become leader anyway");
               success = true;
             }
           }
@@ -196,15 +231,14 @@ final class ShardLeaderElectionContext extends ShardLeaderElectionContextBase {
             RefCounted<SolrIndexSearcher> searchHolder = core.getNewestSearcher(false);
             SolrIndexSearcher searcher = searchHolder.get();
             try {
-              if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
-                log.debug("{} synched {}", core.getCoreContainer().getZkController().getNodeName()
-                    , searcher.count(new MatchAllDocsQuery()));
-              }
+              log.debug(core.getCoreContainer().getZkController().getNodeName() + " synched "
+                      + searcher.count(new MatchAllDocsQuery()));
             } finally {
               searchHolder.decref();
             }
           } catch (Exception e) {
-            log.error("Error in solrcloud_debug block", e);
+            ParWork.propegateInterrupt(e);
+            throw new SolrException(ErrorCode.SERVER_ERROR, e);
           }
         }
         if (!success) {
@@ -213,8 +247,6 @@ final class ShardLeaderElectionContext extends ShardLeaderElectionContextBase {
         }
 
       }
-
-      boolean isLeader = true;
       if (!isClosed) {
         try {
           if (replicaType == Replica.Type.TLOG) {
@@ -234,19 +266,11 @@ final class ShardLeaderElectionContext extends ShardLeaderElectionContextBase {
           }
           // in case of leaderVoteWait timeout, a replica with lower term can win the election
           if (setTermToMax) {
-            log.error("WARNING: Potential data loss -- Replica {} became leader after timeout (leaderVoteWait) {}"
-                , "without being up-to-date with the previous leader", coreNodeName);
+            log.error("WARNING: Potential data loss -- Replica {} became leader after timeout (leaderVoteWait) " +
+                    "without being up-to-date with the previous leader", coreNodeName);
             zkController.getShardTerms(collection, shardId).setTermEqualsToLeader(coreNodeName);
           }
           super.runLeaderProcess(weAreReplacement, 0);
-          try (SolrCore core = cc.getCore(coreName)) {
-            if (core != null) {
-              core.getCoreDescriptor().getCloudDescriptor().setLeader(true);
-            } else {
-              log.info("No SolrCore found, will not become leader: {} {}", ZkCoreNodeProps.getCoreUrl(leaderProps), shardId);
-              return;
-            }
-          }
 
           assert shardId != null;
 
@@ -265,48 +289,42 @@ final class ShardLeaderElectionContext extends ShardLeaderElectionContextBase {
           try (SolrCore core = cc.getCore(coreName)) {
             if (core != null) {
               core.getCoreDescriptor().getCloudDescriptor().setLeader(true);
-              zkController.publish(core.getCoreDescriptor(), Replica.State.ACTIVE);
+              publishActiveIfRegisteredAndNotActive(core);
             } else {
-              log.info("No SolrCore found, will not become leader: {} {}", ZkCoreNodeProps.getCoreUrl(leaderProps), shardId);
               return;
             }
           }
-          if (log.isInfoEnabled()) {
-            log.info("I am the new leader: {} {}", ZkCoreNodeProps.getCoreUrl(leaderProps), shardId);
-          }
+          log.info("I am the new leader: " + ZkCoreNodeProps.getCoreUrl(leaderProps) + " " + shardId);
 
-          // we made it as leader
-
-        } catch (SessionExpiredException e) {
-          throw new SolrException(ErrorCode.SERVER_ERROR,
-              "ZK session expired - cancelling election for " + collection + " " + shardId);
         } catch (Exception e) {
-          isLeader = false;
           SolrException.log(log, "There was a problem trying to register as the leader", e);
 
-          try (SolrCore core = cc.getCore(coreName)) {
-
-            if (core == null) {
-              if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
-                log.debug("SolrCore not found: {} in {}", coreName, cc.getLoadedCoreNames());
-              }
-              return;
-            }
+          if(e instanceof IOException
+                  || (e instanceof KeeperException && (!(e instanceof SessionExpiredException)))) {
 
-            core.getCoreDescriptor().getCloudDescriptor().setLeader(false);
+            try (SolrCore core = cc.getCore(coreName)) {
 
-            // we could not publish ourselves as leader - try and rejoin election
-            try {
-              rejoinLeaderElection(core);
-            } catch (SessionExpiredException exc) {
-              throw new SolrException(ErrorCode.SERVER_ERROR,
-                  "ZK session expired - cancelling election for " + collection + " " + shardId);
+              if (core == null) {
+                if (log.isDebugEnabled())
+                  log.debug("SolrCore not found:" + coreName + " in " + cc.getLoadedCoreNames());
+                return;
+              }
+              core.getCoreDescriptor().getCloudDescriptor().setLeader(false);
+
+              // we could not publish ourselves as leader - try and rejoin election
+              try {
+                rejoinLeaderElection(core);
+              } catch (Exception exc) {
+                ParWork.propegateInterrupt(e);
+                throw new SolrException(ErrorCode.SERVER_ERROR, e);
+              }
             }
+          } else {
+            throw new SolrException(ErrorCode.SERVER_ERROR, e);
           }
         }
-      } else {
-        cancelElection();
       }
+
     } finally {
       MDCLoggingContext.clear();
     }
@@ -314,30 +332,37 @@ final class ShardLeaderElectionContext extends ShardLeaderElectionContextBase {
 
   /**
    * Wait for other replicas with higher terms participate in the electioon
-   *
    * @return true if after {@code timeout} there are no other replicas with higher term participate in the election,
    * false if otherwise
    */
-  private boolean waitForEligibleBecomeLeaderAfterTimeout(ZkShardTerms zkShardTerms, String coreNodeName, int timeout) throws InterruptedException {
-    long timeoutAt = System.nanoTime() + TimeUnit.NANOSECONDS.convert(timeout, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
-    while (!isClosed && !cc.isShutDown()) {
-      if (System.nanoTime() > timeoutAt) {
-        log.warn("After waiting for {}ms, no other potential leader was found, {} try to become leader anyway (core_term:{}, highest_term:{})",
-            timeout, coreNodeName, zkShardTerms.getTerm(coreNodeName), zkShardTerms.getHighestTerm());
-        return true;
-      }
-      if (replicasWithHigherTermParticipated(zkShardTerms, coreNodeName)) {
-        log.info("Can't become leader, other replicas with higher term participated in leader election");
-        return false;
-      }
-      Thread.sleep(500L);
+  private boolean waitForEligibleBecomeLeaderAfterTimeout(ZkShardTerms zkShardTerms, CoreDescriptor cd, int timeout) throws InterruptedException {
+    String coreNodeName = cd.getCloudDescriptor().getCoreNodeName();
+    AtomicReference<Boolean> foundHigherTerm = new AtomicReference<>();
+    try {
+      zkController.getZkStateReader().waitForState(cd.getCollectionName(), timeout, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS, (n,c) -> foundForHigherTermReplica(zkShardTerms, cd, foundHigherTerm));
+    } catch (TimeoutException e) {
+      log.warn("After waiting for {}ms, no other potential leader was found, {} try to become leader anyway (" +
+                      "core_term:{}, highest_term:{})",
+              timeout, cd, zkShardTerms.getTerm(coreNodeName), zkShardTerms.getHighestTerm());
+      return true;
     }
+
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  private boolean foundForHigherTermReplica(ZkShardTerms zkShardTerms, CoreDescriptor cd, AtomicReference<Boolean> foundHigherTerm) {
+    String coreNodeName = cd.getCloudDescriptor().getCoreNodeName();
+    if (replicasWithHigherTermParticipated(zkShardTerms, coreNodeName)) {
+      log.info("Can't become leader, other replicas with higher term participated in leader election");
+      foundHigherTerm.set(true);
+      return true;
+    }
+
     return false;
   }
 
   /**
    * Do other replicas with higher term participated in the election
-   *
    * @return true if other replicas with higher term participated in the election, false if otherwise
    */
   private boolean replicasWithHigherTermParticipated(ZkShardTerms zkShardTerms, String coreNodeName) {
@@ -363,15 +388,13 @@ final class ShardLeaderElectionContext extends ShardLeaderElectionContextBase {
     return false;
   }
 
-  private Replica getReplica(ClusterState clusterState, String collectionName, String replicaName) {
-    if (clusterState == null) return null;
-    final DocCollection docCollection = clusterState.getCollectionOrNull(collectionName);
-    if (docCollection == null) return null;
-    return docCollection.getReplica(replicaName);
+  public void publishActiveIfRegisteredAndNotActive(SolrCore core) throws Exception {
+    if (log.isDebugEnabled()) log.debug("We have become the leader after core registration but are not in an ACTIVE state - publishing ACTIVE");
+    zkController.publish(core.getCoreDescriptor(), Replica.State.ACTIVE);
   }
 
   private void rejoinLeaderElection(SolrCore core)
-      throws InterruptedException, KeeperException, IOException {
+          throws InterruptedException, KeeperException, IOException {
     // remove our ephemeral and re join the election
     if (cc.isShutDown()) {
       log.debug("Not rejoining election because CoreContainer is closed");
@@ -382,9 +405,18 @@ final class ShardLeaderElectionContext extends ShardLeaderElectionContextBase {
 
     cancelElection();
 
-    core.getUpdateHandler().getSolrCoreState().doRecovery(cc, core.getCoreDescriptor());
+    core.getUpdateHandler().getSolrCoreState().doRecovery(zkController.getCoreContainer(), core.getCoreDescriptor());
 
     leaderElector.joinElection(this, true);
   }
 
+  public String getShardId() {
+    return shardId;
+  }
+
+  public String getCollection() {
+    return collection;
+  }
+
 }
+
diff --git a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/cloud/ShardLeaderElectionContextBase.java b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/cloud/ShardLeaderElectionContextBase.java
index 3f00023..6cb2bfe 100644
--- a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/cloud/ShardLeaderElectionContextBase.java
+++ b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/cloud/ShardLeaderElectionContextBase.java
@@ -19,11 +19,14 @@ package org.apache.solr.cloud;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
+import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.Path;
 import org.apache.solr.cloud.overseer.OverseerAction;
+import org.apache.solr.common.ParWork;
 import org.apache.solr.common.SolrException;
 import org.apache.solr.common.SolrException.ErrorCode;
 import org.apache.solr.common.cloud.Replica;
@@ -48,70 +51,42 @@ import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 class ShardLeaderElectionContextBase extends ElectionContext {
   private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(MethodHandles.lookup().lookupClass());
   protected final SolrZkClient zkClient;
-  protected String shardId;
-  protected String collection;
-  protected LeaderElector leaderElector;
-  protected ZkStateReader zkStateReader;
-  protected ZkController zkController;
+
   private volatile Integer leaderZkNodeParentVersion;
 
   // Prevents a race between cancelling and becoming leader.
   private final Object lock = new Object();
 
-  public ShardLeaderElectionContextBase(LeaderElector leaderElector,
-                                        final String shardId, final String collection, final String coreNodeName,
-                                        ZkNodeProps props, ZkController zkController) {
-    super(coreNodeName, ZkStateReader.COLLECTIONS_ZKNODE + "/" + collection
-        + "/leader_elect/" + shardId, ZkStateReader.getShardLeadersPath(
-        collection, shardId), props, zkController.getZkClient());
-    this.leaderElector = leaderElector;
-    this.zkStateReader = zkController.getZkStateReader();
-    this.zkClient = zkStateReader.getZkClient();
-    this.zkController = zkController;
-    this.shardId = shardId;
-    this.collection = collection;
-
-    String parent = new Path(leaderPath).getParent().toString();
-    ZkCmdExecutor zcmd = new ZkCmdExecutor(zkClient.getZkClientTimeout());
-    // only if /collections/{collection} exists already do we succeed in creating this path
-    log.info("make sure parent is created {}", parent);
-    try {
-      zcmd.ensureExists(parent, (byte[]) null, CreateMode.PERSISTENT, zkClient, 2);
-    } catch (KeeperException e) {
-      throw new RuntimeException(e);
-    } catch (InterruptedException e) {
-      Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
-      throw new RuntimeException(e);
-    }
+  public ShardLeaderElectionContextBase(final String coreNodeName, String electionPath, String leaderPath,
+                                        ZkNodeProps props, SolrZkClient zkClient) {
+    super(coreNodeName, electionPath, leaderPath, props);
+    this.zkClient = zkClient;
   }
 
   @Override
   public void cancelElection() throws InterruptedException, KeeperException {
-    super.cancelElection();
     synchronized (lock) {
-      if (leaderZkNodeParentVersion != null) {
-        // no problem
+      super.cancelElection();
+
+      Integer version = leaderZkNodeParentVersion;
+      if (version != null) {
         try {
           // We need to be careful and make sure we *only* delete our own leader registration node.
           // We do this by using a multi and ensuring the parent znode of the leader registration node
           // matches the version we expect - there is a setData call that increments the parent's znode
           // version whenever a leader registers.
-          log.debug("Removing leader registration node on cancel: {} {}", leaderPath, leaderZkNodeParentVersion);
+          log.debug("Removing leader registration node on cancel: {} {}", leaderPath, version);
           List<Op> ops = new ArrayList<>(2);
-          ops.add(Op.check(new Path(leaderPath).getParent().toString(), leaderZkNodeParentVersion));
+          ops.add(Op.check(Paths.get(leaderPath).getParent().toString(), version));
+          ops.add(Op.check(electionPath, -1));
           ops.add(Op.delete(leaderPath, -1));
           zkClient.multi(ops, true);
-        } catch(NoNodeException e) {
-          // fine
-        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
-          Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
-          throw e;
         } catch (Exception e) {
-          SolrException.log(log, e);
+          ParWork.propegateInterrupt(e);
+          throw new SolrException(ErrorCode.SERVER_ERROR, "Exception canceling election", e);
         } finally {
-          leaderZkNodeParentVersion = null;
+          version = null;
         }
-
       } else {
         log.info("No version found for ephemeral leader parent node, won't remove previous leader registration.");
       }
@@ -120,67 +95,53 @@ class ShardLeaderElectionContextBase extends ElectionContext {
 
   @Override
   void runLeaderProcess(boolean weAreReplacement, int pauseBeforeStartMs)
-      throws KeeperException, InterruptedException, IOException {
+          throws KeeperException, InterruptedException, IOException {
     // register as leader - if an ephemeral is already there, wait to see if it goes away
 
-    String parent = new Path(leaderPath).getParent().toString();
+    String parent = Paths.get(leaderPath).getParent().toString();
+    List<String> errors = new ArrayList<>();
     try {
       synchronized (lock) {
-        log.info("Creating leader registration node {} after winning as {}", leaderPath, leaderSeqPath);
-        List<Op> ops = new ArrayList<>(2);
-
-        // We use a multi operation to get the parent nodes version, which will
-        // be used to make sure we only remove our own leader registration node.
-        // The setData call used to get the parent version is also the trigger to
-        // increment the version. We also do a sanity check that our leaderSeqPath exists.
-
-        ops.add(Op.check(leaderSeqPath, -1));
-        ops.add(Op.create(leaderPath, Utils.toJSON(leaderProps), zkClient.getZkACLProvider().getACLsToAdd(leaderPath), CreateMode.EPHEMERAL));
-        ops.add(Op.setData(parent, null, -1));
-        List<OpResult> results;
-
-        results = zkClient.multi(ops, true);
-        for (OpResult result : results) {
-          if (result.getType() == ZooDefs.OpCode.setData) {
-            SetDataResult dresult = (SetDataResult) result;
-            Stat stat = dresult.getStat();
-            leaderZkNodeParentVersion = stat.getVersion();
-            return;
+      log.info("Creating leader registration node {} after winning as {}", leaderPath, leaderSeqPath);
+      //zkClient.printLayout();
+      List<Op> ops = new ArrayList<>(3);
+
+      // We use a multi operation to get the parent nodes version, which will
+      // be used to make sure we only remove our own leader registration node.
+      // The setData call used to get the parent version is also the trigger to
+      // increment the version. We also do a sanity check that our leaderSeqPath exists.
+
+      ops.add(Op.check(leaderSeqPath, -1));
+      ops.add(Op.create(leaderPath, Utils.toJSON(leaderProps), zkClient.getZkACLProvider().getACLsToAdd(leaderPath), CreateMode.EPHEMERAL));
+      ops.add(Op.setData(parent, null, -1));
+      List<OpResult> results;
+
+      results = zkClient.multi(ops, true);
+      Iterator<Op> it = ops.iterator();
+      for (OpResult result : results) {
+        if (result.getType() == ZooDefs.OpCode.setData) {
+          SetDataResult dresult = (SetDataResult) result;
+          Stat stat = dresult.getStat();
+          leaderZkNodeParentVersion = stat.getVersion();
+        }
+        if (result.getType() == ZooDefs.OpCode.error) {
+          OpResult.ErrorResult dresult = (OpResult.ErrorResult) result;
+          if (dresult.getErr() > 0) {
+            errors.add(it.next().getPath());
           }
         }
-        assert leaderZkNodeParentVersion != null;
-      }
-    } catch (NoNodeException e) {
-      log.info("Will not register as leader because it seems the election is no longer taking place.");
-      return;
-    } catch (Throwable t) {
-      if (t instanceof OutOfMemoryError) {
-        throw (OutOfMemoryError) t;
+
       }
-      throw new SolrException(ErrorCode.SERVER_ERROR, "Could not register as the leader because creating the ephemeral registration node in ZooKeeper failed", t);
+      assert leaderZkNodeParentVersion != null;
     }
 
-    assert shardId != null;
-
-    ZkNodeProps m = ZkNodeProps.fromKeyVals(Overseer.QUEUE_OPERATION, OverseerAction.LEADER.toLower(),
-            ZkStateReader.SHARD_ID_PROP, shardId,
-            ZkStateReader.COLLECTION_PROP, collection,
-            ZkStateReader.BASE_URL_PROP, leaderProps.get(ZkStateReader.BASE_URL_PROP),
-            ZkStateReader.CORE_NAME_PROP, leaderProps.get(ZkStateReader.CORE_NAME_PROP),
-            ZkStateReader.CORE_NODE_NAME_PROP, leaderProps.get(ZkStateReader.CORE_NODE_NAME_PROP),
-           ZkStateReader.STATE_PROP, Replica.State.ACTIVE.toString());
-    assert zkController != null;
-    assert zkController.getOverseer() != null;
-    zkController.getOverseer().offerStateUpdate(Utils.toJSON(m));
-  }
-
-  public LeaderElector getLeaderElector() {
-    return leaderElector;
+    } catch (Throwable t) {
+      ParWork.propegateInterrupt(t);
+      throw new SolrException(ErrorCode.SERVER_ERROR, "Could not register as the leader because creating the ephemeral registration node in ZooKeeper failed: " + errors, t);
+    }
   }
 
   Integer getLeaderZkNodeParentVersion() {
-    synchronized (lock) {
-      return leaderZkNodeParentVersion;
-    }
+    return leaderZkNodeParentVersion;
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/cloud/ZkController.java b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/cloud/ZkController.java
index 8363d0e..b9a080d 100644
--- a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/cloud/ZkController.java
+++ b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/cloud/ZkController.java
@@ -370,8 +370,7 @@ public class ZkController implements Closeable {
 
               // start the overseer first as following code may need it's processing
               if (!zkRunOnly) {
-                ElectionContext context = new OverseerElectionContext(zkClient,
-                    overseer, getNodeName());
+                ElectionContext context = new OverseerElectionContext(getNodeName(), zkClient, overseer);
 
                 ElectionContext prevContext = overseerElector.getContext();
                 if (prevContext != null) {
@@ -778,6 +777,8 @@ public class ZkController implements Closeable {
     cmdExecutor.ensureExists(ZkStateReader.SOLR_AUTOSCALING_NODE_LOST_PATH, zkClient);
     cmdExecutor.ensureExists(ZkStateReader.CLUSTER_STATE, emptyJson, CreateMode.PERSISTENT, zkClient);
     cmdExecutor.ensureExists(ZkStateReader.SOLR_AUTOSCALING_CONF_PATH, emptyJson, CreateMode.PERSISTENT, zkClient);
+    cmdExecutor.ensureExists(Overseer.OVERSEER_ELECT + LeaderElector.ELECTION_NODE, zkClient);
+
     bootstrapDefaultConfigSet(zkClient);
   }
 
@@ -831,8 +832,7 @@ public class ZkController implements Closeable {
         overseerElector = new LeaderElector(zkClient);
         this.overseer = new Overseer((HttpShardHandler) cc.getShardHandlerFactory().getShardHandler(), cc.getUpdateShardHandler(),
             CommonParams.CORES_HANDLER_PATH, zkStateReader, this, cloudConfig);
-        ElectionContext context = new OverseerElectionContext(zkClient,
-            overseer, getNodeName());
+        ElectionContext context = new OverseerElectionContext(getNodeName(), zkClient, overseer);
         overseerElector.setup(context);
         overseerElector.joinElection(context, false);
       }
@@ -2088,8 +2088,8 @@ public class ZkController implements Closeable {
             }
           }
         } else { // We're in the right place, now attempt to rejoin
-          overseerElector.retryElection(new OverseerElectionContext(zkClient,
-              overseer, getNodeName()), joinAtHead);
+          overseerElector.retryElection(new OverseerElectionContext(getNodeName(), zkClient,
+              overseer), joinAtHead);
           return;
         }
       } else {
@@ -2122,7 +2122,7 @@ public class ZkController implements Closeable {
 
       ZkNodeProps zkProps = new ZkNodeProps(BASE_URL_PROP, baseUrl, CORE_NAME_PROP, coreName, NODE_NAME_PROP, getNodeName(), CORE_NODE_NAME_PROP, coreNodeName);
 
-      LeaderElector elect = ((ShardLeaderElectionContextBase) prevContext).getLeaderElector();
+      LeaderElector elect = ((ShardLeaderElectionContext) prevContext).getLeaderElector();
       ShardLeaderElectionContext context = new ShardLeaderElectionContext(elect, shardId, collectionName,
           coreNodeName, zkProps, this, getCoreContainer());
 
diff --git a/solr/core/src/test/org/apache/solr/cloud/ChaosMonkeyShardSplitTest.java b/solr/core/src/test/org/apache/solr/cloud/ChaosMonkeyShardSplitTest.java
index b2c3405..a8d7995 100644
--- a/solr/core/src/test/org/apache/solr/cloud/ChaosMonkeyShardSplitTest.java
+++ b/solr/core/src/test/org/apache/solr/cloud/ChaosMonkeyShardSplitTest.java
@@ -261,8 +261,7 @@ public class ChaosMonkeyShardSplitTest extends ShardSplitTest {
     Overseer overseer = new Overseer((HttpShardHandler) new HttpShardHandlerFactory().getShardHandler(), updateShardHandler, "/admin/cores",
             reader, null, new CloudConfig.CloudConfigBuilder("127.0.0.1", 8983, "solr").build());
     overseer.close();
-    ElectionContext ec = new OverseerElectionContext(zkClient, overseer,
-            address.replaceAll("/", "_"));
+    ElectionContext ec = new OverseerElectionContext(address.replaceAll("/", "_"), zkClient, overseer);
     overseerElector.setup(ec);
     overseerElector.joinElection(ec, false);
     reader.close();
diff --git a/solr/core/src/test/org/apache/solr/cloud/LeaderElectionTest.java b/solr/core/src/test/org/apache/solr/cloud/LeaderElectionTest.java
index 3941466..3d074cf 100644
--- a/solr/core/src/test/org/apache/solr/cloud/LeaderElectionTest.java
+++ b/solr/core/src/test/org/apache/solr/cloud/LeaderElectionTest.java
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public class LeaderElectionTest extends SolrTestCaseJ4 {
     public TestLeaderElectionContext(LeaderElector leaderElector,
         String shardId, String collection, String coreNodeName, ZkNodeProps props,
         ZkController zkController, long runLeaderDelay) {
-      super (leaderElector, shardId, collection, coreNodeName, props, zkController);
+      super (coreNodeName, "nocommit", "nocommit", props, zkController.getZkClient());
       this.runLeaderDelay = runLeaderDelay;
     }
 
@@ -201,49 +201,50 @@ public class LeaderElectionTest extends SolrTestCaseJ4 {
       return seq;
     }
   }
-
-  @Test
-  public void testBasic() throws Exception {
-    LeaderElector elector = new LeaderElector(zkClient);
-    ZkNodeProps props = new ZkNodeProps(ZkStateReader.BASE_URL_PROP,
-        "http://127.0.0.1/solr/", ZkStateReader.CORE_NAME_PROP, "");
-    ZkController zkController = MockSolrSource.makeSimpleMock(null, null, zkClient);
-    ElectionContext context = new ShardLeaderElectionContextBase(elector,
-        "shard2", "collection1", "dummynode1", props, zkController);
-    elector.setup(context);
-    elector.joinElection(context, false);
-    assertEquals("http://127.0.0.1/solr/",
-        getLeaderUrl("collection1", "shard2"));
-  }
-
-  @Test
-  public void testCancelElection() throws Exception {
-    LeaderElector first = new LeaderElector(zkClient);
-    ZkNodeProps props = new ZkNodeProps(ZkStateReader.BASE_URL_PROP,
-        "http://127.0.0.1/solr/", ZkStateReader.CORE_NAME_PROP, "1");
-    ZkController zkController = MockSolrSource.makeSimpleMock(null, null, zkClient);
-    ElectionContext firstContext = new ShardLeaderElectionContextBase(first,
-        "slice1", "collection2", "dummynode1", props, zkController);
-    first.setup(firstContext);
-    first.joinElection(firstContext, false);
-
-    Thread.sleep(1000);
-    assertEquals("original leader was not registered", "http://127.0.0.1/solr/1/", getLeaderUrl("collection2", "slice1"));
-
-    LeaderElector second = new LeaderElector(zkClient);
-    props = new ZkNodeProps(ZkStateReader.BASE_URL_PROP,
-        "http://127.0.0.1/solr/", ZkStateReader.CORE_NAME_PROP, "2");
-    zkController = MockSolrSource.makeSimpleMock(null, null, zkClient);
-    ElectionContext context = new ShardLeaderElectionContextBase(second,
-        "slice1", "collection2", "dummynode2", props, zkController);
-    second.setup(context);
-    second.joinElection(context, false);
-    Thread.sleep(1000);
-    assertEquals("original leader should have stayed leader", "http://127.0.0.1/solr/1/", getLeaderUrl("collection2", "slice1"));
-    firstContext.cancelElection();
-    Thread.sleep(1000);
-    assertEquals("new leader was not registered", "http://127.0.0.1/solr/2/", getLeaderUrl("collection2", "slice1"));
-  }
+// nocommit
+//  @Test
+//  public void testBasic() throws Exception {
+//    LeaderElector elector = new LeaderElector(zkClient);
+//    ZkNodeProps props = new ZkNodeProps(ZkStateReader.BASE_URL_PROP,
+//        "http://127.0.0.1/solr/", ZkStateReader.CORE_NAME_PROP, "");
+//    ZkController zkController = MockSolrSource.makeSimpleMock(null, null, zkClient);
+//    ElectionContext context = new ShardLeaderElectionContextBase(elector,
+//        "shard2", "collection1", "dummynode1", props, zkController);
+//    elector.setup(context);
+//    elector.joinElection(context, false);
+//    assertEquals("http://127.0.0.1/solr/",
+//        getLeaderUrl("collection1", "shard2"));
+//  }
+
+  // nocommit
+//  @Test
+//  public void testCancelElection() throws Exception {
+//    LeaderElector first = new LeaderElector(zkClient);
+//    ZkNodeProps props = new ZkNodeProps(ZkStateReader.BASE_URL_PROP,
+//        "http://127.0.0.1/solr/", ZkStateReader.CORE_NAME_PROP, "1");
+//    ZkController zkController = MockSolrSource.makeSimpleMock(null, null, zkClient);
+//    ElectionContext firstContext = new ShardLeaderElectionContextBase(first,
+//        "slice1", "collection2", "dummynode1", props, zkController);
+//    first.setup(firstContext);
+//    first.joinElection(firstContext, false);
+//
+//    Thread.sleep(1000);
+//    assertEquals("original leader was not registered", "http://127.0.0.1/solr/1/", getLeaderUrl("collection2", "slice1"));
+//
+//    LeaderElector second = new LeaderElector(zkClient);
+//    props = new ZkNodeProps(ZkStateReader.BASE_URL_PROP,
+//        "http://127.0.0.1/solr/", ZkStateReader.CORE_NAME_PROP, "2");
+//    zkController = MockSolrSource.makeSimpleMock(null, null, zkClient);
+//    ElectionContext context = new ShardLeaderElectionContextBase(second,
+//        "slice1", "collection2", "dummynode2", props, zkController);
+//    second.setup(context);
+//    second.joinElection(context, false);
+//    Thread.sleep(1000);
+//    assertEquals("original leader should have stayed leader", "http://127.0.0.1/solr/1/", getLeaderUrl("collection2", "slice1"));
+//    firstContext.cancelElection();
+//    Thread.sleep(1000);
+//    assertEquals("new leader was not registered", "http://127.0.0.1/solr/2/", getLeaderUrl("collection2", "slice1"));
+//  }
 
   private String getLeaderUrl(final String collection, final String slice)
       throws KeeperException, InterruptedException {
diff --git a/solr/core/src/test/org/apache/solr/cloud/OverseerTest.java b/solr/core/src/test/org/apache/solr/cloud/OverseerTest.java
index ea4e69f..75dcd45 100644
--- a/solr/core/src/test/org/apache/solr/cloud/OverseerTest.java
+++ b/solr/core/src/test/org/apache/solr/cloud/OverseerTest.java
@@ -245,8 +245,8 @@ public class OverseerTest extends SolrTestCaseJ4 {
               ZkStateReader.CORE_NODE_NAME_PROP, coreNodeName);
           LeaderElector elector = new LeaderElector(zkClient);
           ShardLeaderElectionContextBase ctx = new ShardLeaderElectionContextBase(
-              elector, shardId, collection, nodeName + "_" + coreName, props,
-              MockSolrSource.makeSimpleMock(overseer, zkStateReader, null));
+              nodeName + "_" + coreName, shardId, collection, props,
+              zkStateReader.getZkClient());
           elector.setup(ctx);
           electionContext.put(coreName, ctx);
           elector.joinElection(ctx, false);
@@ -740,8 +740,7 @@ public class OverseerTest extends SolrTestCaseJ4 {
       Overseer overseer = new Overseer((HttpShardHandler) httpShardHandlerFactory.getShardHandler(), updateShardHandler, "/admin/cores", reader, zkController,
           new CloudConfig.CloudConfigBuilder("127.0.0.1", 8983, "").build());
       overseers.add(overseer);
-      ElectionContext ec = new OverseerElectionContext(zkClient, overseer,
-          server.getZkAddress().replaceAll("/", "_"));
+      ElectionContext ec = new OverseerElectionContext(server.getZkAddress().replaceAll("/", "_"), zkClient, overseer);
       overseerElector.setup(ec);
       overseerElector.joinElection(ec, false);
 
@@ -1414,8 +1413,7 @@ public class OverseerTest extends SolrTestCaseJ4 {
     Overseer overseer = new Overseer((HttpShardHandler) httpShardHandlerFactory.getShardHandler(), updateShardHandler, "/admin/cores", reader, zkController,
         new CloudConfig.CloudConfigBuilder("127.0.0.1", 8983, "").build());
     overseers.add(overseer);
-    ElectionContext ec = new OverseerElectionContext(zkClient, overseer,
-        address.replaceAll("/", "_"));
+    ElectionContext ec = new OverseerElectionContext(server.getZkAddress().replaceAll("/", "_"), zkClient, overseer);
     overseerElector.setup(ec);
     overseerElector.joinElection(ec, false);
     return zkClient;
diff --git a/solr/solrj/src/java/org/apache/solr/common/ParWork.java b/solr/solrj/src/java/org/apache/solr/common/ParWork.java
index 4c7b1f8..1e2f258 100644
--- a/solr/solrj/src/java/org/apache/solr/common/ParWork.java
+++ b/solr/solrj/src/java/org/apache/solr/common/ParWork.java
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ public class ParWork implements Closeable {
     AtomicReference<Throwable> exception = new AtomicReference<>();
     try {
       for (WorkUnit workUnit : workUnits) {
-        log.info("Process workunit {} {}", workUnit.label, workUnit.objects);
+        //log.info("Process workunit {} {}", workUnit.label, workUnit.objects);
         final TimeTracker workUnitTracker = workUnit.tracker.startSubClose(workUnit.label);
         try {
           List<Object> objects = workUnit.objects;