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[13/23] hbase git commit: HBASE-14614 Procedure v2 - Core Assignment Manager (Matteo Bertozzi) Move to a new AssignmentManager, one that describes Assignment using a State Machine built on top of ProcedureV2 facility.

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/hbase/blob/c4846ba4/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/master/assignment/AssignmentManager.java
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+
+package org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.assignment;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArrayList;
+import java.util.concurrent.Future;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
+import java.util.concurrent.locks.Condition;
+import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReentrantLock;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+
+import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
+import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
+import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HBaseIOException;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HConstants;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HRegionInfo;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.PleaseHoldException;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.RegionException;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.RegionStateListener;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.ServerName;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.TableName;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.classification.InterfaceAudience;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.client.TableState;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.exceptions.UnexpectedStateException;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.favored.FavoredNodeLoadBalancer;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.favored.FavoredNodesManager;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.favored.FavoredNodesPromoter;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.AssignmentListener;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.LoadBalancer;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.MasterServices;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.MetricsAssignmentManager;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.NoSuchProcedureException;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.RegionPlan;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.RegionState;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.RegionState.State;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.ServerListener;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.TableStateManager;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.assignment.RegionStates.RegionStateNode;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.assignment.RegionStates.ServerState;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.assignment.RegionStates.ServerStateNode;
+// TODO: why are they here?
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.normalizer.NormalizationPlan.PlanType;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.procedure.MasterProcedureEnv;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.procedure.MasterProcedureScheduler;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.procedure.ProcedureSyncWait;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.procedure.ServerCrashProcedure;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.procedure2.Procedure;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.procedure2.ProcedureEvent;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.procedure2.ProcedureExecutor;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.procedure2.ProcedureInMemoryChore;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.procedure2.util.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.quotas.QuotaExceededException;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.shaded.protobuf.ProtobufUtil;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.shaded.protobuf.generated.RegionServerStatusProtos.RegionStateTransition;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.shaded.protobuf.generated.RegionServerStatusProtos.RegionStateTransition.TransitionCode;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.shaded.protobuf.generated.RegionServerStatusProtos.ReportRegionStateTransitionRequest;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.shaded.protobuf.generated.RegionServerStatusProtos.ReportRegionStateTransitionResponse;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util.Bytes;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util.EnvironmentEdgeManager;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util.Pair;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util.Threads;
+
+import com.google.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
+
+/**
+ * The AssignmentManager is the coordinator for region assign/unassign operations.
+ * <ul>
+ * <li>In-memory states of regions and servers are stored in {@link RegionStates}.</li>
+ * <li>hbase:meta state updates are handled by {@link RegionStateStore}.</li>
+ * </ul>
+ * Regions are created by CreateTable, Split, Merge.
+ * Regions are deleted by DeleteTable, Split, Merge.
+ * Assigns are triggered by CreateTable, EnableTable, Split, Merge, ServerCrash.
+ * Unassigns are triggered by DisableTable, Split, Merge
+ */
+@InterfaceAudience.Private
+public class AssignmentManager implements ServerListener {
+  private static final Log LOG = LogFactory.getLog(AssignmentManager.class);
+
+  // TODO: AMv2
+  //  - handle region migration from hbase1 to hbase2.
+  //  - handle sys table assignment first (e.g. acl, namespace)
+  //  - handle table priorities <= IS THIS DONE?
+  //  - If ServerBusyException trying to update hbase:meta, we abort the Master
+  //   See updateRegionLocation in RegionStateStore.
+  //
+  // Split and Merge are done differently. Split has flags on HRI. Merge does not.
+  // We delete regions from hbase:meta when we finish merge procedure. We don't do
+  // same when we split. REVIEW!! Yeah, this is incomplete. Needs finishing.
+  // Also, split is done by asking the RS which asks the Master to do the job.
+  // Undo. Remove all the RS-side classes that have support for merge/split;
+  // not needed anymore.
+  //
+  // We seem to update RegionStates -- i.e. in-memory view first and then
+  // update hbase:meta. What about crashes? We OK? TODO.
+  //
+  // Review rollbacks for all procedures. We can rollback a subprocedure even
+  // if it succeeds. Does this make sense in all cases? (Is there a case where
+  // we'd roll back a successful assign?)
+  //
+  // I disabled testMergeWithReplicas in TestRegionMergeTransactionOnCluster
+  // because don't know how it is supposed to work. TODO.
+  //
+  // TODO: The odd time we want to set a ServerName to 'unset' or null. This
+  // is not allowed. Setting null into zk or into protobuf fails. Make
+  // a ServerNode.EMPTY and check for it everywhere? What about clients? Do we
+  // want to set null ServerName ever? What is an old client todo when it sees
+  // an empty ServerName?
+  //
+  // TODO: Admin#close with ServerName does not update hbase:meta so Master thinks
+  // region still assigned. TODO: Tell Master. This is a problem in
+  // testHBaseFsckWithFewerMetaReplicaZnodes in TestMetaWithReplicas and a few other
+  // tests.
+  //
+  // TODO: Unassign is implemented but its supposed to be renamed reassign?
+  //
+  // TODO: A region in FAILED ASSIGN STATE, how to alert on this? Metric?
+  //
+  // TODO: ProcedureSyncWait REMOVE
+  // * Helper to synchronously wait on conditions.
+  // * This will be removed in the future (mainly when the AssignmentManager will be
+  // * replaced with a Procedure version) by using ProcedureYieldException,
+  // * and the queue will handle waiting and scheduling based on events.
+  //
+  // TestCloneSnapshotFromClient and its Mob subclasses seems flakey.
+  //
+  // TODO: Disabled/Ignore TestRSGroupsOfflineMode#testOffline; need to dig in on what offline is.
+  // TODO: Disabled/Ignore TestRSGroups.
+  //
+  // TODO: Disabled fsck tests: TestHBaseFsckTwoRS, TestOfflineMetaRebuildBase
+  // TestHBaseFsckReplicas, TestOfflineMetaRebuildOverlap, testChangingReplicaCount in
+  // TestMetaWithReplicas (internally it is doing fscks which are killing RS),
+  //
+  // TODO: TestRegionRebalancing is disabled because doesn't consider the fact
+  // that Master carries system tables only (fix of average in RegionStates
+  // brought out the issue).
+  //
+  // Disabled parts of...testCreateTableWithMultipleReplicas in TestMasterOperationsForRegionReplicas
+  // There is an issue w/ assigning more replicas if number of replicas is changed on us.
+  // See '/* DISABLED!!!!! FOR NOW!!!!'.
+  //
+  // Disabled TestCorruptedRegionStoreFile
+  // Depends on a half-implemented reopen of a region when a store file goes missing; TODO.
+  //
+  // testRetainAssignmentOnRestart in TestRestartCluster does not work. AMv2 does retain
+  // semantic differently. Fix. TODO.
+  //
+  // TODO: TestMasterFailover needs to be rewritten for AMv2. It uses tricks not ordained
+  // when up on AMv2. The test is also hobbled by fact that we religiously enforce that
+  // only master can carry meta, something we are lose about in old AM.
+  //
+  // TODO: TestMergeTableRegionsProcedure Fix. Disabled.
+  //
+  // TODO: Fix Ignores in TestServerCrashProcedure. Master is different now.
+  //
+  // Offlining is not what it was. It makes region offline in master memory state.
+  // That is what it used to do... but this time the AMv2 will act on its state and
+  // if a regionserver reports in that the region is open on it, the master will tell
+  // it shutdown. This is what we want.
+  // Because of this disabled testOfflineRegion in TestAsyncRegionAdminApi
+  //
+  // FSCK test testHBaseFsckWithExcessMetaReplicas in TestMetaWithReplicas.
+  // So is testHBaseFsckWithFewerMetaReplicas in same class.
+  //
+  // Disabled testMetaAddressChange in TestMetaWithReplicas because presumes can
+  // move meta... you can't
+  //
+  // TODO: Skipping delete of table after test in TestAccessController3
+  // because of access issues w/ AMv2. AMv1 seems to crash servers on exit too
+  // for same lack of auth perms but AMv2 gets hung up. TODO. See cleanUp method.
+  // FIX!!!! Good candidate for racing procs.
+  //
+  // TestHCM#testMulti and TestHCM
+  //
+  // TestHBaseFsckOneRS is fsck. Disabled.
+  // TestOfflineMetaRebuildHole is about rebuilding hole with fsck.
+  //
+  // TestAsyncTableGetMultiThreaded wants to move hbase:meta...Balancer does NPEs.
+  // AMv2 won't let you move hbase:meta off Master.
+  //
+  // Interesting issue around region replicas; split is trying to assign out replicas for
+  // new daughters but it takes a while to complete. In FN test, we move to disable the
+  // table and the disable messes up the open of the replicas; they hang. Added a little
+  // timeout for now. Need to come back to it. See TestTableFavoredNodes#testSplitTable
+  //
+  // Fix TestMasterMetrics. Stuff is different now around startup which messes up
+  // this test. Disabled two of three tests.
+  //
+  // I tried to fix TestMasterBalanceThrottling but it looks like SimpleLoadBalancer
+  // is borked whether AMv2 or not.
+
+
+  public static final String BOOTSTRAP_THREAD_POOL_SIZE_CONF_KEY =
+      "hbase.assignment.bootstrap.thread.pool.size";
+
+  public static final String ASSIGN_DISPATCH_WAIT_MSEC_CONF_KEY =
+      "hbase.assignment.dispatch.wait.msec";
+  private static final int DEFAULT_ASSIGN_DISPATCH_WAIT_MSEC = 150;
+
+  public static final String ASSIGN_DISPATCH_WAITQ_MAX_CONF_KEY =
+      "hbase.assignment.dispatch.wait.queue.max.size";
+  private static final int DEFAULT_ASSIGN_DISPATCH_WAITQ_MAX = 100;
+
+  public static final String RIT_CHORE_INTERVAL_MSEC_CONF_KEY =
+      "hbase.assignment.rit.chore.interval.msec";
+  private static final int DEFAULT_RIT_CHORE_INTERVAL_MSEC = 5 * 1000;
+
+  public static final String ASSIGN_MAX_ATTEMPTS =
+      "hbase.assignment.maximum.attempts";
+  private static final int DEFAULT_ASSIGN_MAX_ATTEMPTS = 10;
+
+  /** Region in Transition metrics threshold time */
+  public static final String METRICS_RIT_STUCK_WARNING_THRESHOLD =
+      "hbase.metrics.rit.stuck.warning.threshold";
+  private static final int DEFAULT_RIT_STUCK_WARNING_THRESHOLD = 60 * 1000;
+
+  private final ProcedureEvent<?> metaInitializedEvent = new ProcedureEvent<>("meta initialized");
+  private final ProcedureEvent<?> metaLoadEvent = new ProcedureEvent<>("meta load");
+
+  /**
+   * Indicator that AssignmentManager has recovered the region states so
+   * that ServerCrashProcedure can be fully enabled and re-assign regions
+   * of dead servers. So that when re-assignment happens, AssignmentManager
+   * has proper region states.
+   */
+  private final ProcedureEvent<?> failoverCleanupDone = new ProcedureEvent<>("failover cleanup");
+
+  /** Listeners that are called on assignment events. */
+  private final CopyOnWriteArrayList<AssignmentListener> listeners =
+      new CopyOnWriteArrayList<AssignmentListener>();
+
+  // TODO: why is this different from the listeners (carried over from the old AM)
+  private RegionStateListener regionStateListener;
+
+  private final MetricsAssignmentManager metrics;
+  private final RegionInTransitionChore ritChore;
+  private final MasterServices master;
+
+  private final AtomicBoolean running = new AtomicBoolean(false);
+  private final RegionStates regionStates = new RegionStates();
+  private final RegionStateStore regionStateStore;
+
+  private final boolean shouldAssignRegionsWithFavoredNodes;
+  private final int assignDispatchWaitQueueMaxSize;
+  private final int assignDispatchWaitMillis;
+  private final int assignMaxAttempts;
+
+  private Thread assignThread;
+
+  public AssignmentManager(final MasterServices master) {
+    this(master, new RegionStateStore(master));
+  }
+
+  public AssignmentManager(final MasterServices master, final RegionStateStore stateStore) {
+    this.master = master;
+    this.regionStateStore = stateStore;
+    this.metrics = new MetricsAssignmentManager();
+
+    final Configuration conf = master.getConfiguration();
+
+    // Only read favored nodes if using the favored nodes load balancer.
+    this.shouldAssignRegionsWithFavoredNodes = FavoredNodeLoadBalancer.class.isAssignableFrom(
+        conf.getClass(HConstants.HBASE_MASTER_LOADBALANCER_CLASS, Object.class));
+
+    this.assignDispatchWaitMillis = conf.getInt(ASSIGN_DISPATCH_WAIT_MSEC_CONF_KEY,
+        DEFAULT_ASSIGN_DISPATCH_WAIT_MSEC);
+    this.assignDispatchWaitQueueMaxSize = conf.getInt(ASSIGN_DISPATCH_WAITQ_MAX_CONF_KEY,
+        DEFAULT_ASSIGN_DISPATCH_WAITQ_MAX);
+
+    this.assignMaxAttempts = Math.max(1, conf.getInt(ASSIGN_MAX_ATTEMPTS,
+        DEFAULT_ASSIGN_MAX_ATTEMPTS));
+
+    int ritChoreInterval = conf.getInt(RIT_CHORE_INTERVAL_MSEC_CONF_KEY,
+        DEFAULT_RIT_CHORE_INTERVAL_MSEC);
+    this.ritChore = new RegionInTransitionChore(ritChoreInterval);
+  }
+
+  public void start() throws IOException {
+    if (!running.compareAndSet(false, true)) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    LOG.info("Starting assignment manager");
+
+    // Register Server Listener
+    master.getServerManager().registerListener(this);
+
+    // Start the RegionStateStore
+    regionStateStore.start();
+
+    // Start the Assignment Thread
+    startAssignmentThread();
+  }
+
+  public void stop() {
+    if (!running.compareAndSet(true, false)) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    LOG.info("Stopping assignment manager");
+
+    // The AM is started before the procedure executor,
+    // but the actual work will be loaded/submitted only once we have the executor
+    final boolean hasProcExecutor = master.getMasterProcedureExecutor() != null;
+
+    // Remove the RIT chore
+    if (hasProcExecutor) {
+      master.getMasterProcedureExecutor().removeChore(this.ritChore);
+    }
+
+    // Stop the Assignment Thread
+    stopAssignmentThread();
+
+    // Stop the RegionStateStore
+    regionStates.clear();
+    regionStateStore.stop();
+
+    // Unregister Server Listener
+    master.getServerManager().unregisterListener(this);
+
+    // Update meta events (for testing)
+    if (hasProcExecutor) {
+      getProcedureScheduler().suspendEvent(metaLoadEvent);
+      setFailoverCleanupDone(false);
+      for (HRegionInfo hri: getMetaRegionSet()) {
+        setMetaInitialized(hri, false);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  public boolean isRunning() {
+    return running.get();
+  }
+
+  public Configuration getConfiguration() {
+    return master.getConfiguration();
+  }
+
+  public MetricsAssignmentManager getAssignmentManagerMetrics() {
+    return metrics;
+  }
+
+  private LoadBalancer getBalancer() {
+    return master.getLoadBalancer();
+  }
+
+  private MasterProcedureEnv getProcedureEnvironment() {
+    return master.getMasterProcedureExecutor().getEnvironment();
+  }
+
+  private MasterProcedureScheduler getProcedureScheduler() {
+    return getProcedureEnvironment().getProcedureScheduler();
+  }
+
+  protected int getAssignMaxAttempts() {
+    return assignMaxAttempts;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Add the listener to the notification list.
+   * @param listener The AssignmentListener to register
+   */
+  public void registerListener(final AssignmentListener listener) {
+    this.listeners.add(listener);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Remove the listener from the notification list.
+   * @param listener The AssignmentListener to unregister
+   */
+  public boolean unregisterListener(final AssignmentListener listener) {
+    return this.listeners.remove(listener);
+  }
+
+  public void setRegionStateListener(final RegionStateListener listener) {
+    this.regionStateListener = listener;
+  }
+
+  public RegionStates getRegionStates() {
+    return regionStates;
+  }
+
+  public RegionStateStore getRegionStateStore() {
+    return regionStateStore;
+  }
+
+  public List<ServerName> getFavoredNodes(final HRegionInfo regionInfo) {
+    return this.shouldAssignRegionsWithFavoredNodes?
+        ((FavoredNodeLoadBalancer)getBalancer()).getFavoredNodes(regionInfo):
+          ServerName.EMPTY_SERVER_LIST;
+  }
+
+  // ============================================================================================
+  //  Table State Manager helpers
+  // ============================================================================================
+  TableStateManager getTableStateManager() {
+    return master.getTableStateManager();
+  }
+
+  public boolean isTableEnabled(final TableName tableName) {
+    return getTableStateManager().isTableState(tableName, TableState.State.ENABLED);
+  }
+
+  public boolean isTableDisabled(final TableName tableName) {
+    return getTableStateManager().isTableState(tableName,
+      TableState.State.DISABLED, TableState.State.DISABLING);
+  }
+
+  // ============================================================================================
+  //  META Helpers
+  // ============================================================================================
+  private boolean isMetaRegion(final HRegionInfo regionInfo) {
+    return regionInfo.isMetaRegion();
+  }
+
+  public boolean isMetaRegion(final byte[] regionName) {
+    return getMetaRegionFromName(regionName) != null;
+  }
+
+  public HRegionInfo getMetaRegionFromName(final byte[] regionName) {
+    for (HRegionInfo hri: getMetaRegionSet()) {
+      if (Bytes.equals(hri.getRegionName(), regionName)) {
+        return hri;
+      }
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  public boolean isCarryingMeta(final ServerName serverName) {
+    for (HRegionInfo hri: getMetaRegionSet()) {
+      if (isCarryingRegion(serverName, hri)) {
+        return true;
+      }
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  private boolean isCarryingRegion(final ServerName serverName, final HRegionInfo regionInfo) {
+    // TODO: check for state?
+    final RegionStateNode node = regionStates.getRegionNode(regionInfo);
+    return(node != null && serverName.equals(node.getRegionLocation()));
+  }
+
+  private HRegionInfo getMetaForRegion(final HRegionInfo regionInfo) {
+    //if (regionInfo.isMetaRegion()) return regionInfo;
+    // TODO: handle multiple meta. if the region provided is not meta lookup
+    // which meta the region belongs to.
+    return HRegionInfo.FIRST_META_REGIONINFO;
+  }
+
+  // TODO: handle multiple meta.
+  private static final Set<HRegionInfo> META_REGION_SET =
+      Collections.singleton(HRegionInfo.FIRST_META_REGIONINFO);
+  public Set<HRegionInfo> getMetaRegionSet() {
+    return META_REGION_SET;
+  }
+
+  // ============================================================================================
+  //  META Event(s) helpers
+  // ============================================================================================
+  public boolean isMetaInitialized() {
+    return metaInitializedEvent.isReady();
+  }
+
+  public boolean isMetaRegionInTransition() {
+    return !isMetaInitialized();
+  }
+
+  public boolean waitMetaInitialized(final Procedure proc) {
+    // TODO: handle multiple meta. should this wait on all meta?
+    // this is used by the ServerCrashProcedure...
+    return waitMetaInitialized(proc, HRegionInfo.FIRST_META_REGIONINFO);
+  }
+
+  public boolean waitMetaInitialized(final Procedure proc, final HRegionInfo regionInfo) {
+    return getProcedureScheduler().waitEvent(
+      getMetaInitializedEvent(getMetaForRegion(regionInfo)), proc);
+  }
+
+  private void setMetaInitialized(final HRegionInfo metaRegionInfo, final boolean isInitialized) {
+    assert isMetaRegion(metaRegionInfo) : "unexpected non-meta region " + metaRegionInfo;
+    final ProcedureEvent metaInitEvent = getMetaInitializedEvent(metaRegionInfo);
+    if (isInitialized) {
+      getProcedureScheduler().wakeEvent(metaInitEvent);
+    } else {
+      getProcedureScheduler().suspendEvent(metaInitEvent);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private ProcedureEvent getMetaInitializedEvent(final HRegionInfo metaRegionInfo) {
+    assert isMetaRegion(metaRegionInfo) : "unexpected non-meta region " + metaRegionInfo;
+    // TODO: handle multiple meta.
+    return metaInitializedEvent;
+  }
+
+  public boolean waitMetaLoaded(final Procedure proc) {
+    return getProcedureScheduler().waitEvent(metaLoadEvent, proc);
+  }
+
+  protected void wakeMetaLoadedEvent() {
+    getProcedureScheduler().wakeEvent(metaLoadEvent);
+    assert isMetaLoaded() : "expected meta to be loaded";
+  }
+
+  public boolean isMetaLoaded() {
+    return metaLoadEvent.isReady();
+  }
+
+  // ============================================================================================
+  //  TODO: Sync helpers
+  // ============================================================================================
+  public void assignMeta(final HRegionInfo metaRegionInfo) throws IOException {
+    assignMeta(metaRegionInfo, null);
+  }
+
+  public void assignMeta(final HRegionInfo metaRegionInfo, final ServerName serverName)
+      throws IOException {
+    assert isMetaRegion(metaRegionInfo) : "unexpected non-meta region " + metaRegionInfo;
+    AssignProcedure proc;
+    if (serverName != null) {
+      LOG.debug("Try assigning Meta " + metaRegionInfo + " to " + serverName);
+      proc = createAssignProcedure(metaRegionInfo, serverName);
+    } else {
+      LOG.debug("Assigning " + metaRegionInfo.getRegionNameAsString());
+      proc = createAssignProcedure(metaRegionInfo, false);
+    }
+    ProcedureSyncWait.submitAndWaitProcedure(master.getMasterProcedureExecutor(), proc);
+  }
+
+  public void assign(final HRegionInfo regionInfo) throws IOException {
+    assign(regionInfo, true);
+  }
+
+  public void assign(final HRegionInfo regionInfo, final boolean forceNewPlan) throws IOException {
+    AssignProcedure proc = createAssignProcedure(regionInfo, forceNewPlan);
+    ProcedureSyncWait.submitAndWaitProcedure(master.getMasterProcedureExecutor(), proc);
+  }
+
+  public void unassign(final HRegionInfo regionInfo) throws IOException {
+    unassign(regionInfo, false);
+  }
+
+  public void unassign(final HRegionInfo regionInfo, final boolean forceNewPlan)
+  throws IOException {
+    // TODO: rename this reassign
+    RegionStateNode node = this.regionStates.getRegionNode(regionInfo);
+    ServerName destinationServer = node.getRegionLocation();
+    if (destinationServer == null) {
+      throw new UnexpectedStateException("DestinationServer is null; Assigned? " + node.toString());
+    }
+    assert destinationServer != null; node.toString();
+    UnassignProcedure proc = createUnassignProcedure(regionInfo, destinationServer, forceNewPlan);
+    ProcedureSyncWait.submitAndWaitProcedure(master.getMasterProcedureExecutor(), proc);
+  }
+
+  public Future<byte[]> moveAsync(final RegionPlan regionPlan) {
+    MoveRegionProcedure proc = createMoveRegionProcedure(regionPlan);
+    return ProcedureSyncWait.submitProcedure(master.getMasterProcedureExecutor(), proc);
+  }
+
+  @VisibleForTesting
+  public boolean waitForAssignment(final HRegionInfo regionInfo) throws IOException {
+    return waitForAssignment(regionInfo, Long.MAX_VALUE);
+  }
+
+  @VisibleForTesting
+  // TODO: Remove this?
+  public boolean waitForAssignment(final HRegionInfo regionInfo, final long timeout)
+  throws IOException {
+    RegionStateNode node = null;
+    // This method can be called before the regionInfo has made it into the regionStateMap
+    // so wait around here a while.
+    long startTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
+    // Something badly wrong if takes ten seconds to register a region.
+    long endTime = startTime + 10000;
+    while ((node = regionStates.getRegionNode(regionInfo)) == null && isRunning() &&
+        System.currentTimeMillis() < endTime) {
+      // Presume it not yet added but will be added soon. Let it spew a lot so we can tell if
+      // we are waiting here alot.
+      LOG.debug("Waiting on " + regionInfo + " to be added to regionStateMap");
+      Threads.sleep(10);
+    }
+    if (node == null) {
+      if (!isRunning()) return false;
+      throw new RegionException(regionInfo.getRegionNameAsString() + " never registered with Assigment.");
+    }
+
+    RegionTransitionProcedure proc = node.getProcedure();
+    if (proc == null) {
+      throw new NoSuchProcedureException(node.toString());
+    }
+
+    ProcedureSyncWait.waitForProcedureToCompleteIOE(
+      master.getMasterProcedureExecutor(), proc.getProcId(), timeout);
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  // ============================================================================================
+  //  RegionTransition procedures helpers
+  // ============================================================================================
+
+  public AssignProcedure[] createAssignProcedures(final Collection<HRegionInfo> regionInfo) {
+    return createAssignProcedures(regionInfo, false);
+  }
+
+  public AssignProcedure[] createAssignProcedures(final Collection<HRegionInfo> regionInfo,
+      final boolean forceNewPlan) {
+    if (regionInfo.isEmpty()) return null;
+    final AssignProcedure[] procs = new AssignProcedure[regionInfo.size()];
+    int index = 0;
+    for (HRegionInfo hri: regionInfo) {
+      procs[index++] = createAssignProcedure(hri, forceNewPlan);
+    }
+    return procs;
+  }
+
+  // Needed for the following method so it can type the created Array we return
+  private static final UnassignProcedure [] UNASSIGNED_PROCEDURE_FOR_TYPE_INFO =
+      new UnassignProcedure[0];
+
+  UnassignProcedure[] createUnassignProcedures(final Collection<RegionStateNode> nodes) {
+    if (nodes.isEmpty()) return null;
+    final List<UnassignProcedure> procs = new ArrayList<UnassignProcedure>(nodes.size());
+    for (RegionStateNode node: nodes) {
+      if (!this.regionStates.include(node, false)) continue;
+      // Look for regions that are offline/closed; i.e. already unassigned.
+      if (this.regionStates.isRegionOffline(node.getRegionInfo())) continue;
+      assert node.getRegionLocation() != null: node.toString();
+      procs.add(createUnassignProcedure(node.getRegionInfo(), node.getRegionLocation(), false));
+    }
+    return procs.toArray(UNASSIGNED_PROCEDURE_FOR_TYPE_INFO);
+  }
+
+  public MoveRegionProcedure[] createReopenProcedures(final Collection<HRegionInfo> regionInfo) {
+    final MoveRegionProcedure[] procs = new MoveRegionProcedure[regionInfo.size()];
+    int index = 0;
+    for (HRegionInfo hri: regionInfo) {
+      final ServerName serverName = regionStates.getRegionServerOfRegion(hri);
+      final RegionPlan plan = new RegionPlan(hri, serverName, serverName);
+      procs[index++] = createMoveRegionProcedure(plan);
+    }
+    return procs;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Called by things like EnableTableProcedure to get a list of AssignProcedure
+   * to assign the regions of the table.
+   */
+  public AssignProcedure[] createAssignProcedures(final TableName tableName) {
+    return createAssignProcedures(regionStates.getRegionsOfTable(tableName));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Called by things like DisableTableProcedure to get a list of UnassignProcedure
+   * to unassign the regions of the table.
+   */
+  public UnassignProcedure[] createUnassignProcedures(final TableName tableName) {
+    return createUnassignProcedures(regionStates.getTableRegionStateNodes(tableName));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Called by things like ModifyColumnFamilyProcedure to get a list of MoveRegionProcedure
+   * to reopen the regions of the table.
+   */
+  public MoveRegionProcedure[] createReopenProcedures(final TableName tableName) {
+    return createReopenProcedures(regionStates.getRegionsOfTable(tableName));
+  }
+
+  public AssignProcedure createAssignProcedure(final HRegionInfo regionInfo,
+      final boolean forceNewPlan) {
+    AssignProcedure proc = new AssignProcedure(regionInfo, forceNewPlan);
+    proc.setOwner(getProcedureEnvironment().getRequestUser().getShortName());
+    return proc;
+  }
+
+  public AssignProcedure createAssignProcedure(final HRegionInfo regionInfo,
+      final ServerName targetServer) {
+    AssignProcedure proc = new AssignProcedure(regionInfo, targetServer);
+    proc.setOwner(getProcedureEnvironment().getRequestUser().getShortName());
+    return proc;
+  }
+
+  public UnassignProcedure createUnassignProcedure(final HRegionInfo regionInfo,
+      final ServerName destinationServer, final boolean force) {
+    // If destinationServer is null, figure it.
+    ServerName sn = destinationServer != null? destinationServer:
+      getRegionStates().getRegionState(regionInfo).getServerName();
+    assert sn != null;
+    UnassignProcedure proc = new UnassignProcedure(regionInfo, sn, force);
+    proc.setOwner(getProcedureEnvironment().getRequestUser().getShortName());
+    return proc;
+  }
+
+  public MoveRegionProcedure createMoveRegionProcedure(final RegionPlan plan) {
+    MoveRegionProcedure proc = new MoveRegionProcedure(plan);
+    proc.setOwner(getProcedureEnvironment().getRequestUser().getShortName());
+    return proc;
+  }
+
+
+  public SplitTableRegionProcedure createSplitProcedure(final HRegionInfo regionToSplit,
+      final byte[] splitKey) throws IOException {
+    return new SplitTableRegionProcedure(getProcedureEnvironment(), regionToSplit, splitKey);
+  }
+
+  public MergeTableRegionsProcedure createMergeProcedure(final HRegionInfo regionToMergeA,
+      final HRegionInfo regionToMergeB) throws IOException {
+    return new MergeTableRegionsProcedure(getProcedureEnvironment(), regionToMergeA,regionToMergeB);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Delete the region states. This is called by "DeleteTable"
+   */
+  public void deleteTable(final TableName tableName) throws IOException {
+    final ArrayList<HRegionInfo> regions = regionStates.getTableRegionsInfo(tableName);
+    regionStateStore.deleteRegions(regions);
+    for (int i = 0; i < regions.size(); ++i) {
+      final HRegionInfo regionInfo = regions.get(i);
+      // we expect the region to be offline
+      regionStates.removeFromOfflineRegions(regionInfo);
+      regionStates.deleteRegion(regionInfo);
+    }
+  }
+
+  // ============================================================================================
+  //  RS Region Transition Report helpers
+  // ============================================================================================
+  // TODO: Move this code in MasterRpcServices and call on specific event?
+  public ReportRegionStateTransitionResponse reportRegionStateTransition(
+      final ReportRegionStateTransitionRequest req)
+  throws PleaseHoldException {
+    final ReportRegionStateTransitionResponse.Builder builder =
+        ReportRegionStateTransitionResponse.newBuilder();
+    final ServerName serverName = ProtobufUtil.toServerName(req.getServer());
+    try {
+      for (RegionStateTransition transition: req.getTransitionList()) {
+        switch (transition.getTransitionCode()) {
+          case OPENED:
+          case FAILED_OPEN:
+          case CLOSED:
+            assert transition.getRegionInfoCount() == 1 : transition;
+            final HRegionInfo hri = HRegionInfo.convert(transition.getRegionInfo(0));
+            updateRegionTransition(serverName, transition.getTransitionCode(), hri,
+                transition.hasOpenSeqNum() ? transition.getOpenSeqNum() : HConstants.NO_SEQNUM);
+            break;
+          case READY_TO_SPLIT:
+          case SPLIT_PONR:
+          case SPLIT:
+          case SPLIT_REVERTED:
+            assert transition.getRegionInfoCount() == 3 : transition;
+            final HRegionInfo parent = HRegionInfo.convert(transition.getRegionInfo(0));
+            final HRegionInfo splitA = HRegionInfo.convert(transition.getRegionInfo(1));
+            final HRegionInfo splitB = HRegionInfo.convert(transition.getRegionInfo(2));
+            updateRegionSplitTransition(serverName, transition.getTransitionCode(),
+              parent, splitA, splitB);
+            break;
+          case READY_TO_MERGE:
+          case MERGE_PONR:
+          case MERGED:
+          case MERGE_REVERTED:
+            assert transition.getRegionInfoCount() == 3 : transition;
+            final HRegionInfo merged = HRegionInfo.convert(transition.getRegionInfo(0));
+            final HRegionInfo mergeA = HRegionInfo.convert(transition.getRegionInfo(1));
+            final HRegionInfo mergeB = HRegionInfo.convert(transition.getRegionInfo(2));
+            updateRegionMergeTransition(serverName, transition.getTransitionCode(),
+              merged, mergeA, mergeB);
+            break;
+        }
+      }
+    } catch (PleaseHoldException e) {
+      LOG.debug("failed to transition: " + e.getMessage());
+      throw e;
+    } catch (UnsupportedOperationException|IOException e) {
+      // TODO: at the moment we have a single error message and the RS will abort
+      // if the master says that one of the region transition failed.
+      LOG.warn("failed to transition: " + e.getMessage());
+      builder.setErrorMessage("failed to transition: " + e.getMessage());
+    }
+    return builder.build();
+  }
+
+  private void updateRegionTransition(final ServerName serverName, final TransitionCode state,
+      final HRegionInfo regionInfo, final long seqId)
+      throws PleaseHoldException, UnexpectedStateException {
+    checkFailoverCleanupCompleted(regionInfo);
+
+    final RegionStateNode regionNode = regionStates.getRegionNode(regionInfo);
+    if (regionNode == null) {
+      // the table/region is gone. maybe a delete, split, merge
+      throw new UnexpectedStateException(String.format(
+        "Server %s was trying to transition region %s to %s. but the region was removed.",
+        serverName, regionInfo, state));
+    }
+
+    if (LOG.isTraceEnabled()) {
+      LOG.trace(String.format("Update region transition serverName=%s region=%s state=%s",
+        serverName, regionNode, state));
+    }
+
+    final ServerStateNode serverNode = regionStates.getOrCreateServer(serverName);
+    if (!reportTransition(regionNode, serverNode, state, seqId)) {
+      LOG.warn(String.format(
+        "No procedure for %s. server=%s to transition to %s", regionNode, serverName, state));
+    }
+  }
+
+  private boolean reportTransition(final RegionStateNode regionNode,
+      final ServerStateNode serverNode, final TransitionCode state, final long seqId)
+      throws UnexpectedStateException {
+    final ServerName serverName = serverNode.getServerName();
+    synchronized (regionNode) {
+      final RegionTransitionProcedure proc = regionNode.getProcedure();
+      if (proc == null) return false;
+
+      //serverNode.getReportEvent().removeProcedure(proc);
+      proc.reportTransition(master.getMasterProcedureExecutor().getEnvironment(),
+        serverName, state, seqId);
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+
+  private void updateRegionSplitTransition(final ServerName serverName, final TransitionCode state,
+      final HRegionInfo parent, final HRegionInfo hriA, final HRegionInfo hriB)
+      throws IOException {
+    checkFailoverCleanupCompleted(parent);
+
+    if (state != TransitionCode.READY_TO_SPLIT) {
+      throw new UnexpectedStateException("unsupported split state=" + state +
+        " for parent region " + parent +
+        " maybe an old RS (< 2.0) had the operation in progress");
+    }
+
+    // sanity check on the request
+    if (!Bytes.equals(hriA.getEndKey(), hriB.getStartKey())) {
+      throw new UnsupportedOperationException(
+        "unsupported split request with bad keys: parent=" + parent +
+        " hriA=" + hriA + " hriB=" + hriB);
+    }
+
+    try {
+      if (regionStateListener != null) {
+        regionStateListener.onRegionSplit(parent);
+      }
+    } catch (QuotaExceededException e) {
+      // TODO: does this really belong here?
+      master.getRegionNormalizer().planSkipped(parent, PlanType.SPLIT);
+      throw e;
+    }
+
+    // Submit the Split procedure
+    final byte[] splitKey = hriB.getStartKey();
+    if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
+      LOG.debug("Split request from " + serverName +
+          ", parent=" + parent + " splitKey=" + Bytes.toStringBinary(splitKey));
+    }
+    master.getMasterProcedureExecutor().submitProcedure(createSplitProcedure(parent, splitKey));
+
+    // If the RS is < 2.0 throw an exception to abort the operation, we are handling the split
+    if (regionStates.getOrCreateServer(serverName).getVersionNumber() < 0x0200000) {
+      throw new UnsupportedOperationException(String.format(
+        "Split handled by the master: parent=%s hriA=%s hriB=%s", parent.getShortNameToLog(), hriA, hriB));
+    }
+  }
+
+  private void updateRegionMergeTransition(final ServerName serverName, final TransitionCode state,
+      final HRegionInfo merged, final HRegionInfo hriA, final HRegionInfo hriB)
+      throws PleaseHoldException, UnexpectedStateException, IOException {
+    checkFailoverCleanupCompleted(merged);
+
+    if (state != TransitionCode.READY_TO_MERGE) {
+      throw new UnexpectedStateException("Unsupported merge state=" + state +
+        " for regionA=" + hriA + " regionB=" + hriB + " merged=" + merged +
+        " maybe an old RS (< 2.0) had the operation in progress");
+    }
+
+    // Submit the Merge procedure
+    if (LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
+      LOG.debug("Handling merge request from RS=" + merged + ", merged=" + merged);
+    }
+    master.getMasterProcedureExecutor().submitProcedure(createMergeProcedure(hriA, hriB));
+
+    // If the RS is < 2.0 throw an exception to abort the operation, we are handling the merge
+    if (regionStates.getOrCreateServer(serverName).getVersionNumber() < 0x0200000) {
+      throw new UnsupportedOperationException(String.format(
+        "Merge not handled yet: state=%s merged=%s hriA=%s hriB=%s", state, merged, hriA, hriB));
+    }
+  }
+
+  // ============================================================================================
+  //  RS Status update (report online regions) helpers
+  // ============================================================================================
+  /**
+   * the master will call this method when the RS send the regionServerReport().
+   * the report will contains the "hbase version" and the "online regions".
+   * this method will check the the online regions against the in-memory state of the AM,
+   * if there is a mismatch we will try to fence out the RS with the assumption
+   * that something went wrong on the RS side.
+   */
+  public void reportOnlineRegions(final ServerName serverName,
+      final int versionNumber, final Set<byte[]> regionNames) {
+    if (!isRunning()) return;
+    if (LOG.isTraceEnabled()) {
+      LOG.trace("ReportOnlineRegions " + serverName + " regionCount=" + regionNames.size() +
+        ", metaLoaded=" + isMetaLoaded() + " " +
+          regionNames.stream().map(element -> Bytes.toStringBinary(element)).
+            collect(Collectors.toList()));
+    }
+
+    final ServerStateNode serverNode = regionStates.getOrCreateServer(serverName);
+
+    // update the server version number. This will be used for live upgrades.
+    synchronized (serverNode) {
+      serverNode.setVersionNumber(versionNumber);
+      if (serverNode.isInState(ServerState.SPLITTING, ServerState.OFFLINE)) {
+        LOG.warn("Got a report from a server result in state " + serverNode.getState());
+        return;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (regionNames.isEmpty()) {
+      // nothing to do if we don't have regions
+      LOG.trace("no online region found on " + serverName);
+    } else if (!isMetaLoaded()) {
+      // if we are still on startup, discard the report unless is from someone holding meta
+      checkOnlineRegionsReportForMeta(serverNode, regionNames);
+    } else {
+      // The Heartbeat updates us of what regions are only. check and verify the state.
+      checkOnlineRegionsReport(serverNode, regionNames);
+    }
+
+    // wake report event
+    wakeServerReportEvent(serverNode);
+  }
+
+  public void checkOnlineRegionsReportForMeta(final ServerStateNode serverNode,
+      final Set<byte[]> regionNames) {
+    try {
+      for (byte[] regionName: regionNames) {
+        final HRegionInfo hri = getMetaRegionFromName(regionName);
+        if (hri == null) {
+          if (LOG.isTraceEnabled()) {
+            LOG.trace("Skip online report for region=" + Bytes.toStringBinary(regionName) +
+              " while meta is loading");
+          }
+          continue;
+        }
+
+        final RegionStateNode regionNode = regionStates.getOrCreateRegionNode(hri);
+        LOG.info("META REPORTED: " + regionNode);
+        if (!reportTransition(regionNode, serverNode, TransitionCode.OPENED, 0)) {
+          LOG.warn("META REPORTED but no procedure found");
+          regionNode.setRegionLocation(serverNode.getServerName());
+        } else if (LOG.isTraceEnabled()) {
+          LOG.trace("META REPORTED: " + regionNode);
+        }
+      }
+    } catch (UnexpectedStateException e) {
+      final ServerName serverName = serverNode.getServerName();
+      LOG.warn("Killing " + serverName + ": " + e.getMessage());
+      killRegionServer(serverNode);
+    }
+  }
+
+  public void checkOnlineRegionsReport(final ServerStateNode serverNode,
+      final Set<byte[]> regionNames) {
+    final ServerName serverName = serverNode.getServerName();
+    try {
+      for (byte[] regionName: regionNames) {
+        if (!isRunning()) return;
+
+        final RegionStateNode regionNode = regionStates.getRegionNodeFromName(regionName);
+        if (regionNode == null) {
+          throw new UnexpectedStateException("Not online: " + Bytes.toStringBinary(regionName));
+        }
+
+        synchronized (regionNode) {
+          if (regionNode.isInState(State.OPENING, State.OPEN)) {
+            if (!regionNode.getRegionLocation().equals(serverName)) {
+              throw new UnexpectedStateException(
+                "Reported OPEN on server=" + serverName +
+                " but state found says server=" + regionNode.getRegionLocation());
+            } else if (regionNode.isInState(State.OPENING)) {
+              try {
+                if (!reportTransition(regionNode, serverNode, TransitionCode.OPENED, 0)) {
+                  LOG.warn("Reported OPEN on server=" + serverName +
+                    " but state found says " + regionNode + " and NO procedure is running");
+                }
+              } catch (UnexpectedStateException e) {
+                LOG.warn("Unexpected exception while trying to report " + regionNode +
+                  " as open: " + e.getMessage(), e);
+              }
+            }
+          } else if (!regionNode.isInState(State.CLOSING, State.SPLITTING)) {
+            // TODO: We end up killing the RS if we get a report while we already
+            // transitioned to close or split. we should have a timeout/timestamp to compare
+            throw new UnexpectedStateException(
+                "Reported OPEN but state found says " + regionNode.getState());
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    } catch (UnexpectedStateException e) {
+      LOG.warn("Killing " + serverName + ": " + e.getMessage());
+      killRegionServer(serverNode);
+    }
+  }
+
+  protected boolean waitServerReportEvent(final ServerName serverName, final Procedure proc) {
+    final ServerStateNode serverNode = regionStates.getOrCreateServer(serverName);
+    return getProcedureScheduler().waitEvent(serverNode.getReportEvent(), proc);
+  }
+
+  protected void wakeServerReportEvent(final ServerStateNode serverNode) {
+    getProcedureScheduler().wakeEvent(serverNode.getReportEvent());
+  }
+
+  // ============================================================================================
+  //  RIT chore
+  // ============================================================================================
+  private static class RegionInTransitionChore extends ProcedureInMemoryChore<MasterProcedureEnv> {
+    public RegionInTransitionChore(final int timeoutMsec) {
+      super(timeoutMsec);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void periodicExecute(final MasterProcedureEnv env) {
+      final AssignmentManager am = env.getAssignmentManager();
+
+      final RegionInTransitionStat ritStat = am.computeRegionInTransitionStat();
+      if (ritStat.hasRegionsOverThreshold()) {
+        for (RegionState hri: ritStat.getRegionOverThreshold()) {
+          am.handleRegionOverStuckWarningThreshold(hri.getRegion());
+        }
+      }
+
+      // update metrics
+      am.updateRegionsInTransitionMetrics(ritStat);
+    }
+  }
+
+  public RegionInTransitionStat computeRegionInTransitionStat() {
+    final RegionInTransitionStat rit = new RegionInTransitionStat(getConfiguration());
+    rit.update(this);
+    return rit;
+  }
+
+  public static class RegionInTransitionStat {
+    private final int ritThreshold;
+
+    private HashMap<String, RegionState> ritsOverThreshold = null;
+    private long statTimestamp;
+    private long oldestRITTime = 0;
+    private int totalRITsTwiceThreshold = 0;
+    private int totalRITs = 0;
+
+    @VisibleForTesting
+    public RegionInTransitionStat(final Configuration conf) {
+      this.ritThreshold =
+        conf.getInt(METRICS_RIT_STUCK_WARNING_THRESHOLD, DEFAULT_RIT_STUCK_WARNING_THRESHOLD);
+    }
+
+    public int getRITThreshold() {
+      return ritThreshold;
+    }
+
+    public long getTimestamp() {
+      return statTimestamp;
+    }
+
+    public int getTotalRITs() {
+      return totalRITs;
+    }
+
+    public long getOldestRITTime() {
+      return oldestRITTime;
+    }
+
+    public int getTotalRITsOverThreshold() {
+      Map<String, RegionState> m = this.ritsOverThreshold;
+      return m != null ? m.size() : 0;
+    }
+
+    public boolean hasRegionsTwiceOverThreshold() {
+      return totalRITsTwiceThreshold > 0;
+    }
+
+    public boolean hasRegionsOverThreshold() {
+      Map<String, RegionState> m = this.ritsOverThreshold;
+      return m != null && !m.isEmpty();
+    }
+
+    public Collection<RegionState> getRegionOverThreshold() {
+      Map<String, RegionState> m = this.ritsOverThreshold;
+      return m != null? m.values(): Collections.EMPTY_SET;
+    }
+
+    public boolean isRegionOverThreshold(final HRegionInfo regionInfo) {
+      Map<String, RegionState> m = this.ritsOverThreshold;
+      return m != null? m.containsKey(regionInfo.getEncodedName()): false;
+    }
+
+    public boolean isRegionTwiceOverThreshold(final HRegionInfo regionInfo) {
+      Map<String, RegionState> m = this.ritsOverThreshold;
+      if (m == null) return false;
+      final RegionState state = m.get(regionInfo.getEncodedName());
+      if (state == null) return false;
+      return (statTimestamp - state.getStamp()) > (ritThreshold * 2);
+    }
+
+    protected void update(final AssignmentManager am) {
+      final RegionStates regionStates = am.getRegionStates();
+      this.statTimestamp = EnvironmentEdgeManager.currentTime();
+      update(regionStates.getRegionsStateInTransition(), statTimestamp);
+      update(regionStates.getRegionFailedOpen(), statTimestamp);
+    }
+
+    private void update(final Collection<RegionState> regions, final long currentTime) {
+      for (RegionState state: regions) {
+        totalRITs++;
+        final long ritTime = currentTime - state.getStamp();
+        if (ritTime > ritThreshold) {
+          if (ritsOverThreshold == null) {
+            ritsOverThreshold = new HashMap<String, RegionState>();
+          }
+          ritsOverThreshold.put(state.getRegion().getEncodedName(), state);
+          totalRITsTwiceThreshold += (ritTime > (ritThreshold * 2)) ? 1 : 0;
+        }
+        if (oldestRITTime < ritTime) {
+          oldestRITTime = ritTime;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  private void updateRegionsInTransitionMetrics(final RegionInTransitionStat ritStat) {
+    metrics.updateRITOldestAge(ritStat.getOldestRITTime());
+    metrics.updateRITCount(ritStat.getTotalRITs());
+    metrics.updateRITCountOverThreshold(ritStat.getTotalRITsOverThreshold());
+  }
+
+  private void handleRegionOverStuckWarningThreshold(final HRegionInfo regionInfo) {
+    final RegionStateNode regionNode = regionStates.getRegionNode(regionInfo);
+    //if (regionNode.isStuck()) {
+    LOG.warn("TODO Handle stuck in transition: " + regionNode);
+  }
+
+  // ============================================================================================
+  //  TODO: Master load/bootstrap
+  // ============================================================================================
+  public void joinCluster() throws IOException {
+    final long startTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
+
+    LOG.info("Joining the cluster...");
+
+    // Scan hbase:meta to build list of existing regions, servers, and assignment
+    loadMeta();
+
+    for (int i = 0; master.getServerManager().countOfRegionServers() < 1; ++i) {
+      LOG.info("waiting for RS to join");
+      Threads.sleep(250);
+    }
+    LOG.info("RS joined " + master.getServerManager().countOfRegionServers());
+
+    // This method will assign all user regions if a clean server startup or
+    // it will reconstruct master state and cleanup any leftovers from previous master process.
+    boolean failover = processofflineServersWithOnlineRegions();
+
+    // Start the RIT chore
+    master.getMasterProcedureExecutor().addChore(this.ritChore);
+
+    LOG.info(String.format("Joined the cluster in %s, failover=%s",
+      StringUtils.humanTimeDiff(System.currentTimeMillis() - startTime), failover));
+  }
+
+  private void loadMeta() throws IOException {
+    // TODO: use a thread pool
+    regionStateStore.visitMeta(new RegionStateStore.RegionStateVisitor() {
+      @Override
+      public void visitRegionState(final HRegionInfo regionInfo, final State state,
+          final ServerName regionLocation, final ServerName lastHost, final long openSeqNum) {
+        final RegionStateNode regionNode = regionStates.getOrCreateRegionNode(regionInfo);
+        synchronized (regionNode) {
+          if (!regionNode.isInTransition()) {
+            regionNode.setState(state);
+            regionNode.setLastHost(lastHost);
+            regionNode.setRegionLocation(regionLocation);
+            regionNode.setOpenSeqNum(openSeqNum);
+
+            if (state == State.OPEN) {
+              assert regionLocation != null : "found null region location for " + regionNode;
+              regionStates.addRegionToServer(regionLocation, regionNode);
+            } else if (state == State.OFFLINE || regionInfo.isOffline()) {
+              regionStates.addToOfflineRegions(regionNode);
+            } else {
+              // These regions should have a procedure in replay
+              regionStates.addRegionInTransition(regionNode, null);
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    });
+
+    // every assignment is blocked until meta is loaded.
+    wakeMetaLoadedEvent();
+  }
+
+  // TODO: the assumption here is that if RSs are crashing while we are executing this
+  // they will be handled by the SSH that will be putted in the ServerManager "queue".
+  // we can integrate this a bit better.
+  private boolean processofflineServersWithOnlineRegions() {
+    boolean failover = !master.getServerManager().getDeadServers().isEmpty();
+
+    final Set<ServerName> offlineServersWithOnlineRegions = new HashSet<ServerName>();
+    final ArrayList<HRegionInfo> regionsToAssign = new ArrayList<HRegionInfo>();
+    long st, et;
+
+    st = System.currentTimeMillis();
+    for (RegionStateNode regionNode: regionStates.getRegionNodes()) {
+      if (regionNode.getState() == State.OPEN) {
+        final ServerName serverName = regionNode.getRegionLocation();
+        if (!master.getServerManager().isServerOnline(serverName)) {
+          offlineServersWithOnlineRegions.add(serverName);
+        }
+      } else if (regionNode.getState() == State.OFFLINE) {
+        if (isTableEnabled(regionNode.getTable())) {
+          regionsToAssign.add(regionNode.getRegionInfo());
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    et = System.currentTimeMillis();
+    LOG.info("[STEP-1] " + StringUtils.humanTimeDiff(et - st));
+
+    // kill servers with online regions
+    st = System.currentTimeMillis();
+    for (ServerName serverName: offlineServersWithOnlineRegions) {
+      if (!master.getServerManager().isServerOnline(serverName)) {
+        LOG.info("KILL RS hosting regions but not online " + serverName +
+          " (master=" + master.getServerName() + ")");
+        killRegionServer(serverName);
+      }
+    }
+    et = System.currentTimeMillis();
+    LOG.info("[STEP-2] " + StringUtils.humanTimeDiff(et - st));
+
+    setFailoverCleanupDone(true);
+
+    // assign offline regions
+    st = System.currentTimeMillis();
+    for (HRegionInfo regionInfo: regionsToAssign) {
+      master.getMasterProcedureExecutor().submitProcedure(
+        createAssignProcedure(regionInfo, false));
+    }
+    et = System.currentTimeMillis();
+    LOG.info("[STEP-3] " + StringUtils.humanTimeDiff(et - st));
+
+    return failover;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Used by ServerCrashProcedure to make sure AssignmentManager has completed
+   * the failover cleanup before re-assigning regions of dead servers. So that
+   * when re-assignment happens, AssignmentManager has proper region states.
+   */
+  public boolean isFailoverCleanupDone() {
+    return failoverCleanupDone.isReady();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Used by ServerCrashProcedure tests verify the ability to suspend the
+   * execution of the ServerCrashProcedure.
+   */
+  @VisibleForTesting
+  public void setFailoverCleanupDone(final boolean b) {
+    master.getMasterProcedureExecutor().getEnvironment()
+      .setEventReady(failoverCleanupDone, b);
+  }
+
+  public ProcedureEvent getFailoverCleanupEvent() {
+    return failoverCleanupDone;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Used to check if the failover cleanup is done.
+   * if not we throw PleaseHoldException since we are rebuilding the RegionStates
+   * @param hri region to check if it is already rebuild
+   * @throws PleaseHoldException if the failover cleanup is not completed
+   */
+  private void checkFailoverCleanupCompleted(final HRegionInfo hri) throws PleaseHoldException {
+    if (!isRunning()) {
+      throw new PleaseHoldException("AssignmentManager not running");
+    }
+
+    // TODO: can we avoid throwing an exception if hri is already loaded?
+    //       at the moment we bypass only meta
+    boolean meta = isMetaRegion(hri);
+    boolean cleanup = isFailoverCleanupDone();
+    if (!isMetaRegion(hri) && !isFailoverCleanupDone()) {
+      String msg = "Master not fully online; hbase:meta=" + meta + ", failoverCleanup=" + cleanup;
+      throw new PleaseHoldException(msg);
+    }
+  }
+
+  // ============================================================================================
+  //  TODO: Metrics
+  // ============================================================================================
+  public int getNumRegionsOpened() {
+    // TODO: Used by TestRegionPlacement.java and assume monotonically increasing value
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  public void submitServerCrash(final ServerName serverName, final boolean shouldSplitWal) {
+    boolean carryingMeta = master.getAssignmentManager().isCarryingMeta(serverName);
+    ProcedureExecutor<MasterProcedureEnv> procExec = this.master.getMasterProcedureExecutor();
+    procExec.submitProcedure(new ServerCrashProcedure(procExec.getEnvironment(), serverName,
+      shouldSplitWal, carryingMeta));
+    LOG.debug("Added=" + serverName +
+      " to dead servers, submitted shutdown handler to be executed meta=" + carryingMeta);
+  }
+
+  public void offlineRegion(final HRegionInfo regionInfo) throws IOException {
+    // TODO used by MasterRpcServices ServerCrashProcedure
+    final RegionStateNode node = regionStates.getRegionNode(regionInfo);
+    if (node != null) node.offline();
+  }
+
+  public void onlineRegion(final HRegionInfo regionInfo, final ServerName serverName) {
+    // TODO used by TestSplitTransactionOnCluster.java
+  }
+
+  public Map<ServerName, List<HRegionInfo>> getSnapShotOfAssignment(
+      final Collection<HRegionInfo> regions) {
+    return regionStates.getSnapShotOfAssignment(regions);
+  }
+
+  // ============================================================================================
+  //  TODO: UTILS/HELPERS?
+  // ============================================================================================
+  /**
+   * Used by the client (via master) to identify if all regions have the schema updates
+   *
+   * @param tableName
+   * @return Pair indicating the status of the alter command (pending/total)
+   * @throws IOException
+   */
+  public Pair<Integer, Integer> getReopenStatus(TableName tableName)
+      throws IOException {
+    if (isTableDisabled(tableName)) return new Pair<Integer, Integer>(0, 0);
+
+    final List<RegionState> states = regionStates.getTableRegionStates(tableName);
+    int ritCount = 0;
+    for (RegionState regionState: states) {
+      if (!regionState.isOpened()) ritCount++;
+    }
+    return new Pair<Integer, Integer>(ritCount, states.size());
+  }
+
+  // ============================================================================================
+  //  TODO: Region State In Transition
+  // ============================================================================================
+  protected boolean addRegionInTransition(final RegionStateNode regionNode,
+      final RegionTransitionProcedure procedure) {
+    return regionStates.addRegionInTransition(regionNode, procedure);
+  }
+
+  protected void removeRegionInTransition(final RegionStateNode regionNode,
+      final RegionTransitionProcedure procedure) {
+    regionStates.removeRegionInTransition(regionNode, procedure);
+  }
+
+  public boolean hasRegionsInTransition() {
+    return regionStates.hasRegionsInTransition();
+  }
+
+  public List<RegionStateNode> getRegionsInTransition() {
+    return regionStates.getRegionsInTransition();
+  }
+
+  public List<HRegionInfo> getAssignedRegions() {
+    return regionStates.getAssignedRegions();
+  }
+
+  public HRegionInfo getRegionInfo(final byte[] regionName) {
+    final RegionStateNode regionState = regionStates.getRegionNodeFromName(regionName);
+    return regionState != null ? regionState.getRegionInfo() : null;
+  }
+
+  // ============================================================================================
+  //  TODO: Region Status update
+  // ============================================================================================
+  private void sendRegionOpenedNotification(final HRegionInfo regionInfo,
+      final ServerName serverName) {
+    getBalancer().regionOnline(regionInfo, serverName);
+    if (!this.listeners.isEmpty()) {
+      for (AssignmentListener listener : this.listeners) {
+        listener.regionOpened(regionInfo, serverName);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  private void sendRegionClosedNotification(final HRegionInfo regionInfo) {
+    getBalancer().regionOffline(regionInfo);
+    if (!this.listeners.isEmpty()) {
+      for (AssignmentListener listener : this.listeners) {
+        listener.regionClosed(regionInfo);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  public void markRegionAsOpening(final RegionStateNode regionNode) throws IOException {
+    synchronized (regionNode) {
+      State state = regionNode.transitionState(State.OPENING, RegionStates.STATES_EXPECTED_ON_OPEN);
+      regionStates.addRegionToServer(regionNode.getRegionLocation(), regionNode);
+      regionStateStore.updateRegionLocation(regionNode.getRegionInfo(), state,
+        regionNode.getRegionLocation(), regionNode.getLastHost(), HConstants.NO_SEQNUM,
+        regionNode.getProcedure().getProcId());
+    }
+
+    // update the operation count metrics
+    metrics.incrementOperationCounter();
+  }
+
+  public void markRegionAsOpened(final RegionStateNode regionNode) throws IOException {
+    final HRegionInfo hri = regionNode.getRegionInfo();
+    synchronized (regionNode) {
+      State state = regionNode.transitionState(State.OPEN, RegionStates.STATES_EXPECTED_ON_OPEN);
+      if (isMetaRegion(hri)) {
+        setMetaInitialized(hri, true);
+      }
+      regionStates.addRegionToServer(regionNode.getRegionLocation(), regionNode);
+      // TODO: OPENING Updates hbase:meta too... we need to do both here and there?
+      // That is a lot of hbase:meta writing.
+      regionStateStore.updateRegionLocation(regionNode.getRegionInfo(), state,
+        regionNode.getRegionLocation(), regionNode.getLastHost(), regionNode.getOpenSeqNum(),
+        regionNode.getProcedure().getProcId());
+      sendRegionOpenedNotification(hri, regionNode.getRegionLocation());
+      // update assignment metrics
+      if (regionNode.getProcedure() != null) {
+        metrics.updateAssignTime(regionNode.getProcedure().elapsedTime());
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  public void markRegionAsClosing(final RegionStateNode regionNode) throws IOException {
+    final HRegionInfo hri = regionNode.getRegionInfo();
+    synchronized (regionNode) {
+      State state = regionNode.transitionState(State.CLOSING, RegionStates.STATES_EXPECTED_ON_CLOSE);
+      // Set meta has not initialized early. so people trying to create/edit tables will wait
+      if (isMetaRegion(hri)) {
+        setMetaInitialized(hri, false);
+      }
+      regionStates.addRegionToServer(regionNode.getRegionLocation(), regionNode);
+      regionStateStore.updateRegionLocation(regionNode.getRegionInfo(), state,
+        regionNode.getRegionLocation(), regionNode.getLastHost(), HConstants.NO_SEQNUM,
+        regionNode.getProcedure().getProcId());
+    }
+
+    // update the operation count metrics
+    metrics.incrementOperationCounter();
+  }
+
+  public void markRegionAsClosed(final RegionStateNode regionNode) throws IOException {
+    final HRegionInfo hri = regionNode.getRegionInfo();
+    synchronized (regionNode) {
+      State state = regionNode.transitionState(State.CLOSED, RegionStates.STATES_EXPECTED_ON_CLOSE);
+      regionStates.removeRegionFromServer(regionNode.getRegionLocation(), regionNode);
+      regionNode.setLastHost(regionNode.getRegionLocation());
+      regionNode.setRegionLocation(null);
+      regionStateStore.updateRegionLocation(regionNode.getRegionInfo(), state,
+        regionNode.getRegionLocation()/*null*/, regionNode.getLastHost(),
+        HConstants.NO_SEQNUM, regionNode.getProcedure().getProcId());
+      sendRegionClosedNotification(hri);
+      // Update assignment metrics
+      if (regionNode.getProcedure() != null) {
+        metrics.updateUnassignTime(regionNode.getProcedure().elapsedTime());
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  public void markRegionAsSplit(final HRegionInfo parent, final ServerName serverName,
+      final HRegionInfo daughterA, final HRegionInfo daughterB)
+  throws IOException {
+    // Update hbase:meta. Parent will be marked offline and split up in hbase:meta.
+    // The parent stays in regionStates until cleared when removed by CatalogJanitor.
+    // Update its state in regionStates to it shows as offline and split when read
+    // later figuring what regions are in a table and what are not: see
+    // regionStates#getRegionsOfTable
+    final RegionStateNode node = regionStates.getOrCreateRegionNode(parent);
+    node.setState(State.SPLIT);
+    regionStateStore.splitRegion(parent, daughterA, daughterB, serverName);
+    if (shouldAssignFavoredNodes(parent)) {
+      List<ServerName> onlineServers = this.master.getServerManager().getOnlineServersList();
+      ((FavoredNodesPromoter)getBalancer()).
+          generateFavoredNodesForDaughter(onlineServers, parent, daughterA, daughterB);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * When called here, the merge has happened. The two merged regions have been
+   * unassigned and the above markRegionClosed has been called on each so they have been
+   * disassociated from a hosting Server. The merged region will be open after this call. The
+   * merged regions are removed from hbase:meta below> Later they are deleted from the filesystem
+   * by the catalog janitor running against hbase:meta. It notices when the merged region no
+   * longer holds references to the old regions.
+   */
+  public void markRegionAsMerged(final HRegionInfo child, final ServerName serverName,
+      final HRegionInfo mother, final HRegionInfo father) throws IOException {
+    final RegionStateNode node = regionStates.getOrCreateRegionNode(child);
+    node.setState(State.MERGED);
+    regionStates.deleteRegion(mother);
+    regionStates.deleteRegion(father);
+    regionStateStore.mergeRegions(child, mother, father, serverName);
+    if (shouldAssignFavoredNodes(child)) {
+      ((FavoredNodesPromoter)getBalancer()).
+        generateFavoredNodesForMergedRegion(child, mother, father);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /*
+   * Favored nodes should be applied only when FavoredNodes balancer is configured and the region
+   * belongs to a non-system table.
+   */
+  private boolean shouldAssignFavoredNodes(HRegionInfo region) {
+    return this.shouldAssignRegionsWithFavoredNodes &&
+        FavoredNodesManager.isFavoredNodeApplicable(region);
+  }
+
+  // ============================================================================================
+  //  Assign Queue (Assign/Balance)
+  // ============================================================================================
+  private final ArrayList<RegionStateNode> pendingAssignQueue = new ArrayList<RegionStateNode>();
+  private final ReentrantLock assignQueueLock = new ReentrantLock();
+  private final Condition assignQueueFullCond = assignQueueLock.newCondition();
+
+  /**
+   * Add the assign operation to the assignment queue.
+   * The pending assignment operation will be processed,
+   * and each region will be assigned by a server using the balancer.
+   */
+  protected void queueAssign(final RegionStateNode regionNode) {
+    getProcedureScheduler().suspendEvent(regionNode.getProcedureEvent());
+
+    // TODO: quick-start for meta and the other sys-tables?
+    assignQueueLock.lock();
+    try {
+      pendingAssignQueue.add(regionNode);
+      if (regionNode.isSystemTable() ||
+          pendingAssignQueue.size() == 1 ||
+          pendingAssignQueue.size() >= assignDispatchWaitQueueMaxSize) {
+        assignQueueFullCond.signal();
+      }
+    } finally {
+      assignQueueLock.unlock();
+    }
+  }
+
+  private void startAssignmentThread() {
+    assignThread = new Thread("AssignmentThread") {
+      @Override
+      public void run() {
+        while (isRunning()) {
+          processAssignQueue();
+        }
+        pendingAssignQueue.clear();
+      }
+    };
+    assignThread.start();
+  }
+
+  private void stopAssignmentThread() {
+    assignQueueSignal();
+    try {
+      while (assignThread.isAlive()) {
+        assignQueueSignal();
+        assignThread.join(250);
+      }
+    } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+      LOG.warn("join interrupted", e);
+      Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
+    }
+  }
+
+  private void assignQueueSignal() {
+    assignQueueLock.lock();
+    try {
+      assignQueueFullCond.signal();
+    } finally {
+      assignQueueLock.unlock();
+    }
+  }
+
+  @edu.umd.cs.findbugs.annotations.SuppressWarnings("WA_AWAIT_NOT_IN_LOOP")
+  private HashMap<HRegionInfo, RegionStateNode> waitOnAssignQueue() {
+    HashMap<HRegionInfo, RegionStateNode> regions = null;
+
+    assignQueueLock.lock();
+    try {
+      if (pendingAssignQueue.isEmpty() && isRunning()) {
+        assignQueueFullCond.await();
+      }
+
+      if (!isRunning()) return null;
+      assignQueueFullCond.await(assignDispatchWaitMillis, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+      regions = new HashMap<HRegionInfo, RegionStateNode>(pendingAssignQueue.size());
+      for (RegionStateNode regionNode: pendingAssignQueue) {
+        regions.put(regionNode.getRegionInfo(), regionNode);
+      }
+      pendingAssignQueue.clear();
+    } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+      LOG.warn("got interrupted ", e);
+      Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
+    } finally {
+      assignQueueLock.unlock();
+    }
+    return regions;
+  }
+
+  private void processAssignQueue() {
+    final HashMap<HRegionInfo, RegionStateNode> regions = waitOnAssignQueue();
+    if (regions == null || regions.size() == 0 || !isRunning()) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (LOG.isTraceEnabled()) {
+      LOG.trace("PROCESS ASSIGN QUEUE regionCount=" + regions.size());
+    }
+
+    // TODO: Optimize balancer. pass a RegionPlan?
+    final HashMap<HRegionInfo, ServerName> retainMap = new HashMap<HRegionInfo, ServerName>();
+    final List<HRegionInfo> rrList = new ArrayList<HRegionInfo>();
+    for (RegionStateNode regionNode: regions.values()) {
+      if (regionNode.getRegionLocation() != null) {
+        retainMap.put(regionNode.getRegionInfo(), regionNode.getRegionLocation());
+      } else {
+        rrList.add(regionNode.getRegionInfo());
+      }
+    }
+
+    // TODO: connect with the listener to invalidate the cache
+    final LoadBalancer balancer = getBalancer();
+
+    // TODO use events
+    List<ServerName> servers = master.getServerManager().createDestinationServersList();
+    for (int i = 0; servers.size() < 1; ++i) {
+      if (i % 4 == 0) {
+        LOG.warn("no server available, unable to find a location for " + regions.size() +
+            " unassigned regions. waiting");
+      }
+
+      // the was AM killed
+      if (!isRunning()) {
+        LOG.debug("aborting assignment-queue with " + regions.size() + " not assigned");
+        return;
+      }
+
+      Threads.sleep(250);
+      servers = master.getServerManager().createDestinationServersList();
+    }
+
+    final boolean isTraceEnabled = LOG.isTraceEnabled();
+    if (isTraceEnabled) {
+      LOG.trace("available servers count=" + servers.size() + ": " + servers);
+    }
+
+    // ask the balancer where to place regions
+    if (!retainMap.isEmpty()) {
+      if (isTraceEnabled) {
+        LOG.trace("retain assign regions=" + retainMap);
+      }
+      try {
+        acceptPlan(regions, balancer.retainAssignment(retainMap, servers));
+      } catch (HBaseIOException e) {
+        LOG.warn("unable to retain assignment", e);
+        addToPendingAssignment(regions, retainMap.keySet());
+      }
+    }
+
+    // TODO: Do we need to split retain and round-robin?
+    // the retain seems to fallback to round-robin/random if the region is not in the map.
+    if (!rrList.isEmpty()) {
+      Collections.sort(rrList);
+      if (isTraceEnabled) {
+        LOG.trace("round robin regions=" + rrList);
+      }
+      try {
+        acceptPlan(regions, balancer.roundRobinAssignment(rrList, servers));
+      } catch (HBaseIOException e) {
+        LOG.warn("unable to round-robin assignment", e);
+        addToPendingAssignment(regions, rrList);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  private void acceptPlan(final HashMap<HRegionInfo, RegionStateNode> regions,
+      final Map<ServerName, List<HRegionInfo>> plan) throws HBaseIOException {
+    final ProcedureEvent[] events = new ProcedureEvent[regions.size()];
+    final long st = System.currentTimeMillis();
+
+    if (plan == null) {
+      throw new HBaseIOException("unable to compute plans for regions=" + regions.size());
+    }
+
+    if (plan.isEmpty()) return;
+
+    int evcount = 0;
+    for (Map.Entry<ServerName, List<HRegionInfo>> entry: plan.entrySet()) {
+      final ServerName server = entry.getKey();
+      for (HRegionInfo hri: entry.getValue()) {
+        final RegionStateNode regionNode = regions.get(hri);
+        regionNode.setRegionLocation(server);
+        events[evcount++] = regionNode.getProcedureEvent();
+      }
+    }
+    getProcedureScheduler().wakeEvents(evcount, events);
+
+    final long et = System.currentTimeMillis();
+    if (LOG.isTraceEnabled()) {
+      LOG.trace("ASSIGN ACCEPT " + events.length + " -> " +
+          StringUtils.humanTimeDiff(et - st));
+    }
+  }
+
+  private void addToPendingAssignment(final HashMap<HRegionInfo, RegionStateNode> regions,
+      final Collection<HRegionInfo> pendingRegions) {
+    assignQueueLock.lock();
+    try {
+      for (HRegionInfo hri: pendingRegions) {
+        pendingAssignQueue.add(regions.get(hri));
+      }
+    } finally {
+      assignQueueLock.unlock();
+    }
+  }
+
+  // ============================================================================================
+  //  Server Helpers
+  // ============================================================================================
+  @Override
+  public void serverAdded(final ServerName serverName) {
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void serverRemoved(final ServerName serverName) {
+    final ServerStateNode serverNode = regionStates.getServerNode(serverName);
+    if (serverNode == null) return;
+
+    // just in case, wake procedures waiting for this server report
+    wakeServerReportEvent(serverNode);
+  }
+
+  public int getServerVersion(final ServerName serverName) {
+    final ServerStateNode node = regionStates.getServerNode(serverName);
+    return node != null ? node.getVersionNumber() : 0;
+  }
+
+  public void killRegionServer(final ServerName serverName) {
+    final ServerStateNode serverNode = regionStates.getServerNode(serverName);
+    killRegionServer(serverNode);
+  }
+
+  public void killRegionServer(final ServerStateNode serverNode) {
+    for (RegionStateNode regionNode: serverNode.getRegions()) {
+      regionNode.offline();
+    }
+    master.getServerManager().expireServer(serverNode.getServerName());
+  }
+}

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+/**
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.hadoop.hbase.master.assignment;
+
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.HBaseIOException;
+import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.classification.InterfaceAudience;
+
+/**
+ * Used internally signaling failed queue of a remote procedure
+ * operation.
+ */
+@SuppressWarnings("serial")
+@InterfaceAudience.Private
+public class FailedRemoteDispatchException extends HBaseIOException {
+  public FailedRemoteDispatchException(String msg) {
+    super(msg);
+  }
+}
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