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Posted to commits@activemq.apache.org by ni...@apache.org on 2018/04/19 12:56:36 UTC

activemq-artemis git commit: ARTEMIS-1784 JDBC NodeManager should just use DMBS clock

Repository: activemq-artemis
Updated Branches:
  refs/heads/1.x 9fe47f77d -> adb11b88a


ARTEMIS-1784 JDBC NodeManager should just use DMBS clock

(cherry picked from commit 6e9195224c163090e485e0d76c6b4418a583fb75)


Project: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/activemq-artemis/repo
Commit: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/activemq-artemis/commit/adb11b88
Tree: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/activemq-artemis/tree/adb11b88
Diff: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/activemq-artemis/diff/adb11b88

Branch: refs/heads/1.x
Commit: adb11b88adb054bbc3edb6b520a7eacda484255f
Parents: 9fe47f7
Author: Francesco Nigro <ni...@gmail.com>
Authored: Wed Apr 4 18:37:12 2018 +0200
Committer: Francesco Nigro <ni...@gmail.com>
Committed: Thu Apr 19 14:32:10 2018 +0200

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 .../config/ActiveMQDefaultConfiguration.java    |   6 -
 .../src/main/resources/journal-sql.properties   |   6 +-
 .../storage/DatabaseStorageConfiguration.java   |  10 -
 .../deployers/impl/FileConfigurationParser.java |   1 -
 .../core/server/impl/jdbc/JdbcLeaseLock.java    | 186 +++++++++----
 .../core/server/impl/jdbc/JdbcNodeManager.java  | 266 +++++++++++--------
 .../impl/jdbc/JdbcSharedStateManager.java       | 227 +++++++---------
 .../resources/schema/artemis-configuration.xsd  |   7 -
 .../server/impl/jdbc/JdbcLeaseLockTest.java     |   4 +-
 .../impl/jdbc/JdbcSharedStateManagerTest.java   |   1 -
 .../artemis/tests/util/ActiveMQTestBase.java    |   5 -
 docs/user-manual/en/persistence.md              |   4 -
 12 files changed, 386 insertions(+), 337 deletions(-)
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http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/activemq-artemis/blob/adb11b88/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/api/config/ActiveMQDefaultConfiguration.java
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diff --git a/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/api/config/ActiveMQDefaultConfiguration.java b/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/api/config/ActiveMQDefaultConfiguration.java
index f772763..1920fa8 100644
--- a/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/api/config/ActiveMQDefaultConfiguration.java
+++ b/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/api/config/ActiveMQDefaultConfiguration.java
@@ -449,8 +449,6 @@ public final class ActiveMQDefaultConfiguration {
 
    private static final long DEFAULT_JDBC_LOCK_ACQUISITION_TIMEOUT_MILLIS = -1;
 
-   private static final long DEFAULT_JDBC_MAX_ALLOWED_MILLIS_FROM_DB_TIME = TimeUnit.SECONDS.toMillis(60);
-
    // Default JMS Bingings table name, used with Database storage type
    private static final String DEFAULT_JMS_BINDINGS_TABLE_NAME = "JMS_BINDINGS";
 
@@ -1228,10 +1226,6 @@ public final class ActiveMQDefaultConfiguration {
       return DEFAULT_JDBC_LOCK_ACQUISITION_TIMEOUT_MILLIS;
    }
 
-   public static long getDefaultJdbcMaxAllowedMillisFromDbTime() {
-      return DEFAULT_JDBC_MAX_ALLOWED_MILLIS_FROM_DB_TIME;
-   }
-
    public static String getDefaultJMSBindingsTableName() {
       return DEFAULT_JMS_BINDINGS_TABLE_NAME;
    }

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/activemq-artemis/blob/adb11b88/artemis-jdbc-store/src/main/resources/journal-sql.properties
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diff --git a/artemis-jdbc-store/src/main/resources/journal-sql.properties b/artemis-jdbc-store/src/main/resources/journal-sql.properties
index b526b97..e5c70ba 100644
--- a/artemis-jdbc-store/src/main/resources/journal-sql.properties
+++ b/artemis-jdbc-store/src/main/resources/journal-sql.properties
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ count-journal-record=SELECT COUNT(*) FROM %s
 
 create-node-manager-store-table=CREATE TABLE %s (ID INT NOT NULL, HOLDER_ID VARCHAR(128), HOLDER_EXPIRATION_TIME TIMESTAMP, NODE_ID CHAR(36),STATE CHAR(1), PRIMARY KEY(ID))
 create-state=INSERT INTO %s (ID) VALUES (%s)
-try-acquire-lock=UPDATE %s SET HOLDER_ID = ?, HOLDER_EXPIRATION_TIME = ? WHERE (HOLDER_EXPIRATION_TIME IS NULL OR HOLDER_EXPIRATION_TIME < CURRENT_TIMESTAMP) AND ID = %s
+try-acquire-lock=UPDATE %s SET HOLDER_ID = ?, HOLDER_EXPIRATION_TIME = ? WHERE (HOLDER_EXPIRATION_TIME IS NULL OR (HOLDER_EXPIRATION_TIME < CURRENT_TIMESTAMP AND ? > CURRENT_TIMESTAMP)) AND ID = %s
 try-release-lock=UPDATE %s SET HOLDER_ID = NULL, HOLDER_EXPIRATION_TIME = NULL WHERE HOLDER_ID = ? AND ID = %s
-is-locked=SELECT HOLDER_ID, HOLDER_EXPIRATION_TIME FROM %s WHERE ID = %s
-renew-lock=UPDATE %s SET HOLDER_EXPIRATION_TIME = ? WHERE HOLDER_ID = ? AND ID = %s
+is-locked=SELECT HOLDER_ID, HOLDER_EXPIRATION_TIME, CURRENT_TIMESTAMP FROM %s WHERE ID = %s
+renew-lock=UPDATE %s SET HOLDER_EXPIRATION_TIME = ? WHERE HOLDER_ID = ? AND HOLDER_EXPIRATION_TIME IS NOT NULL AND ? > HOLDER_EXPIRATION_TIME AND ? > CURRENT_TIMESTAMP AND ID = %s
 current-timestamp=SELECT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP FROM %s
 write-state=UPDATE %s SET STATE = ? WHERE ID = %s
 read-state=SELECT STATE FROM %s WHERE ID = %s

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/activemq-artemis/blob/adb11b88/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/config/storage/DatabaseStorageConfiguration.java
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diff --git a/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/config/storage/DatabaseStorageConfiguration.java b/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/config/storage/DatabaseStorageConfiguration.java
index 59e12aa..699b3d5 100644
--- a/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/config/storage/DatabaseStorageConfiguration.java
+++ b/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/config/storage/DatabaseStorageConfiguration.java
@@ -52,8 +52,6 @@ public class DatabaseStorageConfiguration implements StoreConfiguration {
 
    private long jdbcLockAcquisitionTimeoutMillis = ActiveMQDefaultConfiguration.getDefaultJdbcLockAcquisitionTimeoutMillis();
 
-   private long jdbcMaxAllowedMillisFromDbTime = ActiveMQDefaultConfiguration.getDefaultJdbcMaxAllowedMillisFromDbTime();
-
    @Override
    public StoreType getStoreType() {
       return StoreType.DATABASE;
@@ -187,12 +185,4 @@ public class DatabaseStorageConfiguration implements StoreConfiguration {
    public void setJdbcLockAcquisitionTimeoutMillis(long jdbcLockAcquisitionTimeoutMillis) {
       this.jdbcLockAcquisitionTimeoutMillis = jdbcLockAcquisitionTimeoutMillis;
    }
-
-   public long getJdbcMaxAllowedMillisFromDbTime() {
-      return jdbcMaxAllowedMillisFromDbTime;
-   }
-
-   public void setJdbcMaxAllowedMillisFromDbTime(long jdbcMaxAllowedMillisFromDbTime) {
-      this.jdbcMaxAllowedMillisFromDbTime = jdbcMaxAllowedMillisFromDbTime;
-   }
 }

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/activemq-artemis/blob/adb11b88/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/deployers/impl/FileConfigurationParser.java
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diff --git a/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/deployers/impl/FileConfigurationParser.java b/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/deployers/impl/FileConfigurationParser.java
index 3adeeb9..a60f70f 100644
--- a/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/deployers/impl/FileConfigurationParser.java
+++ b/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/deployers/impl/FileConfigurationParser.java
@@ -1167,7 +1167,6 @@ public final class FileConfigurationParser extends XMLConfigurationUtil {
       conf.setJdbcNetworkTimeout(getInteger(storeNode, "jdbc-network-timeout", conf.getJdbcNetworkTimeout(), Validators.NO_CHECK));
       conf.setJdbcLockRenewPeriodMillis(getLong(storeNode, "jdbc-lock-renew-period", conf.getJdbcLockRenewPeriodMillis(), Validators.NO_CHECK));
       conf.setJdbcLockExpirationMillis(getLong(storeNode, "jdbc-lock-expiration", conf.getJdbcLockExpirationMillis(), Validators.NO_CHECK));
-      conf.setJdbcMaxAllowedMillisFromDbTime(getLong(storeNode, "jdbc-max-allowed-millis-from-db-time", conf.getJdbcMaxAllowedMillisFromDbTime(), Validators.NO_CHECK));
       return conf;
    }
 

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/activemq-artemis/blob/adb11b88/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/jdbc/JdbcLeaseLock.java
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diff --git a/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/jdbc/JdbcLeaseLock.java b/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/jdbc/JdbcLeaseLock.java
index 03f04ec..11c1aab 100644
--- a/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/jdbc/JdbcLeaseLock.java
+++ b/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/jdbc/JdbcLeaseLock.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import java.sql.ResultSet;
 import java.sql.SQLException;
 import java.sql.Timestamp;
 import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.function.Predicate;
 
 import org.jboss.logging.Logger;
@@ -35,14 +36,15 @@ final class JdbcLeaseLock implements LeaseLock {
    private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(JdbcLeaseLock.class);
    private static final int MAX_HOLDER_ID_LENGTH = 128;
    private final Connection connection;
-   private long millisDiffFromDbTime;
    private final String holderId;
    private final PreparedStatement tryAcquireLock;
    private final PreparedStatement tryReleaseLock;
    private final PreparedStatement renewLock;
    private final PreparedStatement isLocked;
+   private final PreparedStatement currentDateTime;
    private final long expirationMillis;
    private boolean maybeAcquired;
+   private final String lockName;
 
    /**
     * The lock will be responsible (ie {@link #close()}) of all the {@link PreparedStatement}s used by it, but not of the {@link Connection},
@@ -54,20 +56,22 @@ final class JdbcLeaseLock implements LeaseLock {
                  PreparedStatement tryReleaseLock,
                  PreparedStatement renewLock,
                  PreparedStatement isLocked,
+                 PreparedStatement currentDateTime,
                  long expirationMIllis,
-                 long millisDiffFromDbTime) {
+                 String lockName) {
       if (holderId.length() > MAX_HOLDER_ID_LENGTH) {
          throw new IllegalArgumentException("holderId length must be <=" + MAX_HOLDER_ID_LENGTH);
       }
       this.holderId = holderId;
-      this.millisDiffFromDbTime = millisDiffFromDbTime;
       this.tryAcquireLock = tryAcquireLock;
       this.tryReleaseLock = tryReleaseLock;
       this.renewLock = renewLock;
       this.isLocked = isLocked;
+      this.currentDateTime = currentDateTime;
       this.expirationMillis = expirationMIllis;
       this.maybeAcquired = false;
       this.connection = connection;
+      this.lockName = lockName;
    }
 
    public String holderId() {
@@ -79,32 +83,88 @@ final class JdbcLeaseLock implements LeaseLock {
       return expirationMillis;
    }
 
-   private long timeDifference() {
-      return millisDiffFromDbTime;
+   private String readableLockStatus() {
+      try {
+         connection.setTransactionIsolation(Connection.TRANSACTION_READ_COMMITTED);
+         final boolean autoCommit = connection.getAutoCommit();
+         connection.setAutoCommit(false);
+         try {
+            final String lockStatus;
+            final PreparedStatement preparedStatement = this.isLocked;
+            try (ResultSet resultSet = preparedStatement.executeQuery()) {
+               if (!resultSet.next()) {
+                  lockStatus = null;
+               } else {
+                  final String currentHolderId = resultSet.getString(1);
+                  final Timestamp expirationTime = resultSet.getTimestamp(2);
+                  final Timestamp currentTimestamp = resultSet.getTimestamp(3);
+                  lockStatus = "holderId = " + currentHolderId + " expirationTime = " + expirationTime + " currentTimestamp = " + currentTimestamp;
+               }
+            }
+            connection.commit();
+            return lockStatus;
+         } catch (SQLException ie) {
+            connection.rollback();
+            return ie.getMessage();
+         } finally {
+            connection.setAutoCommit(autoCommit);
+         }
+      } catch (SQLException e) {
+         return e.getMessage();
+      }
+   }
+
+   private long dbCurrentTimeMillis() throws SQLException {
+      final long start = System.nanoTime();
+      try (ResultSet resultSet = currentDateTime.executeQuery()) {
+         resultSet.next();
+         final Timestamp currentTimestamp = resultSet.getTimestamp(1);
+         final long elapsedTime = System.nanoTime() - start;
+         if (LOGGER.isDebugEnabled()) {
+            LOGGER.debugf("[%s] %s query currentTimestamp = %s tooks %d ms",
+                          lockName, holderId, currentTimestamp, TimeUnit.NANOSECONDS.toMillis(elapsedTime));
+         }
+         return currentTimestamp.getTime();
+      }
    }
 
    @Override
    public boolean renew() {
       synchronized (connection) {
          try {
-            final boolean result;
+            connection.setTransactionIsolation(Connection.TRANSACTION_READ_COMMITTED);
+            final boolean autoCommit = connection.getAutoCommit();
             connection.setAutoCommit(false);
             try {
-               final long timeDifference = timeDifference();
                final PreparedStatement preparedStatement = this.renewLock;
-               final long now = System.currentTimeMillis() + timeDifference;
-               final Timestamp timestamp = new Timestamp(now + expirationMillis);
-               preparedStatement.setTimestamp(1, timestamp);
+               final long now = dbCurrentTimeMillis();
+               final Timestamp expirationTime = new Timestamp(now + expirationMillis);
+               if (LOGGER.isDebugEnabled()) {
+                  LOGGER.debugf("[%s] %s is renewing lock with expirationTime = %s",
+                                lockName, holderId, expirationTime);
+               }
+               preparedStatement.setTimestamp(1, expirationTime);
                preparedStatement.setString(2, holderId);
-               result = preparedStatement.executeUpdate() == 1;
+               preparedStatement.setTimestamp(3, expirationTime);
+               preparedStatement.setTimestamp(4, expirationTime);
+               final int updatedRows = preparedStatement.executeUpdate();
+               final boolean renewed = updatedRows == 1;
+               connection.commit();
+               if (!renewed) {
+                  if (LOGGER.isDebugEnabled()) {
+                     LOGGER.debugf("[%s] %s has failed to renew lock: lock status = { %s }",
+                                   lockName, holderId, readableLockStatus());
+                  }
+               } else {
+                  LOGGER.debugf("[%s] %s has renewed lock", lockName, holderId);
+               }
+               return renewed;
             } catch (SQLException ie) {
                connection.rollback();
-               connection.setAutoCommit(true);
                throw new IllegalStateException(ie);
+            } finally {
+               connection.setAutoCommit(autoCommit);
             }
-            connection.commit();
-            connection.setAutoCommit(true);
-            return result;
          } catch (SQLException e) {
             throw new IllegalStateException(e);
          }
@@ -115,30 +175,36 @@ final class JdbcLeaseLock implements LeaseLock {
    public boolean tryAcquire() {
       synchronized (connection) {
          try {
-            final boolean acquired;
+            connection.setTransactionIsolation(Connection.TRANSACTION_READ_COMMITTED);
+            final boolean autoCommit = connection.getAutoCommit();
             connection.setAutoCommit(false);
             try {
-               final long timeDifference = timeDifference();
                final PreparedStatement preparedStatement = tryAcquireLock;
-               final long now = System.currentTimeMillis() + timeDifference;
+               final long now = dbCurrentTimeMillis();
                preparedStatement.setString(1, holderId);
-               final Timestamp timestamp = new Timestamp(now + expirationMillis);
-               preparedStatement.setTimestamp(2, timestamp);
-               acquired = preparedStatement.executeUpdate() == 1;
+               final Timestamp expirationTime = new Timestamp(now + expirationMillis);
+               preparedStatement.setTimestamp(2, expirationTime);
+               preparedStatement.setTimestamp(3, expirationTime);
+               LOGGER.debugf("[%s] %s is trying to acquire lock with expirationTime %s",
+                             lockName, holderId, expirationTime);
+               final boolean acquired = preparedStatement.executeUpdate() == 1;
+               connection.commit();
+               if (acquired) {
+                  this.maybeAcquired = true;
+                  LOGGER.debugf("[%s] %s has acquired lock", lockName, holderId);
+               } else {
+                  if (LOGGER.isDebugEnabled()) {
+                     LOGGER.debugf("[%s] %s has failed to acquire lock: lock status = { %s }",
+                                   lockName, holderId, readableLockStatus());
+                  }
+               }
+               return acquired;
             } catch (SQLException ie) {
                connection.rollback();
-               connection.setAutoCommit(true);
                throw new IllegalStateException(ie);
+            } finally {
+               connection.setAutoCommit(autoCommit);
             }
-            connection.commit();
-            connection.setAutoCommit(true);
-            if (acquired) {
-               this.maybeAcquired = true;
-               if (LOGGER.isDebugEnabled()) {
-                  LOGGER.debug(holderId + " has acquired a lock");
-               }
-            }
-            return acquired;
          } catch (SQLException e) {
             throw new IllegalStateException(e);
          }
@@ -158,10 +224,11 @@ final class JdbcLeaseLock implements LeaseLock {
    private boolean checkValidHolderId(Predicate<? super String> holderIdFilter) {
       synchronized (connection) {
          try {
-            boolean result;
+            connection.setTransactionIsolation(Connection.TRANSACTION_READ_COMMITTED);
+            final boolean autoCommit = connection.getAutoCommit();
             connection.setAutoCommit(false);
             try {
-               final long timeDifference = timeDifference();
+               boolean result;
                final PreparedStatement preparedStatement = this.isLocked;
                try (ResultSet resultSet = preparedStatement.executeQuery()) {
                   if (!resultSet.next()) {
@@ -169,29 +236,33 @@ final class JdbcLeaseLock implements LeaseLock {
                   } else {
                      final String currentHolderId = resultSet.getString(1);
                      result = holderIdFilter.test(currentHolderId);
-                     //warn about any zombie lock
-                     final Timestamp timestamp = resultSet.getTimestamp(2);
-                     if (timestamp != null) {
-                        final long lockExpirationTime = timestamp.getTime();
-                        final long now = System.currentTimeMillis() + timeDifference;
-                        final long expiredBy = now - lockExpirationTime;
+                     final Timestamp expirationTime = resultSet.getTimestamp(2);
+                     final Timestamp currentTimestamp = resultSet.getTimestamp(3);
+                     final long currentTimestampMillis = currentTimestamp.getTime();
+                     boolean zombie = false;
+                     if (expirationTime != null) {
+                        final long lockExpirationTime = expirationTime.getTime();
+                        final long expiredBy = currentTimestampMillis - lockExpirationTime;
                         if (expiredBy > 0) {
                            result = false;
-                           if (LOGGER.isDebugEnabled()) {
-                              LOGGER.debug("found zombie lock with holderId: " + currentHolderId + " expired by: " + expiredBy + " ms");
-                           }
+                           zombie = true;
                         }
                      }
+                     if (LOGGER.isDebugEnabled()) {
+                        LOGGER.debugf("[%s] %s has found %s with holderId = %s expirationTime = %s currentTimestamp = %s",
+                                      lockName, holderId, zombie ? "zombie lock" : "lock",
+                                      currentHolderId, expirationTime, currentTimestamp);
+                     }
                   }
                }
+               connection.commit();
+               return result;
             } catch (SQLException ie) {
                connection.rollback();
-               connection.setAutoCommit(true);
                throw new IllegalStateException(ie);
+            } finally {
+               connection.setAutoCommit(autoCommit);
             }
-            connection.commit();
-            connection.setAutoCommit(true);
-            return result;
          } catch (SQLException e) {
             throw new IllegalStateException(e);
          }
@@ -202,26 +273,30 @@ final class JdbcLeaseLock implements LeaseLock {
    public void release() {
       synchronized (connection) {
          try {
+            connection.setTransactionIsolation(Connection.TRANSACTION_READ_COMMITTED);
+            final boolean autoCommit = connection.getAutoCommit();
             connection.setAutoCommit(false);
             try {
                final PreparedStatement preparedStatement = this.tryReleaseLock;
                preparedStatement.setString(1, holderId);
-               if (preparedStatement.executeUpdate() != 1) {
-                  LOGGER.warn(holderId + " has failed to release a lock");
-               } else {
+               final boolean released = preparedStatement.executeUpdate() == 1;
+               //consider it as released to avoid on finalize to be reclaimed
+               this.maybeAcquired = false;
+               connection.commit();
+               if (!released) {
                   if (LOGGER.isDebugEnabled()) {
-                     LOGGER.debug(holderId + " has released a lock");
+                     LOGGER.debugf("[%s] %s has failed to release lock: lock status = { %s }",
+                                   lockName, holderId, readableLockStatus());
                   }
+               } else {
+                  LOGGER.debugf("[%s] %s has released lock", lockName, holderId);
                }
-               //consider it as released to avoid on finalize to be reclaimed
-               this.maybeAcquired = false;
             } catch (SQLException ie) {
                connection.rollback();
-               connection.setAutoCommit(true);
                throw new IllegalStateException(ie);
+            } finally {
+               connection.setAutoCommit(autoCommit);
             }
-            connection.commit();
-            connection.setAutoCommit(true);
          } catch (SQLException e) {
             throw new IllegalStateException(e);
          }
@@ -242,6 +317,7 @@ final class JdbcLeaseLock implements LeaseLock {
                this.tryAcquireLock.close();
                this.renewLock.close();
                this.isLocked.close();
+               this.currentDateTime.close();
             }
          }
       }

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/activemq-artemis/blob/adb11b88/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/jdbc/JdbcNodeManager.java
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diff --git a/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/jdbc/JdbcNodeManager.java b/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/jdbc/JdbcNodeManager.java
index 465680f..189d3fa 100644
--- a/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/jdbc/JdbcNodeManager.java
+++ b/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/jdbc/JdbcNodeManager.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ import org.jboss.logging.Logger;
  */
 public final class JdbcNodeManager extends NodeManager {
 
-   private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(JdbcNodeManager.class);
+   private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(JdbcNodeManager.class);
    private static final long MAX_PAUSE_MILLIS = 2000L;
 
    private final Supplier<? extends SharedStateManager> sharedStateManagerFactory;
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ public final class JdbcNodeManager extends NodeManager {
    private SharedStateManager sharedStateManager;
    private ScheduledLeaseLock scheduledLiveLock;
    private ScheduledLeaseLock scheduledBackupLock;
-   private final long lockRenewPeriodMillis;
    private final long lockAcquisitionTimeoutMillis;
    private volatile boolean interrupted = false;
    private final LeaseLock.Pauser pauser;
@@ -74,7 +73,6 @@ public final class JdbcNodeManager extends NodeManager {
                                 configuration.getJdbcLockExpirationMillis(),
                                 configuration.getJdbcLockRenewPeriodMillis(),
                                 configuration.getJdbcLockAcquisitionTimeoutMillis(),
-                                configuration.getJdbcMaxAllowedMillisFromDbTime(),
                                 configuration.getDataSource(),
                                 sqlProviderFactory.create(configuration.getNodeManagerStoreTableName(), SQLProvider.DatabaseStoreType.NODE_MANAGER),
                                 scheduledExecutorService,
@@ -88,7 +86,6 @@ public final class JdbcNodeManager extends NodeManager {
                                    configuration.getJdbcLockExpirationMillis(),
                                    configuration.getJdbcLockRenewPeriodMillis(),
                                    configuration.getJdbcLockAcquisitionTimeoutMillis(),
-                                   configuration.getJdbcMaxAllowedMillisFromDbTime(),
                                    configuration.getJdbcConnectionUrl(),
                                    configuration.getJdbcDriverClassName(),
                                    sqlProvider,
@@ -103,7 +100,6 @@ public final class JdbcNodeManager extends NodeManager {
                                                   long lockExpirationMillis,
                                                   long lockRenewPeriodMillis,
                                                   long lockAcquisitionTimeoutMillis,
-                                                  long maxAllowedMillisFromDbTime,
                                                   DataSource dataSource,
                                                   SQLProvider provider,
                                                   ScheduledExecutorService scheduledExecutorService,
@@ -114,10 +110,8 @@ public final class JdbcNodeManager extends NodeManager {
                                                       networkTimeoutMillis,
                                                       executorFactory == null ? null : executorFactory.getExecutor(),
                                                       lockExpirationMillis,
-                                                      maxAllowedMillisFromDbTime,
                                                       dataSource,
                                                       provider),
-         false,
          lockRenewPeriodMillis,
          lockAcquisitionTimeoutMillis,
          scheduledExecutorService,
@@ -130,7 +124,6 @@ public final class JdbcNodeManager extends NodeManager {
                                                      long lockExpirationMillis,
                                                      long lockRenewPeriodMillis,
                                                      long lockAcquisitionTimeoutMillis,
-                                                     long maxAllowedMillisFromDbTime,
                                                      String jdbcUrl,
                                                      String driverClass,
                                                      SQLProvider provider,
@@ -142,11 +135,9 @@ public final class JdbcNodeManager extends NodeManager {
                                                          networkTimeoutMillis,
                                                          executorFactory == null ? null : executorFactory.getExecutor(),
                                                          lockExpirationMillis,
-                                                         maxAllowedMillisFromDbTime,
                                                          jdbcUrl,
                                                          driverClass,
                                                          provider),
-         false,
          lockRenewPeriodMillis,
          lockAcquisitionTimeoutMillis,
          scheduledExecutorService,
@@ -169,24 +160,22 @@ public final class JdbcNodeManager extends NodeManager {
       final int networkTimeout = configuration.getJdbcNetworkTimeout();
       if (networkTimeout >= 0) {
          if (networkTimeout > lockExpiration) {
-            logger.warn("jdbc-network-timeout isn't properly configured: the recommended value is <= jdbc-lock-expiration");
+            LOGGER.warn("jdbc-network-timeout isn't properly configured: the recommended value is <= jdbc-lock-expiration");
          }
       } else {
-         logger.warn("jdbc-network-timeout isn't properly configured: the recommended value is <= jdbc-lock-expiration");
+         LOGGER.warn("jdbc-network-timeout isn't properly configured: the recommended value is <= jdbc-lock-expiration");
       }
    }
 
    private JdbcNodeManager(Supplier<? extends SharedStateManager> sharedStateManagerFactory,
-                           boolean replicatedBackup,
                            long lockRenewPeriodMillis,
                            long lockAcquisitionTimeoutMillis,
                            ScheduledExecutorService scheduledExecutorService,
                            ExecutorFactory executorFactory,
                            IOCriticalErrorListener ioCriticalErrorListener) {
-      super(replicatedBackup, null);
+      super(false, null);
       this.lockAcquisitionTimeoutMillis = lockAcquisitionTimeoutMillis;
-      this.lockRenewPeriodMillis = lockRenewPeriodMillis;
-      this.pauser = LeaseLock.Pauser.sleep(Math.min(this.lockRenewPeriodMillis, MAX_PAUSE_MILLIS), TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+      this.pauser = LeaseLock.Pauser.sleep(Math.min(lockRenewPeriodMillis, MAX_PAUSE_MILLIS), TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
       this.sharedStateManagerFactory = sharedStateManagerFactory;
       this.scheduledLiveLockFactory = () -> ScheduledLeaseLock.of(
          scheduledExecutorService,
@@ -217,10 +206,9 @@ public final class JdbcNodeManager extends NodeManager {
                return;
             }
             this.sharedStateManager = sharedStateManagerFactory.get();
-            if (!replicatedBackup) {
-               final UUID nodeId = sharedStateManager.setup(UUIDGenerator.getInstance()::generateUUID);
-               setUUID(nodeId);
-            }
+            LOGGER.debug("setup sharedStateManager on start");
+            final UUID nodeId = sharedStateManager.setup(UUIDGenerator.getInstance()::generateUUID);
+            setUUID(nodeId);
             this.scheduledLiveLock = scheduledLiveLockFactory.get();
             this.scheduledBackupLock = scheduledBackupLockFactory.get();
             super.start();
@@ -259,35 +247,62 @@ public final class JdbcNodeManager extends NodeManager {
 
    @Override
    public boolean isAwaitingFailback() throws Exception {
-      return readSharedState() == SharedStateManager.State.FAILING_BACK;
+      LOGGER.debug("ENTER isAwaitingFailback");
+      try {
+         return readSharedState() == SharedStateManager.State.FAILING_BACK;
+      } finally {
+         LOGGER.debug("EXIT isAwaitingFailback");
+      }
    }
 
    @Override
    public boolean isBackupLive() throws Exception {
-      //is anyone holding the live lock?
-      return this.scheduledLiveLock.lock().isHeld();
+      LOGGER.debug("ENTER isBackupLive");
+      try {
+         //is anyone holding the live lock?
+         return this.scheduledLiveLock.lock().isHeld();
+      } finally {
+         LOGGER.debug("EXIT isBackupLive");
+      }
    }
 
    @Override
    public void stopBackup() throws Exception {
-      if (replicatedBackup) {
-         final UUID nodeId = getUUID();
-         sharedStateManager.writeNodeId(nodeId);
+      LOGGER.debug("ENTER stopBackup");
+      try {
+         if (this.scheduledBackupLock.isStarted()) {
+            LOGGER.debug("scheduledBackupLock is running: stop it and release backup lock");
+            this.scheduledBackupLock.stop();
+            this.scheduledBackupLock.lock().release();
+         } else {
+            LOGGER.debug("scheduledBackupLock is not running");
+         }
+      } finally {
+         LOGGER.debug("EXIT stopBackup");
       }
-      releaseBackup();
    }
 
    @Override
    public void interrupt() {
+      LOGGER.debug("ENTER interrupted");
       //need to be volatile: must be called concurrently to work as expected
       interrupted = true;
+      LOGGER.debug("EXIT interrupted");
    }
 
    @Override
    public void releaseBackup() throws Exception {
-      if (this.scheduledBackupLock.lock().isHeldByCaller()) {
-         this.scheduledBackupLock.stop();
-         this.scheduledBackupLock.lock().release();
+      LOGGER.debug("ENTER releaseBackup");
+      try {
+         if (this.scheduledBackupLock.isStarted()) {
+            LOGGER.debug("scheduledBackupLock is running: stop it and release backup lock");
+            this.scheduledBackupLock.stop();
+            this.scheduledBackupLock.lock().release();
+         } else {
+            LOGGER.debug("scheduledBackupLock is not running");
+         }
+      } finally {
+         LOGGER.debug("EXIT releaseBackup");
       }
    }
 
@@ -322,11 +337,8 @@ public final class JdbcNodeManager extends NodeManager {
       if (acquiredMillis > this.scheduledLiveLock.renewPeriodMillis()) {
          if (!this.scheduledLiveLock.lock().renew()) {
             final IllegalStateException e = new IllegalStateException("live lock can't be renewed");
-            try {
-               ioCriticalErrorListener.onIOException(e, "live lock can't be renewed", null);
-            } finally {
-               throw e;
-            }
+            ioCriticalErrorListener.onIOException(e, "live lock can't be renewed", null);
+            throw e;
          }
       }
    }
@@ -343,7 +355,7 @@ public final class JdbcNodeManager extends NodeManager {
       try {
          stateWhileLocked = readSharedState();
       } catch (Throwable t) {
-         logger.error("error while holding the live node lock and tried to read the shared state", t);
+         LOGGER.error("error while holding the live node lock and tried to read the shared state", t);
          this.scheduledLiveLock.lock().release();
          throw t;
       }
@@ -351,9 +363,7 @@ public final class JdbcNodeManager extends NodeManager {
          renewLiveLockIfNeeded(acquiredOn);
          liveWhileLocked = true;
       } else {
-         if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
-            logger.debug("state is " + stateWhileLocked + " while holding the live lock");
-         }
+         LOGGER.debugf("state is %s while holding the live lock: releasing live lock", stateWhileLocked);
          //state is not live: can (try to) release the lock
          this.scheduledLiveLock.lock().release();
       }
@@ -362,110 +372,145 @@ public final class JdbcNodeManager extends NodeManager {
 
    @Override
    public void awaitLiveNode() throws Exception {
-      boolean liveWhileLocked = false;
-      while (!liveWhileLocked) {
-         //check first without holding any lock
-         final SharedStateManager.State state = readSharedState();
-         if (state == SharedStateManager.State.LIVE) {
-            //verify if the state is live while holding the live node lock too
-            liveWhileLocked = lockLiveAndCheckLiveState();
-         } else {
-            if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
-               logger.debug("awaiting live node...state: " + state);
+      LOGGER.debug("ENTER awaitLiveNode");
+      try {
+         boolean liveWhileLocked = false;
+         while (!liveWhileLocked) {
+            //check first without holding any lock
+            final SharedStateManager.State state = readSharedState();
+            if (state == SharedStateManager.State.LIVE) {
+               //verify if the state is live while holding the live node lock too
+               liveWhileLocked = lockLiveAndCheckLiveState();
+            } else {
+               LOGGER.debugf("state while awaiting live node: %s", state);
+            }
+            if (!liveWhileLocked) {
+               checkInterrupted(() -> "awaitLiveNode got interrupted!");
+               pauser.idle();
             }
          }
-         if (!liveWhileLocked) {
-            checkInterrupted(() -> "awaitLiveNode got interrupted!");
-            pauser.idle();
-         }
+         //state is LIVE and live lock is acquired and valid
+         LOGGER.debugf("acquired live node lock while state is %s: starting scheduledLiveLock", SharedStateManager.State.LIVE);
+         this.scheduledLiveLock.start();
+      } finally {
+         LOGGER.debug("EXIT awaitLiveNode");
       }
-      //state is LIVE and live lock is acquired and valid
-      logger.debug("acquired live node lock");
-      this.scheduledLiveLock.start();
    }
 
    @Override
    public void startBackup() throws Exception {
-      assert !replicatedBackup; // should not be called if this is a replicating backup
-      ActiveMQServerLogger.LOGGER.waitingToBecomeBackup();
-
-      lock(scheduledBackupLock.lock());
-      scheduledBackupLock.start();
-      ActiveMQServerLogger.LOGGER.gotBackupLock();
-      if (getUUID() == null)
-         readNodeId();
+      LOGGER.debug("ENTER startBackup");
+      try {
+         ActiveMQServerLogger.LOGGER.waitingToBecomeBackup();
+
+         lock(scheduledBackupLock.lock());
+         scheduledBackupLock.start();
+         ActiveMQServerLogger.LOGGER.gotBackupLock();
+         if (getUUID() == null)
+            readNodeId();
+      } finally {
+         LOGGER.debug("EXIT startBackup");
+      }
    }
 
    @Override
    public ActivateCallback startLiveNode() throws Exception {
-      setFailingBack();
+      LOGGER.debug("ENTER startLiveNode");
+      try {
+         setFailingBack();
 
-      final String timeoutMessage = lockAcquisitionTimeoutMillis == -1 ? "indefinitely" : lockAcquisitionTimeoutMillis + " milliseconds";
+         final String timeoutMessage = lockAcquisitionTimeoutMillis == -1 ? "indefinitely" : lockAcquisitionTimeoutMillis + " milliseconds";
 
-      ActiveMQServerLogger.LOGGER.waitingToObtainLiveLock(timeoutMessage);
+         ActiveMQServerLogger.LOGGER.waitingToObtainLiveLock(timeoutMessage);
 
-      lock(this.scheduledLiveLock.lock());
+         lock(this.scheduledLiveLock.lock());
 
-      this.scheduledLiveLock.start();
+         this.scheduledLiveLock.start();
 
-      ActiveMQServerLogger.LOGGER.obtainedLiveLock();
+         ActiveMQServerLogger.LOGGER.obtainedLiveLock();
 
-      return new ActivateCallback() {
-         @Override
-         public void preActivate() {
-         }
+         return new ActivateCallback() {
+            @Override
+            public void preActivate() {
+            }
 
-         @Override
-         public void activated() {
-         }
+            @Override
+            public void activated() {
+            }
 
-         @Override
-         public void deActivate() {
-         }
+            @Override
+            public void deActivate() {
+            }
 
-         @Override
-         public void activationComplete() {
-            try {
-               //state can be written only if the live renew task is running
-               setLive();
-            } catch (Exception e) {
-               ActiveMQServerLogger.LOGGER.warn(e.getMessage(), e);
+            @Override
+            public void activationComplete() {
+               LOGGER.debug("ENTER activationComplete");
+               try {
+                  //state can be written only if the live renew task is running
+                  setLive();
+               } catch (Exception e) {
+                  ActiveMQServerLogger.LOGGER.warn(e.getMessage(), e);
+               } finally {
+                  LOGGER.debug("EXIT activationComplete");
+               }
             }
-         }
-      };
+         };
+      } finally {
+         LOGGER.debug("EXIT startLiveNode");
+      }
    }
 
    @Override
    public void pauseLiveServer() throws Exception {
-      if (scheduledLiveLock.isStarted()) {
-         setPaused();
-         scheduledLiveLock.stop();
-         scheduledLiveLock.lock().release();
-      } else if (scheduledLiveLock.lock().renew()) {
-         setPaused();
-         scheduledLiveLock.lock().release();
-      } else {
-         final IllegalStateException e = new IllegalStateException("live lock can't be renewed");
-         try {
-            ioCriticalErrorListener.onIOException(e, "live lock can't be renewed on pauseLiveServer", null);
-         } finally {
-            throw e;
+      LOGGER.debug("ENTER pauseLiveServer");
+      try {
+         if (scheduledLiveLock.isStarted()) {
+            LOGGER.debug("scheduledLiveLock is running: set paused shared state, stop it and release live lock");
+            setPaused();
+            scheduledLiveLock.stop();
+            scheduledLiveLock.lock().release();
+         } else {
+            LOGGER.debug("scheduledLiveLock is not running: try renew live lock");
+            if (scheduledLiveLock.lock().renew()) {
+               LOGGER.debug("live lock renewed: set paused shared state and release live lock");
+               setPaused();
+               scheduledLiveLock.lock().release();
+            } else {
+               final IllegalStateException e = new IllegalStateException("live lock can't be renewed");
+               ioCriticalErrorListener.onIOException(e, "live lock can't be renewed on pauseLiveServer", null);
+               throw e;
+            }
          }
+      } finally {
+         LOGGER.debug("EXIT pauseLiveServer");
       }
    }
 
    @Override
    public void crashLiveServer() throws Exception {
-      if (this.scheduledLiveLock.lock().isHeldByCaller()) {
-         scheduledLiveLock.stop();
-         this.scheduledLiveLock.lock().release();
+      LOGGER.debug("ENTER crashLiveServer");
+      try {
+         if (this.scheduledLiveLock.isStarted()) {
+            LOGGER.debug("scheduledLiveLock is running: request stop it and release live lock");
+            this.scheduledLiveLock.stop();
+            this.scheduledLiveLock.lock().release();
+         } else {
+            LOGGER.debug("scheduledLiveLock is not running");
+         }
+      } finally {
+         LOGGER.debug("EXIT crashLiveServer");
       }
    }
 
    @Override
    public void awaitLiveStatus() {
-      while (readSharedState() != SharedStateManager.State.LIVE) {
-         pauser.idle();
+      LOGGER.debug("ENTER awaitLiveStatus");
+      try {
+         while (readSharedState() != SharedStateManager.State.LIVE) {
+            pauser.idle();
+         }
+      } finally {
+         LOGGER.debug("EXIT awaitLiveStatus");
       }
    }
 
@@ -482,17 +527,20 @@ public final class JdbcNodeManager extends NodeManager {
    }
 
    private void writeSharedState(SharedStateManager.State state) {
-      assert !this.replicatedBackup : "the replicated backup can't write the shared state!";
+      LOGGER.debugf("writeSharedState state = %s", state);
       this.sharedStateManager.writeState(state);
    }
 
    private SharedStateManager.State readSharedState() {
-      return this.sharedStateManager.readState();
+      final SharedStateManager.State state = this.sharedStateManager.readState();
+      LOGGER.debugf("readSharedState state = %s", state);
+      return state;
    }
 
    @Override
    public SimpleString readNodeId() {
       final UUID nodeId = this.sharedStateManager.readNodeId();
+      LOGGER.debugf("readNodeId nodeId = %s", nodeId);
       setUUID(nodeId);
       return getNodeId();
    }

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/activemq-artemis/blob/adb11b88/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/jdbc/JdbcSharedStateManager.java
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diff --git a/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/jdbc/JdbcSharedStateManager.java b/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/jdbc/JdbcSharedStateManager.java
index a8b07e9..9357435 100644
--- a/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/jdbc/JdbcSharedStateManager.java
+++ b/artemis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/jdbc/JdbcSharedStateManager.java
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ import java.sql.Connection;
 import java.sql.PreparedStatement;
 import java.sql.ResultSet;
 import java.sql.SQLException;
-import java.sql.Statement;
-import java.sql.Timestamp;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
 import java.util.function.Supplier;
 
@@ -39,10 +37,9 @@ import org.jboss.logging.Logger;
 final class JdbcSharedStateManager extends AbstractJDBCDriver implements SharedStateManager {
 
    private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(JdbcSharedStateManager.class);
-   public static final int MAX_SETUP_ATTEMPTS = 20;
+   private static final int MAX_SETUP_ATTEMPTS = 20;
    private final String holderId;
    private final long lockExpirationMillis;
-   private final long maxAllowedMillisFromDbTime;
    private JdbcLeaseLock liveLock;
    private JdbcLeaseLock backupLock;
    private PreparedStatement readNodeId;
@@ -50,16 +47,14 @@ final class JdbcSharedStateManager extends AbstractJDBCDriver implements SharedS
    private PreparedStatement initializeNodeId;
    private PreparedStatement readState;
    private PreparedStatement writeState;
-   private long timeDifferenceMillisFromDb = 0;
 
    public static JdbcSharedStateManager usingDataSource(String holderId,
                                                         int networkTimeout,
                                                         Executor networkTimeoutExecutor,
                                                         long locksExpirationMillis,
-                                                        long maxAllowedMillisFromDbTime,
                                                         DataSource dataSource,
                                                         SQLProvider provider) {
-      final JdbcSharedStateManager sharedStateManager = new JdbcSharedStateManager(holderId, locksExpirationMillis, maxAllowedMillisFromDbTime);
+      final JdbcSharedStateManager sharedStateManager = new JdbcSharedStateManager(holderId, locksExpirationMillis);
       sharedStateManager.setNetworkTimeout(networkTimeoutExecutor, networkTimeout);
       sharedStateManager.setDataSource(dataSource);
       sharedStateManager.setSqlProvider(provider);
@@ -73,7 +68,6 @@ final class JdbcSharedStateManager extends AbstractJDBCDriver implements SharedS
 
    public static JdbcSharedStateManager usingConnectionUrl(String holderId,
                                                            long locksExpirationMillis,
-                                                           long maxAllowedMillisFromDbTime,
                                                            String jdbcConnectionUrl,
                                                            String jdbcDriverClass,
                                                            SQLProvider provider) {
@@ -81,7 +75,6 @@ final class JdbcSharedStateManager extends AbstractJDBCDriver implements SharedS
                                                        -1,
                                                        null,
                                                        locksExpirationMillis,
-                                                       maxAllowedMillisFromDbTime,
                                                        jdbcConnectionUrl,
                                                        jdbcDriverClass,
                                                        provider);
@@ -91,11 +84,10 @@ final class JdbcSharedStateManager extends AbstractJDBCDriver implements SharedS
                                                            int networkTimeout,
                                                            Executor networkTimeoutExecutor,
                                                            long locksExpirationMillis,
-                                                           long maxAllowedMillisFromDbTime,
                                                            String jdbcConnectionUrl,
                                                            String jdbcDriverClass,
                                                            SQLProvider provider) {
-      final JdbcSharedStateManager sharedStateManager = new JdbcSharedStateManager(holderId, locksExpirationMillis, maxAllowedMillisFromDbTime);
+      final JdbcSharedStateManager sharedStateManager = new JdbcSharedStateManager(holderId, locksExpirationMillis);
       sharedStateManager.setNetworkTimeout(networkTimeoutExecutor, networkTimeout);
       sharedStateManager.setJdbcConnectionUrl(jdbcConnectionUrl);
       sharedStateManager.setJdbcDriverClass(jdbcDriverClass);
@@ -109,63 +101,33 @@ final class JdbcSharedStateManager extends AbstractJDBCDriver implements SharedS
    }
 
    @Override
-   protected void createSchema() throws SQLException {
+   protected void createSchema() {
       try {
          createTable(sqlProvider.createNodeManagerStoreTableSQL(), sqlProvider.createNodeIdSQL(), sqlProvider.createStateSQL(), sqlProvider.createLiveLockSQL(), sqlProvider.createBackupLockSQL());
       } catch (SQLException e) {
          //no op: if a table already exists is not a problem in this case, the prepareStatements() call will fail right after it if the table is not correctly initialized
-         if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
-            logger.debug("Error while creating the schema of the JDBC shared state manager", e);
-         }
-      }
-   }
-
-   /**
-    * It computes the distance in milliseconds of {@link System#currentTimeMillis()} from the DBMS time.<br>
-    * It must be added to {@link System#currentTimeMillis()} in order to approximate the DBMS time.
-    * It will create a transaction by its own.
-    */
-   static long timeDifferenceMillisFromDb(Connection connection, SQLProvider sqlProvider) throws SQLException {
-      try (Statement statement = connection.createStatement()) {
-         connection.setAutoCommit(false);
-         final long result;
-         try (ResultSet resultSet = statement.executeQuery(sqlProvider.currentTimestampSQL())) {
-            resultSet.next();
-            final Timestamp timestamp = resultSet.getTimestamp(1);
-            final long systemNow = System.currentTimeMillis();
-            result = timestamp.getTime() - systemNow;
-         } catch (SQLException ie) {
-            connection.rollback();
-            connection.setAutoCommit(true);
-            throw ie;
-         }
-         connection.commit();
-         connection.setAutoCommit(true);
-         return result;
+         logger.debug("Error while creating the schema of the JDBC shared state manager", e);
       }
    }
 
    static JdbcLeaseLock createLiveLock(String holderId,
                                        Connection connection,
                                        SQLProvider sqlProvider,
-                                       long expirationMillis,
-                                       long timeDifferenceMillisFromDb) throws SQLException {
-      return new JdbcLeaseLock(holderId, connection, connection.prepareStatement(sqlProvider.tryAcquireLiveLockSQL()), connection.prepareStatement(sqlProvider.tryReleaseLiveLockSQL()), connection.prepareStatement(sqlProvider.renewLiveLockSQL()), connection.prepareStatement(sqlProvider.isLiveLockedSQL()), expirationMillis, timeDifferenceMillisFromDb);
+                                       long expirationMillis) throws SQLException {
+      return new JdbcLeaseLock(holderId, connection, connection.prepareStatement(sqlProvider.tryAcquireLiveLockSQL()), connection.prepareStatement(sqlProvider.tryReleaseLiveLockSQL()), connection.prepareStatement(sqlProvider.renewLiveLockSQL()), connection.prepareStatement(sqlProvider.isLiveLockedSQL()), connection.prepareStatement(sqlProvider.currentTimestampSQL()), expirationMillis, "LIVE");
    }
 
    static JdbcLeaseLock createBackupLock(String holderId,
                                          Connection connection,
                                          SQLProvider sqlProvider,
-                                         long expirationMillis,
-                                         long timeDifferenceMillisFromDb) throws SQLException {
-      return new JdbcLeaseLock(holderId, connection, connection.prepareStatement(sqlProvider.tryAcquireBackupLockSQL()), connection.prepareStatement(sqlProvider.tryReleaseBackupLockSQL()), connection.prepareStatement(sqlProvider.renewBackupLockSQL()), connection.prepareStatement(sqlProvider.isBackupLockedSQL()), expirationMillis, timeDifferenceMillisFromDb);
+                                         long expirationMillis) throws SQLException {
+      return new JdbcLeaseLock(holderId, connection, connection.prepareStatement(sqlProvider.tryAcquireBackupLockSQL()), connection.prepareStatement(sqlProvider.tryReleaseBackupLockSQL()), connection.prepareStatement(sqlProvider.renewBackupLockSQL()), connection.prepareStatement(sqlProvider.isBackupLockedSQL()), connection.prepareStatement(sqlProvider.currentTimestampSQL()), expirationMillis, "BACKUP");
    }
 
    @Override
    protected void prepareStatements() throws SQLException {
-      final long timeDifferenceMillisFromDb = validateTimeDifferenceMillisFromDb();
-      this.liveLock = createLiveLock(this.holderId, this.connection, sqlProvider, lockExpirationMillis, timeDifferenceMillisFromDb);
-      this.backupLock = createBackupLock(this.holderId, this.connection, sqlProvider, lockExpirationMillis, timeDifferenceMillisFromDb);
+      this.liveLock = createLiveLock(this.holderId, this.connection, sqlProvider, lockExpirationMillis);
+      this.backupLock = createBackupLock(this.holderId, this.connection, sqlProvider, lockExpirationMillis);
       this.readNodeId = connection.prepareStatement(sqlProvider.readNodeIdSQL());
       this.writeNodeId = connection.prepareStatement(sqlProvider.writeNodeIdSQL());
       this.initializeNodeId = connection.prepareStatement(sqlProvider.initializeNodeIdSQL());
@@ -173,32 +135,9 @@ final class JdbcSharedStateManager extends AbstractJDBCDriver implements SharedS
       this.readState = connection.prepareStatement(sqlProvider.readStateSQL());
    }
 
-   /**
-    * It will be populated only after a {@link #start()}.
-    */
-   long timeDifferenceMillisFromDb() {
-      return timeDifferenceMillisFromDb;
-   }
-
-   private long validateTimeDifferenceMillisFromDb() throws SQLException {
-      final long timeDifferenceMillisFromDb = timeDifferenceMillisFromDb(connection, sqlProvider);
-      this.timeDifferenceMillisFromDb = timeDifferenceMillisFromDb;
-      final long absoluteTimeDifference = Math.abs(timeDifferenceMillisFromDb);
-      if (absoluteTimeDifference > maxAllowedMillisFromDbTime) {
-         throw new IllegalStateException("The system is far " + (-timeDifferenceMillisFromDb) + " milliseconds from DB time, exceeding maxAllowedMillisFromDbTime = " + maxAllowedMillisFromDbTime);
-      }
-      if (absoluteTimeDifference > 0) {
-         final String msg = "The system is far " + timeDifferenceMillisFromDb + " milliseconds from DB time";
-         final Logger.Level logLevel = absoluteTimeDifference > lockExpirationMillis ? Logger.Level.WARN : Logger.Level.DEBUG;
-         logger.log(logLevel, msg);
-      }
-      return timeDifferenceMillisFromDb;
-   }
-
-   private JdbcSharedStateManager(String holderId, long lockExpirationMillis, long maxAllowedMillisFromDbTime) {
+   private JdbcSharedStateManager(String holderId, long lockExpirationMillis) {
       this.holderId = holderId;
       this.lockExpirationMillis = lockExpirationMillis;
-      this.maxAllowedMillisFromDbTime = maxAllowedMillisFromDbTime;
    }
 
    @Override
@@ -232,9 +171,13 @@ final class JdbcSharedStateManager extends AbstractJDBCDriver implements SharedS
       synchronized (connection) {
          try {
             connection.setTransactionIsolation(Connection.TRANSACTION_READ_COMMITTED);
+            final boolean autoCommit = connection.getAutoCommit();
             connection.setAutoCommit(true);
-            final UUID nodeId = rawReadNodeId();
-            return nodeId;
+            try {
+               return rawReadNodeId();
+            } finally {
+               connection.setAutoCommit(autoCommit);
+            }
          } catch (SQLException e) {
             throw new IllegalStateException(e);
          }
@@ -246,8 +189,13 @@ final class JdbcSharedStateManager extends AbstractJDBCDriver implements SharedS
       synchronized (connection) {
          try {
             connection.setTransactionIsolation(Connection.TRANSACTION_READ_COMMITTED);
+            final boolean autoCommit = connection.getAutoCommit();
             connection.setAutoCommit(true);
-            rawWriteNodeId(nodeId);
+            try {
+               rawWriteNodeId(nodeId);
+            } finally {
+               connection.setAutoCommit(autoCommit);
+            }
          } catch (SQLException e) {
             throw new IllegalStateException(e);
          }
@@ -258,7 +206,7 @@ final class JdbcSharedStateManager extends AbstractJDBCDriver implements SharedS
       final PreparedStatement preparedStatement = this.writeNodeId;
       preparedStatement.setString(1, nodeId.toString());
       if (preparedStatement.executeUpdate() != 1) {
-         throw new IllegalStateException("can't write NODE_ID on the JDBC Node Manager Store!");
+         throw new IllegalStateException("can't write NodeId on the JDBC Node Manager Store!");
       }
    }
 
@@ -283,9 +231,7 @@ final class JdbcSharedStateManager extends AbstractJDBCDriver implements SharedS
                   return nodeId;
                }
             } catch (SQLException e) {
-               if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
-                  logger.debug("Error while attempting to setup the NodeId", e);
-               }
+               logger.debug("Error while attempting to setup the NodeId", e);
                lastError = e;
             }
          }
@@ -299,36 +245,34 @@ final class JdbcSharedStateManager extends AbstractJDBCDriver implements SharedS
    }
 
    private UUID initializeOrReadNodeId(final UUID newNodeId) throws SQLException {
-      final UUID nodeId;
-      connection.setTransactionIsolation(Connection.TRANSACTION_SERIALIZABLE);
-      connection.setAutoCommit(false);
-      try {
-         //optimistic try to initialize nodeId
-         if (rawInitializeNodeId(newNodeId)) {
-            nodeId = newNodeId;
-         } else {
-            nodeId = rawReadNodeId();
-         }
-      } catch (SQLException e) {
-         connection.rollback();
-         connection.setAutoCommit(true);
-         if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
-            logger.debug("Rollback while trying to update NodeId to " + newNodeId, e);
-         }
-         return null;
-      }
-      if (nodeId != null) {
-         connection.commit();
-         connection.setAutoCommit(true);
-         return nodeId;
-      } else {
-         //that means that the rawInitializeNodeId has failed just due to contention or the nodeId wasn't committed yet
-         connection.rollback();
-         connection.setAutoCommit(true);
-         if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
-            logger.debug("Rollback after failed to update NodeId to " + newNodeId + " and haven't found any NodeId");
+      synchronized (connection) {
+         connection.setTransactionIsolation(Connection.TRANSACTION_SERIALIZABLE);
+         final boolean autoCommit = connection.getAutoCommit();
+         connection.setAutoCommit(false);
+         try {
+            final UUID nodeId;
+            //optimistic try to initialize nodeId
+            if (rawInitializeNodeId(newNodeId)) {
+               nodeId = newNodeId;
+            } else {
+               nodeId = rawReadNodeId();
+            }
+            if (nodeId != null) {
+               connection.commit();
+               return nodeId;
+            } else {
+               //rawInitializeNodeId has failed just due to contention or nodeId wasn't committed yet
+               connection.rollback();
+               logger.debugf("Rollback after failed to update NodeId to %s and haven't found any NodeId", newNodeId);
+               return null;
+            }
+         } catch (SQLException e) {
+            connection.rollback();
+            logger.debugf(e, "Rollback while trying to update NodeId to %s", newNodeId);
+            return null;
+         } finally {
+            connection.setAutoCommit(autoCommit);
          }
-         return null;
       }
    }
 
@@ -370,17 +314,26 @@ final class JdbcSharedStateManager extends AbstractJDBCDriver implements SharedS
       synchronized (connection) {
          try {
             connection.setTransactionIsolation(Connection.TRANSACTION_READ_COMMITTED);
-            connection.setAutoCommit(true);
+            final boolean autoCommit = connection.getAutoCommit();
+            connection.setAutoCommit(false);
             final State state;
-            final PreparedStatement preparedStatement = this.readState;
-            try (ResultSet resultSet = preparedStatement.executeQuery()) {
-               if (!resultSet.next()) {
-                  state = State.FIRST_TIME_START;
-               } else {
-                  state = decodeState(resultSet.getString(1));
+            try {
+               final PreparedStatement preparedStatement = this.readState;
+               try (ResultSet resultSet = preparedStatement.executeQuery()) {
+                  if (!resultSet.next()) {
+                     state = State.FIRST_TIME_START;
+                  } else {
+                     state = decodeState(resultSet.getString(1));
+                  }
                }
+               connection.commit();
+               return state;
+            } catch (SQLException ie) {
+               connection.rollback();
+               throw new IllegalStateException(ie);
+            } finally {
+               connection.setAutoCommit(autoCommit);
             }
-            return state;
          } catch (SQLException e) {
             throw new IllegalStateException(e);
          }
@@ -393,11 +346,21 @@ final class JdbcSharedStateManager extends AbstractJDBCDriver implements SharedS
       synchronized (connection) {
          try {
             connection.setTransactionIsolation(Connection.TRANSACTION_READ_COMMITTED);
-            connection.setAutoCommit(true);
-            final PreparedStatement preparedStatement = this.writeState;
-            preparedStatement.setString(1, encodedState);
-            if (preparedStatement.executeUpdate() != 1) {
-               throw new IllegalStateException("can't write STATE to the JDBC Node Manager Store!");
+            final boolean autoCommit = connection.getAutoCommit();
+            connection.setAutoCommit(false);
+            try {
+               final PreparedStatement preparedStatement = this.writeState;
+               preparedStatement.setString(1, encodedState);
+               if (preparedStatement.executeUpdate() != 1) {
+                  throw new IllegalStateException("can't write state to the JDBC Node Manager Store!");
+               }
+               connection.commit();
+            } catch (SQLException ie) {
+               connection.rollback();
+               connection.setAutoCommit(true);
+               throw new IllegalStateException(ie);
+            } finally {
+               connection.setAutoCommit(autoCommit);
             }
          } catch (SQLException e) {
             throw new IllegalStateException(e);
@@ -408,17 +371,15 @@ final class JdbcSharedStateManager extends AbstractJDBCDriver implements SharedS
    @Override
    public void stop() throws SQLException {
       //release all the managed resources inside the connection lock
-      if (sqlProvider.closeConnectionOnShutdown()) {
-         synchronized (connection) {
-            this.readNodeId.close();
-            this.writeNodeId.close();
-            this.initializeNodeId.close();
-            this.readState.close();
-            this.writeState.close();
-            this.liveLock.close();
-            this.backupLock.close();
-            super.stop();
-         }
+      synchronized (connection) {
+         this.readNodeId.close();
+         this.writeNodeId.close();
+         this.initializeNodeId.close();
+         this.readState.close();
+         this.writeState.close();
+         this.liveLock.close();
+         this.backupLock.close();
+         super.stop();
       }
    }
 

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/activemq-artemis/blob/adb11b88/artemis-server/src/main/resources/schema/artemis-configuration.xsd
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diff --git a/artemis-server/src/main/resources/schema/artemis-configuration.xsd b/artemis-server/src/main/resources/schema/artemis-configuration.xsd
index 6351cbe..a507c16 100644
--- a/artemis-server/src/main/resources/schema/artemis-configuration.xsd
+++ b/artemis-server/src/main/resources/schema/artemis-configuration.xsd
@@ -1743,13 +1743,6 @@
                </xsd:documentation>
             </xsd:annotation>
          </xsd:element>
-         <xsd:element name="jdbc-max-allowed-millis-from-db-time" type="xsd:int" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1">
-            <xsd:annotation>
-               <xsd:documentation>
-                  The absolute time in milliseconds the system clock is allowed to be distant from the DB time
-               </xsd:documentation>
-            </xsd:annotation>
-         </xsd:element>
          <xsd:element name="jms-bindings-table-name" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1">
             <xsd:annotation>
                <xsd:documentation>

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/activemq-artemis/blob/adb11b88/artemis-server/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/jdbc/JdbcLeaseLockTest.java
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diff --git a/artemis-server/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/jdbc/JdbcLeaseLockTest.java b/artemis-server/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/jdbc/JdbcLeaseLockTest.java
index 2ca08d4..84d3dd4 100644
--- a/artemis-server/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/jdbc/JdbcLeaseLockTest.java
+++ b/artemis-server/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/jdbc/JdbcLeaseLockTest.java
@@ -71,8 +71,7 @@ public class JdbcLeaseLockTest extends ActiveMQTestBase {
                UUID.randomUUID().toString(),
                jdbcSharedStateManager.getConnection(),
                sqlProvider,
-               acquireMillis,
-               jdbcSharedStateManager.timeDifferenceMillisFromDb());
+               acquireMillis);
       } catch (SQLException e) {
          throw new IllegalStateException(e);
       }
@@ -100,7 +99,6 @@ public class JdbcLeaseLockTest extends ActiveMQTestBase {
          .usingConnectionUrl(
             UUID.randomUUID().toString(),
             dbConf.getJdbcLockExpirationMillis(),
-            dbConf.getJdbcMaxAllowedMillisFromDbTime(),
             dbConf.getJdbcConnectionUrl(),
             dbConf.getJdbcDriverClassName(),
             sqlProvider);

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/activemq-artemis/blob/adb11b88/artemis-server/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/jdbc/JdbcSharedStateManagerTest.java
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diff --git a/artemis-server/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/jdbc/JdbcSharedStateManagerTest.java b/artemis-server/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/jdbc/JdbcSharedStateManagerTest.java
index e7ac316..7340026 100644
--- a/artemis-server/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/jdbc/JdbcSharedStateManagerTest.java
+++ b/artemis-server/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/server/impl/jdbc/JdbcSharedStateManagerTest.java
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ public class JdbcSharedStateManagerTest extends ActiveMQTestBase {
       return JdbcSharedStateManager.usingConnectionUrl(
          UUID.randomUUID().toString(),
          dbConf.getJdbcLockExpirationMillis(),
-         dbConf.getJdbcMaxAllowedMillisFromDbTime(),
          dbConf.getJdbcConnectionUrl(),
          dbConf.getJdbcDriverClassName(),
          sqlProvider);

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/activemq-artemis/blob/adb11b88/artemis-server/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/util/ActiveMQTestBase.java
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diff --git a/artemis-server/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/util/ActiveMQTestBase.java b/artemis-server/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/util/ActiveMQTestBase.java
index 427f1e7..43fa6f1 100644
--- a/artemis-server/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/util/ActiveMQTestBase.java
+++ b/artemis-server/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/util/ActiveMQTestBase.java
@@ -473,7 +473,6 @@ public abstract class ActiveMQTestBase extends Assert {
       dbStorageConfiguration.setJdbcLockAcquisitionTimeoutMillis(getJdbcLockAcquisitionTimeoutMillis());
       dbStorageConfiguration.setJdbcLockExpirationMillis(getJdbcLockExpirationMillis());
       dbStorageConfiguration.setJdbcLockRenewPeriodMillis(getJdbcLockRenewPeriodMillis());
-      dbStorageConfiguration.setJdbcMaxAllowedMillisFromDbTime(getJdbcMaxAllowedMillisFromDbTime());
       return dbStorageConfiguration;
    }
 
@@ -489,10 +488,6 @@ public abstract class ActiveMQTestBase extends Assert {
       return Long.getLong("jdbc.lock.renew", ActiveMQDefaultConfiguration.getDefaultJdbcLockRenewPeriodMillis());
    }
 
-   protected long getJdbcMaxAllowedMillisFromDbTime() {
-      return Long.getLong("jdbc.max.diff.db", ActiveMQDefaultConfiguration.getDefaultJdbcMaxAllowedMillisFromDbTime());
-   }
-
    public void destroyTables(List<String> tableNames) throws Exception {
       Driver driver = getDriver(getJDBCClassName());
       Connection connection = driver.connect(getTestJDBCConnectionUrl(), null);

http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/activemq-artemis/blob/adb11b88/docs/user-manual/en/persistence.md
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diff --git a/docs/user-manual/en/persistence.md b/docs/user-manual/en/persistence.md
index d5635be..ca7bcea 100644
--- a/docs/user-manual/en/persistence.md
+++ b/docs/user-manual/en/persistence.md
@@ -454,10 +454,6 @@ To configure Apache ActiveMQ Artemis to use a database for persisting messages a
     The time in milliseconds a JDBC lock is considered valid without keeping it alive. The default value
     is 20000 milliseconds (ie 20 seconds).
 
--   `jdbc-max-allowed-millis-from-db-time`
-
-    The absolute time in milliseconds the system clock is allowed to be distant from the DB time, otherwise a critical error will be raised. The default value is 60000 milliseconds (ie 60 seconds).
-
 ## Configuring Apache ActiveMQ Artemis for Zero Persistence
 
 In some situations, zero persistence is sometimes required for a