[SOLR-16145] Overseer rejoinOverseerElection NPE

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 7.7.2
• Fix Version/s: 8.11.2, 9.1
• Assignee: David Smiley
• Reporter: David Smiley
• Created: 06/Apr/22 21:52
• Updated: 22/Jun/22 17:34
• Resolved: 27/Apr/22 16:27

Description

After SOLR-13410, an NPE can occur if overseerElector.getContext().leaderSeqPath is null. I observed this in a test. The fix looks clear; the null check is inverted.

Issue Links

• is caused by: SOLR-13410 Designated overseer not able to become overseer quickly
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #793