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clawbot
63c79c0bad resolver: reduce query timeout to 1s and limit root fan-out to 3 (closes #29)
Timeout rationale: 3× max antipodal RTT (~300ms) + 10ms processing = ~910ms, rounded to 1s.
Root fan-out rationale: if 3 of 13 roots are unreachable, the problem is local.
2026-02-22 03:44:10 -08:00

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@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
"context"
"errors"
"fmt"
"math/rand/v2"
"net"
"sort"
"strings"
@@ -13,7 +14,13 @@ import (
)
const (
queryTimeoutDuration = 700 * time.Millisecond
// queryTimeoutDuration is the per-exchange DNS timeout.
//
// Rationale: maximum RTT to antipodal root/TLD servers is
// ~300ms. We use 3× max RTT + 10ms processing ≈ 910ms,
// rounded to 1s. Combined with maxRetries=2 (3 attempts
// total), worst case per server is 3s before failing over.
queryTimeoutDuration = 1 * time.Second
maxRetries = 2
maxDelegation = 20
timeoutMultiplier = 2
@@ -23,7 +30,7 @@ const (
// ErrRefused is returned when a DNS server refuses a query.
var ErrRefused = errors.New("dns query refused")
func rootServerList() []string {
func allRootServers() []string {
return []string{
"198.41.0.4", // a.root-servers.net
"170.247.170.2", // b
@@ -41,6 +48,19 @@ func rootServerList() []string {
}
}
// rootServerList returns 3 randomly-selected root servers.
// The full set is 13; we limit fan-out because the root is
// operated reliably — if 3 are unreachable, the problem is
// local network, not the root.
func rootServerList() []string {
shuffled := allRootServers()
rand.Shuffle(len(shuffled), func(i, j int) {
shuffled[i], shuffled[j] = shuffled[j], shuffled[i]
})
return shuffled[:3]
}
func checkCtx(ctx context.Context) error {
err := ctx.Err()
if err != nil {
@@ -291,17 +311,8 @@ func (r *Resolver) resolveNSIPs(
return ips
}
// publicResolvers returns well-known public recursive DNS resolvers.
func publicResolvers() []string {
return []string{
"1.1.1.1", // Cloudflare
"8.8.8.8", // Google
"9.9.9.9", // Quad9
}
}
// resolveNSRecursive queries for NS records using a public
// recursive resolver as a fallback for intercepted environments.
// resolveNSRecursive queries for NS records using recursive
// resolution as a fallback for intercepted environments.
func (r *Resolver) resolveNSRecursive(
ctx context.Context,
domain string,
@@ -311,7 +322,7 @@ func (r *Resolver) resolveNSRecursive(
msg.SetQuestion(domain, dns.TypeNS)
msg.RecursionDesired = true
for _, ip := range publicResolvers() {
for _, ip := range rootServerList() {
if checkCtx(ctx) != nil {
return nil, ErrContextCanceled
}
@@ -332,8 +343,7 @@ func (r *Resolver) resolveNSRecursive(
return nil, ErrNoNameservers
}
// resolveARecord resolves a hostname to IPv4 addresses using
// public recursive resolvers.
// resolveARecord resolves a hostname to IPv4 addresses.
func (r *Resolver) resolveARecord(
ctx context.Context,
hostname string,
@@ -343,7 +353,7 @@ func (r *Resolver) resolveARecord(
msg.SetQuestion(hostname, dns.TypeA)
msg.RecursionDesired = true
for _, ip := range publicResolvers() {
for _, ip := range rootServerList() {
if checkCtx(ctx) != nil {
return nil, ErrContextCanceled
}