Support optimistic Create and Write operations on the SimpleCache.

net/disk_cache/simple/simple_entry_impl.cc

 // Copyright (c) 2013 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 // found in the LICENSE file.
 
 #include "net/disk_cache/simple/simple_entry_impl.h"
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <cstring>
 #include <vector>
 
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       open_count_(0),
       state_(STATE_UNINITIALIZED),
       synchronous_entry_(NULL) {
   DCHECK_EQ(entry_hash, simple_util::GetEntryHashKey(key));
   COMPILE_ASSERT(arraysize(data_size_) == arraysize(crc32s_end_offset_),
                  arrays_should_be_same_size);
   COMPILE_ASSERT(arraysize(data_size_) == arraysize(crc32s_),
                  arrays_should_be_same_size2);
   COMPILE_ASSERT(arraysize(data_size_) == arraysize(have_written_),
                  arrays_should_be_same_size3);
-
   MakeUninitialized();
 }
 
 int SimpleEntryImpl::OpenEntry(Entry** out_entry,
                                const CompletionCallback& callback) {
   DCHECK(backend_);
+  // This enumeration is used in histograms, add entries only at end.
+  enum OpenEntryIndexEnum {
+    INDEX_NOEXIST = 0,
+    INDEX_MISS = 1,
+    INDEX_HIT = 2,
+    INDEX_MAX = 3,
+  };
+  OpenEntryIndexEnum open_entry_index_enum = INDEX_NOEXIST;
+  if (backend_) {
+    if (backend_->index()->Has(key_))
+      open_entry_index_enum = INDEX_HIT;
+    else
+      open_entry_index_enum = INDEX_MISS;
+  }
+  UMA_HISTOGRAM_ENUMERATION("SimpleCache.OpenEntryIndexState",
+                            open_entry_index_enum, INDEX_MAX);
+
+  // If entry is not known to the index, initiate fast failover to the network.
+  if (open_entry_index_enum == INDEX_MISS)
+    return net::ERR_FAILED;
 
   pending_operations_.push(base::Bind(&SimpleEntryImpl::OpenEntryInternal,
-                                      this, out_entry, callback));
+                                      this, callback, out_entry));
   RunNextOperationIfNeeded();
   return net::ERR_IO_PENDING;
 }
 
 int SimpleEntryImpl::CreateEntry(Entry** out_entry,
                                  const CompletionCallback& callback) {
   DCHECK(backend_);
-  pending_operations_.push(base::Bind(&SimpleEntryImpl::CreateEntryInternal,
-                                      this, out_entry, callback));
+  int ret_value = net::ERR_FAILED;
+  if (state_ == STATE_UNINITIALIZED &&
+      pending_operations_.size() == 0) {
+    ReturnEntryToCaller(out_entry);
+    // We can do optimistic Create.
+    pending_operations_.push(base::Bind(&SimpleEntryImpl::CreateEntryInternal,
+                                        this,
+                                        CompletionCallback(),
+                                        static_cast<Entry**>(NULL)));
+    ret_value = net::OK;
+  } else {
+    pending_operations_.push(base::Bind(&SimpleEntryImpl::CreateEntryInternal,
+                                        this,
+                                        callback,
+                                        out_entry));
+    ret_value = net::ERR_IO_PENDING;
+  }
+
+  // We insert the entry in the index before creating the entry files in the
+  // SimpleSynchronousEntry, because this way the worst scenario is when we
+  // have the entry in the index but we don't have the created files yet, this
+  // way we never leak files. CreationOperationComplete will remove the entry
+  // from the index if the creation fails.
+  if (backend_)
+    backend_->index()->Insert(key_);
+
+  // Since we don't know the correct values for |last_used_| and
+  // |last_modified_| yet, we make this approximation.
+  last_used_ = last_modified_ = base::Time::Now();
+
   RunNextOperationIfNeeded();
-  return net::ERR_IO_PENDING;
+  return ret_value;
 }
 
 int SimpleEntryImpl::DoomEntry(const CompletionCallback& callback) {
   MarkAsDoomed();
-
   scoped_ptr<int> result(new int());
   Closure task = base::Bind(&SimpleSynchronousEntry::DoomEntry, path_, key_,
                             entry_hash_, result.get());
   Closure reply = base::Bind(&CallCompletionCallback,
                              callback, base::Passed(&result));
   WorkerPool::PostTaskAndReply(FROM_HERE, task, reply, true);
   return net::ERR_IO_PENDING;
 }
 
 
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   return last_used_;
 }
 
 Time SimpleEntryImpl::GetLastModified() const {
   DCHECK(io_thread_checker_.CalledOnValidThread());
   return last_modified_;
 }
 
 int32 SimpleEntryImpl::GetDataSize(int stream_index) const {
   DCHECK(io_thread_checker_.CalledOnValidThread());
+  DCHECK_LE(0, data_size_[stream_index]);
   return data_size_[stream_index];
 }
 
 int SimpleEntryImpl::ReadData(int stream_index,
                               int offset,
                               net::IOBuffer* buf,
                               int buf_len,
                               const CompletionCallback& callback) {
   DCHECK(io_thread_checker_.CalledOnValidThread());
   if (stream_index < 0 || stream_index >= kSimpleEntryFileCount || buf_len < 0)
     return net::ERR_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
   if (offset >= data_size_[stream_index] || offset < 0 || !buf_len)
     return 0;
-  buf_len = std::min(buf_len, data_size_[stream_index] - offset);
+
   // TODO(felipeg): Optimization: Add support for truly parallel read
   // operations.
   pending_operations_.push(
       base::Bind(&SimpleEntryImpl::ReadDataInternal,
                  this,
                  stream_index,
                  offset,
                  make_scoped_refptr(buf),
                  buf_len,
                  callback));
   RunNextOperationIfNeeded();
   return net::ERR_IO_PENDING;
 }
 
 int SimpleEntryImpl::WriteData(int stream_index,
                                int offset,
                                net::IOBuffer* buf,
                                int buf_len,
                                const CompletionCallback& callback,
                                bool truncate) {
   DCHECK(io_thread_checker_.CalledOnValidThread());
   if (stream_index < 0 || stream_index >= kSimpleEntryFileCount || offset < 0 ||
       buf_len < 0) {
     return net::ERR_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
   }
-  pending_operations_.push(
-      base::Bind(&SimpleEntryImpl::WriteDataInternal,
-                 this,
-                 stream_index,
-                 offset,
-                 make_scoped_refptr(buf),
-                 buf_len,
-                 callback,
-                 truncate));
+
+  int ret_value = net::ERR_FAILED;
+  if (state_ == STATE_READY && pending_operations_.size() == 0) {
+    // We can only do optimistic Write if there is no pending operations, so
+    // that we are sure that the next call to RunNextOperationIfNeeded will
+    // actually run the write operation that sets the stream size. It also
+    // prevents from previous possibly-conflicting writes that could be stacked
+    // in the |pending_operations_|. We could optimize this for when we have
+    // only read operations enqueued.
+    pending_operations_.push(
+        base::Bind(&SimpleEntryImpl::WriteDataInternal,
+                   this,

[gavinp, 2013/05/02 12:47:39]

Minor nit: I really think these look better all bunched up on a few lines.

[felipeg, 2013/05/02 13:55:58]

Done.

+                   stream_index,
+                   offset,
+                   make_scoped_refptr(buf),
+                   buf_len,
+                   CompletionCallback(),
+                   truncate));
+    ret_value = buf_len;
+  } else {
+    pending_operations_.push(
+        base::Bind(&SimpleEntryImpl::WriteDataInternal,
+                   this,
+                   stream_index,
+                   offset,
+                   make_scoped_refptr(buf),
+                   buf_len,
+                   callback,
+                   truncate));
+    ret_value = net::ERR_IO_PENDING;
+  }
+
+  if (truncate)
+    data_size_[stream_index] = offset + buf_len;
+  else
+    data_size_[stream_index] = std::max(offset + buf_len,
+                                        data_size_[stream_index]);
+
+  // Since we don't know the correct values for |last_used_| and
+  // |last_modified_| yet, we make this approximation.
+  last_used_ = last_modified_ = base::Time::Now();
+
   RunNextOperationIfNeeded();
-  // TODO(felipeg): Optimization: Add support for optimistic writes, quickly
-  // returning net::OK here.
-  return net::ERR_IO_PENDING;
+  return ret_value;
 }
 
 int SimpleEntryImpl::ReadSparseData(int64 offset,
                                     net::IOBuffer* buf,
                                     int buf_len,
                                     const CompletionCallback& callback) {
   DCHECK(io_thread_checker_.CalledOnValidThread());
   // TODO(gavinp): Determine if the simple backend should support sparse data.
   NOTIMPLEMENTED();
   return net::ERR_FAILED;
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 int SimpleEntryImpl::ReadyForSparseIO(const CompletionCallback& callback) {
   DCHECK(io_thread_checker_.CalledOnValidThread());
   // TODO(gavinp): Determine if the simple backend should support sparse data.
   NOTIMPLEMENTED();
   return net::ERR_FAILED;
 }
 
 SimpleEntryImpl::~SimpleEntryImpl() {
   DCHECK(io_thread_checker_.CalledOnValidThread());
   DCHECK_EQ(0U, pending_operations_.size());
-  DCHECK_EQ(STATE_UNINITIALIZED, state_);
+  DCHECK(STATE_UNINITIALIZED == state_ || STATE_FAILURE == state_);
   DCHECK(!synchronous_entry_);
   RemoveSelfFromBackend();
 }
 
 void SimpleEntryImpl::MakeUninitialized() {
+

[gavinp, 2013/05/02 12:47:39]

Lose this blank line.

[felipeg, 2013/05/02 13:55:58]

Done.

   state_ = STATE_UNINITIALIZED;
   std::memset(crc32s_end_offset_, 0, sizeof(crc32s_end_offset_));
   std::memset(crc32s_, 0, sizeof(crc32s_));
   std::memset(have_written_, 0, sizeof(have_written_));
+  std::memset(data_size_, 0, sizeof(data_size_));
 }
 
 void SimpleEntryImpl::ReturnEntryToCaller(Entry** out_entry) {
+  DCHECK(out_entry);
   ++open_count_;
   AddRef();  // Balanced in Close()
   *out_entry = this;
 }
 
 void SimpleEntryImpl::RemoveSelfFromBackend() {
   if (!backend_)
     return;
   backend_->OnDeactivated(this);
   backend_.reset();
 }
 
 void SimpleEntryImpl::MarkAsDoomed() {
   if (!backend_)
     return;
   backend_->index()->Remove(key_);
   RemoveSelfFromBackend();
 }
 
 void SimpleEntryImpl::RunNextOperationIfNeeded() {
   DCHECK(io_thread_checker_.CalledOnValidThread());
-
   UMA_HISTOGRAM_CUSTOM_COUNTS("SimpleCache.EntryOperationsPending",
                               pending_operations_.size(), 0, 100, 20);
-
   if (!pending_operations_.empty() && state_ != STATE_IO_PENDING) {
     base::Closure operation = pending_operations_.front();
     pending_operations_.pop();
     operation.Run();
     // |this| may have been deleted.
   }
 }
 
-void SimpleEntryImpl::OpenEntryInternal(Entry** out_entry,
-                                        const CompletionCallback& callback) {
+void SimpleEntryImpl::OpenEntryInternal(const CompletionCallback& callback,
+                                        Entry** out_entry) {
   ScopedOperationRunner operation_runner(this);
-
   if (state_ == STATE_READY) {
     ReturnEntryToCaller(out_entry);
-    MessageLoopProxy::current()->PostTask(FROM_HERE, base::Bind(callback,
-                                                                net::OK));
+    if (!callback.is_null())
+      MessageLoopProxy::current()->PostTask(FROM_HERE, base::Bind(callback,
+                                                                  net::OK));
+    return;
+  } else if (state_ == STATE_FAILURE) {
+    if (!callback.is_null())
+      MessageLoopProxy::current()->PostTask(FROM_HERE, base::Bind(
+          callback, net::ERR_FAILED));
     return;
   }
   DCHECK_EQ(STATE_UNINITIALIZED, state_);
-
-  // This enumeration is used in histograms, add entries only at end.
-  enum OpenEntryIndexEnum {
-    INDEX_NOEXIST = 0,
-    INDEX_MISS = 1,
-    INDEX_HIT = 2,
-    INDEX_MAX = 3,
-  };
-  OpenEntryIndexEnum open_entry_index_enum = INDEX_NOEXIST;
-  if (backend_) {
-    if (backend_->index()->Has(key_))
-      open_entry_index_enum = INDEX_HIT;
-    else
-      open_entry_index_enum = INDEX_MISS;
-  }
-  UMA_HISTOGRAM_ENUMERATION("SimpleCache.OpenEntryIndexState",
-                            open_entry_index_enum, INDEX_MAX);
-  // If entry is not known to the index, initiate fast failover to the network.
-  if (open_entry_index_enum == INDEX_MISS) {
-    MessageLoopProxy::current()->PostTask(FROM_HERE,
-                                          base::Bind(callback,
-                                                     net::ERR_FAILED));
-    return;
-  }
   state_ = STATE_IO_PENDING;
-
   const base::TimeTicks start_time = base::TimeTicks::Now();
   typedef SimpleSynchronousEntry* PointerToSimpleSynchronousEntry;
   scoped_ptr<PointerToSimpleSynchronousEntry> sync_entry(
       new PointerToSimpleSynchronousEntry());
   scoped_ptr<int> result(new int());
   Closure task = base::Bind(&SimpleSynchronousEntry::OpenEntry, path_, key_,
                             entry_hash_, sync_entry.get(), result.get());
   Closure reply = base::Bind(&SimpleEntryImpl::CreationOperationComplete, this,
                              callback, start_time, base::Passed(&sync_entry),
                              base::Passed(&result), out_entry);
   WorkerPool::PostTaskAndReply(FROM_HERE, task, reply, true);
 }
 
-void SimpleEntryImpl::CreateEntryInternal(Entry** out_entry,
-                                          const CompletionCallback& callback) {
+void SimpleEntryImpl::CreateEntryInternal(const CompletionCallback& callback,
+                                          Entry** out_entry) {
   ScopedOperationRunner operation_runner(this);
-
-  if (state_ == STATE_READY) {
+  if (state_ != STATE_UNINITIALIZED) {
     // There is already an active normal entry.
-    MessageLoopProxy::current()->PostTask(FROM_HERE,
-                                          base::Bind(callback,
-                                                     net::ERR_FAILED));
+    if (!callback.is_null())
+      MessageLoopProxy::current()->PostTask(FROM_HERE, base::Bind(
+          callback, net::ERR_FAILED));
     return;
   }
   DCHECK_EQ(STATE_UNINITIALIZED, state_);
 
   state_ = STATE_IO_PENDING;
 
   // If creation succeeds, we should mark all streams to be saved on close.
   for (int i = 0; i < kSimpleEntryFileCount; ++i)
     have_written_[i] = true;
 
-  // We insert the entry in the index before creating the entry files in the
-  // SimpleSynchronousEntry, because this way the worst scenario is when we
-  // have the entry in the index but we don't have the created files yet, this
-  // way we never leak files. CreationOperationComplete will remove the entry
-  // from the index if the creation fails.
-  if (backend_)
-    backend_->index()->Insert(key_);
   const base::TimeTicks start_time = base::TimeTicks::Now();
   typedef SimpleSynchronousEntry* PointerToSimpleSynchronousEntry;
   scoped_ptr<PointerToSimpleSynchronousEntry> sync_entry(
       new PointerToSimpleSynchronousEntry());
   scoped_ptr<int> result(new int());
   Closure task = base::Bind(&SimpleSynchronousEntry::CreateEntry, path_, key_,
                             entry_hash_, sync_entry.get(), result.get());
   Closure reply = base::Bind(&SimpleEntryImpl::CreationOperationComplete, this,
                              callback, start_time, base::Passed(&sync_entry),
                              base::Passed(&result), out_entry);
   WorkerPool::PostTaskAndReply(FROM_HERE, task, reply, true);
 }
 
 void SimpleEntryImpl::CloseInternal() {
   DCHECK(io_thread_checker_.CalledOnValidThread());
-  DCHECK_EQ(0U, pending_operations_.size());
-  DCHECK_EQ(STATE_READY, state_);
-  DCHECK(synchronous_entry_);
-
-  state_ = STATE_IO_PENDING;
-
   typedef SimpleSynchronousEntry::CRCRecord CRCRecord;
-
   scoped_ptr<std::vector<CRCRecord> >
       crc32s_to_write(new std::vector<CRCRecord>());
-  for (int i = 0; i < kSimpleEntryFileCount; ++i) {
-    if (have_written_[i]) {
-      if (data_size_[i] == crc32s_end_offset_[i]) {
-        int32 crc = data_size_[i] == 0 ? crc32(0, Z_NULL, 0) : crc32s_[i];
-        crc32s_to_write->push_back(CRCRecord(i, true, crc));
-      } else {
-        crc32s_to_write->push_back(CRCRecord(i, false, 0));
+
+  if (state_ == STATE_READY) {
+    DCHECK(synchronous_entry_);
+    state_ = STATE_IO_PENDING;
+    for (int i = 0; i < kSimpleEntryFileCount; ++i) {
+      if (have_written_[i]) {
+        if (data_size_[i] == crc32s_end_offset_[i]) {
+          int32 crc = data_size_[i] == 0 ? crc32(0, Z_NULL, 0) : crc32s_[i];
+          crc32s_to_write->push_back(CRCRecord(i, true, crc));
+        } else {
+          crc32s_to_write->push_back(CRCRecord(i, false, 0));
+        }
       }
     }
+  } else {
+    DCHECK_EQ(STATE_FAILURE, state_);
   }
-  Closure task = base::Bind(&SimpleSynchronousEntry::Close,
-                            base::Unretained(synchronous_entry_),
-                            base::Passed(&crc32s_to_write));
-  Closure reply = base::Bind(&SimpleEntryImpl::CloseOperationComplete, this);
-  WorkerPool::PostTaskAndReply(FROM_HERE, task, reply, true);
-  synchronous_entry_ = NULL;
+
+  if (synchronous_entry_) {
+    Closure task = base::Bind(&SimpleSynchronousEntry::Close,
+                              base::Unretained(synchronous_entry_),
+                              base::Passed(&crc32s_to_write));
+    Closure reply = base::Bind(&SimpleEntryImpl::CloseOperationComplete, this);
+    synchronous_entry_ = NULL;
+    WorkerPool::PostTaskAndReply(FROM_HERE, task, reply, true);
+  } else {
+    synchronous_entry_ = NULL;

[gavinp, 2013/05/02 12:47:39]

We probably don't need this line.

[felipeg, 2013/05/02 13:55:58]

Yes we need.
we have a dcheck in CloseOperationComplete

+    CloseOperationComplete();
+  }
 }
 
 void SimpleEntryImpl::ReadDataInternal(int stream_index,
                                        int offset,
                                        net::IOBuffer* buf,
                                        int buf_len,
                                        const CompletionCallback& callback) {
   DCHECK(io_thread_checker_.CalledOnValidThread());
+  ScopedOperationRunner operation_runner(this);
+
+  if (state_ == STATE_FAILURE || state_ == STATE_UNINITIALIZED) {
+    if (!callback.is_null())

[gavinp, 2013/05/02 12:47:39]

Multi-line if statements should have braces. There's a few of these.

[felipeg, 2013/05/02 13:55:58]

Done.

+      MessageLoopProxy::current()->PostTask(FROM_HERE, base::Bind(
+          callback, net::ERR_FAILED));
+    return;
+  }
   DCHECK_EQ(STATE_READY, state_);
+  buf_len = std::min(buf_len, GetDataSize(stream_index) - offset);
+  if (offset < 0 || buf_len <= 0) {
+    // If there is nothing to read, we bail out before setting state_ to
+    // STATE_IO_PENDING.
+    if (!callback.is_null())
+      MessageLoopProxy::current()->PostTask(FROM_HERE, base::Bind(
+          callback, 0));
+    return;
+  }
+
   state_ = STATE_IO_PENDING;
   if (backend_)
     backend_->index()->UseIfExists(key_);
 
   scoped_ptr<uint32> read_crc32(new uint32());
   scoped_ptr<int> result(new int());
   Closure task = base::Bind(&SimpleSynchronousEntry::ReadData,
                             base::Unretained(synchronous_entry_),
                             stream_index, offset, make_scoped_refptr(buf),
                             buf_len, read_crc32.get(), result.get());
   Closure reply = base::Bind(&SimpleEntryImpl::ReadOperationComplete, this,
                              stream_index, offset, callback,
                              base::Passed(&read_crc32), base::Passed(&result));
   WorkerPool::PostTaskAndReply(FROM_HERE, task, reply, true);
 }
 
 void SimpleEntryImpl::WriteDataInternal(int stream_index,
                                        int offset,
                                        net::IOBuffer* buf,
                                        int buf_len,
                                        const CompletionCallback& callback,
                                        bool truncate) {
   DCHECK(io_thread_checker_.CalledOnValidThread());
+  ScopedOperationRunner operation_runner(this);
+  if (state_ == STATE_FAILURE || state_ == STATE_UNINITIALIZED) {
+    if (!callback.is_null()) {
+      // We need to posttask so that we don't go in a loop when we call the
+      // callback directly.
+      MessageLoopProxy::current()->PostTask(FROM_HERE, base::Bind(
+          callback, net::ERR_FAILED));
+    }
+    // |this| may be destroyed after return here.

[pasko-google - do not use, 2013/05/02 14:01:43]

actually no, |this| is still alive

[felipeg, 2013/05/02 14:10:05]

Nope, It can be destroyed after we return of the ref counted ptr doesnt have any
other reference.
ACtually, that is true to any return.
I just added this comment here because it was particularly intriguing to
understand the behavior of one debugging session I was doing.

I can remove the comment if you think it is not necessary.

[pasko-google - do not use, 2013/05/02 14:39:57]

That's fine to be, the word 'here' in the end made me confused, so I thought you
meant 'before return', my bad. Please remove the 'here'.

+    return;
+  }
   DCHECK_EQ(STATE_READY, state_);
   state_ = STATE_IO_PENDING;
   if (backend_)
     backend_->index()->UseIfExists(key_);
   // It is easy to incrementally compute the CRC from [0 .. |offset + buf_len|)
   // if |offset == 0| or we have already computed the CRC for [0 .. offset).
   // We rely on most write operations being sequential, start to end to compute
   // the crc of the data. When we write to an entry and close without having
   // done a sequential write, we don't check the CRC on read.
   if (offset == 0 || crc32s_end_offset_[stream_index] == offset) {
@@ skipping 22 matching lines @@
 void SimpleEntryImpl::CreationOperationComplete(
     const CompletionCallback& completion_callback,
     const base::TimeTicks& start_time,
     scoped_ptr<SimpleSynchronousEntry*> in_sync_entry,
     scoped_ptr<int> in_result,
     Entry** out_entry) {
   DCHECK(io_thread_checker_.CalledOnValidThread());
   DCHECK_EQ(state_, STATE_IO_PENDING);
   DCHECK(in_sync_entry);
   DCHECK(in_result);
-
   ScopedOperationRunner operation_runner(this);
-
   UMA_HISTOGRAM_BOOLEAN(
       "SimpleCache.EntryCreationResult", *in_result == net::OK);
   if (*in_result != net::OK) {
     if (*in_result!= net::ERR_FILE_EXISTS)
       MarkAsDoomed();
+    if (!completion_callback.is_null())

[gavinp, 2013/05/02 12:47:39]

I'm not convinced we need these PostTasks if we are religious about always
running the callback immediately before return, and never earlier.

WDYT?

[felipeg, 2013/05/02 13:55:58]

We do need.
In case of failure of an operation, when you call Callback.Run() the
http_cach_transaction immediately calls Write() which makes us to run that Write
completion_callback before we return here (in the first operation that failed).
That squence causes a DCHECK to fail in the http_cache_transaction.

We need the PostTasks in most places, but not every place (for example in case
of success we don't need it).
But I thought it is better to be consistent.

Posttask is cheap

[pasko-google - do not use, 2013/05/02 14:39:57]

I think if you move completion_callback.Run(...) _after_ MakeUninitialized(), it
should work. But I did not test, of course. Is there a unittest that could catch
this?

[felipeg, 2013/05/02 14:48:02]

It doesnt have anything to do with MakeUninitialized() it has to do with an
intenral state of the http_cache_transaction.
And there is not way to fix that by our side, besides posttask.
We have to return before calling the callback.

I think any unittest that do a write operation (for example) should catch it.

[pasko-google - do not use, 2013/05/02 15:08:45]

I just ran DiskCacheBackendTest.* and DiskCacheEntryTest.* with this change and
saw no new failures:
================================================================================
--- a/net/disk_cache/simple/simple_entry_impl.cc
+++ b/net/disk_cache/simple/simple_entry_impl.cc
@@ -580,12 +580,11 @@ void SimpleEntryImpl::CreationOperationComplete(
   if (*in_result != net::OK) {
     if (*in_result!= net::ERR_FILE_EXISTS)
       MarkAsDoomed();
-    if (!completion_callback.is_null()) {
-      MessageLoopProxy::current()->PostTask(FROM_HERE, base::Bind(
-          completion_callback, net::ERR_FAILED));
-    }
     MakeUninitialized();
     state_ = STATE_FAILURE;
+    if (!completion_callback.is_null()) {
+      completion_callback.Run(net::ERR_FAILED);
+    }
     return;
   }
   // If out_entry is NULL, it means we already called ReturnEntryToCaller from
================================================================================

So if you claim that there is a tricky problem revealed in
http_cache_transaction by not doing a PostTask here, it would be important to
add a unittest to reproduce this kind of failure.

+      MessageLoopProxy::current()->PostTask(FROM_HERE, base::Bind(
+          completion_callback, net::ERR_FAILED));
     MakeUninitialized();
-    completion_callback.Run(net::ERR_FAILED);
+    state_ = STATE_FAILURE;
     return;
   }
+  // If out_entry is NULL, it means we already called ReturnEntryToCaller from
+  // the optimistic Create case.
+  if (out_entry)
+    ReturnEntryToCaller(out_entry);
+
   state_ = STATE_READY;
   synchronous_entry_ = *in_sync_entry;
   SetSynchronousData();
-  ReturnEntryToCaller(out_entry);
   UMA_HISTOGRAM_TIMES("SimpleCache.EntryCreationTime",
                       (base::TimeTicks::Now() - start_time));
-  completion_callback.Run(net::OK);
+
+  if (!completion_callback.is_null())
+    MessageLoopProxy::current()->PostTask(FROM_HERE, base::Bind(
+        completion_callback, net::OK));
 }
 
 void SimpleEntryImpl::EntryOperationComplete(
     int stream_index,
     const CompletionCallback& completion_callback,
     scoped_ptr<int> result) {
   DCHECK(io_thread_checker_.CalledOnValidThread());
   DCHECK(synchronous_entry_);
   DCHECK_EQ(STATE_IO_PENDING, state_);
   DCHECK(result);
-
   state_ = STATE_READY;
-
   if (*result < 0) {
     MarkAsDoomed();
+    state_ = STATE_FAILURE;
     crc32s_end_offset_[stream_index] = 0;
+  } else {
+    SetSynchronousData();
   }
-  SetSynchronousData();
-  completion_callback.Run(*result);
+
+  if (!completion_callback.is_null())
+    MessageLoopProxy::current()->PostTask(FROM_HERE, base::Bind(
+        completion_callback, *result));
   RunNextOperationIfNeeded();
 }
 
 void SimpleEntryImpl::ReadOperationComplete(
     int stream_index,
     int offset,
     const CompletionCallback& completion_callback,
     scoped_ptr<uint32> read_crc32,
     scoped_ptr<int> result) {
   DCHECK(io_thread_checker_.CalledOnValidThread());
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   DCHECK_EQ(STATE_IO_PENDING, state_);
   DCHECK(result);
   if (*result == net::OK)
     *result = orig_result;
   EntryOperationComplete(stream_index, completion_callback, result.Pass());
 }
 
 void SimpleEntryImpl::CloseOperationComplete() {
   DCHECK(!synchronous_entry_);
   DCHECK_EQ(0, open_count_);
-  DCHECK_EQ(STATE_IO_PENDING, state_);
-
+  DCHECK(STATE_IO_PENDING == state_ || STATE_FAILURE == state_);
   MakeUninitialized();
   RunNextOperationIfNeeded();
 }
 
 void SimpleEntryImpl::SetSynchronousData() {
   DCHECK(io_thread_checker_.CalledOnValidThread());
+  DCHECK(synchronous_entry_);
   DCHECK_EQ(STATE_READY, state_);
   // TODO(felipeg): These copies to avoid data races are not optimal. While
   // adding an IO thread index (for fast misses etc...), we can store this data
   // in that structure. This also solves problems with last_used() on ext4
   // filesystems not being accurate.
   last_used_ = synchronous_entry_->last_used();
   last_modified_ = synchronous_entry_->last_modified();
   for (int i = 0; i < kSimpleEntryFileCount; ++i)
     data_size_[i] = synchronous_entry_->data_size(i);
   if (backend_)
     backend_->index()->UpdateEntrySize(key_, synchronous_entry_->GetFileSize());
 }
 
 }  // namespace disk_cache