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  package io.netty.resolver.dns;
  
  import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
  import io.netty.buffer.ByteBufHolder;
  import io.netty.channel.AddressedEnvelope;
  import io.netty.channel.Channel;
  import io.netty.channel.ChannelFuture;
  import io.netty.channel.EventLoop;
  import io.netty.handler.codec.CorruptedFrameException;
  import io.netty.handler.codec.dns.DefaultDnsQuestion;
  import io.netty.handler.codec.dns.DefaultDnsRecordDecoder;
  import io.netty.handler.codec.dns.DnsQuestion;
  import io.netty.handler.codec.dns.DnsRawRecord;
  import io.netty.handler.codec.dns.DnsRecord;
  import io.netty.handler.codec.dns.DnsRecordType;
  import io.netty.handler.codec.dns.DnsResponse;
  import io.netty.handler.codec.dns.DnsResponseCode;
  import io.netty.handler.codec.dns.DnsSection;
  import io.netty.util.NetUtil;
  import io.netty.util.ReferenceCountUtil;
  import io.netty.util.concurrent.Future;
  import io.netty.util.concurrent.FutureListener;
  import io.netty.util.concurrent.Promise;
  import io.netty.util.internal.ObjectUtil;
  import io.netty.util.internal.PlatformDependent;
  import io.netty.util.internal.StringUtil;
  import io.netty.util.internal.SystemPropertyUtil;
  import io.netty.util.internal.ThrowableUtil;
  import io.netty.util.internal.logging.InternalLogger;
  import io.netty.util.internal.logging.InternalLoggerFactory;
  
  import java.net.InetAddress;
  import java.net.InetSocketAddress;
  import java.net.UnknownHostException;
  import java.util.AbstractList;
  import java.util.ArrayList;
  import java.util.Arrays;
  import java.util.Collections;
  import java.util.HashMap;
  import java.util.IdentityHashMap;
  import java.util.Iterator;
  import java.util.List;
  import java.util.Locale;
  import java.util.Map;
  import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
  import java.util.Set;
  
  import static io.netty.handler.codec.dns.DnsResponseCode.NXDOMAIN;
  import static io.netty.handler.codec.dns.DnsResponseCode.SERVFAIL;
  import static io.netty.resolver.dns.DnsAddressDecoder.decodeAddress;
  import static java.lang.Math.min;
  
  abstract class DnsResolveContext<T> {
      private static final InternalLogger logger = InternalLoggerFactory.getInstance(DnsResolveContext.class);
      private static final String PROP_TRY_FINAL_CNAME_ON_ADDRESS_LOOKUPS =
              "io.netty.resolver.dns.tryCnameOnAddressLookups";
      static boolean TRY_FINAL_CNAME_ON_ADDRESS_LOOKUPS;
  
      static {
          TRY_FINAL_CNAME_ON_ADDRESS_LOOKUPS =
                  SystemPropertyUtil.getBoolean(PROP_TRY_FINAL_CNAME_ON_ADDRESS_LOOKUPS, false);
  
          if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
              logger.debug("-D{}: {}", PROP_TRY_FINAL_CNAME_ON_ADDRESS_LOOKUPS, TRY_FINAL_CNAME_ON_ADDRESS_LOOKUPS);
          }
      }
  
      private static final RuntimeException NXDOMAIN_QUERY_FAILED_EXCEPTION =
              DnsResolveContextException.newStatic("No answer found and NXDOMAIN response code returned",
              DnsResolveContext.class, "onResponse(..)");
      private static final RuntimeException CNAME_NOT_FOUND_QUERY_FAILED_EXCEPTION =
              DnsResolveContextException.newStatic("No matching CNAME record found",
              DnsResolveContext.class, "onResponseCNAME(..)");
      private static final RuntimeException NO_MATCHING_RECORD_QUERY_FAILED_EXCEPTION =
              DnsResolveContextException.newStatic("No matching record type found",
              DnsResolveContext.class, "onResponseAorAAAA(..)");
      private static final RuntimeException UNRECOGNIZED_TYPE_QUERY_FAILED_EXCEPTION =
              DnsResolveContextException.newStatic("Response type was unrecognized",
              DnsResolveContext.class, "onResponse(..)");
      private static final RuntimeException NAME_SERVERS_EXHAUSTED_EXCEPTION =
              DnsResolveContextException.newStatic("No name servers returned an answer",
              DnsResolveContext.class, "tryToFinishResolve(..)");
      private static final RuntimeException SERVFAIL_QUERY_FAILED_EXCEPTION =
             DnsErrorCauseException.newStatic("Query failed with SERVFAIL", SERVFAIL,
                     DnsResolveContext.class, "onResponse(..)");
     private static final RuntimeException NXDOMAIN_CAUSE_QUERY_FAILED_EXCEPTION =
             DnsErrorCauseException.newStatic("Query failed with NXDOMAIN", NXDOMAIN,
                     DnsResolveContext.class, "onResponse(..)");
 
     final DnsNameResolver parent;
     private final Channel channel;
     private final Promise<?> originalPromise;
     private final DnsServerAddressStream nameServerAddrs;
     private final String hostname;
     private final int dnsClass;
     private final DnsRecordType[] expectedTypes;
     final DnsRecord[] additionals;
 
     private final Set<Future<AddressedEnvelope<DnsResponse, InetSocketAddress>>> queriesInProgress =
             Collections.newSetFromMap(
                     new IdentityHashMap<Future<AddressedEnvelope<DnsResponse, InetSocketAddress>>, Boolean>());
 
     private List<T> finalResult;
     private int allowedQueries;
     private boolean triedCNAME;
     private boolean completeEarly;
 
     DnsResolveContext(DnsNameResolver parent, Channel channel,
                       Promise<?> originalPromise, String hostname, int dnsClass, DnsRecordType[] expectedTypes,
                       DnsRecord[] additionals, DnsServerAddressStream nameServerAddrs, int allowedQueries) {
         assert expectedTypes.length > 0;
 
         this.parent = parent;
         this.channel = channel;
         this.originalPromise = originalPromise;
         this.hostname = hostname;
         this.dnsClass = dnsClass;
         this.expectedTypes = expectedTypes;
         this.additionals = additionals;
 
         this.nameServerAddrs = ObjectUtil.checkNotNull(nameServerAddrs, "nameServerAddrs");
         this.allowedQueries = allowedQueries;
     }
 
     static final class DnsResolveContextException extends RuntimeException {
 
         private static final long serialVersionUID = 1209303419266433003L;
 
         private DnsResolveContextException(String message, boolean shared) {
             super(message, null, false, true);
             assert shared;
         }
 
         // Override fillInStackTrace() so we not populate the backtrace via a native call and so leak the
         // Classloader.
         @Override
         public Throwable fillInStackTrace() {
             return this;
         }
 
         static DnsResolveContextException newStatic(String message, Class<?> clazz, String method) {
             final DnsResolveContextException exception = new DnsResolveContextException(message, true);
             return ThrowableUtil.unknownStackTrace(exception, clazz, method);
         }
     }
 
     /**
      * The {@link Channel} used.
      */
     Channel channel() {
         return channel;
     }
 
     /**
      * The {@link DnsCache} to use while resolving.
      */
     DnsCache resolveCache() {
         return parent.resolveCache();
     }
 
     /**
      * The {@link DnsCnameCache} that is used for resolving.
      */
     DnsCnameCache cnameCache() {
         return parent.cnameCache();
     }
 
     /**
      * The {@link AuthoritativeDnsServerCache} to use while resolving.
      */
     AuthoritativeDnsServerCache authoritativeDnsServerCache() {
         return parent.authoritativeDnsServerCache();
     }
 
     /**
      * Creates a new context with the given parameters.
      */
     abstract DnsResolveContext<T> newResolverContext(DnsNameResolver parent, Channel channel,
                                                      Promise<?> originalPromise,
                                                      String hostname,
                                                      int dnsClass, DnsRecordType[] expectedTypes,
                                                      DnsRecord[] additionals,
                                                      DnsServerAddressStream nameServerAddrs, int allowedQueries);
 
     /**
      * Converts the given {@link DnsRecord} into {@code T}.
      */
     abstract T convertRecord(DnsRecord record, String hostname, DnsRecord[] additionals, EventLoop eventLoop);
 
     /**
      * Returns a filtered list of results which should be the final result of DNS resolution. This must take into
      * account JDK semantics such as {@link NetUtil#isIpV6AddressesPreferred()}.
      */
     abstract List<T> filterResults(List<T> unfiltered);
 
     abstract boolean isCompleteEarly(T resolved);
 
     /**
      * Returns {@code true} if we should allow duplicates in the result or {@code false} if no duplicates should
      * be included.
      */
     abstract boolean isDuplicateAllowed();
 
     /**
      * Caches a successful resolution.
      */
     abstract void cache(String hostname, DnsRecord[] additionals,
                         DnsRecord result, T convertedResult);
 
     /**
      * Caches a failed resolution.
      */
     abstract void cache(String hostname, DnsRecord[] additionals,
                         UnknownHostException cause);
 
     void resolve(final Promise<List<T>> promise) {
         final String[] searchDomains = parent.searchDomains();
         if (searchDomains.length == 0 || parent.ndots() == 0 || StringUtil.endsWith(hostname, '.')) {
             internalResolve(hostname, promise);
         } else {
             final boolean startWithoutSearchDomain = hasNDots();
             final String initialHostname = startWithoutSearchDomain ? hostname : hostname + '.' + searchDomains[0];
             final int initialSearchDomainIdx = startWithoutSearchDomain ? 0 : 1;
 
             final Promise<List<T>> searchDomainPromise = parent.executor().newPromise();
             searchDomainPromise.addListener(new FutureListener<List<T>>() {
                 private int searchDomainIdx = initialSearchDomainIdx;
                 @Override
                 public void operationComplete(Future<List<T>> future) {
                     Throwable cause = future.cause();
                     if (cause == null) {
                         final List<T> result = future.getNow();
                         if (!promise.trySuccess(result)) {
                             for (T item : result) {
                                 ReferenceCountUtil.safeRelease(item);
                             }
                         }
                     } else {
                         if (DnsNameResolver.isTransportOrTimeoutError(cause)) {
                             promise.tryFailure(new SearchDomainUnknownHostException(cause, hostname, expectedTypes,
                                     searchDomains));
                         } else if (searchDomainIdx < searchDomains.length) {
                             Promise<List<T>> newPromise = parent.executor().newPromise();
                             newPromise.addListener(this);
                             doSearchDomainQuery(hostname + '.' + searchDomains[searchDomainIdx++], newPromise);
                         } else if (!startWithoutSearchDomain) {
                             internalResolve(hostname, promise);
                         } else {
                             promise.tryFailure(new SearchDomainUnknownHostException(cause, hostname, expectedTypes,
                                     searchDomains));
                         }
                     }
                 }
             });
             doSearchDomainQuery(initialHostname, searchDomainPromise);
         }
     }
 
     private boolean hasNDots() {
         for (int idx = hostname.length() - 1, dots = 0; idx >= 0; idx--) {
             if (hostname.charAt(idx) == '.' && ++dots >= parent.ndots()) {
                 return true;
             }
         }
         return false;
     }
 
     private static final class SearchDomainUnknownHostException extends UnknownHostException {
         private static final long serialVersionUID = -8573510133644997085L;
 
         SearchDomainUnknownHostException(Throwable cause, String originalHostname,
                 DnsRecordType[] queryTypes, String[] searchDomains) {
             super("Failed to resolve '" + originalHostname + "' " + Arrays.toString(queryTypes) +
                     " and search domain query for configured domains failed as well: " +
                     Arrays.toString(searchDomains));
             setStackTrace(cause.getStackTrace());
             // Preserve the cause
             initCause(cause.getCause());
         }
 
         // Suppress a warning since this method doesn't need synchronization
         @Override
         public Throwable fillInStackTrace() {
             return this;
         }
     }
 
     void doSearchDomainQuery(String hostname, Promise<List<T>> nextPromise) {
         DnsResolveContext<T> nextContext = newResolverContext(parent, channel,
                 originalPromise, hostname, dnsClass,
                 expectedTypes, additionals, nameServerAddrs,
                 parent.maxQueriesPerResolve());
         nextContext.internalResolve(hostname, nextPromise);
     }
 
     private static String hostnameWithDot(String name) {
         if (StringUtil.endsWith(name, '.')) {
             return name;
         }
         return name + '.';
     }
 
     // Resolve the final name from the CNAME cache until there is nothing to follow anymore. This also
     // guards against loops in the cache but early return once a loop is detected.
     //
     // Visible for testing only
     static String cnameResolveFromCache(DnsCnameCache cnameCache, String name) throws UnknownHostException {
         String first = cnameCache.get(hostnameWithDot(name));
         if (first == null) {
             // Nothing in the cache at all
             return name;
         }
 
         String second = cnameCache.get(hostnameWithDot(first));
         if (second == null) {
             // Nothing else to follow, return first match.
             return first;
         }
 
         checkCnameLoop(name, first, second);
         return cnameResolveFromCacheLoop(cnameCache, name, first, second);
     }
 
     private static String cnameResolveFromCacheLoop(
             DnsCnameCache cnameCache, String hostname, String first, String mapping) throws UnknownHostException {
         // Detect loops by advance only every other iteration.
         // See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cycle_detection#Floyd's_Tortoise_and_Hare
         boolean advance = false;
 
         String name = mapping;
         // Resolve from cnameCache() until there is no more cname entry cached.
         while ((mapping = cnameCache.get(hostnameWithDot(name))) != null) {
             checkCnameLoop(hostname, first, mapping);
             name = mapping;
             if (advance) {
                 first = cnameCache.get(first);
             }
             advance = !advance;
         }
         return name;
     }
 
     private static void checkCnameLoop(String hostname, String first, String second) throws UnknownHostException {
         if (first.equals(second)) {
             // Follow CNAME from cache would loop. Lets throw and so fail the resolution.
             throw new UnknownHostException("CNAME loop detected for '" + hostname + '\'');
         }
     }
     private void internalResolve(String name, Promise<List<T>> promise) {
         try {
             // Resolve from cnameCache() until there is no more cname entry cached.
             name = cnameResolveFromCache(cnameCache(), name);
         } catch (Throwable cause) {
             promise.tryFailure(cause);
             return;
         }
 
         try {
             DnsServerAddressStream nameServerAddressStream = getNameServers(name);
 
             final int end = expectedTypes.length - 1;
             for (int i = 0; i < end; ++i) {
                 if (!query(name, expectedTypes[i], nameServerAddressStream.duplicate(), false, promise)) {
                     return;
                 }
             }
             query(name, expectedTypes[end], nameServerAddressStream, false, promise);
         } finally {
             // Now flush everything we submitted before for the Channel.
             channel.flush();
         }
     }
 
     /**
      * Returns the {@link DnsServerAddressStream} that was cached for the given hostname or {@code null} if non
      *  could be found.
      */
     private DnsServerAddressStream getNameServersFromCache(String hostname) {
         int len = hostname.length();
 
         if (len == 0) {
             // We never cache for root servers.
             return null;
         }
 
         // We always store in the cache with a trailing '.'.
         if (hostname.charAt(len - 1) != '.') {
             hostname += ".";
         }
 
         int idx = hostname.indexOf('.');
         if (idx == hostname.length() - 1) {
             // We are not interested in handling '.' as we should never serve the root servers from cache.
             return null;
         }
 
         // We start from the closed match and then move down.
         for (;;) {
             // Skip '.' as well.
             hostname = hostname.substring(idx + 1);
 
             int idx2 = hostname.indexOf('.');
             if (idx2 <= 0 || idx2 == hostname.length() - 1) {
                 // We are not interested in handling '.TLD.' as we should never serve the root servers from cache.
                 return null;
             }
             idx = idx2;
 
             DnsServerAddressStream entries = authoritativeDnsServerCache().get(hostname);
             if (entries != null) {
                 // The returned List may contain unresolved InetSocketAddress instances that will be
                 // resolved on the fly in query(....).
                 return entries;
             }
         }
     }
 
     private void query(final DnsServerAddressStream nameServerAddrStream,
                        final int nameServerAddrStreamIndex,
                        final DnsQuestion question,
                        final DnsQueryLifecycleObserver queryLifecycleObserver,
                        final boolean flush,
                        final Promise<List<T>> promise,
                        final Throwable cause) {
         if (completeEarly || nameServerAddrStreamIndex >= nameServerAddrStream.size() ||
                 allowedQueries == 0 || originalPromise.isCancelled() || promise.isCancelled()) {
             tryToFinishResolve(nameServerAddrStream, nameServerAddrStreamIndex, question, queryLifecycleObserver,
                                promise, cause);
             return;
         }
 
         --allowedQueries;
 
         final InetSocketAddress nameServerAddr = nameServerAddrStream.next();
         if (nameServerAddr.isUnresolved()) {
             queryUnresolvedNameServer(nameServerAddr, nameServerAddrStream, nameServerAddrStreamIndex, question,
                                       queryLifecycleObserver, promise, cause);
             return;
         }
         final Promise<AddressedEnvelope<? extends DnsResponse, InetSocketAddress>> queryPromise =
                 channel.eventLoop().newPromise();
 
         final long queryStartTimeNanos;
         final boolean isFeedbackAddressStream;
         if (nameServerAddrStream instanceof DnsServerResponseFeedbackAddressStream) {
             queryStartTimeNanos = System.nanoTime();
             isFeedbackAddressStream = true;
         } else {
             queryStartTimeNanos = -1;
             isFeedbackAddressStream = false;
         }
 
         final Future<AddressedEnvelope<DnsResponse, InetSocketAddress>> f =
                 parent.doQuery(channel, nameServerAddr, question,
                         queryLifecycleObserver, additionals, flush, queryPromise);
 
         queriesInProgress.add(f);
 
         f.addListener((FutureListener<AddressedEnvelope<DnsResponse, InetSocketAddress>>) future -> {
             queriesInProgress.remove(future);
 
             if (promise.isDone() || future.isCancelled()) {
                 queryLifecycleObserver.queryCancelled(allowedQueries);
 
                 // Check if we need to release the envelope itself. If the query was cancelled the getNow() will
                 // return null as well as the Future will be failed with a CancellationException.
                 AddressedEnvelope<DnsResponse, InetSocketAddress> result = future.getNow();
                 if (result != null) {
                     result.release();
                 }
                 return;
             }
 
             final Throwable queryCause = future.cause();
             try {
                 if (queryCause == null) {
                     if (isFeedbackAddressStream) {
                         final DnsServerResponseFeedbackAddressStream feedbackNameServerAddrStream =
                                 (DnsServerResponseFeedbackAddressStream) nameServerAddrStream;
                         feedbackNameServerAddrStream.feedbackSuccess(nameServerAddr,
                                 System.nanoTime() - queryStartTimeNanos);
                     }
                     onResponse(nameServerAddrStream, nameServerAddrStreamIndex, question, future.getNow(),
                                queryLifecycleObserver, promise);
                 } else {
                     // Server did not respond or I/O error occurred; try again.
                     if (isFeedbackAddressStream) {
                         final DnsServerResponseFeedbackAddressStream feedbackNameServerAddrStream =
                                 (DnsServerResponseFeedbackAddressStream) nameServerAddrStream;
                         feedbackNameServerAddrStream.feedbackFailure(nameServerAddr, queryCause,
                                 System.nanoTime() - queryStartTimeNanos);
                     }
                     queryLifecycleObserver.queryFailed(queryCause);
                     query(nameServerAddrStream, nameServerAddrStreamIndex + 1, question,
                           newDnsQueryLifecycleObserver(question), true, promise, queryCause);
                 }
             } finally {
                 tryToFinishResolve(nameServerAddrStream, nameServerAddrStreamIndex, question,
                                    // queryLifecycleObserver has already been terminated at this point so we must
                                    // not allow it to be terminated again by tryToFinishResolve.
                                    NoopDnsQueryLifecycleObserver.INSTANCE,
                                    promise, queryCause);
             }
         });
     }
 
     private void queryUnresolvedNameServer(final InetSocketAddress nameServerAddr,
                                            final DnsServerAddressStream nameServerAddrStream,
                                            final int nameServerAddrStreamIndex,
                                            final DnsQuestion question,
                                            final DnsQueryLifecycleObserver queryLifecycleObserver,
                                            final Promise<List<T>> promise,
                                            final Throwable cause) {
         final String nameServerName = nameServerAddr.getHostString();
         assert nameServerName != null;
 
         // Placeholder so we will not try to finish the original query yet.
         final Future<AddressedEnvelope<DnsResponse, InetSocketAddress>> resolveFuture = parent.executor()
                 .newSucceededFuture(null);
         queriesInProgress.add(resolveFuture);
 
         Promise<List<InetAddress>> resolverPromise = parent.executor().newPromise();
         resolverPromise.addListener((FutureListener<List<InetAddress>>) future -> {
             // Remove placeholder.
             queriesInProgress.remove(resolveFuture);
 
             if (future.isSuccess()) {
                 List<InetAddress> resolvedAddresses = future.getNow();
                 DnsServerAddressStream addressStream = new CombinedDnsServerAddressStream(
                         nameServerAddr, resolvedAddresses, nameServerAddrStream);
                 query(addressStream, nameServerAddrStreamIndex, question,
                       queryLifecycleObserver, true, promise, cause);
             } else {
                 // Ignore the server and try the next one...
                 query(nameServerAddrStream, nameServerAddrStreamIndex + 1,
                       question, queryLifecycleObserver, true, promise, cause);
             }
         });
         DnsCache resolveCache = resolveCache();
         if (!DnsNameResolver.doResolveAllCached(nameServerName, additionals, resolverPromise, resolveCache,
                 parent.searchDomains(), parent.ndots(), parent.resolvedInternetProtocolFamiliesUnsafe())) {
 
             new DnsAddressResolveContext(parent, channel,
                     originalPromise, nameServerName, additionals, parent.newNameServerAddressStream(nameServerName),
                     // Resolving the unresolved nameserver must be limited by allowedQueries
                     // so we eventually fail
                     allowedQueries,
                     resolveCache,
                     redirectAuthoritativeDnsServerCache(authoritativeDnsServerCache()), false)
                     .resolve(resolverPromise);
         }
     }
 
     private static AuthoritativeDnsServerCache redirectAuthoritativeDnsServerCache(
             AuthoritativeDnsServerCache authoritativeDnsServerCache) {
         // Don't wrap again to prevent the possibility of an StackOverflowError when wrapping another
         // RedirectAuthoritativeDnsServerCache.
         if (authoritativeDnsServerCache instanceof RedirectAuthoritativeDnsServerCache) {
             return authoritativeDnsServerCache;
         }
         return new RedirectAuthoritativeDnsServerCache(authoritativeDnsServerCache);
     }
 
     private static final class RedirectAuthoritativeDnsServerCache implements AuthoritativeDnsServerCache {
         private final AuthoritativeDnsServerCache wrapped;
 
         RedirectAuthoritativeDnsServerCache(AuthoritativeDnsServerCache authoritativeDnsServerCache) {
             wrapped = authoritativeDnsServerCache;
         }
 
         @Override
         public DnsServerAddressStream get(String hostname) {
             // To not risk falling into any loop, we will not use the cache while following redirects but only
             // on the initial query.
             return null;
         }
 
         @Override
         public void cache(String hostname, InetSocketAddress address, long originalTtl, EventLoop loop) {
             wrapped.cache(hostname, address, originalTtl, loop);
         }
 
         @Override
         public void clear() {
             wrapped.clear();
         }
 
         @Override
         public boolean clear(String hostname) {
             return wrapped.clear(hostname);
         }
     }
 
     private void onResponse(final DnsServerAddressStream nameServerAddrStream, final int nameServerAddrStreamIndex,
                             final DnsQuestion question, AddressedEnvelope<DnsResponse, InetSocketAddress> envelope,
                             final DnsQueryLifecycleObserver queryLifecycleObserver,
                             Promise<List<T>> promise) {
         try {
             final DnsResponse res = envelope.content();
             final DnsResponseCode code = res.code();
             if (code == DnsResponseCode.NOERROR) {
                 if (handleRedirect(question, envelope, queryLifecycleObserver, promise)) {
                     // Was a redirect so return here as everything else is handled in handleRedirect(...)
                     return;
                 }
                 final DnsRecordType type = question.type();
 
                 if (type == DnsRecordType.CNAME) {
                     onResponseCNAME(question,
                             buildAliasMap(question.name(), envelope.content(), cnameCache(), parent.executor()),
                             queryLifecycleObserver, promise);
                     return;
                 }
 
                 for (DnsRecordType expectedType : expectedTypes) {
                     if (type == expectedType) {
                         onExpectedResponse(question, envelope, queryLifecycleObserver, promise);
                         return;
                     }
                 }
 
                 queryLifecycleObserver.queryFailed(UNRECOGNIZED_TYPE_QUERY_FAILED_EXCEPTION);
                 return;
             }
 
             // Retry with the next server if the server did not tell us that the domain does not exist.
             if (code != DnsResponseCode.NXDOMAIN) {
                 query(nameServerAddrStream, nameServerAddrStreamIndex + 1, question,
                       queryLifecycleObserver.queryNoAnswer(code), true, promise, cause(code));
             } else {
                 queryLifecycleObserver.queryFailed(NXDOMAIN_QUERY_FAILED_EXCEPTION);
 
                 // Try with the next server if is not authoritative for the domain.
                 //
                 // From https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1035 :
                 //
                 //   RCODE        Response code - this 4 bit field is set as part of
                 //                responses.  The values have the following
                 //                interpretation:
                 //
                 //                ....
                 //                ....
                 //
                 //                3               Name Error - Meaningful only for
                 //                                responses from an authoritative name
                 //                                server, this code signifies that the
                 //                                domain name referenced in the query does
                 //                                not exist.
                 //                ....
                 //                ....
                 if (!res.isAuthoritativeAnswer()) {
                     query(nameServerAddrStream, nameServerAddrStreamIndex + 1, question,
                             newDnsQueryLifecycleObserver(question), true, promise, cause(code));
                 } else {
                     // Failed with NX cause - distinction between NXDOMAIN vs a timeout
                     tryToFinishResolve(nameServerAddrStream, nameServerAddrStreamIndex, question,
                             queryLifecycleObserver, promise, NXDOMAIN_CAUSE_QUERY_FAILED_EXCEPTION);
                 }
             }
         } finally {
             ReferenceCountUtil.safeRelease(envelope);
         }
     }
 
     /**
      * Handles a redirect answer if needed and returns {@code true} if a redirect query has been made.
      */
     private boolean handleRedirect(
             DnsQuestion question, AddressedEnvelope<DnsResponse, InetSocketAddress> envelope,
             final DnsQueryLifecycleObserver queryLifecycleObserver, Promise<List<T>> promise) {
         final DnsResponse res = envelope.content();
 
         // Check if we have answers, if not this may be an non authority NS and so redirects must be handled.
         if (res.count(DnsSection.ANSWER) == 0) {
             AuthoritativeNameServerList serverNames = extractAuthoritativeNameServers(question.name(), res);
             if (serverNames != null) {
                 int additionalCount = res.count(DnsSection.ADDITIONAL);
 
                 AuthoritativeDnsServerCache authoritativeDnsServerCache = authoritativeDnsServerCache();
                 for (int i = 0; i < additionalCount; i++) {
                     final DnsRecord r = res.recordAt(DnsSection.ADDITIONAL, i);
 
                     if (r.type() == DnsRecordType.A && !parent.supportsARecords() ||
                         r.type() == DnsRecordType.AAAA && !parent.supportsAAAARecords()) {
                         continue;
                     }
 
                     // We may have multiple ADDITIONAL entries for the same nameserver name. For example one AAAA and
                     // one A record.
                     serverNames.handleWithAdditional(parent, r, authoritativeDnsServerCache);
                 }
 
                 // Process all unresolved nameservers as well.
                 serverNames.handleWithoutAdditionals(parent, resolveCache(), authoritativeDnsServerCache);
 
                 List<InetSocketAddress> addresses = serverNames.addressList();
 
                 // Give the user the chance to sort or filter the used servers for the query.
                 DnsServerAddressStream serverStream = parent.newRedirectDnsServerStream(
                         question.name(), addresses);
 
                 if (serverStream != null) {
                     query(serverStream, 0, question,
                           queryLifecycleObserver.queryRedirected(new DnsAddressStreamList(serverStream)),
                           true, promise, null);
                     return true;
                 }
             }
         }
         return false;
     }
 
     private static Throwable cause(final DnsResponseCode code) {
         assert code != null;
         if (SERVFAIL.intValue() == code.intValue()) {
             return SERVFAIL_QUERY_FAILED_EXCEPTION;
         } else if (NXDOMAIN.intValue() == code.intValue()) {
             return NXDOMAIN_CAUSE_QUERY_FAILED_EXCEPTION;
         }
 
         return null;
     }
 
     private static final class DnsAddressStreamList extends AbstractList<InetSocketAddress> {
 
         private final DnsServerAddressStream duplicate;
         private List<InetSocketAddress> addresses;
 
         DnsAddressStreamList(DnsServerAddressStream stream) {
             duplicate = stream.duplicate();
         }
 
         @Override
         public InetSocketAddress get(int index) {
             if (addresses == null) {
                 DnsServerAddressStream stream = duplicate.duplicate();
                 addresses = new ArrayList<InetSocketAddress>(size());
                 for (int i = 0; i < stream.size(); i++) {
                     addresses.add(stream.next());
                 }
             }
             return addresses.get(index);
         }
 
         @Override
         public int size() {
             return duplicate.size();
         }
 
         @Override
         public Iterator<InetSocketAddress> iterator() {
             return new Iterator<InetSocketAddress>() {
                 private final DnsServerAddressStream stream = duplicate.duplicate();
                 private int i;
 
                 @Override
                 public boolean hasNext() {
                     return i < stream.size();
                 }
 
                 @Override
                 public InetSocketAddress next() {
                     if (!hasNext()) {
                         throw new NoSuchElementException();
                     }
                     i++;
                     return stream.next();
                 }
 
                 @Override
                 public void remove() {
                     throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
                 }
             };
         }
     }
 
     /**
      * Returns the {@code {@link AuthoritativeNameServerList} which were included in {@link DnsSection#AUTHORITY}
      * or {@code null} if non are found.
      */
     private static AuthoritativeNameServerList extractAuthoritativeNameServers(String questionName, DnsResponse res) {
         int authorityCount = res.count(DnsSection.AUTHORITY);
         if (authorityCount == 0) {
             return null;
         }
 
         AuthoritativeNameServerList serverNames = new AuthoritativeNameServerList(questionName);
         for (int i = 0; i < authorityCount; i++) {
             serverNames.add(res.recordAt(DnsSection.AUTHORITY, i));
         }
         return serverNames.isEmpty() ? null : serverNames;
     }
 
     private void onExpectedResponse(
             DnsQuestion question, AddressedEnvelope<DnsResponse, InetSocketAddress> envelope,
             final DnsQueryLifecycleObserver queryLifecycleObserver, Promise<List<T>> promise) {
 
         // We often get a bunch of CNAMES as well when we asked for A/AAAA.
         final DnsResponse response = envelope.content();
         final Map<String, String> cnames = buildAliasMap(question.name(), response, cnameCache(), parent.executor());
         final int answerCount = response.count(DnsSection.ANSWER);
 
         boolean found = false;
         boolean completeEarly = this.completeEarly;
         boolean cnameNeedsFollow = !cnames.isEmpty();
         for (int i = 0; i < answerCount; i ++) {
             final DnsRecord r = response.recordAt(DnsSection.ANSWER, i);
             final DnsRecordType type = r.type();
             boolean matches = false;
             for (DnsRecordType expectedType : expectedTypes) {
                 if (type == expectedType) {
                     matches = true;
                     break;
                 }
             }
 
             if (!matches) {
                 continue;
             }
 
             final String questionName = question.name().toLowerCase(Locale.US);
             final String recordName = r.name().toLowerCase(Locale.US);
 
             // Make sure the record is for the questioned domain.
             if (!recordName.equals(questionName)) {
                 Map<String, String> cnamesCopy = new HashMap<String, String>(cnames);
                 // Even if the record's name is not exactly same, it might be an alias defined in the CNAME records.
                 String resolved = questionName;
                 do {
                     resolved = cnamesCopy.remove(resolved);
                     if (recordName.equals(resolved)) {
                         // We followed a CNAME chain that was part of the response without any extra queries.
                         cnameNeedsFollow = false;
                         break;
                     }
                 } while (resolved != null);
 
                 if (resolved == null) {
                     assert questionName.isEmpty() || questionName.charAt(questionName.length() - 1) == '.';
 
                     for (String searchDomain : parent.searchDomains()) {
                         if (searchDomain.isEmpty()) {
                             continue;
                         }
 
                         final String fqdn;
                         if (searchDomain.charAt(searchDomain.length() - 1) == '.') {
                             fqdn = questionName + searchDomain;
                         } else {
                             fqdn = questionName + searchDomain + '.';
                         }
                         if (recordName.equals(fqdn)) {
                             resolved = recordName;
                             break;
                         }
                     }
                     if (resolved == null) {
                         if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
                             logger.debug("{} Ignoring record {} for [{}: {}] as it contains a different name than " +
                                             "the question name [{}]. Cnames: {}, Search domains: {}",
                                     channel, r.toString(), response.id(), envelope.sender(),
                                     questionName, cnames, parent.searchDomains());
                         }
                         continue;
                     }
                 }
             }
 
             final T converted = convertRecord(r, hostname, additionals, parent.executor());
             if (converted == null) {
                 if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
                     logger.debug("{} Ignoring record {} for [{}: {}] as the converted record is null. "
                                     + "Hostname [{}], Additionals: {}",
                             channel, r.toString(), response.id(),
                             envelope.sender(), hostname, additionals);
                 }
                 continue;
             }
 
             boolean shouldRelease = false;
             // Check if we did determine we wanted to complete early before. If this is the case we want to not
             // include the result
             if (!completeEarly) {
                 completeEarly = isCompleteEarly(converted);
             }
 
             // Check if the promise was done already, and only if not add things to the finalResult. Otherwise lets
             // just release things after we cached it.
             if (!promise.isDone()) {
                 // We want to ensure we do not have duplicates in finalResult as this may be unexpected.
                 //
                 // While using a LinkedHashSet or HashSet may sound like the perfect fit for this we will use an
                 // ArrayList here as duplicates should be found quite unfrequently in the wild and we dont want to pay
                 // for the extra memory copy and allocations in this cases later on.
                 if (finalResult == null) {
                     finalResult = new ArrayList<T>(8);
                     finalResult.add(converted);
                 } else if (isDuplicateAllowed() || !finalResult.contains(converted)) {
                     finalResult.add(converted);
                 } else {
                     shouldRelease = true;
                 }
             } else {
                 shouldRelease = true;
             }
 
             cache(hostname, additionals, r, converted);
             found = true;
 
             if (shouldRelease) {
                 ReferenceCountUtil.release(converted);
             }
             // Note that we do not break from the loop here, so we decode/cache all A/AAAA records.
         }
 
         if (found && !cnameNeedsFollow) {
             // If we found the correct result we can just stop here without following any extra CNAME records in the
             // response.
             if (completeEarly) {
                 this.completeEarly = true;
             }
             queryLifecycleObserver.querySucceed();
         } else if (cnames.isEmpty()) {
             queryLifecycleObserver.queryFailed(NO_MATCHING_RECORD_QUERY_FAILED_EXCEPTION);
         } else {
             queryLifecycleObserver.querySucceed();
             // We also got a CNAME so we need to ensure we also query it.
             onResponseCNAME(question, cnames, newDnsQueryLifecycleObserver(question), promise);
         }
     }
 
     private void onResponseCNAME(
             DnsQuestion question, Map<String, String> cnames,
             final DnsQueryLifecycleObserver queryLifecycleObserver,
             Promise<List<T>> promise) {
 
         // Resolve the host name in the question into the real host name.
         String resolved = question.name().toLowerCase(Locale.US);
         boolean found = false;
         while (!cnames.isEmpty()) { // Do not attempt to call Map.remove() when the Map is empty
                                     // because it can be Collections.emptyMap()
                                     // whose remove() throws a UnsupportedOperationException.
             final String next = cnames.remove(resolved);
             if (next != null) {
                 found = true;
                 resolved = next;
             } else {
                 break;
             }
         }
 
         if (found) {
             followCname(question, resolved, queryLifecycleObserver, promise);
         } else {
             queryLifecycleObserver.queryFailed(CNAME_NOT_FOUND_QUERY_FAILED_EXCEPTION);
         }
     }
 
     private static Map<String, String> buildAliasMap(
             String queryName, DnsResponse response, DnsCnameCache cache, EventLoop loop) {
         final int answerCount = response.count(DnsSection.ANSWER);
         Map<String, String> cnames = null;
         for (int i = 0; i < answerCount; i ++) {
             final DnsRecord r = response.recordAt(DnsSection.ANSWER, i);
             final DnsRecordType type = r.type();
             if (type != DnsRecordType.CNAME) {
                 continue;
             }
 
             if (!(r instanceof DnsRawRecord)) {
                 continue;
             }
 
             final ByteBuf recordContent = ((ByteBufHolder) r).content();
             final String domainName = decodeDomainName(recordContent);
             if (domainName == null) {
                 continue;
             }
 
             if (cnames == null) {
                 cnames = new HashMap<String, String>(min(8, answerCount));
             }
 
             String name = r.name().toLowerCase(Locale.US);
             String mapping = domainName.toLowerCase(Locale.US);
 
             // Cache the CNAME as well.
             String nameWithDot = hostnameWithDot(name);
             String mappingWithDot = hostnameWithDot(mapping);
             if (!nameWithDot.equalsIgnoreCase(mappingWithDot)) {
                 String queryNameWithDot = hostnameWithDot(queryName.toLowerCase(Locale.US));
                 // Only cache the CNAME if the owner is in the bailiwick of the original query name.
                 boolean inBailiwick = nameWithDot.equals(queryNameWithDot) ||
                         nameWithDot.endsWith("." + queryNameWithDot);
                 if (inBailiwick) {
                     cache.cache(nameWithDot, mappingWithDot, r.timeToLive(), loop);
                 }
                 cnames.put(name, mapping);
             }
         }
 
         return cnames != null? cnames : Collections.<String, String>emptyMap();
     }
 
     private void tryToFinishResolve(final DnsServerAddressStream nameServerAddrStream,
                                     final int nameServerAddrStreamIndex,
                                     final DnsQuestion question,
                                     final DnsQueryLifecycleObserver queryLifecycleObserver,
                                     final Promise<List<T>> promise,
                                     final Throwable cause) {
 
         // There are no queries left to try.
         if (!completeEarly && !queriesInProgress.isEmpty()) {
             queryLifecycleObserver.queryCancelled(allowedQueries);
 
             // There are still some queries in process, we will try to notify once the next one finishes until
             // all are finished.
             return;
         }
 
         // There are no queries left to try.
         if (finalResult == null) {
             if (nameServerAddrStreamIndex < nameServerAddrStream.size()) {
                 if (queryLifecycleObserver == NoopDnsQueryLifecycleObserver.INSTANCE) {
                     // If the queryLifecycleObserver has already been terminated we should create a new one for this
                     // fresh query.
                     query(nameServerAddrStream, nameServerAddrStreamIndex + 1, question,
                           newDnsQueryLifecycleObserver(question), true, promise, cause);
                 } else {
                     query(nameServerAddrStream, nameServerAddrStreamIndex + 1, question, queryLifecycleObserver,
                           true, promise, cause);
                 }
                 return;
             }
 
             queryLifecycleObserver.queryFailed(NAME_SERVERS_EXHAUSTED_EXCEPTION);
 
             // .. and we could not find any expected records.
 
             // The following is of questionable benefit, but has been around for a while that
             // it may be risky to remove. Reference https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc8020
             // - If we receive NXDOMAIN we know the domain doesn't exist, any other lookup type is meaningless.
             // - If we receive SERVFAIL, and we attempt a CNAME that returns NOERROR with 0 answers, it may lead the
             //   call-site to invalidate previously advertised addresses.
             // Having said that, there is the case of DNS services that don't respect the protocol either
             // - An A lookup could result in NXDOMAIN but a CNAME may succeed with answers.
             // It's an imperfect world. Accept it.
             // Guarding it with a system property, as an opt-in functionality.
             if (TRY_FINAL_CNAME_ON_ADDRESS_LOOKUPS) {
                 // If cause != null we know this was caused by a timeout / cancel / transport exception. In this case we
                 // won't try to resolve the CNAME as we only should do this if we could not get the expected records
                 // because they do not exist and the DNS server did probably signal it.
                 final boolean isValidResponse =
                         cause == NXDOMAIN_CAUSE_QUERY_FAILED_EXCEPTION || cause == SERVFAIL_QUERY_FAILED_EXCEPTION;
                 if ((cause == null || isValidResponse) && !triedCNAME &&
                         (question.type() == DnsRecordType.A || question.type() == DnsRecordType.AAAA)) {
                     // As the last resort, try to query CNAME, just in case the name server has it.
                     triedCNAME = true;
 
                     query(hostname, DnsRecordType.CNAME, getNameServers(hostname), true, promise);
                     return;
                 }
             }
         } else {
             queryLifecycleObserver.queryCancelled(allowedQueries);
         }
 
         // We have at least one resolved record or tried CNAME as the last resort.
         finishResolve(promise, cause);
     }
 
     private void finishResolve(Promise<List<T>> promise, Throwable cause) {
         // If completeEarly was true we still want to continue processing the queries to ensure we still put everything
         // in the cache eventually.
         if (!completeEarly && !queriesInProgress.isEmpty()) {
             // If there are queries in progress, we should cancel it because we already finished the resolution.
             for (Iterator<Future<AddressedEnvelope<DnsResponse, InetSocketAddress>>> i = queriesInProgress.iterator();
                  i.hasNext();) {
                 Future<AddressedEnvelope<DnsResponse, InetSocketAddress>> f = i.next();
                 i.remove();
 
                 f.cancel(false);
             }
         }
 
         if (finalResult != null) {
             if (!promise.isDone()) {
                 // Found at least one resolved record.
                 final List<T> result = filterResults(finalResult);
                 // Lets replace the previous stored result.
                 finalResult = Collections.emptyList();
                 if (!DnsNameResolver.trySuccess(promise, result)) {
                     for (T item : result) {
                         ReferenceCountUtil.safeRelease(item);
                     }
                 }
             } else {
                 // This should always be the case as we replaced the list once notify the promise with an empty one
                 // and never add to it again.
                 assert finalResult.isEmpty();
             }
             return;
         }
 
         // No resolved address found.
         final int maxAllowedQueries = parent.maxQueriesPerResolve();
         final int tries = maxAllowedQueries - allowedQueries;
         final StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder(64);
 
         buf.append("Failed to resolve '").append(hostname).append("' ").append(Arrays.toString(expectedTypes));
         if (tries > 1) {
             if (tries < maxAllowedQueries) {
                 buf.append(" after ")
                    .append(tries)
                    .append(" queries ");
             } else {
                 buf.append(". Exceeded max queries per resolve ")
                 .append(maxAllowedQueries)
                 .append(' ');
             }
         }
         final UnknownHostException unknownHostException = new UnknownHostException(buf.toString());
         if (cause == null) {
             // Only cache if the failure was not because of an IO error / timeout that was caused by the query
             // itself.
             cache(hostname, additionals, unknownHostException);
         } else {
             unknownHostException.initCause(cause);
         }
         promise.tryFailure(unknownHostException);
     }
 
     static String decodeDomainName(ByteBuf in) {
         in.markReaderIndex();
         try {
             return DefaultDnsRecordDecoder.decodeName(in);
         } catch (CorruptedFrameException e) {
             // In this case we just return null.
             return null;
         } finally {
             in.resetReaderIndex();
         }
     }
 
     private DnsServerAddressStream getNameServers(String name) {
         DnsServerAddressStream stream = getNameServersFromCache(name);
         if (stream == null) {
             // We need to obtain a new stream from the parent DnsNameResolver if the hostname is not the same as
             // for the original query (for example we may follow CNAMEs). Otherwise let's just duplicate the
             // original nameservers so we correctly update the internal index
             if (name.equals(hostname)) {
                 return nameServerAddrs.duplicate();
             }
             return parent.newNameServerAddressStream(name);
         }
         return stream;
     }
 
     private void followCname(DnsQuestion question, String cname, DnsQueryLifecycleObserver queryLifecycleObserver,
                              Promise<List<T>> promise) {
         final DnsQuestion cnameQuestion;
         final DnsServerAddressStream stream;
         try {
             cname = cnameResolveFromCache(cnameCache(), cname);
             stream = getNameServers(cname);
             cnameQuestion = new DefaultDnsQuestion(cname, question.type(), dnsClass);
         } catch (Throwable cause) {
             queryLifecycleObserver.queryFailed(cause);
             PlatformDependent.throwException(cause);
             return;
         }
         query(stream, 0, cnameQuestion, queryLifecycleObserver.queryCNAMEd(cnameQuestion),
               true, promise, null);
     }
 
     private boolean query(String hostname, DnsRecordType type, DnsServerAddressStream dnsServerAddressStream,
                           boolean flush, Promise<List<T>> promise) {
         final DnsQuestion question;
         try {
             question = new DefaultDnsQuestion(hostname, type, dnsClass);
         } catch (Throwable cause) {
             // Assume a single failure means that queries will succeed. If the hostname is invalid for one type
             // there is no case where it is known to be valid for another type.
             promise.tryFailure(new IllegalArgumentException("Unable to create DNS Question for: [" + hostname + ", " +
                     type + ']', cause));
             return false;
         }
         query(dnsServerAddressStream, 0, question, newDnsQueryLifecycleObserver(question), flush, promise, null);
         return true;
     }
 
     private DnsQueryLifecycleObserver newDnsQueryLifecycleObserver(DnsQuestion question) {
         return parent.dnsQueryLifecycleObserverFactory().newDnsQueryLifecycleObserver(question);
     }
 
     private final class CombinedDnsServerAddressStream implements DnsServerAddressStream {
         private final InetSocketAddress replaced;
         private final DnsServerAddressStream originalStream;
         private final List<InetAddress> resolvedAddresses;
         private Iterator<InetAddress> resolved;
 
         CombinedDnsServerAddressStream(InetSocketAddress replaced, List<InetAddress> resolvedAddresses,
                                        DnsServerAddressStream originalStream) {
             this.replaced = replaced;
             this.resolvedAddresses = resolvedAddresses;
             this.originalStream = originalStream;
             resolved = resolvedAddresses.iterator();
         }
 
         @Override
         public InetSocketAddress next() {
             if (resolved.hasNext()) {
                 return nextResolved0();
             }
             InetSocketAddress address = originalStream.next();
             if (address.equals(replaced)) {
                 resolved = resolvedAddresses.iterator();
                 return nextResolved0();
             }
             return address;
         }
 
         private InetSocketAddress nextResolved0() {
             return parent.newRedirectServerAddress(resolved.next());
         }
 
         @Override
         public int size() {
             return originalStream.size() + resolvedAddresses.size() - 1;
         }
 
         @Override
         public DnsServerAddressStream duplicate() {
             return new CombinedDnsServerAddressStream(replaced, resolvedAddresses, originalStream.duplicate());
         }
     }
 
     /**
      * Holds the closed DNS Servers for a domain.
      */
     private static final class AuthoritativeNameServerList {
 
         private final String questionName;
 
         // We not expect the linked-list to be very long so a double-linked-list is overkill.
         private AuthoritativeNameServer head;
 
         private int nameServerCount;
 
         AuthoritativeNameServerList(String questionName) {
             this.questionName = questionName.toLowerCase(Locale.US);
         }
 
         void add(DnsRecord r) {
             if (r.type() != DnsRecordType.NS || !(r instanceof DnsRawRecord)) {
                 return;
             }
 
             // Only include servers that serve the correct domain.
             if (questionName.length() <  r.name().length()) {
                 return;
             }
 
             String recordName = r.name().toLowerCase(Locale.US);
 
             int dots = 0;
             for (int a = recordName.length() - 1, b = questionName.length() - 1; a >= 0; a--, b--) {
                 char c = recordName.charAt(a);
                 if (questionName.charAt(b) != c) {
                     return;
                 }
                 if (c == '.') {
                     dots++;
                 }
             }
 
             if (head != null && head.dots > dots) {
                 // We already have a closer match so ignore this one, no need to parse the domainName etc.
                 return;
             }
 
             final ByteBuf recordContent = ((ByteBufHolder) r).content();
             final String domainName = decodeDomainName(recordContent);
             if (domainName == null) {
                 // Could not be parsed, ignore.
                 return;
             }
 
             // We are only interested in preserving the nameservers which are the closest to our qName, so ensure
             // we drop servers that have a smaller dots count.
             if (head == null || head.dots < dots) {
                 nameServerCount = 1;
                 head = new AuthoritativeNameServer(dots, r.timeToLive(), recordName, domainName);
             } else if (head.dots == dots) {
                 AuthoritativeNameServer serverName = head;
                 while (serverName.next != null) {
                     serverName = serverName.next;
                 }
                 serverName.next = new AuthoritativeNameServer(dots, r.timeToLive(), recordName, domainName);
                 nameServerCount++;
             }
         }
 
         void handleWithAdditional(
                 DnsNameResolver parent, DnsRecord r, AuthoritativeDnsServerCache authoritativeCache) {
             // Just walk the linked-list and mark the entry as handled when matched.
             AuthoritativeNameServer serverName = head;
 
             String nsName = r.name();
             InetAddress resolved = decodeAddress(r, nsName, parent.isDecodeIdn());
             if (resolved == null) {
                 // Could not parse the address, just ignore.
                 return;
             }
 
             while (serverName != null) {
                 if (serverName.nsName.equalsIgnoreCase(nsName)) {
                     if (serverName.address != null) {
                         // We received multiple ADDITIONAL records for the same name.
                         // Search for the last we insert before and then append a new one.
                         while (serverName.next != null && serverName.next.isCopy) {
                             serverName = serverName.next;
                         }
                         AuthoritativeNameServer server = new AuthoritativeNameServer(serverName);
                         server.next = serverName.next;
                         serverName.next = server;
                         serverName = server;
 
                         nameServerCount++;
                     }
                     // We should replace the TTL if needed with the one of the ADDITIONAL record so we use
                     // the smallest for caching.
                     serverName.update(parent.newRedirectServerAddress(resolved), r.timeToLive());
 
                     // Cache the server now.
                     cache(serverName, authoritativeCache, parent.executor());
                     return;
                 }
                 serverName = serverName.next;
             }
         }
 
         // Now handle all AuthoritativeNameServer for which we had no ADDITIONAL record
         void handleWithoutAdditionals(
                 DnsNameResolver parent, DnsCache cache, AuthoritativeDnsServerCache authoritativeCache) {
             AuthoritativeNameServer serverName = head;
 
             while (serverName != null) {
                 if (serverName.address == null) {
                     // These will be resolved on the fly if needed.
                     cacheUnresolved(serverName, authoritativeCache, parent.executor());
 
                     // Try to resolve via cache as we had no ADDITIONAL entry for the server.
 
                     List<? extends DnsCacheEntry> entries = cache.get(serverName.nsName, null);
                     if (entries != null && !entries.isEmpty()) {
                         InetAddress address = entries.get(0).address();
 
                         // If address is null we have a resolution failure cached so just use an unresolved address.
                         if (address != null) {
                             serverName.update(parent.newRedirectServerAddress(address));
 
                             for (int i = 1; i < entries.size(); i++) {
                                 address = entries.get(i).address();
 
                                 assert address != null :
                                         "Cache returned a cached failure, should never return anything else";
 
                                 AuthoritativeNameServer server = new AuthoritativeNameServer(serverName);
                                 server.next = serverName.next;
                                 serverName.next = server;
                                 serverName = server;
                                 serverName.update(parent.newRedirectServerAddress(address));
 
                                 nameServerCount++;
                             }
                         }
                     }
                 }
                 serverName = serverName.next;
             }
         }
 
         private void cacheUnresolved(
                 AuthoritativeNameServer server, AuthoritativeDnsServerCache authoritativeCache, EventLoop loop) {
             // We still want to cached the unresolved address
             server.address = InetSocketAddress.createUnresolved(
                     server.nsName, DefaultDnsServerAddressStreamProvider.DNS_PORT);
 
             // Cache the server now.
             cache(server, authoritativeCache, loop);
         }
 
         private void cache(AuthoritativeNameServer server, AuthoritativeDnsServerCache cache, EventLoop loop) {
             // Cache NS record if not for a root server as we should never cache for root servers.
             if (server.isRootServer()) {
                 return;
             }
             // Bailiwick check (RFC 2181 §5.4.1): only cache a nameserver entry when its zone
             // equals the question name or is a subdomain of it. A server that is authoritative
             // for a child zone must not be trusted to supply authoritative NS records for a
             // parent zone, which would allow cache poisoning of the parent.
             if (!server.domainName.equals(questionName) &&
                     !server.domainName.endsWith("." + questionName)) {
                 return;
             }
             cache.cache(server.domainName, server.address, server.ttl, loop);
         }
 
         /**
          * Returns {@code true} if empty, {@code false} otherwise.
          */
         boolean isEmpty() {
             return nameServerCount == 0;
         }
 
         /**
          * Creates a new {@link List} which holds the {@link InetSocketAddress}es.
          */
         List<InetSocketAddress> addressList() {
             List<InetSocketAddress> addressList = new ArrayList<InetSocketAddress>(nameServerCount);
 
             AuthoritativeNameServer server = head;
             while (server != null) {
                 if (server.address != null) {
                     addressList.add(server.address);
                 }
                 server = server.next;
             }
             return addressList;
         }
     }
 
     private static final class AuthoritativeNameServer {
         private final int dots;
         private final String domainName;
         final boolean isCopy;
         final String nsName;
 
         private long ttl;
         private InetSocketAddress address;
 
         AuthoritativeNameServer next;
 
         AuthoritativeNameServer(int dots, long ttl, String domainName, String nsName) {
             this.dots = dots;
             this.ttl = ttl;
             this.nsName = nsName;
             this.domainName = domainName;
             isCopy = false;
         }
 
         AuthoritativeNameServer(AuthoritativeNameServer server) {
             dots = server.dots;
             ttl = server.ttl;
             nsName = server.nsName;
             domainName = server.domainName;
             isCopy = true;
         }
 
         /**
          * Returns {@code true} if its a root server.
          */
         boolean isRootServer() {
             return dots == 1;
         }
 
         /**
          * Update the server with the given address and TTL if needed.
          */
         void update(InetSocketAddress address, long ttl) {
             assert this.address == null || this.address.isUnresolved();
             this.address = address;
             this.ttl = min(this.ttl, ttl);
         }
 
         void update(InetSocketAddress address) {
             update(address, Long.MAX_VALUE);
         }
     }
 }