Refactor default host name resolution

Rephrase API's such that resolvers are constrained to be able to provide a
default host given just the text of the URI channel target.

This avoids needing to rewrite such details in the core library during
retries, and generally makes things much saner to debug.
diff --git a/src/core/channel/http_client_filter.c b/src/core/channel/http_client_filter.c
index 48c623d..2b61d33 100644
--- a/src/core/channel/http_client_filter.c
+++ b/src/core/channel/http_client_filter.c
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
   grpc_linked_mdelem content_type;
   grpc_linked_mdelem user_agent;
   int sent_initial_metadata;
-  int sent_authority;
 
   int got_initial_metadata;
   grpc_stream_op_buffer *recv_ops;
@@ -64,7 +63,6 @@
   grpc_mdelem *scheme;
   grpc_mdelem *content_type;
   grpc_mdelem *status;
-  grpc_mdelem *default_authority;
   /** complete user agent mdelem */
   grpc_mdelem *user_agent;
 } channel_data;
@@ -103,7 +101,6 @@
 
 static grpc_mdelem *client_strip_filter(void *user_data, grpc_mdelem *md) {
   grpc_call_element *elem = user_data;
-  call_data *calld = elem->call_data;
   channel_data *channeld = elem->channel_data;
   /* eat the things we'd like to set ourselves */
   if (md->key == channeld->method->key) return NULL;
@@ -111,10 +108,6 @@
   if (md->key == channeld->te_trailers->key) return NULL;
   if (md->key == channeld->content_type->key) return NULL;
   if (md->key == channeld->user_agent->key) return NULL;
-  if (channeld->default_authority &&
-      channeld->default_authority->key == md->key) {
-    calld->sent_authority = 1;
-  }
   return md;
 }
 
@@ -138,11 +131,6 @@
                                    GRPC_MDELEM_REF(channeld->method));
       grpc_metadata_batch_add_head(&op->data.metadata, &calld->scheme,
                                    GRPC_MDELEM_REF(channeld->scheme));
-      if (channeld->default_authority && !calld->sent_authority) {
-        grpc_metadata_batch_add_head(
-            &op->data.metadata, &calld->authority,
-            GRPC_MDELEM_REF(channeld->default_authority));
-      }
       grpc_metadata_batch_add_tail(&op->data.metadata, &calld->te_trailers,
                                    GRPC_MDELEM_REF(channeld->te_trailers));
       grpc_metadata_batch_add_tail(&op->data.metadata, &calld->content_type,
@@ -175,7 +163,6 @@
   call_data *calld = elem->call_data;
   calld->sent_initial_metadata = 0;
   calld->got_initial_metadata = 0;
-  calld->sent_authority = 0;
   calld->on_done_recv = NULL;
   grpc_iomgr_closure_init(&calld->hc_on_recv, hc_on_recv, elem);
   if (initial_op) hc_mutate_op(elem, initial_op);
@@ -257,8 +244,6 @@
 static void init_channel_elem(grpc_channel_element *elem, grpc_channel *master,
                               const grpc_channel_args *channel_args,
                               grpc_mdctx *mdctx, int is_first, int is_last) {
-  size_t i;
-
   /* grab pointers to our data from the channel element */
   channel_data *channeld = elem->channel_data;
 
@@ -267,21 +252,6 @@
      path */
   GPR_ASSERT(!is_last);
 
-  channeld->default_authority = NULL;
-  if (channel_args) {
-    for (i = 0; i < channel_args->num_args; i++) {
-      if (0 == strcmp(channel_args->args[i].key, GRPC_ARG_DEFAULT_AUTHORITY)) {
-        if (channel_args->args[i].type != GRPC_ARG_STRING) {
-          gpr_log(GPR_ERROR, "%s: must be an string",
-                  GRPC_ARG_DEFAULT_AUTHORITY);
-        } else {
-          channeld->default_authority = grpc_mdelem_from_strings(
-              mdctx, ":authority", channel_args->args[i].value.string);
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
   /* initialize members */
   channeld->te_trailers = grpc_mdelem_from_strings(mdctx, "te", "trailers");
   channeld->method = grpc_mdelem_from_strings(mdctx, ":method", "POST");
@@ -306,9 +276,6 @@
   GRPC_MDELEM_UNREF(channeld->content_type);
   GRPC_MDELEM_UNREF(channeld->status);
   GRPC_MDELEM_UNREF(channeld->user_agent);
-  if (channeld->default_authority) {
-    GRPC_MDELEM_UNREF(channeld->default_authority);
-  }
 }
 
 const grpc_channel_filter grpc_http_client_filter = {
diff --git a/src/core/client_config/resolver_factory.c b/src/core/client_config/resolver_factory.c
index 6721977..bf631ce 100644
--- a/src/core/client_config/resolver_factory.c
+++ b/src/core/client_config/resolver_factory.c
@@ -48,3 +48,9 @@
   if (!factory) return NULL;
   return factory->vtable->create_resolver(factory, uri, subchannel_factory);
 }
+
+char *grpc_resolver_factory_get_default_authority(
+    grpc_resolver_factory *factory, grpc_uri *uri) {
+  if (!factory) return NULL;
+  return factory->vtable->get_default_authority(factory, uri);
+}
diff --git a/src/core/client_config/resolver_factory.h b/src/core/client_config/resolver_factory.h
index c5d8549..73a0564 100644
--- a/src/core/client_config/resolver_factory.h
+++ b/src/core/client_config/resolver_factory.h
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@
   grpc_resolver *(*create_resolver)(
       grpc_resolver_factory *factory, grpc_uri *uri,
       grpc_subchannel_factory *subchannel_factory);
+
+  char *(*get_default_authority)(grpc_resolver_factory *factory, grpc_uri *uri);
+
+  const char *scheme;
 };
 
 void grpc_resolver_factory_ref(grpc_resolver_factory *resolver);
@@ -64,4 +68,9 @@
     grpc_resolver_factory *factory, grpc_uri *uri,
     grpc_subchannel_factory *subchannel_factory);
 
+/** Return a (freshly allocated with gpr_malloc) string representing
+    the default authority to use for this scheme. */
+char *grpc_resolver_factory_get_default_authority(
+    grpc_resolver_factory *factory, grpc_uri *uri);
+
 #endif /* GRPC_INTERNAL_CORE_CONFIG_RESOLVER_FACTORY_H */
diff --git a/src/core/client_config/resolver_registry.c b/src/core/client_config/resolver_registry.c
index 16be2da..3aff463 100644
--- a/src/core/client_config/resolver_registry.c
+++ b/src/core/client_config/resolver_registry.c
@@ -41,41 +41,33 @@
 
 #define MAX_RESOLVERS 10
 
-typedef struct {
-  char *scheme;
-  grpc_resolver_factory *factory;
-} registered_resolver;
-
-static registered_resolver g_all_of_the_resolvers[MAX_RESOLVERS];
+static grpc_resolver_factory *g_all_of_the_resolvers[MAX_RESOLVERS];
 static int g_number_of_resolvers = 0;
 
-static char *g_default_resolver_scheme;
+static char *g_default_resolver_prefix;
 
-void grpc_resolver_registry_init(const char *default_resolver_scheme) {
+void grpc_resolver_registry_init(const char *default_resolver_prefix) {
   g_number_of_resolvers = 0;
-  g_default_resolver_scheme = gpr_strdup(default_resolver_scheme);
+  g_default_resolver_prefix = gpr_strdup(default_resolver_prefix);
 }
 
 void grpc_resolver_registry_shutdown(void) {
   int i;
   for (i = 0; i < g_number_of_resolvers; i++) {
-    gpr_free(g_all_of_the_resolvers[i].scheme);
-    grpc_resolver_factory_unref(g_all_of_the_resolvers[i].factory);
+    grpc_resolver_factory_unref(g_all_of_the_resolvers[i]);
   }
-  gpr_free(g_default_resolver_scheme);
+  gpr_free(g_default_resolver_prefix);
 }
 
-void grpc_register_resolver_type(const char *scheme,
-                                 grpc_resolver_factory *factory) {
+void grpc_register_resolver_type(grpc_resolver_factory *factory) {
   int i;
   for (i = 0; i < g_number_of_resolvers; i++) {
-    GPR_ASSERT(0 != strcmp(scheme, g_all_of_the_resolvers[i].scheme));
+    GPR_ASSERT(0 != strcmp(factory->vtable->scheme,
+                           g_all_of_the_resolvers[i]->vtable->scheme));
   }
   GPR_ASSERT(g_number_of_resolvers != MAX_RESOLVERS);
-  g_all_of_the_resolvers[g_number_of_resolvers].scheme = gpr_strdup(scheme);
   grpc_resolver_factory_ref(factory);
-  g_all_of_the_resolvers[g_number_of_resolvers].factory = factory;
-  g_number_of_resolvers++;
+  g_all_of_the_resolvers[g_number_of_resolvers++] = factory;
 }
 
 static grpc_resolver_factory *lookup_factory(grpc_uri *uri) {
@@ -85,40 +77,53 @@
   if (!uri) return NULL;
 
   for (i = 0; i < g_number_of_resolvers; i++) {
-    if (0 == strcmp(uri->scheme, g_all_of_the_resolvers[i].scheme)) {
-      return g_all_of_the_resolvers[i].factory;
+    if (0 == strcmp(uri->scheme, g_all_of_the_resolvers[i]->vtable->scheme)) {
+      return g_all_of_the_resolvers[i];
     }
   }
 
   return NULL;
 }
 
-grpc_resolver *grpc_resolver_create(
-    const char *name, grpc_subchannel_factory *subchannel_factory) {
-  grpc_uri *uri;
+static grpc_resolver_factory *resolve_factory(const char *target,
+                                              grpc_uri **uri) {
   char *tmp;
   grpc_resolver_factory *factory = NULL;
-  grpc_resolver *resolver;
 
-  uri = grpc_uri_parse(name, 1);
-  factory = lookup_factory(uri);
-  if (factory == NULL && g_default_resolver_scheme != NULL) {
-    grpc_uri_destroy(uri);
-    gpr_asprintf(&tmp, "%s%s", g_default_resolver_scheme, name);
-    uri = grpc_uri_parse(tmp, 1);
-    factory = lookup_factory(uri);
+  *uri = grpc_uri_parse(target, 1);
+  factory = lookup_factory(*uri);
+  if (factory == NULL && g_default_resolver_prefix != NULL) {
+    grpc_uri_destroy(*uri);
+    gpr_asprintf(&tmp, "%s%s", g_default_resolver_prefix, target);
+    *uri = grpc_uri_parse(tmp, 1);
+    factory = lookup_factory(*uri);
     if (factory == NULL) {
-      grpc_uri_destroy(grpc_uri_parse(name, 0));
+      grpc_uri_destroy(grpc_uri_parse(target, 0));
       grpc_uri_destroy(grpc_uri_parse(tmp, 0));
-      gpr_log(GPR_ERROR, "don't know how to resolve '%s' or '%s'", name, tmp);
+      gpr_log(GPR_ERROR, "don't know how to resolve '%s' or '%s'", target, tmp);
     }
     gpr_free(tmp);
   } else if (factory == NULL) {
-    grpc_uri_destroy(grpc_uri_parse(name, 0));
-    gpr_log(GPR_ERROR, "don't know how to resolve '%s'", name);
+    grpc_uri_destroy(grpc_uri_parse(target, 0));
+    gpr_log(GPR_ERROR, "don't know how to resolve '%s'", target);
   }
-  resolver =
+  return factory;
+}
+
+grpc_resolver *grpc_resolver_create(
+    const char *target, grpc_subchannel_factory *subchannel_factory) {
+  grpc_uri *uri = NULL;
+  grpc_resolver_factory *factory = resolve_factory(target, &uri);
+  grpc_resolver *resolver =
       grpc_resolver_factory_create_resolver(factory, uri, subchannel_factory);
   grpc_uri_destroy(uri);
   return resolver;
 }
+
+char *grpc_get_default_authority(const char *target) {
+  grpc_uri *uri = NULL;
+  grpc_resolver_factory *factory = resolve_factory(target, &uri);
+  char *authority = grpc_resolver_factory_get_default_authority(factory, uri);
+  grpc_uri_destroy(uri);
+  return authority;
+}
diff --git a/src/core/client_config/resolver_registry.h b/src/core/client_config/resolver_registry.h
index 31aa476..5a7193b 100644
--- a/src/core/client_config/resolver_registry.h
+++ b/src/core/client_config/resolver_registry.h
@@ -44,19 +44,22 @@
     If \a priority is greater than zero, then the resolver will be eligible
     to resolve names that are passed in with no scheme. Higher priority
     resolvers will be tried before lower priority schemes. */
-void grpc_register_resolver_type(const char *scheme,
-                                 grpc_resolver_factory *factory);
+void grpc_register_resolver_type(grpc_resolver_factory *factory);
 
-/** Create a resolver given \a name.
-    First tries to parse \a name as a URI. If this succeeds, tries
+/** Create a resolver given \a target.
+    First tries to parse \a target as a URI. If this succeeds, tries
     to locate a registered resolver factory based on the URI scheme.
     If parsing or location fails, prefixes default_prefix from
-    grpc_resolver_registry_init to name, and tries again (if default_prefix
+    grpc_resolver_registry_init to target, and tries again (if default_prefix
     was not NULL).
     If a resolver factory was found, use it to instantiate a resolver and
     return it.
     If a resolver factory was not found, return NULL. */
 grpc_resolver *grpc_resolver_create(
-    const char *name, grpc_subchannel_factory *subchannel_factory);
+    const char *target, grpc_subchannel_factory *subchannel_factory);
+
+/** Given a target, return a (freshly allocated with gpr_malloc) string
+    representing the default authority to pass from a client. */
+char *grpc_get_default_authority(const char *target);
 
 #endif /* GRPC_INTERNAL_CORE_CLIENT_CONFIG_RESOLVER_REGISTRY_H */
diff --git a/src/core/client_config/resolvers/dns_resolver.c b/src/core/client_config/resolvers/dns_resolver.c
index 7b35b79..84643c4 100644
--- a/src/core/client_config/resolvers/dns_resolver.c
+++ b/src/core/client_config/resolvers/dns_resolver.c
@@ -203,9 +203,6 @@
     grpc_subchannel_factory *subchannel_factory) {
   dns_resolver *r;
   const char *path = uri->path;
-  grpc_arg default_host_arg;
-  char *host;
-  char *port;
 
   if (0 != strcmp(uri->authority, "")) {
     gpr_log(GPR_ERROR, "authority based uri's not supported");
@@ -214,17 +211,6 @@
 
   if (path[0] == '/') ++path;
 
-  gpr_split_host_port(path, &host, &port);
-
-  default_host_arg.type = GRPC_ARG_STRING;
-  default_host_arg.key = GRPC_ARG_DEFAULT_AUTHORITY;
-  default_host_arg.value.string = host;
-  subchannel_factory = grpc_subchannel_factory_add_channel_arg(
-      subchannel_factory, &default_host_arg);
-
-  gpr_free(host);
-  gpr_free(port);
-
   r = gpr_malloc(sizeof(dns_resolver));
   memset(r, 0, sizeof(*r));
   gpr_ref_init(&r->refs, 1);
@@ -233,6 +219,7 @@
   r->name = gpr_strdup(path);
   r->default_port = gpr_strdup(default_port);
   r->subchannel_factory = subchannel_factory;
+  grpc_subchannel_factory_ref(subchannel_factory);
   r->lb_policy_factory = lb_policy_factory;
   return &r->base;
 }
@@ -252,8 +239,16 @@
                     subchannel_factory);
 }
 
+char *dns_factory_get_default_host_name(grpc_resolver_factory *factory,
+                                        grpc_uri *uri) {
+  const char *path = uri->path;
+  if (path[0] == '/') ++path;
+  return gpr_strdup(path);
+}
+
 static const grpc_resolver_factory_vtable dns_factory_vtable = {
-    dns_factory_ref, dns_factory_unref, dns_factory_create_resolver};
+    dns_factory_ref, dns_factory_unref, dns_factory_create_resolver,
+    dns_factory_get_default_host_name, "dns"};
 static grpc_resolver_factory dns_resolver_factory = {&dns_factory_vtable};
 
 grpc_resolver_factory *grpc_dns_resolver_factory_create() {
diff --git a/src/core/client_config/resolvers/sockaddr_resolver.c b/src/core/client_config/resolvers/sockaddr_resolver.c
index 74584e7..eeafef4 100644
--- a/src/core/client_config/resolvers/sockaddr_resolver.c
+++ b/src/core/client_config/resolvers/sockaddr_resolver.c
@@ -156,8 +156,29 @@
 
   return 1;
 }
+
+static char *unix_get_default_authority(grpc_resolver_factory *factory,
+                                        grpc_uri *uri) {
+  return gpr_strdup("localhost");
+}
 #endif
 
+static char *ip_get_default_authority(grpc_uri *uri) {
+  const char *path = uri->path;
+  if (path[0] == '/') ++path;
+  return gpr_strdup(path);
+}
+
+static char *ipv4_get_default_authority(grpc_resolver_factory *factory,
+                                        grpc_uri *uri) {
+  return ip_get_default_authority(uri);
+}
+
+static char *ipv6_get_default_authority(grpc_resolver_factory *factory,
+                                        grpc_uri *uri) {
+  return ip_get_default_authority(uri);
+}
+
 static int parse_ipv4(grpc_uri *uri, struct sockaddr_storage *addr, int *len) {
   const char *host_port = uri->path;
   char *host;
@@ -276,20 +297,20 @@
 
 static void sockaddr_factory_unref(grpc_resolver_factory *factory) {}
 
-#define DECL_FACTORY(name)                                            \
-  static grpc_resolver *name##_factory_create_resolver(               \
-      grpc_resolver_factory *factory, grpc_uri *uri,                  \
-      grpc_subchannel_factory *subchannel_factory) {                  \
-    return sockaddr_create(uri, grpc_create_pick_first_lb_policy,     \
-                           subchannel_factory, parse_##name);         \
-  }                                                                   \
-  static const grpc_resolver_factory_vtable name##_factory_vtable = { \
-      sockaddr_factory_ref, sockaddr_factory_unref,                   \
-      name##_factory_create_resolver};                                \
-  static grpc_resolver_factory name##_resolver_factory = {            \
-      &name##_factory_vtable};                                        \
-  grpc_resolver_factory *grpc_##name##_resolver_factory_create() {    \
-    return &name##_resolver_factory;                                  \
+#define DECL_FACTORY(name)                                                  \
+  static grpc_resolver *name##_factory_create_resolver(                     \
+      grpc_resolver_factory *factory, grpc_uri *uri,                        \
+      grpc_subchannel_factory *subchannel_factory) {                        \
+    return sockaddr_create(uri, grpc_create_pick_first_lb_policy,           \
+                           subchannel_factory, parse_##name);               \
+  }                                                                         \
+  static const grpc_resolver_factory_vtable name##_factory_vtable = {       \
+      sockaddr_factory_ref, sockaddr_factory_unref,                         \
+      name##_factory_create_resolver, name##_get_default_authority, #name}; \
+  static grpc_resolver_factory name##_resolver_factory = {                  \
+      &name##_factory_vtable};                                              \
+  grpc_resolver_factory *grpc_##name##_resolver_factory_create() {          \
+    return &name##_resolver_factory;                                        \
   }
 
 #ifdef GPR_POSIX_SOCKET
diff --git a/src/core/client_config/resolvers/zookeeper_resolver.c b/src/core/client_config/resolvers/zookeeper_resolver.c
index acb2ba1..da399f9 100644
--- a/src/core/client_config/resolvers/zookeeper_resolver.c
+++ b/src/core/client_config/resolvers/zookeeper_resolver.c
@@ -467,8 +467,7 @@
 }
 
 static void zookeeper_plugin_init() {
-  grpc_register_resolver_type("zookeeper",
-                              grpc_zookeeper_resolver_factory_create());
+  grpc_register_resolver_type(grpc_zookeeper_resolver_factory_create());
 }
 
 void grpc_zookeeper_register() {
@@ -483,6 +482,11 @@
 
 static void zookeeper_factory_unref(grpc_resolver_factory *factory) {}
 
+static char *zookeeper_factory_get_default_hostname(
+    grpc_resolver_factory *factory, grpc_uri *uri) {
+  return NULL;
+}
+
 static grpc_resolver *zookeeper_factory_create_resolver(
     grpc_resolver_factory *factory, grpc_uri *uri,
     grpc_subchannel_factory *subchannel_factory) {
@@ -492,7 +496,8 @@
 
 static const grpc_resolver_factory_vtable zookeeper_factory_vtable = {
     zookeeper_factory_ref, zookeeper_factory_unref,
-    zookeeper_factory_create_resolver};
+    zookeeper_factory_create_resolver, zookeeper_factory_get_default_hostname,
+    "zookeeper"};
 static grpc_resolver_factory zookeeper_resolver_factory = {
     &zookeeper_factory_vtable};
 
diff --git a/src/core/surface/channel.c b/src/core/surface/channel.c
index e502515..7378929 100644
--- a/src/core/surface/channel.c
+++ b/src/core/surface/channel.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include <grpc/support/log.h>
 #include <grpc/support/string_util.h>
 
+#include "src/core/client_config/resolver_registry.h"
 #include "src/core/iomgr/iomgr.h"
 #include "src/core/support/string.h"
 #include "src/core/surface/call.h"
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@
   grpc_mdstr *grpc_message_string;
   grpc_mdstr *path_string;
   grpc_mdstr *authority_string;
+  grpc_mdelem *default_authority;
   /** mdelem for grpc-status: 0 thru grpc-status: 2 */
   grpc_mdelem *grpc_status_elem[NUM_CACHED_STATUS_ELEMS];
 
@@ -134,10 +136,27 @@
         } else {
           channel->max_message_length = args->args[i].value.integer;
         }
+      } else if (0 == strcmp(args->args[i].key, GRPC_ARG_DEFAULT_AUTHORITY)) {
+        if (args->args[i].type != GRPC_ARG_STRING) {
+          gpr_log(GPR_ERROR, "%s: must be an string",
+                  GRPC_ARG_DEFAULT_AUTHORITY);
+        } else {
+          channel->default_authority = grpc_mdelem_from_strings(
+              mdctx, ":authority", args->args[i].value.string);
+        }
       }
     }
   }
 
+  if (channel->is_client && channel->default_authority == NULL) {
+    char *default_authority = grpc_get_default_authority(target);
+    if (default_authority) {
+      channel->default_authority = grpc_mdelem_from_strings(
+          channel->metadata_context, ":authority", default_authority);
+    }
+    gpr_free(default_authority);
+  }
+
   grpc_channel_stack_init(filters, num_filters, channel, args,
                           channel->metadata_context,
                           CHANNEL_STACK_FROM_CHANNEL(channel));
@@ -161,6 +180,8 @@
   send_metadata[num_metadata++] = path_mdelem;
   if (authority_mdelem != NULL) {
     send_metadata[num_metadata++] = authority_mdelem;
+  } else if (channel->default_authority != NULL) {
+    send_metadata[num_metadata++] = GRPC_MDELEM_REF(channel->default_authority);
   }
 
   return grpc_call_create(channel, parent_call, propagation_mask, cq, NULL,
@@ -251,6 +272,9 @@
     }
     gpr_free(rc);
   }
+  if (channel->default_authority != NULL) {
+    GRPC_MDELEM_UNREF(channel->default_authority);
+  }
   grpc_mdctx_unref(channel->metadata_context);
   gpr_mu_destroy(&channel->registered_call_mu);
   gpr_free(channel->target);
diff --git a/src/core/surface/init.c b/src/core/surface/init.c
index d904454..0d48cd4 100644
--- a/src/core/surface/init.c
+++ b/src/core/surface/init.c
@@ -86,11 +86,11 @@
   if (++g_initializations == 1) {
     gpr_time_init();
     grpc_resolver_registry_init("dns:///");
-    grpc_register_resolver_type("dns", grpc_dns_resolver_factory_create());
-    grpc_register_resolver_type("ipv4", grpc_ipv4_resolver_factory_create());
-    grpc_register_resolver_type("ipv6", grpc_ipv6_resolver_factory_create());
+    grpc_register_resolver_type(grpc_dns_resolver_factory_create());
+    grpc_register_resolver_type(grpc_ipv4_resolver_factory_create());
+    grpc_register_resolver_type(grpc_ipv6_resolver_factory_create());
 #ifdef GPR_POSIX_SOCKET
-    grpc_register_resolver_type("unix", grpc_unix_resolver_factory_create());
+    grpc_register_resolver_type(grpc_unix_resolver_factory_create());
 #endif
     grpc_register_tracer("channel", &grpc_trace_channel);
     grpc_register_tracer("surface", &grpc_surface_trace);
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/default_host.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/default_host.c
index 97c19db..57f65b8 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/default_host.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/default_host.c
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@
   GPR_ASSERT(status == GRPC_STATUS_UNIMPLEMENTED);
   GPR_ASSERT(0 == strcmp(details, "xyz"));
   GPR_ASSERT(0 == strcmp(call_details.method, "/foo"));
-  GPR_ASSERT(0 == strcmp(call_details.host, "localhost"));
+  GPR_ASSERT(0 == strncmp(call_details.host, "localhost", 9));
   GPR_ASSERT(was_cancelled == 1);
 
   gpr_free(details);