fix(lockutil): non-destructive live-lock restoration under O_CREATE|O_EXCL - #954
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…_EXCL Fixes Gitlawb#831: Remove destructive os.Rename overwrite during live-lock restoration and use RestoreLockFile under strict mutual exclusion. Check ModTime staleness to prevent concurrent holder races when acquiring locks with empty initial payloads.
WalkthroughThe lock protocol now delays reclamation of fresh unreadable locks, restores live locks without replacing competing claims, and adds concurrent tests for dead-lock, live-lock, and new-claimant races. ChangesLock reclamation safety
Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes Merge Risk: 🔴 Critical · up to The change can still allow two processes to hold the same lock concurrently, and a partially created lock can incorrectly block acquisition for up to 30 seconds. These correctness and availability risks make the PR unsafe to merge until recovery is fenced atomically and lock payload publication is made complete and non-destructive. Suggested reviewers: Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant DaemonLock
participant ReclaimStaleLock
participant RestoreLockFile
participant NewClaimant
DaemonLock->>ReclaimStaleLock: reclaim stale lock
ReclaimStaleLock->>RestoreLockFile: restore live lock without replacement
NewClaimant->>RestoreLockFile: create canonical lock
RestoreLockFile-->>ReclaimStaleLock: return os.ErrExist
ReclaimStaleLock->>ReclaimStaleLock: remove sidelined file
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In `@internal/daemon/lock.go`:
- Around line 70-76: Update the lock acquisition flow around the existing
path/PID write so the complete lock payload is written to a temporary file
first, then installed at path using a non-replacing atomic operation that
preserves exclusive acquisition semantics. Ensure concurrent readers never
observe an empty or partial payload, while retaining the existing
daemonLockStaleAfter and daemonLockRetryDelay handling.
In `@internal/lockutil/reclaim.go`:
- Around line 9-12: Update ReclaimStaleLock and the claimant path to use an
atomic recovery fence that all acquisitions observe, keeping lock acquisition
blocked for the entire live-lock recovery read-modify-write sequence. Fail
closed when ownership or lease validation cannot be confirmed, and ensure
recovery cannot remove or overwrite a concurrently created claimant lock. Revise
TestReclaimStaleLockRaceWithNewClaimant to coordinate the active holder,
reclaimer, and claimant and assert their critical sections never overlap.
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| // If PID could not be parsed (e.g. 0-byte file during active creation), | ||
| // check if the file is fresh (created recently). If so, wait briefly and retry. | ||
| if perr != nil || pid <= 0 { | ||
| if info, statErr := os.Stat(path); statErr == nil && time.Since(info.ModTime()) <= daemonLockStaleAfter { | ||
| time.Sleep(daemonLockRetryDelay) | ||
| continue | ||
| } |
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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift
Publish a complete lock payload atomically.
If a process stops after os.OpenFile(...O_EXCL...) succeeds and before it writes the PID, it leaves an empty lock file. Lines 70-76 treat that file as live for 30 seconds, and the two-pass loop returns ErrAlreadyRunning although no process holds the lock.
Write the payload to a temporary file. Then install it with a non-replacing atomic operation that preserves exclusive acquisition semantics.
As per coding guidelines, write a complete temporary file, then atomically replace the destination so concurrent readers never see a partial write.
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In `@internal/daemon/lock.go` around lines 70 - 76, Update the lock acquisition
flow around the existing path/PID write so the complete lock payload is written
to a temporary file first, then installed at path using a non-replacing atomic
operation that preserves exclusive acquisition semantics. Ensure concurrent
readers never observe an empty or partial payload, while retaining the existing
daemonLockStaleAfter and daemonLockRetryDelay handling.
Source: Coding guidelines
| // ReclaimStaleLock, which requires both the primary no-replace restore and its | ||
| // copy fallback to fail; that cannot be provoked portably on a healthy | ||
| // filesystem. | ||
| var restoreLockFile = RestoreLockFile |
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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🔴 Critical | 🏗️ Heavy lift
Do not allow a new claimant while a live lock is sidelined.
ReclaimStaleLock renames lockPath away before it checks liveness. A competing O_EXCL claimant can create lockPath in that window. RestoreLockFile then returns os.ErrExist, the sidelined live lock is removed, and both the original holder and the new claimant can run their critical sections.
Later, fileLock.release in internal/daemon/lock.go removes lockPath and can delete the new claimant's lock file.
Keep acquisition blocked through live-lock recovery with an atomic recovery fence that every claimant observes. Update TestReclaimStaleLockRaceWithNewClaimant to coordinate an active holder, reclaimer, and claimant, then assert that their critical sections cannot overlap.
As per coding guidelines, fail closed on ownership and lease checks and serialize the full read-modify-write sequence for lockfiles.
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In `@internal/lockutil/reclaim.go` around lines 9 - 12, Update ReclaimStaleLock
and the claimant path to use an atomic recovery fence that all acquisitions
observe, keeping lock acquisition blocked for the entire live-lock recovery
read-modify-write sequence. Fail closed when ownership or lease validation
cannot be confirmed, and ensure recovery cannot remove or overwrite a
concurrently created claimant lock. Revise
TestReclaimStaleLockRaceWithNewClaimant to coordinate the active holder,
reclaimer, and claimant and assert their critical sections never overlap.
Source: Coding guidelines
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Summary
Fixes #831
When recovering or acquiring locks with empty initial payloads,
internal/lockutilpreviously had a window where two concurrent processes could simultaneously acquire or restore a lock.Key Changes
RestoreLockFileunder strict mutual exclusion (O_CREATE|O_EXCL) without destructive overwrites of active lock holders.ModTimestaleness before reclaiming locks.-racevalidating strict mutual exclusion across concurrent contenders.Summary by CodeRabbit
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