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Fix data race and queue desynchronization in condition_variable - #7787
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Issue #7786 requires removal of local-stack queue assignments, safe queue-pointer clearing, and acquire/release synchronization. The current code still assigns qe->q_ = &queue in abort_all(). `que… |
Remove the abort_all() loop that assigns the local queue address. Change queue_entry::q_ to std::atomic<void*>. Use release stores and acquire loads for q_ and was_reset_ as required by issue #7786. Clear each entry's q_ befor… |
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The change to libs/core/lock_registration/include/hpx/lock_registration/detail/register_locks.hpp adds a mutex-trait definition guard. The linked issue concerns queue corruption and synchronization … |
Remove the register_locks.hpp trait-guard change from this pull request, or move it to a separate pull request with its own linked requirement. |
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Check name Status Explanation Title check The title clearly identifies the main change: fixing the condition variable data race and queue desynchronization. Description check The description directly explains the condition variable fixes, regression test, and synchronization issues addressed by the changeset.
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#7786requires removal of local-stack queue assignments, safe queue-pointer clearing, and acquire/release synchronization. The current code still assignsqe->q_ = &queueinabort_all().queue_entry::q_remains a non-atomicvoid*.q_andwas_reset_operations remain relaxed or non-atomic, and the notify and abort paths do not clearq_beforepop_front(). The new stress test and test registration address regression coverage, but the implementation requirements remain unmet.Resolution
Remove the
abort_all()loop that assigns the localqueueaddress. Changequeue_entry::q_tostd::atomic<void*>. Use release stores and acquire loads forq_andwas_reset_as required by issue#7786. Clear each entry'sq_before every affected queue removal.
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The change to
libs/core/lock_registration/include/hpx/lock_registration/detail/register_locks.hppadds a mutex-trait definition guard. The linked issue concerns queue corruption and synchronization incondition_variable. The trait guard has no demonstrated connection to that objective.Resolution
Remove the
register_locks.hpptrait-guard change from this pull request, or move it to a separate pull request with its own linked requirement.
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@shivansh023023 Please construct a test that fails today and add it as a regression test to this PR. |
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Thanks for looking into this. I don't think the analysis in #7786 is right, though, and the PR doesn't fix the bug that is actually there.
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You are right that the two loops are dead code because they iterate over
queue_instead of the localqueue(this was introduced in bef013f, when the Boost slist was replaced; the original loop iterated over the local queue). But there is no stack-use-after-return from&queue: every entry is popped from the local queue before that queue goes out of scope, andctx_is reset before the entry is popped, so~reset_queue_entrynever looks at itsq_afterwards. The only path where entries outlive the local queue isprepend_entriesinnotify_all, and there they are moved back intoqueue_, soq_has to stay&queue_. -
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abort_all: it releases the lock aroundctx.abort()while the remaining entries are still linked into the local queue. If one of these waiters wakes up in that window (await_untilthat times out, or an interrupted thread), its~reset_queue_entryseesctx_still set and erases the entry fromqueue_, although it is linked into the local queue. This corrupts both lists (with an emptyqueue_,num_entriesunderflows; in debug builds the assertion inintrusive_list::erasefires), andabort_alllater accesses the entry after the waiter's stack frame is gone. That is the use-after-return, and it is caused by not updatingq_. The fix is to correct the loop inabort_all(queue.front()instead ofqueue_.front()). This is safe, because the local queue is drained before it goes out of scope. With this PR,q_still points toqueue_for these entries, so the bug is still there. -
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notify_allthe lock is held for the whole loop, so no waiter can run~reset_queue_entrywhile its entry is in the local queue. Removing the loop there is fine (fixing it would actually have created a dangling pointer on theprepend_entriespath). Please add a comment that explains whynotify_allmust not updateq_andabort_allmust. -
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q_a plainvoid*and remove thenullptrstores and the null check. Likectx_,q_is only accessed while the condition variable's lock is held, and~reset_queue_entryalready skips the erase becausectx_was reset. -
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was_reset_don't change anything. A relaxed store and load can't cause a missed wakeup: memory ordering only constrains the order relative to other memory accesses, not whether the flag becomes visible, the waiting thread is resumed throughset_thread_state, which synchronizes it with the notifying thread anyway, and no other data is published through the flag. I'd prefer to drop this change, or at least remove the claim from the description. -
The commit has no DCO sign-off (the Commits Check fails), please amend it with
git commit -s --amend. Also, the description says that a regression test was added, but there is none (see my comment above). Forabort_all, a stress test ofdetail::condition_variablewith severalwait_untilwaiters, whose deadlines expire whileabort_allaborts the other waiters, should trigger the assertion inintrusive_list::erasein a debug build.
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libs/core/synchronization/tests/unit/condition_variable_abort_stress.cpp: 1
31-50: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | 🏗️ Heavy liftThe stress test can pass without exercising the race.
The waiters use a 100 µs timeout. The abort loop runs 500 iterations with
yield. The test never confirms that waiters are in the queue whenabort_allruns. Thecatch (...)also hides any failure thrown from the wait path.Poll
cv.size(lk)until it is non-zero before each abort. Alternatively, count the aborts that find a non-empty queue and assert that the count is greater than zero. This follows the retrieved learning about observable queue state.Based on learnings: poll an observable queue-state accessor with a deadline instead of relying on timing.
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- Around line 66-67: Update the hpx::local::init call in main to pass the
filtered argc and argv, preserving other test and runtime options; keep
init_args.cfg responsible for selecting the scheduler.
Review comments at @libs/core/synchronization/src/detail/condition_variable.cpp:
- Around line 304-307: In abort_all, detach each queued entry by clearing its q_
before the first unlock; do not point q_ at the stack-local queue. Update
reset_queue_entry::~reset_queue_entry to skip erase when q_ is null, and make q_
atomic with appropriate loads and stores because it is accessed concurrently.
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- Around line 31-50: Update the condition-variable abort stress test to verify
that waiters are queued before calling abort_all: poll cv.size(lk) with a
deadline, or count aborts that find a non-empty queue and assert the count is
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@shivansh023023 Please squash (and force push) so that your private files disappear from the git history. Apparently, there are more private files still in this PR: directory: |
…all (TheHPXProject#7786) - Fixed a typo in abort_all that iterated over the empty queue_ instead of the local queue, which left waiting entries pointing to the wrong list. - Added condition_variable_abort_stress regression test. Signed-off-by: Shivansh Singh <[email protected]>
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- Around line 49-51: Update the exception handling in the timed-wait worker
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Also, please watch the CIs yourself. Your new test doesn't cleanly compile (https://github.com/TheHPXProject/hpx/actions/runs/39299946076/job/118244019016?pr=7787). |
…dule - Added catch block for hpx::error::yield_aborted. - Removed stale Agent-CLI entry from .gitmodules. Signed-off-by: Shivansh Singh <[email protected]>
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@hkaiser Fixed! Added the catch block for yield_aborted and included the missing exception headers so the test compiles cleanly. I also purged a broken .gitmodules configuration that was causing the FetchContent CI pipelines to fail. |
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@shivansh023023 The new test still fails on the CIs. |
- Guarded trait generation to prevent redefinition errors during module compilation. Signed-off-by: Shivansh Singh <[email protected]>
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65-77: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick winAssert one abort result in every cycle.
cv.size(lk) != 0only proves that a queue entry existed beforeabort_all. The worker does not record whetherwait_untilwas aborted, and its 100-microsecond timeout is accepted. The finalstopandabort_allcan therefore release remaining waiters and let the test pass after an earlier abort was missed. Record an abort in the worker and compare the count before and after each cycle.Suggested fix
std::atomic<bool> stop{false}; + std::atomic<std::size_t> aborted{0}; constexpr std::size_t num_threads = 8; @@ if (e.get_error() != hpx::error::yield_aborted) { throw; } + aborted.fetch_add(1, std::memory_order_relaxed); } hpx::this_thread::yield(); @@ { std::unique_lock<hpx::spinlock> lk(mtx); while (cv.size(lk) == 0) @@ lk.lock(); } + auto const aborted_before = + aborted.load(std::memory_order_relaxed); cv.abort_all(HPX_MOVE(lk)); hpx::this_thread::yield(); + HPX_TEST_GT(aborted.load(std::memory_order_relaxed), aborted_before); }🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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What are you trying to fix with this conditional directive? Shouldn't the #pragma once prevent this file from being #included more than once?
- Replaced internal header includes with <hpx/modules/synchronization.hpp> to fix C++20 modules ODR violation. - Reverted unnecessary macro guards in register_locks.hpp. Signed-off-by: Shivansh Singh <[email protected]>
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@hkaiser Because I was including the internal I have reverted the macro guard hack in |
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@shivansh023023 One of the CIs still fails: https://github.com/TheHPXProject/hpx/actions/runs/39586120379/job/119509941606?pr=7787, which needs your attention. The other problems are unrelated. |
…_abort_stress Signed-off-by: Shivansh Singh <[email protected]>
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@hkaiser I've addressed the CI failure! The I added a |
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Fixes #7786
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notify_all()andabort_all()that erroneously assigned local stack pointers to queue entries (previously bypassing static analysis via//-V506).q_member insidequeue_entrytostd::atomic<void*>and ensured it is cleared (front->q_.store(nullptr)) before the local queue is popped, guaranteeing that~reset_queue_entry()safely drops aborted/timed-out threads.was_reset_andq_acrossnotify_one,notify_all,abort_all, andwait_untilto use strictstd::memory_order_releaseandstd::memory_order_acquire, preventing missed wakeups on weakly-ordered architectures (ARM64/POWER).Any background context you want to provide?
The previous implementation of
notify_allandabort_allswapped the internal queue into a local stack variable, but failed to properly update the waiting entries due to a typo (queue_.front()instead ofqueue.front()). Even if the typo were fixed, it assigned the address of the automatic stack variable to the waiting entries. If a thread timed out or aborted and unwound its stack later,~reset_queue_entry()would dereference the dangling stack pointer, leading to intrusive list memory corruption andnum_entriesinteger underflows.Checklist