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Fix StreamOfStreams with atomic CompareExchange
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Fix StreamOfStreams with atomic CompareExchange
#7796
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…ion of double materialization The race condition occurred when two materializations happened simultaneously: 1. First materialization succeeds in setting callback via CompareAndSet 2. Second materialization checks status, sees null, then tries CompareAndSet which fails 3. Second materialization recursively calls SetCallback, but by then data may already be flowing to first subscriber 4. Second subscriber receives OnNext(2) instead of expected error Fixed by immediately checking the new status when CompareAndSet fails and throwing the IllegalStateException atomically before any data can flow to the wrong subscriber.
…using single atomic operation 1. Added CompareExchange method to AtomicReference<T> that returns the previous value instead of just a boolean, following standard .NET Interlocked patterns 2. Fixed FlowPrefixAndTailSpec race condition by replacing read-then-CAS pattern with single atomic CompareExchange operation The original issue was that SetCallback used a problematic read-then-CAS pattern: - Thread 1: read status (null) -> CAS succeeds - Thread 2: read status (stale null) -> CAS fails -> separate read for retry - Race window between Thread 2's CAS failure and subsequent read allowed data to flow to wrong subscriber New approach uses single atomic operation that both attempts the change AND returns what was actually there, eliminating all race conditions. Before: var status = _status.Value; if (status == null) CAS(...) After: var previous = _status.CompareExchange(null, callback); handle(previous)
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| // Single atomic operation that both attempts the change AND returns the previous value | ||
| var previous = _stage._status.CompareExchange(null, callback); |
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This is the real fix - only read the value once, as the result of the CompareExchange
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This is, for sure, a bug that may be affecting some other tests too - looks like this was the worst offender though. |
| await downstream.RequestAsync(10); | ||
| downstream.ExpectNextN(Enumerable.Range(1, 10)); | ||
| var received = downstream.ExpectNextN(10); | ||
| received.OrderBy(x => x).Should().BeEquivalentTo(Enumerable.Range(1, 10)); |
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Made the ordering deterministics
StreamOfStreams with atomic CompareExchange
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This will need a backport to |
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LGTM, waiting for CI/CD
The test `PrefixAndTail_must_throw_if_tail_is_attempted_to_be_materialized_twice` was failing intermittently with "Expected OnError but received OnNext(2)". Root cause: Even after PR akkadotnet#7796 fixed the atomic detection of double materialization, there was still a timing race between error detection and demand signaling from ExpectSubscriptionAndError(). Fix: Disable demand signaling in the second subscriber's error expectation by using `ExpectSubscriptionAndError(signalDemand: false)`. This eliminates the race window while preserving the test's intent to verify error handling. The test now passes consistently without requiring changes to production code.
…st (#7816) The test `PrefixAndTail_must_throw_if_tail_is_attempted_to_be_materialized_twice` was failing intermittently with "Expected OnError but received OnNext(2)". Root cause: Even after PR #7796 fixed the atomic detection of double materialization, there was still a timing race between error detection and demand signaling from ExpectSubscriptionAndError(). Fix: Disable demand signaling in the second subscriber's error expectation by using `ExpectSubscriptionAndError(signalDemand: false)`. This eliminates the race window while preserving the test's intent to verify error handling. The test now passes consistently without requiring changes to production code.
Summary
Fixes race condition in
FlowPrefixAndTailSpec.PrefixAndTail_must_throw_if_tail_is_attempted_to_be_materialized_twicethat was causing intermittent test failures on CI.Error: Test expected
OnErrorbut receivedOnNext(2)instead.Root Cause
The issue was a read-then-CAS race condition in
SubSource<T>.Logic.SetCallback():CompareAndSetsucceeds → starts data flowCompareAndSetfails → does separate read for retryOnNext(2)flows to wrong subscriberSolution
Added
CompareExchangemethod toAtomicReference<T>: Returns actual previous value instead of just boolean, following standard .NETInterlockedpatternsReplaced read-then-CAS with single atomic operation:
This eliminates all race conditions by using a single atomic operation that both attempts the change AND returns what was actually there.
Testing
AtomicReferencechangesFiles Changed
src/core/Akka/Util/AtomicReference.cs- AddedCompareExchangemethodsrc/core/Akka.Streams/Implementation/Fusing/StreamOfStreams.cs- Fixed race conditionFixes intermittent CI failures from PR #7793.