Only poll non-waiting tasks

CHANGES.md

@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@ access to information on configured platforms.
 
 ### Fixes
 
+[#4658](https://github.com/cylc/cylc-flow/pull/4658) -
+Don't poll waiting tasks (which may have the submit number of a previous job).
+
 [#4620](https://github.com/cylc/cylc-flow/pull/4620) -
 Fix queue interactions with the scheduler paused and task held states.
 

cylc/flow/network/schema.py

@@ -1211,9 +1211,10 @@ async def mutator(root, info, command=None, workflows=None,
         workflows = []
     if exworkflows is None:
         exworkflows = []
-    w_args = {}
-    w_args['workflows'] = [Tokens(w_id) for w_id in workflows]
-    w_args['exworkflows'] = [Tokens(w_id) for w_id in exworkflows]
+    w_args = {
+        'workflows': [Tokens(w_id) for w_id in workflows],
+        'exworkflows': [Tokens(w_id) for w_id in exworkflows]
+    }
     if args.get('args', False):
         args.update(args.get('args', {}))
         args.pop('args')

cylc/flow/scheduler.py

@@ -960,7 +960,6 @@ def command_poll_tasks(self, items: List[str]):
             return
         itasks, _, bad_items = self.pool.filter_task_proxies(items)
         self.task_job_mgr.poll_task_jobs(self.workflow, itasks)
-        # (Could filter itasks by state here if needed)
         return len(bad_items)
 
     def command_kill_tasks(self, items: List[str]):

cylc/flow/task_job_mgr.py

@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@
     TASK_STATUS_PREPARING,
     TASK_STATUS_SUBMITTED,
     TASK_STATUS_RUNNING,
+    TASK_STATUS_WAITING,
     TASK_STATUSES_ACTIVE
 )
 from cylc.flow.wallclock import (
@@ -203,7 +204,14 @@ def poll_task_jobs(self, workflow, itasks, msg=None):
             if msg is not None:
                 LOG.info(msg)
             self._run_job_cmd(
-                self.JOBS_POLL, workflow, itasks,
+                self.JOBS_POLL, workflow,
+                [
+                    # Don't poll waiting tasks. (This is not only pointless, it
+                    # is dangerous because a task waiting to rerun has the
+                    # submit number of its previous job, which can be polled).
+                    itask for itask in itasks
+                    if itask.state.status != TASK_STATUS_WAITING
+                ],
                 self._poll_task_jobs_callback,
                 self._poll_task_jobs_callback_255
             )

tests/integration/conftest.py

@@ -359,3 +359,34 @@ def _submit_task_jobs(_, itasks, *args, **kwargs):
         return submitted_tasks
 
     return _disable_submission
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def capture_polling():
+    """Suppress job polling and capture polled tasks.
+
+    Provides a function to run on a started Scheduler.
+
+    async with start(schd):
+        polled_tasks = capture_polling(schd)
+
+    or:
+
+    async with run(schd):
+        polled_tasks = capture_polling(schd)
+
+    """
+    def _disable_polling(schd: 'Scheduler') -> 'Set[TaskProxy]':
+        polled_tasks: 'Set[TaskProxy]' = set()
+
+        def run_job_cmd(
+            _1, _2, itasks, _3, _4=None
+        ):
+            nonlocal polled_tasks
+            polled_tasks.update(itasks)
+            return itasks
+
+        schd.task_job_mgr._run_job_cmd = run_job_cmd  # type: ignore
+        return polled_tasks
+
+    return _disable_polling

tests/integration/test_scheduler.py

@@ -21,6 +21,14 @@
 
 from cylc.flow.exceptions import CylcError
 from cylc.flow.scheduler import Scheduler
+from cylc.flow.task_state import (
+    TASK_STATUS_WAITING,
+    TASK_STATUS_SUBMIT_FAILED,
+    TASK_STATUS_SUBMITTED,
+    TASK_STATUS_RUNNING,
+    TASK_STATUS_FAILED
+)
+
 
 Fixture = Any
 
@@ -161,3 +169,56 @@ async def test_holding_tasks_whilst_scheduler_paused(
         one.release_queued_tasks()
         assert len(one.pre_prep_tasks) == 1
         assert len(submitted_tasks) == 1
+
+
+async def test_no_poll_waiting_tasks(
+    capture_polling,
+    flow,
+    one_conf,
+    run,
+    scheduler,
+):
+    """Waiting tasks shouldn't be polled.
+
+    If a waiting task previously it will have the submit number of its previous
+    job, and polling would erroneously return the state of that job.
+
+    See https://github.com/cylc/cylc-flow/issues/4658
+    """
+    reg = flow(one_conf)
+    one = scheduler(reg, paused_start=True)
+
+    log: pytest.LogCaptureFixture
+    async with run(one) as log:
+
+        # Test assumes start up with a waiting task.
+        task = (one.pool.get_all_tasks())[0]
+        assert task.state.status == TASK_STATUS_WAITING
+
+        polled_tasks = capture_polling(one)
+
+        # Waiting tasks should not be polled.
+        one.command_poll_tasks(['*/*'])
+        assert polled_tasks == set()
+
+        # Even if they have a submit number.
+        task.submit_num = 1
+        one.command_poll_tasks(['*/*'])
+        assert len(polled_tasks) == 0
+
+        # But these states should be:
+        for state in [
+            TASK_STATUS_SUBMIT_FAILED,
+            TASK_STATUS_FAILED,
+            TASK_STATUS_SUBMITTED,
+            TASK_STATUS_RUNNING
+        ]:
+            task.state.status = state
+            one.command_poll_tasks(['*/*'])
+            assert len(polled_tasks) == 1
+
+        # Shut down with a running task.
+        task.state.status = TASK_STATUS_RUNNING
+
+    # For good measure, check the faked running task is reported at shutdown.
+    assert "Orphaned task jobs:\n* 1/one (running)" in log.messages