core: fix double-readlock in validator #26053
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Problem
There is a possible deadlock caused by double readlock in fn
Validator::new
.bank_forks: Arc<RwLock<BankForks>>
The first readlock is on L705 and the second on L706
solana/core/src/validator.rs
Lines 704 to 707 in fbf7143
For more details on this kind of deadlock, see
https://www.reddit.com/r/rust/comments/urnqz8/different_behaviors_of_recursive_read_locks_in/
Summary of Changes
Call readlock once and reuse it. After the call, drop the guard.
Fixes #