Fix CREATE TYPE race that can crash the worker on first boot - #436
Fix CREATE TYPE race that can crash the worker on first boot#436vedarolap wants to merge 5 commits into
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On a fresh Postgres volume, the worker and UI API both call metadata.create_all() at startup. SQLAlchemy's enum creation is check-then-create rather than atomic, so both processes can see the job_status enum as missing and both issue CREATE TYPE, crashing the loser with a UniqueViolation. Serialize schema creation behind a Postgres advisory lock so only one process creates the schema at a time. Fixes roostorg#432
📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughPostgreSQL schema creation now runs under an advisory lock. Configured storage initialization uses this helper. A concurrent fresh-database test validates two simultaneous callers, and the changelog records the ChangesPostgreSQL schema initialization
Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes Merge Risk: 🟠 High · up to The change is intended to prevent concurrent startup schema creation from crashing a worker, but the current implementation may not hold the lock for the actual DDL, so the startup race can remain and cause availability failures on fresh databases. This should be fixed before merging; the changelog placement can be handled as a minor follow-up. Suggested reviewers: 🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 5✅ Passed checks (5 passed)
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In `@osprey_worker/src/osprey/worker/lib/storage/tests/test_postgres.py`:
- Around line 49-55: After each timed join in the thread coordination block,
explicitly assert that the thread is no longer alive using thread.is_alive().
Keep the existing errors assertion, so timeout failures are reported immediately
while normal thread exceptions remain covered.
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win
Fail the test explicitly if a thread times out.
In Python, thread.join(timeout=10) returns silently without raising an exception when the timeout expires. If this concurrency test were to deadlock, the threads would hang, join would return silently, and errors would remain empty. The test would pass the assert not errors check and then fail confusingly during the drop_database teardown (because the hung threads hold active connections).
Checking thread.is_alive() after joining ensures that deadlocks are reported clearly as test failures rather than teardown errors.
🐛 Proposed fix to handle thread timeouts
threads = [threading.Thread(target=_create_schema) for _ in range(2)]
for thread in threads:
thread.start()
for thread in threads:
thread.join(timeout=10)
+ if thread.is_alive():
+ raise TimeoutError("Schema creation thread timed out and may be deadlocked")
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| threads = [threading.Thread(target=_create_schema) for _ in range(2)] | |
| for thread in threads: | |
| thread.start() | |
| for thread in threads: | |
| thread.join(timeout=10) | |
| assert not errors, errors | |
| threads = [threading.Thread(target=_create_schema) for _ in range(2)] | |
| for thread in threads: | |
| thread.start() | |
| for thread in threads: | |
| thread.join(timeout=10) | |
| if thread.is_alive(): | |
| raise TimeoutError("Schema creation thread timed out and may be deadlocked") | |
| assert not errors, errors |
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In `@osprey_worker/src/osprey/worker/lib/storage/tests/test_postgres.py` around
lines 49 - 55, After each timed join in the thread coordination block,
explicitly assert that the thread is no longer alive using thread.is_alive().
Keep the existing errors assertion, so timeout failures are reported immediately
while normal thread exceptions remain covered.
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47-47: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick winMove this entry under
Unreleased.
1.1.0was released on July 22, 2026, while this review is on August 25, 2026. Add the entry under a### Fixedsection within## [Unreleased]so the next release notes include this fix.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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47-47: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick winKeep the advisory lock on the schema-creation connection.
create_schema()acquirespg_advisory_lockonconnectionbut passesenginetometadata.create_all(). SQLAlchemy can obtain another pooled connection, so the DDL may run outside the advisory lock. Passconnectiontometadata.create_all(...)and ensure the concurrent regression test uses the locked connection.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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In `@CHANGELOG.md`:
- Line 47: Move the Postgres schema advisory-lock fix entry from the 1.1.0
section into a `### Fixed` subsection under `## [Unreleased]`, preserving its
existing wording and links.
- Line 47: Update create_schema() to pass its advisory-lock-held connection to
metadata.create_all(...) instead of the engine, ensuring schema DDL executes
under the lock; also update the concurrent regression test to exercise schema
creation through that same locked connection.
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Summary
On a fresh Postgres volume,
osprey-workerand the UI API both callmetadata.create_all()at startup. SQLAlchemy's enum creation is check-then-create rather than atomic, so on a fresh volume both processes can see thejob_statusenum as missing and both issueCREATE TYPE, crashing the loser with:This is exactly the newcomer path, since
demo.shremoves old volumes on every run.postgres.create_schema(engine)and wrapped it in a Postgres advisory lock (pg_advisory_lock/pg_advisory_unlock), so only one process creates the schema at a time. By the time a second process acquires the lock,create_all's own existence checks make it a no-op.create_schema()from two threads at the same time via a barrier, to simulate the two-process race. Verified this test fails reliably (5/5 runs) against the pre-fix code path and passes reliably (5/5 runs) with the fix.Closes #432
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test_create_schema_survives_concurrent_callers_on_a_fresh_database) added inosprey_worker/src/osprey/worker/lib/storage/tests/test_postgres.pyruff check/ruff format --checkpass on changed filesmypypasses on changed filestest_bulk_action_task.py, etc.) still pass against a local Postgres instanceSummary by CodeRabbit