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fix(hotreload): dropping configuration channels is ignored by consumers
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Small comment on `has_changed` vs. local variable
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16 changes: 14 additions & 2 deletions fact/src/bpf/mod.rs
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Expand Up @@ -293,6 +293,7 @@ impl Bpf {
task_set.spawn(async move {
let rb = self.take_ringbuffer()?;
let mut fd = AsyncFd::new(rb)?;
let mut config_is_closed = false;

loop {
tokio::select! {
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -330,8 +331,19 @@ impl Bpf {
}
guard.clear_ready();
},
_ = self.paths_config.changed() => {
self.load_paths().context("Failed to load paths")?;
// The precondition here could directly use `has_changed().is_err()`,
// however, since this is a tight loop processing events from the
// kernel, using a local variable should be more performant since
// `has_changed` reads an atomic variable.
//
// This approach also handles the case in which a value is sent
// on the channel and then closed, which should not happen in our
// code at the point this comment was written.
res = self.paths_config.changed(), if !config_is_closed => {
match res {
Ok(()) => self.load_paths().context("Failed to load paths")?,
Err(_) => config_is_closed = true,
}
},
_ = self.running.changed() => {
if !*self.running.borrow() {
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8 changes: 6 additions & 2 deletions fact/src/endpoints.rs
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Expand Up @@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ impl Server {
/// Wait for configuration changes or fact to stop.
async fn idle(&mut self) -> anyhow::Result<bool> {
tokio::select! {
_ = self.config.changed() => Ok(true),
_ = self.config.changed(), if self.config.has_changed().is_ok() => Ok(true),
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_ = self.running.changed() => Ok(*self.running.borrow()),
}
}
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}
});
},
_ = self.config.changed() => return Ok(true),
res = self.config.changed(), if self.config.has_changed().is_ok() => {
if res.is_ok() {
return Ok(true);
}
}
_ = self.running.changed() => return Ok(*self.running.borrow()),
}
}
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10 changes: 7 additions & 3 deletions fact/src/host_scanner.rs
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Expand Up @@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ You can increase this limit with:
tokio::select! {
_ = interval.tick() => scan_trigger.notify_one(),
_ = running.changed() => break,
_ = scan_interval.changed() => break,
_ = scan_interval.changed(), if scan_interval.has_changed().is_ok() => break,

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Yes, calling tokio::time::interval or tokio::time::interval_at with a Duration of Duration::ZERO will cause the program to panic [1][2][3]. Both functions are explicitly documented to panic if the provided period is zero [1][3]. The implementation enforces this requirement using an assertion, as seen in the source code [2][4]: assert!(period > Duration::new(0, 0), "period must be non-zero."); This behavior is consistent across Tokio versions, including 1.40 [5]. If a zero-duration interval is required, this is considered an invalid configuration, as an interval must have a positive duration to yield ticks at a fixed rate [1][6].

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Handle a zero interval after a live configuration update.

When scan_interval changes from non-zero to zero, start_scan_notifier exits the inner loop and then constructs tokio::time::interval(Duration::ZERO), which panics. Treat zero as disabled and wait for a later non-zero update.

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In `@fact/src/host_scanner.rs` at line 556, Update the scan interval handling in
start_scan_notifier so a live change to Duration::ZERO is treated as disabled
rather than passed to tokio::time::interval. After detecting the zero value,
wait for a subsequent non-zero configuration update before constructing the
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May address this in a follow-up

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}
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Expand Down Expand Up @@ -587,6 +587,7 @@ You can increase this limit with:

task_set.spawn(async move {
info!("Starting host scanner...");
let mut config_is_closed = false;

loop {
tokio::select! {
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -684,9 +685,12 @@ You can increase this limit with:
}
}
_ = scan_trigger.notified() => self.scan()?,
_ = self.paths.changed() => {
self.scan()?;
res = self.paths.changed(), if !config_is_closed => {
match res {
Ok(()) => self.scan()?,
Err(_) => config_is_closed = true,
}
}
}
}

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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions fact/src/output/grpc.rs
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Expand Up @@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ impl Client {
Err(e) => warn!("gRPC stream error: {e:?}"),
}
}
_ = self.config.changed() => return Ok(true),
_ = self.config.changed(), if self.config.has_changed().is_ok() => return Ok(true),
_ = self.running.changed() => return Ok(*self.running.borrow()),
}
}
Expand All @@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ impl Client {

async fn idle(&mut self) -> anyhow::Result<bool> {
tokio::select! {
_ = self.config.changed() => Ok(true),
_ = self.config.changed(), if self.config.has_changed().is_ok() => Ok(true),
_ = self.running.changed() => Ok(*self.running.borrow()),
}
}
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10 changes: 8 additions & 2 deletions fact/src/output/otel.rs
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Expand Up @@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ impl Client {
let (tx, rx) = oneshot::channel();
self.subscriber.send(tx).await?;
let mut rx = rx.await?;
let mut config_is_closed = false;

let res = loop {
tokio::select! {
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}
}
}
_ = self.config.changed() => break Ok(true),
res = self.config.changed(), if !config_is_closed => {
match res {
Ok(()) => break Ok(true),
Err(_) => config_is_closed = true,
}
}
_ = self.running.changed() => break Ok(*self.running.borrow()),
}
};
Expand All @@ -124,7 +130,7 @@ impl Client {

async fn idle(&mut self) -> anyhow::Result<bool> {
tokio::select! {
_ = self.config.changed() => Ok(true),
_ = self.config.changed(), if self.config.has_changed().is_ok() => Ok(true),
_ = self.running.changed() => Ok(*self.running.borrow()),
}
}
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8 changes: 6 additions & 2 deletions fact/src/rate_limiter.rs
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Expand Up @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ impl RateLimiter {
pub fn start(mut self, task_set: &mut JoinSet<anyhow::Result<()>>) {
task_set.spawn(async move {
debug!("Starting rate limiter...");
let mut config_is_closed = false;
loop {
tokio::select! {
event = self.rx.recv() => {
Expand All @@ -81,8 +82,11 @@ impl RateLimiter {
self.metrics.errored();
}
},
_ = self.rate_config.changed() => {
self.reload_limiter()?;
res = self.rate_config.changed(), if !config_is_closed => {
match res {
Ok(()) => self.reload_limiter()?,
Err(_) => config_is_closed = true,
}
},
}
}
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