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Fix AB-BA deadlock between DockerClientFactory and RyukResourceReaper - #12133
Fixes an AB-BA monitor deadlock between DockerClientFactory.client() and RyukResourceReaper.maybeStart() when running tests in parallel (e.g. with JUnit 5).
Root Cause
Under concurrent test execution (such as GenericContainer and ComposeContainer starting simultaneously):
Thread 1 calls DockerClientFactory.client(), acquiring DockerClientFactory. (Lock A). Line 245 invokes ResourceReaper.instance().init() -> maybeStart(), attempting to acquire the monitor on RyukResourceReaper.this (Lock B).
Thread 2 calls RyukResourceReaper.registerLabelsFilterForCleanup() -> maybeStart(), acquiring RyukResourceReaper.this (Lock B). Line 78 calls ryukContainer.start(), which calls DockerClientFactory.instance().client(), attempting to acquire DockerClientFactory. (Lock A).
Result: Thread 1 holds Lock A and waits for Lock B, while Thread 2 holds Lock B and waits for Lock A.
Fix
In RyukResourceReaper.maybeStart(), call DockerClientFactory.instance().client()before acquiring synchronized (this). This enforces a strict total lock ordering (\ < B$): DockerClientFactory. is always acquired and released prior to acquiring the Ryuk monitor. Any racing thread will wait on Lock A without holding Lock B, eliminating the circular dependency.
Testing
Added regression tests in RyukResourceReaperDeadlockTest:
shouldNotHoldReaperLockWhenCallingDockerClientFactory: Asserts via Thread.holdsLock(reaper) that the reaper monitor is never held during Docker client lookup.
concurrentCallersShouldNotDeadlockUnderContention: Exercises 8 concurrent worker threads racing across reaper calls without deadlocks or timeouts.
Under JUnit 5 parallel test execution, threads initializing GenericContainer
and ComposeContainer could deadlock due to an inverted lock acquisition order:
- Worker 1: DockerClientFactory.$LOCK -> RyukResourceReaper.this
- Worker 2: RyukResourceReaper.this -> DockerClientFactory.$LOCK
By resolving DockerClientFactory.instance().client() outside the synchronized
block in RyukResourceReaper.maybeStart(), we enforce a strict global lock
hierarchy where DockerClientFactory is always initialized prior to acquiring
the Ryuk monitor, eliminating the cyclic dependency.
Fixestestcontainers#9120.
Signed-off-by: SamarthAgrawal-002 <[email protected]>
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Walkthrough
Ryuk startup now initializes the Docker client before entering the synchronized startup sequence. It records readiness after the initial Ryuk acknowledgement. New tests cover failure propagation and concurrent callers.
Changes: Ryuk startup synchronization
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Summary
Docker client initialization and single-start guard core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/utility/RyukResourceReaper.java, core/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/RyukResourceReaperDeadlockTest.java
maybeStart initializes the Docker client before synchronization and checks a readiness flag before and inside the synchronized block. It sets readiness after the initial Ryuk acknowledgement. Tests check that a simulated client failure propagates without holding the reaper monitor and that eight concurrent callers finish within five seconds.
sequenceDiagram
participant RyukResourceReaper
participant DockerClientFactory
participant Ryuk
RyukResourceReaper->>DockerClientFactory: initialize Docker client before synchronization
RyukResourceReaper->>Ryuk: launch and wait for initial acknowledgement
Ryuk-->>RyukResourceReaper: initial acknowledgement
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Concurrent container startup no longer has the reported lock-order conflict or skips Ryuk readiness on the successful path. The change is mergeable after normal checks.
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The title clearly identifies the main change: fixing the AB-BA deadlock between DockerClientFactory and RyukResourceReaper.
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The description explains the deadlock, identifies the root cause, describes the lock-order fix, lists regression tests, reports validation results, and references issue #9120.
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[#9120] Objective: prevent the AB-BA deadlock between DockerClientFactory.client() (monitor A) and RyukResourceReaper.maybeStart() (monitor B).
Code at head (core/.../RyukResourceReaper.java): maybeS…
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Changes relate to #9120. In RyukResourceReaper.java, the changes are limited to the maybeStart() startup path: the volatile ready flag, the pre-lock DockerClientFactory.instance().client() call, and t…
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[#9120] Objective: prevent the AB-BA deadlock between DockerClientFactory.client() (monitor A) and RyukResourceReaper.maybeStart() (monitor B).
Code at head (core/.../RyukResourceReaper.java): maybeStart() returns early when volatile ready is true. It then calls DockerClientFactory.instance().client() before synchronized (this). Only after that call returns normally does the thread enter synchronized (this). Ryuk startup, including ryukContainer.start(), runs inside the B block. ready is set only after the Ryuk ACK latch completes.
Why the reported cycle is no longer reachable at head:
DockerClientFactory.client() (@Synchronized, core/.../DockerClientFactory.java) returns the cached client when client != null. It calls ResourceReaper.instance().init() only on first creation. client is assigned before init() runs, and init() runs while the creating thread holds A.
A thread enters B only after its preliminary client() call returns normally. A normal return means client was non-null. In the code at head, client is assigned only inside client(), and a failure throws before the B block.
A thread that holds A and reaches init() -> maybeStart() needs client == null. Such a thread is the creator. It re-enters B on its own thread, so no other thread can hold B at that time.
Threads that hold B call client() during ryukContainer.start(). Those calls need A only briefly and do not wait for B. No thread that holds A waits for B in that state.
The previous FAIL assumed that a thread could call init() while holding A after another thread had completed its client() call. That needs client == null after a successful client() return. The early return in client() rules this out.
Tests: the summary of RyukResourceReaperDeadlockTest states that both tests simulate a cached DockerClientFactory failure. Those tests therefore may not reach the Ryuk start path. This limits regression evidence. The issue does not request automated tests, so this does not change the requirement verdict.
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Changes relate to #9120. In RyukResourceReaper.java, the changes are limited to the maybeStart() startup path: the volatile ready flag, the pre-lock DockerClientFactory.instance().client() call, and the narrowed synchronized (this) block. The new RyukResourceReaperDeadlockTest supports the deadlock fix. The summaries report no unrelated behavior change, no declaration changes, and no other source files in scope. The incremental diff could not be read, so this verdict relies on the head file and the supplied summaries.
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fillInStackTrace() records the lock state while simulatedFailure is constructed, before reaper.registerLabelsFilterForCleanup(...) invokes DockerClientFactory.client(). The cached exception is then thrown directly, so the callback is not invoked during the client call. The assertion therefore passes with either lock ordering.
The contention test also uses the cached failure, so client() throws immediately and does not exercise a blocked client call. Block inside client() with a test-controlled strategy or latch, then inspect the worker's locked monitors while it is blocked. Do not synchronize on dockerClientFactory itself; @Synchronized uses a Lombok-generated private lock.
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Review comment at
@core/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/RyukResourceReaperDeadlockTest.java
around lines 24 - 30:
Change RyukResourceReaperDeadlockTest so lock state is observed while
DockerClientFactory.client() is actually blocked, rather than during
simulatedFailure construction in fillInStackTrace(). Use a test-controlled
blocking strategy or latch, then inspect the worker’s locked monitors while the
client call is blocked; do not synchronize on dockerClientFactory itself.
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@core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/utility/RyukResourceReaper.java:
- Line 74: Update maybeStart so its fast path checks a separate volatile
readiness flag rather than started, and set that flag only after Ryuk startup
and the readiness acknowledgment complete. Keep started as the start-once guard
inside the monitor so startup failures preserve the existing behavior.
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Review comments at
@core/src/test/java/org/testcontainers/RyukResourceReaperDeadlockTest.java:
- Around line 24-30: Change RyukResourceReaperDeadlockTest so lock state is
observed while DockerClientFactory.client() is actually blocked, rather than
during simulatedFailure construction in fillInStackTrace(). Use a
test-controlled blocking strategy or latch, then inspect the worker’s locked
monitors while the client call is blocked; do not synchronize on
dockerClientFactory itself.
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Update maybeStart so its fast-path check evaluates a separate volatile
readiness flag rather than started. The readiness flag is set only after
Ryuk startup and readiness acknowledgment complete, ensuring concurrent
threads do not return prematurely before Ryuk is operational.
Retain started as the start-once guard inside the monitor so startup
failures preserve existing behavior.
Signed-off-by: SamarthAgrawal-002 <[email protected]>
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What does this PR do?
Fixes an AB-BA monitor deadlock between
DockerClientFactory.client()andRyukResourceReaper.maybeStart()when running tests in parallel (e.g. with JUnit 5).Root Cause
Under concurrent test execution (such as
GenericContainerandComposeContainerstarting simultaneously):DockerClientFactory.client(), acquiringDockerClientFactory.(Lock A). Line 245 invokesResourceReaper.instance().init()->maybeStart(), attempting to acquire the monitor onRyukResourceReaper.this(Lock B).RyukResourceReaper.registerLabelsFilterForCleanup()->maybeStart(), acquiringRyukResourceReaper.this(Lock B). Line 78 callsryukContainer.start(), which callsDockerClientFactory.instance().client(), attempting to acquireDockerClientFactory.(Lock A).Result: Thread 1 holds Lock A and waits for Lock B, while Thread 2 holds Lock B and waits for Lock A.
Fix
In
RyukResourceReaper.maybeStart(), callDockerClientFactory.instance().client()before acquiringsynchronized (this). This enforces a strict total lock ordering (\ < B$):DockerClientFactory.is always acquired and released prior to acquiring the Ryuk monitor. Any racing thread will wait on Lock A without holding Lock B, eliminating the circular dependency.Testing
RyukResourceReaperDeadlockTest:shouldNotHoldReaperLockWhenCallingDockerClientFactory: Asserts viaThread.holdsLock(reaper)that the reaper monitor is never held during Docker client lookup.concurrentCallersShouldNotDeadlockUnderContention: Exercises 8 concurrent worker threads racing across reaper calls without deadlocks or timeouts.FilterRegistryTestpasses (3/3).spotlessCheckpasses.Fixes #9120.
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