fix(kanban): skip redundant WAL pragma on already-WAL connections

apply_wal_with_fallback() issued PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL on every call,
including connections to DBs already in WAL mode. This triggered the WAL
init code path, causing SQLite to acquire EXCLUSIVE, checkpoint, and unlink
kanban.db-{wal,shm}. Other open connections received (deleted) FDs and
raised sqlite3.OperationalError: disk I/O error.

Add a cheap read probe (PRAGMA journal_mode, no flock/checkpoint/unlink)
before the set-pragma path. If already wal, return early. The set-pragma
and DELETE fallback paths are unchanged.

Closes #31158. Addresses root cause that PRs #32226 and #32322 attempted
via connection-sharing/caching approaches.
This commit is contained in:
Stephen Chin 2026-05-25 23:26:17 -07:00 committed by kshitij
parent ffdc937c18
commit dc98314fbd
3 changed files with 250 additions and 14 deletions

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@ -170,6 +170,15 @@ def apply_wal_with_fallback(
Never downgrades to DELETE if the on-disk DB header reports WAL see _on_disk_journal_mode.
"""
# Read-only probe — no flock, no checkpoint, no WAL/SHM unlink.
# Skipping the set-pragma prevents WAL-init from unlinking files other connections hold open.
try:
current_mode = conn.execute("PRAGMA journal_mode").fetchone()
if current_mode and current_mode[0] == "wal":
return "wal"
except sqlite3.OperationalError:
pass
try:
conn.execute("PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL")
return "wal"

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@ -3021,3 +3021,223 @@ class TestFTS5ToolCallMigration:
finally:
session_db.close()
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# apply_wal_with_fallback — read-only probe tests
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
class TestApplyWalProbe:
"""Unit tests for the journal_mode probe in apply_wal_with_fallback."""
def test_skips_set_pragma_when_already_wal(self, tmp_path):
"""Already-WAL connection must not trigger the set-pragma."""
import sqlite3
from hermes_state import apply_wal_with_fallback
class _TracingConn(sqlite3.Connection):
def __init__(self, *a, **kw):
super().__init__(*a, **kw)
self.executed = []
def execute(self, sql, params=()):
self.executed.append(sql)
return super().execute(sql, params)
db_path = tmp_path / "wal.db"
# Prime the file into WAL mode first.
with sqlite3.connect(str(db_path)) as seed:
seed.execute("PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL")
conn = _TracingConn(str(db_path))
try:
result = apply_wal_with_fallback(conn)
finally:
conn.close()
assert result == "wal"
# Only the probe should have fired; the set-pragma must NOT appear.
assert any("PRAGMA journal_mode" == sql.strip() for sql in conn.executed), (
"probe PRAGMA should have run"
)
assert not any("journal_mode=WAL" in sql for sql in conn.executed), (
"set-pragma must not run when already in WAL mode"
)
def test_sets_wal_on_fresh_connection(self, tmp_path):
"""Probe sees 'delete', then set-pragma runs and returns 'wal'."""
import sqlite3
from hermes_state import apply_wal_with_fallback
class _TracingConn(sqlite3.Connection):
def __init__(self, *a, **kw):
super().__init__(*a, **kw)
self.executed = []
def execute(self, sql, params=()):
self.executed.append(sql)
return super().execute(sql, params)
db_path = tmp_path / "fresh.db"
conn = _TracingConn(str(db_path))
try:
result = apply_wal_with_fallback(conn)
finally:
conn.close()
assert result == "wal"
assert any("journal_mode=WAL" in sql for sql in conn.executed), (
"set-pragma must fire on a fresh (non-WAL) connection"
)
def test_apply_wal_concurrent_connects_no_eio(self, tmp_path):
"""20 threads calling connect() on the same DB must not see disk I/O error."""
import sys
import threading
import sqlite3
from hermes_state import apply_wal_with_fallback
db_path = tmp_path / "concurrent.db"
errors = []
def _connect_cycle():
for _ in range(5):
try:
conn = sqlite3.connect(str(db_path))
apply_wal_with_fallback(conn)
conn.close()
except sqlite3.OperationalError as exc:
if "disk i/o error" in str(exc).lower():
errors.append(exc)
threads = [threading.Thread(target=_connect_cycle) for _ in range(20)]
for t in threads:
t.start()
for t in threads:
t.join()
assert not errors, f"disk I/O errors from concurrent connects: {errors}"
# Linux-only: no (deleted) WAL/SHM FDs should accumulate.
if sys.platform == "linux":
import os
fd_dir = f"/proc/{os.getpid()}/fd"
deleted_fds = []
for fd_name in os.listdir(fd_dir):
try:
target = os.readlink(os.path.join(fd_dir, fd_name))
if "(deleted)" in target and (
"wal" in target.lower() or "shm" in target.lower()
):
deleted_fds.append(target)
except OSError:
pass
assert not deleted_fds, f"stale deleted WAL/SHM FDs: {deleted_fds}"
def test_fallback_to_delete_still_works(self, tmp_path):
"""When set-pragma raises a WAL-incompat error, falls back to DELETE."""
import sqlite3
from hermes_state import apply_wal_with_fallback
class _IncompatConn(sqlite3.Connection):
def __init__(self, *a, **kw):
super().__init__(*a, **kw)
self._call_count = 0
def execute(self, sql, params=()):
self._call_count += 1
# First call is the read probe; let it return "delete".
# Second call is the set-pragma; raise a WAL-incompat error.
if "journal_mode=WAL" in sql:
raise sqlite3.OperationalError("locking protocol")
return super().execute(sql, params)
db_path = tmp_path / "incompat.db"
conn = _IncompatConn(str(db_path))
try:
result = apply_wal_with_fallback(conn, db_label="test.db")
finally:
conn.close()
assert result == "delete"
def test_probe_failure_falls_through_to_set_pragma(self, tmp_path):
"""When the read probe raises OperationalError, fall through to set-pragma."""
import sqlite3
from hermes_state import apply_wal_with_fallback
class _ProbeFails(sqlite3.Connection):
def __init__(self, *a, **kw):
super().__init__(*a, **kw)
self._first = True
def execute(self, sql, params=()):
if self._first and "journal_mode" in sql and "WAL" not in sql:
self._first = False
raise sqlite3.OperationalError("simulated probe failure")
return super().execute(sql, params)
db_path = tmp_path / "probe_fail.db"
conn = _ProbeFails(str(db_path))
try:
result = apply_wal_with_fallback(conn)
finally:
conn.close()
# Despite probe failure, set-pragma must still run and succeed.
assert result == "wal"
def test_no_downgrade_from_wal_to_delete_on_eio(self, tmp_path):
"""OperationalError NOT in _WAL_INCOMPAT_MARKERS must propagate, not downgrade."""
import sqlite3
import pytest
from hermes_state import apply_wal_with_fallback
class _EIOConn(sqlite3.Connection):
def __init__(self, *a, **kw):
super().__init__(*a, **kw)
self._first = True
def execute(self, sql, params=()):
# Let the probe succeed (returns "delete" for fresh DB).
if "journal_mode=WAL" in sql:
raise sqlite3.OperationalError("some unexpected hardware failure")
return super().execute(sql, params)
db_path = tmp_path / "eio.db"
conn = _EIOConn(str(db_path))
try:
with pytest.raises(
sqlite3.OperationalError, match="some unexpected hardware failure"
):
apply_wal_with_fallback(conn)
finally:
conn.close()
def test_returns_wal_not_delete_from_probe(self, tmp_path):
"""Early-return only on 'wal'; 'delete' or 'memory' must fall through to set-pragma."""
import sqlite3
from hermes_state import apply_wal_with_fallback
class _TracingConn(sqlite3.Connection):
def __init__(self, *a, **kw):
super().__init__(*a, **kw)
self.executed = []
def execute(self, sql, params=()):
self.executed.append(sql)
return super().execute(sql, params)
# Fresh DB is in "delete" mode — probe returns "delete", must NOT early-return.
db_path = tmp_path / "delete_mode.db"
conn = _TracingConn(str(db_path))
try:
result = apply_wal_with_fallback(conn)
finally:
conn.close()
assert result == "wal"
assert any("journal_mode=WAL" in sql for sql in conn.executed), (
"set-pragma must fire when probe returns 'delete'"
)

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@ -131,15 +131,17 @@ class TestApplyWalWithFallback:
conn.close()
def test_does_not_downgrade_when_disk_says_wal(self, tmp_path):
"""Belt-and-suspenders: even if a marker matches, refuse to
downgrade when the on-disk DB header is already WAL.
"""Refuse to downgrade an already-WAL DB even if the set-pragma path
would have raised a downgrade-eligible marker.
Prevents a future addition to ``_WAL_INCOMPAT_MARKERS`` from
accidentally reintroducing the mixed-journal-mode corruption
pattern. We construct a DB already in WAL on disk, then open a
new connection whose ``PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL`` raises one of
the legit markers the function must still re-raise (refusing
the downgrade) because the on-disk file is WAL.
With the WAL-skip patch, the read-only probe short-circuits before
``PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL`` ever runs on an already-WAL connection,
so the set-pragma path is unreachable here and ``attempts`` stays 0.
Either outcome (skip-via-probe OR re-raise-on-disk-check) preserves
the property this test guards: we never silently DELETE-downgrade
a WAL-mode file. The on-disk guard remains in place as
belt-and-suspenders for any future code path that bypasses the
probe.
"""
# Prime the file in WAL mode using a normal connection
primer = sqlite3.connect(
@ -155,16 +157,21 @@ class TestApplyWalWithFallback:
finally:
primer.close()
# New connection whose WAL pragma raises "locking protocol" — a
# marker that WOULD normally trigger downgrade. With the on-disk
# guard, we must instead re-raise.
conn, _ = _open_blocking(
# New connection whose set-WAL pragma would raise "locking protocol"
# if it were ever called. With the WAL-skip patch the probe sees
# journal_mode=wal and returns early, so set-WAL is never attempted.
conn, attempts = _open_blocking(
tmp_path / "already-wal.db",
reason="locking protocol",
isolation_level=None,
)
with pytest.raises(sqlite3.OperationalError, match="locking protocol"):
apply_wal_with_fallback(conn)
result = apply_wal_with_fallback(conn)
assert result == "wal", (
"must report wal mode (either skipped via probe or refused downgrade)"
)
assert attempts[0] == 0, (
"set-WAL pragma must not run when the on-disk header already says wal"
)
conn.close()
# And the file is STILL WAL on disk — nothing got rewritten