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fix(runtime): don't relock the config snapshot while replacing it - #8546
The desktop core deadlocks during startup on current main.
CoreContext::replace_latest_embedder_config (core/runtime/context_config.rs) holds snapshot.lock() and, while the guard is alive, calls Config::bind_context_snapshot(snapshot) (config/schema/load/context_refresh.rs). That locks the same std::sync::Mutex again. A std mutex isn't reentrant, so the thread blocks forever.
The caller is complete_secret_preflight (core/runtime/builder.rs), right after config secrets are decrypted. It runs on every desktop boot, because the desktop builder uses the SecretPreflight boot mode and binds the embedder snapshot. The gate never opens: /rpc keeps answering only health and the approval methods, and everything else returns -32601 "unavailable during startup approval preflight".
Introduced by 92c8b73 ("feat(runtime): support secret preflight boot mode", 2026-10-27).
Not in the latest release (v0.64.15) or the release branch (v0.64.20), so no shipped build is affected. The next desktop release cut from main would hang at startup.
Fix
Set runtime_state.context_snapshot directly under the guard that's already held, instead of calling bind_context_snapshot, which would lock again. Behaviour is otherwise unchanged.
Tests
New core::runtime::context::tests::replacing_the_embedder_config_returns_and_keeps_it_bound. It replaces the config on a separate thread with a 5 s bound, then checks the new value and that the snapshot is bound to itself.
Red control: with main's context_config.rs the test fails with Timeout. With the fix it passes.
Validation (self-hosted Linux runner, vs mainef13801)
Static checks and both --locked core builds (with and without security-module): pass.
clippy (core): no new findings; the 18 pre-existing ones are identical on main.
core::runtime::context::tests::: 28/28.
Desktop boot probe (desktop_builder, SecretPreflight): with the fix, auth_get_state answers after 4.4 s. On main it still returns -32601 after 60 s.
Submission Checklist
Tests added or updated (happy path + at least one failure / edge case): the new regression test, with a red control on main.
Diff coverage ≥ 80%: the changed line runs in the new test.
N/A: no coverage-matrix feature row is added, removed or renamed.
N/A: no matrix feature IDs are affected.
N/A: no new external network dependencies.
N/A: no release-cut surface or smoke-checklist change; it unblocks the next desktop release.
The desktop's secret preflight replaces the embedder config snapshot once
it has opened the sealed config. replace_latest_embedder_config held the
snapshot's mutex and then called bind_context_snapshot, which locks the
same mutex again; std's Mutex is not reentrant, so the preflight thread
deadlocked and the desktop core kept serving only its approval methods.
Bind the snapshot under the guard already held.
Verdict: Ready for maintainer review · Priority: none Coverage: Reviewed 2 of 2 files.
Pull request purpose (title): fix(runtime): don't…
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Pull request purpose (title): fix(runtime): don't relock the config snapshot while replacing it. This pull request fixes a desktop startup hang caused by `CoreContext::replace_latest_embedder_config` re-locking the embedder-config snapshot mutex while already holding its guard. The fix assigns `runtime_state.context_snapshot` directly under the existing guard instead of calling `Config::bind_context_snapshot`, preserving the prior post-condition (the snapshot weak-pointing at itself) while removing the guaranteed self-deadlock on the non-reentrant `std::sync::Mutex`; a regression test exercises the replace path from a separate thread with a bounded wait.
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What changed
In `crates/openhuman-core/src/core/runtime/context_config.rs`, the replacement path inside `CoreContext` no longer calls `Config::bind_context_snapshot(snapshot)` while holding `snapshot.lock()`; it writes `current.runtime_state.context_snapshot = Some(Arc::downgrade(snapshot))` under the already-held guard, which is behaviourally equivalent to what `bind_context_snapshot` did but without re-acquiring the same non-reentrant mutex. This unblocks the desktop SecretPreflight boot path that previously hung at startup, leaving `/rpc` limited to health and approval methods. `crates/openhuman-core/src/core/runtime/context_tests.rs` gains a regression test that performs the replacement on a spawned thread and waits a bounded 5 seconds, then asserts the replacement value was stored and the snapshot remains bound to itself.
Features
Modified — Deadlock-free embedder config replacement in CoreContext: `replace_latest_embedder_config` now sets `runtime_state.context_snapshot` directly under the guard it already holds rather than calling `Config::bind_context_snapshot`, which would lock the same non-reentrant `std::sync::Mutex` again. This removes the guaranteed self-deadlock that stalled desktop startup in SecretPreflight boot mode while keeping the snapshot self-bound as before. (crates/openhuman-core/src/core/runtime/context_config.rs, crates/openhuman-core/src/core/runtime/context_config.rsimpl CoreContext {)
Added — Regression test for replace-and-stay-bound behavior: A new test spawns `replace_latest_embedder_config` on a separate thread with a bounded receive timeout, so a reintroduced deadlock surfaces as a timeout failure, and then verifies both the replaced `default_model` value and that `runtime_state.context_snapshot` weak-points back at the same snapshot. (crates/openhuman-core/src/core/runtime/context_tests.rs)
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Conclusion: Success
Scope reviewed: all assigned evidence
Positive: The critique lane reported no defect in the changed lines: the inlined assignment under the already-held guard eliminates the re-entrant lock, and the timeout-bounded test would catch a regression while also asserting the weak reference points back at the snapshot.
Lane summary: The change inlines what `bind_context_snapshot` does (setting `runtime_state.context_snapshot` to a self-weak) directly under the already-held mutex guard in `replace_latest_embedder_config`, which removes the guaranteed self-deadlock the previous `bind_context_snapshot(snapshot)` call caused by re-locking the same non-reentrant `std::sync::Mutex`. The new test exercises the replace path from a separate thread with a timeout, so the deadlock would be caught, and it also asserts the resulting weak reference points back at the snapshot. I found no defect in the changed lines. _The code index is behind this pull request (indexed at `25db3d9191c6`), so retrieved context may be out of date._
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Conclusion: Success
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Positive: The security lane found no security-relevant or behavioral defect: the assignment preserves the prior post-condition, types line up with the `Option<Weak<Mutex<Config>>>` field, and the regression test fails on timeout if the replacement blocks.
Lane summary: The change replaces the self-relocking `Config::bind_context_snapshot` call with an in-place assignment under the already-held snapshot guard, which removes the re-entrant `std::sync::Mutex` lock that would deadlock `replace_latest_embedder_config`, and adds a regression test that fails on timeout if the replacement ever blocks. The assignment preserves the previous post-condition (`runtime_state.context_snapshot` weak-pointing at the snapshot), types line up with `context_snapshot: Option<Weak<Mutex<Config>>>`, and the test follows the repository's sibling `*_tests.rs` convention. No security-relevant or behavioural defect found. _The code index is behind this pull request (indexed at `25db3d9191c6`), so retrieved context may be out of date._
tests
Conclusion: Success
Scope reviewed: all assigned evidence
Positive: The tests lane found no defects, noting the diff replaces the self-deadlocking re-lock with a direct field write and adds a bounded-timeout test that also asserts the replaced value and self-binding survive.
Lane summary: The diff replaces a re-lock of the embedder-config snapshot mutex (which self-deadlocked the calling thread) with a direct field write under the already-held guard, and adds a test that spawns the replacement on another thread with a bounded receive timeout — so reintroducing the deadlock fails the test — plus assertions that the replaced config's value and the snapshot's self-binding both survive. The test file follows the repository's sibling-file test layout; no defects found. _The code index is behind this pull request (indexed at `25db3d9191c6`), so retrieved context may be out of date._
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description
Conclusion: Success
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Positive: The description lane found the title and body accurate against the diff, including that the replacement is behaviourally identical to `bind_context_snapshot` and that the new regression test follows the sibling `*_tests.rs` convention.
Lane summary: The description matches the diff: `replace_latest_embedder_config` no longer calls `Config::bind_context_snapshot` (which would relock the mutex already held) and instead assigns `runtime_state.context_snapshot` directly under the existing guard, which is behaviourally identical to what `bind_context_snapshot` does. The new regression test in the sibling `context_tests.rs` is the one the body describes, follows the repository's sibling-`_tests.rs` convention, and the title and body accurately describe scope, red control and validation. No defects found. _The code index is behind this pull request (indexed at `25db3d9191c6`), so retrieved context may be out of date._
The embedder config replacement method now assigns a weak reference to the context snapshot directly. A regression test checks that replacement completes within five seconds, updates default_model, and keeps the snapshot bound to itself.
Changes: Embedder Config Replacement
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Replace config and verify snapshot binding crates/openhuman-core/src/core/runtime/context_config.rs, crates/openhuman-core/src/core/runtime/context_tests.rs
The method assigns the snapshot’s weak reference under the existing lock guard. The test checks completion within five seconds, the replacement default_model, and snapshot binding.
The change removes the startup deadlock without changing snapshot-binding behavior. No actionable merge-blocking issue remains, subject to normal checks.
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The title clearly and concisely describes the main runtime fix: avoiding a second lock on the config snapshot during replacement.
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Summary
The desktop core deadlocks during startup on current
main.CoreContext::replace_latest_embedder_config(core/runtime/context_config.rs) holdssnapshot.lock()and, while the guard is alive, callsConfig::bind_context_snapshot(snapshot)(config/schema/load/context_refresh.rs). That locks the samestd::sync::Mutexagain. A std mutex isn't reentrant, so the thread blocks forever.The caller is
complete_secret_preflight(core/runtime/builder.rs), right after config secrets are decrypted. It runs on every desktop boot, because the desktop builder uses the SecretPreflight boot mode and binds the embedder snapshot. The gate never opens:/rpckeeps answering only health and the approval methods, and everything else returns -32601 "unavailable during startup approval preflight".releasebranch (v0.64.20), so no shipped build is affected. The next desktop release cut frommainwould hang at startup.Fix
Set
runtime_state.context_snapshotdirectly under the guard that's already held, instead of callingbind_context_snapshot, which would lock again. Behaviour is otherwise unchanged.Tests
core::runtime::context::tests::replacing_the_embedder_config_returns_and_keeps_it_bound. It replaces the config on a separate thread with a 5 s bound, then checks the new value and that the snapshot is bound to itself.main'scontext_config.rsthe test fails withTimeout. With the fix it passes.Validation (self-hosted Linux runner, vs
mainef13801)--lockedcore builds (with and withoutsecurity-module): pass.main.core::runtime::context::tests::: 28/28.desktop_builder, SecretPreflight): with the fix,auth_get_stateanswers after 4.4 s. Onmainit still returns -32601 after 60 s.Submission Checklist
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