rpc: fix client shutdown hang when Close races with Unsubscribe (#17894)

Fixes #17837

rpc/client.go

@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"net/url"
-	"os"
 	"reflect"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -118,7 +117,8 @@ type Client struct {
 
 	// for dispatch
 	close       chan struct{}
-	didQuit     chan struct{}                  // closed when client quits
+	closing     chan struct{}                  // closed when client is quitting
+	didClose    chan struct{}                  // closed when client quits
 	reconnected chan net.Conn                  // where write/reconnect sends the new connection
 	readErr     chan error                     // errors from read
 	readResp    chan []*jsonrpcMessage         // valid messages from read
@@ -181,45 +181,6 @@ func DialContext(ctx context.Context, rawurl string) (*Client, error) {
 	}
 }
 
-type StdIOConn struct{}
-
-func (io StdIOConn) Read(b []byte) (n int, err error) {
-	return os.Stdin.Read(b)
-}
-
-func (io StdIOConn) Write(b []byte) (n int, err error) {
-	return os.Stdout.Write(b)
-}
-
-func (io StdIOConn) Close() error {
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (io StdIOConn) LocalAddr() net.Addr {
-	return &net.UnixAddr{Name: "stdio", Net: "stdio"}
-}
-
-func (io StdIOConn) RemoteAddr() net.Addr {
-	return &net.UnixAddr{Name: "stdio", Net: "stdio"}
-}
-
-func (io StdIOConn) SetDeadline(t time.Time) error {
-	return &net.OpError{Op: "set", Net: "stdio", Source: nil, Addr: nil, Err: errors.New("deadline not supported")}
-}
-
-func (io StdIOConn) SetReadDeadline(t time.Time) error {
-	return &net.OpError{Op: "set", Net: "stdio", Source: nil, Addr: nil, Err: errors.New("deadline not supported")}
-}
-
-func (io StdIOConn) SetWriteDeadline(t time.Time) error {
-	return &net.OpError{Op: "set", Net: "stdio", Source: nil, Addr: nil, Err: errors.New("deadline not supported")}
-}
-func DialStdIO(ctx context.Context) (*Client, error) {
-	return newClient(ctx, func(_ context.Context) (net.Conn, error) {
-		return StdIOConn{}, nil
-	})
-}
-
 func newClient(initctx context.Context, connectFunc func(context.Context) (net.Conn, error)) (*Client, error) {
 	conn, err := connectFunc(initctx)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -231,7 +192,8 @@ func newClient(initctx context.Context, connectFunc func(context.Context) (net.C
 		isHTTP:      isHTTP,
 		connectFunc: connectFunc,
 		close:       make(chan struct{}),
-		didQuit:     make(chan struct{}),
+		closing:     make(chan struct{}),
+		didClose:    make(chan struct{}),
 		reconnected: make(chan net.Conn),
 		readErr:     make(chan error),
 		readResp:    make(chan []*jsonrpcMessage),
@@ -268,8 +230,8 @@ func (c *Client) Close() {
 	}
 	select {
 	case c.close <- struct{}{}:
-		<-c.didQuit
+		<-c.didClose
-	case <-c.didQuit:
+	case <-c.didClose:
 	}
 }
 
@@ -469,7 +431,9 @@ func (c *Client) send(ctx context.Context, op *requestOp, msg interface{}) error
 		// This can happen if the client is overloaded or unable to keep up with
 		// subscription notifications.
 		return ctx.Err()
-	case <-c.didQuit:
+	case <-c.closing:
+		return ErrClientQuit
+	case <-c.didClose:
 		return ErrClientQuit
 	}
 }
@@ -504,7 +468,7 @@ func (c *Client) reconnect(ctx context.Context) error {
 	case c.reconnected <- newconn:
 		c.writeConn = newconn
 		return nil
-	case <-c.didQuit:
+	case <-c.didClose:
 		newconn.Close()
 		return ErrClientQuit
 	}
@@ -522,8 +486,9 @@ func (c *Client) dispatch(conn net.Conn) {
 		requestOpLock = c.requestOp // nil while the send lock is held
 		reading       = true        // if true, a read loop is running
 	)
-	defer close(c.didQuit)
+	defer close(c.didClose)
 	defer func() {
+		close(c.closing)
 		c.closeRequestOps(ErrClientQuit)
 		conn.Close()
 		if reading {

rpc/client_test.go

@@ -323,6 +323,30 @@ func TestClientSubscribeClose(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// This test reproduces https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/issues/17837 where the
+// client hangs during shutdown when Unsubscribe races with Client.Close.
+func TestClientCloseUnsubscribeRace(t *testing.T) {
+	service := &NotificationTestService{}
+	server := newTestServer("eth", service)
+	defer server.Stop()
+
+	for i := 0; i < 20; i++ {
+		client := DialInProc(server)
+		nc := make(chan int)
+		sub, err := client.EthSubscribe(context.Background(), nc, "someSubscription", 3, 1)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		go client.Close()
+		go sub.Unsubscribe()
+		select {
+		case <-sub.Err():
+		case <-time.After(5 * time.Second):
+			t.Fatal("subscription not closed within timeout")
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // This test checks that Client doesn't lock up when a single subscriber
 // doesn't read subscription events.
 func TestClientNotificationStorm(t *testing.T) {

rpc/stdio.go

@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+// Copyright 2018 The go-ethereum Authors
+// This file is part of the go-ethereum library.
+//
+// The go-ethereum library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// The go-ethereum library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+// along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+package rpc
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"net"
+	"os"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// DialStdIO creates a client on stdin/stdout.
+func DialStdIO(ctx context.Context) (*Client, error) {
+	return newClient(ctx, func(_ context.Context) (net.Conn, error) {
+		return stdioConn{}, nil
+	})
+}
+
+type stdioConn struct{}
+
+func (io stdioConn) Read(b []byte) (n int, err error) {
+	return os.Stdin.Read(b)
+}
+
+func (io stdioConn) Write(b []byte) (n int, err error) {
+	return os.Stdout.Write(b)
+}
+
+func (io stdioConn) Close() error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (io stdioConn) LocalAddr() net.Addr {
+	return &net.UnixAddr{Name: "stdio", Net: "stdio"}
+}
+
+func (io stdioConn) RemoteAddr() net.Addr {
+	return &net.UnixAddr{Name: "stdio", Net: "stdio"}
+}
+
+func (io stdioConn) SetDeadline(t time.Time) error {
+	return &net.OpError{Op: "set", Net: "stdio", Source: nil, Addr: nil, Err: errors.New("deadline not supported")}
+}
+
+func (io stdioConn) SetReadDeadline(t time.Time) error {
+	return &net.OpError{Op: "set", Net: "stdio", Source: nil, Addr: nil, Err: errors.New("deadline not supported")}
+}
+
+func (io stdioConn) SetWriteDeadline(t time.Time) error {
+	return &net.OpError{Op: "set", Net: "stdio", Source: nil, Addr: nil, Err: errors.New("deadline not supported")}
+}