From: Brian Warner <warner@lothar.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:43:29 +0000 (-0700)
Subject: mutable.node: avoid reentrancy problems in Deferred code on twisted2.5, by adding... 
X-Git-Tag: allmydata-tahoe-1.1.0~216
X-Git-Url: https://git.rkrishnan.org/components/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=fc7b75e55f371ecc4fe71c2a44ae6df124a3e769;p=tahoe-lafs%2Ftahoe-lafs.git

mutable.node: avoid reentrancy problems in Deferred code on twisted2.5, by adding an eventual-send call
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diff --git a/src/allmydata/mutable/node.py b/src/allmydata/mutable/node.py
index 0267dcd7..8ca68eb2 100644
--- a/src/allmydata/mutable/node.py
+++ b/src/allmydata/mutable/node.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ from twisted.application import service
 
 from zope.interface import implements
 from twisted.internet import defer, reactor
+from twisted.python import log
+from foolscap.eventual import eventually
 from allmydata.interfaces import IMutableFileNode, IMutableFileURI
 from allmydata.util import hashutil
 from allmydata.util.assertutil import precondition
@@ -237,7 +239,15 @@ class MutableFileNode:
         # MFN instance.
         d = defer.Deferred()
         self._serializer.addCallback(lambda ignore: cb(*args, **kwargs))
-        self._serializer.addBoth(d.callback)
+        # we need to put off d.callback until this Deferred is finished being
+        # processed. Otherwise the caller's subsequent activities (like,
+        # doing other things with this node) can cause reentrancy problems in
+        # the Deferred code itself
+        self._serializer.addBoth(lambda res: eventually(d.callback, res))
+        # add a log.err just in case something really weird happens, because
+        # self._serializer stays around forever, therefore we won't see the
+        # usual Unhandled Error in Deferred that would give us a hint.
+        self._serializer.addErrback(log.err)
         return d
 
     #################################