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Renn F 145b2828ba [F125] serialize same-parent delegate via per-parent advisory lock
The delegate sibling-dedup guard read the parent's existing subtasks via an
unlocked get_subtasks SELECT (the dedup read) then created the subtask (the
write) with no DB serialization between them. Two concurrent delegate calls
for the same parent (PM re-delegating while a reaper re-dispatches, or two
orchestrator ticks racing) each read a duplicate-free sibling set, each passed
the dedup guard, and each created a subtask — the parent got the duplicate the
guard exists to prevent (the smoke-run runaway pattern).

Fix: a PostgreSQL transaction-scoped advisory lock keyed by the parent task
id (seed 1, disjoint from the per-agent claim lock's seed 0), acquired at the
top of the delegate body before the first get_subtasks read (the briefing
context read AND the dedup sibling read) and held through create_subtask's
flush + the outer request commit. The second concurrent same-parent delegate
blocks until the first commits, then its dedup read sees the committed
sibling and is rejected.

Per-PARENT (not per-agent): a coordinator PM legitimately delegates many
subtasks under one parent in quick succession and plans many roots in
parallel — a per-agent lock would serialize all of a PM's delegates and
regress the PM coordinator concurrency feature. The per-parent lock
serializes only same-parent delegates (the dedup invariant is per-parent)
and leaves different parents untouched.

TDD: red-first ordering test (lock acquired before first get_subtasks read
and before create_subtask) + no-regression test (create still runs).
2026-06-28 23:58:00 +02:00

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"""F125 — the delegate sibling-dedup guard had a read/write TOCTOU.
``_delegate_sibling_dedup_guard`` reads the parent's existing subtasks via an
unlocked ``get_subtasks`` SELECT (the dedup read), then the verb body calls
``create_subtask`` (the write) — with no DB serialization between the two. Two
concurrent ``delegate`` calls for the SAME parent (a PM re-delegating while a
stale-heartbeat reaper unclaims + re-dispatches, or two orchestrator ticks
racing) each read an empty/duplicate-free sibling set, each pass the dedup
guard, and each create a subtask → the parent gets the duplicate the guard
exists to prevent (the smoke-run runaway pattern the guard was built for).
The fix: a PostgreSQL transaction-scoped advisory lock keyed by the parent
task id, acquired at the TOP of the delegate body — before the first
``get_subtasks`` read (the briefing's context read AND the dedup guard's
sibling read) and held through ``create_subtask``'s flush + the outer request
commit. The second concurrent same-parent delegate blocks on the lock until
the first commits; its dedup read then sees the first's committed sibling and
is rejected. Different parents hash to different keys (seed ``1``, disjoint
from the per-agent claim lock's seed ``0``) so cross-parent delegates are not
serialized — the PM coordinator concurrency feature (parallel root planning)
is preserved.
CRITICAL logical-regression guard: the lock is per-PARENT, not per-agent. A
single cell_pm / main_pm legitimately delegates many subtasks under one parent
in quick succession (a per-dev sequenced queue), and a coordinator PM plans
many roots in parallel. A per-agent lock would serialize all of a PM's
delegates and regress coordinator concurrency; a per-parent lock serializes
only same-parent delegates (the actual dedup invariant is per-parent) and
leaves different parents untouched.
"""
from __future__ import annotations
from datetime import UTC, datetime
from typing import Any
from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock
from uuid import uuid4
import pytest
from roboco.services.gateway.choreographer import (
Choreographer,
ChoreographerDeps,
DelegateInputs,
)
def _make_deps(task: AsyncMock) -> ChoreographerDeps:
base: dict[str, Any] = {
"task": task,
"work_session": AsyncMock(),
"git": AsyncMock(),
"a2a": AsyncMock(),
"journal": AsyncMock(),
"audit": AsyncMock(),
"evidence_repo": AsyncMock(),
}
repo = base["evidence_repo"]
for m in (
"list_unread_a2a",
"list_unread_mentions",
"list_pending_notifications",
"task_metadata_gaps",
"recent_team_activity",
"blockers_in_lane",
"journal_highlights_for_task",
):
getattr(repo, m).return_value = []
# A fresh decision within the recency window so the delegate tracing gate
# (journal:decision required) passes without a separate write.
base["journal"].latest_decision_at.return_value = datetime.now(UTC)
return ChoreographerDeps(**base)
def _parent(pm_id: object) -> MagicMock:
return MagicMock(
id=uuid4(),
project_id=uuid4(),
product_id=None,
status="in_progress",
assigned_to=pm_id,
# delegate obligates the PM's quick_context resumption section.
quick_context="Decomposition planned; cells implement their slice next.",
)
def _inputs() -> DelegateInputs:
return DelegateInputs(
title="Implement endpoint",
description="Add /v1/foo endpoint with tests",
assigned_to="be-dev-1",
team="backend",
task_type="code",
nature="technical",
acceptance_criteria=["GET /v1/foo returns 200 with body"],
)
@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_delegate_acquires_parent_lock_before_sibling_read() -> None:
"""The per-parent advisory lock MUST be acquired before the first
``get_subtasks`` read (the briefing's context read, which precedes the
dedup guard's sibling read) and held through ``create_subtask``. This is
the ordering that closes the TOCTOU: the second concurrent same-parent
delegate blocks on the lock before it can read siblings, so its dedup read
sees the first's committed subtask and is rejected. A lock acquired AFTER
the dedup read but before the create would NOT close the race (the read
already missed the concurrent insert) — so 'lock before create' alone is
insufficient; the lock must precede the read."""
pm_id = uuid4()
parent = _parent(pm_id)
task_svc = AsyncMock()
task_svc.get.return_value = parent
task_svc.agent_for.return_value = MagicMock(role="cell_pm", team="backend")
task_svc.create_subtask.return_value = MagicMock(id=uuid4())
# Shared call-order recorder: the lock must precede every get_subtasks
# read (briefing context + dedup siblings) and the create.
calls: list[str] = []
async def _lock(_pid: object) -> None:
calls.append("lock")
async def _read_subtasks(_pid: object) -> list[Any]:
calls.append("get_subtasks")
return []
async def _create_subtask(_req: object) -> Any:
calls.append("create")
return MagicMock(id=uuid4())
task_svc.acquire_delegate_parent_lock = _lock
task_svc.get_subtasks.side_effect = _read_subtasks
task_svc.create_subtask.side_effect = _create_subtask
deps = _make_deps(task_svc)
c = Choreographer(deps)
env = await c.delegate(pm_id, parent.id, _inputs())
assert env.error is None, env.as_dict()
# The flow reached the create (otherwise the lock-ordering assertion would
# pass for the wrong reason — a short-circuit before the create).
assert "create" in calls, calls
# The lock was acquired exactly once, before the first sibling read, and
# before the create — so it spans the dedup read -> create critical section.
assert calls.count("lock") == 1, calls
first_lock = calls.index("lock")
first_read = calls.index("get_subtasks")
first_create = calls.index("create")
assert first_lock < first_read, (
f"parent lock must be acquired before the first get_subtasks read; "
f"order was {calls}"
)
assert first_lock < first_create, (
f"parent lock must be held through create_subtask; order was {calls}"
)
@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_delegate_still_creates_subtask_with_parent_lock() -> None:
"""No-regression: acquiring the per-parent lock must not break the normal
delegate path — the subtask is still created (env.error is None,
create_subtask awaited once). The lock is transparent to the happy path."""
pm_id = uuid4()
parent = _parent(pm_id)
task_svc = AsyncMock()
task_svc.get.return_value = parent
task_svc.agent_for.return_value = MagicMock(role="cell_pm", team="backend")
task_svc.get_subtasks.return_value = []
task_svc.create_subtask.return_value = MagicMock(id=uuid4())
# Leave the default AsyncMock for acquire_delegate_parent_lock so we can
# assert it was awaited with the parent id (the lock is transparent to the
# happy path — the create still runs).
deps = _make_deps(task_svc)
c = Choreographer(deps)
env = await c.delegate(pm_id, parent.id, _inputs())
assert env.error is None, env.as_dict()
task_svc.create_subtask.assert_awaited_once()
task_svc.acquire_delegate_parent_lock.assert_awaited_once_with(parent.id)