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flb_log_create() sets the calling thread's worker context to a worker it allocates, and flb_log_destroy() released that worker without clearing the reference. Later log calls in the same thread, such as from a second library context created after the first one was destroyed, read the released worker. Signed-off-by: Eduardo Silva <eduardo@chronosphere.io>
Signed-off-by: Eduardo Silva <eduardo@chronosphere.io>
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Review comments at @src/flb_log.c:
- Around line 1362-1366: Update flb_log_destroy() so the creator thread’s TLS
reference to log->worker is invalidated before the worker and its associated
context are freed, including when destruction is called from another thread.
Marshal destruction to the creator thread or use synchronized cross-thread
invalidation to prevent later flb_log_check() or logging calls from accessing
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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift
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set -u
printf '%s\n' '--- current and base cleanup ---'
git show a2e101b63ef483fa78f6dc4eef2c992335af6674:src/flb_log.c | nl -ba | sed -n '1338,1372p'
git show f5374f7363d85d54ba4b34f4dde8c7ffcd41e877:src/flb_log.c | nl -ba | sed -n '1338,1372p'
printf '%s\n' '--- public lifecycle declarations and callers ---'
rg -n -F --glob '!build/**' -e 'flb_destroy(' -e 'flb_config_exit(' -e 'flb_log_destroy(' -e 'flb_destroy' docs include src tests | head -160 || test "$?" -eq 1
printf '%s\n' '--- thread-affinity and thread-safety wording in relevant public docs ---'
rg -n -i --glob '!build/**' -e 'same thread' -e 'thread-safe' -e 'thread safe' -e 'thread affinity' -e 'thread-affinity' -e 'destroy.*thread' -e 'thread.*destroy' docs include src tests | head -200 || test "$?" -eq 1
printf '%s\n' '--- changed regression test ---'
rg -n -F --glob 'tests/**' -e 'destroy_clears_thread_worker' -e 'flb_destroy(' -e 'flb_log_check(' tests/internal tests | head -120 || test "$?" -eq 1Repository: fluent/fluent-bit
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nl -ba src/flb_lib.c | sed -n '220,255p'
nl -ba src/flb_config.c | sed -n '570,595p'
printf '%s\n' '--- fake worker creation and TLS consumers ---'
nl -ba src/flb_log.c | sed -n '1118,1178p'
nl -ba src/flb_log.c | sed -n '1258,1315p'
nl -ba src/flb_worker.c | sed -n '160,180p'
nl -ba include/fluent-bit/flb_thread_storage.h | sed -n '25,48p'
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official Fluent Bit C API flb_destroy thread safety thread affinity documentation
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**Official Fluent Bit documentation does not specify that `flb_destroy()` is thread-safe or require it to run on a particular thread.** The C API guide says to call `flb_stop()` before destroying the context, and that stopping allows up to five seconds to flush and release resources; it does not state a thread-affinity rule. ([docs.fluentbit.io](https://docs.fluentbit.io/manual/4.0/fluent-bit-for-developers/library_api))
The current `master` header declares `void flb_destroy(flb_ctx_t *ctx)`, but likewise provides no thread-safety or affinity guarantee. ([github.com](https://github.com/fluent/fluent-bit/blob/master/include/fluent-bit/flb_lib.h)) So the supported guidance is **stop, then destroy**; whether destruction may safely race with other calls—or must happen on a specific thread—remains undocumented. As a conservative practice, stop the engine and ensure no other thread is using the context before calling `flb_destroy()`.
Citations:
- 1: https://docs.fluentbit.io/manual/4.0/fluent-bit-for-developers/library_api
- 2: https://github.com/fluent/fluent-bit/blob/master/include/fluent-bit/flb_lib.h
Protect the creator thread’s worker before freeing it.
flb_log_destroy() clears TLS only on the thread that calls it. If thread B destroys a context created on thread A, A retains log->worker, but line 1367 frees it. A later flb_log_check() or log call can dereference the freed worker, config, or log context. Make destruction run on the creator thread, or add synchronized cross-thread invalidation before freeing the worker.
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Review comment at @src/flb_log.c around lines 1362 - 1366:
Update flb_log_destroy() so the creator thread’s TLS reference to log->worker is
invalidated before the worker and its associated context are freed, including
when destruction is called from another thread. Marshal destruction to the
creator thread or use synchronized cross-thread invalidation to prevent later
flb_log_check() or logging calls from accessing freed state.
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Problem
flb_log_create()creates a worker context for the calling thread and storesit in the thread's
flb_worker_ctx.flb_log_destroy()released that workerbut left the reference behind. Any later log call in the same thread read
released memory, for example a second library context created in the thread
after the first one was destroyed.
This is what
flb-it-input_chunkreports under Valgrind: one test creates anddestroys a log context, and the next test's
flb_start()reads the releasedworker in
flb_log_check()(112 invalid reads, plus leaks of the recordslogged through it).
Change
flb_log_destroy()clears the thread's worker reference when it points tothe worker being released. With no worker, log calls already fall back to
printing errors and warnings only.
Testing
destroy_clears_thread_workercase intests/internal/log.c. It failson
masterand passes with this change.valgrind --leak-check=full build/bin/flb-it-input_chunk: no errors, downfrom 112 invalid reads and 2 definite leaks.
ctest --test-dir build -L internal: 99/99 passed.Summary by CodeRabbit