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log: clear the thread worker when its log context is destroyed
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5 changes: 5 additions & 0 deletions src/flb_log.c
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Expand Up @@ -1359,6 +1359,11 @@ int flb_log_destroy(struct flb_log *log, struct flb_config *config)
log->worker->log_cache = NULL;
}
flb_log_worker_destroy(log->worker);

/* the creating thread must not keep a reference to the released worker */
if (FLB_TLS_GET(flb_worker_ctx) == log->worker) {
FLB_TLS_SET(flb_worker_ctx, NULL);
}
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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

🔎 Supported by static analysis

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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 1

Repository: fluent/fluent-bit

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printf '%s\n' '--- task-map lifecycle callbacks ---'
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printf '%s\n' '--- public destroy and config exit ---'
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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flb_free(log->worker);
flb_log_metrics_destroy(log->metrics);
flb_free(log);
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29 changes: 29 additions & 0 deletions tests/internal/log.c
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Expand Up @@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
#include <fluent-bit/flb_log.h>
#include <fluent-bit/flb_time.h>
#include <fluent-bit/flb_worker.h>
#include <fluent-bit/flb_config.h>
#include <inttypes.h>

#include "flb_tests_internal.h"
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -272,6 +273,33 @@ static void suppress_interval_preserved_during_cache_replacement()
flb_log_cache_destroy(worker.log_cache);
}

/* a destroyed log context leaves no worker reference in the creating thread */
static void destroy_clears_thread_worker()
{
struct flb_log *log;
struct flb_config *config;
struct flb_worker *previous_worker;

previous_worker = FLB_TLS_GET(flb_worker_ctx);

config = flb_config_init();
TEST_ASSERT(config != NULL);

log = flb_log_create(config, FLB_LOG_STDERR, FLB_LOG_INFO, NULL);
TEST_ASSERT(log != NULL);
TEST_CHECK(flb_worker_get() != NULL);
TEST_CHECK(flb_worker_get() == log->worker);

flb_config_exit(config);
TEST_CHECK(flb_worker_get() == NULL);

/* logging without a context must not touch the released worker */
TEST_CHECK(flb_log_check(FLB_LOG_ERROR) == FLB_TRUE);
TEST_CHECK(flb_log_check(FLB_LOG_DEBUG) == FLB_FALSE);

FLB_TLS_SET(flb_worker_ctx, previous_worker);
}

TEST_LIST = {
{ "cache_basic_timeout" , cache_basic_timeout },
{ "cache_one_slot" , cache_one_slot },
Expand All @@ -281,5 +309,6 @@ TEST_LIST = {
suppress_interval_shorter_than_cache_timeout },
{ "suppress_interval_preserved_during_cache_replacement",
suppress_interval_preserved_during_cache_replacement },
{ "destroy_clears_thread_worker", destroy_clears_thread_worker },
{ 0 }
};
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