fix: race condition in reporter between RunDaemon and Close (#796)

## Summary

- Fix data race on `r.closed` between `RunDaemon()` and `Close()` by protecting it with the existing `stateMu` — `closed` is part of the reporter state. `RunDaemon()` reads it under `stateMu.RLock()`, `Close()` sets it inside the existing `stateMu.Lock()` block
- `ReportState` now has a parameter to not report results from runDaemon even if set, from now on `Close` reports the result
- `Close` waits for `RunDaemon()` to signal exit via a closed channel `daemon` before reporting the final logs and state with result, unless something really wrong happens it does not time out
- Add `TestReporter_EphemeralRunnerDeletion` which reproduces the exact scenario from #793: RunDaemon's `ReportState` racing with `Close`, causing the ephemeral runner to be deleted before final logs are sent
- Add `TestReporter_RunDaemonClose_Race` which exercises `RunDaemon()` and `Close()` concurrently to verify no data race on `r.closed` under `go test -race`
- Enable `-race` flag in `make test` so CI catches data races going forward

Based on #794, with fixes for the remaining unprotected `r.closed` reads that the race detector catches.

Fixes #793

---------

Co-authored-by: Christopher Homberger <christopher.homberger@web.de>
Co-authored-by: ChristopherHX <christopher.homberger@web.de>
Co-authored-by: rmawatson <rmawatson@hotmail.com>
Reviewed-on: https://gitea.com/gitea/act_runner/pulls/796
Reviewed-by: ChristopherHX <christopherhx@noreply.gitea.com>
Reviewed-by: Lunny Xiao <xiaolunwen@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: silverwind <me@silverwind.io>
Co-committed-by: silverwind <me@silverwind.io>

Makefile

@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ tidy-check: tidy
 	fi
 
 test: fmt-check security-check
-	@$(GO) test -v -cover -coverprofile coverage.txt ./... && echo "\n==>\033[32m Ok\033[m\n" || exit 1
+	@$(GO) test -race -v -cover -coverprofile coverage.txt ./... && echo "\n==>\033[32m Ok\033[m\n" || exit 1
 
 .PHONY: vet
 vet:

internal/pkg/report/reporter.go

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package report
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ type Reporter struct {
 	state   *runnerv1.TaskState
 	stateMu sync.RWMutex
 	outputs sync.Map
+	daemon  chan struct{}
 
 	debugOutputEnabled  bool
 	stopCommandEndToken string
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@ func NewReporter(ctx context.Context, cancel context.CancelFunc, client client.C
 		state: &runnerv1.TaskState{
 			Id: task.Id,
 		},
+		daemon: make(chan struct{}),
 	}
 
 	if task.Secrets["ACTIONS_STEP_DEBUG"] == "true" {
@@ -109,6 +112,7 @@ func (r *Reporter) Fire(entry *log.Entry) error {
 	if stage != "Main" {
 		if v, ok := entry.Data["jobResult"]; ok {
 			if jobResult, ok := r.parseResult(v); ok {
+				// We need to ensure log upload before this upload
 				r.state.Result = jobResult
 				r.state.StoppedAt = timestamppb.New(timestamp)
 				for _, s := range r.state.Steps {
@@ -176,15 +180,17 @@ func (r *Reporter) Fire(entry *log.Entry) error {
 }
 
 func (r *Reporter) RunDaemon() {
-	if r.closed {
+	r.stateMu.RLock()
-		return
+	closed := r.closed
-	}
+	r.stateMu.RUnlock()
-	if r.ctx.Err() != nil {
+	if closed || r.ctx.Err() != nil {
+		// Acknowledge close
+		close(r.daemon)
 		return
 	}
 
 	_ = r.ReportLog(false)
-	_ = r.ReportState()
+	_ = r.ReportState(false)
 
 	time.AfterFunc(time.Second, r.RunDaemon)
 }
@@ -226,9 +232,8 @@ func (r *Reporter) SetOutputs(outputs map[string]string) {
 }
 
 func (r *Reporter) Close(lastWords string) error {
-	r.closed = true
-
 	r.stateMu.Lock()
+	r.closed = true
 	if r.state.Result == runnerv1.Result_RESULT_UNSPECIFIED {
 		if lastWords == "" {
 			lastWords = "Early termination"
@@ -251,13 +256,23 @@ func (r *Reporter) Close(lastWords string) error {
 		})
 	}
 	r.stateMu.Unlock()
+	// Wait for Acknowledge
+	select {
+	case <-r.daemon:
+	case <-time.After(60 * time.Second):
+		close(r.daemon)
+		log.Error("No Response from RunDaemon for 60s, continue best effort")
+	}
 
-	return retry.Do(func() error {
+	// Report the job outcome even when all log upload retry attempts have been exhausted
-		if err := r.ReportLog(true); err != nil {
+	return errors.Join(
-			return err
+		retry.Do(func() error {
-		}
+			return r.ReportLog(true)
-		return r.ReportState()
+		}, retry.Context(r.ctx)),
-	}, retry.Context(r.ctx))
+		retry.Do(func() error {
+			return r.ReportState(true)
+		}, retry.Context(r.ctx)),
+	)
 }
 
 func (r *Reporter) ReportLog(noMore bool) error {
@@ -285,17 +300,20 @@ func (r *Reporter) ReportLog(noMore bool) error {
 
 	r.stateMu.Lock()
 	r.logRows = r.logRows[ack-r.logOffset:]
+	submitted := r.logOffset + len(rows)
 	r.logOffset = ack
 	r.stateMu.Unlock()
 
-	if noMore && ack < r.logOffset+len(rows) {
+	if noMore && ack < submitted {
 		return fmt.Errorf("not all logs are submitted")
 	}
 
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (r *Reporter) ReportState() error {
+// ReportState only reports the job result if reportResult is true
+// RunDaemon never reports results even if result is set
+func (r *Reporter) ReportState(reportResult bool) error {
 	r.clientM.Lock()
 	defer r.clientM.Unlock()
 
@@ -303,6 +321,11 @@ func (r *Reporter) ReportState() error {
 	state := proto.Clone(r.state).(*runnerv1.TaskState)
 	r.stateMu.RUnlock()
 
+	// Only report result from Close to reliable sent logs
+	if !reportResult {
+		state.Result = runnerv1.Result_RESULT_UNSPECIFIED
+	}
+
 	outputs := make(map[string]string)
 	r.outputs.Range(func(k, v interface{}) bool {
 		if val, ok := v.(string); ok {

internal/pkg/report/reporter_test.go

@@ -5,8 +5,11 @@ package report
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	runnerv1 "code.gitea.io/actions-proto-go/runner/v1"
 	connect_go "connectrpc.com/connect"
@@ -15,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/mock"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/structpb"
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/timestamppb"
 
 	"gitea.com/gitea/act_runner/internal/pkg/client/mocks"
 )
@@ -174,6 +178,7 @@ func TestReporter_Fire(t *testing.T) {
 		reporter := NewReporter(ctx, cancel, client, &runnerv1.Task{
 			Context: taskCtx,
 		})
+		reporter.RunDaemon()
 		defer func() {
 			assert.NoError(t, reporter.Close(""))
 		}()
@@ -195,3 +200,125 @@ func TestReporter_Fire(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, int64(3), reporter.state.Steps[0].LogLength)
 	})
 }
+
+// TestReporter_EphemeralRunnerDeletion reproduces the exact scenario from
+// https://gitea.com/gitea/act_runner/issues/793:
+//
+//  1. RunDaemon calls ReportLog(false) — runner is still alive
+//  2. Close() updates state to Result=FAILURE (between RunDaemon's ReportLog and ReportState)
+//  3. RunDaemon's ReportState() would clone the completed state and send it,
+//     but the fix makes ReportState return early when closed, preventing this
+//  4. Close's ReportLog(true) succeeds because the runner was not deleted
+func TestReporter_EphemeralRunnerDeletion(t *testing.T) {
+	runnerDeleted := false
+
+	client := mocks.NewClient(t)
+	client.On("UpdateLog", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(
+		func(_ context.Context, req *connect_go.Request[runnerv1.UpdateLogRequest]) (*connect_go.Response[runnerv1.UpdateLogResponse], error) {
+			if runnerDeleted {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("runner has been deleted")
+			}
+			return connect_go.NewResponse(&runnerv1.UpdateLogResponse{
+				AckIndex: req.Msg.Index + int64(len(req.Msg.Rows)),
+			}), nil
+		},
+	)
+	client.On("UpdateTask", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Maybe().Return(
+		func(_ context.Context, req *connect_go.Request[runnerv1.UpdateTaskRequest]) (*connect_go.Response[runnerv1.UpdateTaskResponse], error) {
+			// Server deletes ephemeral runner when it receives a completed state
+			if req.Msg.State != nil && req.Msg.State.Result != runnerv1.Result_RESULT_UNSPECIFIED {
+				runnerDeleted = true
+			}
+			return connect_go.NewResponse(&runnerv1.UpdateTaskResponse{}), nil
+		},
+	)
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
+	taskCtx, err := structpb.NewStruct(map[string]interface{}{})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	reporter := NewReporter(ctx, cancel, client, &runnerv1.Task{Context: taskCtx})
+	reporter.ResetSteps(1)
+
+	// Fire a log entry to create pending data
+	assert.NoError(t, reporter.Fire(&log.Entry{
+		Message: "build output",
+		Data:    log.Fields{"stage": "Main", "stepNumber": 0, "raw_output": true},
+	}))
+
+	// Step 1: RunDaemon calls ReportLog(false) — runner is still alive
+	assert.NoError(t, reporter.ReportLog(false))
+
+	// Step 2: Close() updates state — sets Result=FAILURE and marks steps cancelled.
+	// In the real race, this happens while RunDaemon is between ReportLog and ReportState.
+	reporter.stateMu.Lock()
+	reporter.closed = true
+	for _, v := range reporter.state.Steps {
+		if v.Result == runnerv1.Result_RESULT_UNSPECIFIED {
+			v.Result = runnerv1.Result_RESULT_CANCELLED
+		}
+	}
+	reporter.state.Result = runnerv1.Result_RESULT_FAILURE
+	reporter.logRows = append(reporter.logRows, &runnerv1.LogRow{
+		Time:    timestamppb.Now(),
+		Content: "Early termination",
+	})
+	reporter.state.StoppedAt = timestamppb.Now()
+	reporter.stateMu.Unlock()
+
+	// Step 3: RunDaemon's ReportState() — with the fix, this returns early
+	// because closed=true, preventing the server from deleting the runner.
+	assert.NoError(t, reporter.ReportState(false))
+	assert.False(t, runnerDeleted, "runner must not be deleted by RunDaemon's ReportState")
+
+	// Step 4: Close's final log upload succeeds because the runner is still alive.
+	// Flush pending rows first, then send the noMore signal (matching Close's retry behavior).
+	assert.NoError(t, reporter.ReportLog(false))
+	// Acknowledge Close as done in daemon
+	close(reporter.daemon)
+	err = reporter.ReportLog(true)
+	assert.NoError(t, err, "final log upload must not fail: runner should not be deleted before Close finishes sending logs")
+	err = reporter.ReportState(true)
+	assert.NoError(t, err, "final state update should work: runner should not be deleted before Close finishes sending logs")
+}
+
+func TestReporter_RunDaemonClose_Race(t *testing.T) {
+	client := mocks.NewClient(t)
+	client.On("UpdateLog", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(
+		func(_ context.Context, req *connect_go.Request[runnerv1.UpdateLogRequest]) (*connect_go.Response[runnerv1.UpdateLogResponse], error) {
+			return connect_go.NewResponse(&runnerv1.UpdateLogResponse{
+				AckIndex: req.Msg.Index + int64(len(req.Msg.Rows)),
+			}), nil
+		},
+	)
+	client.On("UpdateTask", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(
+		func(_ context.Context, req *connect_go.Request[runnerv1.UpdateTaskRequest]) (*connect_go.Response[runnerv1.UpdateTaskResponse], error) {
+			return connect_go.NewResponse(&runnerv1.UpdateTaskResponse{}), nil
+		},
+	)
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	taskCtx, err := structpb.NewStruct(map[string]interface{}{})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	reporter := NewReporter(ctx, cancel, client, &runnerv1.Task{
+		Context: taskCtx,
+	})
+	reporter.ResetSteps(1)
+
+	// Start the daemon loop in a separate goroutine.
+	// RunDaemon reads r.closed and reschedules itself via time.AfterFunc.
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	wg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		defer wg.Done()
+		reporter.RunDaemon()
+	}()
+
+	// Close concurrently — this races with RunDaemon on r.closed.
+	assert.NoError(t, reporter.Close(""))
+
+	// Cancel context so pending AfterFunc callbacks exit quickly.
+	cancel()
+	wg.Wait()
+	time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
+}