pkg/storage: fix goroutine leak when chunked release decoding fails by RaphaelFakhri · Pull Request #573 · operator-framework/helm-operator-plugins

RaphaelFakhri · 2026-11-05T07:05:37Z

decodeRelease streams the chunk data into the gzip and JSON decoders through an io.Pipe, but it never closes the read side of the pipe. If decoding stops before the writer goroutine has written all of the chunk data, that goroutine blocks on pw.Write forever and keeps the secret data in memory. This happens when the gzip header is invalid or the JSON payload can't be decoded, for example when a chunk is corrupt or truncated.

Each failed Get, List, or Query leaks one goroutine. An operator that keeps reconciling a release with a corrupt index or chunk secret leaks a goroutine on every attempt.

Changes

Close the pipe reader with defer pr.Close() when decodeRelease returns. Any pending write then fails with io.ErrClosedPipe and the goroutine exits.
Add a test that creates an index secret with invalid chunk data, calls Get several times, and checks that no decodeRelease writer goroutines remain.

Successful decodes aren't affected. A probe that ran 20 successful Get calls for each of several release sizes showed no change in the goroutine count before or after the fix.

Testing

go test -race ./pkg/storage/ with envtest assets for Kubernetes 1.35.x:

Without the fix: 25 passed, 1 failed (Expected <int>: 5 to be zero-valued).
With the fix: 26 passed. The full go test -race ./... also passes.

Fixes #572

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Bug Fixes
- Improved cleanup when reading malformed chunked data. If decoding stops before all data is read, the read stream is closed so background processing can stop instead of remaining blocked. Repeated attempts to read invalid compressed indexes are less likely to leave lingering tasks, helping storage operations release resources reliably.

decodeRelease streams chunk data to the gzip and JSON decoders through an io.Pipe, but never closes the read side. If decoding fails before all of the chunk data is read, for example because of a corrupt or truncated chunk, the writer goroutine blocks on pw.Write forever and keeps the secret data in memory. Each failed Get, List or Query leaks one goroutine, so an operator that repeatedly reconciles such a release grows without bound. Close the pipe reader when decodeRelease returns so the pending write fails and the goroutine exits.

coderabbitai · 2026-11-05T07:05:46Z

Walkthrough

decodeRelease now closes the pipe reader when decoding returns. A regression test repeats failed Get calls with malformed chunk data and checks that the goroutine count does not increase.

Changes: Chunked decode cleanup

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Close the reader and verify cleanup `pkg/storage/chunked.go`, `pkg/storage/chunked_test.go`	`decodeRelease` defers closing the pipe reader. The test checks the goroutine count after five failed `Get` calls with malformed chunk data.

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Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Merge Risk: Low · up to 7d52c

This change stops goroutine leaks when a chunked release fails to decode. In a rare case, a stalled Kubernetes secret request can still keep the writer goroutine alive, so adding request cancellation is a worthwhile follow-up but should not block the merge.

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Linked Issues check		[`#572`] `decodeRelease` defers closing the pipe reader. This unblocks the writer when decoding fails. `Get`, `List`, and `Query` use `decodeRelease`. The regression test repeats `Get` with oversized in…
Out of Scope Changes check		[`#572`] The pipe cleanup and regression test address the reported failed-decode goroutine leak. The supplied whole-PR summary identifies no unrelated changes.
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[#572] decodeRelease defers closing the pipe reader. This unblocks the writer when decoding fails. Get, List, and Query use decodeRelease. The regression test repeats Get with oversized invalid chunk data, checks the gzip-reader errors, and compares goroutine counts. The repository diff was unavailable; the current summary and prior assessment support this conclusion.

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porridge · 2026-11-05T07:54:33Z

+	// Close the read side when decoding returns so that the writer goroutine
+	// does not block forever if decoding stops before all chunk data is read.
+	defer pr.Close()


I'd try to keep uses of pr together, and put it after the following go func(), right before the gzip.NewReader(pr) call below.

Done in 7d52c33. The deferred pr.Close() now sits right before gzip.NewReader(pr).

porridge · 2026-11-05T07:58:07Z

+	for {
+		n := runtime.Stack(buf, true)
+		if n < len(buf) {
+			return strings.Count(string(buf[:n]), "(*chunkedSecrets).decodeRelease.func")


This is a nice way to make sure the fix worked, but I'm afraid it will be fragile. A change to the way stack is formatted, or changing the name of the type or decodeRelease name or structure will invalidate this count, and silently always return 0, rendering the test useless.

I cannot think of a better way to do this, though. So we could either keep it and accept the above, or drop the test before merging given it's fulfilled its primary purpose.

Agreed. In 7d52c33 the test compares runtime.NumGoroutine() before the five failed Get calls with the count afterwards, so it no longer depends on stack formatting or names. If the fix regresses, the five writer goroutines stay blocked and the count stays above the baseline: removing pr.Close() makes the test fail. With the fix, it passed 25 of 25 runs with -race.

Count all goroutines with runtime.NumGoroutine, so the leak test does not depend on the stack trace format or on function names. Move the deferred pr.Close next to the gzip reader that consumes pr.

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- Line 432: Ensure chunk requests use a derived context that is canceled when
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+	// Close the read side when decoding returns so that the writer goroutine
+	// does not block forever if decoding stops before all chunk data is read.
+	defer pr.Close()


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git diff 3722a95f2999bb94732dbbab6b4c7dcf18fc7909 7d52c3329a76efd4eea5ed6e6669df5c1ce4d97c -- pkg/storage/chunked.go pkg/storage rg -n -F -e 'decodeRelease(' -e 'type chunkedSecrets' -e 'NewChunked' -e 'SecretInterface' -- pkg/storage nl -ba pkg/storage/chunked.go | sed -n '1,220p;330,510p'

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git diff 3722a95f2999bb94732dbbab6b4c7dcf18fc7909 7d52c3329a76efd4eea5ed6e6669df5c1ce4d97c -- pkg/storage rg -n -F -e 'decodeRelease(' -e 'type chunkedSecrets' -e 'NewChunked' -e 'SecretInterface' -- pkg/storage nl -ba pkg/storage/chunked.go | sed -n '1,220p;330,510p'

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rg -n -F -e 'NewChunkedSecrets(' -e 'Timeout:' -e '.Timeout =' -- . -g '!go.sum' nl -ba pkg/storage/chunked.go | sed -n '255,330p' rg -n '^go |^toolchain ' go.mod if command -v go >/dev/null 2>&1; then root="$(go env GOROOT)" echo "GOROOT=$root" rg -n -F -e 'func (p *pipe) read' -e 'func (p *pipe) write' -e 'func NewReader' -e 'func (z *Reader) readHeader' "$root/src/io/pipe.go" "$root/src/compress/gzip/gunzip.go" nl -ba "$root/src/io/pipe.go" | sed -n '45,125p' nl -ba "$root/src/compress/gzip/gunzip.go" | sed -n '90,200p' else echo 'Go toolchain unavailable'; fi

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go version rg -n -F --glob '!go.sum' -e 'NewChunkedSecrets(' -e 'Timeout:' -e '.Timeout =' -- . root="$(go env GOROOT)" nl -ba "$root/src/bufio/bufio.go" | sed -n '95,115p;175,205p' cache="$(go env GOPATH)/pkg/mod/k8s.io/client-go@v0.35.1" if [ -d "$cache" ]; then echo "CLIENT_GO_ROOT=$cache" rg -n -F -e 'func (c *secrets) Get' -e 'func (c *ClientWithList' -e 'func (c *Client' -e 'func (r *Request) Do' "$cache/kubernetes/typed/core/v1/secret.go" "$cache/gentype/type.go" "$cache/rest/request.go" else echo "UNAVAILABLE: $cache"; fi

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Cancel the chunk request when decoding returns.

If the first chunk has an invalid gzip header, the writer can enter an extra-chunk Get before decoding fails. A stalled request can retain the writer goroutine after the decoder returns. Closing the pipe does not cancel the request.

Use a derived context for chunk requests and cancel it when decoding returns. Add a test with a cancellation-aware SecretInterface that blocks the extra-chunk Get.

Suggested fix

pr, pw := io.Pipe() + ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx) + defer cancel() go func() {

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pkg/storage: check the goroutine count instead of stack traces

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Count all goroutines with runtime.NumGoroutine, so the leak test does not depend on the stack trace format or on function names. Move the deferred pr.Close next to the gzip reader that consumes pr.

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