hashicorp / hashicorp/memberlist

Not able to perform List.Members() inside a NotifyJoin()/NotifyLeave() as it results in deadlock

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Description

Not able to perform List.Members() inside a NotifyJoin()/NotifyLeave() as it results in deadlock. I see a single lock being used for the both.
is there a way to find total nodes in the cluster when an event occurs?

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Start by reproducing the deadlock when List.Members() is called from NotifyJoin() or NotifyLeave(), then inspect the locking around those operations. Done means the event callback can determine the cluster node count without deadlocking, with behavior covered by an appropriate test.

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Tech stack
go
Domain
distributed-systems
Issue type
Bug
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4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
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