letsencrypt / letsencrypt/boulder

publisher: share backoff state between goroutines

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Description

Right now when a log serves an error, the goroutine submitting to that log will retry and backoff. We should track which CT logs have thrown errors recently and have some per-process, per-CT log backoff state.

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Research direction

No files or tests are named. Start by locating the publisher's CT log submission and retry/backoff entry points, then trace how goroutines currently hold backoff state. Done means recent errors for each CT log produce shared, per-process backoff across submitting goroutines, with relevant tests covering the behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
backend, distributed-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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