lincc-frameworks / lincc-frameworks/hyrax

Review the use of Pool in Hyrax

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Description

We recently found a Pool use that caused a race condition in `InferenceDatasetWriter`. We were able to resolve this by specifying `get_context('fork')` when creating the Pool.

There are a couple other places that use multiprocessing pools, `umap` and `ChromaDBImpl` specifically. We should review those and make sure they work correctly or augment them with in the same way.

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Research direction

Locate the multiprocessing Pool uses in umap and ChromaDBImpl, then compare them with the InferenceDatasetWriter change that specifies get_context('fork'). Review whether those uses have the same race-condition risk and check the relevant behavior or tests. Done means the affected pool uses are verified as safe or consistently updated.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
machine-learning
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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