oxidecomputer / oxidecomputer/crucible

Deal with reboots during region create

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Dominant language
Rust
Stars
260
Forks
34
Avg merge
2d 1h
Merged PRs (30d)
8

Description

The reconciliation logic handles being interrupted at any time, but region / extent create does not. Follow up with the comments on https://github.com/oxidecomputer/crucible/pull/306 regarding reboot safety, and additionally think about other areas of the code that are not reboot safe.

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reading the comments on pull request 306 and the existing reconciliation logic, then compare them with region and extent creation. Identify the reboot-safety gaps and review other code areas for the same concern. Done means region and extent creation, along with any related areas found, safely handle interruption and reboot.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
backend, distributed-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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