oxidecomputer / oxidecomputer/sush

When first joining gossip, we should read to the end *before* we start executing

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Description

This is so that we can ensure that we only execute jobs from the most recent session, and only if that session is not yet ended. We need a way to scan through all the messages and load them into the state machine without dispatching any jobs, then only once we've processed them, go back and start actually taking actions for only the most recent session. Otherwise, if you missed a session end and are catching up, you'll run jobs you shouldn't.

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No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by locating the gossip message-processing and state-machine code, then trace session-end handling and job dispatch. Done means catch-up loads all messages without dispatching, and only jobs from the latest unfinished session are executed.

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Tech stack
rust
Domain
distributed-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
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3-5 days
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