fix(core): fix geth --init temp dir race condition #2068
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* previously, if multiple instances of geth were spawned concurrently, only one directory would be used to populate geth's genesis.json. this can lead to a race condition where the genesis.json would be re-written by a second instance, before the first instance reads the genesis.json for populating its db and genesis block with the geth --init command. this was possible because directory returned by std::env::temp_dir() is often shared * fixes the race condition by using tempfile::tempdir(), which creates a unique directory per call to tempdir()
mattsse
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Jan 21, 2023
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just added: [target.'cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))'.dependencies]
tempfile = { version = "3.3.0", default-features = false }to fix the unused dependency |
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gakonst
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Motivation
Previously, if multiple instances of geth were spawned concurrently, only one directory would be used to populate geth's
genesis.json. This can lead to a race condition where thegenesis.jsonwould be re-written by a second instance, before the first instance reads thegenesis.jsonfor populating its db and genesis block with thegeth --initcommand. this was possible because directory returned bystd::env::temp_dir()is often shared.Solution
This fixes the race condition by using
tempfile::tempdir(), which creates a unique directory per call totempdir().PR Checklist