diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore index 3b605e3..6d87bde 100755 --- a/.gitignore +++ b/.gitignore @@ -34,3 +34,4 @@ coverage.html # Ignore temporary files tmp/ temp/ +CRITICAL_BUGS_FIXED.md diff --git a/CRITICAL_BUGS_FIXED.md b/CRITICAL_BUGS_FIXED.md deleted file mode 100644 index 9dd85ef..0000000 --- a/CRITICAL_BUGS_FIXED.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,117 +0,0 @@ -# Critical Bug Fixes - January 2026 - -**Timeline**: Issues existed for 2-3 months before being fixed -**Impact**: Customer backup/restore operations failing through TUI -**Fixed in**: v3.42.5 through v3.42.10 - ---- - -## Root Cause Analysis - -### Bug #1: Encryption Detection False Positive (v3.42.5) -**File**: `internal/backup/encryption.go:92` -**Issue**: `IsBackupEncrypted()` returned TRUE for ALL files -**Impact**: Normal (unencrypted) backups could not be restored -**Root Cause**: Fallback logic checked if 12 bytes could be read (nonce size) - always true for any file -**Fix**: Properly detect magic bytes (1f 8b for gzip, PGDMP for PostgreSQL custom format) - -### Bug #2-13: cmd.Wait() Deadlocks (v3.42.6-v3.42.7) -**Files**: -- `internal/backup/engine.go` (4 functions) -- `internal/restore/engine.go` (3 functions) -- `internal/engine/mysqldump.go` (2 functions) -- `internal/backup/engine.go:createArchive` (tar/pigz pipeline) - -**Issue**: 12 functions with blocking `cmd.Wait()` calls -**Impact**: Processes could hang forever when context was cancelled -**Root Cause**: -```go -// WRONG - hangs on cancellation -if err := cmd.Wait(); err != nil { - return err -} -``` - -**Fix**: Channel-based pattern with Process.Kill() -```go -// CORRECT -cmdDone := make(chan error, 1) -go func() { cmdDone <- cmd.Wait() }() -select { -case err = <-cmdDone: -case <-ctx.Done(): - cmd.Process.Kill() - <-cmdDone -} -``` - -### Bug #14-20: TUI Timeout Bugs (v3.42.8-v3.42.9) -**THE PRIMARY ISSUE** - Why backups appeared to fail for months - -| File | Function | Old Timeout | New Timeout | Impact | -|------|----------|-------------|-------------|---------| -| restore_preview.go | runSafetyChecks | 60s | 10 min | Large archives timeout before backup even starts | -| dbselector.go | fetchDatabases | 15s | 60s | Database listing fails on busy servers | -| status.go | fetchStatus | 10s | 30s | Status checks fail with SSL/slow networks | -| diagnose.go | diagnoseClusterArchive | 60s | 5 min | tar -tzf times out on multi-GB archives | -| diagnose.go | verifyWithPgRestore | 60s | 5 min | pg_restore --list times out on large dumps | -| diagnose.go | DiagnoseClusterDumps | 120s | 10 min | Archive extraction times out | -| engine.go | detectLargeObjectsInDumps | 10s | 2 min | Large object detection fails | - -**Root Cause**: User sees "context deadline exceeded" in TUI, thinks pg_dump failed, but the operation never even started - it timed out during pre-validation checks. - -### Bug #21-22: Missing Panic Recovery (v3.42.8) -**Files**: -- `internal/backup/engine.go:442` (BackupCluster goroutines) -- `internal/restore/engine.go:861` (RestoreCluster goroutines) - -**Issue**: No `defer recover()` in parallel goroutines -**Impact**: Single database panic crashes entire cluster backup/restore -**Fix**: Added panic recovery with error counting - -### Bug #23: Variable Shadowing (v3.42.8) -**File**: `internal/restore/engine.go:416` -**Issue**: Used `err` instead of `cmdErr` for exit code detection -**Impact**: Incorrect exit code reported in error messages - ---- - -## Code Quality Issues (v3.42.10) - -- Deprecated `io/ioutil` usage (Go 1.19+) -- Duplicate imports -- Unused fields and variables -- Error string formatting violations -- Ineffective assignments - ---- - -## Timeline - -- **Bugs introduced**: Unknown (existed 2-3 months) -- **First report**: ~October 2025 -- **Investigation started**: January 7, 2026 -- **Fixed**: January 8, 2026 (v3.42.5 - v3.42.10) - ---- - -## Customer Impact - -**Duration**: 2-3 months of failed backup/restore operations -**Symptom**: TUI backups appeared to fail immediately with timeout errors -**Actual Issue**: Pre-validation checks timing out, not the actual backup -**Business Impact**: Potential data loss risk, support costs, reputation damage - ---- - -## Lessons Learned - -1. **Never use arbitrary short timeouts** for operations on potentially large data -2. **Always use channel-based pattern** for cmd.Wait() with context -3. **Add panic recovery** to all goroutines in production code -4. **Test with realistic data sizes** (multi-GB archives) -5. **Systematic code audits** should be first step, not last resort - ---- - -*This document is for internal use and legal purposes only.*