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bloblru: fix race condition that can compute value multiple times
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@ -114,10 +114,19 @@ func (c *Cache) GetOrCompute(id restic.ID, compute func() ([]byte, error)) ([]by
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if isDownloading {
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if isDownloading {
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// wait for result of parallel download
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// wait for result of parallel download
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<-waitForResult
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<-waitForResult
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blob, ok := c.Get(id)
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}
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if ok {
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return blob, nil
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// try again. This is necessary independent of whether isDownloading is true or not.
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}
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// The calls to `c.Get()` and checking/adding the entry in `c.inProgress` are not atomic,
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// thus the item might have been computed in the meantime.
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// The following scenario would compute() the value multiple times otherwise:
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// Goroutine A does not find a value in the initial call to `c.Get`, then goroutine B
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// takes over, caches the computed value and cleans up its channel in c.inProgress.
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// Then goroutine A continues, does not detect a parallel computation and would try
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// to call compute() again.
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blob, ok = c.Get(id)
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if ok {
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return blob, nil
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}
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}
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// download it
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// download it
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