Fix data race when sending trace data to reporter.

.github/workflows/skywalking-go.yaml

@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ jobs:
         uses: apache/skywalking-eyes@9bd5feb86b5817aa6072b008f9866a2c3bbc8587
       - name: Test
         run: make test
+      - name: Test Race
+        run: make test-race
       - name: Lint
         run: make lint
 

CHANGES.md

@@ -12,13 +12,16 @@ Release Notes.
 * Add mutex to fix some data race. 
 * Replace external `goapi` dependency with in-repo generated protocols. 
 * Support pprof profiling. 
+
 #### Plugins
 
 #### Documentation
+
 #### Bug Fixes
 
 * Fix plugin interceptors bypassed on Windows.
 * Fix wrong tracing context switch when trace ignore plugin activated.
+* Fix data race when sending trace data to reporter.
 
 #### Issues and PR
 - All issues are [here](https://github.com/apache/skywalking/milestone/238?closed=1)

Makefile

@@ -89,6 +89,24 @@ test: ## Run E2E scenario tests
 		fi; \
 	done
 
+.PHONY: test-race
+test-race: ## Run data-race regression tests (TestRace*) under the race detector
+	@$(LOG_TARGET)
+	@for dir in $$(find . -name go.mod -exec dirname {} \; ); do \
+  		if [[ $$dir == "./test/"* ]]; then \
+			continue; \
+		fi; \
+		cd $$dir; \
+		echo "Race testing $$dir"; \
+		go test -race -run '^TestRace' ./...; \
+		test_status=$$?; \
+		cd ${REPODIR}; \
+		if [ $$test_status -ne 0 ]; then \
+			echo "Error occurred during race test, exiting..."; \
+			exit $$test_status; \
+		fi; \
+	done
+
 .PHONY: lint
 lint: linter ## Run golangci-lint linter
 	@$(LOG_TARGET)

plugins/core/reporter/grpc/grpc.go

@@ -182,6 +182,27 @@ func (r *gRPCReporter) closeGRPCConn() {
 	}
 }
 
+// sendWithRecover invokes send and recovers from a panic raised while encoding or
+// transmitting a single message, so that one corrupted payload cannot tear down the
+// whole send pipeline. On a recovered panic it logs via the existing logger and
+// returns recovered=true, telling the caller to skip the current message and keep
+// streaming the rest.
+//
+// Such a panic originates in protobuf size/marshal computation (the #13885 crash),
+// which runs before any bytes are written to the stream, so the stream stays valid
+// and may be reused for the next message. Should a panic ever leave the stream
+// inconsistent, the following send returns an error and the caller reconnects.
+func (r *gRPCReporter) sendWithRecover(send func() error) (recovered bool, err error) {
+	defer func() {
+		if rec := recover(); rec != nil {
+			r.logger.Errorf("gRPCReporter recovered from panic while sending, skip current message: %v", rec)
+			recovered = true
+		}
+	}()
+	err = send()
+	return recovered, err
+}
+
 // nolint
 func (r *gRPCReporter) initSendPipeline() {
 	if r.traceClient == nil {
@@ -210,9 +231,12 @@ func (r *gRPCReporter) initSendPipeline() {
 				continue StreamLoop
 			}
 			for s := range r.tracingSendCh {
-				err = stream.Send(s)
-				if err != nil {
-					r.logger.Errorf("send segment error %v", err)
+				recovered, sendErr := r.sendWithRecover(func() error { return stream.Send(s) })
+				if recovered {
+					continue
+				}
+				if sendErr != nil {
+					r.logger.Errorf("send segment error %v", sendErr)
 					r.closeTracingStream(stream)
 					continue StreamLoop
 				}
@@ -245,11 +269,14 @@ func (r *gRPCReporter) initSendPipeline() {
 				continue StreamLoop
 			}
 			for s := range r.metricsSendCh {
-				err = stream.Send(&agentv3.MeterDataCollection{
-					MeterData: s,
+				recovered, sendErr := r.sendWithRecover(func() error {
+					return stream.Send(&agentv3.MeterDataCollection{MeterData: s})
 				})
-				if err != nil {
-					r.logger.Errorf("send metrics error %v", err)
+				if recovered {
+					continue
+				}
+				if sendErr != nil {
+					r.logger.Errorf("send metrics error %v", sendErr)
 					r.closeMetricsStream(stream)
 					continue StreamLoop
 				}
@@ -281,9 +308,12 @@ func (r *gRPCReporter) initSendPipeline() {
 				continue StreamLoop
 			}
 			for s := range r.logSendCh {
-				err = stream.Send(s)
-				if err != nil {
-					r.logger.Errorf("send log error %v", err)
+				recovered, sendErr := r.sendWithRecover(func() error { return stream.Send(s) })
+				if recovered {
+					continue
+				}
+				if sendErr != nil {
+					r.logger.Errorf("send log error %v", sendErr)
 					r.closeLogStream(stream)
 					continue StreamLoop
 				}
@@ -325,9 +355,12 @@ func (r *gRPCReporter) initSendPipeline() {
 				}
 				r.logger.Infof("Sending profile task: TaskID='%s', PayloadSize=%d, IsLast=%v",
 					task.TaskID, len(task.Payload), task.IsLast)
-				err = stream.Send(profileData)
-				if err != nil {
-					r.logger.Errorf("send profile data error %v", err)
+				recovered, sendErr := r.sendWithRecover(func() error { return stream.Send(profileData) })
+				if recovered {
+					continue
+				}
+				if sendErr != nil {
+					r.logger.Errorf("send profile data error %v", sendErr)
 					r.closeProfileStream(stream)
 					continue StreamLoop
 				}

plugins/core/reporter/kafka/kafka.go

@@ -141,11 +141,29 @@ func (r *kafkaReporter) initSendPipeline() {
 	go r.logSendLoop()
 }
 
+// marshalWithRecover invokes marshal and recovers from a panic raised while encoding
+// a single message, so that one corrupted payload cannot tear down the whole send
+// loop. On a recovered panic it logs via the existing logger and returns
+// recovered=true, telling the caller to skip the current message and keep going.
+func (r *kafkaReporter) marshalWithRecover(marshal func() ([]byte, error)) (payload []byte, recovered bool, err error) {
+	defer func() {
+		if rec := recover(); rec != nil {
+			r.logger.Errorf("kafkaReporter recovered from panic while marshalling, skip current message: %v", rec)
+			recovered = true
+		}
+	}()
+	payload, err = marshal()
+	return payload, recovered, err
+}
+
 func (r *kafkaReporter) tracingSendLoop() {
 	consecutiveErrors := 0
 	logFrequency := 30
 	for s := range r.tracingSendCh {
-		payload, err := proto.Marshal(s)
+		payload, recovered, err := r.marshalWithRecover(func() ([]byte, error) { return proto.Marshal(s) })
+		if recovered {
+			continue
+		}
 		if err != nil {
 			r.logger.Errorf("marshal segment error %v", err)
 			continue
@@ -172,9 +190,12 @@ func (r *kafkaReporter) metricsSendLoop() {
 	consecutiveErrors := 0
 	logFrequency := 30
 	for s := range r.metricsSendCh {
-		payload, err := proto.Marshal(&agentv3.MeterDataCollection{
-			MeterData: s,
+		payload, recovered, err := r.marshalWithRecover(func() ([]byte, error) {
+			return proto.Marshal(&agentv3.MeterDataCollection{MeterData: s})
 		})
+		if recovered {
+			continue
+		}
 		if err != nil {
 			r.logger.Errorf("marshal metrics error %v", err)
 			continue
@@ -201,7 +222,10 @@ func (r *kafkaReporter) logSendLoop() {
 	consecutiveErrors := 0
 	logFrequency := 30
 	for s := range r.logSendCh {
-		payload, err := proto.Marshal(s)
+		payload, recovered, err := r.marshalWithRecover(func() ([]byte, error) { return proto.Marshal(s) })
+		if recovered {
+			continue
+		}
 		if err != nil {
 			r.logger.Errorf("marshal log error %v", err)
 			continue

plugins/core/reporter/transform.go

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ package reporter
 import (
 	"time"
 
+	commonv3 "github.com/apache/skywalking-go/protocols/collect/common/v3"
 	agentv3 "github.com/apache/skywalking-go/protocols/collect/language/agent/v3"
 )
 
@@ -60,8 +61,8 @@ func (r *Transform) TransformSegmentObject(spans []ReportedSpan) *agentv3.Segmen
 			SpanLayer:     s.SpanLayer(),
 			ComponentId:   s.ComponentID(),
 			IsError:       s.IsError(),
-			Tags:          s.Tags(),
-			Logs:          s.Logs(),
+			Tags:          copyKeyStringValuePairs(s.Tags()),
+			Logs:          copyLogs(s.Logs()),
 		}
 		srr := make([]*agentv3.SegmentReference, 0)
 		if i == (spanSize-1) && spanCtx.GetParentSpanID() > -1 {
@@ -93,6 +94,42 @@ func (r *Transform) TransformSegmentObject(spans []ReportedSpan) *agentv3.Segmen
 	return segmentObject
 }
 
+// copyLogs returns a deep copy of the span logs for the same reason as
+// copyKeyStringValuePairs.
+func copyLogs(logs []*agentv3.Log) []*agentv3.Log {
+	if len(logs) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	cp := make([]*agentv3.Log, 0, len(logs))
+	for _, log := range logs {
+		if log == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		cp = append(cp, &agentv3.Log{Time: log.Time, Data: copyKeyStringValuePairs(log.Data)})
+	}
+	return cp
+}
+
+// copyKeyStringValuePairs returns a deep copy of a key/value pair slice (span tags,
+// or a log's data) so that the reported SegmentObject never shares mutable backing
+// storage with the live span. Without this copy the reporter marshals the slice in a
+// different goroutine while the span may still be mutated (e.g. when a span is
+// mistakenly shared across goroutines), corrupting the protobuf message during encode
+// (apache/skywalking#13885). Nil elements are skipped and an empty input returns nil.
+func copyKeyStringValuePairs(pairs []*commonv3.KeyStringValuePair) []*commonv3.KeyStringValuePair {
+	if len(pairs) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	cp := make([]*commonv3.KeyStringValuePair, 0, len(pairs))
+	for _, p := range pairs {
+		if p == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		cp = append(cp, &commonv3.KeyStringValuePair{Key: p.Key, Value: p.Value})
+	}
+	return cp
+}
+
 func (r *Transform) TransformMeterData(metrics []ReportedMeter) []*agentv3.MeterData {
 	if len(metrics) == 0 {
 		return nil