X zodb: Correct storage not to deadlock driver on watcher failure

go/zodb/storage.go

@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ type storage struct {
 	down        chan struct{} // ready when no longer operational
 	downOnce    sync.Once     // shutdown may be due to both Close and IO error in watcher|Sync
 	downErr     error         // reason for shutdown
+	drvCloseErr error         // err from .driver.Close()
 
 	// watcher
 
@@ -206,6 +207,11 @@ func (s *storage) shutdown(reason error) {
 	s.downOnce.Do(func() {
 		close(s.down)
 		s.downErr = fmt.Errorf("not operational due: %s", reason)
+		// - if called by Close or failed Sync: driver.Close will close
+		//   drvWatchq and cause watcher to stop.
+		// - if called by failed watcher: closing driver will prevent
+		//   drvWatchq<- deadlock in driver because we no longer read from it.
+		s.drvCloseErr = s.driver.Close()
 	})
 }
 
@@ -219,7 +225,7 @@ func (s *storage) Iterate(ctx context.Context, tidMin, tidMax Tid) ITxnIterator
 
 func (s *storage) Close() error {
 	s.shutdown(fmt.Errorf("closed"))
-	return s.driver.Close() // this will close drvWatchq and cause watcher stop
+	return s.drvCloseErr
 }
 
 // loading goes through cache - this way prefetching can work
@@ -492,6 +498,14 @@ func (s *storage) Sync(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
 	}
 
 	// wait till .head >= head
+	// XXX instead require from drivers that `drv.Sync() -> head`
+	// guarantees that all EventCommit with .tid <= head were sent to
+	// watchq
+	//
+	// https://lab.nexedi.com/nexedi/ZODB/commit/40116375
+	// https://github.com/zopefoundation/ZODB/commit/4a6b0283#diff-d2a01f71a79ac2b379e218cf72fa1205d3426cad19e7b72d71899f643be4bb73
+	//
+	// ?
 	watchq := make(chan Event)
 	at = s.AddWatch(watchq)
 	defer s.DelWatch(watchq)