state.db WAL lock and writer mode fixes
Cluster 109687 · other. Data as of
Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #111627 on 15 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.
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- Known?
- Yes. 4 related items grouped here, 1 issue already closed.
- Fix event
- A fix was merged to main in PR #111627. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
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resolved, deciding PR #109841. That is separate from the fix event. - Still open
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A cluster of bugs and fixes around SQLite WAL generation being orphaned or dropped when CLI commands open state.db incorrectly, plus an opt-in self-heal for lost WAL generation. All members concern state.db locking and access-mode handling.
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Fixes on record
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#109841 fix(state): tightening state.db modes no longer drops the holder's SQLite locks (#109786, salvage #109754)
files:
hermes_state.py,tests/test_hermes_state.py -
#111627 fix(cli): `hermes sessions list|stats|pinned` and a plain `hermes doctor` no longer open state.db as a writer (#110173, salvage #110186)
files:
hermes_cli/doctor_state.py,hermes_cli/sessions_cmd.py,hermes_state.py,hermes_state_dbfile.py,hermes_state_holders.py,hermes_state_repair.py,tests/hermes_cli/test_observational_sessiondb_modes.py,tests/hermes_cli/test_session_export.py,tests/hermes_cli/test_sessions_delete.py,tests/hermes_cli/test_sessions_export_md_cli.py,tests/hermes_cli/test_sessions_export_output_dir.py,tests/hermes_cli/test_sessions_pin.py
1 PR closed without merging
From the close comments: closed without comment 1
- #109766 hermes_state: opt-in in-place self-heal for a lost WAL generation (fixes #109687) · closed without comment
Closed issues · 1
- Closed#109687[Bug]: A single plain CLI invocation orphans the live gateway's `state.db` WAL generation on Linux (reproduces on 2026-09-12 `main`, after the #102589 fix) — gateway keeps serving while silently dropping session writes
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