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WAL probe fallback and read-pool correctness fixes

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #108082 on 11 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These items address bugs in WAL journal-mode detection where an indeterminate probe result incorrectly enabled the lock-free read pool, along with related fixes for fallback behavior, bare-SELECT locking, and read-pool self-healing.

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  • #108082 state.db no longer wedges on a healthy WAL: OpenZFS/close() false DeletedWalGenerationError, unconfirmed-WAL read pool, transient read IOERR, stale lock banner (#107401 #105567 #86515 #100871 #108031, salvage #107411 #105578 #105711 #106958)

    merged to main

    files: agent/turn_explainers.py, contributors/emails/[redacted:email], contributors/emails/[email protected], gateway/run_notifications.py, hermes_state.py, hermes_state_dbfile.py, hermes_state_errors.py, hermes_state_readpool.py, hermes_state_wal.py, tests/gateway/test_session_db_warning_recheck.py, tests/hermes_state/test_deleted_wal_generation_guard.py, tests/hermes_state/test_read_path_transient_ioerr.py, tests/hermes_state/test_wal_active_confirmed.py, tests/run_agent/test_turn_completion_explainer.py, tests/test_hermes_state_wal_fallback.py

2 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: done elsewhere 1 · other 1

  • #87044 fix(state): disable WAL read pool when journal mode is unknown · done elsewhere → d956e05, #108082
  • #87612 fix(state): WAL probe fallback, bare-SELECT locking, writable_schema finally, read-pool self-heal · other
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#86515state: WAL-reset fallback returns 'wal' when journal-mode probe is indeterminate, wrongly enabling lock-free read pool
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#108082
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2 PRs closed without merging
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11 Sep 2026

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