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• When the lock session ends during a failover while new connections hang, a lock call queued behind the one that hit the dead session waited on the pool for about 5 s before the owners heard their locks were gone, so subscriptions kept running on a session that had already ended.
• The cluster guide told operators that tcp_keepalives_idle or client_connection_check_interval alone would get a dead node's locks released, yet neither does, which leaves that node's subscriptions unclaimable for over two hours on Linux defaults.

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PR Summary

Medium Risk
Changes cluster subscription lock failover timing and operator guidance for PostgreSQL TCP keepalives; incorrect tuning could still delay lock hand-off, but behavior is strictly improved for the race being fixed.

Overview
Fixes a race where lock owners could keep running for seconds after their PostgreSQL session died because the advisory-lock GenServer answered the failing call before it handled :session_lost, and the next queued lock attempts then blocked on the pool.

The DB connection protocol now emits :query_disconnected when a disconnect path runs (without auto-retry), and AdvisoryLocks drains that signal and waits up to 1s for :session_lost in handle_pending_session_loss / a dedicated handler so lock_released is delivered before later queued calls proceed. A regression test covers failover with a blackholed proxy, suspended connection, and queued lock spawns.

Cluster.md is corrected: dead-node lock release on silent network/host failure needs tcp_keepalives_idle, tcp_keepalives_interval, and tcp_keepalives_count together (Linux defaults can exceed two hours); tcp_keepalives_idle alone and client_connection_check_interval do not shorten that window.

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Walkthrough

The advisory-lock protocol now signals query disconnections, and lock handling waits for a matching session-loss notice. The cluster guide also explains PostgreSQL TCP keepalive detection and configuration.

Changes

Session-loss handling

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Query disconnect and session-loss notice ordering lib/event_store/advisory_locks/protocol.ex, lib/event_store/advisory_locks.ex, test/advisory_locks_test.exs	The protocol sends :query_disconnected to the lock server. The lock server waits up to 1,000 ms for a matching :session_lost notice. A regression test covers queued lock calls during session loss.

PostgreSQL keepalive guidance

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Document TCP keepalive detection guides/Cluster.md	The guide explains that Linux TCP keepalive defaults can delay lost-client detection for over two hours. It recommends setting all three keepalive parameters and gives example values.

Priority: Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Protocol as EventStore.AdvisoryLocks.Protocol
  participant Locks as EventStore.AdvisoryLocks
  participant Connection as Connection process
  Protocol->>Locks: Send :query_disconnected
  Locks->>Locks: Wait up to 1,000 ms for matching :session_lost
  Connection->>Locks: Send :session_lost notice
  Locks->>Locks: Process pending session loss

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Possibly related issues

• TrogonStack/commanded_eventstore#84: The guide documents the required TCP keepalive settings described in this issue.
• TrogonStack/commanded_eventstore#83: The code change and regression test address delayed lock_released notifications when queued calls wait during session loss.
• TrogonStack/commanded_eventstore#81: The new test covers pending session loss while lock calls are queued.

Possibly related PRs

• TrogonStack/commanded_eventstore#27: This PR builds on the session-loss notification path added there.
• TrogonStack/commanded_eventstore#25: Both PRs cover failed lock queries and queued calls while the pool is unavailable.
• TrogonStack/commanded_eventstore#24: This PR changes the ordering of session-loss notifications in the session-aware lock tracking path.

Suggested reviewers: vheathen

Merge Risk: Minimal · up to 40c2f

The regression test should synchronize on a queued call. No merge-blocking defect was established.

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Failed checks: 1 warning

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
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Passed checks: 4 passed

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title clearly describes the primary change: notifying lock owners when their session ends before the connection reports it.
Description check		The description directly explains the failover behavior, delayed lock notification, subscription impact, and documentation correction.
Linked Issues check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.

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test/advisory_locks_test.exs: 1

1177-1215: Trivial · Stability & Availability · Quick win

Synchronize on a queued lock call at locks.

Process.info(lock_connection, :messages) only proves that the suspended connection has a message. It does not prove that a lock call reached the locks mailbox. The pre-change implementation can therefore notify the owner before any queued call waits on the pool, allowing this regression test to pass without detecting the delayed-notification regression.

Wait for any queued :try_advisory_lock call. Do not rely on spawn order or key 5.

Suggested fix

+        server = Process.whereis(locks)
+
         for key <- 2..5, do: spawn(fn -> AdvisoryLocks.try_advisory_lock(locks, key) end)
 
         Wait.until(fn ->
-          {:messages, messages} = Process.info(lock_connection, :messages)
-          assert messages != []
+          {:messages, messages} = Process.info(server, :messages)
+
+          assert Enum.any?(
+                   messages,
+                   &match?({:"$gen_call", _from, {:try_advisory_lock, _, _, _}}, &1)
+                 )
         end)

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Review comment at @test/advisory_locks_test.exs around lines 1177 - 1215:
Update the synchronization in the “lock session ends while lock calls are queued
and new connections hang” test to inspect the `locks` process mailbox for any
queued `:try_advisory_lock` call before resuming `lock_connection`. Do not use
messages on `lock_connection` as evidence that a call reached `locks`, or depend
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- Around line 1177-1215: Update the synchronization in the “lock session ends
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`locks` process mailbox for any queued `:try_advisory_lock` call before resuming
`lock_connection`. Do not use messages on `lock_connection` as evidence that a
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