Unload a retired native revision only after callbacks drain
Hot replacement unloads the old library while an asynchronous completion callback still points into its code.
- Focused work estimate
- 6h + prerequisites
- Priority in the scenario
- High
- Engineering practice
- Dynamic libraries · Reference lifetimes · Safe rollout
Estimated field mix
- Systems programming60%
- Platform engineering40%
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Project context
A fictional desktop backup tool calls a small Rust compression library from Node.js. The binding leaks buffers on exceptions and treats ABI mismatches as corrupted input. Build against generated byte arrays and a local native library; no production archive format or user files are supplied.
Setup prerequisites
- FFI ownership
- Binary compatibility
- Error handling
Preceding work
Complete these dependencies, or supply their agreed outputs before taking this ticket.
- SFFI-101 · Write the buffer ownership table before exposing the binding
- SFFI-102 · Validate lengths before converting JavaScript buffers
- SFFI-103 · Map native errors without losing machine-readable causes
- SFFI-104 · Release native output after JavaScript cancellation
- SFFI-106 · Negotiate ABI capability before the first compression call
Acceptance criteria
- Each operation pins one library revision through callback completion
- Retirement blocks new calls and observes active reference count
- Deadline reports unresolved references without forced unload
Implementation constraints
- Prefer process restart for platforms that cannot guarantee safe dynamic unloading.
Verification to include
- Run old and new revisions concurrently, then retire the old after drain.
- Hold one completion callback and verify unload does not occur at the deadline.
Deliverables
- Revision lifetime protocol and delayed-callback test
Rollout and recovery
Use process replacement as the default until in-process retirement is proven for the target platform.
Value of the work
For the engineer: Practice language-boundary contracts, native resource safety and version negotiation.
For the team: Review a binding that fails safely and can be rolled back before native code enters additional application paths.
Evidence boundaries
Outcome Evidence: Tests, patches, and runbooks are requested deliverables. They become Outcome Evidence only through a qualified Mission and immutable Evidence IDs.
Ownership Evidence: Independent adaptation must be observed under a declared verification policy and cite immutable Evidence IDs. Completing a planning ticket establishes no Ownership Evidence.