fix: resolve race condition in TestLoginGenericRegistryPTY test#2679
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The prompts_for_username_and_password subtest was flaky because each call to waitForPattern() created a new goroutine reading from the PTY with its own buffer. These goroutines were never stopped, so when the second waitForPattern() was called, its fresh buffer missed data that the first goroutine had already read. Fixed by using a single shared reader pattern: - One mutex-protected buffer shared across all reads - Single reader goroutine that writes to the shared buffer - waitForPattern() now polls the shared buffer - Proper cleanup with a done channel
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Summary
Fixes the flaky
TestLoginGenericRegistryPTY/prompts_for_username_and_passwordtest that was failing in CI.Problem
The test had a race condition in the PTY reader logic:
waitForPattern()created a new goroutine reading from the PTY with its own bufferwaitForPattern()was called (for the password prompt), its fresh buffer missed data that the first goroutine had already readCI failure example:
Solution
Refactored to use a single shared reader pattern (matching the passing
rejects_empty_usernamesubtest):waitForPattern()now polls the shared buffer instead of spawning its own readerdonechannelTesting
All login tests pass locally: