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Problem

_HostReconnectionHandler stayed installed in host._reconnection_handler after an authentication failure or after exhausting its retry schedule. Cluster.on_down() then treated that stopped handler as an active reconnection and skipped every later attempt, permanently losing the host for the lifetime of the cluster.

Fix

Release the host reconnection slot whenever its handler will not run again. Clear the slot under the host lock only when it still points to that handler, so a concurrent replacement remains installed.

Allow a later DOWN event for the already-down host to start a fresh retry cycle without repeating the original DOWN notifications. Serialize pending DOWN and restart work, preserve pending host-addition semantics, and discard stale restart work after a newer DOWN or UP transition.

No public API, wire protocol, or compatibility behavior changes. The change is limited to host reconnection and the lifecycle state needed to restart it safely.

Fixes #1026

Deferred follow-ups

Neither follow-up is introduced by this PR or a release blocker for #1026.

Testing

  • TZ=UTC uv run pytest -q tests/unit — 1071 passed, 40 skipped
  • TZ=UTC uv run pytest -q tests/unit/test_cluster.py — 73 passed
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Stopped reconnection handlers now release the host's reconnection slot after authentication failure, retry exhaustion, or an empty retry schedule. Cluster down-event handling tracks pending work and generations while coordinating reconnection restarts and host-addition state. Unit tests cover handler termination and down-event processing.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Cluster
  participant Host
  participant Executor
  participant ReconnectionHandler
  Cluster->>Host: check down-event state
  Cluster->>Executor: submit eligible restart
  Executor->>Cluster: run restart after state checks
  Cluster->>ReconnectionHandler: start handler
  ReconnectionHandler->>Host: release slot when retries stop
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Suggested reviewers: absurdfarce, mykaul

Priority: ➖ Normal

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to c43ea

Hosts whose reconnection attempts stopped after authentication failure or retry exhaustion can now start a fresh reconnection on a later DOWN event. DOWN and UP handling was also serialized, and no defect was found that would leave a host stuck without reconnection. The change appears ready to merge.

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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: releasing stopped host reconnection handlers.
Description check ✅ Passed The description explains the problem, fix, scope, deferred follow-ups, testing, and all required checklist items. It includes a valid Fixes annotation.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed Issue #1026 requires stopped host reconnectors to release the host slot after AuthenticationFailed or retry-schedule exhaustion. cassandra/pool.py releases the slot for terminal authentication fai…
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The reviewed changes stay within #1026. Locking, pending-addition handling, event-generation checks, serialized DOWN and restart work, and related tests support correct reconnection-slot replacement a…
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In `@cassandra/cluster.py`:
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Authentication failures and exhausted retry schedules left their handlers installed, so every later DOWN event treated a stopped handler as active and permanently skipped the host.

Release terminal handlers without clearing a concurrent replacement, let later DOWN events start a fresh retry cycle, and serialize pending lifecycle transitions so stale restart work cannot replace newer recovery state.

Fixes #1026
Clear the pending host addition atomically with marking the host up, so listener callbacks observe a completed lifecycle. This prevents concurrent DOWN handling from starting an add-mode reconnector and ensures listener exceptions cannot leave the flag stuck.\n\nCover both cases by sending DOWN and raising from an on_add listener.
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dkropachev force-pushed the fix/host-reconnector-releases-slot branch from c43ea8b to a67d046 Compare September 23, 2026 11:56
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dkropachev merged commit 5651509 into master Sep 23, 2026
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Host reconnector that stops for good is never cleared, permanently losing the host

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