fix: race condition unified exec (#3644)

Fix race condition without storing an rx in the session

codex-rs/core/src/exec_command/exec_command_session.rs

@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ pub(crate) struct ExecCommandSession {
     /// Broadcast stream of output chunks read from the PTY. New subscribers
     /// receive only chunks emitted after they subscribe.
     output_tx: broadcast::Sender<Vec<u8>>,
-    /// Receiver subscribed before the child process starts emitting output so
-    /// the first caller can consume any early data without races.
-    initial_output_rx: StdMutex<Option<broadcast::Receiver<Vec<u8>>>>,
 
     /// Child killer handle for termination on drop (can signal independently
     /// of a thread blocked in `.wait()`).
@@ -41,25 +38,20 @@ impl ExecCommandSession {
         writer_handle: JoinHandle<()>,
         wait_handle: JoinHandle<()>,
         exit_status: std::sync::Arc<std::sync::atomic::AtomicBool>,
-    ) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            writer_tx,
-            output_tx,
-            initial_output_rx: StdMutex::new(None),
-            killer: StdMutex::new(Some(killer)),
-            reader_handle: StdMutex::new(Some(reader_handle)),
-            writer_handle: StdMutex::new(Some(writer_handle)),
-            wait_handle: StdMutex::new(Some(wait_handle)),
-            exit_status,
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub(crate) fn set_initial_output_receiver(&self, receiver: broadcast::Receiver<Vec<u8>>) {
-        if let Ok(mut guard) = self.initial_output_rx.lock()
-            && guard.is_none()
-        {
-            *guard = Some(receiver);
-        }
+    ) -> (Self, broadcast::Receiver<Vec<u8>>) {
+        let initial_output_rx = output_tx.subscribe();
+        (
+            Self {
+                writer_tx,
+                output_tx,
+                killer: StdMutex::new(Some(killer)),
+                reader_handle: StdMutex::new(Some(reader_handle)),
+                writer_handle: StdMutex::new(Some(writer_handle)),
+                wait_handle: StdMutex::new(Some(wait_handle)),
+                exit_status,
+            },
+            initial_output_rx,
+        )
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn writer_sender(&self) -> mpsc::Sender<Vec<u8>> {
@@ -67,13 +59,7 @@ impl ExecCommandSession {
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn output_receiver(&self) -> broadcast::Receiver<Vec<u8>> {
-        if let Ok(mut guard) = self.initial_output_rx.lock()
-            && let Some(receiver) = guard.take()
-        {
-            receiver
-        } else {
-            self.output_tx.subscribe()
-        }
+        self.output_tx.subscribe()
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn has_exited(&self) -> bool {

codex-rs/core/src/exec_command/session_manager.rs

@@ -93,18 +93,16 @@ impl SessionManager {
                 .fetch_add(1, std::sync::atomic::Ordering::SeqCst),
         );
 
-        let (session, mut exit_rx) =
-            create_exec_command_session(params.clone())
-                .await
-                .map_err(|err| {
-                    format!(
-                        "failed to create exec command session for session id {}: {err}",
-                        session_id.0
-                    )
-                })?;
+        let (session, mut output_rx, mut exit_rx) = create_exec_command_session(params.clone())
+            .await
+            .map_err(|err| {
+                format!(
+                    "failed to create exec command session for session id {}: {err}",
+                    session_id.0
+                )
+            })?;
 
         // Insert into session map.
-        let mut output_rx = session.output_receiver();
         self.sessions.lock().await.insert(session_id, session);
 
         // Collect output until either timeout expires or process exits.
@@ -245,7 +243,11 @@ impl SessionManager {
 /// Spawn PTY and child process per spawn_exec_command_session logic.
 async fn create_exec_command_session(
     params: ExecCommandParams,
-) -> anyhow::Result<(ExecCommandSession, oneshot::Receiver<i32>)> {
+) -> anyhow::Result<(
+    ExecCommandSession,
+    tokio::sync::broadcast::Receiver<Vec<u8>>,
+    oneshot::Receiver<i32>,
+)> {
     let ExecCommandParams {
         cmd,
         yield_time_ms: _,
@@ -279,8 +281,6 @@ async fn create_exec_command_session(
     let (writer_tx, mut writer_rx) = mpsc::channel::<Vec<u8>>(128);
     // Broadcast for streaming PTY output to readers: subscribers receive from subscription time.
     let (output_tx, _) = tokio::sync::broadcast::channel::<Vec<u8>>(256);
-    let initial_output_rx = output_tx.subscribe();
-
     // Reader task: drain PTY and forward chunks to output channel.
     let mut reader = pair.master.try_clone_reader()?;
     let output_tx_clone = output_tx.clone();
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ async fn create_exec_command_session(
     });
 
     // Create and store the session with channels.
-    let session = ExecCommandSession::new(
+    let (session, initial_output_rx) = ExecCommandSession::new(
         writer_tx,
         output_tx,
         killer,
@@ -351,8 +351,7 @@ async fn create_exec_command_session(
         wait_handle,
         exit_status,
     );
-    session.set_initial_output_receiver(initial_output_rx);
-    Ok((session, exit_rx))
+    Ok((session, initial_output_rx, exit_rx))
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]