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Revert "opt: reduce sqlite "database is locked" error (#1009)"#1053

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Revert "opt: reduce sqlite "database is locked" error (#1009)"#1053
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@looplj looplj commented Mar 13, 2026

This reverts commit f0e32b2.

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This pull request reverts a prior optimization aimed at reducing "database is locked" errors in SQLite by limiting database connections. The revert restores the connection settings to their default behavior, suggesting the previous change may not have been effective or introduced other issues.

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  • Reverted SQLite connection limits: The pull request reverts a previous change that set MaxOpenConns and MaxIdleConns to 1 for SQLite databases, which was an attempt to mitigate "database is locked" errors.
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  • internal/server/db/ent.go
    • Removed the explicit setting of sqlDB.SetMaxOpenConns(1) and sqlDB.SetMaxIdleConns(1) for SQLite connections.
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This pull request reverts a change that was intended to prevent "database is locked" errors with SQLite by limiting the connection pool size to 1. While this limitation can impact performance by serializing database access, removing it without an alternative concurrency control mechanism (like enabling WAL mode) will likely cause the locking errors to reappear under concurrent write scenarios. This could lead to application instability. It would be beneficial to understand the reasoning behind this revert and what alternative strategy, if any, is being employed to handle SQLite concurrency.

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internal/server/db/ent.go (49-52)

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Removing this connection limit for SQLite re-introduces a high risk of database is locked errors during concurrent write operations. These lines correctly serialized database access, which is a standard way to prevent this issue in SQLite when not using WAL mode.

If this revert is for performance reasons, a safer alternative would be to ensure WAL (Write-Ahead Logging) mode is enabled for all SQLite database connections (e.g., by adding _journal=WAL to the DSN or executing PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL; on connection). Without such a guarantee, removing this safeguard is likely to cause runtime failures.

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looplj commented Mar 13, 2026

close #1046

@looplj looplj merged commit 4220fb5 into release/v0.9.x Mar 13, 2026
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