[Bug 1829860] Re: APT unlocks in same order as it locks

[Julian Andres Klode]

** Description changed:

  [Impact]
  APT releases the locks in the same order it acquires them, rather than reverse order. Given that we have no waiting for locks, this is not _super_ problematic, but it might be wrong: You'd get a lock failure on dpkg's lock, rather than lock-frontend.
  
  [Test case]
- ...
+ Watch lock release with strace and see that it unlocks the right way.
  
  [Regression potential]
  ...

** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu Disco)
       Status: New => In Progress

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Title:
  APT unlocks in same order as it locks

Status in apt package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in apt source package in Xenial:
  New
Status in apt source package in Bionic:
  New
Status in apt source package in Disco:
  In Progress

Bug description:
  [Impact]
  APT releases the locks in the same order it acquires them, rather than reverse order. Given that we have no waiting for locks, this is not _super_ problematic, but it might be wrong: You'd get a lock failure on dpkg's lock, rather than lock-frontend.

  [Test case]
  Watch lock release with strace and see that it unlocks the right way.

  [Regression potential]
  Some other locking races or something?

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