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Summary

  • Fix the zombie startup helper reported in Reap Docker startup helper #18 using the tini already present in all three images, without adding shell supervision or a second tini process.
  • Launch the initializer in a short-lived subshell so it is adopted by PID 1 (tini), rather than remaining a child of LND after exec. Keep LND as tini’s main child, preserving signal forwarding and its exit status.
  • Keep this PR limited to the entrypoint fix; test additions were removed at the maintainer’s request.

Supersedes #18. No image publication or release-tag changes.

Validation

  • Previously passed lifecycle checks on native amd64 and emulated ARM64/ARMv7, exercising helper adoption/reaping, both exit orders, SIGTERM shutdown, and non-LND exit status with the released images and modified entrypoint mounted.
  • Previously passed real-LND startup scenarios fresh and unknown.
  • Passed bash -n docker-entrypoint.sh and git diff --check after removing the test changes.
  • Merge requested by the maintainer without waiting for CI.

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The LND entrypoint now starts the initialization helper in a background subshell and quotes its NETWORK and ENV arguments. New Docker-based tests check process relationships, helper and daemon exit behavior, SIGTERM handling, and command exit status. Startup tests check that the initializer process exits, and the workflow runs the lifecycle test.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Suggested reviewers: kukks, r2ckstardev

Merge Risk: Minimal · up to 2fa1f

No merge-blocking issue is identified; the remaining lifecycle checks should complete before release.

Pre-merge checks: Passed 3 · Failed 2

Failed Failed checks: 2 warnings

Check name Status Explanation Resolution
Docstring Coverage Warning Docstring coverage is 0.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff with cyclomatic complexity of at least 2. Documentat… Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
Description check Warning The PR description is mostly complete. It has a Summary and a Validation section, and it states the fix, the scope, and the test results. It does not follow the repository template. It lacks the "Chan… Restructure the description to follow the repository template. Add a "Change Description" section that links the issue (#18) and explains the entrypoint change. Add a "Steps to Test" section with reproducible commands for the startup and li…
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Title check Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the primary change: having tini reap the Docker startup helper.
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Docstring coverage is 0.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff with cyclomatic complexity of at least 2. Documentation-only edits and deletions within surviving functions are included; unchanged diff context and fully deleted functions are excluded. Analyzed 2 functions across 3 files. (1 skipped: 1 unsupported.)

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Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

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Restructure the description to follow the repository template. Add a "Change Description" section that links the issue (#18) and explains the entrypoint change. Add a "Steps to Test" section with reproducible commands for the startup and lifecycle checks, or state clearly that the tests live in another PR. Add the "Pull Request Checklist" and mark each item. Explain why CI was skipped, or wait for CI to pass. State whether a release-notes entry is needed or add the [skip ci] marker if the change qualifies as small.

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Additional validation: The process lifecycle suite passed on linux/arm64 under QEMU, using btcpayserver/lnd:v0.21.3-beta-1-arm64v8 (digest sha256:aa0e34c88856a76b4b640c6922ee1c6f2c271cdd0c274d5e24babb9e6f1f69d6) with the modified entrypoint mounted. This exercises the actual ARM tini binary, helper adoption/reaping, both exit orders, SIGTERM, and non-LND command status. This is emulated execution, not a native ARM run or a rebuilt image.

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The same lifecycle suite also passed on linux/arm/v7 under QEMU, using btcpayserver/lnd:v0.21.3-beta-1-arm32v7 (digest sha256:10334369dbcae0c98386b419d66f10cfa671db6c0e0426a529cb5d44018ec4fe). Lifecycle coverage now passes on all three supported architectures: native amd64 and emulated ARM64/ARMv7.

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Preparing image revision btcpayserver/lnd:v0.21.6-beta-1, as requested.

  • Upstream: v0.21.6-beta → ac3a47f1a7cf082c11c23b801afac62b59cba836 (verified against the upstream peeled tag).
  • Previous published source: basedon-v0.21.6-beta → f67e4ca380d8057d6ecbb2f3c480e5f6f52cc4c7; publication run https://github.com/btcpayserver/lnd/actions/runs/41144234158 succeeded.
  • Intended new source: 6065fe8012ef464d0f27512b793a0de773c4f92d, the previous source plus a cherry-pick of this merged entrypoint fix. git range-diff confirms the original overlay is unchanged.
  • Proposed release tag: basedon-v0.21.6-beta-1; both Git and Docker Hub checks show this revision is unused.
  • LND remains v0.21.6-beta, Loop remains v0.33.3-beta, and Go remains 1.27.3. No upstream downgrade and no changes to runtime bases/build tags.
  • The earlier PR startup/lifecycle CI passed: https://github.com/btcpayserver/lnd/actions/runs/42012748156. Separate local builds and full startup validation against the new image are in progress before publication.

No downstream image references are being changed by this release task.

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Release source 6065fe8012ef464d0f27512b793a0de773c4f92d is now the tip of lnd/v0.21.6-beta. Annotated tag basedon-v0.21.6-beta-1 was created, verified to peel to that source, and pushed to trigger the three-platform publishing workflow. Existing tags/images were not overwritten.

The maintainer requested that local pre-publication builds/startup validation no longer be prerequisites. That policy change is committed in btcpayserver/image-maintenance@3ecab34; this release will use CI publication followed by published-artifact/startup verification rather than waiting for local builds.

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For completeness, the earlier local full-suite run against the old v0.21.3-beta-1 image finished with 34 passed, 3 failed, so it is not full-suite pass evidence:

  • matrix-custom-none encountered a shell syntax error because its checkout was edited to remove the PR tests while that local suite was still reading the script. This run was not isolated correctly.
  • rotation-pending-after and split-store failed at fixture setup (/v1/changepassword), before the modified entrypoint was exercised: the logs show the RPC services were not yet available.

No additional local suite is being started. Published-image validation will use the existing CI workflow on an isolated validation branch with only the image selection changed. The previously reported PR CI run remains green.

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Published image: v0.21.6-beta-1

Publication succeeded: https://github.com/btcpayserver/lnd/actions/runs/42014709824

  • Image: btcpayserver/lnd:v0.21.6-beta-1
  • Source: 6065fe8012ef464d0f27512b793a0de773c4f92d; annotated tag basedon-v0.21.6-beta-1.
  • OCI index: sha256:d6761f5f51f04e588666fbdd60c2cbc221350af941d489dc9cc482104adf49af.
Platform Image manifest digest
linux/amd64 sha256:159795c4cbd9c698e9e8a4c483bc374c90fc7d867f37c9016f9e15d4a30cdbd1
linux/arm64 sha256:66efe245750fe836781439105e65c63710ed3c145bf6d1746884f5e098ef27a4
linux/arm/v7 sha256:42f1628dd01abba1985a9b0077ff43d03b361f59a4d9cbfa4471a999c1b2139e

Verification:

  • All three platform attestations identify the intended source SHA and repository.
  • Executed the published, digest-pinned lnd --version and loop --version on all three platforms: LND 0.21.6-beta, commit basedon-v0.21.6-beta-1-fresh-btcpay; Loop 0.33.3-beta. amd64 execution was native; ARM64/ARMv7 used existing QEMU emulation.
  • Packaged entrypoint and initializer scripts match the release source byte-for-byte on every platform.
  • Published-image startup CI is running: https://github.com/btcpayserver/lnd/actions/runs/42016349482 . Its isolated validation branch changes only the test image selection to the new published tag.
  • No existing image/tag was overwritten and no downstream references were changed.

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Published-image validation is complete: https://github.com/btcpayserver/lnd/actions/runs/42016349482

  • All seven startup CI groups passed, covering all 37 scenarios, including funded channels, password/macaroon migration, pending operations, failure handling, and fresh/legacy startup.
  • Logs confirm each group pulled btcpayserver/lnd:v0.21.6-beta-1.
  • Validation used commit ad2f3e1acf76168d0d52518c8819f1560f120065, which differs from the published source only in the test image selection. Mounted startup scripts were unchanged from the release; packaged scripts were independently verified against that source on all three architectures.
  • The temporary validation branch is being removed after this successful run. The published release source/tag remain unchanged.

btcpayserver/lnd:v0.21.6-beta-1 is published and verified. No downstream references have been changed.

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Downstream rollout complete

All rollout PRs were merged after their current-head repository CI passed, as authorized:

The selected image is btcpayserver/lnd:v0.21.6-beta-1 throughout. Original release tags and published artifacts remain unchanged. No live server deployment or restart was performed.

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