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Copilot AI commented Jan 29, 2026

System.Threading.Lock (added in .NET 9) provides better performance and diagnostics than object locks. Updated all lock fields to use it while maintaining .NET 8.0 compatibility.

Changes

  • 43 files updated with conditional compilation for lock field declarations
  • Special handling for Catalog.cs lock striping array initialization
  • Added using System.Threading; where needed

Pattern Applied

#if NET9_0_OR_GREATER
    private readonly Lock _lock = new();
#else
    private readonly object _lock = new();
#endif

For lock arrays (e.g., Catalog.cs):

#if NET9_0_OR_GREATER
private readonly Lock[] _locks = new Lock[LockCount];
#else
private readonly object[] _locks = new object[LockCount];
#endif

// In constructor:
for (var i = 0; i < LockCount; i++)
{
#if NET9_0_OR_GREATER
    _locks[i] = new Lock();
#else
    _locks[i] = new object();
#endif
}

Affected Components

Orleans.Core (15), Orleans.Runtime (18), Orleans.Streaming (2), Orleans.TestingHost (3), plus single files in Orleans.Serialization, Orleans.Journaling, Orleans.DurableJobs, Orleans.Transactions, Orleans.BroadcastChannel, and Orleans.Connections.Security.

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This section details on the original issue you should resolve

<issue_title>Update locks on object/this to use System.Threading.Lock objects</issue_title>
<issue_description>Go, go, Copilot!

This is a good pattern (Lock added in .NET 9+)

#if NET8_0
    private readonly object _lock = new();
#else
    private readonly Lock _lock = new();
#endif
```</issue_description>

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Copilot AI and others added 2 commits January 29, 2026 19:09
…bject for .NET 8.0

- Added conditional compilation directives (#if NET9_0_OR_GREATER) to 43 files
- For .NET 9+: use System.Threading.Lock
- For .NET 8 and earlier: use object
- Special handling for Catalog.cs with lock striping array
- Added using System.Threading; where needed
- Suppressed CS9216 warning in Catalog.GetStripedLock (intentional behavior)

Co-authored-by: ReubenBond <[email protected]>
Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] Update locks on object/this to use System.Threading.Lock objects Use System.Threading.Lock for .NET 9+ Jan 29, 2026
Copilot AI requested a review from ReubenBond January 29, 2026 19:20
/// <param name="grainId">The grain ID to get the lock for.</param>
/// <returns>The lock object for the specified grain ID.</returns>
[MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
#pragma warning disable CS9216 // A value of type 'System.Threading.Lock' converted to a different type will use likely unintended monitor-based locking in 'lock' statement.
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This method should have a #if NET9_0_OR_GREATER to return Lock instead of object instead of just disabling the warning

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@copilot Fix this so the warning isn't disabled. This method should have a #if NET9_0_OR_GREATER to return Lock instead of object instead of just disabling the warning

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@copilot pls respond

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Update locks on object/this to use System.Threading.Lock objects

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