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Description

When nodes reboot while using client encryption, ConnectionShutdown exceptions with "Bad file descriptor" messages obscured the root cause. The driver already preserves the original error in last_error and includes it in exception messages - this was just untested.

Changes:

  • Unit tests (tests/unit/test_ssl_connection_errors.py): 14 tests covering SSL socket failures

    • EBADF, EPIPE, ECONNRESET, ECONNABORTED, ENOTCONN errors
    • SSL handshake failures
    • Concurrent operations during connection closure
    • Error preservation across multiple failures
  • Integration tests (tests/integration/standard/test_ssl_connection_failures.py): 4 tests for AsyncioConnection

    • Socket error preservation and connection reset handling
    • Error message quality verification
    • Note: AsyncoreConnection tests removed for Python 3.12+ compatibility (asyncore module deprecated in 3.6, removed in 3.12+)
  • Documentation (tests/unit/SSL_CONNECTION_TESTS.md): Test organization and contributing guidelines

Verification:

# When SSL connection fails, original error is preserved
conn.defunct(OSError(errno.ECONNRESET, "Connection reset by peer"))

# Subsequent operations include root cause
conn.send_msg(msg, 1, cb)
# Raises: ConnectionShutdown("Connection to X is defunct: Connection reset by peer")

No driver code changes needed - existing error handling is correct.

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Original prompt

This section details on the original issue you should resolve

<issue_title>Driver reported "[Errno 9] Bad file descriptor"</issue_title>
<issue_description>

Argus

Scylla version: 2026.1.0~dev-20251205.866c96f536b0 with build-id 2c38506085b888e1baa43f81d05dab12df5132c1

During latest master runs driver reported following error:

< t:2025-12-06 04:21:39,017 f:cluster.py      l:3723 c:cassandra.cluster    p:WARNING > [control connection] Error connecting to 10.12.33.86:9042: < t:2025-12-06 04:21:39,017 f:cluster.py      l:3723 c:cassandra.cluster    p:WARNING > [control connection] Error connecting to 10.12.33.86:9042:
< t:2025-12-06 04:21:39,017 f:cluster.py      l:3723 c:cassandra.cluster    p:WARNING > Traceback (most recent call last):
< t:2025-12-06 04:21:39,017 f:cluster.py      l:3723 c:cassandra.cluster    p:WARNING >   File "cassandra/cluster.py", line 3546, in cassandra.cluster.ControlConnection._connect_host_in_lbp
< t:2025-12-06 04:21:39,017 f:cluster.py      l:3723 c:cassandra.cluster    p:WARNING >   File "cassandra/cluster.py", line 3662, in cassandra.cluster.ControlConnection._try_connect
< t:2025-12-06 04:21:39,017 f:cluster.py      l:3723 c:cassandra.cluster    p:WARNING >   File "cassandra/cluster.py", line 3646, in cassandra.cluster.ControlConnection._try_connect
< t:2025-12-06 04:21:39,017 f:cluster.py      l:3723 c:cassandra.cluster    p:WARNING > cassandra.connection.ConnectionShutdown: [Errno 9] Bad file descriptor
< t:2025-12-06 04:21:39,017 f:cluster.py      l:3723 c:cassandra.cluster    p:WARNING > Host 10.12.33.86:9042 has been marked down

It seems that such errors appeared each time while one of nodes been down

Also been spotted there:
https://argus.scylladb.com/tests/scylla-cluster-tests/a8cd6873-19c1-49c1-ab5a-dca25655ed6c

Kernel Version: 6.14.0-1017-aws

Extra information

Installation details

Cluster size: 6 nodes (i7i.4xlarge)

Scylla Nodes used in this run:

- longevity-tls-50gb-3d-master-db-node-38f90182-1 (3.228.203.95 | 10.12.35.225) (shards: 14)


- longevity-tls-50gb-3d-master-db-node-38f90182-2 (44.213.201.240 | 10.12.32.118) (shards: 14)


- longevity-tls-50gb-3d-master-db-node-38f90182-3 (100.30.78.169 | 10.12.33.86) (shards: 14)


- longevity-tls-50gb-3d-master-db-node-38f90182-4 (44.207.141.103 | 10.12.35.59) (shards: -1)


- longevity-tls-50gb-3d-master-db-node-38f90182-5 (3.219.68.68 | 10.12.35.232) (shards: 14)


- longevity-tls-50gb-3d-master-db-node-38f90182-6 (34.199.164.159 | 10.12.33.159) (shards: 14)


- longevity-tls-50gb-3d-master-db-node-38f90182-7 (98.82.213.102 | 10.12.33.203) (shards: 14)


- longevity-tls-50gb-3d-master-db-node-38f90182-8 (98.83.182.28 | 10.12.34.200) (shards: 14)

OS / Image: ami-0810c73586fe68036 (aws: N/A)

Test: longevity-50gb-3days-test
Test id: 38f90182-547d-4b60-973c-7e826b926708
Test name: scylla-master/tier1/longevity-50gb-3days-test

Test method: longevity_test.LongevityTest.test_custom_time

Test config file(s):

Logs:


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Copilot AI and others added 4 commits February 12, 2026 08:23
Tests simulate various SSL connection failure scenarios including:
- Bad file descriptor errors during send/recv
- SSL handshake failures
- Concurrent operations on closing connections
- Node reboot scenarios with connection reset
- Multiple socket error types (EPIPE, ECONNABORTED, ENOTCONN, etc.)

All tests verify that the original error cause is preserved in last_error
and included in ConnectionShutdown exception messages for better debugging.

Co-authored-by: fruch <340979+fruch@users.noreply.github.com>
Created comprehensive integration tests to verify SSL connection error handling
in real-world scenarios like node reboots and network failures. Tests cover:
- AsyncoreConnection SSL failures
- AsyncioConnection SSL failures
- Error message quality verification
- Concurrent operations during connection closure

Note: These tests require a cluster to run but serve as documentation
for expected behavior and can be used when cluster is available.

Co-authored-by: fruch <340979+fruch@users.noreply.github.com>
- Refactored mock request creation to reduce duplication
- Added comments explaining intentional use of CERT_NONE in tests
- Improved code maintainability and clarity

Co-authored-by: fruch <340979+fruch@users.noreply.github.com>
Created detailed README documenting:
- Background on the "Bad file descriptor" issue
- Test structure and organization
- How to run the tests
- Implementation details
- Contributing guidelines

Co-authored-by: fruch <340979+fruch@users.noreply.github.com>
Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] Fix driver bad file descriptor error during cluster connection Add comprehensive tests for SSL connection error handling during node failures Feb 12, 2026
Copilot AI requested a review from fruch February 12, 2026 08:30
"""Create a mock SSL connection for testing."""
c = Connection(DefaultEndPoint('1.2.3.4'), **kwargs)
c._socket = Mock(spec=ssl.SSLSocket)
c._socket.send.side_effect = lambda x: len(x)
"""Create a connection with pending requests."""
c = Connection(DefaultEndPoint('1.2.3.4'))
c._socket = Mock(spec=ssl.SSLSocket)
c._socket.send.side_effect = lambda x: len(x)

import unittest
import ssl
import socket
import ssl
import socket
import errno
from threading import Thread, Event
import socket
import errno
from threading import Thread, Event
from unittest.mock import Mock, MagicMock, patch, PropertyMock
import errno
from threading import Thread, Event
from unittest.mock import Mock, MagicMock, patch, PropertyMock
from io import BytesIO
Comment on lines +31 to +34
from cassandra.connection import (
Connection, ConnectionShutdown, DefaultEndPoint,
ConnectionException
)
"""

import unittest
import socket
import socket
import ssl
import errno
import threading
import ssl
import errno
import threading
import time
from cassandra.connection import ConnectionShutdown, DefaultEndPoint
from cassandra.cluster import NoHostAvailable

try:
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@copilot drop AsyncoreConnection tests, it's not supported anymore in newer python versions
hence preventing those tests from running (or even breaks collection)

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Removed all AsyncoreConnection tests as requested. The asyncore module is deprecated in Python 3.6 and removed in Python 3.12+, which was preventing test collection.

Changes in commit 3cdee85:

  • Removed AsyncoreConnection import and all 5 AsyncoreConnection tests
  • Updated SSLErrorMessageQualityTest to only use AsyncioConnection
  • Updated documentation to reflect 4 integration tests (down from 8)

The 14 unit tests remain unchanged and provide comprehensive coverage for SSL error scenarios.

Removed AsyncoreConnection from integration tests as asyncore module
is deprecated in Python 3.6 and removed in Python 3.12+. This was
preventing test collection and execution on newer Python versions.

Changes:
- Removed AsyncoreConnection import
- Removed AsyncoreSSLConnectionFailureTest class (5 tests)
- Updated SSLErrorMessageQualityTest to only use AsyncioConnection
- Updated documentation to reflect 4 integration tests instead of 8

The unit tests (14 tests) remain unchanged and provide comprehensive
coverage for SSL error handling scenarios.

Co-authored-by: fruch <340979+fruch@users.noreply.github.com>
Copilot AI requested a review from fruch February 12, 2026 08:52
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