Add retry mechanism with exponential backoff for Docker availability check#1910
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Added to handle transient failures for when system is under load or docker has stalled.
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Pull request overview
This PR adds resilience to the Docker availability check by implementing a retry mechanism with exponential backoff to handle transient Docker daemon failures under heavy system load. It also improves debugging by moving debug logging statements earlier in the execution flow.
Key changes:
- Implemented retry logic with exponential backoff for the
docker pscommand to handle transient Docker daemon unresponsiveness - Relocated debug logging statements to the beginning of
Runner::start()for better visibility when Docker checks fail
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Problem
Under heavy system load,
docker pscan occasionally return exit code 1 due to transient Docker daemon/socket unresponsiveness, even when Docker is properly installed and running. This causes EasyEngine to fail with "Docker not installed or not running" error unnecessarily.Solution
argv, config paths) to the start ofRunner::start()for better debugging visibility when Docker checks fail