[DocDB][xCluster][Automatic Mode] DDL queue handler enters a deadlock when shutdown while processing DDLs
Author: Arjun-ybCreated Sep 3, 2026Updated Sep 18, 2026
Labelskind/bugarea/docdbpriority/highest
Jira Link: DB-23347
Description
Version: 2.31.0.0-b388 xCluster automatic DDL replication: DDL queue handler fails(stuck) after DROP SCHEMA CASCADE; replication goes to bad(Stuck) state
Noticed below logs at target side:
W0903 06:54:11.230049 29124 add_table_to_xcluster_target_task.cc:282] AddTableToXClusterTargetTask [00004100000030008000000083215612][0x0000119efc501c20]: Waiting for xCluster safe time { physical: 1788418292141680 } to advance beyond { physical: 1788418292141680 } [suppressed 49 similar messages]
W0903 07:03:58.253834 20597 xcluster_safe_time_service.cc:423] xcluster safe time for namespace 00004100000030008000000000000000 is held up by 754.829s due to producer tablet(s) c36b9b03e8274e00a3c61a70fc466534More details are present in JIRA
Issue Type
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Source: yugabyte/yugabyte-db