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fix: exec the binary from console-script wrappers instead of spawning it - #1723

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subprocess.call in the cuopt_grpc_server and cuopt_cli console-script wrappers leaves a Python parent that waits on the child but forwards no signals. Terminating the console script's pid kills only the wrapper — the gRPC server and its GPU workers survive, still bound to the listen port, and the shutdown path from #1603 that cancels jobs and reaps workers never runs. execv replaces the process image so signals reach the binary directly.

Verified against the packaged binary: before, kill -TERM on the wrapper left the server and worker orphaned with no shutdown lines logged; after, the full shutdown sequence runs and nothing survives.

Related: #1492 worked around the same orphaned-worker symptom in the test harness via setpgid + group-kill (test-only, by design). This addresses the root cause for the packaged install path.

No test added — python/libcuopt only has test_cli.sh, which covers CLI output rather than signal behaviour; happy to add coverage wherever you think it belongs.

subprocess.call leaves a Python parent that waits on the child but forwards
no signals, so terminating the console script's pid kills only the wrapper.
The gRPC server and its GPU workers survive, still bound to the listen port,
and the shutdown path that cancels jobs and reaps workers never runs.
execv replaces the process image, so signals reach the binary directly.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Signed-off-by: Ramakrishna Prabhu <ramakrishnap@nvidia.com>
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The CLI and gRPC server wrappers now use os.execv to replace the Python process with the target executable. Both wrappers forward command-line arguments and update their docstrings with signal-handling behavior.

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Layer / File(s)Summary
Direct process replacement
python/libcuopt/libcuopt/_cli_wrapper.py, python/libcuopt/libcuopt/_grpc_server_wrapper.py
Both wrappers replace subprocess.call and sys.exit with os.execv. The wrappers forward arguments and document signal handling and shutdown behavior.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Merge Risk:⚪ Minimal · up to 31e9e

The PR makes a localized process-replacement change in the CLI and gRPC wrappers; the remaining test-coverage follow-up is non-blocking, so no actionable merge-blocking risk remains after normal checks and review.

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Title check✅ PassedThe title clearly summarizes the main change: replacing spawned wrapper processes with direct binary execution via execv.
Description check✅ PassedThe description accurately explains the signal-forwarding problem, the execv fix, verification results, and the absence of automated tests.
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In `@python/libcuopt/libcuopt/_cli_wrapper.py`:
- Around line 12-17: Add pytest coverage for both process-replacement wrappers:
in python/libcuopt/libcuopt/_cli_wrapper.py lines 12-17, verify cli_path and
complete sys.argv forwarding to os.execv; in
python/libcuopt/libcuopt/_grpc_server_wrapper.py lines 12-21, verify server_path
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Comment on lines +12 to +17
execv replaces this process rather than spawning a child, so signals sent
to the console script's pid reach the solver directly instead of stopping
at a Python parent that forwards nothing.
"""
cli_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "bin", "cuopt_cli")
sys.exit(subprocess.call([cli_path] + sys.argv[1:]))
os.execv(cli_path, [cli_path] + sys.argv[1:])

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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Add unit coverage for both process-replacement wrappers.

The current tests cover output and help behavior, not the new process and signal contract.

  • python/libcuopt/libcuopt/_cli_wrapper.py#L12-L17: add pytest coverage for cli_path and complete sys.argv forwarding.
  • python/libcuopt/libcuopt/_grpc_server_wrapper.py#L12-L21: add equivalent coverage for server_path and the gRPC entry point.

As per coding guidelines, contributions implementing features or bug fixes must include unit tests.

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[error] 17-17: Starting a process without a shell

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[warning] 17-17: Consider [cli_path, *sys.argv[1:]] instead of concatenation

Replace with [cli_path, *sys.argv[1:]]

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  • python/libcuopt/libcuopt/_cli_wrapper.py#L12-L17 (this comment)
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In `@python/libcuopt/libcuopt/_cli_wrapper.py` around lines 12 - 17, Add pytest
coverage for both process-replacement wrappers: in
python/libcuopt/libcuopt/_cli_wrapper.py lines 12-17, verify cli_path and
complete sys.argv forwarding to os.execv; in
python/libcuopt/libcuopt/_grpc_server_wrapper.py lines 12-21, verify server_path
and forwarding to the gRPC entry point. Ensure tests cover the
process-replacement and argument-passing contract without changing the wrappers.

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