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# DF-3991 run log โ€” ale_stop vs ale_tick AB-BA callout deadlock replica (mechanism PROOF)
# Guest: DragonFly dfbsd 6.5-DEVELOPMENT #0 Thu Jul 2 06:02:54 UTC 2026 x86_64 (with-src snapshot)

## Session 1 (load + arm + stop in background):
$ vm.sh run_root "kldload /root/kmod/alesink/ale_replica.ko && sysctl kern.alereplica.arm=1"
kern.alereplica.arm: 0 -> 0

$ vm.sh run_root "(sysctl kern.alereplica.stop=1 &) ; sleep 8; dmesg | tail; ps ... | grep costp"   (session truncated by the wedge)
kern.alereplica.stop: 0
## Session 2 (evidence readback):
$ vm.sh run_root "dmesg | tail -8; ps -ax -o pid,stat,wchan,comm | grep -E \"costp|sysctl\""
hammer2: enable read/write
HAMMER2: VOLDATA DUMP
HAMMER2: INITIATE SPANs
swap low/high-water marks set to 41940/62910
ale_replica: loaded (hz=100)
ale_replica: armed ale_tick replica (non-mp callout, ticks hz/10)
ale_replica: tick handler BLOCKED on our serializer (fired=73 ran=72) - entering callout_stop()
ale_replica: IF THIS IS THE LAST ale_replica LINE, AB-BA DEADLOCK PROVEN (DF-3715 family / ale instance)
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  1159 D2     costp    sysctl

## Session 3 (30 seconds later โ€” permanence):
$ sleep 30; vm.sh run_root "ps -ax -o pid,stat,wchan,comm | grep costp; echo STILL_WEDGED_AFTER_30S"
  1159 D2     costp    sysctl
STILL_WEDGED_AFTER_30S

## Serial console (vm.sh log 40, captured BEFORE the reset โ€” same 4 lines):
login: ale_replica: loaded (hz=100)
ale_replica: armed ale_tick replica (non-mp callout, ticks hz/10)
ale_replica: tick handler BLOCKED on our serializer (fired=73 ran=72) - entering callout_stop()
ale_replica: IF THIS IS THE LAST ale_replica LINE, AB-BA DEADLOCK PROVEN (DF-3715 family / ale instance)

## Guest reset afterwards: vm.sh reset with-src -> up (clean snapshot, replica module gone)