ME Writer stuck-up in draining-state fixes: merge pull request #491 from telemt/flow-stuck-writer

ME Writer stuck-up in draining-state fixes

src/config/load.rs

@@ -612,6 +612,11 @@ impl ProxyConfig {
                 "general.me_route_backpressure_base_timeout_ms must be > 0".to_string(),
             ));
         }
+        if config.general.me_route_backpressure_base_timeout_ms > 5000 {
+            return Err(ProxyError::Config(
+                "general.me_route_backpressure_base_timeout_ms must be within [1, 5000]".to_string(),
+            ));
+        }
 
         if config.general.me_route_backpressure_high_timeout_ms
             < config.general.me_route_backpressure_base_timeout_ms
@@ -620,6 +625,11 @@ impl ProxyConfig {
                 "general.me_route_backpressure_high_timeout_ms must be >= general.me_route_backpressure_base_timeout_ms".to_string(),
             ));
         }
+        if config.general.me_route_backpressure_high_timeout_ms > 5000 {
+            return Err(ProxyError::Config(
+                "general.me_route_backpressure_high_timeout_ms must be within [1, 5000]".to_string(),
+            ));
+        }
 
         if !(1..=100).contains(&config.general.me_route_backpressure_high_watermark_pct) {
             return Err(ProxyError::Config(
@@ -1624,6 +1634,47 @@ mod tests {
         let _ = std::fs::remove_file(path_valid);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn me_route_backpressure_base_timeout_ms_out_of_range_is_rejected() {
+        let toml = r#"
+            [general]
+            me_route_backpressure_base_timeout_ms = 5001
+
+            [censorship]
+            tls_domain = "example.com"
+
+            [access.users]
+            user = "00000000000000000000000000000000"
+        "#;
+        let dir = std::env::temp_dir();
+        let path = dir.join("telemt_me_route_backpressure_base_timeout_ms_out_of_range_test.toml");
+        std::fs::write(&path, toml).unwrap();
+        let err = ProxyConfig::load(&path).unwrap_err().to_string();
+        assert!(err.contains("general.me_route_backpressure_base_timeout_ms must be within [1, 5000]"));
+        let _ = std::fs::remove_file(path);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn me_route_backpressure_high_timeout_ms_out_of_range_is_rejected() {
+        let toml = r#"
+            [general]
+            me_route_backpressure_base_timeout_ms = 100
+            me_route_backpressure_high_timeout_ms = 5001
+
+            [censorship]
+            tls_domain = "example.com"
+
+            [access.users]
+            user = "00000000000000000000000000000000"
+        "#;
+        let dir = std::env::temp_dir();
+        let path = dir.join("telemt_me_route_backpressure_high_timeout_ms_out_of_range_test.toml");
+        std::fs::write(&path, toml).unwrap();
+        let err = ProxyConfig::load(&path).unwrap_err().to_string();
+        assert!(err.contains("general.me_route_backpressure_high_timeout_ms must be within [1, 5000]"));
+        let _ = std::fs::remove_file(path);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn me_route_no_writer_wait_ms_out_of_range_is_rejected() {
         let toml = r#"

src/metrics.rs

@@ -1692,6 +1692,57 @@ async fn render_metrics(stats: &Stats, config: &ProxyConfig, ip_tracker: &UserIp
         }
     );
 
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "# HELP telemt_me_writer_close_signal_drop_total Close-signal drops for already-removed ME writers"
+    );
+    let _ = writeln!(out, "# TYPE telemt_me_writer_close_signal_drop_total counter");
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "telemt_me_writer_close_signal_drop_total {}",
+        if me_allows_normal {
+            stats.get_me_writer_close_signal_drop_total()
+        } else {
+            0
+        }
+    );
+
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "# HELP telemt_me_writer_close_signal_channel_full_total Close-signal drops caused by full writer command channels"
+    );
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "# TYPE telemt_me_writer_close_signal_channel_full_total counter"
+    );
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "telemt_me_writer_close_signal_channel_full_total {}",
+        if me_allows_normal {
+            stats.get_me_writer_close_signal_channel_full_total()
+        } else {
+            0
+        }
+    );
+
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "# HELP telemt_me_draining_writers_reap_progress_total Draining-writer removals processed by reap cleanup"
+    );
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "# TYPE telemt_me_draining_writers_reap_progress_total counter"
+    );
+    let _ = writeln!(
+        out,
+        "telemt_me_draining_writers_reap_progress_total {}",
+        if me_allows_normal {
+            stats.get_me_draining_writers_reap_progress_total()
+        } else {
+            0
+        }
+    );
+
     let _ = writeln!(out, "# HELP telemt_me_writer_removed_total Total ME writer removals");
     let _ = writeln!(out, "# TYPE telemt_me_writer_removed_total counter");
     let _ = writeln!(
@@ -2124,6 +2175,13 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(output.contains("# TYPE telemt_me_rpc_proxy_req_signal_sent_total counter"));
         assert!(output.contains("# TYPE telemt_me_idle_close_by_peer_total counter"));
         assert!(output.contains("# TYPE telemt_me_writer_removed_total counter"));
+        assert!(output.contains("# TYPE telemt_me_writer_close_signal_drop_total counter"));
+        assert!(output.contains(
+            "# TYPE telemt_me_writer_close_signal_channel_full_total counter"
+        ));
+        assert!(output.contains(
+            "# TYPE telemt_me_draining_writers_reap_progress_total counter"
+        ));
         assert!(output.contains("# TYPE telemt_pool_drain_soft_evict_total counter"));
         assert!(output.contains("# TYPE telemt_pool_drain_soft_evict_writer_total counter"));
         assert!(output.contains(

src/stats/mod.rs

@@ -123,6 +123,9 @@ pub struct Stats {
     pool_drain_soft_evict_total: AtomicU64,
     pool_drain_soft_evict_writer_total: AtomicU64,
     pool_stale_pick_total: AtomicU64,
+    me_writer_close_signal_drop_total: AtomicU64,
+    me_writer_close_signal_channel_full_total: AtomicU64,
+    me_draining_writers_reap_progress_total: AtomicU64,
     me_writer_removed_total: AtomicU64,
     me_writer_removed_unexpected_total: AtomicU64,
     me_refill_triggered_total: AtomicU64,
@@ -734,6 +737,24 @@ impl Stats {
             self.pool_stale_pick_total.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
         }
     }
+    pub fn increment_me_writer_close_signal_drop_total(&self) {
+        if self.telemetry_me_allows_normal() {
+            self.me_writer_close_signal_drop_total
+                .fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        }
+    }
+    pub fn increment_me_writer_close_signal_channel_full_total(&self) {
+        if self.telemetry_me_allows_normal() {
+            self.me_writer_close_signal_channel_full_total
+                .fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        }
+    }
+    pub fn increment_me_draining_writers_reap_progress_total(&self) {
+        if self.telemetry_me_allows_normal() {
+            self.me_draining_writers_reap_progress_total
+                .fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        }
+    }
     pub fn increment_me_writer_removed_total(&self) {
         if self.telemetry_me_allows_debug() {
             self.me_writer_removed_total.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
@@ -1259,6 +1280,17 @@ impl Stats {
     pub fn get_pool_stale_pick_total(&self) -> u64 {
         self.pool_stale_pick_total.load(Ordering::Relaxed)
     }
+    pub fn get_me_writer_close_signal_drop_total(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.me_writer_close_signal_drop_total.load(Ordering::Relaxed)
+    }
+    pub fn get_me_writer_close_signal_channel_full_total(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.me_writer_close_signal_channel_full_total
+            .load(Ordering::Relaxed)
+    }
+    pub fn get_me_draining_writers_reap_progress_total(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.me_draining_writers_reap_progress_total
+            .load(Ordering::Relaxed)
+    }
     pub fn get_me_writer_removed_total(&self) -> u64 {
         self.me_writer_removed_total.load(Ordering::Relaxed)
     }

src/transport/middle_proxy/health.rs

@@ -314,6 +314,8 @@ pub(super) async fn reap_draining_writers(
         }
         pool.stats.increment_pool_force_close_total();
         pool.remove_writer_and_close_clients(writer_id).await;
+        pool.stats
+            .increment_me_draining_writers_reap_progress_total();
         closed_total = closed_total.saturating_add(1);
     }
     for writer_id in empty_writer_ids {
@@ -324,6 +326,8 @@ pub(super) async fn reap_draining_writers(
             continue;
         }
         pool.remove_writer_and_close_clients(writer_id).await;
+        pool.stats
+            .increment_me_draining_writers_reap_progress_total();
         closed_total = closed_total.saturating_add(1);
     }
 

src/transport/middle_proxy/health_regression_tests.rs

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, AtomicU8, AtomicU32, AtomicU64, Ordering};
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 
+use bytes::Bytes;
 use tokio::sync::mpsc;
 use tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken;
 
@@ -209,6 +210,89 @@ async fn reap_draining_writers_removes_empty_draining_writers() {
     assert_eq!(current_writer_ids(&pool).await, vec![3]);
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn reap_draining_writers_does_not_block_on_stuck_writer_close_signal() {
+    let pool = make_pool(128).await;
+    let now_epoch_secs = MePool::now_epoch_secs();
+
+    let (blocked_tx, blocked_rx) = mpsc::channel::<WriterCommand>(1);
+    assert!(
+        blocked_tx
+            .try_send(WriterCommand::Data(Bytes::from_static(b"stuck")))
+            .is_ok()
+    );
+    let blocked_rx_guard = tokio::spawn(async move {
+        let _hold_rx = blocked_rx;
+        tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(30)).await;
+    });
+
+    let blocked_writer_id = 90u64;
+    let blocked_writer = MeWriter {
+        id: blocked_writer_id,
+        addr: SocketAddr::new(
+            IpAddr::V4(Ipv4Addr::LOCALHOST),
+            4500 + blocked_writer_id as u16,
+        ),
+        source_ip: IpAddr::V4(Ipv4Addr::LOCALHOST),
+        writer_dc: 2,
+        generation: 1,
+        contour: Arc::new(AtomicU8::new(WriterContour::Draining.as_u8())),
+        created_at: Instant::now() - Duration::from_secs(blocked_writer_id),
+        tx: blocked_tx.clone(),
+        cancel: CancellationToken::new(),
+        degraded: Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false)),
+        rtt_ema_ms_x10: Arc::new(AtomicU32::new(0)),
+        draining: Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(true)),
+        draining_started_at_epoch_secs: Arc::new(AtomicU64::new(
+            now_epoch_secs.saturating_sub(120),
+        )),
+        drain_deadline_epoch_secs: Arc::new(AtomicU64::new(0)),
+        allow_drain_fallback: Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false)),
+    };
+    pool.writers.write().await.push(blocked_writer);
+    pool.registry
+        .register_writer(blocked_writer_id, blocked_tx)
+        .await;
+    pool.conn_count.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+
+    insert_draining_writer(&pool, 91, now_epoch_secs.saturating_sub(110), 0, 0).await;
+
+    let mut warn_next_allowed = HashMap::new();
+    let mut soft_evict_next_allowed = HashMap::new();
+
+    let reap_res = tokio::time::timeout(
+        Duration::from_millis(500),
+        reap_draining_writers(&pool, &mut warn_next_allowed, &mut soft_evict_next_allowed),
+    )
+    .await;
+    blocked_rx_guard.abort();
+
+    assert!(reap_res.is_ok(), "reap should not block on close signal");
+    assert!(current_writer_ids(&pool).await.is_empty());
+    assert_eq!(pool.stats.get_me_writer_close_signal_drop_total(), 2);
+    assert_eq!(pool.stats.get_me_writer_close_signal_channel_full_total(), 1);
+    assert_eq!(pool.stats.get_me_draining_writers_reap_progress_total(), 2);
+    let activity = pool.registry.writer_activity_snapshot().await;
+    assert!(!activity.bound_clients_by_writer.contains_key(&blocked_writer_id));
+    assert!(!activity.bound_clients_by_writer.contains_key(&91));
+    let (probe_conn_id, _rx) = pool.registry.register().await;
+    assert!(
+        !pool.registry
+            .bind_writer(
+                probe_conn_id,
+                blocked_writer_id,
+                ConnMeta {
+                    target_dc: 2,
+                    client_addr: SocketAddr::new(IpAddr::V4(Ipv4Addr::LOCALHOST), 6400),
+                    our_addr: SocketAddr::new(IpAddr::V4(Ipv4Addr::LOCALHOST), 443),
+                    proto_flags: 0,
+                },
+            )
+            .await
+    );
+    let _ = pool.registry.unregister(probe_conn_id).await;
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn reap_draining_writers_overflow_closes_oldest_non_empty_writers() {
     let pool = make_pool(2).await;

src/transport/middle_proxy/pool_writer.rs

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use bytes::Bytes;
 use bytes::BytesMut;
 use rand::Rng;
 use tokio::sync::mpsc;
+use tokio::sync::mpsc::error::TrySendError;
 use tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken;
 use tracing::{debug, info, warn};
 
@@ -491,11 +492,9 @@ impl MePool {
     }
 
     pub(crate) async fn remove_writer_and_close_clients(self: &Arc<Self>, writer_id: u64) {
-        let conns = self.remove_writer_only(writer_id).await;
-        for bound in conns {
-            let _ = self.registry.route(bound.conn_id, super::MeResponse::Close).await;
-            let _ = self.registry.unregister(bound.conn_id).await;
-        }
+        // Full client cleanup now happens inside `registry.writer_lost` to keep
+        // writer reap/remove paths strictly non-blocking per connection.
+        let _ = self.remove_writer_only(writer_id).await;
     }
 
     async fn remove_writer_only(self: &Arc<Self>, writer_id: u64) -> Vec<BoundConn> {
@@ -525,6 +524,11 @@ impl MePool {
                 self.conn_count.fetch_sub(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
             }
         }
+        // State invariant:
+        // - writer is removed from `self.writers` (pool visibility),
+        // - writer is removed from registry routing/binding maps via `writer_lost`.
+        // The close command below is only a best-effort accelerator for task shutdown.
+        // Cleanup progress must never depend on command-channel availability.
         let conns = self.registry.writer_lost(writer_id).await;
         {
             let mut tracker = self.ping_tracker.lock().await;
@@ -532,7 +536,25 @@ impl MePool {
         }
         self.rtt_stats.lock().await.remove(&writer_id);
         if let Some(tx) = close_tx {
-            let _ = tx.send(WriterCommand::Close).await;
+            match tx.try_send(WriterCommand::Close) {
+                Ok(()) => {}
+                Err(TrySendError::Full(_)) => {
+                    self.stats.increment_me_writer_close_signal_drop_total();
+                    self.stats
+                        .increment_me_writer_close_signal_channel_full_total();
+                    debug!(
+                        writer_id,
+                        "Skipping close signal for removed writer: command channel is full"
+                    );
+                }
+                Err(TrySendError::Closed(_)) => {
+                    self.stats.increment_me_writer_close_signal_drop_total();
+                    debug!(
+                        writer_id,
+                        "Skipping close signal for removed writer: command channel is closed"
+                    );
+                }
+            }
         }
         if trigger_refill
             && let Some(addr) = removed_addr

src/transport/middle_proxy/reader.rs

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use bytes::{Bytes, BytesMut};
 use tokio::io::AsyncReadExt;
 use tokio::net::TcpStream;
 use tokio::sync::{Mutex, mpsc};
+use tokio::sync::mpsc::error::TrySendError;
 use tokio_util::sync::CancellationToken;
 use tracing::{debug, trace, warn};
 
@@ -173,12 +174,12 @@ pub(crate) async fn reader_loop(
             } else if pt == RPC_CLOSE_EXT_U32 && body.len() >= 8 {
                 let cid = u64::from_le_bytes(body[0..8].try_into().unwrap());
                 debug!(cid, "RPC_CLOSE_EXT from ME");
-                reg.route(cid, MeResponse::Close).await;
+                let _ = reg.route_nowait(cid, MeResponse::Close).await;
                 reg.unregister(cid).await;
             } else if pt == RPC_CLOSE_CONN_U32 && body.len() >= 8 {
                 let cid = u64::from_le_bytes(body[0..8].try_into().unwrap());
                 debug!(cid, "RPC_CLOSE_CONN from ME");
-                reg.route(cid, MeResponse::Close).await;
+                let _ = reg.route_nowait(cid, MeResponse::Close).await;
                 reg.unregister(cid).await;
             } else if pt == RPC_PING_U32 && body.len() >= 8 {
                 let ping_id = i64::from_le_bytes(body[0..8].try_into().unwrap());
@@ -186,13 +187,15 @@ pub(crate) async fn reader_loop(
                 let mut pong = Vec::with_capacity(12);
                 pong.extend_from_slice(&RPC_PONG_U32.to_le_bytes());
                 pong.extend_from_slice(&ping_id.to_le_bytes());
-                if tx
-                    .send(WriterCommand::DataAndFlush(Bytes::from(pong)))
-                    .await
-                    .is_err()
-                {
-                    warn!("PONG send failed");
-                    break;
+                match tx.try_send(WriterCommand::DataAndFlush(Bytes::from(pong))) {
+                    Ok(()) => {}
+                    Err(TrySendError::Full(_)) => {
+                        debug!(ping_id, "PONG dropped: writer command channel is full");
+                    }
+                    Err(TrySendError::Closed(_)) => {
+                        warn!("PONG send failed: writer channel closed");
+                        break;
+                    }
                 }
             } else if pt == RPC_PONG_U32 && body.len() >= 8 {
                 let ping_id = i64::from_le_bytes(body[0..8].try_into().unwrap());
@@ -232,6 +235,13 @@ async fn send_close_conn(tx: &mpsc::Sender<WriterCommand>, conn_id: u64) {
     let mut p = Vec::with_capacity(12);
     p.extend_from_slice(&RPC_CLOSE_CONN_U32.to_le_bytes());
     p.extend_from_slice(&conn_id.to_le_bytes());
-
-    let _ = tx.send(WriterCommand::DataAndFlush(Bytes::from(p))).await;
+    match tx.try_send(WriterCommand::DataAndFlush(Bytes::from(p))) {
+        Ok(()) => {}
+        Err(TrySendError::Full(_)) => {
+            debug!(conn_id, "ME close_conn signal skipped: writer command channel is full");
+        }
+        Err(TrySendError::Closed(_)) => {
+            debug!(conn_id, "ME close_conn signal skipped: writer command channel is closed");
+        }
+    }
 }

src/transport/middle_proxy/registry.rs

@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ impl ConnRegistry {
         None
     }
 
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
     pub async fn route(&self, id: u64, resp: MeResponse) -> RouteResult {
         let tx = {
             let inner = self.inner.read().await;
@@ -445,30 +446,38 @@ impl ConnRegistry {
     }
 
     pub async fn writer_lost(&self, writer_id: u64) -> Vec<BoundConn> {
-        let mut inner = self.inner.write().await;
-        inner.writers.remove(&writer_id);
-        inner.last_meta_for_writer.remove(&writer_id);
-        inner.writer_idle_since_epoch_secs.remove(&writer_id);
-        let conns = inner
-            .conns_for_writer
-            .remove(&writer_id)
-            .unwrap_or_default()
-            .into_iter()
-            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
-
+        let mut close_txs = Vec::<mpsc::Sender<MeResponse>>::new();
         let mut out = Vec::new();
-        for conn_id in conns {
-            if inner.writer_for_conn.get(&conn_id).copied() != Some(writer_id) {
-                continue;
-            }
-            inner.writer_for_conn.remove(&conn_id);
-            if let Some(m) = inner.meta.get(&conn_id) {
-                out.push(BoundConn {
-                    conn_id,
-                    meta: m.clone(),
-                });
+        {
+            let mut inner = self.inner.write().await;
+            inner.writers.remove(&writer_id);
+            inner.last_meta_for_writer.remove(&writer_id);
+            inner.writer_idle_since_epoch_secs.remove(&writer_id);
+            let conns = inner
+                .conns_for_writer
+                .remove(&writer_id)
+                .unwrap_or_default()
+                .into_iter()
+                .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
+            for conn_id in conns {
+                if inner.writer_for_conn.get(&conn_id).copied() != Some(writer_id) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                inner.writer_for_conn.remove(&conn_id);
+                if let Some(client_tx) = inner.map.remove(&conn_id) {
+                    close_txs.push(client_tx);
+                }
+                if let Some(meta) = inner.meta.remove(&conn_id) {
+                    out.push(BoundConn { conn_id, meta });
+                }
             }
         }
+
+        for client_tx in close_txs {
+            let _ = client_tx.try_send(MeResponse::Close);
+        }
+
         out
     }
 
@@ -491,6 +500,7 @@ impl ConnRegistry {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use std::net::{IpAddr, Ipv4Addr, SocketAddr};
+    use std::time::Duration;
 
     use super::ConnMeta;
     use super::ConnRegistry;
@@ -663,6 +673,39 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(registry.is_writer_empty(20).await);
     }
 
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn writer_lost_removes_bound_conn_from_registry_and_signals_close() {
+        let registry = ConnRegistry::new();
+        let (conn_id, mut rx) = registry.register().await;
+        let (writer_tx, _writer_rx) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel(8);
+        registry.register_writer(10, writer_tx).await;
+        let addr = SocketAddr::new(IpAddr::V4(Ipv4Addr::LOCALHOST), 443);
+
+        assert!(
+            registry
+                .bind_writer(
+                    conn_id,
+                    10,
+                    ConnMeta {
+                        target_dc: 2,
+                        client_addr: addr,
+                        our_addr: addr,
+                        proto_flags: 0,
+                    },
+                )
+                .await
+        );
+
+        let lost = registry.writer_lost(10).await;
+        assert_eq!(lost.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(lost[0].conn_id, conn_id);
+        assert!(registry.get_writer(conn_id).await.is_none());
+        assert!(registry.get_meta(conn_id).await.is_none());
+        assert_eq!(registry.unregister(conn_id).await, None);
+        let close = tokio::time::timeout(Duration::from_millis(50), rx.recv()).await;
+        assert!(matches!(close, Ok(Some(MeResponse::Close))));
+    }
+
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn bind_writer_rejects_unregistered_writer() {
         let registry = ConnRegistry::new();

src/transport/middle_proxy/send.rs

@@ -643,13 +643,19 @@ impl MePool {
             let mut p = Vec::with_capacity(12);
             p.extend_from_slice(&RPC_CLOSE_EXT_U32.to_le_bytes());
             p.extend_from_slice(&conn_id.to_le_bytes());
-            if w.tx
-                .send(WriterCommand::DataAndFlush(Bytes::from(p)))
-                .await
-                .is_err()
-            {
-                debug!("ME close write failed");
-                self.remove_writer_and_close_clients(w.writer_id).await;
+            match w.tx.try_send(WriterCommand::DataAndFlush(Bytes::from(p))) {
+                Ok(()) => {}
+                Err(TrySendError::Full(_)) => {
+                    debug!(
+                        conn_id,
+                        writer_id = w.writer_id,
+                        "ME close skipped: writer command channel is full"
+                    );
+                }
+                Err(TrySendError::Closed(_)) => {
+                    debug!("ME close write failed");
+                    self.remove_writer_and_close_clients(w.writer_id).await;
+                }
             }
         } else {
             debug!(conn_id, "ME close skipped (writer missing)");
@@ -666,8 +672,12 @@ impl MePool {
             p.extend_from_slice(&conn_id.to_le_bytes());
             match w.tx.try_send(WriterCommand::DataAndFlush(Bytes::from(p))) {
                 Ok(()) => {}
-                Err(TrySendError::Full(cmd)) => {
-                    let _ = tokio::time::timeout(Duration::from_millis(50), w.tx.send(cmd)).await;
+                Err(TrySendError::Full(_)) => {
+                    debug!(
+                        conn_id,
+                        writer_id = w.writer_id,
+                        "ME close_conn skipped: writer command channel is full"
+                    );
                 }
                 Err(TrySendError::Closed(_)) => {
                     debug!(conn_id, "ME close_conn skipped: writer channel closed");