Compiler crashes when failing to release Mutex

[ViktorHofer]

Error Message

Fill the error message using step by step known issues guidance.

{
  "ErrorMessage": "ReleaseMutex failed. WaitOne Id:",
  "BuildRetry": true,
  "ErrorPattern": "",
  "ExcludeConsoleLog": true
}

Example error:

/__w/1/s/.packages/microsoft.net.compilers.toolset/3.10.0-4.21273.6/tasks/netcoreapp3.1/Microsoft.CSharp.Core.targets(71,5): error MSB3883: Unexpected exception:  [/__w/1/s/src/tasks/installer.tasks/installer.tasks.csproj]
/__w/1/s/.packages/microsoft.net.compilers.toolset/3.10.0-4.21273.6/tasks/netcoreapp3.1/Microsoft.CSharp.Core.targets(71,5): error : One or more errors occurred. (ReleaseMutex failed. WaitOne Id: 14 Release Id: 14) [/__w/1/s/src/tasks/installer.tasks/installer.tasks.csproj]

Build: https://dev.azure.com/dnceng/public/_build/results?buildId=1161146&view=logs&j=1a1e7658-955a-5bfe-8410-74fa4a1a1fbf&t=9528cbd6-a8dd-5006-9c48-38938c12a3af

Configuration: CoreCLR Product Build Linux arm64 release

cc @jkotas @jaredpar @stephentoub

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Build	Definition	Step Name	Console log	Pull Request
1156169	dotnet/runtime	Build product	Log
1152975	dotnet/runtime	Build product	Log
1150230	dotnet/runtime	Build product	Log	#119791
1149986	dotnet/runtime	Build product	Log	#119778
1148476	dotnet/runtime	Build product	Log	#119717
1147783	dotnet/runtime	Build product	Log
1147540	dotnet/runtime	Build	Log
1147467	dotnet/runtime	Build product	Log
1140530	dotnet/runtime	Build product	Log	#119376
1139191	dotnet/runtime	Build product	Log	#119322
1137429	dotnet/runtime	Build product	Log	#115268
1136635	dotnet/runtime	Build product	Log	#119253
1136563	dotnet/runtime	Build product	Log
1135302	dotnet/runtime	Build product	Log	#118371
1134399	dotnet/runtime	Build product	Log	#119189

Summary

24-Hour Hit Count	7-Day Hit Count	1-Month Count
1	3	15

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[jkotas]

Is the exception that it failed with written in some log?

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Issue Details

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/__w/1/s/.packages/microsoft.net.compilers.toolset/3.10.0-4.21273.6/tasks/netcoreapp3.1/Microsoft.CSharp.Core.targets(71,5): error MSB3883: Unexpected exception:  [/__w/1/s/src/tasks/installer.tasks/installer.tasks.csproj]
/__w/1/s/.packages/microsoft.net.compilers.toolset/3.10.0-4.21273.6/tasks/netcoreapp3.1/Microsoft.CSharp.Core.targets(71,5): error : One or more errors occurred. (ReleaseMutex failed. WaitOne Id: 14 Release Id: 14) [/__w/1/s/src/tasks/installer.tasks/installer.tasks.csproj]

Build: https://dev.azure.com/dnceng/public/_build/results?buildId=1161146&view=logs&j=1a1e7658-955a-5bfe-8410-74fa4a1a1fbf&t=9528cbd6-a8dd-5006-9c48-38938c12a3af

Configuration: CoreCLR Product Build Linux arm64 release

cc @jkotas @jaredpar @stephentoub

Author:	ViktorHofer
Assignees:	-
Labels:	area-Microsoft.CSharp, bug, untriaged
Milestone:	6.0.0

[ericstj]

Doesn't appear to be, this is all we have in the binlog https://artprodcus3.artifacts.visualstudio.com/Ab55de4ed-4b5a-4215-a8e4-0a0a5f71e7d8/9ee6d478-d288-47f7-aacc-f6e6d082ae6d/_apis/artifact/cGlwZWxpbmVhcnRpZmFjdDovL2RuY2VuZy9wcm9qZWN0SWQvOWVlNmQ0NzgtZDI4OC00N2Y3LWFhY2MtZjZlNmQwODJhZTZkL2J1aWxkSWQvMTE2MTE0Ni9hcnRpZmFjdE5hbWUvQnVpbGRMb2dzX0NvcmVDTFJfTGludXhfYXJtNjRfcmVsZWFzZQ2/content?format=file&subPath=%2FRelease%2FBuild.binlog

Essentially the same two lines Viktor shared.

[hoyosjs]

So far I can only find that one instance: https://runfo.azurewebsites.net/search/timelines/?q=started%3A%7E7+definition%3Aruntime+message%3A%22%5EReleaseMutex+failed.%22