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  • cuOpt's C++ logger writes console output (log_to_console == true, the common case) directly to std::cout, which performs a raw write to the process's native stdout file descriptor -- completely bypassing Java's System.out.
  • In the Java bindings, that corrupts Maven Surefire's forked-JVM communication protocol, which also multiplexes over stdout. Depending on whether a log line happens to land mid-frame, this shows up as anything from a harmless Corrupted channel by directly writing to native stream warning to a full VM crash or System.exit called? failure that fails every remaining test in that fork.
  • This is not new: the same warning already fires (non-fatally, so far) in the existing java-build CI job today. It surfaced as a hard failure while investigating #1818 (exploratory static-linked classifier JARs), whose java-static-test job hit the race far more reliably than java-build does. Root-caused and reproduced locally by rebuilding libcuopt + the JNI layer and running NativeIntegrationTest directly; see that PR's discussion for the investigation.

Fix

  • Add a console-sink override hook to the shared logger, cuopt::set_console_log_callback (cpp/src/utilities/logger.hpp/.cpp). Unused by default, so behavior for the Python, C, CLI, and server bindings is unchanged.
  • The Java JNI layer (cuopt_jni.cpp) registers a callback (lazily, on first SolverSettings creation, so FindClass runs with the right classloader) that forwards each log line to a new NativeLogSink.onLogLine, which writes it through System.out.
  • Because the line now goes through System.out, Surefire's own interception of that stream (and any other consumer's -- a redirect, a logging bridge) sees it as ordinary Java output rather than a raw native write, so there is nothing left to corrupt its IPC channel.

Second source found and fixed: vendored PSLP

After the fix above, java-static-test still failed occasionally with the same signature. Reproduced locally (stress loop, hit on the first attempt) and read the exact corrupted text straight from Surefire's .dumpstream artifact: PSLP declares problem as infeasible. -- a raw printf in the vendored PSLP presolver (github.com/dance858/PSLP, pinned at v0.0.11).

Root cause: run_presolver() gates every other console message behind stgs->verbose (print_start_message, print_end_message), but calls print_infeas_or_unbnd_message() unconditionally. cuOpt already sets verbose = false when calling PSLP (third_party_presolve.cpp) specifically to keep it silent -- this one line was just missed. The infeasible/unbounded status itself is unaffected: it already flows back to the caller through run_presolver()'s typed return value, not by parsing this printed text.

Filed and fixed upstream: dance858/PSLP#55. Until a release containing it is available, cpp/CMakeLists.txt patches the vendored v0.0.11 source at fetch time via a new PATCH_COMMAND on PSLP's FetchContent_Declare (patch file at cpp/cmake/patches/pslp/respect_verbose_for_infeasible_message.patch).

Test plan

  • Rebuilt libcuopt (static) and the JNI layer with the NativeLogSink change, in a clean CI-matched conda env; ran NativeIntegrationTest directly via mvn test -Dcuopt.native.dir=....
    • Before: Tests run: 11, Failures: 0, Errors: 0 followed by Corrupted channel by directly writing to native stream in forked JVM 1 for every solver log line (cuOpt version: ..., Setting parameter ..., Solving a problem with ...).
    • After: same 11/11 pass, zero occurrences of Corrupted channel.
  • Ran the full Java suite (35 tests) with just the NativeLogSink fix: all pass, but one residual Corrupted channel warning remained, traced to PSLP's printf (see above).
  • After adding the PSLP patch: rebuilt libcuopt_static + the JNI layer with the patch applied (confirmed applied by inspecting the fetched source), and ran the full Java suite in a loop 50 times, including ProblemIntegrationTest's infeasible-solve case which is what exercises this exact code path. All 50 runs passed with zero Corrupted channel occurrences.
  • java-build CI passes with no Corrupted channel warning at all.

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cuOpt's C++ logger writes console output directly to std::cout when
log_to_console is enabled (the common case), bypassing Java's
System.out entirely. In the Java bindings, that raw write to the
process's native stdout stream corrupts Maven Surefire's forked-JVM
IPC protocol, which also uses stdout as its channel -- intermittently
turning a passing test run into a reported "VM crash" depending on
whether a log line happens to interleave with a protocol frame.
Reproduced locally: NativeIntegrationTest's PDLP/MIP solves reliably
trigger Surefire's "Corrupted channel by directly writing to native
stream" warning, occasionally escalating to a hard failure.

Add a console-sink override hook to the shared logger
(set_console_log_callback), used only when a caller registers one;
behavior for the Python, C, CLI, and server bindings is unchanged.
The Java JNI layer registers a callback that forwards each log line to
a new NativeLogSink.onLogLine, which writes it through System.out --
letting Surefire (and any other System.out interceptor, e.g. a
redirect or logging bridge) see it like ordinary Java output instead
of a raw native write.

Known residual gap: PSLP, a vendored third-party presolver linked
into libcuopt, prints its own status lines directly via printf and
does not go through cuopt's logger, so it is not covered by this
callback. It surfaces far less often than the fix's scope (only a
short presolve status line, versus the solver's console banner and
progress log on every solve), but is a separate, harder fix
(patching or forking the vendored library) tracked separately.

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The logger now supports a synchronized optional callback. The JNI layer forwards native log lines to System.out. The PSLP dependency now suppresses infeasible and unbounded diagnostics when verbose mode is disabled.

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Console logging integration

Layer / File(s) Summary
Native console callback configuration
cpp/src/utilities/logger.hpp, cpp/src/utilities/logger.cpp
Adds the callback type and setter. Synchronized state selects the registered callback or std::cout.
JNI Java log sink registration
java/cuopt/src/main/java/.../NativeLogSink.java, java/cuopt/src/main/native/cuopt_jni.cpp
Adds the Java output sink and lazily registers it before solver settings creation. JNI callback handling covers missing Java members, thread attachment, and Java exceptions.

PSLP diagnostic output control

Layer / File(s) Summary
PSLP verbose diagnostic patch
cpp/CMakeLists.txt, cpp/cmake/patches/pslp/respect_verbose_for_infeasible_message.patch
Applies a local PSLP v0.0.11 patch. The patch gates infeasible and unbounded messages on verbose while preserving presolver status returns.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to dba05

The change reroutes native logs through Java and patches a vendored presolver output path. At the current head, a JNI allocation failure can leave a pending exception, and the dependency patch can be skipped silently, allowing native output to corrupt Java process communication; these risks should be fixed or explicitly accepted before merging.

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console_log_callback in cpp/src/utilities/logger.cpp: verify callback
installation, delivery, and nullptr fallback; add binding-level coverage in
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Comment on lines +65 to +75
void set_console_log_callback(log_console_callback_t callback)
{
std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(g_console_callback_mutex);
g_console_callback = callback;
}

static log_console_callback_t console_log_callback()
{
std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(g_console_callback_mutex);
return g_console_callback;
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Add regression tests for the console logging bridge.

  • cpp/src/utilities/logger.cpp#L65-L75: Add gtest coverage for callback installation, callback delivery, and the nullptr fallback.
  • java/cuopt/src/main/native/cuopt_jni.cpp#L389-L430: Add binding-level coverage that verifies native console output reaches NativeLogSink through System.out.

As per coding guidelines: “Add unit tests. Please refer to cpp/src/tests for examples of unit tests on C and C++ using gtest.”

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In `@cpp/src/utilities/logger.cpp` around lines 65 - 75, Add gtest coverage for
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Comment on lines +397 to +406
jstring line = env->NewStringUTF(message);
if (line != nullptr) {
env->CallStaticVoidMethod(g_log_sink_class, g_log_sink_method, line);
// A logging call is not the place to raise a Java exception; drop it rather than leave it
// pending for whatever JNI call happens to run next on this thread.
if (env->ExceptionCheck() == JNI_TRUE) { env->ExceptionClear(); }
env->DeleteLocalRef(line);
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if (detach) { g_jvm->DetachCurrentThread(); }

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CI Test Summary

✅ All 31 test job(s) passed.

Root-caused the residual Corrupted channel failures still hitting
java-static-test after the NativeLogSink fix: PSLP v0.0.11's
run_presolver() gates every other console message behind
stgs->verbose (print_start_message, print_end_message), but calls
print_infeas_or_unbnd_message() unconditionally when it detects the
problem is infeasible or unbounded. cuOpt already sets verbose =
false when calling PSLP (third_party_presolve.cpp), specifically to
keep it silent, so this one line slips through despite that and
writes straight to the process's native stdout -- bypassing
System.out exactly like the raw write NativeLogSink was built to
intercept, and corrupting Surefire's forked-JVM protocol the same
way.

The infeasible/unbounded status itself is unaffected: it already
flows back to the caller through run_presolver()'s typed return
value, not by parsing this printed text, so cuOpt's own (properly
routed) status reporting is unchanged.

Filed and fixed upstream: dance858/PSLP#55.
Until a release containing it is available, patch the vendored
v0.0.11 source at fetch time via a new PATCH_COMMAND on PSLP's
FetchContent_Declare.

Verified locally: rebuilt libcuopt_static + the JNI layer with the
patch applied (confirmed via the fetched source) and ran the full
Java suite, including ProblemIntegrationTest's infeasible-solve case
which is what triggers this code path, 50 times in a loop. Every run
passed with zero "Corrupted channel" occurrences (previously this
reproduced on the very first attempt).

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Comment thread cpp/CMakeLists.txt
GIT_REPOSITORY "https://github.com/dance858/PSLP.git"
GIT_TAG "v0.0.11"
GIT_PROGRESS TRUE
PATCH_COMMAND sh -c "git apply --check '${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/patches/pslp/respect_verbose_for_infeasible_message.patch' 2>/dev/null && git apply '${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/patches/pslp/respect_verbose_for_infeasible_message.patch'; true"

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Fail configuration when the PSLP patch cannot be applied.

The trailing ; true always returns success after git apply --check or git apply fails. FetchContent_MakeAvailable(pslp) can then continue with unpatched PSLP, leaving its native stdout output enabled. Remove the unconditional success.

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trailing unconditional “true” so git apply --check or git apply failures
propagate and fail configuration, preserving the intended patched-PSLP
requirement.

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