maintainer: make dispatcher operator admission atomic

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What problem does this PR solve?

Issue Number: close #6069

What is changed and how it works?

This change prevents multiple operators for the same dispatcher from being admitted concurrently.

Previously, AddOperator checked whether an operator already existed under a read lock, released the lock, and registered the new operator later under a write lock. Two concurrent operations, such as an Add and a Move for the same dispatcher, could both pass the initial check. Both operators would then be started and placed in the running queue, even though one overwrote the other in the operator map. This could create the same dispatcher on different TiCDC nodes.

An empty-origin Move is still allowed. If an Add and an empty-origin Move race for the same dispatcher, atomic admission ensures that only one can win. If the Move wins, it proceeds to create the dispatcher only on its destination node.

The barrier handling path is also hardened to accept a dispatcher’s block status only when the reporting node is the dispatcher’s current owner. Statuses from stale or non-owner dispatcher instances are ignored, preventing them from advancing a DDL or sync-point barrier.

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Release note

Fix a race condition that could create duplicate dispatchers and cause downstream data inconsistency.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes
  • Block status updates are now ignored when reported by nodes that do not own the dispatcher.
  • Unknown dispatchers and invalid statuses no longer trigger barrier processing.
  • Operator registration now safely rejects concurrent duplicates.
  • Replica moves are supported when the original node is unspecified.

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Barrier.HandleStatus now ignores unknown or non-owner dispatcher reports. Operator admission now rejects concurrent duplicate IDs while allowing replica-removal replacement. Tests cover ownership, reassignment, atomic admission, and moves from empty origins.

Changes

Dispatcher correctness

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Barrier status ownership validation maintainer/barrier.go, maintainer/barrier_test.go	HandleStatus validates dispatcher ownership before processing block statuses. Tests cover non-owner reports, owner completion reports, dispatcher reassignment, and explicit dispatcher binding.
Operator admission and replacement maintainer/operator/operator_controller.go, maintainer/operator/operator_controller_test.go	Normal additions reject duplicate operator IDs, while replica removal permits replacement. Tests validate atomic duplicate rejection and moves from an empty origin node.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟠 High · up to ab374

A replacement can race with a new admission and leave two operators running for the same dispatcher while only one is tracked, potentially causing the dispatcher to exist on multiple nodes. This correctness risk should be fixed before merging.

Suggested reviewers: hongyunyan, wlwilliamx, 3aceshowhand

Poem

I’m a rabbit guarding the queue,
Checking each owner before I chew.
One operator enters, duplicates wait,
Moves find new homes through the gate.
Barriers stay calm, statuses align—
Hop, hop, correctness is mine!

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 5

✅ Passed checks (5 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The changes address [#6069] by preventing conflicting dispatcher operations and stale statuses that can cause data inconsistency.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The barrier validation changes, operator admission changes, and tests all support preventing the reported dispatcher inconsistency.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	Docstring check was indeterminate for this PR — some files could not be analyzed in time. Not blocking.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely describes the primary change: atomic dispatcher operator admission.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description includes the issue, implementation details, tests, compatibility considerations, documentation prompt, and release note.

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Inline comments:
In `@maintainer/operator/operator_controller.go`:
- Around line 491-512: Make operator replacement atomic across removeReplicaSet
and pushOperatorWithAdmission: preserve the dispatcher ID reservation from
removal through replacement, or reject any unexpected operator admitted after
the old operator was finalized. Update the admission/removal synchronization
around pushOperatorWithAdmission so a concurrent AddOperator cannot be
overwritten while both operators remain active.

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