go: runtime: execution halts with goroutines stuck in `runtime.gopark` (`protocol error E08 during memory read for packet`)

What version of Go are you using (go version)?

go version go1.20.7 darwin/arm64

Does this issue reproduce with the latest release?

Yes.

What operating system and processor architecture are you using (go env)?

GOARCH="arm64"
GOHOSTARCH="arm64"
GOHOSTOS="darwin"

What did you do?

When running continuous profiling on my binary, the entire program halted with all goroutines stuck in runtime.gopark. When disabling profiling, this problem went away.

I posted a similar issue a few months ago (“halt when profiling”) but don’t believe it to be related (https://github.com/golang/go/issues/58798).

  Goroutine 1 - Runtime: /usr/local/go/src/runtime/proc.go:382 runtime.gopark (0x102255ab4) [semacquire 258316338387791]
  Goroutine 2 - Runtime: /usr/local/go/src/runtime/proc.go:382 runtime.gopark (0x102255ab4)
  Goroutine 4 - Runtime: /usr/local/go/src/runtime/proc.go:382 runtime.gopark (0x102255ab4) [debug call]
  Goroutine 5 - Runtime: /usr/local/go/src/runtime/proc.go:382 runtime.gopark (0x102255ab4) [debug call 258796780404375]
  Goroutine 6 - Runtime: /usr/local/go/src/runtime/proc.go:382 runtime.gopark (0x102255ab4) [debug call 258856782846166]
  Goroutine 7 - Runtime: /usr/local/go/src/runtime/proc.go:382 runtime.gopark (0x102255ab4) [debug call 258856782846166]
  Goroutine 8 - Runtime: /usr/local/go/src/runtime/proc.go:382 runtime.gopark (0x102255ab4) [debug call]
  Goroutine 9 - Runtime: /usr/local/go/src/runtime/proc.go:382 runtime.gopark (0x102255ab4) [debug call]
  Goroutine 10 - Runtime: /usr/local/go/src/runtime/proc.go:382 runtime.gopark (0x102255ab4) [chan receive]
  Goroutine 18 - Runtime: /usr/local/go/src/runtime/proc.go:382 runtime.gopark (0x102255ab4) [GC sweep wait]
  Goroutine 19 - Runtime: /usr/local/go/src/runtime/proc.go:382 runtime.gopark (0x102255ab4) [GC scavenge wait]
  Goroutine 20 - Runtime: /usr/local/go/src/runtime/proc.go:382 runtime.gopark (0x102255ab4) [debug call]
  Goroutine 21 - Runtime: /usr/local/go/src/runtime/proc.go:382 runtime.gopark (0x102255ab4) [debug call]
  Goroutine 22 - Runtime: /usr/local/go/src/runtime/proc.go:382 runtime.gopark (0x102255ab4) [debug call]
  Goroutine 23 - Runtime: /usr/local/go/src/runtime/proc.go:382 runtime.gopark (0x102255ab4) [debug call]
  Goroutine 26 - Runtime: /usr/local/go/src/runtime/proc.go:382 runtime.gopark (0x102255ab4) [chan receive 258316338387791]
  Goroutine 33 - Runtime: /usr/local/go/src/runtime/proc.go:382 runtime.gopark (0x102255ab4) [select 258856782846166]
  Goroutine 34 - Runtime: /usr/local/go/src/runtime/proc.go:382 runtime.gopark (0x102255ab4) [finalizer wait]
  Goroutine 36 - Runtime: /usr/local/go/src/runtime/proc.go:382 runtime.gopark (0x102255ab4) [debug call 258316186592916]
  Goroutine 37 - Runtime: /usr/local/go/src/runtime/proc.go:382 runtime.gopark (0x102255ab4) [debug call]
  Goroutine 44 - Runtime: /usr/local/go/src/runtime/proc.go:382 runtime.gopark (0x102255ab4) [select 258316338387791]
  Goroutine 52 - Runtime: /usr/local/go/src/runtime/proc.go:382 runtime.gopark (0x102255ab4) [chan receive 258316338387791]
  Goroutine 54 - Runtime: /usr/local/go/src/runtime/proc.go:382 runtime.gopark (0x102255ab4) [select 258316338387791]
  Goroutine 58 - Runtime: /usr/local/go/src/runtime/proc.go:382 runtime.gopark (0x102255ab4) [IO wait 258316338387791]
  Goroutine 59 - Runtime: /usr/local/go/src/runtime/proc.go:382 runtime.gopark (0x102255ab4) [IO wait 258316338387791]
  Goroutine 61 - Runtime: :0 ??? (0x1ab4ccacc) (thread 7681484)
  Goroutine 62 - Runtime: /usr/local/go/src/runtime/proc.go:382 runtime.gopark (0x102255ab4) [chan receive 258316338387791]
  Goroutine 66 - Runtime: /usr/local/go/src/runtime/proc.go:382 runtime.gopark (0x102255ab4) [select 258316338387791]
  Goroutine 67 - Runtime: /usr/local/go/src/runtime/proc.go:382 runtime.gopark (0x102255ab4) [select]
  Goroutine 68 - Runtime: /usr/local/go/src/runtime/proc.go:382 runtime.gopark (0x102255ab4) [select 258316338387791]
  Goroutine 69 - Runtime: /usr/local/go/src/runtime/proc.go:382 runtime.gopark (0x102255ab4) [select 258316338387791]
  Goroutine 88 - Runtime: /usr/local/go/src/runtime/proc.go:382 runtime.gopark (0x102255ab4) [select]
  Goroutine 340 - Runtime: /usr/local/go/src/runtime/proc.go:382 runtime.gopark (0x102255ab4) [chan receive]
  Goroutine 347 - Runtime: /usr/local/go/src/runtime/proc.go:382 runtime.gopark (0x102255ab4) [select 258362045239291]
  Goroutine 607 - Runtime: /usr/local/go/src/runtime/proc.go:382 runtime.gopark (0x102255ab4) [select 258376783287916]
  Goroutine 619 - Runtime: /usr/local/go/src/runtime/proc.go:382 runtime.gopark (0x102255ab4) [select]
  Goroutine 620 - Runtime: /usr/local/go/src/runtime/proc.go:382 runtime.gopark (0x102255ab4) [select]
  Goroutine 621 - Runtime: /usr/local/go/src/runtime/proc.go:382 runtime.gopark (0x102255ab4) [select]
  Goroutine 622 - Runtime: /usr/local/go/src/runtime/proc.go:382 runtime.gopark (0x102255ab4) [semacquire]
  Goroutine 632 - Runtime: /usr/local/go/src/runtime/proc.go:382 runtime.gopark (0x102255ab4) [select]
  Goroutine 633 - Runtime: /usr/local/go/src/runtime/proc.go:382 runtime.gopark (0x102255ab4) [IO wait]
  Goroutine 634 - Runtime: /usr/local/go/src/runtime/proc.go:382 runtime.gopark (0x102255ab4) [select]
  Goroutine 635 - Runtime: /usr/local/go/src/runtime/proc.go:382 runtime.gopark (0x102255ab4) [chan receive 258316810183875]

What did you expect to see?

I expected profiling to allow the binary to run without issue.

What did you see instead?

Profiling put the binary in a “deadlocked”/“unrecoverable” state.