fix(lock): prevent stale distributed object locks (#2633)

crates/e2e_test/src/reliant/grpc_lock_client.rs

@@ -120,11 +120,6 @@ impl LockClient for GrpcLockClient {
             .map_err(|e| LockError::internal(e.to_string()))?
             .into_inner();
 
-        // Check for explicit error first
-        if let Some(error_info) = resp.error_info {
-            return Err(LockError::internal(error_info));
-        }
-
         // Check if the lock acquisition was successful
         if resp.success {
             Ok(LockResponse::success(
@@ -134,7 +129,8 @@ impl LockClient for GrpcLockClient {
         } else {
             // Lock acquisition failed
             Ok(LockResponse::failure(
-                "Lock acquisition failed on remote server".to_string(),
+                resp.error_info
+                    .unwrap_or_else(|| "Lock acquisition failed on remote server".to_string()),
                 std::time::Duration::ZERO,
             ))
         }

crates/e2e_test/src/reliant/grpc_lock_server.rs

@@ -50,6 +50,18 @@ fn lock_result_from_error(error: impl Into<String>) -> GenerallyLockResult {
     }
 }
 
+fn lock_result_from_release(lock_id: &rustfs_lock::LockId, success: bool) -> GenerallyLockResult {
+    if success {
+        GenerallyLockResult {
+            success: true,
+            error_info: None,
+            lock_info: None,
+        }
+    } else {
+        lock_result_from_error(format!("lock not found for release: {lock_id}"))
+    }
+}
+
 /// Minimal NodeService implementation that only supports Lock RPCs
 /// Used for testing distributed lock scenarios with real gRPC
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -102,7 +114,7 @@ impl NodeService for MinimalLockNodeService {
                 let lock_info_json = result.lock_info.as_ref().and_then(|info| serde_json::to_string(info).ok());
                 Ok(Response::new(GenerallyLockResponse {
                     success: result.success,
-                    error_info: None,
+                    error_info: result.error,
                     lock_info: lock_info_json,
                 }))
             }
@@ -131,11 +143,14 @@ impl NodeService for MinimalLockNodeService {
         };
 
         match self.lock_client.release(&args.lock_id).await {
-            Ok(success) => Ok(Response::new(GenerallyLockResponse {
+            Ok(success) => {
-                success,
+                let result = lock_result_from_release(&args.lock_id, success);
-                error_info: None,
+                Ok(Response::new(GenerallyLockResponse {
-                lock_info: None,
+                    success: result.success,
-            })),
+                    error_info: result.error_info,
+                    lock_info: None,
+                }))
+            }
             Err(err) => Ok(Response::new(GenerallyLockResponse {
                 success: false,
                 error_info: Some(format!(
@@ -161,11 +176,14 @@ impl NodeService for MinimalLockNodeService {
         };
 
         match self.lock_client.force_release(&args.lock_id).await {
-            Ok(success) => Ok(Response::new(GenerallyLockResponse {
+            Ok(success) => {
-                success,
+                let result = lock_result_from_release(&args.lock_id, success);
-                error_info: None,
+                Ok(Response::new(GenerallyLockResponse {
-                lock_info: None,
+                    success: result.success,
-            })),
+                    error_info: result.error_info,
+                    lock_info: None,
+                }))
+            }
             Err(err) => Ok(Response::new(GenerallyLockResponse {
                 success: false,
                 error_info: Some(format!(
@@ -271,10 +289,9 @@ impl NodeService for MinimalLockNodeService {
                 Ok(batch_results) => {
                     for (result_idx, success) in batch_results.into_iter().enumerate() {
                         if let Some(request_idx) = valid_indices.get(result_idx) {
-                            results[*request_idx] = GenerallyLockResult {
+                            results[*request_idx] = match lock_ids.get(result_idx) {
-                                success,
+                                Some(lock_id) => lock_result_from_release(lock_id, success),
-                                error_info: None,
+                                None => lock_result_from_error(format!("unlock response index out of range: {result_idx}")),
-                                lock_info: None,
                             };
                         }
                     }

crates/e2e_test/src/reliant/lock.rs

@@ -275,6 +275,41 @@ async fn test_grpc_lock_client_batch_acquire_and_release() {
     handle.abort();
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn test_grpc_lock_client_uses_request_lock_id_and_reports_missing_unlock() {
+    let manager = Arc::new(GlobalLockManager::new());
+    let local_client: Arc<dyn rustfs_lock::LockClient> = Arc::new(LocalClient::with_manager(manager));
+
+    let (addr, handle) = spawn_lock_server(local_client).await.expect("Failed to spawn server");
+    tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(100)).await;
+
+    let grpc_client = GrpcLockClient::new(addr);
+    let request = LockRequest::new(test_resource(), LockType::Exclusive, "owner-a").with_acquire_timeout(Duration::from_secs(2));
+
+    let response = grpc_client.acquire_lock(&request).await.expect("gRPC acquire should succeed");
+    let lock_info = response.lock_info.expect("gRPC acquire should include lock info");
+    assert_eq!(lock_info.id, request.lock_id);
+
+    assert!(
+        grpc_client
+            .release(&request.lock_id)
+            .await
+            .expect("gRPC release should succeed"),
+        "release should find the request lock id"
+    );
+
+    let missing_release = grpc_client
+        .release(&request.lock_id)
+        .await
+        .expect_err("second release should report missing lock");
+    assert!(
+        missing_release.to_string().contains("lock not found for release"),
+        "missing release should preserve server error, got: {missing_release}"
+    );
+
+    handle.abort();
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn test_distributed_lock_4_nodes_grpc_read_write_quorum_split_with_two_failed_nodes() {
     let manager1 = Arc::new(GlobalLockManager::new());

crates/ecstore/src/rpc/remote_locker.rs

@@ -190,11 +190,6 @@ impl LockClient for RemoteClient {
             Err(err) => return Ok(Self::rpc_failure_response(request, &err)),
         };
 
-        // Check for explicit error first
-        if let Some(error_info) = resp.error_info {
-            return Err(LockError::internal(error_info));
-        }
-
         // Check if the lock acquisition was successful
         if resp.success {
             Ok(LockResponse::success(
@@ -204,7 +199,8 @@ impl LockClient for RemoteClient {
         } else {
             // Lock acquisition failed
             Ok(LockResponse::failure(
-                "Lock acquisition failed on remote server".to_string(),
+                resp.error_info
+                    .unwrap_or_else(|| "Lock acquisition failed on remote server".to_string()),
                 std::time::Duration::ZERO,
             ))
         }

crates/lock/src/distributed_lock.rs

@@ -22,13 +22,15 @@ use futures::future::join_all;
 use rustfs_io_metrics::{
     record_read_lock_held_acquire, record_read_lock_held_release, record_write_lock_held_acquire, record_write_lock_held_release,
 };
-use std::sync::{Arc, LazyLock};
+use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::Duration;
-use tokio::sync::mpsc;
 use tokio::task::JoinSet;
-use tracing::warn;
+use tracing::{debug, warn};
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
+const UNLOCK_RETRY_ATTEMPTS: usize = 3;
+const UNLOCK_RETRY_BACKOFF: Duration = Duration::from_millis(100);
+
 /// Generate a new aggregate lock ID for multiple client locks
 fn generate_aggregate_lock_id(resource: &ObjectKey) -> LockId {
     LockId {
@@ -37,45 +39,6 @@ fn generate_aggregate_lock_id(resource: &ObjectKey) -> LockId {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
-struct UnlockJob {
-    /// Entries to release: each (LockId, client) pair will be released independently.
-    entries: Vec<(LockId, Arc<dyn LockClient>)>,
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug)]
-struct UnlockRuntime {
-    tx: mpsc::Sender<UnlockJob>,
-}
-
-// Global unlock runtime with background worker
-static UNLOCK_RUNTIME: LazyLock<UnlockRuntime> = LazyLock::new(|| {
-    // Larger buffer to reduce contention during bursts
-    let (tx, mut rx) = mpsc::channel::<UnlockJob>(8192);
-
-    // Spawn background worker when first used; assumes a Tokio runtime is available
-    tokio::spawn(async move {
-        while let Some(job) = rx.recv().await {
-            // Best-effort release across all (LockId, client) entries.
-            let results = join_all(
-                job.entries
-                    .into_iter()
-                    .map(|(lock_id, client)| async move { client.release(&lock_id).await.unwrap_or(false) }),
-            )
-            .await;
-            let any_ok = results.into_iter().any(|released| released);
-
-            if !any_ok {
-                tracing::warn!("DistributedLockGuard background release failed for one or more entries");
-            } else {
-                tracing::debug!("DistributedLockGuard background released one or more entries");
-            }
-        }
-    });
-
-    UnlockRuntime { tx }
-});
-
 /// A RAII guard for distributed locks that releases the lock asynchronously when dropped.
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct DistributedLockGuard {
@@ -126,47 +89,22 @@ impl DistributedLockGuard {
     }
 
     /// Manually release the lock early.
-    /// This sends a release job to the background worker and then disarms the guard
+    /// This spawns a background release task and then disarms the guard
     /// to prevent double-release on drop.
-    /// Returns true if the lock was released (or was already released), false otherwise.
+    /// Returns true if release was scheduled or the guard was already disarmed.
     pub fn release(&mut self) -> bool {
         if self.disarmed {
             // Lock was already released, return true to indicate lock is in released state
             return true;
         }
 
-        let job = UnlockJob {
+        let entries = self.entries.clone();
-            entries: self.entries.clone(),
+        DistributedLock::spawn_release_cleanup(entries, "distributed_lock_guard_release");
-        };
-
-        // Try a non-blocking send to avoid panics
-        let success = if let Err(err) = UNLOCK_RUNTIME.tx.try_send(job) {
-            // Channel full or closed; best-effort fallback: spawn a detached task
-            let entries = self.entries.clone();
-            tracing::warn!(
-                "DistributedLockGuard channel send failed ({}), spawning fallback unlock task for {} entries",
-                err,
-                entries.len()
-            );
-
-            // If runtime is not available, this will panic; but in RustFS we are inside Tokio contexts.
-            let handle = tokio::spawn(async move {
-                let futures_iter = entries
-                    .into_iter()
-                    .map(|(lock_id, client)| async move { client.release(&lock_id).await.unwrap_or(false) });
-                let _ = join_all(futures_iter).await;
-            });
-            // Explicitly drop the JoinHandle to acknowledge detaching the task.
-            drop(handle);
-            true // Consider it successful even if we had to use fallback
-        } else {
-            true
-        };
 
         // Disarm to prevent double-release on drop
         self.disarmed = true;
         record_lock_held_release(self.lock_type);
-        success
+        true
     }
 }
 
@@ -349,22 +287,64 @@ impl DistributedLock {
         pending
     }
 
-    async fn release_entries(entries: &[(LockId, Arc<dyn LockClient>)], context: &'static str) {
+    async fn release_entries(entries: Vec<(LockId, Arc<dyn LockClient>)>, context: &'static str) {
-        let release_results = join_all(
+        let mut pending = entries;
-            entries
-                .iter()
-                .map(|(lock_id, client)| async move { (lock_id, client.release(lock_id).await) }),
-        )
-        .await;
 
-        for (lock_id, result) in release_results {
+        for attempt in 1..=UNLOCK_RETRY_ATTEMPTS {
-            match result {
+            let release_results = join_all(pending.into_iter().map(|(lock_id, client)| async move {
-                Ok(true) | Ok(false) => {}
+                match client.release(&lock_id).await {
-                Err(err) => {
+                    Ok(true) => None,
-                    tracing::warn!("{context}: failed to release lock {} on client: {}", lock_id, err);
+                    Ok(false) => {
+                        warn!(%lock_id, attempt, context, "distributed unlock did not find lock on client");
+                        Some((lock_id, client))
+                    }
+                    Err(err) => {
+                        warn!(%lock_id, attempt, context, "distributed unlock failed on client: {}", err);
+                        Some((lock_id, client))
+                    }
                 }
+            }))
+            .await;
+
+            pending = release_results.into_iter().flatten().collect();
+            if pending.is_empty() {
+                debug!(attempt, context, "distributed unlock completed");
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if attempt < UNLOCK_RETRY_ATTEMPTS {
+                tokio::time::sleep(UNLOCK_RETRY_BACKOFF * attempt as u32).await;
             }
         }
+
+        warn!(
+            remaining = pending.len(),
+            attempts = UNLOCK_RETRY_ATTEMPTS,
+            context,
+            "distributed unlock left unreleased entries after retry"
+        );
+    }
+
+    fn spawn_release_cleanup(entries: Vec<(LockId, Arc<dyn LockClient>)>, context: &'static str) {
+        if entries.is_empty() {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if let Ok(handle) = tokio::runtime::Handle::try_current() {
+            let join_handle = handle.spawn(async move {
+                Self::release_entries(entries, context).await;
+            });
+            drop(join_handle);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        let join_handle = std::thread::spawn(move || match tokio::runtime::Builder::new_current_thread().enable_all().build() {
+            Ok(runtime) => runtime.block_on(async move {
+                Self::release_entries(entries, context).await;
+            }),
+            Err(err) => warn!(context, "failed to create fallback unlock runtime: {}", err),
+        });
+        drop(join_handle);
     }
 
     fn spawn_pending_cleanup(
@@ -387,9 +367,7 @@ impl DistributedLock {
                             continue;
                         };
 
-                        if let Err(err) = client.release(&lock_id).await {
+                        Self::release_entries(vec![(lock_id, client.clone())], context).await;
-                            tracing::warn!("{context}: failed to cleanup late lock {} on client {}: {}", lock_id, idx, err);
-                        }
                     }
                     Ok((idx, Ok(resp))) => {
                         tracing::debug!(
@@ -506,7 +484,7 @@ impl DistributedLock {
 
             if individual_locks.len() + pending.len() < required_quorum {
                 let rollback_count = individual_locks.len();
-                Self::release_entries(&individual_locks, "distributed_lock_quorum_rollback").await;
+                Self::spawn_release_cleanup(individual_locks.clone(), "distributed_lock_quorum_rollback");
                 if !pending.is_empty() {
                     Self::spawn_pending_cleanup(
                         pending,
@@ -525,7 +503,7 @@ impl DistributedLock {
         }
 
         let rollback_count = individual_locks.len();
-        Self::release_entries(&individual_locks, "distributed_lock_quorum_rollback").await;
+        Self::spawn_release_cleanup(individual_locks.clone(), "distributed_lock_quorum_rollback");
         let resp = LockResponse::failure(
             format!("Failed to acquire quorum: {rollback_count}/{required_quorum} required"),
             Duration::ZERO,

crates/lock/src/namespace/tests.rs

@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@ use super::*;
 use crate::client::{ClientFactory, local::LocalClient};
 use crate::types::LockType;
 use crate::{GlobalLockManager, LockError, LockInfo, LockResponse, LockStats};
-use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::sync::{
+    Arc,
+    atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering},
+};
 use std::time::Duration;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Default)]
@@ -107,6 +110,75 @@ impl crate::client::LockClient for DelayedClient {
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug)]
+struct FlakyReleaseClient {
+    inner: LocalClient,
+    failed_releases_remaining: AtomicUsize,
+    release_attempts: AtomicUsize,
+}
+
+impl FlakyReleaseClient {
+    fn new(manager: Arc<GlobalLockManager>, failed_releases: usize) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            inner: LocalClient::with_manager(manager),
+            failed_releases_remaining: AtomicUsize::new(failed_releases),
+            release_attempts: AtomicUsize::new(0),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn release_attempts(&self) -> usize {
+        self.release_attempts.load(Ordering::SeqCst)
+    }
+}
+
+#[async_trait::async_trait]
+impl crate::client::LockClient for FlakyReleaseClient {
+    async fn acquire_lock(&self, request: &LockRequest) -> crate::Result<LockResponse> {
+        self.inner.acquire_lock(request).await
+    }
+
+    async fn release(&self, lock_id: &LockId) -> crate::Result<bool> {
+        self.release_attempts.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst);
+        if self
+            .failed_releases_remaining
+            .fetch_update(Ordering::SeqCst, Ordering::SeqCst, |remaining| remaining.checked_sub(1))
+            .is_ok()
+        {
+            return Ok(false);
+        }
+
+        self.inner.release(lock_id).await
+    }
+
+    async fn refresh(&self, lock_id: &LockId) -> crate::Result<bool> {
+        self.inner.refresh(lock_id).await
+    }
+
+    async fn force_release(&self, lock_id: &LockId) -> crate::Result<bool> {
+        self.inner.force_release(lock_id).await
+    }
+
+    async fn check_status(&self, lock_id: &LockId) -> crate::Result<Option<LockInfo>> {
+        self.inner.check_status(lock_id).await
+    }
+
+    async fn get_stats(&self) -> crate::Result<LockStats> {
+        self.inner.get_stats().await
+    }
+
+    async fn close(&self) -> crate::Result<()> {
+        self.inner.close().await
+    }
+
+    async fn is_online(&self) -> bool {
+        true
+    }
+
+    async fn is_local(&self) -> bool {
+        true
+    }
+}
+
 fn create_test_object_key(bucket: &str, object: &str) -> ObjectKey {
     ObjectKey {
         bucket: Arc::from(bucket),
@@ -115,6 +187,41 @@ fn create_test_object_key(bucket: &str, object: &str) -> ObjectKey {
     }
 }
 
+async fn wait_until_all_managers_can_write(managers: &[Arc<GlobalLockManager>], resource: ObjectKey) {
+    let deadline = tokio::time::Instant::now() + Duration::from_secs(2);
+
+    loop {
+        let mut guards = Vec::with_capacity(managers.len());
+        let mut all_available = true;
+
+        for (idx, manager) in managers.iter().enumerate() {
+            let local_lock = NamespaceLock::with_local_manager(format!("probe-node-{idx}"), manager.clone());
+            match local_lock
+                .get_write_lock(resource.clone(), "probe-owner", Duration::from_millis(20))
+                .await
+            {
+                Ok(guard) => guards.push(guard),
+                Err(_) => {
+                    all_available = false;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        drop(guards);
+
+        if all_available {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        assert!(
+            tokio::time::Instant::now() < deadline,
+            "distributed lock was not released on all simulated nodes"
+        );
+        tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(20)).await;
+    }
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn test_namespace_lock_new() {
     let client = ClientFactory::create_local();
@@ -174,6 +281,24 @@ async fn test_lock_client_default_batch_acquire_and_release() {
     assert_eq!(released, vec![true, true]);
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn test_local_client_uses_request_lock_id_for_release() {
+    let manager = Arc::new(GlobalLockManager::new());
+    let client = LocalClient::with_manager(manager);
+    let resource = create_test_object_key("bucket", "object");
+    let request = LockRequest::new(resource.clone(), LockType::Exclusive, "owner-a").with_acquire_timeout(Duration::from_secs(1));
+
+    let response = client.acquire_lock(&request).await.unwrap();
+    let lock_info = response.lock_info.expect("successful acquire should return lock info");
+    assert_eq!(lock_info.id, request.lock_id);
+
+    assert!(client.release(&request.lock_id).await.unwrap());
+
+    let second_request = LockRequest::new(resource, LockType::Exclusive, "owner-b").with_acquire_timeout(Duration::from_secs(1));
+    let second_response = client.acquire_lock(&second_request).await.unwrap();
+    assert!(second_response.success);
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn test_namespace_lock_get_resource_key() {
     let client = ClientFactory::create_local();
@@ -488,6 +613,97 @@ async fn test_namespace_lock_distributed_with_clients_and_quorum() {
     drop(guard_b);
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn test_namespace_lock_distributed_eight_node_write_releases_all_nodes() {
+    let managers = (0..8).map(|_| Arc::new(GlobalLockManager::new())).collect::<Vec<_>>();
+    let clients = managers
+        .iter()
+        .map(|manager| Arc::new(LocalClient::with_manager(manager.clone())) as Arc<dyn LockClient>)
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
+    let lock = NamespaceLock::with_clients_and_quorum("eight-node".to_string(), clients, 5);
+    let resource = create_test_object_key("bucket", "object-eight-node");
+
+    let mut guard = lock
+        .get_write_lock(resource.clone(), "owner-a", Duration::from_secs(1))
+        .await
+        .expect("owner-a should acquire write lock across eight simulated nodes");
+
+    let err = lock
+        .get_write_lock(resource.clone(), "owner-b", Duration::from_millis(100))
+        .await
+        .expect_err("owner-b should not acquire while owner-a holds all node locks");
+    let err_str = err.to_string();
+    assert!(
+        err_str.contains("required 5") && err_str.contains("achieved"),
+        "expected 8-node quorum failure below required write quorum, got: {err}"
+    );
+
+    assert!(guard.release(), "distributed guard should enqueue release");
+    wait_until_all_managers_can_write(&managers, resource).await;
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn test_namespace_lock_distributed_unlock_retries_release_false() {
+    let managers = (0..3).map(|_| Arc::new(GlobalLockManager::new())).collect::<Vec<_>>();
+    let flaky_clients = managers
+        .iter()
+        .map(|manager| Arc::new(FlakyReleaseClient::new(manager.clone(), 1)))
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+    let clients = flaky_clients
+        .iter()
+        .map(|client| client.clone() as Arc<dyn LockClient>)
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
+    let lock = NamespaceLock::with_clients("flaky-release".to_string(), clients);
+    let resource = create_test_object_key("bucket", "object-flaky-release");
+
+    let mut guard = lock
+        .get_write_lock(resource.clone(), "owner-a", Duration::from_secs(1))
+        .await
+        .expect("owner-a should acquire write lock before flaky release");
+
+    assert!(guard.release(), "distributed guard should enqueue release");
+    wait_until_all_managers_can_write(&managers, resource).await;
+
+    assert!(
+        flaky_clients.iter().all(|client| client.release_attempts() >= 2),
+        "each simulated node should be retried after an initial false release"
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_namespace_lock_distributed_drop_without_runtime_does_not_panic() {
+    let (manager, resource, guard) = {
+        let runtime = tokio::runtime::Builder::new_current_thread()
+            .enable_all()
+            .build()
+            .expect("test runtime should be created");
+        runtime.block_on(async {
+            let manager = Arc::new(GlobalLockManager::new());
+            let resource = create_test_object_key("bucket", "object-drop-no-runtime");
+            let lock = NamespaceLock::with_clients(
+                "drop-no-runtime".to_string(),
+                vec![Arc::new(LocalClient::with_manager(manager.clone()))],
+            );
+            let guard = lock
+                .get_write_lock(resource.clone(), "owner-a", Duration::from_secs(1))
+                .await
+                .expect("lock should be acquired");
+            (manager, resource, guard)
+        })
+    };
+
+    let drop_result = std::panic::catch_unwind(std::panic::AssertUnwindSafe(|| drop(guard)));
+    assert!(drop_result.is_ok(), "dropping distributed guard without runtime should not panic");
+
+    let runtime = tokio::runtime::Builder::new_current_thread()
+        .enable_all()
+        .build()
+        .expect("test runtime should be created");
+    runtime.block_on(wait_until_all_managers_can_write(&[manager], resource));
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn test_namespace_lock_distributed_read_lock_succeeds_with_two_nodes_one_offline() {
     let manager = Arc::new(GlobalLockManager::new());
@@ -568,6 +784,39 @@ async fn test_namespace_lock_distributed_quorum_failure_rolls_back_successful_no
     drop(guard2);
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn test_namespace_lock_distributed_quorum_rollback_retries_release_false() {
+    let managers = (0..2).map(|_| Arc::new(GlobalLockManager::new())).collect::<Vec<_>>();
+    let flaky_clients = managers
+        .iter()
+        .map(|manager| Arc::new(FlakyReleaseClient::new(manager.clone(), 1)))
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+    let clients = vec![
+        flaky_clients[0].clone() as Arc<dyn LockClient>,
+        flaky_clients[1].clone() as Arc<dyn LockClient>,
+        Arc::new(FailingClient) as Arc<dyn LockClient>,
+    ];
+    let resource = create_test_object_key("bucket", "object-rollback-retry");
+    let lock = NamespaceLock::with_clients_and_quorum("rollback-retry".to_string(), clients, 3);
+
+    let err = lock
+        .get_write_lock(resource.clone(), "owner-a", Duration::from_millis(100))
+        .await
+        .expect_err("write lock should fail when quorum requires the offline node");
+
+    let err_str = err.to_string().to_lowercase();
+    assert!(
+        err_str.contains("quorum") || err_str.contains("not reached"),
+        "expected quorum error, got: {err}"
+    );
+    wait_until_all_managers_can_write(&managers, resource).await;
+
+    assert!(
+        flaky_clients.iter().all(|client| client.release_attempts() >= 2),
+        "rollback should retry node releases that initially returned false"
+    );
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn test_namespace_lock_distributed_even_node_read_write_quorum_split() {
     let manager1 = Arc::new(GlobalLockManager::new());

rustfs/src/storage/rpc/lock.rs

@@ -30,6 +30,18 @@ fn lock_result_from_error(error: impl Into<String>) -> GenerallyLockResult {
     }
 }
 
+fn lock_result_from_release(lock_id: &rustfs_lock::LockId, success: bool) -> GenerallyLockResult {
+    if success {
+        GenerallyLockResult {
+            success: true,
+            error_info: None,
+            lock_info: None,
+        }
+    } else {
+        lock_result_from_error(format!("lock not found for release: {lock_id}"))
+    }
+}
+
 impl NodeService {
     pub(super) async fn handle_refresh(
         &self,
@@ -71,12 +83,15 @@ impl NodeService {
         };
 
         let lock_client = self.get_lock_client()?;
-        match lock_client.release(&args.lock_id).await {
+        match lock_client.force_release(&args.lock_id).await {
-            Ok(_) => Ok(Response::new(GenerallyLockResponse {
+            Ok(success) => {
-                success: true,
+                let result = lock_result_from_release(&args.lock_id, success);
-                error_info: None,
+                Ok(Response::new(GenerallyLockResponse {
-                lock_info: None,
+                    success: result.success,
-            })),
+                    error_info: result.error_info,
+                    lock_info: None,
+                }))
+            }
             Err(err) => Ok(Response::new(GenerallyLockResponse {
                 success: false,
                 error_info: Some(format!(
@@ -106,11 +121,14 @@ impl NodeService {
 
         let lock_client = self.get_lock_client()?;
         match lock_client.release(&args.lock_id).await {
-            Ok(_) => Ok(Response::new(GenerallyLockResponse {
+            Ok(success) => {
-                success: true,
+                let result = lock_result_from_release(&args.lock_id, success);
-                error_info: None,
+                Ok(Response::new(GenerallyLockResponse {
-                lock_info: None,
+                    success: result.success,
-            })),
+                    error_info: result.error_info,
+                    lock_info: None,
+                }))
+            }
             Err(err) => Ok(Response::new(GenerallyLockResponse {
                 success: false,
                 error_info: Some(format!(
@@ -146,7 +164,7 @@ impl NodeService {
                 let lock_info_json = result.lock_info.as_ref().and_then(|info| serde_json::to_string(info).ok());
                 Ok(Response::new(GenerallyLockResponse {
                     success: result.success,
-                    error_info: None,
+                    error_info: result.error,
                     lock_info: lock_info_json,
                 }))
             }
@@ -230,10 +248,9 @@ impl NodeService {
                 Ok(batch_results) => {
                     for (result_idx, success) in batch_results.into_iter().enumerate() {
                         if let Some(request_idx) = valid_indices.get(result_idx) {
-                            results[*request_idx] = GenerallyLockResult {
+                            results[*request_idx] = match lock_ids.get(result_idx) {
-                                success,
+                                Some(lock_id) => lock_result_from_release(lock_id, success),
-                                error_info: None,
+                                None => lock_result_from_error(format!("unlock response index out of range: {result_idx}")),
-                                lock_info: None,
                             };
                         }
                     }
@@ -249,3 +266,38 @@ impl NodeService {
         Ok(Response::new(BatchGenerallyLockResponse { results }))
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    fn test_lock_id() -> rustfs_lock::LockId {
+        rustfs_lock::LockRequest::new(rustfs_lock::ObjectKey::new("bucket", "object"), rustfs_lock::LockType::Exclusive, "owner")
+            .lock_id
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn lock_result_from_release_reports_missing_lock() {
+        let lock_id = test_lock_id();
+        let result = lock_result_from_release(&lock_id, false);
+
+        assert!(!result.success);
+        assert!(result.lock_info.is_none());
+        assert!(
+            result
+                .error_info
+                .expect("missing release should include error")
+                .contains("lock not found for release")
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn lock_result_from_response_preserves_lock_failure_error() {
+        let response = rustfs_lock::LockResponse::failure("lock conflict", std::time::Duration::ZERO);
+        let result = lock_result_from_response(response);
+
+        assert!(!result.success);
+        assert_eq!(result.error_info.as_deref(), Some("lock conflict"));
+        assert!(result.lock_info.is_none());
+    }
+}