Update

Author: pskiran1

src/python_be.cc

@@ -2416,6 +2416,33 @@ TRITONBACKEND_ModelInstanceExecute(
   return nullptr;
 }
 
+TRITONBACKEND_ISPEC TRITONSERVER_Error*
+TRITONBACKEND_ModelInstanceReady(TRITONBACKEND_ModelInstance* instance)
+{
+  void* vstate;
+  RETURN_IF_ERROR(TRITONBACKEND_ModelInstanceState(instance, &vstate));
+  ModelInstanceState* instance_state =
+      reinterpret_cast<ModelInstanceState*>(vstate);
+
+  if (!instance_state->Stub()->StubActive()) {
+    return TRITONSERVER_ErrorNew(
+        TRITONSERVER_ERROR_INTERNAL,
+        (std::string("Stub process '") + instance_state->Name() +
+         "' is not alive")
+            .c_str());
+  }
+
+  if (!instance_state->IsStubProcessAlive()) {
+    return TRITONSERVER_ErrorNew(
+        TRITONSERVER_ERROR_INTERNAL,
+        (std::string("Stub process '") + instance_state->Name() +
+         "' is not healthy (unresponsive).")
+            .c_str());
+  }
+
+  return nullptr;
+}
+
 TRITONBACKEND_ISPEC TRITONSERVER_Error*
 TRITONBACKEND_ModelInstanceFinalize(TRITONBACKEND_ModelInstance* instance)
 {

src/stub_launcher.cc

@@ -743,7 +743,24 @@ StubLauncher::StubActive()
   GetExitCodeProcess(stub_pid_.hProcess, &ec);
   return (ec == STILL_ACTIVE);
 #else
-  return (stub_pid_ != 0);
+  if (stub_pid_ == 0) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  int status;
+  pid_t return_pid = waitpid(stub_pid_, &status, WNOHANG);
+  if (return_pid == -1) {
+    // If waitpid fails, it likely means the process no longer exists (ECHILD)
+    stub_pid_ = 0;
+    return false;
+  } else if (return_pid == stub_pid_) {
+    // Process has exited and has been reaped
+    stub_pid_ = 0;
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  // return_pid == 0 means the process is still running
+  return true;
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -824,9 +841,11 @@ StubLauncher::KillStubProcess()
   CloseHandle(stub_pid_.hProcess);
   CloseHandle(stub_pid_.hThread);
 #else
-  kill(stub_pid_, SIGKILL);
-  WaitForStubProcess();
-  stub_pid_ = 0;
+  if (stub_pid_ != 0) {
+    kill(stub_pid_, SIGKILL);
+    WaitForStubProcess();
+    stub_pid_ = 0;
+  }
 #endif
 }