Revert #3755

service/history/shard/context_impl.go

@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ import (
 	commonpb "go.temporal.io/api/common/v1"
 	"go.temporal.io/api/enums/v1"
 	"go.temporal.io/api/serviceerror"
-	"go.uber.org/multierr"
 	"golang.org/x/exp/maps"
 
 	"go.temporal.io/server/api/adminservice/v1"
@@ -1446,7 +1445,8 @@ func (s *ContextImpl) handleReadError(err error) error {
 	case *persistence.ShardOwnershipLostError:
 		// Shard is stolen, trigger shutdown of history engine.
 		// Handling of max read level doesn't matter here.
-		return multierr.Combine(err, s.transition(contextRequestStop{}))
+		_ = s.transition(contextRequestStop{})
+		return err
 
 	default:
 		return err
@@ -1480,7 +1480,8 @@ func (s *ContextImpl) handleWriteErrorAndUpdateMaxReadLevelLocked(err error, new
 	case *persistence.ShardOwnershipLostError:
 		// Shard is stolen, trigger shutdown of history engine.
 		// Handling of max read level doesn't matter here.
-		return multierr.Combine(err, s.transition(contextRequestStop{}))
+		_ = s.transition(contextRequestStop{})
+		return err
 
 	default:
 		// We have no idea if the write failed or will eventually make it to persistence. Try to re-acquire
@@ -1489,7 +1490,8 @@ func (s *ContextImpl) handleWriteErrorAndUpdateMaxReadLevelLocked(err error, new
 		// reliably check the outcome by performing a read. If we fail, we'll shut down the shard.
 		// Note that reacquiring the shard will cause the max read level to be updated
 		// to the new range (i.e. past newMaxReadLevel).
-		return multierr.Combine(err, s.transition(contextRequestLost{}))
+		_ = s.transition(contextRequestLost{})
+		return err
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1512,24 +1514,18 @@ func (s *ContextImpl) createEngine() Engine {
 
 // start should only be called by the controller.
 func (s *ContextImpl) start() {
-	if err := s.transition(contextRequestAcquire{}); err != nil {
-		s.contextTaggedLogger.Error("Failed to start shard", tag.Error(err))
-	}
+	_ = s.transition(contextRequestAcquire{})
 }
 
 func (s *ContextImpl) Unload() {
-	if err := s.transition(contextRequestStop{}); err != nil {
-		s.contextTaggedLogger.Error("Failed to unload shard", tag.Error(err))
-	}
+	_ = s.transition(contextRequestStop{})
 }
 
 // finishStop should only be called by the controller.
 func (s *ContextImpl) finishStop() {
 	// After this returns, engineFuture.Set may not be called anymore, so if we don't get see
 	// an Engine here, we won't ever have one.
-	if err := s.transition(contextRequestFinishStop{}); err != nil {
-		s.contextTaggedLogger.Error("Failed to stop shard", tag.Error(err))
-	}
+	_ = s.transition(contextRequestFinishStop{})
 
 	// use a context that we know is cancelled so that this doesn't block
 	engine, _ := s.engineFuture.Get(s.lifecycleCtx)
@@ -2034,9 +2030,7 @@ func (s *ContextImpl) acquireShard() {
 
 		// On any error, initiate shutting down the shard. If we already changed state
 		// because we got a ShardOwnershipLostError, this won't do anything.
-		if err := s.transition(contextRequestStop{}); err != nil {
-			s.contextTaggedLogger.Error("Error stopping shard", tag.Error(err))
-		}
+		_ = s.transition(contextRequestStop{})
 	}
 }
 

service/history/shard/controller_test.go

@@ -790,9 +790,7 @@ func (s *controllerSuite) TestShardControllerFuzz() {
 			shardID := int32(rand.Intn(int(s.config.NumberOfShards))) + 1
 			switch rand.Intn(5) {
 			case 0:
-				if _, err := s.shardController.GetShardByID(shardID); err != nil {
-					return err
-				}
+				_, _ = s.shardController.GetShardByID(shardID)
 			case 1:
 				if shard, err := s.shardController.GetShardByID(shardID); err == nil {
 					_, _ = shard.GetEngine(ctx)