Maybe fix the race condition and add more logging.

Penumbra/Collections/Cache/CollectionCache.cs

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+using System.Threading;
 using Penumbra.Api.Enums;
 using Penumbra.String.Classes;
 using Penumbra.Mods.Manager;
@@ -30,7 +31,10 @@ public class CollectionCache : IDisposable
     public readonly  MetaCache                                        Meta;
     public readonly  Dictionary<IMod, SingleArray<ModConflicts>>      _conflicts = new();
 
-    public bool Calculating;
+    public int Calculating = -1;
+
+    public string AnonymizedName
+        => _collection.AnonymizedName;
 
     public IEnumerable<SingleArray<ModConflicts>> AllConflicts
         => _conflicts.Values;
@@ -138,7 +142,7 @@ public class CollectionCache : IDisposable
         => _manager.AddChange(ChangeData.ModRemoval(this, mod, addMetaChanges));
 
     /// <summary> Force a file to be resolved to a specific path regardless of conflicts. </summary>
-    private void ForceFileSync(Utf8GamePath path, FullPath fullPath)
+    internal void ForceFileSync(Utf8GamePath path, FullPath fullPath)
     {
         if (!CheckFullPath(path, fullPath))
             return;
@@ -149,7 +153,7 @@ public class CollectionCache : IDisposable
             ResolvedFiles.Add(path, new ModPath(Mod.ForcedFiles, fullPath));
     }
 
-    internal void ReloadModSync(IMod mod, bool addMetaChanges)
+    private void ReloadModSync(IMod mod, bool addMetaChanges)
     {
         RemoveModSync(mod, addMetaChanges);
         AddModSync(mod, addMetaChanges);
@@ -238,7 +242,7 @@ public class CollectionCache : IDisposable
         {
             ++_collection.ChangeCounter;
             if (mod.TotalManipulations > 0)
-                AddMetaFiles();
+                AddMetaFiles(false);
 
             _manager.MetaFileManager.ApplyDefaultFiles(_collection);
         }
@@ -263,6 +267,8 @@ public class CollectionCache : IDisposable
         if (!CheckFullPath(path, file))
             return;
 
+        try
+        {
             if (ResolvedFiles.TryAdd(path, new ModPath(mod, file)))
             {
                 ModData.AddPath(mod, path);
@@ -281,6 +287,11 @@ public class CollectionCache : IDisposable
                 ModData.AddPath(mod, path);
             }
         }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            Penumbra.Log.Error($"[{Thread.CurrentThread.ManagedThreadId}] Error adding redirection {file} -> {path} for mod {mod.Name} to collection cache {AnonymizedName}:\n{ex}");
+        }
+    }
 
 
     // Remove all empty conflict sets for a given mod with the given conflicts.
@@ -374,8 +385,8 @@ public class CollectionCache : IDisposable
 
 
     // Add all necessary meta file redirects.
-    public void AddMetaFiles()
+    public void AddMetaFiles(bool fromFullCompute)
-        => Meta.SetImcFiles();
+        => Meta.SetImcFiles(fromFullCompute);
 
 
     // Identify and record all manipulated objects for this entire collection.

Penumbra/Collections/Cache/CollectionCacheManager.cs

@@ -81,17 +81,31 @@ public class CollectionCacheManager : IDisposable
     }
 
     public void AddChange(CollectionCache.ChangeData data)
+    {
+        if (data.Cache.Calculating == -1)
         {
             if (_framework.Framework.IsInFrameworkUpdateThread)
                 data.Apply();
             else
                 _changeQueue.Enqueue(data);
         }
+        else if (data.Cache.Calculating == Environment.CurrentManagedThreadId)
+        {
+            data.Apply();
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            _changeQueue.Enqueue(data);
+        }
+    }
 
     /// <summary> Only creates a new cache, does not update an existing one. </summary>
     public bool CreateCache(ModCollection collection)
     {
-        if (collection.HasCache || collection.Index == ModCollection.Empty.Index)
+        if (collection.Index == ModCollection.Empty.Index)
+            return false;
+
+        if (collection._cache != null)
             return false;
 
         collection._cache = new CollectionCache(this, collection);
@@ -115,27 +129,33 @@ public class CollectionCacheManager : IDisposable
         if (collection.Index == 0)
             return;
 
-        Penumbra.Log.Debug($"[{Thread.CurrentThread.ManagedThreadId}] Recalculating effective file list for {collection.AnonymizedName}");
+        Penumbra.Log.Debug($"[{Environment.CurrentManagedThreadId}] Recalculating effective file list for {collection.AnonymizedName}");
         if (!collection.HasCache)
         {
             Penumbra.Log.Error(
-                $"[{Thread.CurrentThread.ManagedThreadId}] Recalculating effective file list for {collection.AnonymizedName} failed, no cache exists.");
+                $"[{Environment.CurrentManagedThreadId}] Recalculating effective file list for {collection.AnonymizedName} failed, no cache exists.");
-            return;
         }
-
+        else if (collection._cache!.Calculating != -1)
+        {
+            Penumbra.Log.Error(
+                $"[{Environment.CurrentManagedThreadId}] Recalculating effective file list for {collection.AnonymizedName} failed, already in calculation on [{collection._cache!.Calculating}].");
+        }
+        else
+        {
             FullRecalculation(collection);
 
             Penumbra.Log.Debug(
-            $"[{Thread.CurrentThread.ManagedThreadId}] Recalculation of effective file list for {collection.AnonymizedName} finished.");
+                $"[{Environment.CurrentManagedThreadId}] Recalculation of effective file list for {collection.AnonymizedName} finished.");
+        }
     }
 
     private void FullRecalculation(ModCollection collection)
     {
         var cache = collection._cache;
-        if (cache == null || cache.Calculating)
+        if (cache is not { Calculating: -1 })
             return;
 
-        cache.Calculating = true;
+        cache.Calculating = Environment.CurrentManagedThreadId;
         try
         {
             cache.ResolvedFiles.Clear();
@@ -152,7 +172,7 @@ public class CollectionCacheManager : IDisposable
             foreach (var mod in _modStorage)
                 cache.AddModSync(mod, false);
 
-            cache.AddMetaFiles();
+            cache.AddMetaFiles(true);
 
             ++collection.ChangeCounter;
 
@@ -160,7 +180,7 @@ public class CollectionCacheManager : IDisposable
         }
         finally
         {
-            cache.Calculating = false;
+            cache.Calculating = -1;
         }
     }
 
@@ -329,12 +349,19 @@ public class CollectionCacheManager : IDisposable
     /// </summary>
     public void CreateNecessaryCaches()
     {
-        Parallel.ForEach(_active.SpecialAssignments.Select(p => p.Value)
+        ModCollection[] caches;
+        // Lock to make sure no race conditions during CreateCache happen.
+        lock (this)
+        {
+            caches = _active.SpecialAssignments.Select(p => p.Value)
                 .Concat(_active.Individuals.Select(p => p.Collection))
                 .Prepend(_active.Current)
                 .Prepend(_active.Default)
                 .Prepend(_active.Interface)
-            .Where(CreateCache), CalculateEffectiveFileListInternal);
+                .Where(CreateCache).ToArray();
+        }
+
+        Parallel.ForEach(caches, CalculateEffectiveFileListInternal);
     }
 
     private void OnModDiscoveryStarted()

Penumbra/Collections/Cache/ImcCache.cs

@@ -17,11 +17,19 @@ public readonly struct ImcCache : IDisposable
     public ImcCache()
     { }
 
-    public void SetFiles(ModCollection collection)
+    public void SetFiles(ModCollection collection, bool fromFullCompute)
+    {
+        if (fromFullCompute)
+        {
+            foreach (var path in _imcFiles.Keys)
+                collection._cache!.ForceFileSync(path, CreateImcPath(collection, path));
+        }
+        else
         {
             foreach (var path in _imcFiles.Keys)
                 collection._cache!.ForceFile(path, CreateImcPath(collection, path));
         }
+    }
 
     public void Reset(ModCollection collection)
     {

Penumbra/Collections/Cache/MetaCache.cs

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public class MetaCache : IDisposable, IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<MetaManipulation,
         _estCache.SetFiles(_manager);
         _gmpCache.SetFiles(_manager);
         _cmpCache.SetFiles(_manager);
-        _imcCache.SetFiles(_collection);
+        _imcCache.SetFiles(_collection, false);
     }
 
     public void Reset()
@@ -167,8 +167,8 @@ public class MetaCache : IDisposable, IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<MetaManipulation,
     }
 
     /// <summary> Set the currently relevant IMC files for the collection cache. </summary>
-    public void SetImcFiles()
+    public void SetImcFiles(bool fromFullCompute)
-        => _imcCache.SetFiles(_collection);
+        => _imcCache.SetFiles(_collection, fromFullCompute);
 
     public MetaList.MetaReverter TemporarilySetEqpFile()
         => _eqpCache.TemporarilySetFiles(_manager);

Penumbra/Collections/Manager/IndividualCollections.Files.cs

@@ -31,15 +31,12 @@ public partial class IndividualCollections
         if (_actorService.Valid)
             return ReadJObjectInternal(obj, storage);
         void Func()
-        {
-            saver.DalamudFramework.RunOnFrameworkThread(() =>
         {
             if (ReadJObjectInternal(obj, storage))
                 saver.ImmediateSave(parent);
             IsLoaded = true;
             Loaded.Invoke();
             _actorService.FinishedCreation -= Func;
-            });
         }
         _actorService.FinishedCreation += Func;
         return false;

Penumbra/Mods/Manager/ModManager.cs

@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public sealed class ModManager : ModStorage, IDisposable
             ScanMods();
 
         _communicator.ModDiscoveryFinished.Invoke();
-        Penumbra.Log.Information("Rediscovered mods.");
+        Penumbra.Log.Information($"Rediscovered {Mods.Count} mods.");
 
         if (ModBackup.MigrateModBackups)
             ModBackup.MigrateZipToPmp(this);