`meta: end_host` returns `rc=2` when run in a rescue block

[spetrosi]

Summary

When I run meta: end_host in a rescue block, Ansible finishes with rc=2. I expect it to exit with rc=0 as usual.

Issue Type

Bug Report

Component Name

meta

Ansible Version

$ ansible --version
ansible [core 2.16.6]
  config file = /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg
  configured module search path = ['/home/spetrosi/.ansible/plugins/modules', '/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
  ansible python module location = /home/spetrosi/.local/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ansible
  ansible collection location = /home/spetrosi/.ansible/collections:/usr/share/ansible/collections
  executable location = /home/spetrosi/.local/bin/ansible
  python version = 3.11.9 (main, Apr 17 2024, 00:00:00) [GCC 13.2.1 20240316 (Red Hat 13.2.1-7)] (/usr/bin/python3)
  jinja version = 3.1.3
  libyaml = True

Configuration

$ ansible-config dump --only-changed -t all
CONFIG_FILE() = /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg
EDITOR(env: EDITOR) = vim

OS / Environment

Fedora 38

Steps to Reproduce

1. Run this playbook to reproduce rc=2:

---
- name: Ensure that the role runs with default parameters
  hosts: all
  tasks:
    - name: Run in a block to clean up afterwards
      block:
        - name: Fail
          fail:
            msg: Test fail
      rescue:
        - name: Assert failure
          assert:
            that: __str in ansible_failed_result.msg
          vars:
            __str: Test fail

        - name: End host
          meta: end_host

2. Assert that rc == 2:

$ echo $?
2

3. Run this playbook that would return rc=0:

---
- name: Ensure that the role runs with default parameters
  hosts: all
  tasks:
    - name: End host
      meta: end_host

2. Assert that rc == 0:

$ echo $?
0

Expected Results

rc == 0 in both cases

Actual Results

rc == 2

Code of Conduct

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Files identified in the description:

• lib/ansible/modules/meta.py

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