[cherry-pick] panic due to mark retention task error

[stonezdj]

fixes #20129

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All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests ✅

Project coverage is 45.27%. Comparing base (b7b8847) to head (f5f8130).

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##           release-2.10.0   #20169       +/-   ##
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- Coverage           67.56%   45.27%   -22.30%     
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  Files                 991      244      -747     
  Lines              109181    13333    -95848     
  Branches             2719     2719               
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- Hits                73768     6036    -67732     
+ Misses              31449     6996    -24453     
+ Partials             3964      301     -3663     

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unittests	45.27% <ø> (-22.30%)	⬇️

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[wy65701436]

lgtm