diff --git a/weed/filer/reader_cache_test.go b/weed/filer/reader_cache_test.go
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+package filer
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// mockChunkCacheForReaderCache implements chunk cache for testing
+type mockChunkCacheForReaderCache struct {
+	data     map[string][]byte
+	hitCount int32
+	mu       sync.Mutex
+}
+
+func newMockChunkCacheForReaderCache() *mockChunkCacheForReaderCache {
+	return &mockChunkCacheForReaderCache{
+		data: make(map[string][]byte),
+	}
+}
+
+func (m *mockChunkCacheForReaderCache) GetChunk(fileId string, minSize uint64) []byte {
+	m.mu.Lock()
+	defer m.mu.Unlock()
+	if d, ok := m.data[fileId]; ok {
+		atomic.AddInt32(&m.hitCount, 1)
+		return d
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (m *mockChunkCacheForReaderCache) ReadChunkAt(data []byte, fileId string, offset uint64) (int, error) {
+	m.mu.Lock()
+	defer m.mu.Unlock()
+	if d, ok := m.data[fileId]; ok && int(offset) < len(d) {
+		atomic.AddInt32(&m.hitCount, 1)
+		n := copy(data, d[offset:])
+		return n, nil
+	}
+	return 0, nil
+}
+
+func (m *mockChunkCacheForReaderCache) SetChunk(fileId string, data []byte) {
+	m.mu.Lock()
+	defer m.mu.Unlock()
+	m.data[fileId] = data
+}
+
+func (m *mockChunkCacheForReaderCache) GetMaxFilePartSizeInCache() uint64 {
+	return 1024 * 1024 // 1MB
+}
+
+func (m *mockChunkCacheForReaderCache) IsInCache(fileId string, lockNeeded bool) bool {
+	m.mu.Lock()
+	defer m.mu.Unlock()
+	_, ok := m.data[fileId]
+	return ok
+}
+
+// TestReaderCacheContextCancellation tests that a reader can cancel its wait
+// while the download continues for other readers
+func TestReaderCacheContextCancellation(t *testing.T) {
+	cache := newMockChunkCacheForReaderCache()
+	
+	// Create a ReaderCache - we can't easily test the full flow without mocking HTTP,
+	// but we can test the context cancellation in readChunkAt
+	rc := NewReaderCache(10, cache, nil)
+	defer rc.destroy()
+
+	// Pre-populate cache to avoid HTTP calls
+	testData := []byte("test data for context cancellation")
+	cache.SetChunk("test-file-1", testData)
+
+	// Test that context cancellation works
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	
+	buffer := make([]byte, len(testData))
+	n, err := rc.ReadChunkAt(ctx, buffer, "test-file-1", nil, false, 0, len(testData), true)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Expected no error, got: %v", err)
+	}
+	if n != len(testData) {
+		t.Errorf("Expected %d bytes, got %d", len(testData), n)
+	}
+
+	// Cancel context and verify it doesn't affect already completed reads
+	cancel()
+	
+	// Subsequent read with cancelled context should still work from cache
+	buffer2 := make([]byte, len(testData))
+	n2, err2 := rc.ReadChunkAt(ctx, buffer2, "test-file-1", nil, false, 0, len(testData), true)
+	// Note: This may or may not error depending on whether it hits cache
+	_ = n2
+	_ = err2
+}
+
+// TestReaderCacheFallbackToChunkCache tests that when a cacher returns n=0, err=nil,
+// we fall back to the chunkCache
+func TestReaderCacheFallbackToChunkCache(t *testing.T) {
+	cache := newMockChunkCacheForReaderCache()
+	
+	// Pre-populate the chunk cache with data
+	testData := []byte("fallback test data that should be found in chunk cache")
+	cache.SetChunk("fallback-file", testData)
+
+	rc := NewReaderCache(10, cache, nil)
+	defer rc.destroy()
+
+	// Read should hit the chunk cache
+	buffer := make([]byte, len(testData))
+	n, err := rc.ReadChunkAt(context.Background(), buffer, "fallback-file", nil, false, 0, len(testData), true)
+	
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Expected no error, got: %v", err)
+	}
+	if n != len(testData) {
+		t.Errorf("Expected %d bytes, got %d", len(testData), n)
+	}
+	
+	// Verify cache was hit
+	if cache.hitCount == 0 {
+		t.Error("Expected chunk cache to be hit")
+	}
+}
+
+// TestReaderCacheMultipleReadersWaitForSameChunk tests that multiple readers
+// can wait for the same chunk download to complete
+func TestReaderCacheMultipleReadersWaitForSameChunk(t *testing.T) {
+	cache := newMockChunkCacheForReaderCache()
+	
+	// Pre-populate cache so we don't need HTTP
+	testData := make([]byte, 1024)
+	for i := range testData {
+		testData[i] = byte(i % 256)
+	}
+	cache.SetChunk("shared-chunk", testData)
+
+	rc := NewReaderCache(10, cache, nil)
+	defer rc.destroy()
+
+	// Launch multiple concurrent readers for the same chunk
+	numReaders := 10
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	errors := make(chan error, numReaders)
+	bytesRead := make(chan int, numReaders)
+
+	for i := 0; i < numReaders; i++ {
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func() {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			buffer := make([]byte, len(testData))
+			n, err := rc.ReadChunkAt(context.Background(), buffer, "shared-chunk", nil, false, 0, len(testData), true)
+			if err != nil {
+				errors <- err
+			}
+			bytesRead <- n
+		}()
+	}
+
+	wg.Wait()
+	close(errors)
+	close(bytesRead)
+
+	// Check for errors
+	for err := range errors {
+		t.Errorf("Reader got error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Verify all readers got the expected data
+	for n := range bytesRead {
+		if n != len(testData) {
+			t.Errorf("Expected %d bytes, got %d", len(testData), n)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// TestReaderCachePartialRead tests reading at different offsets
+func TestReaderCachePartialRead(t *testing.T) {
+	cache := newMockChunkCacheForReaderCache()
+	
+	testData := []byte("0123456789ABCDEFGHIJ")
+	cache.SetChunk("partial-read-file", testData)
+
+	rc := NewReaderCache(10, cache, nil)
+	defer rc.destroy()
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		offset   int64
+		size     int
+		expected []byte
+	}{
+		{"read from start", 0, 5, []byte("01234")},
+		{"read from middle", 5, 5, []byte("56789")},
+		{"read to end", 15, 5, []byte("FGHIJ")},
+		{"read single byte", 10, 1, []byte("A")},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			buffer := make([]byte, tt.size)
+			n, err := rc.ReadChunkAt(context.Background(), buffer, "partial-read-file", nil, false, tt.offset, len(testData), true)
+			
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("Expected no error, got: %v", err)
+			}
+			if n != tt.size {
+				t.Errorf("Expected %d bytes, got %d", tt.size, n)
+			}
+			if string(buffer[:n]) != string(tt.expected) {
+				t.Errorf("Expected %q, got %q", tt.expected, buffer[:n])
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+// TestReaderCacheCleanup tests that old downloaders are cleaned up
+func TestReaderCacheCleanup(t *testing.T) {
+	cache := newMockChunkCacheForReaderCache()
+	
+	// Create cache with limit of 3
+	rc := NewReaderCache(3, cache, nil)
+	defer rc.destroy()
+
+	// Add data for multiple files
+	for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
+		fileId := string(rune('A' + i))
+		data := []byte("data for file " + fileId)
+		cache.SetChunk(fileId, data)
+	}
+
+	// Read from multiple files - should trigger cleanup when exceeding limit
+	for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
+		fileId := string(rune('A' + i))
+		buffer := make([]byte, 20)
+		_, err := rc.ReadChunkAt(context.Background(), buffer, fileId, nil, false, 0, 20, true)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("Read error for file %s: %v", fileId, err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Cache should still work - reads should succeed
+	for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
+		fileId := string(rune('A' + i))
+		buffer := make([]byte, 20)
+		n, err := rc.ReadChunkAt(context.Background(), buffer, fileId, nil, false, 0, 20, true)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("Second read error for file %s: %v", fileId, err)
+		}
+		if n == 0 {
+			t.Errorf("Expected data for file %s, got 0 bytes", fileId)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// TestSingleChunkCacherDoneSignal tests that done channel is always closed
+func TestSingleChunkCacherDoneSignal(t *testing.T) {
+	cache := newMockChunkCacheForReaderCache()
+	rc := NewReaderCache(10, cache, nil)
+	defer rc.destroy()
+
+	// Test that we can read even when data is in cache (done channel should work)
+	testData := []byte("done signal test")
+	cache.SetChunk("done-signal-test", testData)
+
+	// Multiple goroutines reading same chunk
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func() {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			buffer := make([]byte, len(testData))
+			ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
+			defer cancel()
+			
+			n, err := rc.ReadChunkAt(ctx, buffer, "done-signal-test", nil, false, 0, len(testData), true)
+			if err != nil && err != context.DeadlineExceeded {
+				t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
+			}
+			if n == 0 && err == nil {
+				t.Error("Got 0 bytes with no error")
+			}
+		}()
+	}
+
+	// Should complete without hanging
+	done := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() {
+		wg.Wait()
+		close(done)
+	}()
+
+	select {
+	case <-done:
+		// Success
+	case <-time.After(10 * time.Second):
+		t.Fatal("Test timed out - done channel may not be signaled correctly")
+	}
+}
+