Extension stuck at "Activating..." because of "await client.reloadConfig();"

I'm running into activation timeouts when trying to compile, and the extension is stuck at `Activating...` in the `Running Extensions` tab.

I've narrowed it down to the call to `await client.reloadConfig();` in `extension.js:184`, which hangs because `this.ls` in `lsp/index.js:155` is not valid, presumably because `client.start();` fails for some reason.

If I comment that line, the timeouts go away.

I'm using Code - OSS, version 1.109.5.

Start by inspecting the call at extension.js:184 and the `this.ls` handling at lsp/index.js:155, then trace why `client.start()` can fail under Code - OSS 1.109.5. Reproduce the activation timeout and verify that the extension no longer remains stuck at `Activating...` when configuration reloads.

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