microsoft / microsoft/VFSForGit

Mac: Improve error handling in PrjFS_WritePlaceholderFile and PrjFS_WritePlaceholderDirectory

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affects: reliability domain: user-mode platform: macOS
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Description

  • Return more specific error codes when mkdir fails
  • If InitializeEmptyPlaceholder fails cleanup the directory or notify VFS4G
  • Add logging to error scenarios

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Research direction

Start by reading PrjFS_WritePlaceholderFile and PrjFS_WritePlaceholderDirectory and tracing their mkdir and InitializeEmptyPlaceholder error paths. Verify how VFS4G is notified and how existing logging and error-code handling work. Done means specific mkdir errors, cleanup or notification after initialization failure, and logging for the listed error scenarios.

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Assessment

Tech stack
csharp, macos
Domain
operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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