microsoft / microsoft/VFSForGit
Mac: detect unloaded kext in running provider
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affects: reliability
platform: macOS
- Dominant language
- C#
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Description
Currently, if we kextunload the PrjFSKext, provider processes keep running as if nothing had happened although their connection to the kext has of course been severed.
We should either block unloading the kext while there are providers connected, or detect the lost connection in the provider and act upon it appropriately.
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First steps
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- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by tracing how provider processes connect to PrjFSKext and what happens after kextunload on Mac. Decide whether unloading should be blocked or the provider should detect the lost connection, then verify providers no longer continue running as if connected.
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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
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100