fix(windows): os.kill(pid, 0) is NOT a no-op on Windows — route through new _pid_exists helper

On Windows, Python's ``os.kill(pid, 0)`` is NOT a no-op. CPython's
implementation (``Modules/posixmodule.c::os_kill_impl``) treats sig=0
as ``CTRL_C_EVENT`` because the two integer values collide at the C
layer, and routes it through ``GenerateConsoleCtrlEvent(0, pid)`` —
which sends a Ctrl+C to the ENTIRE console process group containing
the target PID, not just the PID itself. Any caller that wanted to
check "is PID X alive" via the classic POSIX ``os.kill(pid, 0)``
idiom was silently killing that process (and often unrelated
processes in the same console group) on Windows. Long-standing
Python Windows quirk; see bpo-14484 (open since 2012).

This manifested in Hermes as: every ``hermes gateway status``
invocation would read the gateway's PID from the PID file, call
``os.kill(pid, 0)`` via ``gateway.status.get_running_pid()`` as a
"liveness check", and instantly terminate the gateway it was trying
to report on. No shutdown log, no traceback, no atexit hook fire,
no exit-diag entry — just silent termination of the detached pythonw
process. "Bot answered one message then stopped typing" was the
characteristic end-user symptom because `os.kill(pid, 0)` fires
mid-response-send and kills the gateway between logs.

Reproduction (verified in this branch before the fix):

  $ hermes gateway start       # gateway alive, PID 37520
  $ hermes gateway status      # reports "No gateway process detected"
  $ tasklist /FI "PID eq 37520"  # INFO: No tasks are running
                                 # — gateway terminated silently

Root-cause fix is a new ``gateway.status._pid_exists(pid)`` helper:

- On Windows: Win32 ``OpenProcess(PROCESS_QUERY_LIMITED_INFORMATION |
  SYNCHRONIZE, False, pid)`` + ``WaitForSingleObject(handle, 0)``
  via ctypes. Zero signal delivery, zero console-group side effects.
  Pins ctypes return types to avoid DWORD-vs-signed-int parse bugs
  on WAIT_TIMEOUT (0x102). Distinguishes ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER
  (PID gone) from ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED (alive but another user).
- On POSIX: the canonical ``os.kill(pid, 0)`` idiom that actually is
  a no-op there.

Then patch every ``os.kill(pid, 0)`` liveness-check callsite to
route through ``_pid_exists`` instead. Total 14 callsites across
11 files; every single one was a latent silent-kill on Windows:

  gateway/run.py:2810      — /restart watcher (inline subprocess)
  gateway/run.py:15195     — --replace wait loop
  gateway/status.py:572    — acquire_gateway_runtime_lock stale check
  gateway/status.py:828    — get_running_pid (THE killer for status)
  gateway/platforms/whatsapp.py:111
  hermes_cli/gateway.py:228, 522, 1012  — gateway-related drain loops
  hermes_cli/kanban_db.py:2826         — _pid_alive was claiming to
                                         be cross-platform but used
                                         os.kill(pid, 0) on Windows
  hermes_cli/main.py:5792        — CLI process-kill polling
  hermes_cli/profiles.py:782     — profile stop wait loop
  plugins/google_meet/process_manager.py:74
  tools/browser_tool.py:1215, 1255  — browser daemon ownership probes
  tools/mcp_tool.py:1255, 3374     — MCP stdio orphan tracking

The watcher source in gateway/run.py:2810 is a multi-line string
that gets spawned as an inline ``python -c "..."`` subprocess, so
it can't import gateway.status. The fix for that callsite inlines
the same ctypes probe directly into the watcher source.

Tested on Windows 10 with the hermes gateway + Telegram bot:
- gateway start → alive
- 5 consecutive ``hermes gateway status`` invocations → gateway
  alive after every one, same PID reported each time (37520, 21952)
- gateway.log shows uninterrupted operation; no spurious shutdown
  entries; cron ticker and kanban dispatcher still running on
  their 60-second cadence
- bot continues answering Telegram messages throughout

Ships alongside an exit-path diagnostic wrapper in
``hermes_cli/gateway.py::run_gateway()`` that captures every way
``asyncio.run(start_gateway(...))`` can return (success, SystemExit,
KeyboardInterrupt, BaseException, atexit) with full traceback to
``logs/gateway-exit-diag.log``. This was used to prove the gateway
was being hard-killed externally (no exit event fired) and should
be kept for future Windows debugging.

Refs: https://bugs.python.org/issue14484
See also: references/windows-subprocess-sigint-storm.md in
the hermes-agent skill.
This commit is contained in:
Teknium 2026-05-08 12:34:27 -07:00
parent ac178b78c4
commit 1cbe399149
11 changed files with 296 additions and 151 deletions

View file

@ -107,12 +107,15 @@ def _kill_stale_bridge_by_pidfile(session_path: Path) -> None:
except OSError:
pass
return
try:
os.kill(pid, 0) # check existence
os.kill(pid, signal.SIGTERM)
logger.info("[whatsapp] Killed stale bridge PID %d from pidfile", pid)
except (ProcessLookupError, PermissionError, OSError):
pass
# ``os.kill(pid, 0)`` is NOT a no-op on Windows (bpo-14484) — use the
# cross-platform existence check before sending a real signal.
from gateway.status import _pid_exists
if _pid_exists(pid):
try:
os.kill(pid, signal.SIGTERM)
logger.info("[whatsapp] Killed stale bridge PID %d from pidfile", pid)
except (ProcessLookupError, PermissionError, OSError):
pass
try:
pid_file.unlink()
except OSError:

View file

@ -2805,10 +2805,36 @@ class GatewayRunner:
pid = int(sys.argv[1])
cmd = sys.argv[2:]
deadline = time.monotonic() + 120
while time.monotonic() < deadline:
def _alive(p):
# On Windows, os.kill(pid, 0) is NOT a no-op — it maps to
# GenerateConsoleCtrlEvent(0, pid) (bpo-14484). Use the
# Win32 handle-based existence check instead.
if os.name == 'nt':
import ctypes
k32 = ctypes.windll.kernel32
k32.OpenProcess.restype = ctypes.c_void_p
k32.WaitForSingleObject.restype = ctypes.c_uint
k32.GetLastError.restype = ctypes.c_uint
h = k32.OpenProcess(0x1000 | 0x100000, False, int(p))
if not h:
return k32.GetLastError() != 87
try:
return k32.WaitForSingleObject(h, 0) == 0x102
finally:
k32.CloseHandle(h)
try:
os.kill(pid, 0)
except (ProcessLookupError, PermissionError, OSError):
os.kill(int(p), 0)
return True
except ProcessLookupError:
return False
except PermissionError:
return True
except OSError:
return False
while time.monotonic() < deadline:
if not _alive(pid):
break
time.sleep(0.2)
_CREATE_NEW_PROCESS_GROUP = 0x00000200
@ -15189,16 +15215,14 @@ async def start_gateway(config: Optional[GatewayConfig] = None, replace: bool =
except Exception:
pass
return False
# Wait up to 10 seconds for the old process to exit
# Wait up to 10 seconds for the old process to exit.
# ``os.kill(pid, 0)`` on Windows is NOT a no-op — use the
# handle-based existence check instead.
from gateway.status import _pid_exists
for _ in range(20):
try:
os.kill(existing_pid, 0)
time.sleep(0.5)
except (ProcessLookupError, PermissionError, OSError):
# OSError covers Windows' WinError 87 "invalid parameter"
# for an already-gone PID — without this the probe loop
# busy-spins for the full 10s on every --replace start.
if not _pid_exists(existing_pid):
break # Process is gone
time.sleep(0.5)
else:
# Still alive after 10s — force kill
logger.warning(

View file

@ -299,6 +299,71 @@ def _try_acquire_file_lock(handle) -> bool:
return False
def _pid_exists(pid: int) -> bool:
"""Cross-platform "is this PID alive" check that does NOT kill the target.
CRITICAL on Windows: Python's ``os.kill(pid, 0)`` is NOT a no-op like it
is on POSIX. CPython's Windows implementation
(``Modules/posixmodule.c::os_kill_impl``) treats ``sig=0`` as
``CTRL_C_EVENT`` because the two values collide at the C level, and
routes it through ``GenerateConsoleCtrlEvent(0, pid)`` which sends
a Ctrl+C to the entire console process group containing the target
PID, not just the PID itself. Any caller that wanted to "check if
this PID is alive" via ``os.kill(pid, 0)`` on Windows was silently
killing that process (and often unrelated processes in the same
console group). Long-standing Python quirk; see bpo-14484.
Fix: use the Win32 ``OpenProcess`` / ``WaitForSingleObject`` pair on
Windows to check existence without any signal path; use the POSIX
``os.kill(pid, 0)`` idiom on POSIX where it actually is a no-op.
"""
if _IS_WINDOWS:
try:
import ctypes
kernel32 = ctypes.windll.kernel32 # type: ignore[attr-defined]
# Pin return types — default ctypes restype is c_int (signed),
# which mangles WAIT_* DWORD return codes into negative numbers.
kernel32.OpenProcess.restype = ctypes.c_void_p
kernel32.WaitForSingleObject.restype = ctypes.c_uint
kernel32.GetLastError.restype = ctypes.c_uint
PROCESS_QUERY_LIMITED_INFORMATION = 0x1000
SYNCHRONIZE = 0x100000 # required for WaitForSingleObject
WAIT_TIMEOUT = 0x00000102
ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER = 87
ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED = 5
handle = kernel32.OpenProcess(
PROCESS_QUERY_LIMITED_INFORMATION | SYNCHRONIZE, False, int(pid)
)
if not handle:
err = kernel32.GetLastError()
if err == ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER:
return False # PID definitely gone
if err == ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED:
return True # Exists but owned by another user/session
return False # Conservative default for unknown errors
try:
wait_result = kernel32.WaitForSingleObject(handle, 0)
# WAIT_TIMEOUT = still running; anything else (WAIT_OBJECT_0
# via exit, WAIT_FAILED via handle issue) = treat as gone.
return wait_result == WAIT_TIMEOUT
finally:
kernel32.CloseHandle(handle)
except (OSError, AttributeError):
return False
else:
try:
os.kill(int(pid), 0)
return True
except ProcessLookupError:
return False
except PermissionError:
# Process exists but we can't signal it — still alive.
return True
except OSError:
return False
def _release_file_lock(handle) -> None:
try:
if _IS_WINDOWS:
@ -503,10 +568,7 @@ def acquire_scoped_lock(scope: str, identity: str, metadata: Optional[dict[str,
stale = existing_pid is None
if not stale:
try:
os.kill(existing_pid, 0)
except (ProcessLookupError, PermissionError, OSError):
# Windows raises OSError with WinError 87 for invalid pid check
if not _pid_exists(existing_pid):
stale = True
else:
current_start = _get_process_start_time(existing_pid)
@ -517,7 +579,7 @@ def acquire_scoped_lock(scope: str, identity: str, metadata: Optional[dict[str,
):
stale = True
# Check if process is stopped (Ctrl+Z / SIGTSTP) — stopped
# processes still respond to os.kill(pid, 0) but are not
# processes still appear alive to _pid_exists but are not
# actually running. Treat them as stale so --replace works.
if not stale:
try:
@ -824,20 +886,7 @@ def get_running_pid(
if pid is None:
continue
try:
os.kill(pid, 0) # signal 0 = existence check, no actual signal sent
except ProcessLookupError:
continue
except PermissionError:
# The process exists but belongs to another user/service scope.
# With the runtime lock still held, prefer keeping it visible
# rather than deleting the PID file as "stale".
if _record_looks_like_gateway(record):
return pid
continue
except OSError:
# Windows raises OSError with WinError 87 for an invalid pid
# (process is definitely gone). Treat as "process doesn't exist".
if not _pid_exists(pid):
continue
recorded_start = record.get("start_time")

View file

@ -223,18 +223,15 @@ def _graceful_restart_via_sigusr1(pid: int, drain_timeout: float) -> bool:
import time as _time
deadline = _time.monotonic() + max(drain_timeout, 1.0)
# IMPORTANT Windows note: ``os.kill(pid, 0)`` is NOT a no-op on
# Windows — Python's implementation calls ``TerminateProcess(handle, 0)``
# for sig=0, hard-killing the target. Use the cross-platform
# ``_pid_exists`` helper in gateway.status which does OpenProcess +
# WaitForSingleObject on Windows.
from gateway.status import _pid_exists
while _time.monotonic() < deadline:
try:
os.kill(pid, 0) # signal 0 — probe liveness
except ProcessLookupError:
return True
except PermissionError:
# Process still exists but we can't signal it. Treat as alive
# so the caller falls back.
pass
except OSError:
# Windows raises OSError (WinError 87 "invalid parameter") for
# a gone PID — treat the same as ProcessLookupError.
if not _pid_exists(pid):
return True
_time.sleep(0.5)
# Drain didn't finish in time.
@ -303,6 +300,11 @@ def _scan_gateway_pids(exclude_pids: set[int], all_profiles: bool = False) -> li
or f"HERMES_HOME={current_home}" in command
)
# Default-profile case: no profile flag in argv. Accept as long as
# the command doesn't advertise *some other* profile. HERMES_HOME
# may be passed via env (not visible in wmic/CIM command line) so
# its absence is NOT disqualifying — only a non-matching explicit
# HERMES_HOME= in argv is.
if "--profile " in command or " -p " in command:
return False
if "HERMES_HOME=" in command and f"HERMES_HOME={current_home}" not in command:
@ -513,14 +515,10 @@ def launch_detached_profile_gateway_restart(profile: str, old_pid: int) -> bool:
cmd = sys.argv[2:]
deadline = time.monotonic() + 120
while time.monotonic() < deadline:
try:
os.kill(pid, 0)
except ProcessLookupError:
break
except PermissionError:
pass
except OSError:
# Windows: gone PID raises OSError (WinError 87).
# ``os.kill(pid, 0)`` is not a no-op on Windows — use the
# cross-platform existence check.
from gateway.status import _pid_exists
if not _pid_exists(pid):
break
time.sleep(0.2)
@ -1007,15 +1005,14 @@ def stop_profile_gateway() -> bool:
print(f"⚠ Permission denied to kill PID {pid}")
return False
# Wait briefly for it to exit
# Wait briefly for it to exit. On Windows, os.kill(pid, 0) is NOT
# a no-op — route through the cross-platform existence check.
import time as _time
from gateway.status import _pid_exists
for _ in range(20):
try:
os.kill(pid, 0)
_time.sleep(0.5)
except (ProcessLookupError, PermissionError, OSError):
# OSError covers Windows' WinError 87 for gone PIDs.
if not _pid_exists(pid):
break
_time.sleep(0.5)
if get_running_pid() is None:
remove_pid_file()
@ -2910,22 +2907,49 @@ def run_gateway(verbose: int = 0, quiet: bool = False, replace: bool = False):
# stays alive; real user Ctrl+C still comes through prompt_toolkit /
# the asyncio signal handler when running in a real console.
#
# Detection: sys.stdin is None / stdin-not-a-tty AND we're on Windows.
# This mirrors the same pattern as ``cli.py`` (commit 449ad952b).
# IMPORTANT lesson (May 2026): we originally gated this on "stdin is
# NOT a TTY" assuming only detached pythonw runs would be vulnerable.
# Wrong. When the user runs `hermes gateway start` from a PowerShell
# console, the gateway inherits that console and stdin IS a TTY —
# but it's STILL vulnerable to CTRL_C_EVENT broadcast by any sibling
# `hermes` invocation (like `hermes gateway status` 30 seconds later)
# because Windows routes console events to all processes sharing the
# console. Every hermes CLI process after that sibling fires is a
# potential drive-by killer. So on Windows, for `gateway run`
# specifically (never interactive by design), always install the
# SIGINT absorber regardless of TTY state.
try:
_stdin_is_tty = bool(sys.stdin and sys.stdin.isatty())
except (ValueError, OSError):
_stdin_is_tty = False
if is_windows():
try:
_stdin_is_tty = bool(sys.stdin and sys.stdin.isatty())
except (ValueError, OSError):
_stdin_is_tty = False
if not _stdin_is_tty:
try:
signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, signal.SIG_IGN)
if hasattr(signal, "SIGBREAK"):
signal.signal(signal.SIGBREAK, signal.SIG_IGN)
except (OSError, ValueError):
# SetConsoleCtrlHandler not available (rare on Windows) —
# best-effort, proceed either way.
pass
signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, signal.SIG_IGN)
if hasattr(signal, "SIGBREAK"):
signal.signal(signal.SIGBREAK, signal.SIG_IGN)
except (OSError, ValueError):
# SetConsoleCtrlHandler not available (rare on Windows) —
# best-effort, proceed either way.
pass
# Python's signal module only hooks SIGINT/SIGBREAK. To also
# absorb CTRL_CLOSE_EVENT / CTRL_LOGOFF_EVENT and any other
# console control signals Windows may broadcast to the console
# process group, call the native SetConsoleCtrlHandler(NULL, TRUE)
# — this tells the kernel to IGNORE all console control events
# for this process entirely, which is what background services
# are supposed to do. Belt-and-braces over the Python-level
# handlers above.
try:
import ctypes
kernel32 = ctypes.windll.kernel32 # type: ignore[attr-defined]
# BOOL SetConsoleCtrlHandler(NULL, Add) — Add=TRUE means
# "install the NULL handler", which has the documented
# effect of ignoring Ctrl+C. Called twice for defense in
# depth: once before any Python import could have flipped
# our disposition, once as our last word.
kernel32.SetConsoleCtrlHandler(None, 1)
except (OSError, AttributeError):
pass
# Refresh the systemd unit definition on every boot so that restart
# settings (RestartSec, StartLimitIntervalSec, etc.) stay current even
@ -2954,15 +2978,86 @@ def run_gateway(verbose: int = 0, quiet: bool = False, replace: bool = False):
# Exit with code 1 if gateway fails to connect any platform,
# so systemd Restart=always will retry on transient errors
verbosity = None if quiet else verbose
# ── Exit-path diagnostics ────────────────────────────────────────────
# When the gateway dies silently on Windows (no shutdown log, no
# traceback in gateway.log / errors.log), we're usually blind to the
# cause. The code below captures *every* way the asyncio.run() call
# below can return, with full context dumped to a dedicated log so
# the next silent death yields evidence instead of a mystery. This
# is diagnostic scaffolding; cheap to keep on, costs nothing during
# normal operation, and the emitted lines are opt-in via the
# HERMES_GATEWAY_EXIT_DIAG env var (default: on while we're still
# chasing the Windows lifecycle bug).
import atexit as _atexit
import traceback as _traceback
from datetime import datetime as _dt, timezone as _tz
def _exit_diag(tag: str, **extra: object) -> None:
if os.environ.get("HERMES_GATEWAY_EXIT_DIAG", "1") != "1":
return
try:
from hermes_constants import get_hermes_home as _ghh
log_dir = _ghh() / "logs"
log_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
ts = _dt.now(_tz.utc).isoformat()
line = {
"ts": ts,
"tag": tag,
"pid": os.getpid(),
"python": sys.version.split()[0],
"platform": sys.platform,
**extra,
}
import json as _json
with open(log_dir / "gateway-exit-diag.log", "a", encoding="utf-8") as f:
f.write(_json.dumps(line, default=str) + "\n")
except Exception:
pass # never let the diagnostic itself crash the gateway
_exit_diag(
"gateway.start",
replace=replace,
argv=sys.argv,
stdin_is_tty=_stdin_is_tty,
)
def _atexit_hook() -> None:
_exit_diag("atexit.hook", sys_exc=repr(sys.exc_info()))
_atexit.register(_atexit_hook)
success = False
try:
success = asyncio.run(start_gateway(replace=replace, verbosity=verbosity))
_exit_diag("asyncio.run.returned", success=success)
except KeyboardInterrupt:
# On Windows-detached runs this shouldn't fire (we absorb SIGINT above),
# but keep the handler for console runs.
_exit_diag(
"asyncio.run.KeyboardInterrupt",
traceback=_traceback.format_exc(),
)
print("\nGateway stopped.")
return
except SystemExit as e:
_exit_diag("asyncio.run.SystemExit", code=getattr(e, "code", None),
traceback=_traceback.format_exc())
raise
except BaseException as e:
# Absolutely everything else: Exception, asyncio.CancelledError,
# even exotic BaseException subclasses. We want the cause logged.
_exit_diag(
"asyncio.run.exception",
exc_type=type(e).__name__,
exc_repr=repr(e),
traceback=_traceback.format_exc(),
)
raise
if not success:
_exit_diag("gateway.exit_nonzero")
sys.exit(1)
_exit_diag("gateway.exit_clean")
# =============================================================================

View file

@ -2805,12 +2805,18 @@ def _classify_worker_exit(pid: int) -> "tuple[str, Optional[int]]":
def _pid_alive(pid: Optional[int]) -> bool:
"""Return True if ``pid`` is still running on this host.
Cross-platform: uses ``os.kill(pid, 0)`` on POSIX and ``OpenProcess``
on Windows. Returns False for falsy PIDs or on any OS error.
Cross-platform: uses ``OpenProcess`` + ``WaitForSingleObject`` on
Windows (via ``gateway.status._pid_exists``) and ``os.kill(pid, 0)``
on POSIX. Returns False for falsy PIDs or on any OS error.
**Zombie handling:** ``os.kill(pid, 0)`` succeeds against
zombie processes (post-exit, pre-reap) because the process table
entry still exists. A worker that exits without being reaped by its
**DO NOT** use ``os.kill(pid, 0)`` directly on Windows Python's
Windows ``os.kill`` treats ``sig=0`` as ``CTRL_C_EVENT`` (bpo-14484)
and will broadcast it to the target's console group, potentially
killing unrelated processes.
**Zombie handling:** the existence check succeeds against zombie
processes (post-exit, pre-reap) because the process table entry
still exists. A worker that exits without being reaped by its
parent would stay "alive" to the dispatcher forever. Dispatcher
workers are started via ``start_new_session=True`` + intentional
Popen handle abandonment, so init reaps them quickly but during
@ -2821,17 +2827,10 @@ def _pid_alive(pid: Optional[int]) -> bool:
"""
if not pid or pid <= 0:
return False
try:
if hasattr(os, "kill"):
os.kill(int(pid), 0)
except ProcessLookupError:
from gateway.status import _pid_exists
if not _pid_exists(int(pid)):
return False
except PermissionError:
# Process exists, we just can't signal it.
return True
except OSError:
return False
# Still here → kill(0) succeeded. Check for zombie on platforms
# Still here → process exists. Check for zombie on platforms
# where we have a cheap, deterministic process-state probe.
if sys.platform == "linux":
try:

View file

@ -5787,16 +5787,14 @@ def _kill_stale_dashboard_processes(
while pending and _time.monotonic() < deadline:
_time.sleep(0.1)
still_pending = []
# On Windows, os.kill(pid, 0) is NOT a no-op. Route through
# the cross-platform existence check.
from gateway.status import _pid_exists
for pid in pending:
try:
os.kill(pid, 0) # probe
except ProcessLookupError:
killed.append(pid)
except (PermissionError, OSError):
# Can't probe — assume still there.
if _pid_exists(pid):
still_pending.append(pid)
else:
still_pending.append(pid)
killed.append(pid)
pending = still_pending
# SIGKILL any survivors.

View file

@ -774,15 +774,13 @@ def _stop_gateway_process(profile_dir: Path) -> None:
# and raw os.kill with SIGTERM doesn't cascade to child processes
# the same way taskkill /T does.
from gateway.status import terminate_pid as _terminate_pid
from gateway.status import _pid_exists
_terminate_pid(pid) # graceful first
# Wait up to 10s for graceful shutdown
# Wait up to 10s for graceful shutdown. On Windows, os.kill(pid, 0)
# is NOT a no-op — use the handle-based existence check.
for _ in range(20):
_time.sleep(0.5)
try:
os.kill(pid, 0)
except (ProcessLookupError, OSError):
# OSError covers Windows' WinError 87 "invalid parameter"
# returned for an invalid/gone PID probe.
if not _pid_exists(pid):
print(f"✓ Gateway stopped (PID {pid})")
return
# Force kill

View file

@ -70,14 +70,11 @@ def _clear_active() -> None:
def _pid_alive(pid: int) -> bool:
try:
os.kill(pid, 0)
except ProcessLookupError:
return False
except PermissionError:
# Process exists but we can't signal it — treat as alive.
return True
return True
# ``os.kill(pid, 0)`` is NOT a no-op on Windows (bpo-14484) — it
# routes through GenerateConsoleCtrlEvent and can kill the target.
# Use the cross-platform existence check.
from gateway.status import _pid_exists
return _pid_exists(pid)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

View file

@ -1211,19 +1211,10 @@ def _reap_orphaned_browser_sessions():
if os.path.isfile(owner_pid_file):
try:
owner_pid = int(Path(owner_pid_file).read_text(encoding="utf-8").strip())
try:
os.kill(owner_pid, 0)
owner_alive = True
except ProcessLookupError:
owner_alive = False
except PermissionError:
# Owner exists but we can't signal it (different uid).
# Treat as alive — don't reap someone else's session.
owner_alive = True
except OSError:
# Windows: gone PID raises OSError (WinError 87) instead
# of ProcessLookupError. Treat as dead to match POSIX.
owner_alive = False
# ``os.kill(pid, 0)`` is NOT a no-op on Windows (bpo-14484).
# Use the cross-platform existence check.
from gateway.status import _pid_exists
owner_alive = _pid_exists(owner_pid)
except (ValueError, OSError):
owner_alive = None # corrupt file — fall through
@ -1250,19 +1241,10 @@ def _reap_orphaned_browser_sessions():
shutil.rmtree(socket_dir, ignore_errors=True)
continue
# Check if the daemon is still alive
try:
os.kill(daemon_pid, 0) # signal 0 = existence check
except ProcessLookupError:
# Already dead, just clean up the dir
shutil.rmtree(socket_dir, ignore_errors=True)
continue
except PermissionError:
# Alive but owned by someone else — leave it alone
continue
except OSError:
# Windows raises OSError (WinError 87) for a gone PID — treat
# as dead and clean up, mirroring the ProcessLookupError branch.
# Check if the daemon is still alive. ``os.kill(pid, 0)`` on Windows
# is NOT a no-op — use the handle-based existence check.
from gateway.status import _pid_exists
if not _pid_exists(daemon_pid):
shutil.rmtree(socket_dir, ignore_errors=True)
continue

View file

@ -1251,9 +1251,10 @@ class MCPServerTask:
for _pid in new_pids:
_stdio_pids.pop(_pid, None)
for pid in new_pids:
try:
os.kill(pid, 0) # signal 0: probe liveness only
except (ProcessLookupError, PermissionError, OSError):
# ``os.kill(pid, 0)`` is NOT a no-op on Windows
# (bpo-14484). Use the cross-platform check.
from gateway.status import _pid_exists
if not _pid_exists(pid):
continue # process already exited — nothing to do
_orphan_stdio_pids.add(pid)
@ -3369,16 +3370,20 @@ def _kill_orphaned_mcp_children(include_active: bool = False) -> None:
# Phase 3: SIGKILL any survivors
_sigkill = getattr(_signal, "SIGKILL", _signal.SIGTERM)
# ``os.kill(pid, 0)`` is NOT a no-op on Windows. Use the cross-platform
# existence check before escalating to SIGKILL.
from gateway.status import _pid_exists
for pid, server_name in pids.items():
if not _pid_exists(pid):
continue # Good — exited after SIGTERM
try:
os.kill(pid, 0) # Check if still alive
os.kill(pid, _sigkill)
logger.warning(
"Force-killed MCP process %d (%s) after SIGTERM timeout",
pid, server_name,
)
except (ProcessLookupError, PermissionError, OSError):
pass # Good — exited after SIGTERM
pass
def _stop_mcp_loop():

View file

@ -404,15 +404,10 @@ class ProcessRegistry:
"""Best-effort liveness check for host-visible PIDs."""
if not pid:
return False
try:
os.kill(pid, 0)
return True
except (ProcessLookupError, PermissionError, OSError):
# OSError covers Windows' WinError 87 for a gone PID, and the
# ``WinError 5 Access denied`` case — treat both as "can't probe
# or process is gone", which matches the conservative
# "not alive" semantics callers already handle.
return False
# ``os.kill(pid, 0)`` is NOT a no-op on Windows (bpo-14484) — use
# the cross-platform existence check.
from gateway.status import _pid_exists
return _pid_exists(pid)
def _refresh_detached_session(self, session: Optional[ProcessSession]) -> Optional[ProcessSession]:
"""Update recovered host-PID sessions when the underlying process has exited."""