GopeedLab/gopeed · error

process %d still running after timeout

Error message

process %d still running after timeout

What it means

Error "process %d still running after timeout" thrown in GopeedLab/gopeed.

Source

Thrown at cmd/updater/main.go:105

func waitForProcessExit(pid int) error {
	deadline := time.Now().Add(10 * time.Second)
	for time.Now().Before(deadline) {
		process, err := os.FindProcess(pid)
		if err != nil {
			// On some systems, error is returned if process doesn't exist
			return nil
		}

		// Send null signal to test if process exists
		err = process.Signal(syscall.Signal(0))
		if err != nil {
			// If error occurs, the process no longer exists
			return nil
		}

		time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
	}
	return fmt.Errorf("process %d still running after timeout", pid)
}

func killProcess(pid int) error {
	process, err := os.FindProcess(pid)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	return process.Kill()
}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at cmd/updater/main.go:105 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

Understand the failure class

• Timeouts: ETIMEDOUT, deadlines, and hung requests — what actually expires when a request times out.

AI-assisted analysis of GopeedLab/gopeed@7b7327ffb3 (2026-08-16). Data as JSON: /api/errors/97c52fe1c6d83864. Report an issue: GitHub.