Hmbown/CodeWhale · error

{} exceeds the tombstone size limit

Error message

{} exceeds the tombstone size limit

What it means

Error "{} exceeds the tombstone size limit" thrown in Hmbown/CodeWhale.

Source

Thrown at crates/telemetry/src/buffer.rs:123

/// Read the exact tombstone generation, or `None` when collection has never
/// been disabled in this home.
pub(crate) fn tombstone_generation(root: &Path) -> Result<Option<TombstoneGeneration>> {
    let path = tombstone_path(root);
    let file = match File::open(&path) {
        Ok(file) => file,
        Err(error) if error.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound => return Ok(None),
        Err(error) => {
            return Err(
                anyhow::Error::new(error).context(format!("failed to open {}", path.display()))
            );
        }
    };
    let mut bytes = Vec::new();
    file.take(MAX_TOMBSTONE_BYTES + 1)
        .read_to_end(&mut bytes)
        .with_context(|| format!("failed to read {}", path.display()))?;
    if bytes.len() as u64 > MAX_TOMBSTONE_BYTES {
        anyhow::bail!("{} exceeds the tombstone size limit", path.display());
    }
    Ok(Some(TombstoneGeneration(bytes)))
}

/// Create the telemetry directory `0700`, if it is missing.
pub fn ensure_dir(root: &Path) -> Result<()> {
    if root.is_dir() {
        return Ok(());
    }
    let mut builder = DirBuilder::new();
    builder.recursive(true);
    #[cfg(unix)]
    {
        use std::os::unix::fs::DirBuilderExt as _;
        builder.mode(0o700);
    }
    builder
        .create(root)

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at crates/telemetry/src/buffer.rs:123 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of Hmbown/CodeWhale@8880682c63 (2026-08-16). Data as JSON: /api/errors/6b3ea0e8848f15ca. Report an issue: GitHub.