go-delve/delve · error · ErrContinueThread

could not continue thread

Error message

could not continue thread

What it means

Error "could not continue thread" thrown in go-delve/delve.

Source

Thrown at pkg/proc/native/threads_darwin.go:32

	"github.com/go-delve/delve/pkg/proc"
	"github.com/go-delve/delve/pkg/proc/amd64util"
)

// waitStatus is a synonym for the platform-specific WaitStatus
type waitStatus sys.WaitStatus

// osSpecificDetails holds information specific to the OSX/Darwin
// operating system / kernel.
type osSpecificDetails struct {
	threadAct C.thread_act_t
	registers C.x86_thread_state64_t
	exists    bool
}

// ErrContinueThread is the error returned when a thread could not
// be continued.
var ErrContinueThread = fmt.Errorf("could not continue thread")

func (t *nativeThread) stop() (err error) {
	kret := C.thread_suspend(t.os.threadAct)
	if kret != C.KERN_SUCCESS {
		errStr := C.GoString(C.mach_error_string(C.mach_error_t(kret)))
		// check that the thread still exists before complaining
		err2 := t.dbp.updateThreadList()
		if err2 != nil {
			err = fmt.Errorf("could not suspend thread %d %s (additionally could not update thread list: %v)", t.ID, errStr, err2)
			return
		}

		if _, ok := t.dbp.threads[t.ID]; ok {
			err = fmt.Errorf("could not suspend thread %d %s", t.ID, errStr)
			return
		}
	}
	return

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at pkg/proc/native/threads_darwin.go:32 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of go-delve/delve@a23773e6c3 (2026-08-31). Data as JSON: /api/errors/92b787b886fe4b4b. Report an issue: GitHub.