microsoft/typescript-go · error

unable to poll: %w

Error message

unable to poll: %w

What it means

Error "unable to poll: %w" thrown in microsoft/typescript-go.

Source

Thrown at internal/fswatch/inotify_linux.go:165

	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("unable to initialize inotify: %w", err)
	}
	b.inotify = fd

	pollfds := []unix.PollFd{
		{Fd: int32(b.pipeFDs[0]), Events: unix.POLLIN},
		{Fd: int32(b.inotify), Events: unix.POLLIN},
	}

	b.notifyStarted()

	for {
		_, err := unix.Poll(pollfds, 500)
		if err != nil {
			if errors.Is(err, unix.EINTR) {
				continue
			}
			return fmt.Errorf("unable to poll: %w", err)
		}
		if pollfds[0].Revents != 0 {
			break
		}
		if pollfds[1].Revents != 0 {
			if err := b.handleEvents(); err != nil {
				return err
			}
		}
	}

	return nil
}

// closeFDs runs in the start goroutine after the poll loop exits. Takes
// b.mu so the writes to b.inotify / b.pipeFDs synchronize-against the
// reads in closeWatch / subscribe (both of which run under b.mu).
func (b *inotifyBackend) closeFDs() {

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at internal/fswatch/inotify_linux.go:165 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of microsoft/typescript-go@1bcfa18d79 (2026-08-16). Data as JSON: /api/errors/7f3495c55984c1ef. Report an issue: GitHub.