add folder to workspace on ssh host crashes the windows client

[filimonm]

Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: Yes

• VS Code Version: 1.92.0 (system setup)
  Commit: b1c0a14
• OS Version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19045

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Connect to an SSH host running Linux
2. Open a folder
3. Try to add another folder
4. The VSCode window freezes and cannot even be closed

video_2024-08-02_13-13-36_01.mp4

[roblourens]

Could you do

• F1 > Set Log Level > Trace
• Try this again, but check the Window log for errors in that time after you add the folder and are waiting

[roblourens]

I do see something a bit odd on mac when trying this, there is a long pause after I try to add the folder, but then the window reloads properly. It seems like we've already shut down the local EH process at this point, but then I bet something is trying to resolve the remote authority (which it can't do without the extension in the local EH process)

I'd bet that if you create the .code-workspace file manually on your remote, you'd be able to open it though.

[vijaydhanraj]

Observe same issue when trying to connect to SSH host running Linux.

Once the frozen VS code window is killed and restarted, can see the workspace folder added but when trying to save the workspace, VS code freezes again. Needs another restart (kill frozen window and start VS code) to finally save the workspace. Ater this can open the saved workspace as usual.

[filimonm]

I see this in the window exthost.log right after choosing the folder to add to the workspace:

2024-08-06 12:20:38.649 [info] Extension host terminating: renderer closed the MessagePort
2024-08-06 12:20:38.651 [trace] ExtHostCommands#executeCommand setContext
2024-08-06 12:20:38.651 [trace] ExtHostCommands#executeCommand _setContext
2024-08-06 12:20:38.658 [error] Canceled: Canceled
at new C (c:\Program Files\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\out\vs\workbench\api\node\extensionHostProcess.js:144:35204)
at E.U (c:\Program Files\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\out\vs\workbench\api\node\extensionHostProcess.js:151:6017)
at B..j.charCodeAt.R.CharCode.DollarSign.B. (c:\Program Files\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\out\vs\workbench\api\node\extensionHostProcess.js:151:3107)
at d.g (c:\Program Files\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\out\vs\workbench\api\node\extensionHostProcess.js:154:205942)
at d.executeCommand (c:\Program Files\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\out\vs\workbench\api\node\extensionHostProcess.js:154:205380)
at A.registerCommand.description (c:\Program Files\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\out\vs\workbench\api\node\extensionHostProcess.js:154:204704)
at d.h (c:\Program Files\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\out\vs\workbench\api\node\extensionHostProcess.js:154:206481)
at d.g (c:\Program Files\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\out\vs\workbench\api\node\extensionHostProcess.js:154:205473)
at d.executeCommand (c:\Program Files\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\out\vs\workbench\api\node\extensionHostProcess.js:154:205380)
at Object.executeCommand (c:\Program Files\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\out\vs\workbench\api\node\extensionHostProcess.js:164:23060)
at t.shutdown (c:\Users\Filimonm.vscode\extensions\ms-vscode-remote.remote-ssh-0.113.2024072315\out\extension.js:2:585555)
at e.deactivate (c:\Users\Filimonm.vscode\extensions\ms-vscode-remote.remote-ssh-0.113.2024072315\out\extension.js:2:854204)
at m.eb (c:\Program Files\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\out\vs\workbench\api\node\extensionHostProcess.js:160:9856)
at c:\Program Files\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\out\vs\workbench\api\node\extensionHostProcess.js:160:7927
at Array.map ()
at m.$ (c:\Program Files\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\out\vs\workbench\api\node\extensionHostProcess.js:160:7914)
at m.terminate (c:\Program Files\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\out\vs\workbench\api\node\extensionHostProcess.js:160:8187)
at $.terminate (c:\Program Files\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\out\vs\workbench\api\node\extensionHostProcess.js:164:1513)
at o (c:\Program Files\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\out\vs\workbench\api\node\extensionHostProcess.js:177:10633)
at MessagePortMain. (c:\Program Files\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\out\vs\workbench\api\node\extensionHostProcess.js:177:6825)
at MessagePortMain.emit (node:events:519:28)
at MessagePortMain._internalPort.emit (node:electron/js2c/utility_init:2:2285) setContext undefined
2024-08-06 12:20:38.658 [info] Extension host with pid 10224 exiting with code 0

exthost.log

[br-maurinn]

And here are the window logs when adding a folder to workspace

2024-08-05 12:04:31.340 [info] [remote-connection][Management ][1c14f…][reconnect] received socket timeout event (unacknowledgedMsgCount: 2, timeSinceOldestUnacknowledgedMsg: 20003, timeSinceLastReceivedSomeData: 20003).
2024-08-05 12:04:31.341 [info] [remote-connection][Management ][1c14f…][reconnect] starting reconnecting loop. You can get more information with the trace log level.
2024-08-05 12:04:31.342 [info] [remote-connection][Management ][1c14f…][reconnect] resolving connection...
2024-08-05 12:04:31.343 [info] Invoking resolveAuthority(ssh-remote)...
2024-08-05 12:04:31.348 [error] resolveAuthority(ssh-remote) returned an error after 1 ms Cannot resolve authority
2024-08-05 12:04:31.348 [error] [remote-connection][Management ][1c14f…][reconnect] An unknown error occurred while trying to reconnect, since this is an unknown case, it will be treated as a permanent error! Will give up now! Error:
2024-08-05 12:04:31.349 [error] Error: Cannot resolve authority
at Q.qb (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Program%20Files/Microsoft%20VS%20Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:3233:26944)
at Q.Pb (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Program%20Files/Microsoft%20VS%20Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:3235:2756)
at Q.pb (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Program%20Files/Microsoft%20VS%20Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:3233:26571)
at Q.ob (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Program%20Files/Microsoft%20VS%20Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:3233:26284)
at u.value (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Program%20Files/Microsoft%20VS%20Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:3235:4448)
at o.B (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Program%20Files/Microsoft%20VS%20Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:93:732)
at o.fire (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Program%20Files/Microsoft%20VS%20Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:93:949)
at Object.getAddress (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Program%20Files/Microsoft%20VS%20Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:2324:25676)
at T (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Program%20Files/Microsoft%20VS%20Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:694:11442)
at W.z (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Program%20Files/Microsoft%20VS%20Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:694:16439)
at W.y (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Program%20Files/Microsoft%20VS%20Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:694:15537)
at u.value (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Program%20Files/Microsoft%20VS%20Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:694:15329)
at o.B (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Program%20Files/Microsoft%20VS%20Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:93:732)
at o.fire (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Program%20Files/Microsoft%20VS%20Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:93:949)
at s.fire (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Program%20Files/Microsoft%20VS%20Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:123:15085)
at b.C (vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Program%20Files/Microsoft%20VS%20Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:123:19255)
at vscode-file://vscode-app/c:/Program%20Files/Microsoft%20VS%20Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:123:19486
2024-08-05 12:04:31.349 [trace] DialogService#confirm Cannot reconnect. Please reload the window.

[jkwashbourne-oss]

Hi, any idea what is going on here? This has been happening to me for months. Previously the "Developer: reload window" would solve the problem but lately I need to kill vscode from task manager and restart. Any suggestions greatly appreciated, and thanks for your time!

[aeghnnsw]

I do see something a bit odd on mac when trying this, there is a long pause after I try to add the folder, but then the window reloads properly. It seems like we've already shut down the local EH process at this point, but then I bet something is trying to resolve the remote authority (which it can't do without the extension in the local EH process)

I'd bet that if you create the .code-workspace file manually on your remote, you'd be able to open it though.

I encountered similar issue and tried this, the window can't reload but when opened in a new window, it works.
I try to save the workspace in .code-workspace, it will fail to reload and crash, but the file is saved, once opened in a new window, and open the workspace from file, I can add folder to the workspace.

[johan-boule]

You're lucky vscode even allows you to add a remote folder to a remote workspace.
In my case, it just says "path does not exist". I suspect vscode has totally lost the context and tries to look up the path locally.
So the only way workspaces can be properly managed is by editing the workspace file with vi.

[joshspicer]

/duplicate microsoft/vscode-remote-release#10168

[vs-code-engineering]

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