Repo panel git status takes index.lock every 15s; drop safe.directory=* #5

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2026-10-07T20:04:26-04:00

jared commented

2026-10-07 20:04:26 -04:00

Source: engineering review, 2026-10-07.

Every session refresh calls refreshRepo, which runs git status in the session folder (bin/devdesk cmd_repo):

git status rewrites .git/index under index.lock, so Claude's own git commands hit intermittent index.lock exists errors.
-c safe.directory='*' also re-enables core.fsmonitor execution in repos owned by other users.

Fix: use git --no-optional-locks, drop the safe.directory='*' override, and refresh repo status on bell or every 60s instead of every list refresh.

_Source: engineering review, 2026-10-07._ Every session refresh calls `refreshRepo`, which runs `git status` in the session folder (`bin/devdesk` `cmd_repo`): - `git status` rewrites `.git/index` under `index.lock`, so Claude's own git commands hit intermittent `index.lock exists` errors. - `-c safe.directory='*'` also re-enables `core.fsmonitor` execution in repos owned by other users. **Fix:** use `git --no-optional-locks`, drop the `safe.directory='*'` override, and refresh repo status on bell or every 60s instead of every list refresh.

jared added this to the v0.5.0 hardening + header/phone milestone 2026-10-07 20:04:26 -04:00

jared added the bug performance labels 2026-10-07 20:04:26 -04:00

jared referenced this issue from a commit

2026-10-07 20:15:49 -04:00

fix: v0.5.0 security and robustness fixes from the 2026-10-07 review

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Reference: LotusGuild/devdesk#5

Repo panel git status takes index.lock every 15s; drop safe.directory=* #5

Repo panel `git status` takes index.lock every 15s; drop safe.directory=* #5