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Zombie subprocess reaping in web server and meet-bot

NousResearch/hermes-agent · cluster 38032 · agent

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #41651. Check it covers your case.

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These issues and pull requests address zombie subprocess accumulation in web_server.py and meet-bot, where child processes were polled but never properly waited on or reaped. Multiple fix attempts target the _ACTION_PROCS handling and pcm_pump subprocess cleanup.

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  • #41651 fix: batch salvage of 10 low-risk fixes (@islam666)

    merged to main

    files: agent/context_compressor.py, agent/image_routing.py, agent/model_metadata.py, gateway/platforms/weixin.py, hermes_cli/gateway.py, hermes_cli/profile_distribution.py, hermes_cli/profiles.py, hermes_cli/web_server.py, plugins/google_meet/meet_bot.py, plugins/model-providers/xiaomi/__init__.py, providers/base.py, run_agent.py, scripts/release.py, tests/agent/test_custom_providers_vision.py, tests/agent/test_model_metadata.py, tests/gateway/test_weixin_typing.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_profile_distribution.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_systemd_optional_directives.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_web_server.py, tests/run_agent/test_infinite_compaction_loop.py (+2 more)

5 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: done elsewhere 2 · merged via another change 2 · superseded by another PR 1

  • #38040 fix(web-server): reap zombie action subprocesses + fix meet_bot pcm_pump leak · done elsewhere → 78e2101, #38049, #38032
  • #38045 fix(web_server): reap finished action subprocesses to prevent zombie accumulation · superseded by another PR → 78e2101, #38049, #38032
  • #38049 fix: reap zombie subprocesses in web_server action status and meet_bo… · merged via another change → #41651
  • #41709 fix(web_server): reap zombie action subprocesses + preserve exit code · done elsewhere → 78e2101, #38049
  • #41946 fix(meet-bot): reap pcm_pump subprocess on bot exit to prevent zombies · merged via another change → 78e2101, #41651, #38049
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#38032[Bug]: web_server.py: dashboard action subprocesses become zombies — _ACTION_PROCS uses .poll() but never .wait()
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