macOS state.db btree corruption and synchronous=FULL setting
Cluster 63531. Data as of
Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #64355 on 14 Jul 2026. Check it covers your case.
The short answer
- Known?
- Yes. 3 related items grouped here, 1 issue already closed.
- Fix event
- A fix was merged to main in PR #64355. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
- Tracker
- The maintainers' tracker marks this
resolved, deciding PR #64355. That is separate from the fix event. - Still open
- Nothing open on GitHub.
These items center on reported daily btree corruption in state.db on macOS, linked to synchronous=NORMAL, WAL checkpoint timing, and SIGTERM. Two pull requests with the same title propose enforcing synchronous=FULL on macOS; the titles alone don't show whether this has been merged or whether it fixes the problem.
Open issues0
Open PRs0
Fixes on record
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#64355 fix(state): enforce synchronous=FULL on macOS to prevent btree corruption
files:
hermes_state.py,tests/test_hermes_state.py
1 PR closed without merging
From the close comments: merged via another change 1
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#63550 fix(state): enforce synchronous=FULL on macOS to prevent btree corruption · merged via another change →
#64355
Closed issues · 1
- Closed#63531[Bug] state.db daily btree corruption on macOS — synchronous=NORMAL + WAL checkpoint races SIGTERM
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- Merged PRs
- #64355
- Closed issues
- 1
- Attempts
- 1 PR closed without merging
- Fix link checked
- 14 Jul 2026