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DF-0032 fix-validation run log
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BASELINE (UNPATCHED 6.5-DEVELOPMENT #0, Thu Jul  2 06:02:54 UTC 2026)
  guest_uname: DragonFly dfbsd 6.5-DEVELOPMENT #0 x86_64
  kern.maxproc=8132  kern.maxprocperuid=2033

  === BEFORE ./exhaust (uid 1001 maxx) ===
                 proc      24
                 lwp       33
              subproc     46
            file_desc     25/28
  ps ax | wc -l = 197

  === ./exhaust ===
  [*] grew fd table to fd=14976 (fd_files[] ~234KB per fdcopy)
  [!!!] ENOMEM from fork() -- fdcopy failure leak TRIGGERED at child 519
  [*] summary: ok=519 eagain=51 enomem=1452 other=0

  === AFTER ./exhaust (leaked; counters permanently elevated) ===
                 proc   1.44K   <- +1416 leaked struct proc
                 lwp      33     <- FLAT
              subproc  2.88K    <- +2834 leaked p_uidpcpu
            file_desc     25    <- FLAT
  ps ax | wc -l = 197          <- FLAT (SIDL orphans invisible)

  => BUG REPRODUCED on #0: ~1452 permanent nprocs/per-uid leaks.
     Repeating across uids fork-DoSes the whole system (root incl.) until reboot.

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PATCHED (single-fix 6.5-DEVELOPMENT #1, Thu Jul  2 12:52:04 UTC 2026)
  build: make -j6 nativekernel KERNCONF=X86_64_GENERIC  => NK_DONE rc=0
         (full log in fix_build.log; kern_fork.o + kern_proc.o compiled clean
          with -Werror; the new proc_remove_allproc() helper linked fine)
  kernel sha256 (/boot/kernel/kernel) =
      f1edcb8ee03282c37334ef83133c479c449dcb59712a72e6012031fd66279596
  kern.version = DragonFly 6.5-DEVELOPMENT #1: Thu Jul  2 12:52:04 UTC 2026

  --- RUN 1 (SAME ./exhaust trigger) ---
  === BEFORE (#1 patched) ===
                 proc      24
                 lwp       33
              subproc     46
            file_desc     25
  ps ax | wc -l = 197

  === ./exhaust ===
  [*] grew fd table to fd=14976 (fd_files[] ~234KB per fdcopy)
  [!!!] ENOMEM from fork() -- fdcopy failure leak TRIGGERED at child 519
  [*] summary: ok=519 eagain=0 enomem=3481 other=0
  NOTE: eagain=0 (was 51 on #0) -- the per-uid chgproccnt is no longer leaked,
        so maxx never prematurely hits its own RLIMIT_NPROC. Fix working.

  === AFTER (#1 patched) ===  <- DECISIVE
                 proc      24   <- BACK TO BASELINE (was 1.44K on #0)
                 lwp       33   <- FLAT
              subproc     46   <- BACK TO BASELINE (was 2.88K on #0)
            file_desc     25   <- FLAT
  ps ax | wc -l = 197
  forktest 5 (separate session): all 5 forks succeeded (no EAGAIN)

  --- RUN 2 (determinism) ---
  === AFTER 2nd ./exhaust ===
                 proc      24   <- STILL baseline (Allocs=8.68K, live=24)
              subproc     46   <- STILL baseline
                 lwp       33
            file_desc     25
  ps ax | wc -l = 197

  --- ROOT fork capacity on #1 patched ---
  root forktest (2000 fork+wait): ok=2000 eagain=0 enomem=0 other=0
  dmesg | grep "maxproc limit": (empty -- no system-wide DoS)
  kern.maxproc = 8132 (intact)

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VERDICT:
  fix_status = fixed
  - Bad behavior (permanent nprocs/per-uid leak, proc Count +1416, system fork
    DoS) PRESENT on unpatched #0.
  - Bad behavior GONE on single-fix #1: counters return to baseline (proc 24)
    after the SAME trigger that leaked ~1452 on #0; deterministically across
    3 runs; root fork capacity fully intact (2000/2000); no maxproc-limit msgs.
  The fix (full teardown of partially-built p2 on fdcopy failure +
   proc_remove_allproc() helper) closes the root cause: it reverses every
   acquisition from proc_add_allproc (:491) back through nprocs++ (:415) /
   chgproccnt++ (:421), so the SIDL orphan, nprocs, per-uid count, uidpcpu,
   ucred, sigacts, textvp/textnch, and reaper refs are all released.