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FSKit: two extension processes after mount, one survives unmount — expected behavior?
Hi, I'm developing an FSKit extension and noticed a consistent process lifecycle that also reproduces with Apple's official passthrough sample. Environment: macOS: [26.5.2] Xcode: [26.6] Observed behavior: After a successful mount, Activity Monitor shows two processes with the same executable path (the embedded .appex inside the host app). After umount, one process exits; one remains. A subsequent mount again results in two active processes (one lingering + one new mount-serving instance, depending on timing). What I've ruled out: Not caused by Instruments / lldb attach (reproduces after reboot, with no debugger attached). Not specific to our project: Apple's official passthrough FSKit demo shows the same pattern. Not duplicate pluginkit registrations at different paths — both processes report the same .appex executable path. Not requiring the host app to be running — reproduces with command-line mount only (UDrive app and Xcode quit). Questions: Is this the intended FSKit lifecycle? After umount, is it expected that one extension process remains idle rather than exiting completely? Thanks!
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FSKit: two extension processes after mount, one survives unmount — expected behavior?
Hi, I'm developing an FSKit extension and noticed a consistent process lifecycle that also reproduces with Apple's official passthrough sample. Environment: macOS: [26.5.2] Xcode: [26.6] Observed behavior: After a successful mount, Activity Monitor shows two processes with the same executable path (the embedded .appex inside the host app). After umount, one process exits; one remains. A subsequent mount again results in two active processes (one lingering + one new mount-serving instance, depending on timing). What I've ruled out: Not caused by Instruments / lldb attach (reproduces after reboot, with no debugger attached). Not specific to our project: Apple's official passthrough FSKit demo shows the same pattern. Not duplicate pluginkit registrations at different paths — both processes report the same .appex executable path. Not requiring the host app to be running — reproduces with command-line mount only (UDrive app and Xcode quit). Questions: Is this the intended FSKit lifecycle? After umount, is it expected that one extension process remains idle rather than exiting completely? Thanks!
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