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-rw-r--r--src/nvim/os/process.c13
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/os/process.c b/src/nvim/os/process.c
index d9273e69da..f4d95e141b 100644
--- a/src/nvim/os/process.c
+++ b/src/nvim/os/process.c
@@ -264,5 +264,16 @@ Dictionary os_proc_info(int pid)
/// Return true if process `pid` is running.
bool os_proc_running(int pid)
{
- return uv_kill(pid, 0) == 0;
+ int err = uv_kill(pid, 0);
+ // If there is no error the process must be running.
+ if (err == 0) {
+ return true;
+ }
+ // If the error is ESRCH then the process is not running.
+ if (err == UV_ESRCH) {
+ return false;
+ }
+ // If the process is running and owned by another user we get EPERM. With
+ // other errors the process might be running, assuming it is then.
+ return true;
}