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VSCode hangs when I open one C# file

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
32/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
csharp, vscode
Domain
tooling

Research direction

Start by reproducing the hang in VS Code 1.38.1 with the C# file from the linked gist, first with extensions disabled. Then trace the repository's C# syntax grammar to identify the construct that triggers the freeze. Done means opening that file no longer hangs VS Code and the behavior is verified on the reported Linux setup.

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Description

From @exyi in https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/81856

VS Code version: Code 1.38.1 (b37e54c98e1a74ba89e03073e5a3761284e3ffb0, 2019-09-11T13:30:08.229Z)
OS version: Linux x64 5.3.1-arch1-1-ARCH

Steps to Reproduce:

  1. Open this file: https://gist.github.com/exyi/a183e26ad81c7d6a2887961c8d0c8545

Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: Yes. It also happens on my friends PC with a different set of extensions.

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