Error messages are imprecise

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3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
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35/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
c

Research direction

Start by searching the codebase for the log text "Could not lock backing file" and inspect the path that reports the locking failure. Use the Docker for Mac example as a reference; done means the error identifies what backing file or locking context is involved, with appropriate coverage if existing tests cover this message.

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Description

See for instance https://github.com/docker/for-mac/issues/2954. The logs report

2018-05-29 09:30:06.602437-0600  localhost com.docker.driver.amd64-linux[23875]: ^MCould not lock backing file: Resource temporarily unavailable

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