desktop: EFAULT error on MacOS

Describe the bug

I’ve seen this about 5 times over the last few weeks. I get this hard crash error on attempting commit:

    at Pipe.onStreamRead (internal/stream_base_commons.js:200:27)

Version: 2.6.1
OS: Mac OS 10.16.0```

### Version & OS

Version: 2.6.1
OS: Mac OS 10.16.0

### Steps to reproduce the behavior

1. Open some repo
2. Checkmark an edited file on the left hand side
3. Click commit button below files list
4. See crash

### Expected behavior

Creates a file commit.

### Actual behavior

Crash dialog.

### Logs

[2020-12-19.desktop.production.log](https://github.com/desktop/desktop/files/5719894/2020-12-19.desktop.production.log)

About this issue

Original URL
State: closed
Created 4 years ago
Reactions: 2
Comments: 15 (4 by maintainers)

Most upvoted comments

Yes, I am no longer getting the error… 🤔

Androz2091 on Jul 9, 2021

Hi,

I am getting this same error on my Macbook Air M1 Big Sur. 1-2 times per day when switching from Unity Editor to Github desktop window.

Error: read EFAULT at Pipe.onStreamRead (internal/stream_base_commons.js:200:27)

Version: 2.6.2 OS: Mac OS 10.16.0

arda-zeytin on Feb 6, 2021