From 153c01a6e37d45ceb59037bb98de7421e05073fc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: clonejo <clonejo@shakik.de>
Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2025 20:07:59 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Don't wait forever if an error occurs while restic is still
 running

---
 src/restic.rs | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/restic.rs b/src/restic.rs
index 5847d60..3235287 100644
--- a/src/restic.rs
+++ b/src/restic.rs
@@ -277,8 +277,8 @@ impl<T> Iter<T> {
 
     fn read_stderr<U>(&mut self, kind: ErrorKind) -> Result<U, Error> {
         let mut buf = String::new();
-        // FIXME: read_to_string can block forever if child's stdout is not read
-        // this means we never exit and the error is not shown or logged
+        // read_to_string would block forever if the child was still running.
+        let _ = self.child.kill();
         match self.child.stderr.take().unwrap().read_to_string(&mut buf) {
             Err(e) => Err(Error {
                 kind: ErrorKind::Run(RunError::Io(e)),