Thanks for the report! Let me take a look at this and see what we can do. Owned. (for BARK)
Cheers, Derek On Sat, Sep 19, 2026 at 8:04 PM Toomas Rosin <[email protected]> wrote: > > Remember to cover the basics, that is, what you expected to happen and > what in fact did happen. You don't know how to make a good report? See > > https://orgmode.org/manual/Feedback.html#Feedback > > Your bug report will be posted to the Org mailing list. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > I think there is a sign error in `org-persist--refresh-gc-lock` that > prevents old sessions from ever expiring from `gc-lock.eld`. > > In Org 9.7.11, the relevant code is: > > ``` > (dolist (record alist) > (when (< (- (float-time (cdr record)) > (float-time (current-time))) > org-persist-gc-lock-expiry) > (push record new-alist))) > ``` > > `org-persist-gc-lock-expiry` defaults to one day. However, for any record > whose timestamp is in the past, > > ``` > (- (float-time (cdr record)) > (float-time (current-time))) > ``` > > is negative, and is therefore always less than the positive expiry value. > > For example, a record that is 100 days old gives approximately > > ``` > -8640000 < 86400 > ``` > > so the record is retained instead of being discarded. > > I noticed this because my `~/.emacs.d/org-persist/gc-lock.eld` currently > contains 147 session records, although only 3 Emacs processes are running. > There are also 41 files under `org-persist`, while only 16 `:container` > entries in `index.eld` refer to persist files. Thus a substantial number > of orphan persist files have accumulated. > > This also appears to prevent orphan-file garbage collection. > `org-persist-gc` only collects orphan files when `org-persist--gc-orphan-p` > determines that there are no other active sessions. Since stale session > records never expire from `gc-lock.eld`, that condition may never be > reached. > > It looks as though the test should instead be: > > ``` > (dolist (record alist) > (when (< (- (float-time (current-time)) > (float-time (cdr record))) > org-persist-gc-lock-expiry) > (push record new-alist))) > ``` > > That is, the operands of the subtraction should be reversed. > > I also checked the current Org source and, unless I am overlooking > something, the same expression is still present there. > > Could you confirm whether this is a bug? > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Emacs : GNU Emacs 30.2 (build 1, x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, X toolkit, cairo > version 1.18.4) > of 2026-08-09 > Package: Org mode version 9.7.11 (release_9.7.11 @ > /usr/share/emacs/30.2/lisp/org/) > > current state: > ============== > (setq > org-yank-image-file-name-function 'org-yank-image-autogen-filename > org-persist-before-write-hook '(org-element--cache-persist-before-write) > org-html-format-headline-function > 'org-html-format-headline-default-function > org-html-format-drawer-function #[514 "\207" [] 3 "\n\n(fn NAME > CONTENTS)"] > org-pretty-entities t > org-agenda-todo-ignore-scheduled 'future > org-latex-format-inlinetask-function > 'org-latex-format-inlinetask-default-function > org-preview-latex-process-alist '((dvisvgm :programs ("latex" "dvisvgm") > :description > "dvi > svg" :message > "Install latex and dvisvgm to enable > LaTeX previews." > :image-input-type "dvi" > :image-output-type "svg" > :image-size-adjust (1.0 . 1.0) > :latex-compiler > ("latex -interaction=nonstopmode > -output-directory=%o %f") > :image-converter ("dvisvgm %f -n -b > min -o %O")) > ) > org-structure-template-alist '(("e" . "example") ("s" . "source")) > org-speed-command-hook '(org-speed-command-activate > org-babel-speed-command-activate) > org-persist-after-read-hook '(org-element--cache-persist-after-read) > org-agenda-todo-ignore-time-comparison-use-seconds t > org-repeat-daytimes-mode t > org-confirm-elisp-link-function 'yes-or-no-p > org-agenda-finalize-hook '(org-agenda-go-to-next) > org-latex-format-headline-function > 'org-latex-format-headline-default-function > org-latex-format-drawer-function #[514 "\207" [] 3 "\n\n(fn _ CONTENTS)"] > org-mode-hook '(#[0 "\301\211\207" [imenu-create-index-function > org-imenu-get-tree] 2] > C-c-SPC-is-nbsp org-tempo-setup infinite-fill-column > turn-on-visual-line-mode > turn-on-auto-fill > #[0 "\300\301\302\303\304$\207" > [add-hook change-major-mode-hook org-fold-show-all > append local] 5] > #[0 "\300\301\302\303\304$\207" > [add-hook change-major-mode-hook > org-babel-show-result-all append local] 5] > org-babel-result-hide-spec org-babel-hide-all-hashes) > org-hide-emphasis-markers t > org-agenda-cmp-user-defined 'my-org-agenda-cmp > org-confirm-shell-link-function 'yes-or-no-p > org-odt-format-headline-function 'org-odt-format-headline-default-function > org-archive-hook '(org-attach-archive-delete-maybe) > org-metaup-hook '(org-babel-load-in-session-maybe) > org-agenda-start-with-follow-mode t > org-occur-hook '(org-first-headline-recenter) > org-agenda-skip-function-global 'org-repeat-agenda-skip-function > org-html-format-inlinetask-function > 'org-html-format-inlinetask-default-function > org-ascii-format-drawer-function #[771 "\207" [] 4 "\n\n(fn NAME CONTENTS > WIDTH)"] > org-bibtex-headline-format-function 'org-bibtex-headline-format-default > org-link-parameters '(("eww" :follow org-eww-open :store > org-eww-store-link) > ("rmail" :follow org-rmail-open :store > org-rmail-store-link) > ("mhe" :follow org-mhe-open :store > org-mhe-store-link) > ("irc" :follow org-irc-visit :store > org-irc-store-link :export > org-irc-export) > ("info" :follow org-info-open :export > org-info-export :store > org-info-store-link :insert-description > org-info-description-as-command) > ("gnus" :follow org-gnus-open :store > org-gnus-store-link) > ("docview" :follow org-docview-open :export > org-docview-export :store > org-docview-store-link) > ("bibtex" :follow org-bibtex-open :store > org-bibtex-store-link) > ("bbdb" :follow org-bbdb-open :export > org-bbdb-export :complete > org-bbdb-complete-link :store org-bbdb-store-link) > ("w3m" :store org-w3m-store-link) > ("doi" :follow org-link-doi-open :export > org-link-doi-export) > ("attachment" :follow org-attach-follow :complete > org-attach-complete-link) > ("id" :follow org-id-open :store > org-id-store-link-maybe) ("file+sys") > ("file+emacs") ("shell" :follow > org-link--open-shell) > ("news" :follow > #[514 "\301\300\302Q\"\207" ["news" browse-url > ":"] 6 > "\n\n(fn URL ARG)"] > ) > ("mailto" :follow > #[514 "\301\300\302Q\"\207" ["mailto" browse-url > ":"] 6 > "\n\n(fn URL ARG)"] > ) > ("https" :follow > #[514 "\301\300\302Q\"\207" ["https" browse-url > ":"] 6 > "\n\n(fn URL ARG)"] > ) > ("http" :follow > #[514 "\301\300\302Q\"\207" ["http" browse-url > ":"] 6 > "\n\n(fn URL ARG)"] > ) > ("ftp" :follow > #[514 "\301\300\302Q\"\207" ["ftp" browse-url ":"] > 6 > "\n\n(fn URL ARG)"] > ) > ("help" :follow org-link--open-help :store > org-link--store-help) > ("file" :complete org-link-complete-file) > ("elisp" :follow org-link--open-elisp)) > org-cycle-tab-first-hook '(org-babel-hide-result-toggle-maybe > org-babel-header-arg-expand) > org-agenda-before-write-hook '(org-agenda-add-entry-text) > org-metadown-hook '(org-babel-pop-to-session-maybe) > org-repeat-weekdays-mode t > org-agenda-restore-windows-after-quit t > org-tab-before-tab-emulation-hook '(org-tempo-complete-tag) > org-tab-first-hook '(org-babel-hide-result-toggle-maybe > org-babel-header-arg-expand) > org-sort-function 'string-collate-lessp > org-export-backends '(pandoc org odt html ascii) > org--warnings nil > org-babel-pre-tangle-hook '(save-buffer) > org-agenda-prefix-format '((agenda . " %?i %-12:c%?-12t% s") > (todo . > " %i %1c %(my-org-format-scheduled-time) > %(my-org-agenda-format-repeater-hours-frob) %5(my-org-agenda-repeat-hours) > ") > (tags . " %i %-12:c") (search . " %i %-12:c")) > org-export-before-parsing-hook '(org-attach-expand-links) > org-pandoc-menu-entry '((101 "to epub3" org-pandoc-export-to-epub3) > (111 "to odt" org-pandoc-export-to-odt)) > org-link-shell-confirm-function 'yes-or-no-p > org-fold-core-isearch-open-function 'org-fold-core--isearch-reveal > org-pandoc-options-for-epub3 '((reference-location . "block") (toc-depth > . "5") > (epub-chapter-level . "5") > (data-dir . "/home/toomas/Asjad/org-epub")) > outline-isearch-open-invisible-function 'outline-isearch-open-invisible > org-src-mode-hook '(org-src-babel-configure-edit-buffer > org-src-mode-configure-edit-buffer) > org-agenda-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region nil > org-priority-lowest 90 > org-preview-latex-default-process 'dvisvgm > org-agenda-files '("~/Asjad/org/-.org" "~/Asjad/org/i.org" "~/Asjad/org/ > j.org" > "~/Asjad/org/olme.org" "~/Asjad/org/lipupäevad.org > <http://xn--lipupevad-z2a.org>" > "~/Asjad/org/projektid.org") > org-yank-folded-subtrees nil > org-link-elisp-confirm-function 'yes-or-no-p > org-odt-format-inlinetask-function > 'org-odt-format-inlinetask-default-function > org-cycle-hook '(org-cycle-hide-archived-subtrees > org-cycle-show-empty-lines > org-cycle-optimize-window-after-visibility-change > org-cycle-display-inline-images) > org-persist-before-read-hook '(org-element--cache-persist-before-read) > org-ascii-format-inlinetask-function 'org-ascii-format-inlinetask-default > org-odt-format-drawer-function #[514 "\207" [] 3 "\n\n(fn NAME CONTENTS)"] > org-agenda-sorting-strategy '((todo priority-down user-defined-up)) > ) > > -- +---------------------------------------------------------------+ | Derek Chen-Becker | | GPG Key available at https://keybase.io/dchenbecker and | | https://pgp.mit.edu/pks/lookup?search=derek%40chen-becker.org | | Fngrprnt: EB8A 6480 F0A3 C8EB C1E7 7F42 AFC5 AFEE 96E4 6ACC | +---------------------------------------------------------------+
