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scheduler: Add spawn_dedicated for single-threaded actors with !Send state (#57609)
Adds `scheduler::spawn_dedicated_thread` (and inherent `spawn_dedicated`
methods on `PlatformScheduler` and `TestScheduler`) so single-threaded
actors that own `!Send` state can run on their own OS thread and freely
do blocking I/O without disturbing any other executor.

### Why

A single-threaded actor that needs to do blocking syscalls is currently
stuck: it can't run on the shared foreground executor (blocking would
stall every other foreground session), and it can't move to the
background pool because its state isn't `Send`. `spawn_dedicated` gives
each such actor its own thread and its own `LocalExecutor`, while still
participating in the same testable scheduler infrastructure as
everything else.

### Shape

- `pub fn spawn_dedicated_thread(session_id, scheduler, f) -> Task<_>`
in `scheduler`. Owns the OS thread, the per-session runnable channel,
and the `LocalExecutor` setup.
- Inherent `spawn_dedicated` on `PlatformScheduler` (allocates its own
`SessionId`, delegates to the free function).
- Inherent `spawn_dedicated` on `TestScheduler` (no real thread — runs
as a fresh local session driven by the test scheduler's run loop, so
determinism under `many` is preserved).
- Renames `Scheduler::schedule_foreground` → `schedule_local` and
`scheduler::ForegroundExecutor` → `scheduler::LocalExecutor` to reflect
that these are session-pinned queues rather than "the main thread" (a
dedicated session runs on its own thread). GPUI's wrapper
`gpui::ForegroundExecutor` and the `foreground_executor` field/method
names are unchanged to keep blast radius small.
- `LocalExecutor::new` now takes an explicit dispatch closure, so the
routing decision (default session, dedicated thread, or something else)
lives at the construction site.

### Tests

- `TestScheduler` side: round-trip, `!Send` future, `Send` closure
capturing shared state, inner `executor.spawn`, determinism under `many`
seeds, drop-cancels-future, detached child runs after root completes.
- `PlatformScheduler` side: real separate thread (blocking syscalls
don't stall the test), `!Send` future output, drop-cancels-future,
thread tears down after work completes, detached child outlives root.

cc @as-cii

Release Notes:

- N/A

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Co-authored-by: Antonio Scandurra <me@as-cii.com>
Co-authored-by: Conrad Irwin <conrad.irwin@gmail.com>
2026-05-29 15:58:02 +00:00
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.github Remove rules library (#58067) 2026-05-29 11:59:18 +00:00
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assets Remove rules library (#58067) 2026-05-29 11:59:18 +00:00
ci Move Nightly release to gh-workflow (#41349) 2025-10-28 13:57:23 -06:00
crates scheduler: Add spawn_dedicated for single-threaded actors with !Send state (#57609) 2026-05-29 15:58:02 +00:00
docs Add skill share linking (#58009) 2026-05-28 23:04:44 +00:00
extensions docs: Fix typo in EXTRACTION.md (#55106) 2026-04-28 19:18:44 +00:00
legal Relicense Zed source code under GPL (#57948) 2026-05-28 20:19:17 +00:00
nix nix: Go around a linker issue on Darwin (#58070) 2026-05-29 12:22:37 +00:00
script Duplicate Bot: Reduce noise (#58074) 2026-05-29 13:28:35 +00:00
tooling ci: Reinstate run-nix label in addition to run-bundling (#58034) 2026-05-29 06:01:22 +00:00
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.rules Update AI rules to reflect that AsyncApp updates are now infallible (#54818) 2026-04-24 19:04:32 +00:00
AGENTS.md ai: Symlink an AGENTS.md file to .rules (#45939) 2026-01-19 15:29:42 +01:00
Cargo.lock agent_ui: Remove unused rule APIs (#58080) 2026-05-29 15:27:28 +00:00
Cargo.toml Enable gain normalization on collab (#58036) 2026-05-29 15:21:53 +00:00
CLAUDE.md Initial .rules file for agent with symlinks for other rules file paths (#29014) 2025-04-17 23:41:23 +00:00
clippy.toml Revert "Revert scheduler update (#46659)" (#46671) 2026-01-14 07:19:13 +00:00
CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md Remove community content from docs and point to zed.dev (#19895) 2024-10-29 09:44:58 -04:00
compose.yml Remove Postgres and stripe-mock from Docker Compose (#48313) 2026-02-04 03:42:58 +00:00
CONTRIBUTING.md Add Zed Feature Process document (#50747) 2026-03-06 14:14:53 -08:00
debug.plist WIP 2023-12-14 09:25:14 -07:00
default.nix nix: Use flake-parts, partitions, and treefmt-nix (#45321) 2026-02-02 14:26:42 +00:00
Dockerfile-collab Bump Rust version to 1.94 (#51086) 2026-03-30 09:06:59 +00:00
Dockerfile-collab.dockerignore ci: Move collab to Dockerfile-collab (#18515) 2024-09-30 16:14:26 -04:00
Dockerfile-cross.dockerignore Add remote server cross compilation (#19136) 2024-10-12 23:23:56 -07:00
Dockerfile-distros Removal of mold/wild scripts and mentions in docs (#53078) 2026-04-08 21:20:02 +03:00
Dockerfile-distros.dockerignore Support More Linux (#18480) 2024-09-30 17:46:21 -04:00
flake.lock Rust 1.95 (#55104) 2026-04-29 10:27:47 +00:00
flake.nix ci: Remove garnix substitutor (#58033) 2026-05-29 05:56:42 +00:00
GEMINI.md Add missing GEMINI.md rule file for gemini-cli (#38885) 2025-10-02 09:47:29 -04:00
LICENSE-APACHE Update license year (#24191) 2025-02-04 09:02:59 -05:00
LICENSE-GPL Licenses: change license fields in Cargo.toml to AGPL-3.0-or-later. (#5535) 2024-01-27 13:51:16 +01:00
livekit.yaml Add LiveKit server to Docker Compose (#7907) 2024-02-16 10:49:48 -05:00
lychee.toml ci: Check for broken links (#30844) 2025-06-06 09:39:35 +00:00
Procfile Update instructions for local collaboration (#35689) 2025-08-06 11:10:28 -07:00
Procfile.all Add agent thread sharing (#46140) 2026-01-06 12:49:51 -08:00
Procfile.web Remove PostgREST (#41299) 2025-10-27 13:27:59 -04:00
README.md Relicense Zed source code under GPL (#57948) 2026-05-28 20:19:17 +00:00
renovate.json Remove workspace-hack (#40216) 2025-10-17 18:58:14 +00:00
REVIEWERS.conl Remove past reviewer (#51767) 2026-03-17 16:34:35 +00:00
rust-toolchain.toml Rust 1.95 (#55104) 2026-04-29 10:27:47 +00:00
rustfmt.toml nix: Use flake-parts, partitions, and treefmt-nix (#45321) 2026-02-02 14:26:42 +00:00
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