fix(lock): reject zombie process owners

bin/fm-session-lock-lib.sh

@@ -145,10 +145,28 @@ EOF
   printf '%s\n' "$outermost"
 }
 
-# True if $1 is a live process that looks like a verified harness.
+fm_harness_pid_zombie() {  # <pid>
+  local pid=$1 proc_root stat_line state
+  local -a stat_fields
+  case "$pid" in ''|*[!0-9]*) return 1 ;; esac
+  proc_root=${FM_PROC_ROOT_OVERRIDE:-/proc}
+  if [ -r "$proc_root/$pid/stat" ]; then
+    stat_line=$(cat "$proc_root/$pid/stat" 2>/dev/null) || return 1
+    read -r -a stat_fields <<< "${stat_line##*)}"
+    [ "${stat_fields[0]:-}" = Z ]
+    return
+  fi
+  state=$(ps -o stat= -p "$pid" 2>/dev/null) || return 1
+  state=${state#"${state%%[![:space:]]*}"}
+  case "$state" in Z*) return 0 ;; esac
+  return 1
+}
+
+# True if $1 is a live, non-zombie process that looks like a verified harness.
 fm_harness_pid_alive() {
   local pid=$1 comm args
   kill -0 "$pid" 2>/dev/null || return 1
+  fm_harness_pid_zombie "$pid" && return 1
   comm=$(ps -o comm= -p "$pid" 2>/dev/null) || return 1
   args=$(ps -o args= -p "$pid" 2>/dev/null)
   fm_harness_process_matches "$comm" "$args"

bin/fm-wake-lib.sh

@@ -45,12 +45,33 @@ fm_current_pid() {  # [output-variable]
   fi
 }
 
+fm_pid_zombie() {  # <pid>
+  local pid=$1 proc_root stat_line state
+  local -a stat_fields
+  case "$pid" in
+    ''|*[!0-9]*) return 1 ;;
+  esac
+  proc_root=${FM_PROC_ROOT_OVERRIDE:-/proc}
+  if [ -r "$proc_root/$pid/stat" ]; then
+    stat_line=$(cat "$proc_root/$pid/stat" 2>/dev/null) || return 1
+    read -r -a stat_fields <<< "${stat_line##*)}"
+    [ "${stat_fields[0]:-}" = Z ]
+    return
+  fi
+  state=$(ps -o stat= -p "$pid" 2>/dev/null) || return 1
+  state=${state#"${state%%[![:space:]]*}"}
+  case "$state" in Z*) return 0 ;; esac
+  return 1
+}
+
 fm_pid_alive() {
   local pid=$1
   case "$pid" in
     ''|*[!0-9]*) return 1 ;;
   esac
-  kill -0 "$pid" 2>/dev/null
+  kill -0 "$pid" 2>/dev/null || return 1
+  fm_pid_zombie "$pid" && return 1
+  return 0
 }
 
 fm_pid_identity() {

tests/fm-claude-stop-autoarm.test.sh

@@ -268,6 +268,34 @@ test_reclaims_stale_session_lock_before_arming() {
   pass "auto-arm: a demonstrably dead recorded session owner is reclaimed through fm-lock.sh before arming"
 }
 
+test_reclaims_zombie_session_lock_before_arming() {
+  local dir fakeproc owner out status expected_owner actual_owner
+  dir=$(make_primary_dir "$TMP_ROOT/zombie-session-lock")
+  fakeproc="$dir/proc"
+  : > "$dir/state/task.meta"
+  write_arm_fixture "$dir" actionable
+  "$FAKE_CLAUDE" -c 'sleep 60; :' &
+  owner=$!
+  printf '%s\n' "$owner" > "$dir/state/.lock"
+  mkdir -p "$fakeproc/$owner"
+  printf '%s (claude) Z 1\n' "$owner" > "$fakeproc/$owner/stat"
+  out=$(printf '%s\n' '{"session_id":"zombie"}' \
+    | FM_PROC_ROOT_OVERRIDE="$fakeproc" FM_HOME="$dir" "$FAKE_CLAUDE" -c '
+        printf "%s\n" "$$" > "$FM_HOME/state/expected-owner"
+        "$FM_HOME/bin/fm-claude-stop-autoarm.sh"
+      ' 2>&1); status=$?
+  expected_owner=$(cat "$dir/state/expected-owner")
+  actual_owner=$(cat "$dir/state/.lock")
+  kill "$owner" 2>/dev/null || true
+  wait "$owner" 2>/dev/null || true
+  expect_code 2 "$status" "a zombie recorded session owner must be reclaimed before the actionable rewake"
+  [ "$actual_owner" = "$expected_owner" ] \
+    || fail "zombie session lock was not claimed by the current harness: expected $expected_owner, got $actual_owner"
+  [ -e "$dir/state/arm-ran" ] || fail "hook did not arm after reclaiming the zombie session lock"
+  [ "$(epoch_outcome "$dir")" = rewake ] || fail "zombie-lock recovery must record outcome=rewake"
+  pass "auto-arm: a zombie recorded session owner is reclaimed through fm-lock.sh before arming"
+}
+
 test_inert_when_lock_held_by_other_harness() {
   local dir other out status owner_after
   dir=$(make_primary_dir "$TMP_ROOT/other-lock")
@@ -1166,6 +1194,7 @@ test_fm_lock_status_still_works_with_shared_lib() {
 test_inert_in_child_worktree
 test_inert_without_session_lock
 test_reclaims_stale_session_lock_before_arming
+test_reclaims_zombie_session_lock_before_arming
 test_inert_when_lock_held_by_other_harness
 test_inert_when_afk
 test_stale_lock_recovery_preserves_afk_and_need_gates

tests/fm-watcher-lock.test.sh

@@ -237,6 +237,30 @@ test_lock_steals_dead_pid_lock() {
   pass "dead-pid stale lock is reclaimed by a single acquirer"
 }
 
+test_lock_steals_zombie_pid_lock() {
+  local dir state lockdir fakeproc owner rc newpid
+  dir=$(make_case lock-zombie-steal)
+  state="$dir/state"
+  lockdir="$state/.contend.lock"
+  fakeproc="$dir/proc"
+  sleep 300 &
+  owner=$!
+  mkdir -p "$fakeproc/$owner" "$lockdir"
+  printf '%s (zombie fixture) Z 1\n' "$owner" > "$fakeproc/$owner/stat"
+  printf '%s\n' "$owner" > "$lockdir/pid"
+  rc=0
+  newpid=$(FM_PROC_ROOT_OVERRIDE="$fakeproc" FM_STATE_OVERRIDE="$state" bash -c '
+    . "$1"
+    if fm_lock_try_acquire "$2"; then cat "$2/pid"; else exit 7; fi
+  ' _ "$LIB" "$lockdir") || rc=$?
+  kill "$owner" 2>/dev/null || true
+  wait "$owner" 2>/dev/null || true
+  [ "$rc" -eq 0 ] || fail "acquirer failed to steal a zombie-pid stale lock (rc=$rc)"
+  [ "$newpid" != "$owner" ] || fail "stale zombie-pid lock was not replaced (still $owner)"
+  [ -n "$newpid" ] || fail "reclaimed zombie lock has no pid recorded"
+  pass "zombie-pid stale lock is reclaimed by a single acquirer"
+}
+
 test_lock_stale_steal_single_winner_under_concurrency() {
   local dir state lockdir dead marker i pids pid wins
   dir=$(make_case lock-stale-concurrency)
@@ -1112,6 +1136,7 @@ test_live_stale_watch_lock_is_actionable
 test_guard_warnings
 test_lock_single_winner_under_concurrency
 test_lock_steals_dead_pid_lock
+test_lock_steals_zombie_pid_lock
 test_lock_stale_steal_single_winner_under_concurrency
 test_lock_live_steal_mutex_is_not_reclaimed
 test_lock_does_not_steal_live_lock