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1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/fs/wasi.rs b/library/std/src/sys/fs/wasi.rs
index b65d86de12a..0b65b9cb389 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/fs/wasi.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/fs/wasi.rs
@@ -848,7 +848,14 @@ fn remove_dir_all_recursive(parent: &WasiFd, path: &Path) -> io::Result<()> {
 
     // Iterate over all the entries in this directory, and travel recursively if
     // necessary
-    for entry in ReadDir::new(fd, dummy_root) {
+    //
+    // Note that all directory entries for this directory are read first before
+    // any removal is done. This works around the fact that the WASIp1 API for
+    // reading directories is not well-designed for handling mutations between
+    // invocations of reading a directory. By reading all the entries at once
+    // this ensures that, at least without concurrent modifications, it should
+    // be possible to delete everything.
+    for entry in ReadDir::new(fd, dummy_root).collect::<Vec<_>>() {
         let entry = entry?;
         let path = crate::str::from_utf8(&entry.name).map_err(|_| {
             io::const_error!(io::ErrorKind::Uncategorized, "invalid utf-8 file name found")