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fix(breakpad): pre-load psapi to prevent frequent loader deadlock #1502

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fix(breakpad): pre-load psapi to prevent frequent loader deadlock
jpnurmi Feb 3, 2026
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Update CHANGELOG.md
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6 changes: 6 additions & 0 deletions CHANGELOG.md
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# Changelog

## Unreleased

**Fixes**:

- Breakpad: fix loader deadlock when capturing crash dump while network requests are in flight. ([#1502](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-native/pull/1502))

## 0.12.5

**Features**:
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2 changes: 2 additions & 0 deletions src/backends/sentry_backend_breakpad.cpp
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&& defined(SENTRY_THREAD_STACK_GUARANTEE_AUTO_INIT)
sentry__set_default_thread_stack_guarantee();
# endif
// Pre-load to prevent frequent LoadPsApi deadlocks in MiniDumpWriteDump
LoadLibraryA("psapi.dll");
backend->data = new google_breakpad::ExceptionHandler(
current_run_folder->path_w, nullptr, breakpad_backend_callback, nullptr,
google_breakpad::ExceptionHandler::HANDLER_EXCEPTION);
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