pthread_mutex_unlock.c:87: __pthread_mutex_unlock_usercnt: Assertion `type == PTHREAD_MUTEX_ERRORCHECK_NP' failed.

[Bastien Jacquet]

On Wily

Due to the following glibc bug :
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=810322

ike fails to start with the following error:
iked: pthread_mutex_unlock.c:87: __pthread_mutex_unlock_usercnt: Assertion `type == PTHREAD_MUTEX_ERRORCHECK_NP' failed.

The ike bug has been reported there:
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=756316

I propose to apply the suggested patch :
diff -r -u ike-orig/source/libith/libith.cpp ike/source/libith/libith.cpp
--- ike-orig/source/libith/libith.cpp 2012-02-10 08:05:36.000000000 +0100
+++ ike/source/libith/libith.cpp 2016-01-08 11:42:32.000000000 +0100
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
 {
        memset( obj_name, 0, 20 );
        pthread_mutexattr_init( &attr );
- pthread_mutexattr_settype( &attr, PTHREAD_MUTEX_ERRORCHECK );
+ pthread_mutexattr_settype( &attr, PTHREAD_MUTEX_NORMAL );
        pthread_mutex_init( &mutex, &attr );
 }

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Giraffe (dodger-forum)]

My system is also affected by this bug...