[jaunty] tracker-extract prevents unmounting of USB storage devices, crashed with signal 7 in tracker_extract_get_metadata() when media forcibly removed

Bug #336422 reported by Edward
6
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
tracker (Ubuntu)
Expired
Medium
Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: tracker

tracker-extract is being run against the files on removable storage, preventing timely removal of storage devices. When the devices are removed without unmounting, tracker-extract crashes.

ProblemType: Crash
Architecture: amd64
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
ExecutablePath: /usr/lib/tracker/tracker-extract
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: tracker 0.6.90-1ubuntu2
ProcCmdline: /usr/lib/tracker/tracker-extract
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_AU.UTF-8
Signal: 7
SourcePackage: tracker
StacktraceTop:
 ?? ()
 ?? ()
 ?? ()
 tracker_extract_get_metadata ()
 ?? () from /usr/lib/libdbus-glib-1.so.2
Title: tracker-extract crashed with signal 7 in tracker_extract_get_metadata()
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-8-generic x86_64
UserGroups: adm admin audio cdrom dialout fuse lpadmin netdev plugdev sambashare scanner vboxusers video

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Edward (edward-coffey) wrote :
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Apport retracing service (apport) wrote : Symbolic stack trace

StacktraceTop:mp3_parse_header (
extract_mp3 (
get_file_metadata (extract=<value optimized out>,
tracker_extract_get_metadata (object=0x1d64290,
gobject_message_function (connection=0x1d78a40,

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Apport retracing service (apport) wrote : Symbolic threaded stack trace
Changed in tracker:
importance: Undecided → Medium
visibility: private → public
Changed in tracker (Ubuntu):
status: New → Triaged
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Rolf Leggewie (r0lf) wrote :

Is this still reproducible in focal or later?

Changed in tracker (Ubuntu):
status: Triaged → Incomplete
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

[Expired for tracker (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

Changed in tracker (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Expired
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