[pulseaudio-tickets] [PulseAudio] #886: pa_log_level_meta called recursively on failure

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#886: pa_log_level_meta  called recursively on failure
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  Reporter:  tom.prince  |       Owner:  lennart
      Type:  defect      |      Status:  new    
 Milestone:              |   Component:  daemon 
Resolution:              |    Keywords:         
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Old description:

> I am not entirely sure what is causing the failure, but pa_log_level_meta
> gets called recursively causing a stack overflow.
>
> #2425 0xb7f0c59d in pa_log_levelv_meta () from
> /usr/lib/libpulsecommon-0.9.22.so
> #2426 0xb7f0c4e1 in pa_log_level_meta () from
> /usr/lib/libpulsecommon-0.9.22.so
> #2427 0xb7f22579 in pa_mutex_lock () from
> /usr/lib/libpulsecommon-0.9.22.so
> #2428 0xb7f133b6 in pa_once_begin () from
> /usr/lib/libpulsecommon-0.9.22.so
> #2429 0xb7f0c2a9 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libpulsecommon-0.9.22.so
> #2430 0xb7f0c59d in pa_log_levelv_meta () from
> /usr/lib/libpulsecommon-0.9.22.so
> #2431 0xb7f0c4e1 in pa_log_level_meta () from
> /usr/lib/libpulsecommon-0.9.22.so
> #2432 0x0804be14 in pa_drop_root ()
> #2433 0x0804fd91 in main ()

New description:

 I am not entirely sure what is causing the failure, but pa_log_level_meta
 gets called recursively causing a stack overflow.

 {{{
 #2425 0xb7f0c59d in pa_log_levelv_meta () from
 /usr/lib/libpulsecommon-0.9.22.so
 #2426 0xb7f0c4e1 in pa_log_level_meta () from
 /usr/lib/libpulsecommon-0.9.22.so
 #2427 0xb7f22579 in pa_mutex_lock () from
 /usr/lib/libpulsecommon-0.9.22.so
 #2428 0xb7f133b6 in pa_once_begin () from
 /usr/lib/libpulsecommon-0.9.22.so
 #2429 0xb7f0c2a9 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libpulsecommon-0.9.22.so
 #2430 0xb7f0c59d in pa_log_levelv_meta () from
 /usr/lib/libpulsecommon-0.9.22.so
 #2431 0xb7f0c4e1 in pa_log_level_meta () from
 /usr/lib/libpulsecommon-0.9.22.so
 #2432 0x0804be14 in pa_drop_root ()
 #2433 0x0804fd91 in main ()
 }}}

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Comment(by coling):

 Ouch. I've not seen this problem before, can you reproduce this easily?

 If you have got a method of reproducing the problem, can you describe it
 here and attach any customised configs etc. too?

 Thanks.

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