[gst-devel] What can be done from within a state change?

[Andy Wingo]

This is a question for wim really, but we probably ask too many
questions internally, and this one is kindof interesting from a 0.9
architecture perspective. Also wim is not here today.

I have a deadlock running this pipeline:

dv1394src ! dvdemux ! video/x-dv,systemstream=\(boolean\)false ! fakesink

It's because dvdemux is adding a pad in its state change handler, which
fires new-pad, which gstparse hooks into to connect fakesink, but it
connects with filtered caps, which wants to create a capsfilter.
gst_element_link_pads_filtered now wants to do a get_state on the bin
before adding the capsfilter element, so it can sync its state with the
rest of the pipeline, but that will deadlock when we get to doing
get_state on dvdemux:

#6  gst_element_get_state (element=0x5f3920, state=0x0, pending=0x0, timeout=0x7fffff846460) at gstelement.c:1632
#7  gst_bin_get_state (element=0x602bc0, state=0x7fffff8465a4, pending=0x7fffff8465a0, timeout=0x7fffff846590) at gstbin.c:1003
#8  gst_element_get_state (element=0x602bc0, state=0x7fffff8465a4, pending=0x7fffff8465a0, timeout=0x7fffff846590) at gstelement.c:1632
#9  gst_element_link_pads_filtered (src=0x5f3920, srcpadname=0x0, dest=0x6011b0, destpadname=0x0, filter=0x5dbf90) at gstutils.c:1294
#10 gst_parse_found_pad (src=0x5f3920, pad=0x5296c0, data=0x604060) at grammar.y:382
#11 g_closure_invoke () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#12 g_signal_stop_emission () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#13 g_signal_emit_valist () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#14 g_signal_emit () from /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0
#15 gst_element_add_pad (element=0x5f3920, pad=0x5296c0) at gstelement.c:542
#16 gst_dvdemux_add_pads (dvdemux=0x5f3920) at gstdvdemux.c:214
#17 gst_dvdemux_change_state (element=0x5f3920, transition=GST_STATE_CHANGE_NULL_TO_READY) at gstdvdemux.c:969

Now, where is the bug?

1) dvdemux, for adding a pad in the state change, which would cause
new-pad to be fired, from which the user can do anything?

2) gst_element_link_pads_filtered, for doing a get_state where it
shouldn't?

3) GstElement, for having a non-recursive state lock?

4) dvdemux, for not dropping the state lock when firing the new-pad
signal? (yuk)

Basically, what can you do in a state change handler and what can't you
do?

Regards,
-- 
Andy Wingo
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