[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1583829] Re: aptitude update -> appstreamcli uses 100% cpu
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1579712 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1579712 I'm suffering the same issue. `sudo apt purge appstream` did not save me. Now it's locked at 100% cpu when I `sudo apt install appstream`. Won't finish setting up appstream 0.9.4-1, htop says the command running is `appstream refresh-index --force`. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to appstream in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1583829 Title: aptitude update -> appstreamcli uses 100% cpu Status in appstream package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: I started aptitude and hit "u" to update package list. It stuck on "Loading cache" screen. I checked processes tree and found out aptitude was waiting for /usr/bin/appstreamcli which used 100% CPU and did nothing. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: appstream 0.9.4-1 Uname: Linux 4.6.0-040600-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Fri May 20 01:52:53 2016 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-05-01 (18 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1) SourcePackage: appstream UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/appstream/+bug/1583829/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1579712] Re: Refresh hangs due to strdup on non-NULL terminated string
I have appstream 0.9.4-1 installed and every time it is run (automatically, not by me) it spikes cpu to 100%. I cannot even purge and reinstall it, because it is run during the setup phase (to force a new index) which pegs the cpu. Is 0.9.4-1 supposed to be ~= 0.9.6 of upstream? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to appstream in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1579712 Title: Refresh hangs due to strdup on non-NULL terminated string Status in appstream package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in appstream source package in Xenial: Fix Committed Bug description: [Impact] * The cache refresh is blocked on a strdup on a non-NULL-terminated string in some very rare occasions (very rare because this bug is present for almost 3y without a single report). * Fixing this bug resolves the issue for people who might experience it. * See https://github.com/ximion/appstream/issues/35 for details. [Test Case 1] * Run `sudo appstreamcli refresh --force` * The AppStream cache should be updated, no change in behavior should be seen. [Test Case 2] * In case you were experiencing the almost-infinite hang when running `sudo appstreamcli refresh --force`, this issue should be fixed with the SRU. [Regression Potential] * Very low, since this only fixes the decompression code. There should be no sideeffects of that (given that the patch itself doesn't break anything, which it shouldn't, since it has been tested upstream for a while) [Other Info] * This fix has been applied upstream: https://github.com/ximion/appstream/commit/f33c520c37e2ba51d92402220250b8d501a2bf43 * A smaller version of the patch (one-liner) is available, at the expense of not having reduced memory usage: https://github.com/ximion/appstream/commit/378941787d3584b3eb31a6ebe40e0aacc10e180a To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/appstream/+bug/1579712/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1579712] Re: Refresh hangs indefinitely, appstreamcli using 100% CPU
I can confirm the steps in comment 24 fixed the issue. Thanks! (and now everyone waits for uplift from -proposed) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to appstream in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1579712 Title: Refresh hangs indefinitely, appstreamcli using 100% CPU Status in appstream package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in appstream source package in Xenial: Fix Released Bug description: [Impact] * The cache refresh is blocked on a strdup on a non-NULL-terminated string in some very rare occasions (very rare because this bug is present for almost 3y without a single report). * Fixing this bug resolves the issue for people who might experience it. * See https://github.com/ximion/appstream/issues/35 for details. [Test Case 1] * Run `sudo appstreamcli refresh --force` * The AppStream cache should be updated, no change in behavior should be seen. [Test Case 2] * In case you were experiencing the almost-infinite hang when running `sudo appstreamcli refresh --force`, this issue should be fixed with the SRU. [Regression Potential] * Very low, since this only fixes the decompression code. There should be no sideeffects of that (given that the patch itself doesn't break anything, which it shouldn't, since it has been tested upstream for a while) [Other Info] * This fix has been applied upstream: https://github.com/ximion/appstream/commit/f33c520c37e2ba51d92402220250b8d501a2bf43 * A smaller version of the patch (one-liner) is available, at the expense of not having reduced memory usage: https://github.com/ximion/appstream/commit/378941787d3584b3eb31a6ebe40e0aacc10e180a /!\ Installing the bugfix from xenial-proposed, without going through APT: To install the fixed packages manually, please execute the following commands (for amd64, adjust URLs for other architectures): ``` cd /tmp && mkdir asfix cd asfix wget https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archive/primary/+files/appstream_0.9.4-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb wget https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archive/primary/+files/libappstream3_0.9.4-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb sudo dpkg -i libappstream3*.deb sudo dpkg -i appstream*.deb ``` To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/appstream/+bug/1579712/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
