Lennart Poettering wrote: > On Tue, 03.03.09 12:18, Philip Walden (pwaldenlinux at comcast.net) wrote: > > >> I run pulseaudio for days on end. It drives a house sound system, which >> plays music and radio to a cron schedule, even when I am away. I have a >> USB sound card and an internal pci sound device both driven via a >> combined sink. >> >> Every few days or so, the pulseaudio server dies with the one of >> following messages. Logging out-in restores the service. The problem is >> that I'd like to have it last at least 2-3 weeks. >> >> localhost pulseaudio[25023]: memblock.c: Assertion >> 'pa_atomic_load(&b->pool->stat.n_imported) > 0' failed at >> pulsecore/memblock.c:634, function memblock_replace_import(). Aborting. >> >> localhost pulseaudio[19753]: memblock.c: Assertion >> 'pa_atomic_load(&b->pool->stat.n_imported) > 0' failed at >> pulsecore/memblock.c:188, function stat_remove(). Aborting. >> >> I have only recently joined the mailing list and I have not seen any >> threads that deal with this particular problem. Any advice appreciated. >> > > Please provide a full back trace of this issue. > > http://pulseaudio.org/wiki/Community#BugsPatchesTranslations > > Also, please paste the full output of "ls" in pacmd. I need to know > which PA modules actually get loaded on your machine. > > Lennart > The crashed pulseaudio server does not seem to be leaving a core file (so as to generate a stack trace) that I can spot. Is there some configuration I need to set to make it do this? Here is the pacmd ls output: Memory blocks currently allocated: 40, size: 202.3 KiB. Memory blocks allocated during the whole lifetime: 57147, size: 158.3 MiB. Memory blocks imported from other processes: 22, size: 94.7 KiB. Memory blocks exported to other processes: 0, size: 0 B. Total sample cache size: 0 B. Default sample spec: s16le 2ch 44100Hz Default sink name: alsa_output.usb_device_471_110_noserial_if0_sound_card_0_alsa_playback_0 Default source name: alsa_output.usb_device_471_110_noserial_if0_sound_card_0_alsa_playback_0.monitor Memory blocks of type POOL: 18 allocated/32131 accumulated. Memory blocks of type POOL_EXTERNAL: 0 allocated/24 accumulated. Memory blocks of type APPENDED: 0 allocated/0 accumulated. Memory blocks of type USER: 0 allocated/0 accumulated. Memory blocks of type FIXED: 0 allocated/18396 accumulated. Memory blocks of type IMPORTED: 22 allocated/6620 accumulated. 21 module(s) loaded. index: 0 name: <module-alsa-sink> argument: <device_id=0 sink_name=alsa_output.pci_125d_1998_sound_card_0_alsa_playback_0> used: -1 auto unload: no index: 1 name: <module-alsa-source> argument: <device_id=0 source_name=alsa_input.pci_125d_1998_sound_card_0_alsa_capture_0> used: -1 auto unload: no index: 2 name: <module-alsa-sink> argument: <device_id=1 sink_name=alsa_output.usb_device_471_110_noserial_if0_sound_card_0_alsa_playback_0> used: -1 auto unload: no index: 3 name: <module-hal-detect> argument: <> used: -1 auto unload: no index: 4 name: <module-esound-protocol-unix> argument: <> used: -1 auto unload: no index: 5 name: <module-native-protocol-unix> argument: <> used: -1 auto unload: no index: 6 name: <module-volume-restore> argument: <> used: -1 auto unload: no index: 7 name: <module-default-device-restore> argument: <> used: -1 auto unload: no index: 8 name: <module-rescue-streams> argument: <> used: -1 auto unload: no index: 9 name: <module-suspend-on-idle> argument: <> used: -1 auto unload: no index: 10 name: <module-combine> argument: <> used: -1 auto unload: no index: 11 name: <module-rtp-recv> argument: <> used: -1 auto unload: no index: 12 name: <module-native-protocol-tcp> argument: <auth-anonymous=1> used: -1 auto unload: no index: 13 name: <module-esound-protocol-tcp> argument: <auth-anonymous=1> used: -1 auto unload: no index: 14 name: <module-zeroconf-publish> argument: <> used: -1 auto unload: no index: 15 name: <module-zeroconf-discover> argument: <> used: -1 auto unload: no index: 16 name: <module-gconf> argument: <> used: -1 auto unload: no index: 17 name: <module-tunnel-source> argument: <server=[192.168.1.140]:4713 source=alsa_input.pci_109e_878_sound_card_0_alsa_capture_0 format=s16le channels=2 rate=32000 source_name=tunnel.walden4.local.alsa_input.pci_109e_878_sound_card_0_alsa_capture_0 channel_map=front-left,front-right> used: -1 auto unload: no index: 18 name: <module-tunnel-sink> argument: <server=[192.168.1.140]:4713 sink=alsa_output.pci_13f6_111_sound_card_0_alsa_playback_0 format=s16le channels=2 rate=44100 sink_name=tunnel.walden4.local.alsa_output.pci_13f6_111_sound_card_0_alsa_playback_0 channel_map=front-left,front-right> used: -1 auto unload: no index: 19 name: <module-tunnel-source> argument: <server=[192.168.1.140]:4713 source=alsa_input.pci_13f6_111_sound_card_0_alsa_capture_0 format=s16le channels=2 rate=44100 source_name=tunnel.walden4.local.alsa_input.pci_13f6_111_sound_card_0_alsa_capture_0 channel_map=front-left,front-right> used: -1 auto unload: no index: 20 name: <module-cli-protocol-unix> argument: <> used: -1 auto unload: no 4 sink(s) available. index: 0 name: <alsa_output.pci_125d_1998_sound_card_0_alsa_playback_0> driver: <modules/module-alsa-sink.c> flags: HW_VOLUME_CTRL LATENCY HARDWARE state: RUNNING volume: <0: 87% 1: 87%> mute: <0> latency: <81814 usec> monitor source: <0> sample spec: <s16le 2ch 44100Hz> channel map: <front-left,front-right> used by: <1> linked by: <2> module: <0> description: <ALSA PCM on front:0 (Maestro3) via DMA> * index: 1 name: <alsa_output.usb_device_471_110_noserial_if0_sound_card_0_alsa_playback_0> driver: <modules/module-alsa-sink.c> flags: HW_VOLUME_CTRL LATENCY HARDWARE state: RUNNING volume: <0: 99% 1: 99%> mute: <0> latency: <89954 usec> monitor source: <2> sample spec: <s16le 2ch 44100Hz> channel map: <front-left,front-right> used by: <1> linked by: <2> module: <2> description: <ALSA PCM on front:1 (USB Audio) via DMA> index: 2 name: <combined> driver: <modules/module-combine.c> flags: LATENCY state: RUNNING volume: <0: 100% 1: 100%> mute: <0> latency: <117619 usec> monitor source: <3> sample spec: <s16le 2ch 44100Hz> channel map: <front-left,front-right> used by: <1> linked by: <2> module: <10> description: <Simultaneous output to ALSA PCM on front:0 (Maestro3) via DMA, ALSA PCM on front:1 (USB Audio) via DMA> index: 3 name: <tunnel.walden4.local.alsa_output.pci_13f6_111_sound_card_0_alsa_playback_0> driver: <modules/module-tunnel.c> flags: HW_VOLUME_CTRL LATENCY NETWORK state: SUSPENDED volume: <0: 100% 1: 100%> mute: <0> latency: <0 usec> monitor source: <5> sample spec: <s16le 2ch 44100Hz> channel map: <front-left,front-right> used by: <0> linked by: <0> module: <18> description: <ALSA PCM on front:0 (C-Media PCI DAC/ADC) via DMA on pwalden at walden4> 7 source(s) available. index: 0 name: <alsa_output.pci_125d_1998_sound_card_0_alsa_playback_0.monitor> driver: <modules/module-alsa-sink.c> flags: state: SUSPENDED volume: <0: 100% 1: 100%> mute: <0> latency: <0 usec> sample spec: <s16le 2ch 44100Hz> channel map: <front-left,front-right> used by: <0> linked by: <0> monitor_of: <0> module: <0> description: <Monitor Source of ALSA PCM on front:0 (Maestro3) via DMA> index: 1 name: <alsa_input.pci_125d_1998_sound_card_0_alsa_capture_0> driver: <modules/module-alsa-source.c> flags: HW_VOLUME_CTRL LATENCY HARDWARE state: SUSPENDED volume: <0: 100% 1: 100%> mute: <1> latency: <0 usec> sample spec: <s16le 2ch 44100Hz> channel map: <front-left,front-right> used by: <0> linked by: <1> module: <1> description: <ALSA PCM on front:0 (Maestro3) via DMA> * index: 2 name: <alsa_output.usb_device_471_110_noserial_if0_sound_card_0_alsa_playback_0.monitor> driver: <modules/module-alsa-sink.c> flags: state: SUSPENDED volume: <0: 100% 1: 100%> mute: <0> latency: <0 usec> sample spec: <s16le 2ch 44100Hz> channel map: <front-left,front-right> used by: <0> linked by: <0> monitor_of: <1> module: <2> description: <Monitor Source of ALSA PCM on front:1 (USB Audio) via DMA> index: 3 name: <combined.monitor> driver: <modules/module-combine.c> flags: state: SUSPENDED volume: <0: 100% 1: 100%> mute: <0> latency: <0 usec> sample spec: <s16le 2ch 44100Hz> channel map: <front-left,front-right> used by: <0> linked by: <0> monitor_of: <2> module: <10> description: <Monitor Source of Simultaneous output to ALSA PCM on front:0 (Maestro3) via DMA, ALSA PCM on front:1 (USB Audio) via DMA> index: 4 name: <tunnel.walden4.local.alsa_input.pci_109e_878_sound_card_0_alsa_capture_0> driver: <modules/module-tunnel.c> flags: LATENCY NETWORK state: SUSPENDED volume: <0: 100% 1: 100%> mute: <0> latency: <0 usec> sample spec: <s16le 2ch 32000Hz> channel map: <front-left,front-right> used by: <0> linked by: <0> module: <17> description: <ALSA PCM on hw:1 (Bt87x Digital) via DMA on pwalden at walden4> index: 5 name: <tunnel.walden4.local.alsa_output.pci_13f6_111_sound_card_0_alsa_playback_0.monitor> driver: <modules/module-tunnel.c> flags: state: SUSPENDED volume: <0: 100% 1: 100%> mute: <0> latency: <0 usec> sample spec: <s16le 2ch 44100Hz> channel map: <front-left,front-right> used by: <0> linked by: <0> monitor_of: <3> module: <18> description: <Monitor Source of ALSA PCM on front:0 (C-Media PCI DAC/ADC) via DMA on pwalden at walden4> index: 6 name: <tunnel.walden4.local.alsa_input.pci_13f6_111_sound_card_0_alsa_capture_0> driver: <modules/module-tunnel.c> flags: LATENCY NETWORK state: SUSPENDED volume: <0: 100% 1: 100%> mute: <0> latency: <0 usec> sample spec: <s16le 2ch 44100Hz> channel map: <front-left,front-right> used by: <0> linked by: <0> module: <19> description: <ALSA PCM on front:0 (C-Media PCI DAC/ADC) via DMA on pwalden at walden4> 6 client(s) logged in. index: 0 name: <PulseAudio> driver: <pulsecore/protocol-native.c> owner module: <12> index: 1 name: <PulseAudio> driver: <pulsecore/protocol-native.c> owner module: <12> index: 2 name: <PulseAudio> driver: <pulsecore/protocol-native.c> owner module: <12> index: 3 name: <PulseAudio> driver: <pulsecore/protocol-native.c> owner module: <12> index: 4 name: <MPlayer> driver: <pulsecore/protocol-native.c> owner module: <5> index: 9 name: <UNIX socket client> driver: <pulsecore/cli.c> owner module: <20> 6 sink input(s) available. index: 2 name: <ALSA PCM on front:0 (Maestro3) via DMA for pwalden at walden4> driver: <pulsecore/protocol-native.c> flags: state: CORKED sink: <0> 'alsa_output.pci_125d_1998_sound_card_0_alsa_playback_0' volume: <0: 100% 1: 100%> mute: <0> latency: <99954 usec> sample spec: <s16le 2ch 44100Hz> channel map: <front-left,front-right> resample method: auto module: <12> client: <0> 'PulseAudio' index: 3 name: <ALSA PCM on front:1 (USB Audio) via DMA for pwalden at walden4> driver: <pulsecore/protocol-native.c> flags: state: CORKED sink: <1> 'alsa_output.usb_device_471_110_noserial_if0_sound_card_0_alsa_playback_0' volume: <0: 100% 1: 100%> mute: <0> latency: <99977 usec> sample spec: <s16le 2ch 44100Hz> channel map: <front-left,front-right> resample method: auto module: <12> client: <3> 'PulseAudio' index: 6 name: <Simultaneous output to ALSA PCM on front:0 (Maestro3) via DMA, ALSA PCM on front:1 (USB Audio) via DMA for pwalden at walden4> driver: <pulsecore/protocol-native.c> flags: state: CORKED sink: <2> 'combined' volume: <0: 100% 1: 100%> mute: <0> latency: <99977 usec> sample spec: <s16le 2ch 44100Hz> channel map: <front-left,front-right> resample method: auto module: <12> client: <2> 'PulseAudio' index: 7 name: <Simultaneous output on ALSA PCM on front:0 (Maestro3) via DMA> driver: <modules/module-combine.c> flags: VARIABLE_RATE DONT_MOVE state: RUNNING sink: <0> 'alsa_output.pci_125d_1998_sound_card_0_alsa_playback_0' volume: <0: 100% 1: 100%> mute: <0> latency: <27465 usec> sample spec: <s16le 2ch 44201Hz> channel map: <front-left,front-right> resample method: trivial module: <10> index: 8 name: <Simultaneous output on ALSA PCM on front:1 (USB Audio) via DMA> driver: <modules/module-combine.c> flags: VARIABLE_RATE DONT_MOVE state: RUNNING sink: <1> 'alsa_output.usb_device_471_110_noserial_if0_sound_card_0_alsa_playback_0' volume: <0: 100% 1: 100%> mute: <0> latency: <0 usec> sample spec: <s16le 2ch 44100Hz> channel map: <front-left,front-right> resample method: trivial module: <10> index: 9 name: <audio stream> driver: <pulsecore/protocol-native.c> flags: state: RUNNING sink: <2> 'combined' volume: <0: 100% 1: 100%> mute: <0> latency: <490000 usec> sample spec: <s16le 2ch 44100Hz> channel map: <front-left,front-right> resample method: auto module: <5> client: <4> 'MPlayer' 1 source outputs(s) available. index: 0 name: 'ALSA PCM on front:0 (Maestro3) via DMA for pwalden at walden4' driver: <pulsecore/protocol-native.c> flags: state: CORKED source: <1> 'alsa_input.pci_125d_1998_sound_card_0_alsa_capture_0' latency: <0 usec> sample spec: <s16le 2ch 44100Hz> channel map: <front-left,front-right> resample method: auto owner module: <12> client: <1> 'PulseAudio' 1 cache entries available. name: <pulse-hotplug> index: <0> sample spec: <n/a> channel map: <n/a> length: <0> duration: <0.0s> volume: <0: 100% 1: 100% 2: 100% 3: 100% 4: 100% 5: 100% 6: 100% 7: 100%> lazy: yes filename: /usr/share/sounds/startup3.wav 0 autoload entries available.
