Slave backend unresponsive after writeStringList error

[mythtv@…]

I have installed v0.24.1-36-gd06878a on both master and slave backend (which is also a frontend).

About 30 seconds after a restart of both backends the slave backend always crashes. Restarting the master backend recovers the slave temporarily - until it breaks again.

I have been suffering from the same problem since weeks now - but it used to happen once or twice a week only... After the latest upgrade, my Mythtv system is not usable any more.

The slave backend reports the following log lines:

2011-06-29 21:58:59.102 Main::Registering HttpStatus Extension
2011-06-29 21:58:59.148 Enabled verbose msgs:  important general
2011-06-29 21:59:00.186 Connecting to master server: homeserver:6543
2011-06-29 21:59:00.233 Connected successfully
2011-06-29 21:59:01.158 Received GO_TO_SLEEP command from master, running SleepCommand. sh: xx: not found
2011-06-29 21:59:06.284 No directories found for file storage. Please check the Storage Groups setting for this backend.
2011-06-29 21:59:06.341 MythSocket(9618ca8:38): writeStringList: Error, invalid string list.
2011-06-29 21:59:16.221 Connecting to master server: homeserver:6543
2011-06-29 21:59:16.292 Connection to master server timed out.
2011-06-29 21:59:17.333 Connecting to master server: homeserver:6543
2011-06-29 21:59:17.384 Connection to master server timed out.

The master backend shows the following log lines:

2011-06-29 21:59:05.428 Got data on select
2011-06-29 21:59:05.428 MythSocket(ffffffffb18d1540:33): UpRef: 2
2011-06-29 21:59:05.428 Processing ready reads
2011-06-29 21:59:05.428 MythSocket(ffffffffb18d1540:33): write -> 33 40      QUERY_REMOTEENCODER 10[]:[]IS_BUSY[]:[]5
2011-06-29 21:59:05.428 MythSocketThread: Total read time: 0ms, on sockets
2011-06-29 21:59:05.428 MythSocket(ffffffffb18d1540:33): writeBlock(0x18446744072393324552, 48)
2011-06-29 21:59:05.428 Reacquired ready read lock
2011-06-29 21:59:05.428 ProcessAddRemoveQueues
2011-06-29 21:59:05.428 Construct FD_SET
2011-06-29 21:59:05.428 Waiting on select..
2011-06-29 21:59:05.429 MythSocket(ffffffffb18d1540:33): readBlock(0x18446744072392843744, 8) called
2011-06-29 21:59:05.429 MythSocket(ffffffffb18d1540:33): readBlock(0x18446744072393222816, 43) called
2011-06-29 21:59:05.429 MythSocket(ffffffffb18d1540:33): read  <- 33 43      0[]:[]<EMPTY>[]:[]0[]:[]0[]:[]0[]:[]0[]:[]0
2011-06-29 21:59:05.429 MythSocket(ffffffffb18d1540:33): DownRef: 1
2011-06-29 21:59:05.429 Got data on select
2011-06-29 21:59:05.429 Processing ready reads
2011-06-29 21:59:05.429 MythSocketThread: Total read time: 0ms, on sockets
2011-06-29 21:59:05.429 Reacquired ready read lock
2011-06-29 21:59:05.429 ProcessAddRemoveQueues
2011-06-29 21:59:05.429 Construct FD_SET
2011-06-29 21:59:05.429 Waiting on select..
2011-06-29 21:59:06.305 AutoExpire: CalcParams()
2011-06-29 21:59:06.306 MSqlQuery::exec(DBManager2) SELECT MIN(id),dirname FROM storagegroup WHERE hostname = 'homeserver' AND groupname NOT IN ( 'DB Backups', 'Videos', 'Trailers', 'Coverart', 'Fanart', 'Screenshots', 'Banners' ) GROUP BY dirname; <<<< Returns 2 row(s)
2011-06-29 21:59:06.306 MSqlQuery::next(DBManager2) Result: "MIN(id) = 26, dirname = /raid_tank/mythtv/livetv/"
2011-06-29 21:59:06.307 MSqlQuery::next(DBManager2) Result: "MIN(id) = 23, dirname = /raid_tank/mythtv/recordings/"
2011-06-29 21:59:06.307 MythSocket(ffffffffb18d1540:33): UpRef: 2
2011-06-29 21:59:06.307 Got data on select
2011-06-29 21:59:06.307 MythSocket(ffffffffb18d1540:33): write -> 33 16      QUERY_FREE_SPACE
2011-06-29 21:59:06.307 Processing ready reads
2011-06-29 21:59:06.307 MythSocket(ffffffffb18d1540:33): writeBlock(0x169329024, 24)
2011-06-29 21:59:06.307 MythSocketThread: Total read time: 0ms, on sockets
2011-06-29 21:59:06.307 Reacquired ready read lock
2011-06-29 21:59:06.307 ProcessAddRemoveQueues
2011-06-29 21:59:06.307 Construct FD_SET
2011-06-29 21:59:06.307 Waiting on select..

[beirdo]

Please do not set severity or priority.

[Raymond Wagner]

Replying to mythtv@…:

2011-06-29 21:59:00.186 Connecting to master server: homeserver:6543

The string "homeserver" is not a valid IP address.

[stuartm]

Not a crash if the process is still running but not responding.