Re: Permission to break hard code freeze - Fix tracker_sparql_connection_query_async() crash

[Matthias Clasen <matthias clasen gmail com>]

On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 6:50 AM, Frederic Peters <fpeters gnome org> wrote:
> Martyn Russell wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Debarshi Ray has submitted a patch in the last 24hrs which fixes a crash in
> > a VERY COMMON API in Tracker. The tracker_sparql_connection_query_async()
> > API can crash if the GCancellable is cancelled on one of two async APIs
> > called in parallel leaving the second async operation waiting indefinitely
> > or crashing.
> >
> > The details are here:
> > https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=737023
> >
> > I've checked the patch myself and also Jürg has confirm the patch looks good
> > to him too.
> >
> > Releases are planned this afternoon if all goes well,
>
> Let's get it in this release, 1/2.

Sounds like an important fix, so I agree: approval 2/2.

It would also be aweseome to have a testcase that reproduced the crash
and verifies the fix.