[Okular-devel] [okular] [Bug 338976] New: hang on load while stat history

[Kevin H. Hobbs]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=338976

Bug ID: 338976
Summary: hang on load while stat history
Product: okular
Version: 0.17.5
Platform: Fedora RPMs
OS: Linux
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: general
Assignee: okular-devel at kde.org
Reporter: hobbsk at ohio.edu

Okular hangs while stat-ing files in the history.

Often okular refuses to load for minutes then suddenly opens documents that
I've long since forgotten about.

This happens when I start okular from the terminal, the KDE or fluxbox menu, or
by clicking on a link to a .pdf document in firefox.

It does not seem to have anything to do with the particular document I want to
open and happens even when I start okular from a terminal without any specific
file.

I ran 'strace okular' and it looks like it hangs at the stat system call for a
file in the okular history.

Right now the particular file was on a remote cifs file system.

Clearing the history (once okular eventually loads) resolved the problem for
now...

[Albert Astals Cid]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=338976

Albert Astals Cid <aacid at kde.org> changed:

What |Removed |Added
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CC| |aacid at kde.org
Resolution|--- |WAITINGFORINFO
Status|UNCONFIRMED |NEEDSINFO

--- Comment #1 from Albert Astals Cid <aacid at kde.org> ---
Is it stating files that are no longer accessible?

[Kevin H. Hobbs]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=338976

--- Comment #2 from Kevin H. Hobbs <hobbsk at ohio.edu> ---
The whole cifs mounted file system in /mnt seems to have become inaccessible :
so this is the kernel's problem.

The only problem for okular is that there seems to be no way to tell it to load
without statting every path it's ever seen.

[Albert Astals Cid]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=338976

Albert Astals Cid <aacid at kde.org> changed:

What |Removed |Added
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Summary|hang on load while stat |loading "hangs" if file is
|history |on unaccessible remote
| |mounted filesystem
Resolution|WAITINGFORINFO |---
Status|NEEDSINFO |UNCONFIRMED

--- Comment #3 from Albert Astals Cid <aacid at kde.org> ---
Ok, this will need someone to be able to reproduce that "strange" scenario
first, may take a while

[Andrew Crouthamel]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=338976

Andrew Crouthamel <***@kdemail.net> changed:

What |Removed |Added
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Resolution|--- |WAITINGFORINFO
Status|REPORTED |NEEDSINFO

--- Comment #4 from Andrew Crouthamel <***@kdemail.net> ---
Dear Bug Submitter,

This bug has been stagnant for a long time. Could you help us out and re-test
if the bug is valid in the latest version? I am setting the status to NEEDSINFO
pending your response, please change the Status back to REPORTED when you
respond.

Thank you for helping us make KDE software even better for everyone!

[Andrew Crouthamel]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=338976

Andrew Crouthamel <***@kdemail.net> changed:

What |Removed |Added
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Status|NEEDSINFO |REPORTED
Resolution|WAITINGFORINFO |---

--- Comment #5 from Andrew Crouthamel <***@kdemail.net> ---
Dear Bug Submitter,

This is a reminder that this bug has been stagnant for a long time. Could you
help us out and re-test if the bug is valid in the latest version? This bug
will be moved back to REPORTED Status for manual review later, which may take a
while. If you are able to, please lend us a hand.

Thank you for helping us make KDE software even better for everyone!