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PubSubAgent crashing repeatedly
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frdmfghtr
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Aug 2, 2008, 09:21 AM
 
It appears that following the 2008-005 security update, PubSubAgent (which is what syncs your Mac to MobileMe, I believe) started crashing very regularly. It was about every 15-20 minutes or so, now it's down to 2-5 minutes between crashes.

I tried unplugging my iPhone (seeing a bus error), turning off my Bluetooth mouse, and repairing DIsk Permissions, all with no positive effect.

Is anybody else experiencing this?

Process: PubSubAgent [368]
Path: /System/Library/Frameworks/PubSub.framework/Versions/A/Resources/PubSubAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/PubSubAgent
Identifier: PubSubAgent
Version: ??? (???)
Code Type: X86 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [67]

Date/Time: 2008-08-02 08:09:49.387 -0500
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.5.4 (9E17)
Report Version: 6

Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGBUS)
Exception Codes: KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE at 0x0000000000000005
Crashed Thread: 0

Thread 0 Crashed:
0 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x902131d5 CFHash + 21
1 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x901dfafe __CFDictionaryFindBuckets2 + 94
2 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x901e17bc CFDictionarySetValue + 348
3 com.apple.PubSub 0x902fe642 PubSub:ifferenceEngine::EngineMap::addEntry(PubS ub::EntryCore*) + 164
4 com.apple.PubSub 0x902fe675 PubSub:ifferenceEngine::EngineMap::addEntries(Fo undation::ArrayOf<PubSub::EntryCore>*) + 43
5 com.apple.PubSub 0x902ff08a PubSub:ifferenceEngine::updateFrom(Foundation::R ef<PubSub::FeedCore>) + 242
6 com.apple.PubSub 0x90302541 PubSub:ollingFeeder:arseFeed(__CFData const*, Foundation::NetError&) + 697
7 com.apple.PubSub 0x9030278e PubSub:ollingFeeder:arseFeed() + 46
8 com.apple.PubSub 0x903001c9 Foundation::AbstractTimer::_fire() + 65
9 com.apple.PubSub 0x90300270 Foundation::AbstractTimer::callbackFunction(__CFRu nLoopTimer*, void*) + 40
10 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x90210b45 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 4469
11 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x90210d54 CFRunLoopRun + 84
12 com.apple.PubSub 0x903374b1 PSAgentFrameworkMain + 291
13 com.apple.PubSubAgent 0x00001fd6 0x1000 + 4054

Thread 1:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x96d235e2 select$DARWIN_EXTSN + 10
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x96d046f5 _pthread_start + 321
2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x96d045b2 thread_start + 34

Thread 2:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x96cd34a6 mach_msg_trap + 10
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x96cdac9c mach_msg + 72
2 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x902100ce CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 1790
3 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x90210cf8 CFRunLoopRunInMode + 88
4 com.apple.Foundation 0x96861460 +[NSURLConnection(NSURLConnectionReallyInternal) _resourceLoadLoop:] + 320
5 com.apple.Foundation 0x967fdf1d -[NSThread main] + 45
6 com.apple.Foundation 0x967fdac4 __NSThread__main__ + 308
7 libSystem.B.dylib 0x96d046f5 _pthread_start + 321
8 libSystem.B.dylib 0x96d045b2 thread_start + 34

Thread 0 crashed with X86 Thread State (32-bit):
eax: 0x00000000 ebx: 0x902131ce ecx: 0x001517d0 edx: 0x902131c0
edi: 0x001517d0 esi: 0x00000000 ebp: 0xbfffe508 esp: 0xbfffe4f0
ss: 0x0000001f efl: 0x00010286 eip: 0x902131d5 cs: 0x00000017
ds: 0x0000001f es: 0x0000001f fs: 0x00000000 gs: 0x00000037
cr2: 0x00000005

Binary Images:
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frdmfghtr  (op)
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Aug 2, 2008, 07:31 PM
 
Problem resolved. The security update installation was a coincidence.

The Apple Genius at the local Genius Bar told me that sometimes the data stored in "the cloud" that is MobileMe can get a little corruption, and re-syncing by over-writing all the MobileMe "cloud" data with the local data can clear the problem. Seven hours later, and I remain crash-free.

I hope this helps anybody who comes across the problem in the future.
     
   
 
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