Re: [Libevent-users] Assertion in event_base_free

[Matthew Wild <mwild1@xxxxxxxxx>]

2009/12/7 Nick Mathewson <nickm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> On Sun, Dec 06, 2009 at 01:36:27AM +0000, Matthew Wild wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I'm getting the following assertion fail when my application shuts down:
>>
>>    event.c:241: event_base_free: Assertion
>> `((&base->timetree)->rbh_root == ((void *)0))' failed.
>>
>> Now from what I can gather in the source, it is trying to make sure
>> there are no timers still active?
>
> What version are you using?  This issue was fixed in November of 2007,
> and should be resolved in every version of Libevent 1.4.x.
>

Ah, you are completely right. I'm using Ubuntu 8.04 for development
which ships with 1.3e.

>> If this is the case, is there a way to easily close all timers?
>
> Upgrade.  In 1.4.x and later, calling event_base_free() will call
> event_del() on every pending event.
>

Upgrading worked, thanks a bunch! I'll keep an eye out for this one.

Matthew
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