actionlib goal cancel hangs [closed]

asked 2013-01-20 10:39:12 -0600

fwh gravatar image

updated 2013-01-23 07:43:19 -0600

I am using actionlib in fuerte on ubuntu 12.04 to send goals between a planner/exec and an execution system.

I have noticed that on some goal.cancel() calls the node hangs. None of the under-the-hood messages are being published.

I was able to trace the problem to the following line:

boost::recursive_mutex::scoped_lock lock(gm_->list_mutex_);

in /opt/ros/fuerte/include/actionlib/client/client_goal_handle_imp.h (line 221).

In instances where the node hangs, it never acquires this lock.

Is this a known issue? With a solution/workaround?

For now I do not cancel any goals and instead deal with goal-to-goal transitions otherwise., but I would like to go back to how it seems like the interface should work.

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Closed for the following reason question is not relevant or outdated by tfoote
close date 2015-10-12 12:45:42.377594

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I don't believe this is a known issue. Could you provide a stripped down version of your action client that still exhibits the issue? This will help people understand what other threads are running and what could be causing the race condition.

vpradeep gravatar image vpradeep  ( 2013-01-24 04:50:49 -0600 )edit
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