[Bug 1480785] [NEW] initclt stalls when sending an event

[Alfonso Sanchez-Beato]

Public bug reported:

Some times, on first boot after either using ubuntu-device-flash or
upgrading the phone via OTA, some processes do not start because initctl
seems to stall and does not send events that trigger the launch of those
processes. For instance, I see in my arale:

$ ps -ef | grep initclt
root       742   563  1 08:25 ?        00:00:00 initctl emit android
root      1826   746  0 08:25 ?        00:00:00 initctl emit rild-ready OFONO_RIL_DEVICE=mtk OFONO_RIL_NUM_SIM_SLOTS=1

and "ofonod" is not started because "rild-ready" is not emitted.

A second boot solves the issue and I do not see any initctl process
still executing after some seconds.

This bug can certainly scare people when they see that they do not have
telephony just after an OTA.

I have reproduced in

$ system-image-cli -i
current build number: 80
device name: arale
channel: ubuntu-touch/devel-proposed/meizu.en
last update: 2015-08-03 08:24:54
version version: 80
version ubuntu: 20150802
version device: 20150709-8965e37
version custom: 20150716-819-8-42

** Affects: upstart (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  initclt stalls when sending an event

Status in upstart package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Some times, on first boot after either using ubuntu-device-flash or
  upgrading the phone via OTA, some processes do not start because
  initctl seems to stall and does not send events that trigger the
  launch of those processes. For instance, I see in my arale:

  $ ps -ef | grep initclt
  root       742   563  1 08:25 ?        00:00:00 initctl emit android
  root      1826   746  0 08:25 ?        00:00:00 initctl emit rild-ready OFONO_RIL_DEVICE=mtk OFONO_RIL_NUM_SIM_SLOTS=1

  and "ofonod" is not started because "rild-ready" is not emitted.

  A second boot solves the issue and I do not see any initctl process
  still executing after some seconds.

  This bug can certainly scare people when they see that they do not
  have telephony just after an OTA.

  I have reproduced in

  $ system-image-cli -i
  current build number: 80
  device name: arale
  channel: ubuntu-touch/devel-proposed/meizu.en
  last update: 2015-08-03 08:24:54
  version version: 80
  version ubuntu: 20150802
  version device: 20150709-8965e37
  version custom: 20150716-819-8-42

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