Bug#1127073: Crashed with "Gvc:ERROR:../subprojects/gvc/gvc-mixer-stream.c:535:gvc_mixer_stream_get_port: code should not be reached"

[Josh Triplett]

On Thu, Feb 05, 2026 at 07:16:27PM +0000, Simon McVittie wrote:
> On Thu, 05 Feb 2026 at 11:03:08 -0800, Josh Triplett wrote:
> > gnome-shell aborted abruptly, killing my session.
> 
> Did you perhaps connect a Bluetooth audio device, or do something related to
> a Bluetooth audio device?

I did have one connected at the time, yes.

> > Feb 05 09:44:43 o gsd-media-keys[1118]: **
> > Feb 05 09:44:43 o gsd-media-keys[1118]: Gvc:ERROR:../subprojects/gvc/gvc-mixer-stream.c:535:gvc_mixer_stream_get_port: code should not be reached
> > Feb 05 09:44:43 o gsd-media-keys[1118]: Bail out! Gvc:ERROR:../subprojects/gvc/gvc-mixer-stream.c:535:gvc_mixer_stream_get_port: code should not be reached
> > Feb 05 09:44:43 o gnome-shell[999]: **
> > Feb 05 09:44:43 o gnome-shell[999]: Gvc:ERROR:../subprojects/gvc/gvc-mixer-stream.c:535:gvc_mixer_stream_get_port: code should not be reached
> > Feb 05 09:44:43 o gnome-shell[999]: Bail out! Gvc:ERROR:../subprojects/gvc/gvc-mixer-stream.c:535:gvc_mixer_stream_get_port: code should not be reached
> > Feb 05 09:44:43 o gnome-shell[999]: == Stack trace for context 0x565550cd9a90 ==
> > Feb 05 09:44:43 o gnome-shell[999]: #0   565550da64e8 i   resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/init.js:21 (cdf9028d8d0 @ 48)
> 
> This looks like the crash that was (hopefully) fixed in 49.3-2: see
> #1126514. I see you reported this against 49.3-2, but could it be the case
> that 49.3-1 (or earlier) was still running since before you upgraded, and
> then crashed in this way?

That's extremely possible, yes. Random thought: it might be useful for
gnome-shell to log the Debian package version.

> (I see that we might need
> https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/merge_requests/4063 as a
> follow-up fix, though.)